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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1935
Page
7
Mrs Henson demonstrates alcohol effects using plants and goldfish at the West Virginia Christian Endeavor union session. The program includes sermons, youth addresses, contests, music, and a Philadelphia convention preview with 217 registrations and a Bluefield hosting plan.
The Bluefield Quota Club met at the West Virginian hotel for a noon Wednesday program by 10 year old reader Donald Niswander of Bramwell. He portrayed five characters. Mrs. Guy Nie wander attended as guest. Effie Loudermilk spoke of new clubs and the Colorado Springs convention. Plans noted for a CCC camp visit at Bastian Virginia with thanks to local officers. Play Day on June 14 featured flag decorations and gumdrop favors. The group will study Quota by-laws at next luncheon.
The Business Women's circle of the First Baptist meets this evening at 7:45 at Mrs. Elmo Agee's home 808 College Ave with Miss Thelma Motley as joint hostess. Auxiliary Prayer band gathers at 9:30 this morning at Mrs. L. E. Humphrey's home 633 Fourth Street. The GLA holds a regular meeting at 2:30 this afternoon at the Moose hall to prep for the June 27 inspection. all members should attend. BHS class at First Christian Church meets this evening with Miss Estelle Hall 805 Highland Avenue for an important business session.
Girls wishing to join the YWCA camp must register at the Y by Friday June 15. Registrations will then be closed. The camp opens June 26 and runs for two weeks.
The thirty third annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary union of New Lebanon Baptist association convenes at the Cleveland Virginia Baptist church with a large turnout from Bluefields. The program centers on Our Father's Business featuring prayers sermons and committee appointments.
The Hannah Truth-Seekers Bible class of Trinity Methodist church will meet this evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. J E B Clark is the teacher and all members are urged to attend an important discussion.
The wedding of Miss Katherine Eleanor Hardy to Mr Arnout Cannon Hyde was held Saturday May 5 1934 in Durham North Carolina. Miss Hardy daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Hardy of Bluefield Virginia attended Randolph Macon Woman's College and Duke University. Mr Hyde nephew of Pelton Cannon of Poughkeepsie New York and a Duke University graduate. Cards announce the nuptials in formal fashion.
Miss Bertha Rodgin graduates from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor of science degree at final exercises Tuesday. She is a Bluefield native and Beaver High School alumna. Their parents, Miss Rodgin and Henry Rodgin, attend in Baltimore.
Ruth Elizabeth Creasy and Alvin Elmo Fleshman wed in Narrows Virginia on June 7 1985 with Rev S Harry Anvil officiating The bride wore a white ensemble and accessories Fleshman son of Mr and Mrs W H Fleshman attended Graham High School and West Virginia Business College and works for Bluefield Casket Company The couple will reside with the bride's parents
Bluefield Sisterhood installed new officers at the Weer Virginia hotel in an event featuring a luncheon for over fifty guests. Guest speaker Mrs. Eph Broh Huntington, president of the West Virginia Federation of Sisterhoods, spoke on Jewish cultural and educational goals and the role of Sisterhoods in congregations.
The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Nancy McCorkle Rose of Richmond to Rev Irving Lewis of Lewisburg is announced. The ceremony will take place quietly on Saturday evening June 15 at the bride’s mother’s home in Richmond with Rev Charles G Gunn officiating.
The Bland Street Methodist Church choir will meet for rehearsal this evening at 7 30. All members are urged to be present.
The sixth West Virginia Junior Christian Endeavor convention convened Wednesday with Building For the Master as the theme. Program included doxology worship music prayer scripture Get Acquainted period special Junior Vested choir chalk talk by Dr Frank Stuck of Princeton music story hour Ruby Duncan hymn discussion Materials Needed for a Beautiful Life closing prayer and a recreational tour planned for later. An interesting program for the Seventh West Virginia Intermediate Endeavor begins at 9:30 today.
Rain curtailed attendance at the Blue Field Gun Club midweek skeet shoot yielding about 500 targets trapped. Dr J E Blades led with 43x50, dropping only after a doubles miss later. R R Smiley was runner up at 38x50.
Announcement states there will be no choir rehearsal at the First Presbyterian Church this evening. Churches urge worshipers to attend other planned services or events.
Dr and Mrs S J Kell return from Morgantown WV where their son Thornton earned a B S in medicine. The Kell family and Emily and William Kell also are students there. Judson Glass of Bluefield VA recovers from diphtheria and chicken pox. Several families travel to Cleveland VA for a Baptist Woman's Missionary meet.
J M B Lewin Jr is in Richmond Virginia today on a business trip. Sidhe and Mrs Henry Warden accompany him on the trip to Mo mas.
The Laymen's League of Christ Episcopal Church will meet Friday evening June 21 at 6 15 in the Sunday school room. An interesting program has been arranged for the gathering. The meeting scheduled for June 14 has been postponed.
The faculty of the South Bluefield Daily Vacation Bible School is asked to meet at Trinity Methodist church at 7 30 tonight. Miss Hudgins from Richmond, connected with the Virginia Baptist association, has urged all department superintendents from Westminster Presbyterian College Avenue Baptist and Trinity Methodist churches to attend. The churches are cooperating on the South Bluefield D V B school.
A pair of testimonials from Amelia Otto of Brooklyn Maryland and Edith Mae Ralston of Tyre Pennsylvania tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for tired nervous rundown and backache. The ads claim calmer nerves and extra energy helping women manage home and work tasks.
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