Class Bids Farewell To Pastor's Wife
The Wesley Gleaners Bible Class at Virginia Avenue Methodist Church hosted a farewell party in Creasy Fellowship Hall for Mrs. Carl Bates as she moves with husband Rev. Bates and daughter Arlene to Copper Hill Tennessee. The gathering honored her with gifts while highlighting the Bates family upcoming moves and school plans for Ariene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Gleaners Bible
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Creasy Fellowship Hall
Carl Bates
Copper Hill
Tenn
Arlene
Bates
First Methodist Church
Holston
Ariene
University of Tennessee
Emory and Henry College
Emory
Paul Whitenack
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Elmo Fileshman
WSCS
Wesleyan Service Guild
Frank Karr
Sarah Creasy
Mack Tabor
Grace Barrett
Hawkins’ Brewster
Bill Puckett
Mesdames C. E. Hale
Clinton Coxen
James Warden
Bernard Smith
Charles Stowers
Harvey Havens
Barrett
Hugh V. Ferguson
Virginia Avenue Church
Drusilla
Graham High School
Gregory
Elkhorn WSCS and WSG Hold June Meetings
The Elkhorn Wesleyan Service Guild met at Mrs. E. L. St. Clair's home with Opal Semanco presiding and a program on black life titled From These Roots. At Powhatan, the Upland-Powhatan Methodist Women's Society met at Mrs. Dalton Coleman's home with Oma McPeake leading a study The Middle Years and an evening of prayer and song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Elkhorn Wesleyan Service Guild
E. L. St. Clair
Opal Semanco
Louise McNeil
Carl Robinson
World Bank
Joan Semanco
Miss Ocie Hamblin Returns Home After Eight Weeks
Keystone notes that Miss Ocie Hamblin, visiting eight weeks with nephews and families in Willard and Newark, Ohio, has returned home. She spent two days with their father Bonnie Bowling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocie Hamblin
Carlisle
Willard
Ohio
Billy Bowlings
Newark
Bonnie Bowling
1973 U S Women Amateur Golf Championship at Montclair
The 1973 U S Women's Amateur Championship will be played at Montclair New Jersey. The event brings together top female golfers to compete for the national title at the Montclair venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Montclair, N.J
Evans Peery wedding guests gathered in Bland Street Church
Out of town guests attend the Evans Peery wedding at Bland Street Methodist Church at 5 pm. Rehearsal dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Peery. Brunch for bridesmaids planned at The Martingale in Tazewell. Dozens of relatives and friends arrive from Georgia Florida and Virginia for the event. An earlier shower for bride elect Elizabeth Evans was held at the Frank Hancock home with 25 classmates and pink and white decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Elizabeth Evans
Charles David Peery
Bland Street Methodist Church
Brier
Robert A. Peery
Chauncey Lever
LeRoy Lyeth
Jacksonville
Fla
Martingale
Tazewell
Porter Carswell
Waynesboro
Hugh
Bill Cox
Lyle Smith
Huntington
Ind
Richard Hultberg
Gary
Sue
Richie
Mark
New Carollton
Graham Darden
Greensboro
N. C
Elizabeth Evans
Frank Hancock
Cliffmont
Lee Hancock
Mary Sue Kahle
Dennis Hawley
Californian Visitors Hosted in Ceres Community Dinner
Marvin Crabtree from California visits his father B M Crabtree and Mrs Crabtree in Ceres Virginia. Mrs Charles Atwell hosts a dinner with guests from Richmond Roanoke Radford Columbus Ohio Wytheville Staunton and Washington DC. The Sharon Quartet sings for Effie Neel and Minnie Winesette a nearly 83 year old blind patient at Mountain View Convalescent Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceres
Marvin Crabtree
California
B. M. Crabtree
Crabtree
Charles Atwell
York Hubble
Richmond
Eugene Hall
Roanoke
Jerry Waddell
Radford
Jack Estep
Columbus
Ohio
Zeyn Repass
Wytheville
Staunton
Washington, D. C
Sharon
Effie Neel
Mountain View
Minnie Winesette
Annie Neel
Curtis Neel
Clay Hamm
Harold
Harry Dillman
Dianna
Lothian
Ray Schmidt
Falls Church
Neel
Maudie McComas Visits Sister in Winston-Salem
Mrs. Maudie McComas of Winston-Salem North Carolina has been visiting her sister Mrs. Frances Quarles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Compton
California
Maudie McComas
Winston-Salem, N. C
Frances Quarles
Quota Issues To Be Voted At Convention
Bluefield Quota Club hears about upcoming Quota International Convention in San Francisco July 7 to 10 with amendments voting and district changes on the agenda. Members plan several club meetings and events surrounding the convention and July banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Bluefield
Elmyra Saunders
San Francisco
Calif
Allyen Wilburn
Bluefield Club
Effie Carter
Virginia Gibson
Carter
Betty Lou Mabe
Community Service Committee
Ways and Means
Eunice Jones
Eva Haynes
Cochairman
Haynes
Missionary Projects Discussed by Virginia Avenue WSCS
The Wesleyan Service Guild met in Wampler Chapel for the June session with Mrs. Roy Elam presiding in Mrs. Vernon Walker’s absence. Elam spoke on Missionary Projects from Response magazine and shared the Heart and Hand House story from Fairmont West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild of
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Wampler Chapel
Roy Elam
Vernon Walker
Elam
Response Magazine
Heart and Hand House
Fairmont
W. Va
W. B. Martin
Bluefield
The
Old Guard
Wscswsg
Elmos Fleshman
WSCS
C. E. Hale
Virginia Asher Bible Council Golden Anniversary Tea
Saturday schedule lists a 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. tea at the Y Center in celebration of the Virginia Asher Bible Council golden anniversary. A 6:00 p.m. BSP Kappa Chapter picnic follows at Mrs. Sheila Pruett’s Laurel Creek cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Asher Bible Council
Y Center
Sheila Pruett
Laurel Creek
Dame title explained for British honors system
The text notes that women awarded the rank equivalent to knighthood in Britain are known as Dame. It outlines the honor as a female fraternal equivalent to knighthood within the British honors framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Bluefield Group Heads to Europe Tour for Study
Leopold Brown leads the Bluefield group on a study tour visiting Italy Austria Germany The Netherlands France and England. The League based in Salt Lake City Utah organizes the trip meeting other U S groups in New York to study government and cultures of the countries visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Brown
Italy
Austria
Germany
Netherlands
France
England
Bluefield
United States
New York
League
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pocahontas Church Groups Hold June Meeting and Visits
The Friendship class of First Methodist in Pocahontas met in Hawkins Hall with ten members and four visitors from the Baptist Church. Officers and program details were noted, while visitations and family visits across several towns were reported along with leave statuses of servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
First Methodist Church of
Hawkins Hall
Th c
Baptis
Lois Myles
Ma Ferrel
Hazel Crockett
Frances Dangerfield
Edin Drosick
Ruth Funk
Vic
Peggy Luke
Georgia
Genevieve Loos
Elizabeth of
Hungary
Helen Sabo
Naomi Martin
E. B. Crockett
Richard Porter
Hartsville
S. C
Charles Mills
Springville
Charles Williams
Estes Williams
U.S. Army
David W. Farley
California
U.S. Marine Corps
States
Margaret Geisen
Richmond
N. P Greer Jr
Robert Ranger
Phyllis Clock
Arlington
Alvin Janutalo
David Taylor
Roanoke
Home Life Group Meets at Glenwood Park Methodist Home
The Bluefield Woman's Club Home Life group held its June meeting at the Glenwood Park Methodist Home with John Lambert, administrator, recounting the Home's history and services. Twenty five members attended and were greeted by Mrs. R F Wayland. refreshments featured pink roses from the Memorial Rose Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Dartmouth Names Dicovitsky Captain For Next Season
Gary Dicovitsky of Elizabeth New Jersey will lead Dartmouth College basketball as captain next season. The announcement confirms his role on the team's leadership slate for the upcoming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Dicovitsky
Elizabeth, M.J
Dartmouth
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