Installation service held for Alpha Epsilon Chapter officers
Officers of Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa were installed at the Holiday Inn in Princeton. Seated: Elizabeth Mabe first vice president Florence Faulkner historian Barbara Wood treasurer Irene Benson retiring vice president who presided Marie Vawter parliamentarian. Standing: Elizabeth Hall president Carolyn Pettrey recording secretary Betti Sue Hedrick second vice president Ruby Mills chaplain. Absent for photo: Loretta Raines corresponding secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Epsilon Chapter
Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Teachers Society
Holiday Inn
Princeton
Elizabeth Mabe
Florence Faulkner
Barbara Wood
Irene Benson
Marie Vawter
Elizabeth Hall
Carolyn Pettrey
Betti Sue Hedrick
Ruby Mills
Loretta Raines
Alpha Delta Kappa memorial and installation at Holiday Inn Princeton
Alpha Epsilon Chapter held a memorial and installation service at a Princeton branch before summer recess. Mrs. Anna Gray Branyon delivered the invocation and seven points about Mitzy Lawrence’s rainbow trip were shared. New officers were installed by Mrs. Florence Faulkner with help from Branyon and Ethel Bazzie, and past president pins presented to Mrs. Marie Akers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Epsilon
Branch
Mitzy Lawrence
Branyon
Mitzy
Florence Faulkner
Bland Street Day Students Perform The Rainy Dance
Bland Street Church Day School and Nursery presented a creative dance program for parents. Over 40 students performed under teacher John R. Lamb, dramatizing growth from infancy to independence through dance and song themed on a rainy day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street Church Day School
John R. Lamb
Millie Payne
Lisa Billips
Anne Metcalfe
Kris Pujari
Becki Ewing
Carrie Beth Bourne
Miles van Tassel
Beth Crews
Casey Tibbs
Bluefield Area Club Calendar Lists Rummage Sale and Meetings
Wednesday schedule shows Bluefield Civic League rummage sale at the former Weinburg site on Bland Street and Princeton Avenue with various group meetings at churches and clubs. Thursday adds site notices for Extension Homemakers and garden clubs, then multiple club gatherings. Friday features Golden Age Club dinner and more meetings plus the Ridgecrest and Masonic groups.
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Bluefield Civic League
Weinburg
Bland Street
Princeton Avenue
Grandview Extension
Old Guard
Trinity United Methodist Church
Bluefield
Brier
Bramwell
CES
Masonic Temple
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Bluefield Extension Homemakers
E. C. Stafford
Walnut St
Weinberg
Golden Age Club
College Avenue
Rock Chapter 130
Masonica— A Ss
Bluefield Woman's Club Hosts Friendship Tea
Bluefield Woman's Club held a June Friendship Tea at the Y Center with 125 members and guests. Area clubs from Bluefield Virginia and West Virginia Mullens Athens Princeton Green Valley participated. hospitality chairwoman Mrs Roger Aker led the refreshment hour as past presidents received corsages.
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Bluefield
Carl W. Ashley
E. Cooper Stafford
C. B. Cromer Sr
Walter V. Ross
Frank Bowling
E. L. Montgomery
Vermillion
Barbara Goforth
Alger Robinette wedding planned in Hillsville Va
Janet Loretta Alger of Princeton will wed Douglas M. Robinette of Princeton in a garden wedding planned for Saturday in Hillsville Virginia. Janet is a Princeton High School graduate employed at Princeton Community Hospital. Douglas works for Hawley Fuel Corp at the Kit Chekan mines in Matoaka. His mother is Mrs Vera Robinette of Columbus Ohio and the late John B Robinette Jr.
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Acey E. Alger
West Main St
Princeton
Janet Loretta
Douglas M. Robinette
Robinette
Vera Robinette
Columbus
Ohio
John B. Robinette Jr
Miss Alger
Princeton High School
John Williams
RPT
Princeton Community Hospital
Two Sons Born At Bluefield Hospital In May
A son Johnny Lawrence Jr. was born May 7 at Bluefield Community Hospital to Mr. and Mrs Johnny Lawrence Broomfield of Eckman. The baby weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces. A son Donathan Shane was born May 8 at Bluefield Community Hospital to Mr. and Mrs Conrad Day of Welch. The mother is the former Bonnie Jean Blankenship.
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Johnny Lawrence Jr
Bluefield Community Hospital
Johnny Lawrence Broomfield
Eckman
Donathan Shane
Conrad Day
Welch
Bonnie Jean Blankenship
Essay Winners at Graham Intermediate SCHO
Graham Intermediate School PTA held an essay contest tied to a TV monitoring program. Students from fourth to sixth grade wrote on My Favorite Television Program and Why. Winners by grade include Michael Murphy, Stephanie Plymale, Mike Honaker, Susan O’Neal. Timmy Barnes, Susan Garrison, Kelly Rose, Jeremy Slaughter. Karla Server, Mary Ann Chudina, Jennifer Wyatt, Robbie Ruble. There were 82 entries judged by retired educators Cora Lee Philpott and Josephine Gentry.
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Graham Intermediate School
PTA
Michael Murphy
Stephanie Plymale
Mike Honaker
Susan O’neal
Timmy Barnes
Susan Garrison
Kelly Rose
Jeremy Slaughter
Karla Server
Mary Ann Chudina
Jennifer Wyatt
Robbie Ruble
Cora Lee Philpott
Josephine Gentry
Graham Intermediate PTA Installs Essay Winners Told
The Graham Intermediate School PTA held its May meeting in the library with President Mrs. Thomas Murphy presiding. A six-PTA committee on weather closings reported plans to meet officials and propose options, with a progress report due at the September meeting. The group discussed a school board ruling banning Gideon Bible distributions to fifth graders, tabled until September. An essay contest on television programs drew 82 entries with 34 favorites. judges were retired educators Miss Cora Lee Philpott and Miss Josephine Gentry, ribbons awarded. Newly elected officers were installed by the county PTA president. Summer conference is July 14-16 in Blacksburg, and a staff luncheon is set for June 16 at Virginia Avenue Methodist Church with reservations by June 12. Delgado’s room won the room count and the PTA will treat the school to ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Intermediate School
PTA
Thomas Murphy
Wayne Lockhart
Susan Rutherford
Ray Waller
Ptas
Jack Asbury
Ray Wimmer
Montrose Street
Gideon Society
Cora Lee Philpott
Josephine Gentry
Philpott
Debra Neal
Murphy
Butch Phillips
Frank Hart
Jean Brown
Frank Wood
Tazewell County
PTA Council
Ralph Kiser
Blacksburg
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Delgado
Mrs Bernard Showalter Returns Home After Bluefield Visit
Mrs. Bernard Showalter returns to Williamsburg Virginia from Bluefield to rejoin her family. She joined relatives for a Florida trip to celebrate Bobby Kiely graduating from the University of Florida Medical School. Her son Dr. H B Showalter Jr is a Richmond radiologist who trained at Lahay Clinic Boston and was on staff at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Bernard Showalter
Williamsburg
Bluefield
Edna Lockett Kiely
Robert V. Kiely Jr
Showalter
Florida
Kiely
Bobby Kiely
University of Florida Medical School
Sundae Surprise with Apricot Brandy Glaze
A simple dessert idea: thin apricot preserves enriched with brandy or rum. Spoon over vanilla ice cream and finish with toasted slivered almonds for an elegant treat.
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Alpha Delta Kappa
Anna Gray Branyon
Clara Wohlford
Freda
Wilma East
Sue Cahill
Faulkner
Benson
Marie Akers
Virginia Garden Club
Ridgecrest Duplicate Club
R. L. Shumate
Ridgecrest Road
Mountain Laurel Garden Club
Glenwood Park United Methodist Home
Wayne Blankenship
Dan M. Akers
Bluewell Lions Auxiliary
Valley Woman's Club
Greenview United Methodist Church
Friends of the Library
Princeton Community Library
Duplicate
Bluefield Woman's Club
Charles Hoge
Keith Blevins
W. R. Havens
The
Karl Frye
Ruth Bird
BWC
Hershel Perdue
State Federation
Shirley Gilmore
Ramada
Inn
Morgantown
Beckley
Greenbrier
Maxine Cooper
Pat Brown
Robin Lilly
Pearl Buck
Jaycee-Ette
Greater Bluefield
Jaycee-ettes
Bluefield Country Club
Peggy Waller
Marilyn Gilbreath
Lydia Hall
Linda Mahood
Betty Jo Gatherum
Jackie Houston
Caroline Lilly
Kelly Asbury
Heath Compton
Susan Turley
Mary Davis Wallace
Bobby Gold
Joe Lavender
Amy Stepp
Michael Franklin
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