Society and Women's Activities Highlight Elegant Bridge Party
Social page recounts Mrs. James McCabe hosting compliments to Mrs. Harry Holmes with eight bridge tables and fresh summer blooms. Top score won by Mrs. H. T. Riddick who received a lavender vase. guests included Mrs. Dinwiddie and Mrs. Boynton among many others. A later musical at First Baptist featured Mrs. J. S. Phillips pupils and the Flanagan sisters. RS. JAS. O'KEEFFE notes items for column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Phillips
First Baptist Church
Phillips
Helen Flanagan
N. J. Kelly
Bridge Luncheon Honors Mrs Warren Hobbie Guests
Mrs Winfrey Finder hosted a Friday bridge luncheon for guest Mrs Warren Hobbie with three tables in play from 4:30 AM. Pink and white decor framed roses and bon bon baskets while a quill pen served as a remembrance. Top scorer Mrs J H Kabler won a perfume bottle. luncheon at 10 o'clock was described as delicious with players including Mesdames Waugh Stahlman Little Perkins Kabler and Miss Reese Harold Leonard Hancock Hamilton and others.
Kathleen Steele Marries William Curtis Holland in Richmond
Mrs. M. E. Browning announces the marriage of her daughter Kathleen Steele to William Curtis Holland of Cleveland Ohio in Richmond on June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Browning
Kathleen Steele
William Curtis Holland
Cleveland
Ohio
Richmond
County Club Dance Tonight Hosted by Kabler Woods Bodell
A dance for County Club members and visitors will be held at the club houses tonight. Hosts and hostesses include Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kabler, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Woods, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bodell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Club
J. H. Kabler
P. D. Woods
W. A. Bodell
Reception at Phelps home on Augusta street
This afternoon Mrs. Thos J Christie and Mrs. Fred Christie and Mrs. E Horton host a reception at the home of Mrs. Phelps on Augusta street.
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Thos. J
Fred Christie
E . Horton
Phelps
Augusta Street
Mrs Cecil Lilly Hosts Dinner at Country Club
Mrs Cecil Lilly entertains with a dinner at the Country Club complemented by Miss Josephine Coleman as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Coleman
Cecil Lilly
Josephine Coleman
Birth Announcements and Local Visits Highlight City Notes
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Mays a daughter Mary Frances June 20 at 501 Carolina avenue. Mrs. R. C. Repass of Bland spends weekend in the city as guest of Mrs. W. G. Ferrell. J. W. Thornton of Thornton's Flower Shop heads to New York for business work. Mrs C. M. Hunter of Pounding Mill arrives with son James for tonsil removal at the Sanitarium. Mrs J. W. Snyder and daughter return from Princeton due to illness of Mrs W. C. Snyder. Mrs J. C. Daily leaves for three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Blue in Laurinburg. Miss Katherine Higginbotham hosts guest Miss ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Mays
Mary Frances
Carolina Avenue
R. C. Repass
Bland
W. G. Ferrell
Ritz Apartments
J. W. Thornton
Thornton
New York
C. M. Hunter
Pounding Mill
City
James
J. W. Snyder
FE. C. Banks
Princeton
W. C. Snyder
J. C. Daily
D. T. Blue
Laurinburg
N.C
Greatly Enlarged Equipment and Faculty for Bluefield College
Bluefield College plans a major expansion next year with ten men and two women on its faculty, four new professors joining the departments of Chemistry Modern Language Physics and Athletics. A new gymnasium and stronger staff aim to elevate athletics and academics as the student body reaches about 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield College
B. Clifford Goode
Chatham Training School
Goode
University of Virginia
Hobson Snead
University of Richmond
University
Snead
Dobson
Boatwright
R. E B. Alley
Theological Seminary
Louisville
Kentucky
State Superintendent George M. Ford Lectures at Bluefield Summer School
George M. Ford, state superintendent of schools, lectured at Bluefield Branch of West Virginia University Summer School. The visit marked a 20 year milestone since he left Mercer county to teach at Marshall College, while formerly affiliated with Concord Normal School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Ford
Bluefield
West Virginia University
Ford
University
Covenanter Boys Prepare for Annual Camping Trip
The Covenanter boys of the Presbyterian church plan a Monday departure for their annual encampment near Wolfe Creek. About forty boys will hike twelve miles to the site, with food shipped and blankets packed, aided by Mr. Waterman and the Rocky Gap community.
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Covenanter Boys
Presbyterian Church
Wolfe Creek
Waterman
Boys Club
Rocky Gap
Revival at Davy Promises to Grow
A meeting at Davy Methodist church aims to expand into an old time revival. Jeff Wall of Cooksville directs the choir and serves as soloist, with Mrs Wall as pianist. A girls chorus of thirty two performed Friday, and Sunday features an old time basket dinner at 2 30 p m and a men only service led by the Belchee Wall Club of Gary. all area denominations invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy Methodist Church
Jeff Wall
Cooksville
Tenn
Wall
Belchee Wall Club
Gary
Household Suggestions From An Old Ledger
Silk Solene dust cloths are lint free and very soft for high polish care. Canaries need grit sand and occasional sulphur to deter insects. Chamois gloves stay pliant when rinsed in warm soapy water. For a badly satined floor remove old finish with paint and varnish remover before refinishing.
Friday Big Day at House Beautiful draws 700 visitors
Friday brought a record breaking day at House Beautiful with more than 700 registered, pushing five day totals to about 2,500 visitors. The Retail Merchants Association praised citizen cooperation as Princeton and Matoka visitors joined locals and surrounding communities for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association
Princeton
Matoaka
Virginia Maxie
Charley Maxie
Pocahontas
J. R .Laird
C. B. Hancock
D. W. Hancock
W. C. Pollock
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Galilee
Joaquin Miller
James McCabe
Harry Holmes
Julia Berkley
C. M. Flynn
R. T. Peters
William Lee
Mamie Sanders
Mary Hurley
Misdames
George Stu
Jas. O'Keeffe
Francis Cheshire
Sepulta
Oklo
P. S. Zimmerman
Eckman
E. P. Watson
Watson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Thom Keating
Paris
Joe Phillips
Wyoming Street
France
Frances Cunningham
Cumberland
W. D. Cunningham
Bluefield Avenue
Pauline
William Duncan
Harold Lloyd
Browning-Holland
Covenanter
Davy
Canaries
Bluefield Furniture Co
Telegraph
Isadore Cohen Ca
Jewelers
Princeton Ave
Coheris
Jordan
Motor Sales Company
Bluefield, W. Va
Viola Dana
Edgar Franklin
Newboro
Oregon Trail
Colonial Orchestra
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