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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1932
Page
4
The Bluefield Cotillion Club announces a Friday evening dance on July 1 with about 175 invitations issued to guests from near and far. Belton's Florida Society Syncopators will provide the music, fresh from a Palm Beach engagement and now touring through North Carolina and Virginia. The ensemble previously entertained Bluefield for both the Elks and Cotillion club dances.
Mrs. T. E. Caudell and her daughter Marylyn from Roanoke visit Mr. and Mrs. J. Hill on College avenue. Mrs. Hill hosted a graceful bridge party Wednesday evening in Mrs. Caudell's honor and gave a luncheon with tasteful appointments Thursday.
On Thursday noon, the Radio Miss Marion Smith program presented Musical Cookies a group of popular songs. The trio included Blanche Armentrout Earl Hart and James Elmer Brown with contralto solos by Miss Smith and a lingering note of Armen- in the concluding lines.
Trout and Hart present a refined recital featuring By The Light Of The Stars. Hart performs Pale Moon Got A Date With An Angel and Sweet Jenny Lee. Brown accompanies with An Indian Novelty on piano.
At Bluefield Country Club yesterday the Rocky Schorr event produced tight matches with each winner taking victory by one stroke on the final hole. Mrs. D. M. Millar defeated Mrs. W. C. Slasher, while Mrs. R. C. Rogers beat Mrs. J. H. Hardy to reach the final against Millar at 9:30 AM for the first prize donated by Schorr.
Mr and Mrs Ralph A Millar of James Street welcomed a son on Thursday morning naming him Roger Martin Millar.
The Globe Trotters club will meet at the Y this afternoon at 5 30 for a hike. A full attendance is urged.
The Thirteenth district Pythian Sisters convention at Montcalm featured Mrs. Roberta Scott of Bluefield temple No. 83 addressing law enforcement and Mrs. M. Pearle Trevillian of Huntington delivering a patriotic message. A district session, dinner, musical program, and Montcalm temple initiations closed with praise for the event.
The music group will gather this evening at 8 at the Y on Federal Street for a club meeting. Community members invited to join the session and share tunes.
Right Reverend W. L. Gravatt, bishop of West Virginia, will confirm parishioners at Christ Episcopal Church Bluefield at 11 o clock Sunday. He will be guest of honor at a church auxiliary dinner in the Sunday school room Saturday at 6 30 p m.
Local chairman Miss Ella Holroyd invites residents of Bluefield and surrounding areas to enroll before July 5 for the sixth national radio audition begun in 1932. Local contestants may advance through state and district rounds to the national finals with winners sharing 15,000 dollars in cash prizes from the Atwater Kent foundation. Finalists split five 5,000 dollar prizes for top performers, plus 1,000 and 500 dollar awards for runners up.
Miss Holroyd urges 18 to 65 year olds to enter the audition in Lameth building for a chance at a permanent token and prestige. Winners gain recognition and some past contestants have launched musical careers, including Austin Butner who won third and $3,000 in New York. Charles Spencer, a former local contestant, now works in New York.
Mrs Tracy Walker entertained an informal bridge party Thursday afternoon at her Washington street home. Three tables played with Mrs Frank Maynard winning the high prize and Miss Ethel Killey taking low. Floral decorations featured roses lilies and delphinium as guests enjoyed salad and ice. Assistants included Mrs Ralph Smith and Mrs J W Hobson.
The Brown Webber prayer circle meets this evening at 7 45 at Frank Thomas's residence on South Powell Street for a religious gathering.
New tests show Kellogg's All-Bran contains twice as much usable iron per equal weight as beef liver. The product adds bulk to aid digestion, tones the intestinal tract with Vitamin B, and helps relieve constipation without habit formation. Eat two tablespoons daily and consult a doctor if unresolved. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
The Bluefield Civic Symphony will rehearse at the Lutheran church this evening at 7 30. Members are asked to note the change of time.
Mr and Mrs George Short of Highland Avenue announce the birth of their son at St Luke's Hospital. The mother, before marriage, was Miss Aileen Barker.
The Redpath Chautauqua ends in Bluefield with Bessie Andrus and Cathedral trumpeters delivering a charming Ramsey auditorium concert. The week featured a novelty afternoon by Mise Andrus, J. E. Stover led the event, and Alta Fulton oversaw duties.
Young people helped boost city popularity but no action was taken on the probable return of the Chautauqua to Bluefield.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Starling and daughter Clara Lee visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farmer in Springville Virginia. Mrs. P. J. Alexander and daughter Elizabeth return from Cumberland Maryland after several days away. Misses Elizabeth and Rachel Francis come back from visiting Miss Ruby Roache of Glen Alum West Virginia.
A list of social visits and travel itineraries features Miss Roache and Miss Elizabeth Francis at Marshall College in Huntington, departures to New Hartford Iowa and Indiana, and returns from Bluefield Roanoke Big Stone Gap Baltimore Cincinnati and Ikernburg with notes on hosts and relatives.
Beck and Dr. Steele were schoolmates for three years in Baltimore and graduated together in 1903. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Penn and family from Union Street summer at Falls Mills in a camp. Mrs. Kate Graybear of Williamsburg Virginia visits at the home of her niece Mrs. H. G. Steele. Mr. and Mrs. Okey Keadle of Huntington pass through en route home from Asheville North Carolina and visit Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Steele Thursday.
Paris reports higher necklines dominate coats and afternoon dresses with bright scarves tucked inside. Evening frocks show high fronts and low backs. The University of Michigan is listed among joiners, belonging to 54 organizations.
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