Committees Named By Secretaries Bluefield Chapter Plans June Dinner
Bluefield West Virginia chapter of the National Secretaries Association named 1972 73 committees at the Sahara Supper Club with Dortha Birkelbach presiding. Education program ways and means bulletin finance publicity future secretaries association rules and by laws civic home service social membership new chapter procurement parliamentarian and other roles listed. A luncheon at the Hotel West Virginian is set for Tuesday June 27 with a next dinner planned for July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
National Secretaries Association (International
Sahara
Dortha Birkelbach
Heer
Barbara Moore
Glenna Dunlap
Margaret Bowling
Mary Eckle
Janice Fleshman
Patty Keaton
Alice Ann Kirby
Betty Campbell
Ellen Brickey
Delores Tiller
Ways and
Brendan Gillespie
Frances Carroll
Nancy Amell
Delores’ Tiller
Bulletin
Charlene Meade
Brenda Gillespie
Patty O’quinn
Marietta Peters
Pauline Carbaugh
Lana Jones
Ruth Fleshman
Jean Fitzgerald
Future Secretaries Association
Loie Reunion
Civic
Phyllis Neel
Home Service
Grace Weinberg
Billie Riley
Mary Lou Hovis
Susan Connors
Bettye Sue Farley
Meade
Phyllis Neal
Mary Lou _ Hovis
Lois Reunion
Social
New Chapter
Birkelbach
Hotel West Virginian
58th Grand Communication To Meet Here
Electra Prince Hall Grand Chapter of Bluefield hosts the fifty eighth annual Grand Communication at Scott Street Baptist Church from June 29 to July 1 1972. Registration at Milner Matz Hotel 600 Princeton Avenue 8 10 a m. Memorial service June 30 3 p.m. Banquet June 29 7 p.m. at West Virginia Hotel. Several chapters provide Friday entertainment. Special contest open to officers. International Conference in Washington D C this year with prizes for fund-raisers including round trip and one way tickets to the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electra
Prince Hall Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Prince Hall
Scott Street Baptist Church
Bluefield
Milner Matz
Princeton Avenue
West Virginia
Eureka
Keystone
Marie
Gary
Jewel
St. Joseph
Royal
Washington, D. C
Elkhorn Church Groups Hold June Meetings in Elkhorn and Upland
Women's Society of Christian Service of Upland Powhatan Methodist Church hosted June gathering with pledge ceremony and scripture readings. The Woman's Missionary Society of Crozer Baptist Church met at Virginia Taylor's home in Elkhorn with prayers, devotion, testimony, and a letter from a Mexican missionary. July picnic planned. Numerous local visitors and residents attended. graduation and hospital news noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of
Molley Sehen
John Hopkins
Mexico
Virgin Powers
Skeens
Ron Sharrack
Falls Church
Mallie Witt
Elkhorn
H. G. Lovell
Alexandria
Bill Mosko
Tommy
Upland
Hazel Lovell
Grundy
Chloe Tolliver
Norfolk
Cecil Smith
Roy Carson
Southern Pines
N. C
Vickie Hanchock
Cabell Huntington Hospital
Alma Pickett
Linda Gaye Frazier
Virginia College
Abingdon
Picketts
Thomas Singleton
Pontiac, Mich
George Haluski Jr
McGuire Veterans Hospital
Richmond
Haluski
Kimball Visitors Include Turner Family and Local Nuptials
Kimball residents host relatives from Elizabeth Township Pennsylvania Sylvatus Virginia and Galax Virginia. Katie Hall of Hollywood Florida visits sisters Ennie Corte and Walter Kowaleski and brings mother Anna Strock for summer. Art Harrah Huntington attends nephew Michael Brown wed Wanda Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kowaleski
Anna Strock
Florida
Art Harrah
Huntington
Kimball
Michael Brown
Wanda Chapman
Community rummage sale and ham supper today
Saturday schedule lists a Golden Age Club rummage sale at 338 Princeton Avenue from 9:00 a.m. and Falls Mills Va Methodist WSCS ham supper at the church served in Grimm Fellowship Hall from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
Princeton Avenue
Falls Mills
Methodist
WSCS
Grimm Fellowship Hall
Peery Austin Wedding Draws Out-of-Town Guests
Miss Betty Joyce Peery will wed William Elliott Austin this afternoon at First Methodist Church Bluefield Virginia. A rehearsal dinner was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J Olin Austin with apricot and white decor and 60 guests. Brunch for bridesmaids and guests is planned at the Hurley home on Penn Street. Local and distant relatives from multiple states attend, and Miss Peery received gifts of silver during a Mountain View Avenue luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Joyce Peery
William Elliott Austin
First Methodist Church
Bluefield
J. Olin Austin
Jack S. Hurley
Beverly
Becky
W. D. Lanhorne
Richmond
Hurley
Penn Street
Owen Farmer
Spencer Howard
Margaret Jane
G. P. Kane
R. M. Peery
Pauline Clark
Helen Linkous
War
H. O. Kerns III
Barry
Gene
Hays Bowling
Vicki
Robert Pritchard
W. D. Langhorne
Richmond, Va
Richard Hultberg
Gary
Sue
Ritchie
Mark
New Carrollton
Harold McGraw, Jr
Dawn
Baltimore
Graham Darden
Greensboro
N. C
John B. Richardson
Bill Anderson
Alexandria
J. Rudy Austin
Andy
Margaret Angles
Vickie Jefferson
Roanoke
Lane Austin
Lexington
Wayne Bellows
Houston
Tex
Robert Pyle
Severn
Arthur Evans
Elizabeth Peery
Evans
Mountain View Avenue
Kimball OBS Honors Past Matrons in Star Themed Tribute
Kimball Chapter of the Eastern Star honored past matrons and patrons with a star point color themed buffet. Mrs. Garnett Wood served as worthy matron assisted by Mrs. Robert Hopkins of Roanoke. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Shockey and Winnie Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Kimball Chapter of the
Eastern Star
Garnett Wood
Robert Hopkins
Roanoke
Calvin Shockey
Northfork
Winnie Harris
Princeton
Wood
B. B. Surratt
Fincastle Duplicate Bridge Players Tally Scores
Six Howell Movement tables were played at the Fincastle Duplicate Bridge Club at Fincastle Country Club this week. Winners included Mrs. W. P. Carriker and Mrs. R. L. Shumate, 83, tying for second third with Mrs. H. W. Vaughan, Mrs. Courtney Tanner and Mrs. R. J. Ryan, plus Mrs. A. G. Burton, 82, and others like Mrs. A. K. Parker, Mrs. John Scott, 78, and Mrs. Strother Hoge with Mrs. W. H. Riley, 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Fincastle
Fincastle Country Club
W. P. Carriker
R. L. Shumate
H. W. Vaughan
Courtney Tanner
R. J. Ryan
A. G. Burton
A. K. Parker
John Scott
Strother Hoge
W. H. Riley
Bride and Groom Tug of War Over Wedding Bread
A playful wedding ritual features the bride and groom pulling a loaf of wedding bread. The person who breaks off the larger piece is said to become head of the household.
Bride Shelby Paoliello to wed David King at Westminster
Miss Shelby Paoliello will marry David King today at Westminster Presbyterian Church at noon. A luncheon followed at Bluefield Country Club with guests including Mrs. Margaret D. Fleming and Mrs. J. S. Dudley. Hostesses Diane Douglas and Mrs. Edward Douglas assisted, corsages given to honoree mother and grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Shelby Paoliello
David King
Bluefield Country Club
Sally Morris
Carlton A. Handley
Paoliello
Margaret D
Baby Shower Honors Mrs Roger Ellis At Lashmeet
A baby gift party was held at the Raritan building in Lashmeet for Mrs. Roger Ellis with Carolyn Price as hostess. The pink and white decor featured a stork centerpiece and linen table. Guests played games, gifts went to winners Alma Fuda Clyde Crotty Brady Monk Jerry Grogan and Larry Williams won the door prize. Refreshments were served as gifts were displayed for the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Ellis
Raritan
Lashmeet
Carolyn Price
Stork
Baby
Mesdames Alma Fuda
Clyde Crotty
Brady Monk
Jerry Grogan
Larry Williams
Baby Gift Party Held in Pocahontas for Mrs. Gary Phipps
A baby gift party was given for Mrs. Gary Phipps at Maple Grove Pocahontas in the home of her mother Mrs. Carl Jennings. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Lewis Crouch Mrs. Bill Hayton and Mrs. Robert Riffe. Thirty five guests attended, played games and enjoyed refreshments while the honoree received useful baby gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Phipps
Carl Jennings
Lewis Crouch
Bill Hayton
Robert Riffe
Camp Iva Opening Soon for Three Week Session
Camp Iva, run by the Bluefield YWCA, opens its 26th season on July 1 through July 22 for girls aged 9 to 17. Former counselors from diverse colleges join current staff for new activities and swimming lessons. A counselors retreat and public preview on June 29 are planned, with some staff appearing on Coffee Break to share details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Center
Richlands
Susan Stanton
Nancy Jesse
Young Woman's Christian Association of
Bluefield
Camp Iva
Cindy Coppinger
Carson- Newman College
Jefferson City
Tenn
Carol Bailey
Virginia Commonwealth University
Janice Davidson
St. Andrews
Laurinburg
S. C
Nancy Jessee
Southwest Community College
Jerean Casey
Emory and Henry
Diana Proffitt
Cheri Lou McInturff
Raleigh
N. C
Diana Mann
Charlottesville
Pat Edwards
YWCA
Radford
Wilma June Lamm
Nashville
Erlene Branch
Falls Mills WSCS Meal Tonight To Aid With Project
Falls Mills Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service plans a ham supper in Grimm Fellowship Hall on Saturday June 24 from 5 to 7 p m. Proceeds support building a church playground. Mrs B S Pitsinger is general supper chairman with Mrs Mervyn Anderson as president leading the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Mills
Anderson
Debbie
Ghana
Barney Ward
Bland Street WSG Holds August Picnic Plan
The Bland Street Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild met with 11 members led by Mrs. N C Stanley at Cumberland Road. Mrs. Ashley gave a devotion and poem On the Wings of Prayer. The group discussed upcoming year changes and a picnic at the Ashleys' home on the third Monday in August. A former member from Johnson City visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street
C. W. Ashley
Annie H. Quekemeyer
Johnson City
Tenn
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USA
Dortha Birkelback
Bettye Farley
National Secretaries Association
Susan Conner
Elkhorn Church
Virginia Mosko
Women’s Society of Christian Service of
Upland- Powhatan Methodist Church
Oma McPeake
Faye Nemchick
Mrs. McPeake
Curus Chatman
Logan
Peery Wedding
OBS
James Farley
James Asbury
Order of Eagles
Parkersburg
Joe Iddings
Willis Melvin
Henry Hopkins
Mother Goose
Stadium
W.va
Pocahontas, Va
WSG
Jimmy Martin
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