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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1933
Page
13
Mrs Belcher leads the Circle Circle 5 of W M A at Mrs F H Borden home for the last meeting of the year. A luncheon Pollyanna gifts and a presentation to Mrs Belcher and Mr Ben S Johnson marked the gathering.
I. M. Pettyjohn and R. B. Craft hosted an afternoon gathering with guests Mrs. Ben S. Johnson and Miss Eleie Montgomery in attendance.
Mrs Barnes Moore and Mrs Joseph Gillespie entertained at Mrs Moore’s Tower Street home in Tazewell on Saturday afternoon. The event honored Miss Johnston, a charming bride-to-be.
Friends learn of the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Ruth Smith to Mr For rest L. Reid of Roanoke Virginia. The ceremony occurred Thursday June 22 at Princeton. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Smith of 127 Willow Street. Mr. Reid is the son of Mrs. M. M. Reid and brother to Mrs. Wilbur Roberts and Mrs. W. B. Webber. They will reside in Roanoke after a honeymoon to Philadelphia and New York.
Miss Namey Johnston was honored at a Wednesday informal gathering hosted by Nell and Lena Greever on Main Street in Tazewell. The event celebrated her upcoming marriage to Mr. J. A. Engle of Hopewell Virginia.
The Tazewell Woman's Club met with Mrs. A. G. Russell on Wednesday for the year's final gathering. Mrs. Fred H. Steel led a musical program featuring piano, vocal, and violin numbers by Lucy Temple Willie, Elizabeth Steel, Emily Battimore, Mrs. Barnes Moore, and Miss Willis, with Mrs. A. G. Russell as accompanist. An ice course was served.
Miss Virginia Copeenhaver hosted a kitchen shower for brides to be Miss Nancy Johnston and Miss Lucie Scott at her Tower Street home in Tazewell on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. H. G. McCall and Mrs. R. C. Perry of Tazewell entertained with a sewing party on Wednesday afternoon and hosted the Senior Embroidery club on Thursday afternoon with invited guests. The events were the third and fourth in a series at Mrs. Peery’s Marion Avenue home.
Mrs. John Boggess hosted a bridge party at Maple Terrace apartments in Tazewel on Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Lucile Scott and Miss Nancy Johnston who are preparing for marriage.
Miss Rachel Roya entertained Monday afternoon at her home on the Tazewell-Fincastle turnpike honoring Miss Lucie Scott and Miss Nancy Johnston who are to wed in a few days.
Miss Alyrta Greever of Tazewell was entertained in a pleasant manner Tuesday afternoon in courtesy to Mrs. Ford Mitchell of Knoxville Tennessee, housed by Mrs. A S Higginbotham for a week.
Mrs. M F Reardon announces the marriage of her daughter Minnie to Mr Allen Massie in Hillville Virginia on September 6 1932. The bride attended Stonewall Jackson College Abingdon and North Carolina College for Women and is now at Concord College Athens as a Sigma Sigma Sigma member. Massie son of Mrs P W Massie Athens also studied at Concord. The marriage draws little interest from friends. the couple will tour eastern points.
The Bluefield Garden club holds its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs Dean Hosmer 1002 Jefferson Street on Tuesday afternoon June 27 at 5 o'clock.
Mrs Meyer Marcuse leads a Wednes day afternoon Bible circle at the home of Mrs F C Goodall with fifteen members. Mrs Guy Pugh teaches the fifth chapter, Jesus and the Inquiring Mind. They plan to send clothing to Miss Cora Lee Glenn and welcome Mrs J B Belcher back from Chicago. Guests were invited to meet in July at Mrs Pugh’s Augusta street home.
The Eastern Star Bluefield chapter 66 of the Order of Eastern Star will meet Monday evening at the Masonic temple for installation of new officers. Visiting Eastern Star members are invited.
The Green Shanty club of Bramwell held its opening dance Friday at the Masonic temple Bramwell W Va from 9 to 2 attended by youths from Bramwell Bluefield and coalfields. Jack Dishman led an eleven piece orchestra. fruit punch was served during intermission and a summer series of dances is planned. Chaperones included local couples and Capt N H Cochran with Hewson Austin as president and other officers praised for the event.
A delightful wine roast at Wolf Creek Friday hosted by the Lincoln Bible class of First Christian church. Attendees included Dr and Mrs Ben B Johnson, Mr and Mrs E C Barton, Mrs Georgia Eaton, W R Brooks, Miss Virginia Bailey, Mr and Mrs William Brown, Tom Bivens, Miss Helen King, Emmett Bivens, Mrs Stella M Bivene, B F Ferrell, Garland Brewer, Miss Jean Ann Ferrell, Dick Barton and Rinard Thornton.
Miss Elizabeth White chosen as superintendent of nurses for Welch Emergency hospital and will assume duties Monday. She previously led nurses at Bluefield sanitarium and taught at Martinsburg City hospital, and has been home on Augusta street during vacation. Dr. L M Clark heads the hospital as superintendent. Mrs. George Dillard declined the nurse post.
The High School Girl Reserves will meet at the Y on Thursday afternoon.
A birthday party was hosted at Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Goforth on Bramwell road in honor of their son Emmett's twelfth birthday on June 22. Guests enjoyed afternoon games and a pink and white dining room theme with flowers. Refreshments included ice cream cake and candy served by Mrs. Goforth with Frances Goforth and Edith Ruble assisting. Present were Mildred Sanda.
A large company of Mrs Surface and Mrs Goforth and other local residents gathered to honor the guest of honor. The honoree received many attractive and useful gifts from friends and relatives. Local names listed reflect a warm community welcome.
Liberty Rebekah Lodge 292 I C C F will hold a regular business session Monday at 8 p m at the Red Men s hall full attendance urged by officers of Liberty Rebekah Lodge 292 I C C F.
Westminster Presbyterian Church officers and wives hosted a Friday evening party in the church gymnasium for Dr. C. G. Gunn and Mrs. Gunn as they prepare to vacation in Lamar Missouri. An outdoor plan was moved indoors due to weather. A picnic supper was served and Dr. Gunn’s birthday was celebrated with a candlelit cake brought by his son James Gunn. about fifty attendees.
The publicity committee of the Y W C A chaired by Mrs E T Tyree will convene at the Y rooms on Federal Street Thursday afternoon at 1 15.
The Junior Child Study club met Friday at Hamilton hall Bland Street Methodist church with Mrs. Ralph Echols presiding in Mrs. J. B. Moseley’s absence. Miss Mary Sue Tynes spoke on delinquent children and appealed for help. Five new members joined the group.
Members of the Junior Philathea class at the First Baptist Church announce a planning meeting for Thursday evening July 6.
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bluefield Virginia holds closing exercises at 7 45 p m. Parents and friends are invited to hear 114 enrolled children perform song recitations and dramatizations as notebooks and handwork are displayed. Fifteen children and four teachers from Bluefield Lutheran attended, aided by streetcar company generosity.
Tag day workers plan a July 1 meeting at 2 30 PM in Hamilton Hall Bland Street Methodist church. The Asheville colored sextette from North Carolina will sing at the workers’ afternoon session.
Registrations for the YMCA YWCA camp at Camp Roland should be made at the Y. quarters by Friday. The camp opens July 6 and a final meeting of all campers will be held Friday afternoon at 4.
Mrs. R L Glover of Buffalo Springs Va visits sister Mrs W E B Cash on Preston street. Numerous residents travel to Bristol Abingdon and Hyders Gap Virginia. Funeral attendees for Dr J B Eades from Roanoke Richmond and Washington include Fr A Eades Eades family and others. Visits span Roanoke Radford Simmons Bluefield and Williamson with multiple family and friend guests.
The record lists visitors and trips including a Friday arrival from Cincinnati to visit Dr. Black and family. Attendees include Misses Lundy Clark and Mrs Werhess from Welch visiting Saturday, and White sisters attending Adelaide White’s graduation in Wytheville. Brammer heads to Charleston for Automobile Club events with French Brammer, Gills, and Corvin to Milwaukee for a home economics convention.
The Rock west correspondent reports guests and visits across Rock and nearby towns. Rev and Mrs W M Ellie of Sandlick hosted by Mr and Mrs L I Bailey. D B Echols family with relatives at Herndon. Johnny Grim critically ill in Seviersville. Ruby Lancaster of Lowe visited Ann West. Remus Johnston of Richmond staying with her father C D Hambrick. Violet Bailey attended Oberlin College commencement and World’s Fair. John Farley visited Jaeger. Robert Godfrey visiting Bluefield. Music drives to drink in Istanbul as Turkish authorities link music to drinking douaico. Dr Kerim Bey of Green Crescent comments on melancholy minor tunes.
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