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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1932
Page
12
Music pupils of Mrs J S Phillips will have a picnic Thursday afternoon at Lake Shawnee. They will leave from Pa on Wythe Avenue at 1 PM. A pleasant outing is anticipated.
Mrs G A Smiths Bluefield U D C group hosted an informal gathering Tuesday at Mrs A L Rhoads summer home Cumberland road to raise funds for Stratford on the Potomac Robert E Lees home. Despite rain the event drew attendees with punch and sandwiches indoors. Campaign chair Mrs J T Thornton leads the drive urging Bluefield residents to give modest amounts.
The Ladies Bible Class of First Presbyterian church invites members to a Pollyanna birthday party Thursday at 6 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs W C Pollock Bluefield Avenue.
Mrs H X Morton scored eight strokes from three markers off No 9 green in an approaching and putting contest at Bluefield Country Club. Second place went to Mrs J H Kabler and Mrs J H Hardy with nine, third to Mrs Mahood with ten. Other golfers missed three rope targets and were eliminated. Morton received a golf ball donated by Miss Elizabeth Hooper.
The Bluefield Quota Club holds its weekly luncheon conference today at noon in the bridge room of the West Virginian hotel.
Rebekah lodge 292 of Inde ent Order of Odd Fellows met Monday at Red Men's hall in regular session and elected new officers led by Mary Carter as noble grand with Orvilla Kirk vice grand Ella Leftwich treasurer Ethel Nelson recording secretary and Lucinda F Aliff financial secretary Appointive officers to be named after installation at the next regular meeting the second Monday evening in July Mary Carter presided in the absence of Clara Mustard
Mr and Mrs Sid Lambert of Prince ton road welcome a fine daughter, expanding their family with the newborn arrival.
The scene at Chicago Stadium captured General Evan G. Booth of the Salvation Army giving the invocation as the national Democratic convention began. Booth appeared as the event opened with religious ceremony and formalities.
Miss Marion Smith announces WHIS program from 12 to 1 with songs by Virgil Bailey of Princeton baritone. Kathleen Tynes in vocal and Dorothy Carter on piano will also appear.
The combined picnic for children of the Sunday schools and Daily Vacation Bible schools of the Lutheran churches in Bluefield Virginia and the Immanuel Lutheran church in this city was postponed until this afternoon due to weather. Cars and trucks will be at both churches at 8 o clock to transport the children to the grounds.
One hundred fifty children attend the Daily Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian Church as the second week progresses toward a Friday July 8 closing exercise. Departments present exhibitions while Dr S W Moore leads Bible classes and Gibson Morrissey directs choral and solo work for the program.
Members of the Young Women’s Christian Association board enjoyed an evening outing at Miss Pearle Brammer’s cabin on East River mountain. Miss Armistead Jane Scott of Tazewell reported on the Minneapolis convention. The group plans the annual Y camp for July 6 to 12 at Camp Roland near Bastian Virginia. About thirty attended and contributed to a picnic supper.
An executive meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of Bland Street Methodist Church is set for this afternoon at 2 30 at the church.
The monthly gathering of Men Of The Church at First Presbyterian will convene at 7 45 this evening in the church. The topic is Home Missions with C B Hancock leading. A full attendance is requested.
T. BE. L. class of College Avenue Baptist church plans an outdoor picnic at 5 Thursday afternoon at the homes of Mrs. W. J. Wiley and Mrs. J. F. Phelps both on Wythe avenue.
In yesterday's blind bogey golf tourney at Bluefield Country Club Mrs A B Mahood with a 20 handicap posted a blind score of 41 to win a golf ball donated by hostess Miss Betty Markle. Mrs William Beury finished second with a 39.
Visitors staying with Highland avenue resident Miss Elizabeth McClaugherty include Frances Caldwell of Wilmington Alice Mer of Farmville and Martha Davie of Goldsboro all graduates of Salem College and former classmates.
A roundup of locals traveling and visiting across Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee with motor trips to New York Webster Springs Norfolk Charleston Portsmouth and Cincinnati including Mr and Mrs Samuel Delott Mr and Mrs Joseph M Sanders Jr and children Jean and Joe Mrs BE Francisco Miss Etheline Burnett Miss Roseline Carter Rev John L Allison Miss Winnie Mingo Mrs W D Banner Anna Ruth Trail Miss Evelyn Cowling and others while several residents return from trips to Virginia Beach Richmond Washington White Sulphur and more and a note on growing furniture in Sweetwater Tennessee.
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