Delegates Named For Daughters Of Penelope Meeting
The Al Kimos chapter of the Daughters of Penelope met at Odd Fellows hall with Mrs. Mary Kandis presiding. A $100 hospital bed unit was donated for Greece. Delegates selected for the Ahepa and Daughters of Penelope district convention to be held July 10 1912 in Roanoke Va include Mrs. S Joseph Mrs. Mary of Bluefield Miss Helen Christodorov Welch and Miss Freda Soter. The Roanoke host chapter plans an elaborate program and national and district officers will attend. The chapter honored past president Mrs. Mary Dellis on her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alkimos
The
Daughters of Penelope
Odd Fellows
Thomas Street
Mary Kandis
Greece
S. Joseph
Mary
Bluefield
Helen Christodorov
Welch
Freda Soter
Roanoke
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Ahepa
Penelope
Mary Dellis
Cashes and Shields Family News Visit Regional Trip
Mr and Mrs John Cash of St Petersburg Florida formerly of Bluefield stay about two months at the West Virginian hotel. Mr and Mrs Walter Shields and their son Watt Jr have left for a trip to Farmville Virginia and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cash
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bluefield
West Virginian Hotel
Walter Shields
Little Son
Watt, Jr
Farmville
Washington
Presbyterian Pioneer Camp Opens Near Fayetteville
The annual Pioneer summer camp for Bluestone Presbytery youngsters opened Sunday at the 4-H camp at Beckwith near Fayetteville. About 200 youths ages 12 to 15 have registered. Rev. Charles H. McNutt directs with Dr. C. H. Patterson and Mrs. Eddie Steele as deans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluestone Presbytery
Mercer
McDowell
Mingo
Payette
Beckwith
Fayetteville
Charles H. McNutt
Pineville
C. H. Patterson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bluefield
First
Westminster
Grace Anne Abbott
Joan Rodman
Mary Jo Jackson
Joyce Owen
Jerry Upton
Dave French
Robert Patterson
Different Kind Of Invitation from Emily Post
A reader asks for suitable wording for a farewell party as a daughter prepares to marry in India and live there, suggesting handwritten notes to intimate friends and a simple invitation text for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Church of Our Faith
Mary
Henry
Mrs. Post
Child Must Be Considered In Deciding On Divorce
Dorothy Dix argues that duty and the welfare of the child outweigh romantic desires in divorce cases. She cautions that leaving a wife and child for a lover harms the child and warns that happiness from duty can exceed a volatile passion. The columnist notes the painful choice between two loved ones and endorses responsible decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Miss Dix
Advice on marriage for a widower seeking a midlife partner
A columnist suggests a widower in his fifties should marry if choosing wisely. Favor a woman of his age with similar tastes and environment, ideally a long-known middle-aged neighbor. Across options, a widow is considered the better bet due to prior experience in partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dix
Virginia Garden Club Meet and East River Council Session
The Virginia Garden club gathers at 10:00 a.m. with Mrs. Clyde Averill on Logan Street. At 7:45 p.m. the Past Councillors of East River council 41, Daughters of America, meet at Mrs. V. T. Underwood’s home on Virginia Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Garden Club
Clyde Averill
Logan Street
East River Council 41
Daughters of America
V. T. Underwood
Virginia Court
Band Parents Meet at Wagner-Hawkins Funeral Home
Bluefield Virginia band parents gather Thursday night at Wagner Hawkins Funeral Home for an important meeting. All parents of band members urged to attend as part of school music activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Side Band
Bluefield
Wagner-Hawkins
N.on
Golf Winners Named At Bluefield Ladies Day
Bluefield Country Club held its regular ladies day event Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Hugh Sudduth won the low gross and Miss Peggy Watkins captured low net with 75 strokes in the 18 hole event. Each winner receives a golf ball from Rocky's Golf shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club
Hugh Sudduth
Peggy Watkins
Rocky
Local Folks and Visitors Titled in Bluefield Area
Mr and Mrs Edward McCall and son Eddie return to Charleston after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Ralph Kahle and son Nicky go to New York Washington and Philadelphia. M C Walters Sr of Rural Retreat VA is patient at Bluefield Sanitarium admitted Saturday. Robert C Hart Shenandoah Ave Bluefield and Charles Waddell Hale Ave Princeton recently stayed at Hotel Statler in Cleveland. Mrs Willard Allen of New York City visiting Hawkinses will soon depart for Tokyo to join her husband aiding Japan government. She accompanied by her father S C Hawkins of Bedford VA. Miss Sarah E Smith Logan arrives to spend a week with aunt Mrs A L Hawkins and Mr Hawkins. Raymond Parkhurst Shanuto Field IL visits his mother Esther Parkhurst Bland Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kahle
Nicky
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
M. C. Walters, Sr
Rural Retreat
Bluefield Sanitarium
Robert C. Hart
Shenandoah Avenue
Bluefield
Charles Waddell
Hale Avenue
Princeton
Cleveland
Hotel Statler
Willard Allen
New York City
A. L. Hawkins
Tokyo
Japan
S. C. Hawkins
Bedford
Sarah E. Smith
Logan
Ill
Esther Parkhurst
Bland Road
Piano Recital By Miss Crawford At First Christian Church
Miss Ethel Crawford presents her piano pupils in a recital this evening at 7 45 at First Christian church. Public invitation extended. Thieves take 500 pound safe from Williamson Brunswick Pool Room containing 900 in cash and about 2000 in checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Crawford
First Christian Church
Williamson
W. Va
Isaac Abraham
Brunswick Pool Room
Laurel Club Hears Talk At Meeting
Mrs. Walter Sanders of East River Mountain Garden club spoke on Roses at the Laurel Garden club meeting held at Mrs. Raleigh Ashworths home. Members planned an interclub flower show for September and Rose care tips were shared. Italian linen from war orphans in Italy, shown by the Comer family, highlighted the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sanders
East River Mountain Garden Club
Laurel Garden Club
Raleigh Ashworth
W. C. Witten, Jr
Sanders
Italian Linens Display At Sacred Heart Church
Real Italian linens will be shown in the basement of Sacred Heart Catholic church Wednesday at 8 pm. Mrs Bill Comer, an Italian war bride, presents hand-made cut-work articles made by war orphan girls in Italy under convent supervision. The set was brought to the United States by Mrs Comer's parents visiting Princeton. Mr Comer is a former Bluefielder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bill Comer
Italy
Comer
Princeton
Mr. Comer
Local Artists Perform At Northfork High School Concert
Bluefield performers James Elmer Brown accompanist Henry Fortune baritone Miss Marion Smith contralto Miss Catherine Acuff soprano Conrad Brevick banjoist and Evangeline Donohue violinist appeared in the auditorium at Northfork High School in a Kiwanis club sponsored concert for youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Elmer Brown
Henry Fortune
Marion Smith
Catherine Acuff
Conrad Brevick
Evangeline Donohue
All of
Bluefield
Northfork High School
Northfork Kiwanis Club
Bake sale by Junior Woman's Club Saturday
The Junior Woman's Club sponsors a bake sale at the Laundromat on Maryland Avenue this Saturday. It opens at nine o'clock and proceeds support club projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Avenue
Officers Of Eastern Star Installed In Public Rites
In a public ceremony at the Masonic temple Bluefield chapter 66 Order of the Eastern Star installed officers led by Mrs. Cora Wood and Mr. Edgar Phelps. The evening featured choral songs, star-point colors, bell motifs, and a formal procession with localidades and bouquets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Bluefield
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Cora Wood
Edgar R. Phelps
Ida B. Martin
Ralph V. Schussler
Ella V. Land
Nannie
Nellie Ward
Jessie Mare Sheffield
Hazel Keffer
Doris Shupe
Marshall
Helen Twile
Mary Rudder
Adah
Betty Smith
Ruth
Gladys Harris
Esther
Margaret West
Martha
May FE. Basher
Electa
Mavis Paw
Warder
Andrew Stafford
Sentimel
Glenna Troutman
Ethel Little
Allie Housman
Roxie Boyd
May Pace
Bertha Palmer
Little
Irene Bailey
Sadie Troutman
Wood
C. D. Wood
Helen Housman
Lester Carper
Frances Munsey
John Dellis
Norma Cregger
George Dean
Sanders Somers
Walterger
Mary Lee
Cora
Edgar
Sheffield
St. Mary's
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Cox
Presbyterian Pioneer Camp
Huntington
Weather Bureau
Emily Post
Mary Smith
John Jones
Federal Street
Ty Gy
Co & O
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Huntington Division
Mrs. Sudduth
Miss Watkins
Edward McCall
Eddie
Charleston
Miss Crawford
Lydia B. Pinkham
Slydia E. Pinkham
Watson’s
Thrift-Tex
Manitex
Bland St
Connie
Red” Cross
GROUP
Hollywood Skooters
Hollywood
Anten
RED Goose
Chahchrong Bluefield
Wwa
Laurel Club
Sacred Heart
Bluefield Ave
Ars Tee
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