Miss Gloria Armstrong Honored At Afternoon Tea
Miss Gloria Armstrong of Savannah Georgia visiting fiancé Hugh Gilpin with his parents at Celege avenue home was feted at a tea hosted by Mrs. Gilpin. About seventy five guests attended between 3:30 and 5 o clock. The wedding is planned for September 2 in Savannah. The Gilpin home featured summer flowers and white gladioli on the groom service table. Assistants included Mrs. J. M. Godwin Mrs. Milner Mitchell and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Armstrong
Savannah
Bluefield
Hugh Gilpin
Frank Gilpin
Gilpin
Celege Avenue
A.mstrong
Attrac
Tively
J. M. Godwin
Milner Mitchell
Frank Bane
L. A. Hooper
T. G. Hartsock
Henry Hawthorne
W. H. Sperow
Walter Shields
Knife Etiquette Sparks Family Disagreement
A sister cites etiquette rules about holding the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right, arguing over how to properly use utensils. The exchange highlights differing interpretations of traditional dining manners within the family.
Eating etiquette debate over knife and fork habits
The reader notes a sister who insists on keeping the knife in the left hand while eating and using the fork in the left hand to spear or pile food. The piece explains best cosmopolitan practice: cut with the knife and eat with the fork in the left hand with tines down, while if cutting with the fork and not using the knife, the fork is held in the right hand.
Eastern Star Officers Installed In Bluefield Chapter Ceremony
Newly elected officers of Bluefield Chapter 66 Order of Eastern Star were installed after a Monday evening meeting at the Masonic Temple. Ada Warden and C D Woods presided. twelve escorts formed an arch for Mrs Glenna Troutman, the new worthy matron, as the ceremony proceeded with visiting officers from West Virginia and Virginia in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Chapter 66
CES
Reena Horne
Electra
Ida Martin
Gladys Harris
Martha
Betty Culler
Nellie Ward
Margaret West
Ella V. Land
Nannie Thompson
Jessie Mae
Bluefield
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ada Warden
C. D. Woods
Warden
Irene Lewis
Af Victory
Portsmouth
Frances Munsey
Mayda Morgan
Elsie Loyd
West Virginia
Margaret Warden
Glenna Troutman
Helen Houseman
Troutman
Frances Mun‘sey
C. N. Wilson
Birth Announces Daughter Nancy Lee Gray in Yakima
Mr and Mrs David B Gray Jr welcome a daughter Nancy Lee Gray born June 19 at St Elizabeths Hospital in Yakima Washington Mrs Gray is the former Erselle Stowers Both parents are formerly of Bluefield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Gray, Jr
Nancy Lee Gray
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Yakima
Washington
Mrs Cheek Celebrates Recent Bride With Shower
Mrs John Scoleri and Mrs George Martin hosted a bridal shower at Mrs Scoleri s Frederick Street home for bride Norma Jean Kroll Cheek wife of Jimmy Cheek. The party featured gifts arranged under a decorative umbrella and a crystal gift for the honoree amid a game session and salad plates served by hostesses and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scoleri
George Martin
Miss Mary Elizabeth Young Weds John M Creger in Beckley
Miss Young daughter of Columbus residents married John M Creger son of Roanoke families in a Beckley Methodist temple ceremony officiated by Rev. Glenn Stewart. Attendants included Misses Harmon Snead and Creger relatives. couple plans to reside in Athens after a wedding trip. Out-of-town guests from Bluefield Athens and Roanoke attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Young
C. H. Young
Columbus
Ohio
John Morgan Creger
R E. Creger
Roanoke
Methodist Temple
Beckley
Glenn Stewart
Miss Young
R. A. Shackleford
Lucile Harmon
Hinton
Frances Creger
Edsel Jones
Isabel Reidl
Bluefield
Violet Earle Snead
Harry Crawford
Joe Hungate
David Warden
Jack Gibson
Eunice
Creger
Concord College
Athens
Sigma Sigma Sigma
National Social Sorority
Chamber of Commerce
Future Teachers of America
U. S. Army
Jefferson High School
Phi Delta Pi
Cheats Commanders
Hadden
O. E. Reed
George Richmond
W. B. Caruth
Ella Holroyd
Laura Sarvay
R. T. Hickman
JH. F. Toothman
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Sheffield
Adah
Mary Louise Rudder
Ruth
Kathleen Matthews
Marshall
Betty Smith
Esther
Ralph Schussler
Sentinel
Cora Woods
Edgar Phelps
Helen Tickle
Evans
Virginia
Tenncasse
Kentusky
Wiginia
North Carolina
Coorgia
Cisu
New York
Knoxville, Tenn
Paudy Ance Ana
Eee
Eae
Ion Money Backi
Sherry
Princeton Ave
OES
Ada.Warden
Mae Pace
West Rgiia
Roxie Boyd
Saran Stafford
Allie Houseman
Margaret Michael
Edgar R. Phelps
Ida B. Martin
Cathleen Mathews
Marshal
Jessie Mare Sheffield
Glayds Harris
Electa
Rosa Wilson
Mary Dellis
Alma Porterfield
Wey
Felenmeier Brewing Company
Huntington
Mercer County Thompson Distributing Co
W. VA
Mcdowell County
West Virginia Beer Distributors, Inc
Roy A. Warden
WAR
Mrs. Cheek
Shumates Radio Service
Pacey
Aod
Rah
Aumann
John M. Creger
Bluefield-Montcalm
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield & Montcalm
W.va
Mercer Funeral Home Inc
P.D. Bratton
Mer
Clyde Cravens
Asst
Bland Street
Matoara
Jeriap Butcher
Mangel
Bluefield, W. Va
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