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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1981
Page
7
The Mercer County Association of Retired School Employees met at Fink's Restaurant for the monthly gathering. C. H. Craighead, vice president, introduced Dan Farley, chief administrative.
Ebenezer United Methodist Women held their annual Call to Prayer and Self Denial with Marion Peery leading the theme Of Such Is the Kingdom. Members outlined fundraising, honored seniors, and announced a June 6 yard sale chaired by Ellen Windle. Rudolph Jennings discussed school bills in a slide presentation at Glenwood Park Home.
Salvation Army Auxiliary met at the Citadel with Mrs. Gillespie presiding. The Citadel committee will assist with eligibility and physical forms for Camp Joy, which opens June 15, and a plea was issued for camp clothing. The group won third in the Bell Ringers Award. Gillespie received a Special Award for Outstanding Service. The report also notes FBLA students Rhonda Shrader and Ronnie Tabor winning at regional and state levels and on to the national conference in Chicago July 15. Additionally, birth announced: Heather Dawn to Sandra Bailey Moses on April 12 at Princeton Community Hospital. grandparents Clarence Bailey Jr. and Betty Moses.
Springville Elementary School PTA held its monthly meeting led by President Roy Meadows. The Girl Scouts led the pledge and presented ABC books and flowers to Dr. Bobbie Jo Peters for laminating. Officers for 1981-82 were elected and several committees named. A vote on the Family Life Curriculum was taken for the Tazewell County School Board.
The April Bluefield Branch AAUW meeting at the Y Center featured a film on mental retardation Where Do They Go From Here and a talk by author Robert R Henry about Jeffersonville A Novel The chapter elected new officers Brenda Gross Debbie Bulmer and Patty Hudson and welcomed two new members and guests Susan Sapinsley and Marilyn Mundy Bluefield High School Mary Ruth Bartlett Memorial fund was approved for a new auditorium PA system at Bluefield High School and plans were announced to attend the West Virginia Division convention May 13 at Jacksons Mill
The Altar Society of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Princeton held its May meeting featuring the program The Story of a Dozen Hats and a Meditation on Time by five Commission chairmen. Mrs. Dale Geiger opened with Prayer to the Holy Eucharist. Mrs. Phil Larkin led the business session.
Bluefield Chapter 66 of the Order of the Eastern Star celebrated 50-year members with Helen Vermillion as worthy matron and John Vermillion as worthy patron. Members named include Mayme Cromer Winnie Rosenheim Ethel Duggins Grace Carper Ernestine Oliver Helen B. Ryan Lester Carper and Ida Jessee. Carper marks his 61st year.
Community clubs schedule a busy Tuesday with Hobby Hut, Pisgah Home Demonstration, Princeton Women Aglow, Shelby Heights Extension Homemakers, Xi Alpha Iota, Forest Hills Garden Club, Professional Secretaries International, Matoaka Kiwanis, and New Parents Support Group. Activities include meetings, installations, and a hospital room gathering. Notable items include installation date set for Oct 3 in Charleston, and notes on birthdays, pins, and a reception.
Xi Beta Theta met at the B and M training center with President Carol Sizemore leading the opening ritual. Audra Miller read minutes and Wanda Bell presented the treasurer’s report. Equipment for the North Elk Rescue Squad was delivered and paid for. The Beta Sigma Phi tea is set for May 3 at Kimball Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Each chapter brings three gifts. The mother-daughter dinner moves to May 4 at the Rotary building Keystone at 7 p.m. Founders Day dinner now May 16. A donation to Special Olympics was approved. Refreshments were served by Mel Nester.
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