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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1925

Page

11

Concert Series Promises Notable West Virginian Hotel Show

The West Virginian Hotel plans a three concert series in its ballroom seating 400, with November December and April dates anticipated. Roanoke organizer Mrs Mary Bans travels to Bluefield with sister Mrs Martha Parisi supervising artists including Margery Maxwell a renowned lyric soprano. Pianist Emanuel Mooren also joins, bringing international experience from Paris and tours in Switzerland Germany and South America.

Mary 8 S. Bans Roanoke Bluefield West Virginian Martha Parisi Margery Maxwell Miss Maxwell Chicago Operatic Company Chicago Opera Association Chicago New York Critica Ravinia Opera Company Saidor Philipp Emanuel Moor Nno

Dorothy Brown and the Chautauqua to Broadway Dream

A profile of Dorothy Brown, a young dancer from St. Paul, tracing her path from Chautauqua circuit acts to Broadway ambitions. The piece contrasts glamorous pursuit with the mass of aspiring girls, funded by family means, facing a tense gap between anonymity and stardom. It notes the crowded field of agencies and productions and the ongoing struggle for a big break.

Dorothy Brown St. Paul Minn L. R. Brown Dorothy Sach Chautauqua Broadway

Violinist Alexander De Bruille to solo at course recital

The noted French violinist Alexander De Bruille, trained at the Paris Conservatoire under Massenet and Saint-Saens, will present a recital as part of the course. He toured America in wartime with the French Military Band and earned strong press notices for his Mozart reading at Aeolian Hall.

Argentina Brazil Uruguay Chile Mexico Maurice Dumesnil Alexander de Bruille Paris Grand Opera Alexander DeBruille Paris Conservatoire Maer Henri Bertheler Compeny Jules Massenet Comis Camille Saint-Saens America New York American Aeoliam Hall

Informal Bridge Party Honors Miss Mildred Peery

Miss Mildred Peery honored at a Monday bridge party hosted by Miss Kate Markle and Miss Betty Markle on Oakhurst avenue. Decorations featured chrysanthemums and a salad course was served. high score went to Mrs. C. P. Blair, consolation to Miss Mary Mustard, and a guest prize to Miss Peery.

Mildred Peery Kate Betty Markle Oakhurst Avenue Herert Markie O. M. Deverle Mildred Virginia John F. Nash C. P. Blair Mary Mustard Miss Peery

Men’s Bible Class Meeting At Grace Methodist Church

The Men’s Bible Class of Grace Methodist Church will hold a business meeting this evening at 7 30. Members are urged to attend as the gathering is described as of importance and a full turnout is desired.

Grace Methodist Church

Donation party honors local ministers and wives

A donation event was held last week at the home of the Rev. Frank Y. Jackson pastor of Grace Methodist Church as part of several charming affairs honoring ministers and their wives.

Frank Y. Jackson Grace Methodist Church

Jackson Family Receives Abundant Church Aid

Mr and Mrs Jackson received large quantities of canned goods and other table articles. Members of the church visited the parsonage with packages and bundles and left the family larder well supplied for many days.

Fidelis Club Meeting Plans Dramatic Program

The Fidelis Club of the Y will meet Thursday evening starting with supper at 4 o’clock. All the girls are expected to attend. Miss Georgia Willis will outline plans for a proposed dramatic club featuring the Fidelis Club’s fall program. Those interested should call the Y W C A at phone 1480 before Thursday. Earlier, Miss Louis Porterfield presented two readings to the Virginia Asher Bible Council including The Wedding Veil in Negro dialect and Prayer of Silas Brown by Sam Walter Foss.

Fidelis Club The Georgia Willis Louis Porterfield Frank Y. Jackson Virginia Asher Bible Council Silas Brown Sam Walter Foss Ruth

First Baptist Church Women Host Luncheon

Mrs Shelton and Miss Elizabeth Shelton led the music as Ladies of the First Baptist church served an excellent luncheon to attendees.

Circles of Mrs Frazier and Mrs Garrett Host Mission Study

Circles of Mrs. C. W. Frazier and Mrs. E. B. Garrett of the First Presbyterian church plan a joint mission study program in the ladies parlor this Wednesday at 11 o clock. All members of both circles are invited and will be served refreshments.

C. W. Frazier EB. L. Garrett First Presbyterian Church

Miss Bel Boone Beard Selected for Bryn Mawr Scholarship

Miss Bel Boone Beard, former Fairview high school teacher, accepts a Bryn Mawr College scholarship and serves as a research assistant in the department of social economy.

Bel Boone Beard Fairview High School Bryn Mawr College

Wedding of Mildred Peery and Walton Johnston

The state social set awaits the wedding of Miss Mildred Peery and Mr Walton Johnston at 7 30 p m at the bride's parents home Dr and Mrs Thomas E Peery on Rameey street with Dr Samuel W Moore officiating.

Mildred Peery Walton Johnston Thomas E. Peery Rameey Street Samuel W. Moore

Circles of First Presbyterian Plan Home Mission Study

Circles of the First Presbyterian church will meet Wednesday for the home mission study in gatherings at several homes and the church location.

Firstresbyterian Church

Grace Methodist Girls Missionary Society Meeting

The Girls Missionary Society of Grace Methodist Church meets with Miss Jennie Lou Tynes at 306 Paria Street at 7 20 this evening for important business. all members urged to attend.

Girls’ Missionary Society of Grace Methodist Church Jennie Lou Tynes Paria Street

Shrine Club Hallowe'en Dance at Masonic Temple

Shrine Club holds the Hallowe'en dance at Masonic Temple on October 23 with Repass orchestra in charge of music. Guests wear Halloween masquerade costumes.

Shrine Club Masonic Temme

No Gamma Delphian Meeting

No meeting of the Gamma Delphian Chapter is held as scheduled this afternoon at the YMCA. The meeting time for October 27 remains unclear due to the incomplete notice.

Gamma Delphian Gamma Delphian Chapter

Hadassah Meeting Set At Mrs Effron Home

The regular Blue Field Hadassah chapter meeting is planned for today at the home of Mrs A Effron on Giles Street.

Bluefield Hadassah

B Y P U Meeting Notice At First Baptist Church

The B Y P U of the First Baptist church will meet Tuesday at 7 45 PM at the Y on Fed street to discuss upcoming activities and plans.

B. Y. P. U. of the First Baptist Church Fed Street

Mrs Tyres’s Circle of Bland Streetionary Society

The text presents a fragmented notice likely describing a group called Mrs Tyres’s circle within Bland Streetionary Society. It reads as a social or club item from a historic newspaper, outlining membership or meeting activity in a condensed local society context.

Mrs. BT Tyres Bland

Meeting Set With Mrs Sublette on Highland Avenue

A meeting is scheduled with Mrs. Sublette and J. Sublette on Highland Avenue at 3 30 Wednesday afternoon.

J. Sublette Highland Avenue

Shrine Club Halloween Dance Planned at Masonic Temple

Shrine Club schedules a Halloween dance on Friday evening October 23 at the Masonic temple. Anticipation runs high for a night of costumes music and socializing.

Couple Welcomes Daughter At Bluefield Terrarium

Dr and Mrs Frederick Black announce the birth of a fine little daughter in Bluefield. Miss Mildred Cameron has been selected as organist for the First Baptist Church.

Frederick Black Bluefield Tarium Mildred Cameron First Baptist Church

Local social notes from Bluefield area events

The column records visits and gatherings in Bluefield including Miss Cora Wilson visiting friends from Roanoke, W A Neff from Louisa, P L Boyd and family in town, Betty Hale returning home from grandmother C B Wilson, Nancy Belle Prickett visiting in Jefferson Street, Frank Jane and wife departing for New York then Washington for the Mann Owen marriage on October 31, and updates on Mrs J T Thornton and Mrs W H Hansbarger after medical events.

Cora Wilson Roanoke W. A. Neff Louisa, Ky Bluefield P. L. Boyd Beulah Flora Mary Case Davy Ted Jewell Boone Street Betty Hale Washimgton Alice Wright Mann Isaac Thomas Mann James Chaccohl Owen J. T. Thornton Bland Road W. H. Hanabarger Peterstown Ronceverte Hansbarger Aie Madge Hansbarger

Elation Event Held This Afternoon At Three O Clock

An afternoon gathering is scheduled for 3 PM with expectations of a large turnout and positive attendance. Community members are invited to participate in the event.

Dr Leonhardt's Hemroid Remedy Claim

A promotional note asserts piles are caused by internal issues and promises quick relief by removing the cause. It claims ointments and operations are ineffective and offers refunds through Goodykoonts Drug Co and druggists nationwide.

Local Social Notes Include Visiting Guests and Health News

The city sees visitors from Tip Top Virginia Beckley Shion Mex and War with families and relatives dropping in for Sunday and Monday visits. Mrs George Wolfe and Mrs T E Combs travel from Beckley while Miss Virginia Howard of Pulaski was operated on at Bluefield Sanitarium for a hernia with conditions reported improving.

Dr. Peery Yeast Tip Top T. Farmer Leon Bishop D. Starling Della Ellison Pinefield W. Va George Wolfe T. E. Combs Beckley

Skelly Oil resumes dividends with quarterly payout offer

Directors of Skelly Oil Company announced a resumed dividend today offering a quarterly disbursement of twenty cents to holders of record November 6. The previous payment dated February 10, 1921, was the last issued.

New York Skelly Oil Company En's & Spate

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