Methodist Missionary Circle News Recaps Four Meetings
Circle one at Mrs. R. H. McIntosh hosts devotion led by Mrs. Baskin plans for Men’s Brotherhood banquet new members added. Circle two at Mrs. Luckett schedules a February 16 white sale and opts no refreshments. Circle three at the church names officers led by Mrs. Sharpe with no refreshments and plans a Valentine Tea and an apron sale. Circle four at Mrs. Triggs chooses officers for the year and community members extend birthday wishes to Mr. Mangum.
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Circle
Methodist Missionary Society
R. H. McIntosh
B. J. Baskin
H. L. Luckett
W. C. Agee
Walter Sharpe
R. D. Wharton
Mack Harvey
Mollie Moore
Valentine
S. W. Cheeves
Circle Number Four
W. H. Triggs
Joe Lindsey
R. L. Batte
Buck Bonds
Alex Triggs
J. L. Clinton
Lee Is Honored at U D C Anniversary Service
Jeff Rogers Chapter U. D. C. marked an anniversary service at the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon. The program featured music directed by Mrs. C. E. Peyton, an introductory by Judge Graham Gillis, an address on Robert E. Lee delivered by Judge John Watson, and a Stone Mountain Memorial tribute by Miss Ada Henderson.
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Jeff Rogers
Methodist Church
C. E. Peyton
Graham Gillis
Robert E. Lee
John Watson
Stone Mountain Memorial
Ada Henderson
Birthday Dinner for John E Mangum by Mrs Mangum
Mrs John E Mangum entertained Saturday night honoring her husband John E Mangum on his birthday. About twenty guests from the Robert McLane and Company wholesale house attended with traveling salesmen from Caldwell and Rockdale, plus Caldwell hosts. The Mangum residence in East Cameron glowed with decorations, a five course menu was served, and toastmaster Ben P Atkinson delivered jovial remarks as guests offered informal responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FE. Mangum
Robert McLane and Company
Mancum
Caldwell
Rockdale
Broaddus
Mr. Smith
Aline
Robert McLane
Lee McLane
Homer McLane
Henry Patillo
Tom Crittenden
Drayton McLane
J. 8. Bragg
Charles Coleman
W. M. Eanes
W. H. Lucas
Merkie Mosley
George Manzum
Ben P. Atkinson
Elliott Atkinson
Lee Broaddus
Sparagus
Charlotte
Eral
Robert Mene Pave
Wrest
Henezle Huncon
Mr. Bagby
Birthday Jubilee for Baptist Missionary Union Members
The Baptist Mis sionary Union hosted a Birthday Jubilee at Mrs Wm Hendersons home for members born in November December and January. About seventy five ladies attended and played Bible name games while a free will offering funded church furnishings. A quarterly jubilee tea will continue this style to celebrate each member.
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The
Baptist Missionary Union
Wm. Henderson
Union
Baptist Church
T. S. Henderson
Jack Foster
Inez Evans
Lillie Kate Beckerman
Reading
Dorothy Blaylock
Mesdames
S. M. Burns, Jr
John Mangum
Alice McGehee
Earl Westmoreland
E. S. Hutcherson
Baptist
Birthday Party Honors Mary Belle Batte Fourteen
Mrs. Lee Batte hosted a January 19 party for her daughter Mary Belle who turned fourteen on January 20. Guests included schoolmates and teachers with games, pastel table settings, a salad course and ice. Corsages and sweet peas adorned the table as George and Martha Washington dolls watched pink candles. Gifts, favors, and emblems marked the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Batte
Mary Belle
George
Martha Washington
Doe Denson
Wishbone
A. Freeman
Lena Belle Baskin
Thimble
Reba Young
Ring
Allene Maddox
Button
Abbie Reese Harvey
Crescent
Maggie Reed McCown
Geraldine Lindsey
Lelia Batte
Willie May Colburn
Dorcas Grady Batte
Lee Batte Harvey
Batte
Joe Lindsey
Mack Harvey
Bridger Party Honors Mrs. Bowles with Yellow Themed Bridge
A Friday afternoon bridge gathering complimented Mrs. Stanley Bowles of Indianapolis with a yellow motif. High score earned Miss Adna Smith a Bridge set, while Misses Gladys Watson and Sallie Kate McLane received pottery table wears. Hostess gifted a yellow toned guest room puff box.
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A. Cottle
Stanley Bowles
Indianapolis
Adna Smith
Gladys Watson
Sallie Kate McLane
Mesdames Tiff. Moore
S. G. Patton
James Watson
Charlies F. Swift
Beth Jeter
Mary Lake Henderson
Mel Mitchell
Nell DuBois
Lenna Kate Johnson
Retna Smith
Elizabeth Rischar
Oxsheer Smith
Charles F. Swift
Rush Thomas
Paul Webb
Tiff Moore
Fritz Fahrendorff
Buck Bonds
John Watson
J. L. Clinton
E. V. Ferguson
John Edwards
Giles T. Arriett
H. F. Smith
Indiana
S. M. Burns, Jr
Charles McDermott
S. A. Cottle
Mary Virginia Bowles
S. M. Burns
Fred Cable
Charles Frank Green
Helen Flinn
J C. Tucker
Clara Thomas
Charles E Peyton
Clinton
Alex Triggs
Lions Club Luncheon Highlights Scout Program and Music
About twenty Lions Club members enjoyed a turkey dinner at the Bigbee hostelry. E V Ferguson served as toastmaster. Mayo White attended as guest of honor and John Henderson updated on the Boy Scout movement. Carl Hopkins presented The History of the American Flag. Mack Harry performed a song and Mrs. Jack Foster played a piano solo. The club plans to entertain the ladies at the next meeting.
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Lions Club
E. V. Ferguson
Mayo White
John Henderson
Carl Hopkins
Mack Harry
Jack Foster
Lions
Presbyterian Circles Meet for Social Sewing Hours
Circle one met at Mrs. Paul Webb's home Monday afternoon with Mrs. C. W. Read assisting. They sewed aprons then enjoyed a social hour. Circle three gathered at Mrs. James Watson's home for a similar social hour.
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Circle Number
Paul Webb
C. W. Read
Cicle Number
James Watson
Students Present A Full House At Belton High School
Yee High school Cameron sent students to Belton for a Friday performance with a camera audience praising the event. Proceeds supported a new gymnasium. A Cameron basketball game preceded and followed the play, with a list of attendees including Coach L Van Perkins and several families. Imogene Maurie arrived Jan 19 weighing 7 pounds at the home of E S Hollingsworth in Maysfield Texas. Previously Kathleen Ireland, a Yee High alumna, was mentioned.
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Yee High School
Cameron
Belton High School
Belton
L. van Perkins
Russell C. Harper
Mesdames F. J. Beckerman
Arthur Baskin
Rosalie Baskin
Eloise Rogers
Francis Looney
Lillie Kate Beckerman
Mary Sue Denson
Messrs
Sam Cseeves
Frank Cheeves
Gordon Baskin
Gillis Graham
Willard Keith
Kennard Keith
Clifford Barmore
Carl Fikes
Hooks Slocomb
Richard West
Irvine Harlan
Glenn Flinn
Imogene Maurie
E. S. Hollingsworth
Maysfield
Texas
Kathleen Ireland
Simple Church Wedding for Tulsa Bride
Miss Lillian Easterwood Randall and Ralph Dent Pearce wed at Boston Avenue Methodist Church Tulsa in a color motif of green and white. The ceremony featured Dr John A Rice and Mendelssohn music with maid of honor Lucille Thomason and best man A G Burns. The couple will reside in Eldorado Kansas and begin housekeeping.
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Boston Avenue
Josephine Storey White
Ernest E. Clulow
Jane Cadman
Juanita Jones
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Lucille Thomason
Pearce
A. G. Burns
Miss Thomason
Milam County Grand Daughter of Houston Woman Mentioned
The note identifies Milam county as the granddaughter of Mrs. Mary C. Looney of 420 Hathaway Avenue Houston Texas indicating a familial relation within a local notice context.
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Milam County
Mary C. Looney
Hathaway Avenue
Houston
Texas
Afternoon Party Honors Erie Women With Luncheon
Mrs. Fritz Fahrendorf held an afternoon party for her sister Mrs. Louise Hogan and sister in law Mrs. Billy Sedelmeyer of Erie Penn. The home featured sweet peas and blossoms and a two course luncheon was served during the social hour.
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Fritz Fahrendorf
Louise Hogan
Billy Sedelmeyer
Erie Penn
Sweet Peas Ag
Yee High P T A Discusses Community Impact of Parent-Teacher Work
At Yee High school on January 16 the Parent-Teachers Association held an enthusiastic meeting. Miss Amelia Williams presided as the group adopted a new book for this year’s study and formed a committee to discuss a public health nurse for Milam County schools. Ellison Art Pictures will be shown at Yee High the first week in February with a small admission fee and three public evenings planned by Yee High teachers, the P T A, and the Grammar school teachers.
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Yee High School
Parent
Amelia Williams
Beaumont
B. J. Baskin
Andrew Freeman
H. R. Def
Fisher
Ellison
Yee High
PTA Lunch Aims to Boost Yee High Exam Takers
The Parent-Teachers Association provided light lunches for Yee High students taking Tuesday and Wednesday exams. Mrs. Ben Atkinson led Tuesday service with helpers including Miss Beth Jeter and several others, serving hot tea, crackers and cheese. Wednesday’s sustenance followed by Mrs. E A Wallace and another group, using Domestic Economy facilities. Maxwell House tea donated by Cheek Neal Coffee Co with Robert McLane Wholesale as local rep. The lunches were meant to energize students to reduce term failures.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Yee High School
Ben Atkinson
Beth Jeter
Mesdames P. O. Adams
J. L. Clinton
B. Slocomb
Albert Triggs
Cheek-Neal Coffee Company
Robert McLane Wholesale Company
Cooke-Wallis nuptials announced for January in Dallas Fort Worth
John Esten Cooke announces the marriage of his daughter Agnes to James C. Wallis on January 12 1924. The couple wed in Dallas with a Fort Worth home address and guests receiving the notice by mail. Agnes Cooke, editor of the Rockdale Reporter, studied journalism at the University of Texas and Our Lady of the Lake College before returning to Rockdale.
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John Esten Cooke
Agnes
Hemphill Street
Fort Worth
Texas
J. F E. Cooke
Rockdale
Texas Press Association
Wallis Bride Weds Fort Worth Visitor In Rockdale
The elder Wallis son of Dr and Mrs D R Wallis married a bride from Rockdale amid village congratulations. A Rockdale High School and A M College alum, he served overseas in World War and has worked with Hamilton Cotton Company of Fort Worth. They will reside in Fort Worth and return visits are hoped for by friends.
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Rockdale
D. R. Wallis
Rockdale High School
A. & M. College
Hamilton Cotton Company of
Fort Worth
Time flits as daughter marries in heartfelt union
A personal tribute announces the firstborn daughter leaving home to join her husband in a new life. The editor laments the empty nest while blessing the union and praising the daughter’s virtues. A Presbyterian church pageant and a formal reception for Mrs. Bowles’ guest are noted with details of guests and decor.
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Gilead
Reading and music program delights guests at gathering
Edwin York contributed a most pleasing program of reading and music. A large number of guests called during the afternoon.
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Edwin York
Banquet of Methodist Men's Brotherhood
Social highlight of the week was the Methodist Men's Brotherhood gathering in the church on Wednesday. Seats were filled for 120 with 20 guests at improvised tables. Oxsheer Smith served as toastmaster with witty introductions. The Carr Quartette of Temple entertained, Frank Hardy performed, and Dr. John Keen spoke on religious life as love in action. Ladies of Circle Two served a turkey meal with cranberry sauce, rice, yams, salad, rolls, coffee, and cherry pie a la mode.
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Methodist Men's Brotherhood
Oxsheer Smith
Carr Quartette
Temple
Frank Hardy
John Keen
The
Austin Statesman
Circle Number Two
Women’s Missionary Society
Cameron History Club Meets at Mrs Henderson Home
The Cameron History Club gathered Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Henderson's on 7th 8&1. Mrs. E A Wallace led Lesson Study describing the Stone Mountain Memorial near Atlanta, GA, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Cameron History Club
Wm. Herderson
E. A. Wallace
Stone Mountain
Attlanta
United Daughter of Confederacy
Literary Digest
J. C. Tucker
F. J. Beckerman
R. H. McIntosh
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Society News
Jeff T. Kemp
Methodist Missionary
A. E. Sharpe
New Orleans
Mr. Mangum
Lee
Bridger Party
Presbyterian Circles
Tulsa
Cooke-Wallis
James C. Wallis
Dallas
Tempus
Christian Endeavor
Gladys Henry
Amercia Calls
Presbyterian Church
History Club
Whiting-Davis
AA. Johnson
Jack
Foster
R. R. Tyson’s
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