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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1958
Page
3
Social calendar lists a Country Club Party in the afternoon and a Do-Si-Do Square Dance at the Alcott School in the evening. Indicates club events and a community dance gathering for Saturday May 17 1958.
Chapter DD PEO closed the club year with a 1 30 dessert luncheon hosted by Mrs D C Diver at 929 S Highland for 29 members. Mrs Randall Diver and Mrs Elmer Conklin assisted. President Mrs A B Chauncey reported on the May state convention in Coffeyville May 6 to 8 where she was a delegate. Also attending were Mrs Conklin Mrs Wilfrid Cavaness C H Pankratz Carl Pate T H Glasscock Howard Jester and Edwin C Cathers.
Dean Strack was honored Thursday evening by the Fidelity class of Grant Avenue Baptist Church before his upcoming Army departure. Host couple Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herman welcomed 18 members as Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Pearson and seven children attended. Mrs. Robert Cox led devotions. The class presented Strack with a New Testament.
Two sewing pattern notices promote Alice Brooks and Marian Martin designs for children and half sizes. Patterns include Pattern 7174 for two color huck weaving dresses with sizes 2 4 6 8 and Pattern 9270 for half sizes with waist and hip considerations. Buyers send coins and extra for mailing to The Chanute Tribune Pattern Department and Marian Martin.
Mrs Hilma Johnson, R. 3, hosted a Friendly Neighbor club meeting attended by 13 members and four guests. Penny gift went to Mrs Maggie King. A secret pal gift was given to Mrs Johnson. Next meeting set for June 19 with Mrs Vyrl Roberts. Cake bakers named Mrs Alice Schommer and Mrs Cecil McGuffey. Salad makers listed as Mrs King and Mrs Manuel Fletcher.
Mrs Ruth Jones of 207 North Garfield hosted a Nob Hill club meeting on Thursday afternoon. Members and two children enjoyed dessert after a gift exchange. The group plans to distribute tea towels to three nursing homes and will meet again in September.
Mrs Cunningham says the festival gives students an immediate objective and a chance to earn a rating based on achievement. Entrants are not in competition. they are judged on their own merits, benefiting even average students who apply themselves to music.
West Monroe Louisiana announces the engagement of Betty Louise Nelson to Earl Richard Bain Jr. The couple plans a June 14 wedding at the First Assembly of God in West Monroe with Rev. Fred D. Wall officiating. Attendants include Joyce Nicklas maid of honor and Ray Vineyard best man.
The Southeast district Kansas Federation of Music Clubs sponsors the junior music festival at the Senior High School auditorium. Sessions run 9 50 in the morning and 1 00 in the afternoon with public access. Local chairmen are Mrs O H Cunningham and Mrs Oral Borland. Entrants come from Coffeyville Independence Neodesha Altoona Iola and Chanute. Judges include Markwood Holmes and Walter B Osaddhuk of Pittsburg State College for piano and instruments. vocal judges are Mrs Morris Chambers and Mrs How ard H Hollenshead of Chanute. Pages and ushers are Chanute Youth St Celia Music club members.
A discussion of why women become Catholic nuns, describing their distinct dress and life of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The piece argues such vows stem from deep faith and service to God, noting the Church’s global presence in schools, hospitals, and charitable work.
The final meeting of the year for Junior St Cecilia Music Club honored members and welcomed guests. President Lyla Hanson announced perfect attendance. new officers Barbara Balch and allies were installed. notes from Junior Keynotes highlighted solos from Debussy to de Falla. about 50 members attended and refreshments followed.
Letter from a mother about a 19 year old daughter who plans to marry a 31 year old unemployed man with a drink problem. Ann Landers advises the daughter may choose her own path but warns of storms and to avoid letting them live with the family. A widower seeks guidance on a 50 50 arrangement, distrust, and joint ownership disputes over a house. Landers suggests reexamining ownership, suggests practical advice, and offers a booklet on boundaries and dating.
The Schoonover Iris gardens in Humboldt display a varied color range from white to deep purple as the 1953 show season opens. Plants from American growers and Schoonover introductions feature in breeding efforts. Planning starts after flowering with plant division and labeling for variety names. Roots are shipped to growers in several states and Kansas.
Mrs Charles Henshall hosted a Tioga HDU meeting at 101 North Kansas address. Seven members were served coffee and rolls while plans for a Saturday food sale were completed. A group discussion on human relations referenced the Neosho County Creed and a district meeting report from Coffeyville was given.
The Rural Grange conferred the third and fourth degrees on two new members during a recent meeting. Seven nominees were proposed for membership. The group planned the third and fourth degrees at Harmony Grange on May nineteen. Mrs. Eula Hole won first in the local Grange sewing contest. Mrs. Fern Spence lectured and led a quiz and game. Leon Spence won the package and shared candy. Mrs. Mabel Armstrong presented a reading. Seventeen members and three children attended with pot luck refreshments.
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