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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
9
A Christmas soirée in St. Louis hosted by Alcoholics Anonymous members honored Mrs. Marty Mann of New York. She once battled alcoholism and now directs a Yale sponsored National Committee for Education on Alcoholism. Guests drank nonalcoholic drinks while observing others in various intoxicated moods.
The Mary Bonar guild of First Baptist hosted its annual Christmas party at Mrs. E S Dudding’s West Virginia Avenue home with gifts exchanged. Vocal and piano numbers were performed. Other churches held events with programs led by Mrs. Lloyd Arehart and Rev K J Scott. Aviation cadet James Spencer attended Calvary Methodist youth party at G N Tolley home with 22 youths. Mrs. C W Blair travels to Auburn California to join Pvt Blair abroad.
Mayor L H Oakes announced the new municipal hospital in South Charleston, a 150 bed institution costing 702000, to be finished by May with no city tax burden and a 14 room nurses home adjoining. He outlined self sufficiency as a key feature while Lions Club members and guests attended the May meeting at the Recreation center.
Mrs. Push leads carol group as members answer favorite flowers and evergreen, sharing in a heart quiz and toy drive for the Save a Child Federation Santa Claus party. Club events from Marmet hospital gifts to Sunshine Philathea Bible class party are noted with several cancellations and postponements due to weather.
The text notes a planned Jan 9 meeting, a Christmas dinner for St. Ann's guild members and husbands at East Side Woman's club, a Christmas party for the Junior Philathea class of First Baptist church previously held on Thursday, and postponements for Circle No 2 of First Presbyterian until Dec 21 and Circle 5 until unspecified.
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