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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1955
Page
13
The Rosebush Rural Agricultural School auditorium hosts a two night P T A minstrel event February 4 and 5 with a Wilcox Studio dance revue directed by Joanne Wilcox and Mary Jane Tope, a Rosebush School Choir.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of Center and Rosebush Churches held a Valentine party Monday evening at Rosebush Church. Rev. Ronald Knapp led group singing and games. Refreshments were served.
The Women's Society of Christian Service of Rosebush Methodist Church hosted husbands at a church dining room pot luck. Mrs. Ernest Hoste served as hostess and Mrs. John Lowery led a New Ventures On Old Roads worship. Missionaries was the program by Mrs. Floyd Thompson. The group announced Family Night moved to February 25 with Mrs. Cari First hosting the March meeting.
Members of the Rosebush Chamber of Commerce and local Boy Scouts met with the Valley Trails Scout Executive at a reorganizing meeting at the Rosebush Rural Agricultural School on February 3. Ronald Cairns was named Scout Master and Ronald Knapp assistant Scout Master.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mogg hosted a sleigh ride party Saturday night for the Susan Graham Fellowship of Rosebush Presbyterian Church. Guests returned to the Moggs for refreshments as plans were announced for a bake sale at the Fire Hall on February 26. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ervin will host the March meeting.
The Rosebush Ready Rockets 4-H Senior Group held its Valentine party in Mrs. Eileen Jacob's room at Rosebush School on Monday afternoon. Melvin Seiter Billy Phillips and Louise Morgan led games and eighth graders distributed Valentines. The eighth grade annually makes the Valentine box. Hot chocolate cookies and homemade candy were served by Joan Andrews Bonnie Denslow Ronald Stork and Wallace DePew.
The Rosebush column notes Sunday visits among residents including Mr and Mrs Al Stebbins of Flint with the Ervin and Thompson households, birthdays celebrated at the Denslow home, and Mrs Harry Lennox convalescing after a hip fracture at Central Community Hospital. Other items mention weekend trips to Snow Snake Mountain and guests from Ithaca and Flint.
Local social chatter reports Mr and Mrs James and L Cline of Alma visiting Mr and Mrs Carl Wurts. Maynard Danks of St Louis spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gerry Peabody. Mrs Agnes Lawler and Jim dined with Mr and Mrs John Jacobson. Albert Moyes vacationing in Florida. 4 H Club held a Roller Skating Party at Gateway Lanes in Clare. Donald Myers and family and Laura Grace of Mt Pleasant visited Erma Cameron and children.
Sunday dinner guests included Hubert Collins from Mt Pleasant and Ruth McKenzie with visits to the Central Community Hospital to see injured Rev and Mrs John Osborne. Notable gatherings feature Faith Johnson with Roy Cole Swartz Creek, and several households hosting relatives from Flint Clare Bridgeport and Sterling. The section notes skating at Island Park and weekend visits by Prokopp family from Detroit.
Mr and Mrs Orrin First and Mrs Dan Morrison attended Farmers Week at Michigan State College Lansing on Monday as luncheon guests of their daughter and husband Mrs Stuart Denslow in East Lansing. Frank Herron of Clare and Wilbur Siel of Lansing were Saturday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Clarence Randal.
Carol Sandy was chosen president with Caroline Graham as vice president and Irene Seiter as secretary when the Junior American Citizens Club met in Mrs. Iris Eggleston's room. The update notes honorifics and classroom activities along with a Valentine party and a March of Dimes fundraiser collecting 68.45 dollars.
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