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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1950
Page
3
Members of the Rebekah Degree Staff are urged to attend the regular meeting next Tuesday evening for a complete practice. Nominations for new officers will take place during the same session.
Alpheus and their spouse celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at their Herrick home from 2 to 4 PM on Sunday November 26. The couple have four children Elwyn Date of Mt Pleasant Stanley Dale of Midland and daughters Maggie Geesey Flint and Blanche Fike Coleman. They are grandparents to twelve and have two great grandchildren.
The Women Societies of the Congregational Church held a pot luck Thanksgiving luncheon on November 15 at 1 30 pm. The event featured devotions, musical solos, and arrangements by the November committee. The Guild approved a donation to Olivet College and planned a December 2 Christmas Bazaar. The next Guild meeting is November 29.
The American Legion Auxiliary held a November 13 meeting with nine members. Plans were finalized for a rummage sale on November 17–18 in Legion rooms. A Christmas party was set for December 11, replacing the Thanksgiving social. Committee chair Mrs ITvonne Gorr. Membership totaled 54.
The Clare 1.0.C.F. hall hosted a Sunday open house honoring Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Irwin Sr. on their 50th wedding anniversary. More than 300 guests attended from cities including Detroit, Flint, Pontiac, Midland, Bay City, Kalamazoo, and Saginaw as longtime relatives participated in songs, skits, and a mock wedding ceremony.
The final round of the Bridge Tour at Hotel Doherty saw grand slam wins by Fors berg-Maynard Eigar-Ulrich and Haley Crum. Prize winners include Flight A Johnston-Doherty 20350 Artibee-Asline 19460 Flight B Wallace-Anderson 26940 Stoll-Mussell 15590 Flight C Jackson-Elliott 12330 Woodcock-Porter 9940. High scores list Artibee-Asline 6680 Stoll-Mussell 6420 Green-Archey 5640 Peterson-Wheeler 5290 Thayer-White 4270 Wallace-Anderson 4080. Next tourney begins January 10 1951.
Mrs Russell Foell hosted Circle II of the W S G S at her home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Leonel Green led devotions on Work and Worship, tied to The Christian Vocation presented by Mrs Clayton Neff. Circle members were urged to bring bake sale donations for November 18 at Gay's Dime Store.
Mr and Mrs Jess Miller hosted a house warming after moving five miles south of Clare on US 27. Guests enjoyed cards and square dancing with the Gorry Orchestra, received gifts, and a potluck supper closed the evening attended by local and out of town friends including Mr and Mrs Walter Pifer Mrs Carrie Cole and others.
Circle I W S C S met at Mrs Charles Stirling home Wednesday afternoon with sixtee n members present. The group sang The Old Rugged Cross and devotions were led by Mrs Myrtise Allen. Mrs A H Mulder discussed Near East Panorama by Gloria Wyster. Refreshments followed.
A Clare Rebekah gathering honored past noble grands on November 7 with all officers and guests. The event featured an honor guard, a formal march, birthday tributes, floral presentations, and a birthday supper, with announcements for upcoming initiations and social events.
The V F W Auxiliary held its regular November meeting Wednesday evening with president Mrs J A Hendershot in charge. They planned sponsoring a Junior High Girl Scout Troop and members sent a dozen slippers and lap robes to Saginaw Veterans Hospital. Theresa Wehrman and Carrie Green organized refreshments.
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