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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1950
Page
5
Erie YALC.A. secretary Max Darone will speak on The Last One Hundred Years in Popular Music at the College Women’s OK meeting Monday at 8 pm. The event rooms are Wayne Street home of Mrs D Armour Hillstrom. A business session follows with refreshments committee including Miss Bess Wilson and several others.
Sutees Gatherings show society coverage with a surprise testimonial dinner for Miss Mary E Anderson retiring in June after teaching at Concord School since 1996. 58 attendees including board of education members and friends filled the Phoenix Hotel for a roasty ham and turkey meal with floral decor and gifts from the House of Flowers.
Rehoboth Sun day School class of the Byntuelival United Brethren Ghireh plans a filial banquet at the Twiste Inn in Jamie town on May 16. Twenty four members attended a meeting at the church last evening with President Harold Lloyd presiding. Banquet reservations are to be made with Vernon Welch. Entertainment committee members are Arthur Storer Harold Carlson and Robert Olson. The ladies voted to prepare the banquet for the W.S. mother and daughter Vanquet at the church on May 11. Devotions were by Mrs Glenn Hans from St John chapter five and the group sang I Am Redeemed and I Know The. Jerrold Lansberry gave the closing prayer. Ice cream cookies and coffee were served by Mr and Mrs Marshall Sherwood and Mrs Welch.
Seventeen members of the Parr new School PT A met at the school yesterday at 3 p m in Mrs J B Cogsi s room with President Mrs Marion dogsi presiding Plans were made to install officers at the May meeting The Fairview School Brownie Troop presented entertainment including songs and folk dancing with Mrs Lawrence Hansen and Mrs Leland Wile in charge Mrs P H Stenmin read an account of the work by the Erie County Crippled Children s Society and a subject presented with Mrs Albert Shalter as narrator Cookies coffee and tea were served by Mrs Louis Hanna Mrs Donald Gates Mrs Wayne Hages Mrs Edward Rossbacher Mrs Frank Herberg and Miss Helen Spencer Miss Dorothy Doerr led the program and the next meeting is set for May 18.
Mrs. Harold J. Powell of North Center street hosted her contract card club last evening. Two tables of players included MMs HL King and Mee Trank Graft with guests MMs Ellsworth Holt and H Langdon Rower. Regular prizes were awarded to Holt and Rower, special prize went to Graff, a small course was served, and next Thursday evening Mrs. Haymoned Alderson will host.
Miss Dorothy Robinson was honored at a kitchen shower Thursday evening in a First Presbyterian Church setting. Hostess Mrs. Hubert Heovicin of Wright sweet and eight guests from a Sunday School class attended, with piano solos by Miss Mira Heerlein and a contest won by Miss Betty Johnson, among roses, tapers, and figurines as favors.
Thirty six members and guests attended a Tidewater area Ladies' Aid meeting at Mrs. Niels Sorenson's RD 3 home. In the afternoon a business session led by president Mrs. Robert Clark was held, prayers offered by Lyle Mercy, and the group voted to donate five dollars to the Virginia Louise Fund. The ladies worked on various blocks and visited for the remainder of the day.
The E U B Aid Society met for an all day gathering with fourteen members. A green dinner was served at noon and members prepared comforters. Mrs Hurley Banks led the business session and plans were set to work on bazaar articles for May 1. Proceeds will benefit the Quiz Orphanage and Home.
Miss Nancy Lee Armitage daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Armitage of Spring Creeks and David W Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Clinton Johnson of Irvine were married Thursday evening at six o clock at the Cobbs Corners Community Church Rev Kenneth Andrews of Brockton Mass former pastor of Adventist Church East Beanty performed the rite. The bride wore white marquisette with a fitted bodice and long train carrying a bouquet of white gladioli and stephanotis. Maids of honor wore yellow taffeta with lace trim and carries colonial bouquets. Bridesmaids wore blue taffeta with white organdy bodices and carried blue and white bouquets. The couple will reside in Teenie Bath. The groom is employed at the Youngsville Stay Mfg Co. and the bride at the New Process Company. A reception followed at the Armitage home. Additional guests came from several towns and Brockton Mass.
A reception honored Mr and Mrs McDanniel last evening hosted by the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs N H Reynorth of East South meet. Fifty two guests attended as Mr and Mrs McDanniel received many gifts. Assorted sandwiches fruit jello bridecake and coffee were served with guests from this city Clymer Spring Creek and Erie.
Mr and Mrs Louis Thompson of Pikpsville announce the engagement of their daughter Marilysy to Roger L Thompson of Wilta burg. Miss Proper is a Gerry High School student and plans to join business with her fiancé’s father and brother at Phillipsquin. A wedding date has been set.
Mrs Leslie Kelly of Fashion South acted as hostess for a Ken Club whist gathering held Wednesday evening. Twelve members attended and prizes were won by Mrs Joseph Briskie, Mrs Lyle Saxton, Mrs Kelly, and Mrs W B Lageland Frustiello. Danish pastries, tea and coffee were served. on May 10th Mrs Lico Howlett of 134 East Church Street will host the group.
Thirty people attended the Lutheran Fellowship at St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church on Raymond Avenue. The gathering featured games and refreshments served by the committee including cakes, cookies, relishes, coffee and tea. The next meeting is planned for May 18.
Members of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the American Legion met at the host home with President Eleanor Kovach presiding. They voted to donate to the Leonard Wood Memorial and noted Mother Craft Glasses classes began at the City Building. The Child Welfare Clinic will be held there the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Plans for a May ward party were formed with Miss Ko ney serving as general chair. Mrs. Robert Gull received an award for the event and Emma Matthews of the Erie County Crippled Children's Society spoke on their work with a film shown. Before the meeting the ladies served a hat dinner to junior baseball members and Legion members. Twenty seven attended. Strawberry shortcake and coffee were served by Mrs. John Houghting and Mrs. Marie Anderson. The date for the next event is set.
Members of Women's Benefit Corps No 49 met at LOOP for a dinner and business session. A guest, Lt. Dorrene Ackley of the Salvation Army, attended. Plans include a May 10 move for mother and daughter event and May 18 19 rehearsals for the home glen play. A $1450 surplus was raised from homemade foil sales for the treasury. A committee for May includes Mrs. Lawrence Marion Mrs. Cecil Bates and Misses Clara and Opal Hin. The next meeting is set for May 5.
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