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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1955

Page

5

Rainbow Girls Hostess To School Of Instruction

Decatur Assembly 26 of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls hosted a North Alabama district school of instruction on Saturday. Mrs. Joe Elliott, Sub-Supreme Deputy, led the event with Miss Joe Anne Elliott and Mrs. Mary Powell among honored guests. A luncheon at the Why-Not Cafe followed the morning session with Miss Jane Upchurch as toast mistress and Mayor H R Summer delivering the welcoming address.

Decatur Order of the Rainbow North Alabama Joe Elliott Joe Anne Elliott Mary ‘Powell State of Alabama Virginia Ann Crews Elliott Jane Upchurch H. R. Summer Rainbow Mary Powell Sedama Lanier Jim Woodall Order of the Rainbow For Girls School of Instruction Lillian Gilliland Birmingham OES State of Jo Anne Elliott

Birthday Celebrations and Historical Mentions Noted

The text describes a birthday gathering for Miss Jo Anne Elliott with a Rainbow Girl doll and a pink rose iced cake. It also notes a statistic on annual homicide deaths and mentions Cabeza de Vaca as the first white explorer to cross Texas.

Miss Elliott Texas Cabeza de Vaca

Miss Nellie Miller Weds William Charles Stevens in Moulton Church

Miss Nellie Tucker Miller married William Charles Stevens at Moulton Methodist Church with Rev. Roswell E. Owens officiating. The ceremony featured magnolia leaves, gladioli, tuberoses, and a lily-adorned altar, followed by a reception at the Miller home and plans for a Bristol Virginia home.

Nellie Tucker Miller William Charles Stevens Bristol Lou Liverman Norfolk Leo Roberson Moulton James Pressly Miller Beth Miller Kathy Dickey Huntsville Gayle Pettus Claire Lewis Geneva Ala Barbara Richbourg Tallahassee Fla Claire Davis Camilla Bill Winchell Knoxville R. A. Lewis J. B. Richardson James E. Tate Camden C. C. Farish Lowe Harris J. M. Stevens Columbia S.C Decatur, Ga J. H. Highsmith Russellville Franklin Roberson Grady Smith Carl McLe More F.T. Jones G. F. Carraway W. G Stevens Augusta

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