Danville Christmas Party At Sims Home
The Danville Home Demonstration Club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Lewis Sims home on December 14. Members enjoyed decorations, a lighted tree, carols, and a devotional.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1950
Page
7
The Danville Home Demonstration Club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Lewis Sims home on December 14. Members enjoyed decorations, a lighted tree, carols, and a devotional.
Despite a heavy snow, Rock Creek Home Demonstration Club members attend Mrs. Florence Tanner and co-hostess Mrs Cecil Tanner host a Christmas meeting. The group decorates, sings carols, and exchanges gifts around a tree while notes on attendance awards are read.
The Langtown Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Jim Stewart’s home with Mrs. Wade presiding. Members sang Silent Night and discussed Christmas decorations while planning to attend the December 16 council meeting and the Garden Club Holiday House on December 21.
Massey Home Demonstration club held a Christmas dinner hosted by Mrs. H. E. Owen on December 8. The event featured a festive living room, centerpieces, a gum drop tree, and a buffet meal of chicken and dressing. The afternoon program included a Christmas story, prayer, and holiday songs. Members received recipes and awards for perfect attendance, and packages were collected for the Flint Sanatorium.
The Wolfe Springs Home Demonstration club held its December meeting at Mrs. Travis Jeffreys home. New officers were elected for the coming year led by Mrs. Travis Jeffreys as president and Mrs. Woodie Reed as vice president.
The Chalybeate Home Demonstration Club met December 8 at 10 a.m. with Mrs. D. J. Fil yan. Members brought covered dishes and prayed for peace. Mrs. E. S. Bowman was reelected president and Mrs. Clifton Lanier vice president after accepting the resignation of Mrs. Clifton JT. The group planned a Christmas present for a cripple child and heard a Christmas story from Miss Lucy Blackburn before adjourning to January.
The December meeting of the Midway Home Demonstration Club was held at Mrs. Ruby Waugh’s home. Members brought covered dishes, decorations and a Christmas tree provided festive setting. A devotional by Mrs. Waugh opened, followed by roll calls, minutes, business, and a luncheon for ten members, three children and Miss Blackburn.
Home Demonstration Club of Morgan County hosts a Christmas party for Flint Sanatorium patients on Wednesday December 20 from 7 to 8 PM. Louis Blizzard of Decatur acts as Master of Ceremonies with music by local groups and Santa Claus giving gifts distributed by club members.
Concord Home Demonstration Club members and their husbands held a Christmas party December 11 at 6 30 in the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Fretwell. Decorations and carols set a festive mood and Miss Blackburn shared a Christmas story with pictures and carols. Gifts were drawn and shared and fruits and nuts served. January meeting planned for Mrs Roy Craig’s home.
Jack T. Bryant of Decatur received his Bachelor of Arts degree at John B. Stetson University in DeLand Florida during fall commencement. President J Ollie Edmunds presided. ROTC and military leadership programs were noted as part of Stetson offerings. Bryant previously attended Riverside High and now resides in Daytona Beach Florida.
The Birmingham jail reports Henry B. Preister 55 used a belt as a noose in his cell after being charged with molesting a child. Acting Police Chief E H Brown said the house painter sobbed and resisted facing the music before his death. Preister had come from Columbus Ga about a year ago and was arrested Saturday night on the molesting charge.
The group gathered at Mrs Susie Lewis home on January 8 at 1 30 for a meeting. Members received nice gifts and Miss Hawkins and Mrs Bessie Hamilton were honored with anniversary gifts. All members urged to attend to start the new year right.
Mrs Hawkins and Mr Pruitt host a gathering with Mr Sam Hobbs from The Deca tur Daily attending to swap patients in their gayest spirits at the event.
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