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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1944

Page

6

1944 Christmas Ball Cotillion Club at the Armory

The 1944 Christmas Ball of the Cotillion Club was a brilliant event at the Armory on Saturday night. Decor featured blue and white crepe streamers, a silver edged stand, and a blue roped dance floor with walls spaced by ropes. Busby’s Orchestra provided music as club members and guests danced in formal attire including gowns trimmed in blue, mink, and sequins, with escorts from Lt. Hoff to Dr. Bragg and others, describing outfits and dates throughout the event.

Deci Cotillion Club Armory Comer Ezell Busby Bessie Peach Atben Hoff Robert Anderson Anderson A. C. Bailey W. F. Boswell, Jr John Bragg Dr. Bragg Shirley Bragg Nick Athens Lewis C Mr. Brown Sallye Barnum J. C. David Sarah Coleman Billy Jones W. J. Jr Mr. Duncan Ezell Bob Burgin Knoxville Tenn Wilson Orr Orr Constance Peerson Jack Urie Betty Foster Pointer Stephen Bradshaw Rex Pou Mr. Pou Martha Scales J.D. Ivey la Grange Barrett Shelton Mr. Shelton Aasath Seaway Jack Smallwood Srwoo Wood Muriel Thomas Jamie Ranier Tuscaloosa Peggy Wilds Bill Ingerman New York City Jack Williamson LeGrande Wilson Wilson J. B. Wiley Dr. Wiley Ruth Banks Joe Baugh Lillian Houser Ned Anderson Jerry Wallace Pam Kyle New Orleans Ben Martin, Jr Martin Martha Dinsmore Walter Johnson Saginaw Mich Virginia Prince Calvin Preston Randolph Abingdon Esther Morris F. W. Johnson Rocky Mount N. C Alfred Wilson Pensacola Fla Ste A

Christmas Dance Notes and Wedding Announcements

Gifted with a social page of Decatur events, the item lists a home wedding of Guistle Black and Herman Rogers at a Gordon Drive home, several society meetings at local churches, and a courtship dance attendance with many out of town guests. It records guests from Atlanta New Orleans Birmingham and Knoxville and notes upcoming club gatherings and a January Courtland Army Air Field Women’s Club luncheon.

Miss Black MR. Rogers Guistle Black L. M. Black Herman Rogers Galloway Rogers G. C. Norris Greer Black Mary Katherine Strothers Nell Mullenassis Norris ‘Black G. B. Wallace Atlanta, Ga Nell Rogers New Orleans Morris Davis Birmingham Courtland Army Air Field Officers Club Courtland Decatur C. E. Trostel

Dorothy Dix on Pampering Husbands in Marriage

Dorothy Dix argues wives fail to satisfy husbands when they do not pamper them. She urges wives to flatter and comfort men, note their needs, and treat husbands with affection even after children arrive. The piece promotes mutual tenderness and shared emotional needs.

Griselda Fido

Mr and Mrs Earle Calvin to Take Virginia to Knox

Mr and Mrs Earle Calvin and daughter Elizabeth accompany their elder daughter Miss Virginia Prince Calvin to Knox.

Olene Woodruff State Teachers College Florence George T. Wood Mrs. Earle Calvin Elizabeth Virginia Prince Calvin Knox

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