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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1927

Page

5

Martha Frances Kilgore Fifth Birthday Party At Malone Park

Mrs L H Kilgore entertained about sixty children at Malone Park to honor her daughter Martha Frances on her fifth birth anniversary. The event featured punch upon arrival, hours of play, group photos, and at six o clock cream and cake for guests including Clifton Randolph Jr Betty McGehee Constance Peerson Margaret Nash Donald Nelson Bobby Nelson Katherine Pappenberg Helen Stubblefield and many others. Assistants included Mrs T M Jones Jr Mrs John McGehee Mrs Rufus Peerson Mrs J O Brasswell and Mrs Grady Kayes who helped serve before the children received a large balloon.

Malone Park L. H. Kilgore Martha Frances Clifton Randolph, Jr Betty McGehee Constance Peerson Margaret Louise Nash Donald Bobby Lou Nelson Katherine Pappenberg Helen Stubblefield Carolyn Jones T. M. Jones, III Mary Penick Jones Mary Sue Ryan Betty Foster Pointer Dorothy Grace Finley Mary Ford Tillery Harold and James Tyler Ann Fes Johnson Margaret Buchnan Nellie Clarke Roan Charlotte Reeves Rebecca Pettey Mary Stuart Terrell J. E. Thrasher, Jr Rosemary McKenna Betsy Townsend Doris Carlisle Gardener Jane Grady Keyes Richard Coffee Mary Bethant Leroy McEntire Katherine Ingold Timberlake Ann Tyler Jane Pittman Walter Young Huntsville Earline Elgin Black Bernice Dorothy Gallant Annie Mae Campbell Ellis Ruane, Jr Edna Ruth Clemons Mary Ann Ben Cool

Eastern Star District Conference Hosts July 9 Meeting

Mary Lou Dancy Chapter No. 320 hosts a district conference kickoff at 10 a.m. at their Bank Street hall. Attending chapters include Athens, Austinville, Albany, Bridgeport, Decatur, Scottsboro, Madison, Huntsville, Gurley, Town Creek and Hartselle. presiding is Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Sadie Deer of Birmingham.

Eastern Star Mary Lou Dancy Bank Street Athens Austinville Albany Bridgeport Decatur Scottsboro Madison Huntsville Gurley Town Creek Hartselle Worthy Sadie Deer Birmingham

Swimming Party Honors Mrs Harvey Guest Dorothy Cook

Miss Thelma Hatfield and Mrs Charles Harvey gave a swimming party Wednesday evening for house guest Dorothy Cook of Columbia Tennessee. Guests included Louise Almon Brentt Preuit Cook Craword Thelma Hatfield Bradley Charles Harvey Peggy Davis Ed Pirie Mary Matheny Charles Woodward Allene Crenshaw Jack Norwood Ernestine Kinsolving Roy Hatfield Eugene Bailey Tom Harvey Milton Thurston Roy Poteet and Ensign Adams.

Thelma Hatfield Charles Harvey Roy Hatfield Eugene Bailey Tom Harvey Milton Thurston Roy Poteet Ensign Adams

Charity bridge event honors Miss Dorothy Cook in Columbia

A Wednesday afternoon bridge party at Johnson Avenue hosted by Mrs. Charles Harvey celebrated Miss Dorothy Cook of Columbia Tennessee during her visit, with a graceful display of hospitality and social cordiality.

Dorothy Cook Columbia, Tenn Charles Harvey Miss Cook Johnson

Pleated crepella skirt and silk blouse shown at Southampton

Fashion note highlights a crepella pleated skirt with a silk blouse worn by Princess Lobkowicz in Southampton, noted as a premier American summer social destination. The blouse features colorful trim at the V neck and a matching belt. Another notable woman's creation is promised tomorrow.

Marie Manneux International Illustrated News Lobkowicz Southampton L. L Newport America

Bridge Party Honors Miss Peggy Davis At Columbia Event

Summer garden gathering in Columbia, Tennessee featured high score prize to Miss Peggy Davis and booby prize to Miss Allene Crenshaw. Honoree received a memento after a salad course, with guests including Miss Thelma Hatfield and Miss Louise Almon. Miss Thelma Hatfield to be honored Friday with a bridge party in Columbia.

Peggy Davis Allene Crenshaw Louise Almon Thelma Hatfield Babye Bess Bailey Mary Wallace Smiley Virginia Humphrey de Alva Alexander Loudie Moore Pointer Julia Leigh Lynne

Barbecue Honors Visitors At Bridgeview Home

Mr and Mrs A L Handley hosted a Fourth of July barbecue at Bridgeview to honor Mr and Mrs Homer Howell and children Dorothy and Homer Jr of Louisville Ky and E G Handley of Birmingham. Decatur residents attended the hospitality event.

A. L. Handley Bridgeview Homer Howell Dorothy and Homer, Jr Louisville E. G. Handley Birmingham Decatur

Qualify to Vote at Courthouse Before July 14

Citizens are urged to verify their eligibility at the courthouse to ensure their right to participate in government. The notice stresses checking qualifications before the July 14 deadline.

Feminine Foibles: Local Social Notes

Miss Loraine Winton will leave Saturday to visit Mira Ruth Lacker in Elora Tennessee. Wise Drug Company hires in Nashville. Annie Louis and Frances Mausby visiting the Mauleby family in Opelika Alabama. Grace Laniers returns to visit friends in Birmingham after St Louis stay. Mrs. H R Summer ill at home on Grant street. Charles Alexander and wife plan six week Nashville auto trip with friends.

Loraine Winton Mira Ruth Lacker Elora Tenn Hunteville Annie Louis Frances Mausby Mrs SG. C. Mauleby Opelika, Ala Misa Grace Laniers St. Louis Elizabeth Vaughn Birmingham Charles Alexander Nashville Harry Olshine J. W. Thornton

Personal notes of travel and visits around town

Local residents plan returns from Union Springs and Washington while others visit relatives in Birmingham Florence Gadsden and Montgomery. Family guests include Hartung Jones Hogan Gill and Kilgore with trips to Chattanooga Red Boiling Springs and Elkmont Springs while new Birmingham residents settle in.

Local visitors tour Atlantic City and nearby towns

Frank P. Lide met with Miss Allene Crenenay of Hats hman Tennessee during a brief business visit to Atlantic City and nearby areas on Thursday.

Frank P. Lide Thenl Niston

Local Boys Begin Extended Hike to Camp in Virginia

A party of Nashville youths set out this morning for a trek to a veterans camp in Virginia. Participants include Phillip Roberts Martin Edmund Nesbitt and BR Conley as they walk toward their destination.

Nashville Phillip Roberts Martin Edmund Nesbitt Br, Conley

Growing children need tonic for vitality and growth

An old advertisement promotes S.S.8 as a tonic made from roots and herbs. It claims centuries of use to improve appetite, restore energy, and aid red blood processes. The product is sold at drug stores in two sizes, with the larger size offering better value.

S.S

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