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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1955
Page
4
Mrs Lawrence hosted a Dessert Bridge afternoon with sixteen guests. Cut flowers filled the rooms, including a white garden flower arrangement in milk glass. Yellow gladioli in silver bowls decorated the dining room and the den hearth held summer garden flowers. Winners were Mrs William Rowland and Mrs George Emmitt in bridge, while Mrs Bolding won the bingo.
Branum Circle at 1013 Grant with Mrs. Rice and Miss Rice welcomes two new members and studies Christianity and Wealth. Brumit Circle hosted by Mrs. Bradley with devotion on Love and Charity and peach short cake for 15. Price Circle meets with Mrs. Sanders with ice cream and cake for 19 and one visitor. Grizzard Circle meets at Central Melvin for prayers and cookie sherbet for 14, one new member. Westside Presbyterian Missionary Society prays for sick and lists home and foreign missionaries. Monk circle of Ninth St Methodist meets with hymns and Matthew 5:38-45 with refreshments for 10.
Mrs. Perry James of Athens hosted a Valley area luncheon with guests from Decatur and Hartselle. The group arranged a silver tea for July 16 at Founders Hall Athens College to start funds for a new Science building, highlighting Athens College as the region’s liberal arts institution.
Mrs. W G League and Barbara Ann of Greenville South Carolina and Perry Edwards of Miami return home after visiting Mr and Mrs W J Edwards Sr Parents. Ed Price Jr and wife from Atlanta visited parents and plan a week at Lake St John near Natchez with Joe Allen Price leaving group in Birmingham for Eagles Mere. Jerry Murdock of Murfreesboro Tennessee was in Decatur during the period.
More than 90 vocational education leaders attended the first annual AVA Workshop on the Alabama College campus at Montevallo. Leaders outlined objectives to coordinate state level efforts and foster ties between county district state and national vocational education groups.
The Alpha Psi Chapter of Epsi Ion Sigma Alpha International was chartered Friday in the Lyons Hotel club room with Mrs. Zowell Trout conducting the candle light ceremony and installation of officers. Officers include Mrs. William K. Martin president and Miss Vida Ray Norman educational director. The first regular meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the president’s home at 405 Fifth Ave S W.
Mr and Mrs James Howard Vest of Falkville announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Sue Vest formerly of Decatur to Bobby Dinzel Saint son of Mr and Mrs W C Saint of Falkville. The couple plan a July 2 wedding in Cullman with Betty Sue as granddaughter of Addie West and the late Mr West and Mrs Fred Ziegler and the late Mr Ziegler.
Mrs. L. H. Cromer reports three squirrels entered her chimney in Kingstree South Carolina and, black with soot, ran over curtains woodwork and mantle. They overturned lamps and flower pots causing a smoky mess.
Mrs Morris hosts a barbeque supper for Mrs Nash and Mrs John with Mrs Annie attending. A pony ride entertained Anne during the meal and the group then moved to Mrs Nash home for dessert.
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