Society notes and engagements in Alabama towns
Social page items report Doris Hill Ponder engagement to Woodrow Harold Ponder in Hanceville. D M Dutton announces Mary Ilva Dutton to Milton Aldridge of Florence. Florence wedding occurred March with Rev Frank Puckett officiating. Mrs Aldridge employed in Huntsville, Mr Aldridge a Florence State Teachers College student and veteran. The article also covers a Surprise Shower for Mrs and Miss Winfrey in Lacey Springs and Women’s Chamber of Commerce meeting with reports on bingo, fats collection, and Girl Scout fundraiser plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldridge-Dutton
Danville
Mary Ilva
Milton M. Aldridge
Florence
W.w.aldridge
Mabel McCulley Aldridge
Alabama
Frank Puckett
Aldridge
Civil Service
Huntsville
Reynolds Alloys Company
Sheffield
Florence State Teachers College
Danville High School
Cypress Street
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Lyons
Mesdames
C. J. Muncie
L. R. Nash
America
J. T. Jones
S. E. Alverson
W. R. Rogers
Rogers
Greenwood Park Fund
Nash
Alverson
T. J. Cottingham
Ingold Timberlake
Eugene Dugger
C. A. Moore
Lucy Bell
M. L. Rogers
Pulaski, Tenn
Loyd Shaw
Ray Shaw
Milwaukee
Wise
G. C. Finney
Decatur
W. J. Frost
Chicago, Ill
Rufus Peerson
Wheeler Area Girl Scout Council Opens Meeting Date
The Wheeler Area Girl Scout Council holds its first meeting on Tuesday May 21 at 8 p.m. in the Central Baptist church lower auditorium. The program features a Marionette Show by Folk Will and the Girl Scout board of May meets at 7 30 p.m. just before the council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler Area
Girl Scout Council
Central Baptist Church
Girl Scout Board
First Presbyterian Birthday Party Hosted by Woman's Auxiliary
The Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church holds its annual birthday party Monday at 3 p.m. in the church with Mrs. W P Dozier leading the program and Mrs. Barrett Shelton organizing the social hour. The Elementary Study Course ends with a Tuesday meeting at 3 30 p.m. at Somerville Road School with Rev. O S Gamble as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
The
First Presbyterian Church
W.P. Dozier
Barrett Shelton
Somerville Road
Rev
O. S. Gamble
Westminster Circle Meetings In Home Gatherings
Westminster Presbyterian circles hold meetings Monday Circle One at 3 30 P M in Mrs Charles Harvey’s home and Circle Two at 3 P M in Mrs J O Col vard’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Circle
Westminster Presbyterian Circles
Charles Harvey
J. O. Colvard
Personalities head to Huntsville College for Commencement
Mr and Mrs W W Dinsmore with Mrs N E Jackson of Florence travel to Montgomery for Martha Dinsmore’s commencement at Huntingdon College. They also attend the Baccalaureate sermon and reception. Dr and Mrs Francez return to Crowley La after visiting daughter Mrs Redding Emens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Dinsmore
N. E. Jackson
Florence
Montgomery
Huntingdon College
Martha
Mrs. Francez
Crowley
Mrs. Redding Emens
Dorothy Dix on Mothers Helping Daughters Get a Beau
Dorothy Dix argues mothers shape their daughters dating success by acting as press agents and supporters. She warns many mothers neglect this role, leaving daughters to fate and missing chances for social popularity and future marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zack
The Spinsters' Retreat Mothers Influence Essential
A mother shapes a girl s fate by choosing surroundings with social access. Moving from a familiar, lively community to a city or isolated village risks cutting her daughter off from marriage prospects and good times. The home environment largely dictates a girl s prospects, and mothers bear responsibility for that setting.
A Home Environment Shapes a Girl’s Marriage Prospects
The piece argues a daughter’s chances of marriage depend on parental harmony at home. Happy couples who show affection encourage suitors, while constant fighting repels potential husbands and disrupts family prospects. It notes the saying like mother like daughter isn’t always true but often appears that way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Grandma
Little Brother
Sally
Marying
Noted Observations About Women and Camels
The text comments on men wary of girls and mothers described as slovenly and shrewish. It also states a camel’s walking rate of about two and a half miles per hour.
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Grace Hough
Annie J. Atkinson
Huntsville” Hospital
Fannie Kay
Mary Bartee
Manila Datas
Celia McCutcheon
Mable
Myres Wright
Lenora More
J. P. Lipscomb
Zera Lipscomb
Hazel’ Grizzard
Fred Walter Hartselie
Margaret~ Speaker
James Lipscomb
Pauline Candle
Virginia Atkingon
Berta, Kay
Bula Hough
Georgia L. Dunn
Betty Jo Dunn
Louise Thomas
Opal Maples
Glenn Black
Marie Day
Myrtle Brown
Mazie McCutcheon
Joe Black
W. C
C. May
W. E. Hefner
J. [. Jones
Carter Dobbs
Clio Lovin
John Nelson
Music Study Club
Perry Orr
W. E. Curry
James J. Salem
St. Paul
Minnesota
Julia Weaver
Elbert Weaver
Wheeler Area Girl Scout Council
First Presbyterian
Goidel’s Drug Store
Beauty Shop
North Alabama
Murase Atti
Youngstown
Pride Motor CO
Second Ave
3. W. Darrah
Bessie Daugherty
Tupelo
C. H. Eyster
Af W. McLéod
J. W. Darrah
T. F. Adams, Sr
T. Cottingham
Alabama Bankers Convention
William Patton
Bessemer, Ala
Beatrice Frazier
Miss Mary Holland
Panama City
Dorothy DIX
the Gell Syndicate
Tac
Goode-Mirae
Beauty and Bath Salon
Turkish & Mineral Baths
Moulton Street
Mother
Moye
Eversharp
Pantie
WarxOnd
Henricks—Byrum Quality
Sam Frank & Moore
Beauty Bar
Beauty & Bath Salon
Turkish and Mineral Baths
Moulton St
Reynolds
PEARL
ELGIN
Ronson
Elson
Bank St
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