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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1956

Page

18

Bride-Elect Peggy Self Honored in Miscellaneous Shower

Miss Peggy Self bride-elect of Robert White was feted Thursday at a shower hosted by Mrs. Pat Baggett and Mrs. Lloyd Moore. Spring flowers, crystal decor, and a “motor romance” theme accompanied games, gifts, and lime sherbet with open faced sandwiches and wedding bell cakes.

Peggy Self Robert White Pat Baggett Lloyd Moore Baggett Emmett Roan James Lockhart Geery Self Ed Self

Prayer Plate Reminds Kids To Say Grace

The Rev Charles S Applegath, 75, of Lake Avenue Church Ashtabula designed a child’s grace prayer on dinnerware. The text reads Our Father We thank Thee for this food God bless us and all Thy hungry Children everywhere Amen. The prayer spread to five languages and is used across Protestant Catholic and Orthodox churches. Marilyn Graves 19 of Hebron Miss highlighted as All American Girl representing U S youth at an international conference with delegates from 20 French girls and 19 other nations.

Chicago Charles S. Applegath The Lake Avenue Menage Church Ashtabula Gta Shoes Colead Applegath Roger Werner LaGrange Ill Ginny Allison Marilyn Lee Graves Hebron Miss America Marilyn Great Britain Germany Japan Israel Egypt Sweden Holland Belgium Cameroons Rene Coty Paris

Prayer plate aid moves to teach meals grace abroad

A Methodist Bishop of Korea plans to introduce the prayer plate for children. The Rev. Applegath, born in Hamilton Ontario, says requests have come from England and Canada. Its aim is to teach children to pray before meals and inspire sympathy for the hungry while providing a saleable fundraising item for church groups.

Korea Applegath England Canada Hamilton Ontario

Miss Peggy Bailey Honored At Danville Shower

Miss Kay Bryant hosted a wishing well shower for Miss Peggy Bailey, bride elect of Robert D. Durand, at her Danville home. Decorations centered on a ivy covered wishing well with gifts, the dining table featured a blue cloth and pink sweetheart roses corsage.

Kay Bryant Danville 1 Peggy Bailey Robert D. Durand Peggy Baa Bryant Danville Selivten

Dinner Honors Mrs. Thompson and Marilyn's Europe plan

Dinner honors Mrs. T E Thompson on her 84th birthday at her son Graham's home. Marilyn, student at Mississippi State College for Women, shares experiences from European farming visits and hopes for a future TV program and an exchange trip next year.

T. E. Thompson Graham Thompson Thompson Lawrence County Thompsons Lanvin Grace Kelly Monaco Mississippi State College For Women Marilyn Europe

Dinner Meeting of Secretaries Association International Held Near Athens

The Decatur Chapter notes a dinner meeting Tuesday evening May 29 at 7 in the Ponderosa Room at Jill and Kay Grill near Athens. Officers for the coming year will be installed and reports from the recent Alabama Division meeting in Montgomery will be given.

Secretaries Association, International Jill and Kay Grill Athens Alabama Montgomery

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