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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1947
Page
15
A religious piece by Grace Nell Crowell reflects on finding Christ in the open tomb and in the heart. It portrays the soul's vision of the Lord, the presence within, and worship as the sea is crossed to praise the divine.
The morning service at Foster Street Methodist Church opens with Christ the Lord is Risen Today. Cathedral Bells at Easter serves as prelude and the anthems include Hosanna and Oh Praise the Mighty God. Offertory features Easter Morning on Mt. Rubidoux and the postlude is Hallelujah.
About seventy five youths from La Fayette Street Methodist Church attended a skating party and wiener roast at Napier Field Friday evening. The Rev and Mrs Charles Hildreth along with Mr and Mrs Hobson Snunges Mr and Mrs Foy Williams and Miss Helen Dean chaperoned the event.
The Newton family of Dothan announces the engagement of Sara Newton to Kelle Chilton Carroll of Ozark. The wedding will be at a church in early summer. Sara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Newton, is a Dothan High School and University of Alabama alumna and Delta Delta Delta member. Carroll, son of Mrs. Sam J. Carroll, is a World War II veteran and University of Alabama alumnus.
A reception for new members of the First Presbyterian Church was held Tuesday evening in the church recreation room. About one hundred guests attended as Spring flowers, including daffodils and tulips, decorated the room. Committee hosts greeted guests and refreshments were served by two volunteer groups. Annie Laurie Malone, a Purdue student, visited from Lafayette with her parents and was met in Montgomery by relatives.
Numerous visitors and residents note weekend visits and stays in Dothan. Mr and Mrs Frank Sheldon of Kalamazoo Michigan arrive to visit Mrs Sheldon's parents. Miss Frances Barksdale from Howard College spends weekend with friends in Laurel Mississippi. The Ruth Sunday School Class meets at 7 30 p m Monday at 404 East Selma Street with a date change.
The Gounod cantata Redemption will be performed at 7 30 PM at the First Baptist Church directed by Jack Bailey with forty voices and eleven soloists. Choirs from First Baptist and Foster Street Methodist join, with organist Mrs Louise Wynn. Soloists include Mrs J W Wright Mrs Graham Carson Hubert Farmer and others.
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