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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1944
Page
5
A nostalgic verse laments grand church interiors and praises modest country churches. The speaker recalls childhood Sabbaths in elm and birch shade, where humble porches and plain walls foster prayer over pomp and gold. God feels closer in simpler sanctuaries amid time worn walls.
Officers of the Tuth Sanday School Class of the First Baptist Church will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the home of Mrs Alton Lynch 1308 W Purdeshaw street A covered dish supper will feature the social hour which follows the business section All class officers are urged to attend Meanwhile Mrs J B Thornhill and children Suzanna and Jim of Montgomery arrived to visit Mrs Thornhills kin Dr and Mrs Norman Me Round Table Study Club will meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow after school in the Dorm of Mrs J P Culver Mrs Leslie Smart will be a guest speaker at the meeting Also mentioned Alma Reacewell and Miss Anne Logie Huntngton College students spent the week end in Dothan with their parents Tolleson Tolleson who was stricken at his store Saturday noon was removed to his home 301 East Lafayette street where his condition remains serious relatives reported today
New York reports a landmark D A R presidential race with three women as contenders for President General, Mrs Jue ius Young Talwdiye of Atevens Ga among them, along with Mrs Samuel James Campbell of Washington DC and Mrs George Schermerhorn of Reading Michigan. Delegates arriving for the Continental Coasters face an unprecedented ballot as voting machines will be used for the first time in D A R history. The election is set for Wednesday with balloting by 250 delegates continuing through the day.
Auburn chapters of Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosted a Saturday night dance at the former girls gym on Opelika Road with Tuskegee College Orchestra. Partners included Miva Strong of Anniston and Miss Bass of Opelika, escorted by Roy Brakeman and John P. Thomas, amid bouquets presented by the fraternities’ mothers.
At the Commodore Hotel the campaign center for our three presidentials candidates was opened Saturday and will not be formally opened until tonight. Campalan headquarters for our three candidates for President Gen-Sra. were opened Saturday.
The annual Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers convention will convene in Montgomery on April 26 and 27. President Jonepy W. Eubelman will preside. registration starts April 26 at 6 58 am. Events include workshops, addresses by Dr. E B Nostom and Dr. J A Kellar, a breakfast and tea, with final remarks by Dr Evaret Cache of New York City.
Red Cross Surgical Dressings activity in Houston County will resume after a brief halt caused by a bandage jar shipment delay. Mrs. Morris Malone, surgical dressings chairwoman, urged clubs and churches to restore regular schedules. Dressings operate 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at the CoexCola plant assembly room, with volunteers needed to meet a daily quota. Also notes Penwomen leader Mina Annie Kendrick Walker from Selma Montgomery and military family updates including Private Robert J. Stambridge and Captain Ore vitz promotion.
A church training school for Methodist Sunday School teachers will be held in Dothan at Foster Street Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon April 30. Dr. Boone W Bowen of Batary University Atlanta will teach the Bible course along with other instructors including W A Jenkins and Rev Baker. Rev Pletcher McLeod of Mobile will speak during the platform hour each night at 8:20. The school is open to the public.
The forty eighth annual convention of the Alabama Division United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet in Huntsville May 3 and 4 at the Russell Erskine Hotel. Mrs M T Maxwell presides at a dinner Tuesday night. Miss Annis Wheeler is the speaker. The opening session Wednesday morning will be led by President Mrs Adelaide War Diver. a Wednesday luncheon will discuss Patriotic Activities with Dr Agnes Ellen Harris as speaker. Henry McKelvey will address on the Merrimac Mills topic. Mrs J E Woodward will outline plans for the general organization on Thursday. Crosses of Military Service will be awarded to Commander W Pratt Thomas and Captain John Leeper Reynolds. The convention theme is United Daughters of the Confederacy in the War Effort.
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