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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1948
Page
13
A poem by Harry Kemp praising divine creation and human aspiration. The speaker asserts knowledge of God through the celestial Pleiades and winds, praising the colored wall between night and day, blooming flowers, shining stars, hidden ore in mines, and the upward reach in human heart.
The piece argues to train a 10 year old boy in courtesy toward women. It advises starting now to seat his mother, hold doors, and perform other respectful acts so these behaviors become natural habits. It contrasts with the wrong approach of postponing instruction.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Evergreen Chapel held its monthly meeting with a business session. Mrs. Furman Rogers was elected chairman for the new church year, with Mrs. Ruby Cherry as co chairman, Mrs. E. H. Waddell as secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. Opal Tyson as assistant. The recreation committee includes Mrs. L. L. Dean Mrs. Dorothy Avery and Mrs. Hattie Vincent. Fourteen members attended.
Mrs. Perry Calhoun and Mrs. Clark Jones hosted a Friday tea at the Calhoun home for Mary Virginia Knight, bride-elect to Fred Mortimer Garner, with twenty guests. The event featured aqua and white bridal motifs, pastel blooms, and an all-white centerpiece, followed by a reception with tea and finger foods.
Mrs. Orbitt Knowles of Head land entertained a tea Tuesday afternoon honoring her guest Miss Betty Lou McNiel of Bristol Virginia. About one hundred guests attended with music by Mrs. Horace Riggs and Mrs. Sera Lindsay and service by several hostesses.
Prominent couple Betty Malone and Wallace Calhoun announce their engagement. Betty Malone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Yewell Malone, is set to wed after autumn plans with Wallace Calhoun, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Everett Calhoun. The couple will marry September 3 at Foster Street Methodist Church with details to follow.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burkett entertained a small tea Thursday afternoon with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Bert Nelson of Bartow Florida and Mrs. Connley of Cleveland Ohio. Other attendees were Mrs. H. Summersford Gordon and several Burkett family members. Refreshments were served after a pleasant social hour. Nelsons returning home were joined by Mrs. Carl Burkett and daughter Linus Dare for a ten day visit in Bartow.
University of Alabama final Summer School registration hits 5150 for both terms, surpassing last year’s 5016. Dean of Admission W F Adams notes the record enrollment while Mrs. J T Brock travels to LaGrange Kentucky to visit her family including infant Joseph Brock Stearns and granddaughter Susan Stearns.
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