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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1944
Page
7
A fragmentary verse recounts Little Boy Blue waking from dust and sleep to dream of toys while recalling a lost era. The poem reflects on time passing and the steadfastness of enduring childhood friends, awaiting a touch from a little hand as years stretch on in quiet memory.
The Book Review Club met at Mrs. C. S. Lewis Ridgevale to discuss A Bell for Adane and A Bell for Aia me with Mrs. C. C. Benne presiding. Members present included Mrs. Paw Allen Helps Madson Bennett Dota Flowers and Clyde Benith. An enjoyable supper followed the program. Mr. and Mrs. Maury Hall and sons Bobby and Jimmy plan a three week trip visiting Jamestown Washington McHall and New York then attend the Rotary International Objects and Aims Committee meeting in Rochester New York August 21 22 and 23.
Mr and Mrs L R Kirkland entertained at their Headland home Friday for Horace Strickland of Gainesville Ga who have been visiting Dothan with Mrs Strickland. They left Dothan to settle in Hokeville California. Mrs Robert Lips and Earl McClintock left for Birmingham then Kansas. F Robert Phillips learns of Army assignment in Hawaii. Major and Mrs Mark C Bane Jr of Montgomery in Dothan visiting Mrs Bane's mother Annie Laurie Harmon.
Friday Club Meets With Mrs Goodwin as members and guests gathered for a social hour. A brief program featured music and toasts, followed by refreshments and a closing prayer.
Church vestrymen and guests gathered for a supper table centerpiece of roses and asters. Present were Lawrence Oakles, M. OL Harahan, Ir. Kets Forrest ex, LaBruce Hanahan, Grace Mali, Allen Merrill, Ingraham Harahan and Betts Slangiute.
Spurgeon Howell Jr will be soloist at the 11 oclock service at First Presbyterian Church. He will sing The Publican by Van de Water with Robert Livingston, organist and choir director, opening with The Prelude by Lohengrin. Miss Gwen Hughes of Tabor City, N C, visits Dothan for the weekend with Miss Kathryn Lane of 302 N Foster Street.
Bridge Club holds luncheon with a regular monthly bridge contest and social hour on Wednesday at the Houston Heel. Mrs Edward Crawford and Mrs Horace Hall presided over arrangements while twenty members and guests were seated for the game room event.
Mrs. Gerald Chancy hosted a Mid-Week card club gathering on Wednesday afternoon in Hartford. Purple asters and lilies decorated the living room with white asters and red roses forming the dining room centerpiece. Guests included Mrs. Glenn Gibson, Mrs. Alva Saunders, Mrs. E Ho Anderson, Mrs. J T Holton, Mrs. J F Collins, Mrs. Rhet Williamson, Mrs. Charles Welch, and Mrs. Talbot. A tea course followed the games. prizes were awarded to Mrs. Edward Anderson and Mrs. Talbot.
The hostess schedule at the Do than Recreation Center lists weekly lineups. Monday volunteers, Tuesday Victory Belles, Wednesday Foster Street Methodist W S C S, Thursday Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary, Friday Business and Professional Women's Club, Saturday Dothan Garden Club, Sunday Soldiers Horses Committee. Also notes Sgt. Warren L. Kyser of Graceville received the Expert Infantryman's Badge from Major General Harvis M. Melasky of the 86th Blackhawk Division.
Mr. and Mrs. announce the birth of a son at the hospital on July 31 naming Stanley C. Peterson. Corporal Tadlock and family announce the birth of Jane Dolores on July 28 with her parents. Mrs Sessions to accompany her husband to Camp Peary. Helen Monk of Park View Rocky Mount is mentioned. Ernest Pollan Seaman A. S. No. 1 is noted. Mr and Mrs Pollan on Adams Street report travel arrangements. Seater.
Mr and Mrs J P Walton of Piichard spent a week at Lake Junaluska North Carolina where Walton attended a conference of Sunday School superintendents as one of four representatives from the Alabama Conference. Mrs R E Foy and children Jane and Robert retired from a stand a visit with relatives at Jacksonville Texas Mrs Foys father W W Newton accompanied them home for a two weeks visit.
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