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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1947
Page
3
A verse evokes a holy star above Bethlehem and a personal vision of Christmas reverence. The speaker, Grace Nole Crowell, describes a blinding silver star at Christmas, a flower in flame, and tears as she calls His Name.
Foster Street Methodist Church youth choir will perform a white Christmas program at 5:00 p.m. Sunday under Mrs. W. C. Smith. The program includes a canta ta The Holy Advent by Rogers and a tableau The Nativity by an intermediate group. The public is invited to attend.
Mrs. Jo T. Trawick hosted a tea at her Montegum a Avenue home on Thursday afternoon for Graceville Fla friends. The reception room featured white flowers greenery and red and green decorations with poinsettias and red candies. Fifty Graceville matrons attended and Mrs Neal Williams and Mrs Walter Moon presided at the table with assistance from several guests.
Members of the First Baptist Church choir gathered at the home of Mrs. Graves Knowles for a Christmas party in honor of bride-elect Miss Martha Collier. Hosts and guests wore festive decorations, enjoyed refreshments, and greeted Collier with fellow choir members and friends including Roy Driggers and numerous church members.
Mrs Jack Taylor hosted a Community Bible club gathering with a Christmas program including a Luke devotional by Mrs J A Stinson, prayers by Mrs H L Ivey and Mrs Stinson, and a vocal duet Knee at the Cross by Mrs Ernest Brock and Mrs Neta Bacon. Guests exchanged gifts under a decorated tree and refreshments followed.
The Addie A. Wilson Sunday School class of Foster Street Methodist Church held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lunsford on Airport Road. About sixty members and guests enjoyed decor, a program with piano selections, a Christmas story, a vocal solo by Wanda Lunsford, games, and carols.
Members of the Marjorie Hildreth Circle of Lafayette Street Methodist Church held a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. J. T. Wright with joint hostesses Mrs. L. H. Kirk Mrs. C. H. Hildreth and Mrs. C. W. Carr Decorations matched the season and the meeting opened with a Christmas reading and prayer. Fifteen members received gifts after an hour of games and contests. Visitors included Billy Mills and Joan Neary Mills visiting their mother Mrs. Gladys Mills. W. H. Bennett Jr. and Chipley Bennett arrived to spend ten days with their parents.
The Foster Street Methodist choir will perform a Christmas program at the church on Tuesday evening at 7 30. The event features special Christmas selections the choir has rendered during church services over the past three weeks. Miss Mary Frances Wynn arrives tonight from Alabama College to spend two weeks with her parents on Savannah Street. Miss Barbara Ritch of Mount Vernon Junior College will visit for three weeks from Saturday with her parents and uncle Dr John T Ellis. Mrs Ritch will travel to Atlanta tomorrow to meet her daughter and bring her home. Robert C Couch a staff sergeant at Riverside Military Academy Gainesville Ga arrived to visit his parents and grandmother. he will report back to Riverside’s Winter Home in Hollywood Florida in January.
Enterprise City School staged The Nativity in the auditorium at 9 30 am with sixth grade in charge of Wise Man costumes and Mary Joseph roles. Fifth grade handled shepherds, angels and scenery while fourth grade supervised angels. Choir of seventy one led by Mrs H T Grace with soloists Shirley Shivers Betty DeJarnette Martha Ann Grace Ed Mondos Edmonds John Paul Currie Ed Trawick Edward Justice Willie Fred Grimes. Martha Jane Bell visits from Brenau College. Jones and Clendinen travel to Panama City for holidays.
Mrs Tullis Free hosted a Wednesday afternoon party celebrating Saundra Kay Free’s first birthday. A centerpiece embossed cake with fern sprays and red roses adorned the table. many friends and relatives attended, including Cheryl Holland Paulette Holland Janet Free and others.
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