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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1950
Page
6
Poem invoking love for country and duty from John G Whittier. It laments moral faults, praises virtue, and calls the nation to live and die for the land. The speaker asks God to make the dream of national purity and justice true, honoring the founders and future tasks.
OZARK Special reports the Presbyterian Youth Fellowship enjoyed a hay ride and skating party with 19 members and guests. They gathered at 4:30 p m at the church, rode to Enterprise for skating and a Wiener roast picnic. A Sunday program observed National Brotherhood Week with Annette Baisey presiding and Tred Thomanen leading worship.
Mr and Mrs QO K Meadows spend days with relatives in Bonifay Florida where Mrs Meadows will attend funeral services today for her uncle Floyd Ysete who died in a local hospital Friday. Also mentioned are friends and alumni visiting relatives, and several local residents visiting kin or recovering from operations at home and university campuses.
The Pinchard Study Club met at the Price home with Mrs. Martin Price and Mrs. Nock Dowling hosting. New officers were elected including Mrs. J. P. Walton as president and Mrs. Evang Gissendanner as vice president. Dr. A. E. Shafer of Doithan spoke on service.
Dothan Garden Study Club met Friday in the Coca Cola totaling company club room with about twenty members. Mrs O S Lewis lectured on Preparation for Flower Shows and urged a federation of garden clubs in the city. Mrs Robert Weston presided and shared garden hints for the month.
Twenty one members attended a social hour with visitors Dr and Mrs Later Mrs Jim Gis aandannet and Mrs Sallie Mae Frennan. Hosts served a dessert course during the hour.
June 601 Nursing student at Vanderbilt University Miss Marguerite Wilkinson, daughter of Mr and Mrs C O Wilkinson of 415 M Alice Street, is honored as Woman of the Week. Her article Diabetes Mellitus in Adolescence reflects pediatric clinical observations during nursing training. She is president of the Student Council and serves on the executive committee of the Student Government Association.
The engagement of Betty Tone Coleman and Billy Bruton Spooner was announced by her mother in Donalsonville Georgia. The wedding is planned for March. Coleman is a Seminole High School graduate attending Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. Spooner is Seminole High School graduate who attended Norman Junior College in Norman Park.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of Center church held night meetings to outline monthly programs, plan an attendance contest, and improve program appeal. Miss Bobbie Gillis led the first discussion, and at a second meeting held at the counselors’ home the topic program planning was chosen. Jane Brannon and Fette Trawick were elected leaders of the two teams in the contest, with the loser to host a social for the winners.
W V Sullivan, chairman of the Houston County Federation of Women's Clubs, announces a county meeting at 3:00 p.m. on Thursdays at the Memorial Library. Hostesses will include the director of the Ala White principal and various club representatives to report on general business and discuss club affairs.
The Sesame Study Club gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Ray Hayes home with a George Washington birthday theme. Red white and blue decor featured red roses and white gladiolus while Mrs W V Sullivan opened with a program on New Cooling Methods. G W Blakey presented on table setting and a devotional titled One Home was led by Mrs J L Miller. Members shared favorite hobbies during roll call and the gathering closed with dessert and coffee for fourteen members.
The Eppley Sisters of York Pennsylvania perform sacred music at Foster Street Methodist Church Monday at 7 30 pm under the auspices of the Mable Crawford Sunday School class Admission is 60 cents for adults 30 cents for children Tickets available at church office or door The program includes piano vocal vibra harp electric Haw guitar saxophone accordion cathedral chimes and more with Hallelujah Chorus as finale The New Century Club meets 3:00 pm Tuesday at Mrs Theodore Jacksons home
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