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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1948
Page
7
Women from the association will gather at Memorial Library. Attendees include Mrs. pMePeek Mrs. James and Reys Lewis. The piece quotes Peter J. Heaton Heaton on agreeing to disagree and pursuing a common harvest despite differences.
Mt Pleasant s Home Demonstration Club gathered at Ms J T Hancock for an afternoon meeting. The group scored 670 points for the month with Mrs J B Pope presiding and a Curtains or the Home demonstration led by Mrs Murray Phillips assisted by Mrs Pope and Miss Hattie Wilson. Next meeting set at Mrs Murray Phillips home. Jenny and Tommy Robinson returned to Alabama Polytechnic Institute after a visit with Mr and Mrs Paul Robinson.
Twentieth Century Chautauqua Club members met at the Rawls Hotel for a program on youth issues. Mrs Mildred Harrison spoke on the influence of movies and literature on youth, and a paper on allowing a child to choose religion was read by Mrs Joe Callaway. A youth forum covered universal military training federal aid for education delinquency and other topics.
The Williams Home Demonstration club held its monthly meeting March 10 at Mrs Claude Williams home. Mrs Williams led the devotional and the program included group singing reports from the chairmen and a talk by Miss Lillian Cox on stove and refrigerator care. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
Mrs Jack Taylor hosted Tuesday afternoon for the Community Bible Study Club. Mrs H L Ivey opened with prayer and led Bible study. Refreshments followed and birthday gifts were given to Mrs Jack Taylor.
Aubrey Martin of Slocomb celebrated his twenty first birthday Sunday with a luncheon hosted by his grandmother Mrs. D. D. Ballard at her Hartford route two home. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ballard and son Jerry of Hartford route, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Woodham and children of Graceville, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Martin of Vicksburg, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ballard of Napier Field, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Woodham of Graceville, and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Martin of Slocomb.
Ralph Smith hosted a Saturday evening party for his twentieth birthday. Guests included Catherine Taylor Myrtle Guy Earline Shirley Mildred Taylor Mary Ellen Howell Opal Thompson Nellie Lane Mildred Paulk Bertha Guy Merline Culpepper Earline Culpepper Mary Givens Betty Lou Whitehead Evelyn Forehand Janice Paulk Eula Nell Hatcher Audrey Fountain Fay Williams Mitchell Jordan and others. 6 o Mrs Eldred Grimsley and George Eldred traveled to Montgomery to visit Captain and Mrs Joe Riley and will visit Birmingham with Mr and Mrs C B Bell before returning home.
Mrs. Ray Dowling hosted the Pinekard Study Club with Mrs. Ennis Gibbons and Mrs. Herman Harris as co hosts. Speakers included Mrs. Frank King on Negro in Literature and Music and Mrs. D L Henderson on Negro in Education and Science. A salad course was served to nineteen members and guests.
Mrs L T Solomon entertained the Robert Greirson Chapter of the D A R at her Headland home for the monthly meeting. A report on the Mobile conference March 9 11 was given by Mrs Marvin Scott, with delegates Mrs M T Scott and others sharing program talks on American costumes and early society belles.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Clowes announce a son James Michael born March 13 in a local hospital with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Forrester of Webb and Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Clower of Dothan. Nedra Gayle, a daughter, born March 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Haston W. Johnson in a Dothan hospital. Betty Lou Bond is Mrs. Johnson’s former name. Clyde J. Smart Jr. welcomed March 10 son Clyde J. Smart Jr. with grandmothers Mrs. Ros sie Carroll of Columbia route two and Mrs. Betty Smart of Columbus Ga. Mickey Ray, a son, born March 12 to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kelley of 204 E. Crawford. Nina Kate Hugins, a daughter, born March 18 to Mr. and Mrs. W. Lester Hugins. grandmothers Mrs. W. C. Hugins of Webster Fla. and Mrs. Lula V. Kirkland of route four.
The Headland Study Club met Tuesday at Mrs. Jack Bridges home with joint hostesses and Mrs. D. W. Hollis presiding. Rev. R J Lee spoke for the Red Cross drive and the program featured a playlet Susie Q Wakes Up with girls Mary Lumpkin Lita Sheffield Patsy Yarbrough Janey Oates. Mrs. W S Oates sang A Little Bit of Heaven and Miss Jacqueline Bridges read Saint Patrick’s Day. The year’s program leader presented handmade dolls to participating girls.
C. W. Mebane leads a group that spent Saturday and Sunday in Mobile for unspecified events. The brief notes their weekend travel without detailing purpose or outcomes.
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