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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1949
Page
7
A Washington Irving quote extols a mother's boundless love for her son. It describes selfless sacrifice, comfort, pleasure, pride in success, and steadfast affection through misfortune and disgrace, portraying motherhood as the central, unwavering refuge.
Frasier Ellis alumnae group held its monthly meeting at a member's home. They voted to drop the annual homecoming and sponsor a tea for National Student Nurses Week from 4 to 8 PM on May 15 at the nurses home. All hospital student nurses will be honored guests with speaker Mrs. Jewell Thrasher discussing Structure Study and pending legislation. Other attendees included Eva Posey Miriam Willis Annie Myrtle Brooks Virginia Mullins Grady Chidree Florine Parsons and John Talley.
Mr and Mrs John J Martin hosted a family luncheon at Word land Drive in Clayton to celebrate the 74th birthday of J L Martin. Out of town guests included relatives from Clayton Tuscaloosa Wasn tretes piinishamn and others with several children listed among attendees.
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The engagement of Miss Dorothy Sherrill Carmichael of Newton to Robert Livingston Ferrell of Johnson City Tennessee is announced. The June 4 marriage will be held in Newton Methodist church. The bride attended Newton schools and State Teachers College at Troy, was in Chi Delta, and worked for Atlanta and St Andrews Bay Railway. Ferrell is a Dothan High and API graduate, Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Phi Omega, Pi Kappa Phi, and an instructor at API. He is a WWII veteran, a first lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve, and with Saliba Engineering.
Miss Betty Wood Pearson, known as Joo fhan, was inaugurated president of Huntingdon College student government for 1949 50 during May Day and homecoming. The ceremony in the chapel featured white attire, red and grey wand escorts, and a laurel wreath crown by Ruth Milner. Dr. Hubert Search presided and class presidents presented bouquets to the new leader and Miss Milner.
About one hundred elementary students joined Girl Scout Troop Five at the Recreation Center for a costume party themed on nursery rhymes and book titles. Prizes were awarded to Barbara Kay Scheile Little Bo Peep and Barbara Sanders Rapunzel, with boys' top honors going to Tommy Woods as Uncle Remus. A silver dollar prize for Barbara Sanders funded her radio script to be broadcast on WDIG at 4:00 pm Wednesday, then sent to New York. A floor show featured music and dances, and a gold necklace was gifted to Troop leader Mrs. William Elliott.
Mr and Mrs Rex F McAlister of Chattanooga announce the engagement of their daughter Gaynelle to Charles L Brock Jr son of Mr and Mrs Brock of Chattanooga The wedding is set for June 3 Gaynelle is a Central High graduate and works as secretary to Walter Seca at the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Brock is a University of Chattanooga student and Army veteran The couple are members of local churches and fraternal groups
Mrs Clyde Smith addressed the Dothan Study Club on Pulitzer Prize winners of the year in a brief talk titled Literature Awards. The meeting at Mrs Asa Lisenby’s home featured spring flower arrangements and a dessert service. Mrs Henry Parker was elected a new member and a host of members attended.
Mrs John English of Baird Texas will conduct a nursery workers clinic at Foster Street Methodist Church in Dothan on May 12. The event is sponsored by the General Board of Education as part of the Crusade for Christ program and by the Alabama Conference Board of Education. Pastors, church supervisors, teachers, cradle roll workers, nursery home visitors and parents of nursery children in local Methodist churches are invited.
The Nazarene Woman's Missionary Society met Thursday at the church. Mrs. D. M. Downey led a discussion on foreign missions and offered prayers. Rev. Mr. Downey sang a solo. A church meeting is planned for June 2. Present were Mrs. Hi. C. Cherry, Mrs. J. A. Bowen, Mrs. Wiley Dick, Mrs. Alton Shaw, Mrs. Lawson Snellgrove, and the Rev. and Mrs. Downey.
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