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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1949
Page
6
A spiritual reflection on choosing work that serves a higher calling. The speaker resists a humble task, but a tender admonition shifts focus to inner purpose. It recalls Nazareth and Galilee as small locales emblematic of meaningful labor for the divine.
Frasier-Ellis alumnae association hosted a reception for student nurses and senior high school guests at the nurses home on Sunday afternoon May 15. Eva Posey welcomed attendees with a receiving line including instructors Julia Holmes and Macion Heckroth and students Evelyn Holley Addie Rea Brock Jo Bozeman Elsie Brazier Beth Walton. More than one hundred guests visited the tea room with Easter lilies magnolias and Queen Anne's lace. Mrs W L Watkins June Miller Willena Kirkland Jacqueline Lightsey Ruby Elmore Virginia Mullins assisted. Jewel Thrasher director of the Frase School of Nursing led tours of the hospital after the social.
Mrs John Sanders Jr entertained at a breakfast in Houston hotel honoring Miss June Bryson, popular bride elect. Twenty guests were seated at a U shaped table with summer flowers, including yellow and white snapdragons, dainty bridal cards, and a bridal motif throughout the room.
The Tresbsterian Women of the Church held a Monday night social at the church celebrating the organization’s founding. Mrs. Spurgeon Howell gave a brief history of the Southern Presbyterian WOC, formed in 1912, with Miss Charville Knight singing and a playlet by Mrs. Don Wilson and Mrs. W. H. Bennett. The gathering featured a birthday offering for missionary work in Brazil and the American Bible Society, with refreshments served and about sixty women in attendance.
Mrs G W Blakey entertained Sesame Study club members at a luncheon meeting at her cottage marking the close of the season. Members met for a business session at 10:00 a.m. with Mrs E S Grimsley presiding and Mrs A L Miller delivering a devotional on Faith Mirrors Character.
Mr and Mrs Wallace Faull and Mr and Mrs Roy Hill hosted a buffet supper at the Country Club honoring daughters Connie Hill and Claire Faulk, both Dothan High School graduates. Event featured red and white decor, floral arrangements, handpainted place cards, and dancing for fifty four seniors. Maurice Steensland spent several days at Jasper.
Mrs Manele McPeak hosted a seated tea Saturday at 404 E Burdeshaw St in honor of Miss Dorothy Carmichael whose engagement to Robert L Ferrell was announced. Guests from Newton Pierce Hartford and Fort Gaines attended. Floral yellow and green decor featured yellow gladiolus daisies and lilies with a Madeira cloth on the punch table.
Guests at the celebration included Miss Bryson Miss Woodham and Miss Shealy in aqua lilac and white gowns. Hostesses Mrs Bryson and Mrs McCarty welcomed in the receiving room with yellow roses delphiniums and blue delphinium. In the dining room yellow and white motifs featured gladioli snapdragons and gypsophila. A bridal dors ice course and an ice service followed by teas and punch marked the event. Additional guests were entertained at adjoining rooms and on the terrace with arrangements of gladioli gypsophila and purple blooms.
James Phillips, Mrs Morris Garner, Mrs Elise Lowe, Miss Annie Wise, Mrs Ben Woodham, Miss Evelyn Coker and Mrs Milton Newton are cited in a community notice reflecting names of women and men in attendance or acknowledgment. The fragment suggests a social roster or event guest list from a local paper.
Men and officers presented annual reports while Mrs. Ray Hayes led an impressive installation service. Luncheon followed at noon for nineteen members and one visitor.
Moody Hospital Alumnae Association held a chicken supper at Kelly Springs on Wednesday hosted by Mrs. Robert Morris and other members. A brief business session announced the next meeting for June 15 at the nurses home. Attendees listed include Mrs. Jeter Box and several others.
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