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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1950
Page
3
A brief club activity notice from the society editor Mrs Naomy Lawson via Telephonté 614. Details of meetings and social plans are summarized from the readable sections of the page.
Ada Woodward daughter of Mr and Mrs Johnny Wolfe of Fellowsville married Charles Church of Morgantown WV in a candlelight Friday May 12 ceremony at the Howell home. Rev James W Nottingham officiated. Bride wore a white linen suit with white accessories and a white orchid corsage. Following a reception hosted by the Howells the couple planned a Virginia wedding trip and will reside in Fellowsville.
The Minute Maids 4 H Club held its annual Mothers Day Tea Saturday afternoon in the Presbyterian church. Guests were welcomed by the club members and participated in the program.
Tables representing the four seasons decorated for the Grafton Quota club birthday dinner at Hotel Grafton last night. Members sang impromptu numbers by birth month and closed with Happy Birthday. A bake sale report and Mothers Day marker project were presented.
Mary Mollohan president of the club and her mother received carnations while Mrs F S Smith sponsor got a white rose corsage. The church social rooms and tables displayed spring flowers. Reverend F Carl Davis spoke briefly and Suzanna Lawson led the program. Participants included Beverly Sue Cutright with a piano solo Icilio by Lack Mary Mollohan and Anita Shahan who read book reviews Granddaddy Longlegs and Ocean Born Mary Janet
Sue Boylen led celebration with a group of girls singing Mother and serving tea to the honored mother and guests. Attendees included Mrs. Carl Boysen, Mrs. A. B. Cutright, Rose Mary Cutright, and others. event featured a tea at 8 p m on East Main Street.
May dates list meetings of the Womans Council First Church of Christ Women’s Society Andrews Methodist Women’s Society Blueville Methodist Women’s Society Grafton Hotel Business Girls Taylor County Fair Association Grafton Womans Club Degree of Honor Eastern Star Mountaineer Council No 44 Juniors. Event times vary 2 7 8 p m with hostesses and chairs noted. attendance urged.
Mrs James Roker and Mrs W C Pembroke hosted a benefit bridge and canasta party Friday evening for St Matthias Episcopal Auxiliary Guild. Co chairs were Mrs Mary Duffy, Mrs Marge Penrod, and Mrs Edward Keane. Twelve tables played at the American Legion Home amid dogwood lilac and tulip decorations. Prizes went to top scorers in both games with separate awards for men and women. High bridge scores included W C Lawson and Mrs Walter Chrislip. high canasta was Mrs Gertrude Newhouse with Mrs Dorsey Trimble as second high. High men in bridge and canasta went to J E Rhodes and other top finishers.
The Womens Missionary Council led a Mothers Day observance at First Brethren Church on the hilltop. Mrs. Helen Dennis presided. devotions were by Mrs. James Lunden. Highlights included a piano solo, a mother daughter duet, and a Bible Mothers talk by Mrs. Katherine Raudenbush. Oldest and youngest mothers received flowering plants. Light refreshments followed.
Mrs Minnie M Nestor of 121 East Longstreet sends in a recipe she calls Father s Day Las or Caliente Peppers along with a 3 cent stamp for her scrapbook The dish uses round steak onions garlic olives green peppers and cheese and is baked until peppers are tender The note invites readers to send recipes questions or tips to Mrs Lawson at the Woman s Corner Grafton Sentinel 514.
Mr and Mrs H Deets announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Jein Deets to William Dawson son of Delbert Dawson of this city An open church wedding is planned for May 21 at 2 pm at the Fetterman Methodist church Miss Deets is a local high school graduate Mr Dawson attended schools in Charleston West Virginia A note on John James Audubon cites a 1813 estimate of over one billion passenger pigeons near Louisville Kentucky
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