Community Clubs Schedule Christmas Events and Meetings
Local clubs publish a dense social calendar featuring meetings and events across Douglas County. Highlights include the Hospital Assistante Society dinner and bridge at KU Faculty Club, Friday chapter activities of P.E.O. and WCTU gatherings, and a Do-Sa-Do Square Dance at the 4 H Fairgrounds with Pat Beedles. Rebekah Lodge honors a Christmas party, and the Lawrence Color Camera Club hosts a Germany trip slide show with Goetz Berthold. all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Medical Assistante Society
Jolly
Feiday Hedlanthus Club
Mra
W. Hartley
H Frink
Nievas
Roy Bushey
P.E.O
C. T. Black
University
Plymouth
Vt. St
Lawrence
Color Camera Club
Pat Beedles
Lawrence Color Camera Club
Germany
Goetz Berthold
Wome
Personal notices from Lawrence area readers
Mrs. Alice Moncrieff, professor emeritus of Kansas University, now lives at 209 Edith Blvd northeast Albuquerque NM in care of Mrs. Bessie Key. She is confined to the house due to a leg injury. Mr. and Mrs. George Corn and daughters moved to 1003 W 23rd St from 727 Ala St. Emma E. Logan left for Los Angeles after a visit with her sister Mrs. A A Green and Mr. Green. Mrs. Green is convalescing at home. Jarvis Brink drove Mrs. Logan to Kansas City for her plane. Eight KU Geological Survey staff attend the 10th annual Kansas Water Well Drillers Association meeting in Hutchinson. They include Dr. William W. Hambleton, W. C. Fisher, Dr. J. M. Jewett, Robert Kustad, Howard O’Connor, William Ives Jr., Mrs. Betty Henderson and Mrs. Betty Mason. Navy personnel aboard USS St Paul and USS Helena took part in a Striking Force training with the First Fleet off Southern California December 3–6. Pvt Norman E. Leary, son of Mrs. Dorothy Leary Route 2, to complete eight weeks of basic combat training December 20 at Ft Leonard Wood MO under the Reserve Forces Act. Leary, a 1953 Lawrence High School graduate and former farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Moncrieff
Kansas University
Albuquerque
N. M
Edith Blvd
Northeast
Bessie Key
Emma E. Logan
Los Angeles
Calif
A. A. Green
Mr. Green
Federal Geological Survey
Kansas Water Well Drillers Association
Hutchmoon
William W. Hambleton
W. C. Fisher
J. M. Jewett
Robert Kustad
Howard O'Connor
William Ives Jr
Betty Henderson
Betty Mason
Robert E. Henschell
USN
Route 2
St. Paul
Navy
Edwin M. Sherwood
Noble P. Sherwood
Ind. St
Gertrude L. O Brien
Sa. St
Helena
First Fleet
California
First
Norman E. Leary
Dorothy Leary
Ft. Leonard Wood
Pvt
Leary
Lawrence High School
Entertainment At Topeka State Hospital Variety Show
Mrs. Harry Wright and Mrs. Park Hetzel II coordinated a Wednesday night program at Topeka State Hospital sponsored by Douglas County Red Cross with recreation chair Ralph Wolfson. Jack Hurley hosted a variety of acts from locals including Johnny Grandon, Sheryl Reitz, Denise Richardson, Chrissie Wright, Clarice Richardson, Karen Kerr, Roseann Wright, D. Ann Murphy, Kathy Rumfelt, Steve Mitchell, Daryl Richardson, Nancy Hurley, and Jack Hurley, with Mr Hetzel aiding staging. Transportation was provided by parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wright
Park Hetzel II
State Hospital
Topeka
Douglas County Red Cross
Ralph Wolfson
Jack Hurley
Johnny Grandon
Sheryl Reitz
Denise Richardson
Chrissie Wright
Clarice Richardson
Karen Kerr
Roseann Wright
D. Ann Murphy
Kathy Rumfelt
Steve Mitchell
Daryl Richardson
Nancy
Hetzel
Pre-Christmas Hints and Household Holiday Tips
Practical holiday tricks from wrapping to decorating. Use last year card pictures on packages, outline initials with glue and sparkles, create centerpieces from grapes and egg whites, ice holly berries with paraffin, display cards on a wire hanger, simulate pine scent with cotton soaked in pine oil, and keep the cake fresh with an apple in the box. Include kid friendly games for all.
From Our Slane to Your Home a Kansas News Column
rs George Decking recounts a busy Kansas trip with DeMolays events in Topeka and Kansas City. Tulsa's Interstate Oil Compact meeting draws governors and officials from Canada to Alaska, with Gov Gary of Oklahoma and Gov Aronson of Montana highlighted. Visits Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, enjoys Oklahoma songs by the Tulsa Philharmonic, and previews Kansas Civil Defense briefings with attendees including F Landstreet and Feast and Read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rs George Decking
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas City
Tulsa
George
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Alaska
Canada
South America
U. S. Departments of Defense and Interior
U.S Federal Power Commission
J. Hugo Aronson
Montana
Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art
Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra
Oklahoma
Independence
4-H Club Members Exchange Gifts at Stull Meeting
Fourteen 4-H and Home Demonstration participants met at Yjar nold School for a Monday evening gathering. The group planned tractor maintenance and a musical games program for 1958 with a blue seal goal, distributed Bromersick party tickets, and enrolled members. Speakers included Martha Combs on music appreciation Kenneth O Connor on health and Glen O Connor on parliamentary procedure. Brookdale unit made wrist pin cushions at the fairgrounds. A donation to Smurthwaite House Fund was approved from bazaar proceeds and a gift exchange occurred. The Lawrence Writers Workshop will meet Saturday at 2 pm in the Lawrence City Library director's room. Mrs Frank Jones will show travel slides. About 1 000 sea lions inhabit caves off Florence Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stull
Busy Beaver 4-H
Yjarnold School
Bromersick
Martha Combs
Kenneth O'Connor
Glen O'Connor
Brookdale
Smurthwaite House Fund
Lawrence Writers Workshop
Lawrence City Library
Frank Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.C.T.U
C. W. Redpath
Tenn, St. Charles
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Eudora
Rebekah Lodge
Dorothy Westerhouse
Faye Christian
Marie Colman
George Corn and
Ala, St
Wales
Mess
Gary
Saturday Evening Post
Aronson
F. Landstreet
Federal Civil Defense Office
Battle Creek
Mich
Howard F. Feast
Ben F. Read
Denver
Atrictls
Florence
Oregon
American Service Co
Vermont
Elings Gift Shop
Hamilton’s Dress Shop
Price
Children’s Dept
Torvill
Our
Clock Bea
Bea Young
Dan Rivers
Weaver's
Crece
Shran
Serand
Finny
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