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Lawrence notices and social events fill week
The Douglas County Media Assistants Society meets Thursday at 8 pm in the case Tee room for officer elections. Weedlawn Home Censtration unit hosts its annual Christmas party at Mrs Wiley's Thursday afternoon. Theta Omega chapter of Letta Delta Delta held a Founders Day banquet with about 60 members at the Memorial Union. Members decorated tables and welcomed district presidents. Several club gatherings include a bridge luncheon, a Lions Club Christmas charity drive benefiting Lawrence children, and a First Methodist Church eighth grade supper party. Marjorie James wed Charles Dixon at Free Methodist church in Lawrence. The ceremony featured piano by Mrs. McCloud and vocal performance, with bride in dusty petal pink satin. The Dixon home will host guests at 431 East Skanke. Rose Owen Wood and James Roy Smith announce their marriage November 12 at the bride's mother's home. The couple plans a weeklong trip through Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Kansas. The Vineland Congregated School plans its annual plate supper and pupil program Thursday at 8 pm. The event includes a Miss Dea Ta Wa Mut street recipient and an adoption announcement for a son Love ne Mike aged three months.