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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1956

Page

5

Bride-Elect Honored With Nuptial Shower At Central Baptist

Miss Marcelline Berryhill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Berryhill, is the bride elect of Richard Emerson Leary of Chicago. A prenuptial shower at Central Baptist church parlor featured a miniature bridal couple and summer floral decor. Nuptial vows set for 3 30 p m Saturday September 1 at Central Baptist. Co hosts to the 7 20 p m Friday event were Otava Staith and several named ladies. A white linen serving table held a crystal centerpiece and white cakes and mints. Attending were the honoree’s mother and many friends and church members including Mrs Bennie Olsen and numerous named guests.

Central Baptis Church Marcelline Berryhill Hayden Berryhill Richard Emerson Leary Robert Leary Chicago Ill Central Baptist Church Oveta Staith Mesdames 5 Carmichael Robert Nees Q. E. Sanders Bob Reeder Edward Desautel Judy Berryhill Delores Lashley Eileen Baty Mrs. Berryhill Bennie Olsen D. E. Fincher Lee Hunter Wayne Wheeler G. C. Aubrey R. T. Hopper C. H. Brooks H. A. Woodward Hiram Braley D. Q. Brown Iliff Autry Jerry Caudell Perry Moss A. L. Anthony I. R. Mitchell M. BR. Vaughan Chandlice Johnson Roy Montgomery Roy Noble M. M. Dodson Everett Hobbs Harry Weed O. D. Yancey Irma Lou’ McCray Clarence Price Kenneth Head Leon Calahan Paul Shelton Eddie Gifford J. T. Pepper J. R. Morse Bill Lacy Chester Collier Pearl Harmon Donna Lecy Sondra Hogue Pearl Hardin Sandy Hunter Lily Stafford Frotheon Church A A

Initiation Rites Held by Tactics Encampment Auxiliary

Initiation degree for Mrs. Bill Quantz at a Tactics Encampment auxiliary meeting held in the IOOF hall on a Saturday evening. Mrs. Jess Brewer and Mrs. Richard Plumsner led the rites with assistance from encampment members. Guests from Chickasha included Jack Holland Harper Mercer and Mrs Mercer. Seven auxiliary members and 41 encampment members attended.

Bill Quantz IOOF Jess Brewer Richard Plumsner Jack Holland Oklahoma Harper Mercer Mrs. Mercer Chickasha Auxiliary

NCO Wives Plan Membership Tea at Fort Sill

Mrs. Rey Harper chairs the NCO Wives club membership committee and invites all wives of noncommissioned officers to a membership tea in the banquet room of the NCO Open Mess at Fort Sill. The event starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday September 8 with a free nursery for children from 1 to 3 p.m.

Rey Harper NTO Wives Club NCO Open Mess Fort Sill

Garden Council States Meeting Telephones and Tour Planned

After a 1 p.m. Friday meeting of the Lawton Garden council general members gather at Hotel Lawtonian to hear a telephone company representative. Mrs. John W Tyree presides. Southwestern Bell will explain the new dial system followed by tea and a guided inspection tour via bus.

Lawton Garden Council Hotel Lawtonian Telephone Company John W. Tyree Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

Community Club Re Elects State Officers At Meeting

Members of the Community Home Demonstration club re elected state officers for another year at the community house. President Mrs Hawthorne led the 1:30 pm session and gave the devotional. Secretary treasurer report followed by j W Bard’s notes on a state meeting at Oklahoma A&M Stillwater.

Community Home Demonstration Club Joe Hawthorne Bruce Bunyan J. W. Bard Oklahoma A&m College Stillwater J. R. Cassell Bruce Runyan Ard Art Runyan Perry Runyan Stanley Cahn Bard Clara J. Kelley Comanche County

Christening Held For Daughter At Fort Sill

Infant Joyce Deane Starkey, daughter of Capt and Mrs H M M Starkey, was christened at the Old Post chapel Fort Sill with Maj Lewis B Sheen officiating. Godparents include grandmothers Mrs John R Starkey and Mrs Louise Nusbaum and uncle McDowell K Starkey. Proxies served by Mesdames Henry Starkey and Earl B Patterson Jr.

H. M. M. Starkey B. Geronimo Road Fort Sill Joyce Deane Starkey Old Post Chapel Lewis B. Sheen John R. Starkey San Francisco Calif Louise Nusbaum Palm Springs McDowell K. Starkey Lawton Henry Starkey Ear B. Patterson Jr

Katy Rauscher Farewell Party in Oklahoma City

Katy Rauscher was honored at a going away party hosted by Dixie Lee Massad at the Massad home on 2114 Columbia. Guests included Patti Brandon, Betty Carter, Katherine Cofer, Suzie Clark, Bonnie Ford, Paul Glasglow, Karen Goldner, Pat Griffin, Sura Knight, and others, with gifts presented and refreshments served from 10 a.m. to noon.

Katy Rauscher Oklahoma City Dixie Lee Massad Richard M. Massad Columbia Patti Brandon Betty Carter Katherine Cofer Suzie Clark Bonnie Ford Paul Glasglow Karen Goldner

BSP Council Fetes Families Picnic At Lake Quanah Parker

Beta Sigma Phi council members and their families gathered for a fall activities picnic at Lake Quanah Parker community house in the Wichita Mountains. Attendees included transfers from Arkansas and spouses, along with local officers Mrs. J J Littlefield Jr and Mrs. J C Freeman, plus several members and children.

Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Lake Quanah Parker Wichita Mountains Beta Omicron Alpha Phi Xi Tau J. J. Littlefield Jr J. C. Freeman Arkansas Fred L. Evans Src Richard G. Greene Charles D. Miller Bill Crawford Freeman and Littlefield Jane Hauk Messrs Mesdames F. W. Kennedy Jr C. J. Constant M. P. Abbott Thad W. Martin Claude W. Patterson R. M. Dodson Herb Stonchocker Paul Nishimura Tag

Mrs Keith Roberts Feted By Sister

Mrs Frank Krasser hosted a birthday party for Mrs Keith Roberts at her southeast Chattanooga home. Attendees included Mrs Virginia Berrey and her son Stephen Frederick, Frank Karolyn and Joe Hrasser, and Keith and Richard Roberts.

Chattanooga Keith Roberts Frank Krasser Virginia Berrey Stephen Frederick Frank Karolyn Joe Hrasser Keith Richard Roberts

Social Calendar highlights local club gatherings this week

The Lawton area hosts Circle III of First Presbyterian Women at 6 30 p m at 1736 Cherry with a picnic supper and fellowship hour. Veterans of Foreign Wars post 1193 holds an 8 p m joint meeting at VFW 926. Junior Service League directors meet 1 30 p m at Lawton Golf and Country Club. Square dancers invite all local dancers to the Hook and Whirl open dance at the American Legion hall 8 30 p m with host couples and caller Art Ashtine. Friendship Home Demonstration Club meets 2 p m, Mrs Oscar Goodin south of the city. Alpha Delta Pi alumnae gather 7 30 p m at 806 N 13th. Adjutant General's Ladies hold a 10 a m coffee at Mrs John W Scott. Fort Sill women golfers attend an all day session at Lawton Golf Club with 8 30 a m tee off and 12 30 p m bridge. Friday features Lawton Chapter 82 Order of Eastern Star 7 p m at DeMolay hall with a covered dish supper for Robert Morris day. Lawton Garden Council meets 1 p m at Hotel Lawtonian followed by a tour and telephone talk. Unity Rebekah Lodge No 121 hosts open house and friendship night 1 p m at IOOF Hall 10944 D honoring past presidents of Rebekah Assembly of Oklahoma.

First Presbyterian Women's Organization E. L. Dewey Cherry Robert DuFour Woman's Auxiliary VFW Junior Service League Board of Directors Lawton Golf & Country Club Hook & Whirl Square Dance Club American Legion Hall E. Messrs Mesdames F. F. Hollander Ernest Hynson Art Ashtine Friendship Home Demonstration Club Oscar Goodin Alpha Delta Pi Jeneanne Johnston ADP Adjutant General's John W. Scott Fort Sill Ladies Association of Lawton Golf & Country Club Lawton Order of Eastern Star DeMolay Masonic Temple Melvin Phelps Lawton Garden Council Lawtonian Unity Rebekah Lodge IOOF Rebekah Assembly of Oklahoma

Service Slated Bethel Methodist Church Annex

Bethel Methodist members will hold Wednesday night prayer in the annex because of floor and sanctuary work. The notice lists contact details and references for local observers.

Bethel Bethel Methodist Church B. P. Hann

Beaver Valley Home Demonstration Club Elects Officers

Mrs. A. Dayton was re elected president with Mrs. W. H. Reeder as vice president and Mrs. E. F. Clark as secretary at a Beaver Valley Home Demonstration club meeting held at Mrs. Goldie Nease home. Devotional by the hostess and the president reported on the county fair committee meeting.

A. Dayton W. H. Reeder E. F. Clark Beaver Valley Home Demonstration Club Goldie Nease Dayton Juanita Peters Lottie Peters

IBEW Auxiliary Plans Wiener Roast At Home Meeting

Sixteen members attended a Woman's auxiliary meeting of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 1860 in the home of Mrs La Von Crook at 1105 North During the business period led by president Mrs Bert Hendrix plans were made for a colored dish supper and a Wiener roast scheduled for 5 p.m. on a date in September.

IBEW Woman's Auxiliary Lawton International Brotherhood of Elee R. O. Campbell Jr Clark

Unity Rebekahs Plan Open House and Drill Conclave

Unity Rebekah lodge No 121 schedules a friendship night and open house for past presidents of the Rebekah Assembly of Oklahoma on Aug 31 at 8 p m at the lodge hall. Attending will be Mrs Agnes Card assembly president from Okmulgee along with Noble Grand Mrs Noble Fields and Vice Grand Mrs C J Curley. Members from Anadarko Chickasha Comanche Duncan and Walters Lodges expected. Jack Wellington heads the committee with Noble Fields and Harold Tallent. Also noted was the annual Fletcher drill conclave to be held in Lawton next year. Refreshments served after the session to Mrs J D Ray Norman Rebekah lodge No 152 and about 20 members. Then Revival continues at Bethel with evangelist G T Norris of Fort Worth Tex leading.

Rebekah Assembly of Oklahoma Unity Rebekah Lodge No Agnes Card Okmulgee Assembly Noble Fields Noble Grand C. J. Curley Anadarko Chickasha Comanche Duncan Walters Rebekah Jack Wellington Fletcher Lawton Harold Tallent J. D. Ray Norman Rebekah

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