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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1972
Page
7
Community groups and churches in Lawton and Fort Sill host Christmas dinners parties and social events across December. Meetings include the Goodwill Lodges PEO Sisterhood and veterans groups at local halls USO Fort Sill and hotels.
Eta Upsilon and Beta Sigma Phi sororities met at Camelot Mobile Home Estates recreation room for a fondue and wine auction to raise funds. Earl Ball auctioned with Paul Pratt assisting. husbands attended. President Mrs Eugene Bartnicki led the program and refreshments were served.
Mrs Ray L Spence presided as Wives of Officers of the Composite Training Battalion ATC met for a coffee at Mrs Stephen F Jennings home Eight members attended Final plans called for a branch gathering at 1030 a m Wednesday in the Artillery Room Fort Sill Officers Club Decorations by Mrs Dana Harnish Stephen Jennings is special committee chair No January coffee planned Mrs Lawrence Adair to host February coffee The German American Club to hold a Christmas party at 730 p m Saturday Lew Johnsons Restaurant A white elephant exchange is planned Prospective members invited those joining should bring applications to the party
The Quest Club hosted a Christmas luncheon at Martin's Restaurant with a Tomlinson Junior High Glee Club performance directed by Mrs. Ella Mackey. Twenty three members and guests attended as Mrs. Frederick Drake presided. Upcoming events include Goodwill Rebekah Hall meeting at 7:30 p.m. and a Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority pageant at Douglass School Saturday.
Officers Wives' Club hosted a coffee in the Caisson Room of the Fort Sill Officers Club. About fifty women attended as Mrs. E P Terrell and Mrs. C J Landau presided and awarded instructors. Over 40 fall classes were reported.
Kenneth Moncrief presided as president and officers were elected at the Lawton Chapter 167 National Association of Retired Federal Employees meeting in the Museum of the Great Plains. James Rorick led devotions and flag salute. A salad luncheon followed the election. December meeting planned for 11 a.m. today.
Fort Sill Catholic Ladies' Guild met in Hilltop Chapel Annex to plan a chartered bus trip to St Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee on Friday April 6. They will tour the abbey and meet staff. Mrs H V Madden presided. twenty members attended. Next meeting is Friday Jan 5 in the Sill.
A reader asks why doctors use boiling water at birth and Abby explains old sterilization practices. The page also covers a puzzled step mother enforcing table manners and handling repetitious mother in law stories with tact.
LAWTON Assembly No 55 of the Order of Rainbow for Girls met at the Masonic Temple with 45 members present and four guests. Miss Brenda Catlett served as worthy advisor during the session. Guest attendees were Mrs. Ralph Linck Mrs. Roy Burt Mrs. John Funch and Mrs. Paul Smith. CHATTANOOGA Special Mr Harold Forsythe and wife and children Teresa and Ryan moved from Sacramento to Chattanooga establishing a new home there.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Goeringer Tim Todd and Tracey visited Mrs O V Goeringer in Newell South Dakota during a recent call.
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