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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1954
Page
8
Women's groups from First Christian meet in multiple homes for devotional studies and lessons including Alaska Hawaii and The Virgin Islands. Leaders conducted business sessions and prayer as members and guests attended gatherings at addresses in town.
Mrs. W A Parks Circle II members met in the Home of Mrs A Parks for a study on the Acts with Dorothea Meyer as lessons leader. Devotional by Mrs Ross Porter preceded plans for Vacation Bible School as yearbooks were distributed and reports presented by treasurer Marcia Ruppel.
Beta Sigma Phi sorority members gathered at Miss Wanda Hastings home at 902 Pershing for a spring rush planning session. Mrs. Jesse Ikard named president to replace Mrs. Lawrence, who moves to San Francisco, while Mrs. Walter McHenry leaves Lawton for Hawaii. Taft school students provided a music program directed by Mrs. Mary Ida Leigh, featuring a girls sextet Saundra Garrison Beverly Carnes Shirley Montgomery Terry Clark Doris Pamplin and Faye Rose Long and a boys quartet Glenn Carter Mansfred Peterson Jackie Hunsucker Ronald Schnee performing folk songs and spirituals and two harmony numbers.
Mrs. Harry Watts entertained a Baptist Sunday school class at her home for a 7 30 pm session. Mrs. John Strawn opened with prayer and Mrs. A L Anthony gave the devotional. The social hour followed with refreshments and the meeting closed with a circle of prayer. Members and guests included Mesdames David Brown Homer Williams H L Alexander Chester Martin Ruby Schmidt Alan Shackelford and B R Buening.
Mrs. Fred Speare led the business session as 8 Et 40 Salon No. 315 met at Bateman Zarling hut with Sib ocake regular attendees. Members voted to sell vanilla items. refreshments were served. Attending were Mesdames J. L. Zipen, Robert Vonet Bart Gayle, A. C. Marer, Ernest Burrow, Charles Fonte, Narl Green and W. A. Martin.
Members of the Blien H. Richards club met at Mrs. D. L. Clemmer’s home to view a skit The Speaker and learn picture making techniques such as chrome cutting decoupage and silhouettes Mrs J D Harper presided over a business session gifts were exchanged and refreshments served Attending were Mrs Pursley and others including Bill Allen Vernon Biesterfeld Leonard Bollinger and Buford Walker
Mrs Neptune presided the General Baptist Sunday school class meeting at Mrs S V Carmichael's home. Iain Bil Pope led open remarks, with devotional by Mrs David Corley. Business was led by president Mrs Coleman Hogue, followed by closing prayer from Mrs Robert Nees. Guests and members named include Mesdames Caudell Pepper Parker Grundy Taylor Lermage Haley Sanders Harden Lee Richardson Nobles Newton Duke Bradley Heimer Smith Utterbach and Dillon Smith.
Four Brotherhood Week speakers addressed the City PTA council at Washington school auditorium urging harmony among races and creeds. The event marked the PTA founders Alice Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst anniversary with devotions, pantomime scenes, and readings.
This week two circles of Real Presbyterian meet in member homes for lessons, business sessions, and devotional periods, continuing church study and fellowship.
A fragment notes Mrs. Clapp and others such as Mar Meadames Myrtie Compton and Lloyd Roberts attending a gathering to discuss fabric textures and how the material drapes. The text reflects choices about whether a texture will fall gracefully and suits a garment.
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