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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1973
Page
6
Senior Citizens' Club covered dish dinner at the Museum of the Great Plains at 7 p.m. Several sororities and service groups meet around Lawton including Beta Mu Chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha and PEO Sisterhood. VFW Post 1193 Auxiliary breakfast and club meetings fill the evening with community engagement across multiple locations.
The Temple Masonic Lodge schedules a dinner and meeting at 7 30 p m Friday in the Masonic Temple. Sgt Jim Johnston of the Oklahoma City Police Department will speak. Sparlin Witt of Temple and Frank Henders of Broken Arrow will receive year pins. The Temple Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will prepare the dinner. District officer elections will be held. The junior grand warden will attend.
St Barbara Guild of the St Barbara Catholic Church met in the church hall. Rev James Ross celebrated Mass as Mrs Robert Hendrick led the meeting and reports from the NCCW meeting in Elgin were shared. A Thanksgiving basket for a needy Indian family and a reception for Bishop Quinn were noted along with confirmation for eligible parish members and reports on USC friendship coffee for military wives and the Christmas bazaar. Members plan February birthday cakes for Reynolds Army Hospital patients and the next NC CW meeting at Blessed Sacrament Church on Feb 20. Lawton Fort Sill Church Women unit clothing drive is Feb 25 and World Day of Prayer is Mar 2. Members urged bringing scissors and pins for the next meeting Feb 13 to cut out layettes.
The Garden Clubs of Lawton host a luncheon and McMahon Foundation tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday with proceeds benefiting Elmer Thomas Park improvements. Public event with $1.50 reservations and multiple club chairmen listed.
The FAOBC Wives Club held a luncheon in the Artillery Room at Fort Sill Officers Club hosted by Wives of Officers of Basic Course 6-73 with about 70 attendees. Mrs. Paul Andrisani presided. Miss Joan Lanier spoke on the Art of Needlecraft. numerous chairmen oversaw program, decorations, invitations, gifts, name tags, menu, and hospitality. Special guests included Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Fleshman, Mrs. Luxember, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Schouman, Mrs. Teague, Mrs. Parris, Mrs. Petra ska, Mrs. Hover, and Mrs. Chapman.
The Verna Savage Circle of WMU met at Mrs. Ezra Hamm's home to plan WMU Focus Week from February 11 to 17. A church prayer retreat was scheduled. Mrs. Frank Gatliff led the royal service program "Understanding the Problem" with devotions by Mrs. Blount and Mrs. Cooke. Twelve members attended. Kenneth W. Fisher, Gwen Fisher's son, earned dean's list honors at Eastern Oklahoma State College with a 3.72 GPA in fall.
Mrs. O. B. Matthew presided over 25 members of the Credit Women International of Lawton at the Hotel Lawtonian. Harold Gardner spoke on There is a Computer in your Future. Ann Hert received a 25 year pin. The next meeting is set for 7 a.m. Thursday Feb. 15 at the Hotel Lawtonian.
Mrs. Maude Smith of Holy City in the Wichita Mountains Wild Life Refuge spoke at the Lawton Garden Council meeting in the Museum of the Great Plains. She presented on Holy City history with film slides and noted the name was decided in Washington.
Home Economics Extension Homemakers Group met at Mrs. Tom Biles home with Mrs. Johnnie Edwards assisting. President Mrs. Leland John presided as six members attended. devotions were by Mrs. Dave Welch and reports given by Mrs. John and Mrs. John Kennedy. Next meeting planned for February at Mrs. John’s home southeast of the city.
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