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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1953
Page
7
Centenary Methodist Women gathered in Tuesday sessions at member homes and the church reading room to study Approach to the Bible through Circles I to VII. Leaders Mrs. E. D. Garrison, Mrs. J. C. Hester, Mrs. Loyd Lowry and others guided lessons with guests from Ottumwa and several social and charitable activities noted.
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and alumnae hosted a senior girls style show at Mrs. Glenn Friman’s home featuring campus wear football tea dance spring format and hayride sashes. Narrator Joy McGuire led a program joined by Patty Houston Wynona White Joyce Spradley Pat Holtsclaw and others with daffodil centerpiece refreshments. Planning for the next alumnae meeting is set for February 10 at Mrs. Hancock’s Sycamore address with out of town members from Oklahoma A&M and nearby towns.
Lawton Rebekah lodge No 87 raised 25.50 from refreshments at a March of Dimes benefit after a 7 30 p m business session in the IOOF hall. Mrs R E Cullins and Mrs Sam Braddy presided. LeRoy Leister was granted flag usage for dedicating the new Odd Fellow hall and the lodge voted to fund its share for a new piano. About 60 members attended.
Plans for the BIL party to be held Feb 9 were made by Chapt er BY of PEO Sisterhood during a meeting at 2 pm Monday with Mrs Ned Shepler 102 Fort Sill Blvd Mrs T D Nicklas president conducted the session. Ring the social hour refreshments were served to numerous attendees including Faye Ozman Wes Redeker Bill Bentley Ted Warkentin Joe Rodolph Morgan Roberts Ma Brock Jr Otto Howard Robert Naylor Glenn Dutcher Max Brock Sr Bob Scott Bennie Stephens L W Ferguson Rex Lee W E Tomlinson John Erwin and Robert E Williams.
British state schools provide co education up to the age of eleven. The system combines boys and girls in primary schooling until the year they turn eleven, after which students typically progress to secondary education.
Wednesday Gen McNair auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars post 5263 meets 8 p m at VFW hut Fort Sill Mrs Raymond Rust district inspection Wagonheel Square Dance club 815 p m American Legion hall Seventh and E Ernest Hunter caller Chapter EB PEO Sisterhood 730 p m Mrs A C Rippy 715 C Junior Miss club 730 p m Peggy Elledge 1109 Taft Friday Lawton Garden council 930 a m USC YMCA Fourth B film on gardening shown Supreme Forest Woodmen circle 730 p m American Legion hall Seventh and E delegates to state convention elected Saturday Dance 8 p m to midnight American Legion hall Seventh and E public invited VFW post 5263 and auxiliary covered dish supper 630 p m VFW hut Fort Sill March of Dimes benefit dance by VFW and auxiliary Cooties and Cootiettes to follow music by Ted Lewis and His Melody Makers
Personal Mrs J E Schott former Law tonian now of Tulsa will undergo extensive facial bone grafting and skin surgery at McBride hospital Oklahoma City Friday attended by her mother Mrs Georgia Glass 813 Euclid Mr and Mrs E B Abbott arrived from Evans ton Ill for a visit with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs J C Brubaker 1704 Maple and with Mrs Kate Roberts who is spending the winter here Mrs Roberts is the mother of Mesdames Abbott and Brubaker
Washington January 28 Oklahoma's Perle Mesta remains a contender for the top Washington party giver as she contemplates returning from Luxembourg where she serves as minister. Known as two party Perle for backing both GOP and Democrats, she has resigned but says that means little and would be glad to stay. Other names circulate in Capital society pages, with the final victory anticipated to entail costly celebrations.
A birthday dinner honored Arnold McDonald at the home of Mr and Mrs Arnold McDonald Star Route. Guests included E McDonald J R McDonald D McCarty W C Sexton and family from Apache and Lawton plus M A McCarty Jimmie Patsy Danny Jimmie Allen Barbara Terry Kenneth Gee Steve Dee Ann Donna Scammerhorn Lester Maydell David Cathy from Oklahoma City.
Lawton Garden club combined its regular meeting with a March of Dimes coffee at Mrs. Fred Hammond’s home. Members viewed slides of last year’s doll and Christmas shows and trips to Victoria British Columbia and Philadelphia. About $15 was donated by attendees.
Area guests attended the Sunday chapel wedding of Miss Wanda Jo Runnels and Robert Claude Martin at Holy City chapel on the Easter Pageant site in the Wichita Mountains near Lawton. Included were Mr and Mrs Claude Martin the bridegroom's parents Mrs E A Martin and Mr and Mrs David.
Members of the Mary Demarest circle of Trinity Woman’s Missionary Society presented a Royal Service program on the theme All People at a 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Trinity chapel meeting. The session featured group singing, prayer, scripture reading, and roles by several ladies including Mrs. Harvey Snider and Mrs. Bill Wheeler. The Women’s World Alliance, formed from the Baptist women’s committee in 1911 and renamed in 1947, meets annually with the World Alliance, with the 1953 convention slated for November 24 in Columbus, Ohio. The program closed with hymn singing and a brief business meeting noting next Tuesday’s Bible study session.
Martin of Chattanooga and Mrs Porter Brandon join Mrs Eva Pyeatt of Big Spring and Mrs Mack Kelley and Miss Stella Stiner from Muskogee, plus Mr and Mrs Bob Runnels of Faxon as parents of the bride. The list highlights attendees and family sponsors from multiple states.
Members of the Reapers Sunday School class of the First Baptist church held a covered dish luncheon at the church. Placecards decorated with the month’s birth flower were prepared by Mrs. Dave eno for each guest, with a guest named Mrs. continuing.
The first ski train in America reached Warner New Hampshire in 1929 departing from Boston North Station. It marked a historic link between the city and White Mountains winter recreation with a special service carrying skiers to the region.
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