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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1956

Page

4

Lawton Social Calendar Turns Page for Busy Week

Monday and Thursday list rich mix of clubs and gatherings. Douglass PTA hosts 8 p.m. program on cooperation in healthful personalities. Alpha Pi Beta Sigma Phi pledges lead at 7:30 p.m. at 3129 Kinyon. First Presbyterian couples dine 6:45 p.m.. St Andrew’s Episcopal parish house hosts Bishop Casady guild 7:30 p.m. Other groups meet at schools, churches, and community rooms across Lawton Fort Sill with varied programs and guest speakers.

Douglass Larry Mitchell St. Andrew's Episcopal Casady Guild Parrish House Association For Childhood Education John Adams Elementary Post Children’s School C. R. Ellsworth

Cityans Return From Contests

Lt Bill Holley and Melvin Keeney returned Sunday from Oklahoma City after vocal audition finals for the Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs. Holley, Fort Sill, was named one of the top two tenor finalists but not chosen. Keeney, Cameron College music instructor, and Holley had earlier won in the southwest district division. Judge was Guy Fraser Harrison, conductor of the Oklahoma City Symphony.

Bill Holley Melvin Keeney Oklahoma City Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs Oklahoma City Symphony Society Holley Fort Sill Keeney Cameron College Guy Fraser Harrison Oklahoma City Symphony

Pansy Club Plans First Flower Show In March

Pansy Garden club members finalize plans for their first flower show Early Oklahoma to be held Tuesday March 20 at Mrs E H Boatright 3320 Baltimore Open to guests only. Members met dr guidance from Mrs Luther Carter at her Arlington home with Mrs John M Scott presiding A guest Mrs Marshall Clements demonstrated rose care and planting and door prize rosebush went to Mrs H L Porter Southwest district garden clubs convention set for March 21 at Roosevelt and Flower Show School finals April 17 19 at Atlas A resignation from Mrs Edwin P Lewis was read Refreshments were served by co hosts Mrs S D Rains and Carter Other members attended listed.

Pansy Garden Club Oklahoma E. H. Boatright Baltimore Luther Carter Arlington John M. Scott Marshall Clements H. L. Porter Garden Clubs Roosevelt Flower Show Atlas Edwin P. Lewis Mesdames S. D. Rains Carter

Mrs Ira Potter and Linda Lu Wells Return From Visit

Personal notice: Mrs. Ira Potter and her niece Miss Linda Lu Wells of 1309 Elm have returned from a weekend visit in Cleburne Texas with Mrs. Potter’s parents and Linda Wells’ grandparents Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Creswell.

Ira Potter Linda Lu Wells Elm Cleburne, Tex S. J. Creswell

Trinity WMS Ends Programs On Prayer

Trinity Baptist Women’s Missionary Society closed Week of Prayer with three sessions including a covered dish luncheon. Mary Demarest led a 10 am pageant on the last day. Mesdames Daniels Rainey Henry Woodruff and Worth chaired programs with slides from Alaska Cuba Panama and the Canal Zone. Irene Jeffers circle presented a radio study under Mrs Wagner.

Trinity Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society Mary Demarest Soles Leon Henry Mesdames Fred Cooke L. E. Harris Rex White T. W. Daniels Jr C. C. Harbor L. L. Rainey B. W. Wagner M. L. Woodruff Tom Worth Magdalene Osborne New York City Daniels Mesdames George Broome Euell Ratliff A. E. Sea Medames J. I. Beggs Irene Jeffers

Quest Club Meeting Reviews The People In Your Life

About sixteen members gathered at Mrs. Bennie Stephens home on Fort Sill Boulevard to hear Mrs. Volney E. Hamm review The People in Your Life. Co host Mrs. Jesse I. Denison Jr. and program chairman Mrs. James A. Black assisted at the 2:30 p.m. Friday gathering.

Quest Club Bennie Stephens Fort Sill Blvd Volney E. Hamm Jesse I. Denison Jr James A. Black

Calvary Baptist Sunday School Class Hosts Social Hour

Mrs J D Ivey served as hostess for Calvary Baptist Sunday School class at Mrs Jo ao VG home after a business meeting led by president Mrs Luther Shipman. Mrs Julia Gathright taught the devotional and Mrs John Shafer supervised the social hour with two guests Mable Martin and Mamie Bone among the attendees.

Calvary, Baptist Tel Jo; Ao J. H. Hayes Luther Shipman Julia Gathright John Shafer

Reddy Kilowatt Square Dance elects Arlen Swanson president

Arlen Swanson was elected president of the Reddy Kilowatt Square Dance Club at eight o clock Saturday in the Public Service Company building home auditorium. Officers include F F Hollander Jr vice president Mrs Hayden Berryhill treasurer and Mrs Orville Andrews secretary. Guests and members from Duncan Temple Cyril Fort Cobb Marlow Lawton Fayetteville Ark and Allen Dunn Fayetteville attended along with caller Johnny Robinson and host couples Holland er and Alexander.

Arlen Swanson Reddy Kilowatt Square Public’ Service Company Home Service F. F. Hollander Jr Hayden Berryhill Orville Andrews Bill Cheatham Fort Cobb Bill Goad Marlow Dewey Burke Cyril Roy Collins J. C. Collins Temple Barbara Fletcher Vera Wilson Jim Franks Ted L. Dean Bobby Pollock Orville Schreiner Earl N. Kelly T. J. Wall Duncan Allen Dunn Fayetteville Ark Othel Clifton Lawton

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Dickey Better Homemakers Home Demonstration Club H. W. Richards Irene Goode S. Eighth Beta Omicron Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Charles Pike Dearborn Roy Barrick Woman’s Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW S. Second First Presbyterian Women’s Organization General Monthly Meeting Arch M. Parmenter V. I. Greer E. B. Lacy Ross H. Porter E. L. Richardson First Christian Women’s Fellowship Lawton Garden Club E. Brent Mitchell Gore Centenary Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service Lee Lewis Bell A. B. Gosselin Morford Drive E. B. Dunlap Abe March Faye Ozman N. 23Rd Walter Hutchins Loyd Lowry Atlanta Carl LaRoach N. 20Th John Woolley Lincoln Stephanie Lester Ash First Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service F. E. Dodson Ferris H. A. Johnson W. H. Stanton J. F. Darnell Blessed Sacrament Catholic Altar Society New Church Joseph P. Berney Lahoma City Catherine Thomas Bateman- Darling American Legion Department of Lawton Woman’s Forum W. W. Carnes Baldwin Paradise Valley Ellen H. Richards Herschel Brady International Club Security Bank & Trust Company C. T. Freese J. A. Hegarty M. Shakespeare Mountain View Art Group of American Association of University Women Stephen’s Arts & Crafts Shop Sheridan Road Carolyn Hunt Club Wayne Gilley Schubert Music Club Emerson Elementary School W. F. Shepard Ruth Andrews R. E. Glenn Elman Haines Jack Hawkins Comanche County Veterans of Foreign, Wars Iris Garden Club E. R. Bauman E. D. Garrison Charles Hinch Metropolitan Park Wallock Memorial’ Congregational Church Paul Tate Lawton-Fort Sill St. Andrew’s Episcopal Parish House Pere Pe Preyer Fai B. P. Hann Hamilton Elgin Benrus Osborn Pansy Club Mesdames P. D. Cook I. J. Kensell Lee Kemp Clarence Madden Vernon Pursley Stanley Sasser Guy Weaver Joncfirr Naal AMM Hli Oe D Avenue Var Trinity Wms Quest Modern Landscape Co Sheridan Rd Lawton’s Garden Center J. D. Ivey Mesdames Mable Martin Mamie Bone Mesdames R. Adkins B. Dorety Martha Kidd J. E. Lewis Lola Ivey Nancy Peet Bertie Rath Mary Russell Mable Prichard Lou Weaver Johnny Robinson Cheatham, Dunn Fred Jennings Col Eddie Shinkle Messr Earl Jackson David Sease Ira Lanman Gene Wickham Ernest Hynson Ati aMttLey California Fairmont’s U.S.P Man's Hudson Meqana C Avenue Sous Channel 4 Big 10 Wichita Crook TV
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