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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1957
Page
23
A dense listing of chapter meetings and community activities across Alpha Pi Beta Sigma Phi Rho Kappa Gamma Girl Scouts and various church and civic groups. Listings note times and host addresses for PTA groups Home Demonstration clubs women’s societies and auxiliary organizations throughout the week.
Mrs Small recalls starting as librarian in 1919 after her husband’s death and moving from a city hall room to a yellow brick corner library. She discusses staff growth, her education at Oklahoma University and Colorado, church and civic affiliations, and family history tracing from Temple Texas to Fort Sill.
In Lawton a ceremony will solemnize the engagement of Doris Lovell Roberts to Tommy Gené Kuchynka. The couple plan vows at 7 p.m. Friday April 5 in the home of Mrs. Irene Fite. Roberts attends Lawton High School and is active in the Distributive Education club. Kuchynka works at Tip Top Laundry and also attended Lawton High.
Mrs. Small, longtime Oklahoma library head, to be honored with a Pioneer Librarian citation at the Golden Anniversary dinner in Oklahoma City March 22. She has expanded the Carnegie library from 3,000 to 43,000 volumes and now serves 9,700 borrowers while aiding scouts and clubs.
Frederick column lists nursing staff including Maj Laurine Patterson Lt Col Doris Brandon Maj Bess Goodyear Maj Elizabeth Wilde and many titled and unnamed women and Misses. The roster names Mmes Frances Cooky Barry Russell Lucille Haddon Alice Stroman Lillian Stingily Jane Williams Jo Luick Carolyn Baker Hazel Hoag Margaret Underwood Clarice Blake Florence Elling Juanita Holsinger and others.
Martha Intl was elected president of the Wi-Ca-Ka Camp Fire Girls for three years at the Frederick American Legion hut. Linda Dombrowski was in charge. Jan Barker served as secretary and song leader. Other officers include Donna Fry vice president Betty Dunlap secretary Clydia Cottell treasurer Marla Freeland scribe. Guardians are Mrs. L. E. Morgan and A. A. Cottrell.
Gladiolus Garden club members met at Mrs T W Daniels Jr home to discuss participation in the Oklahoma Garden Clubs convention in Lawton. A 7 30 pm meeting of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers auxiliary was planned at Mrs Robert Mitchells home with co host Mrs Hugh Ledge.
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