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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1954
Page
5
Mrs David Brown entertains a Central Baptist church class session with social hour games and refreshments. Attendees include Pearl Holland J J W Narmore R M Peare Alan Shackelford and Ho.
Mrs. Ben A. Hill hosted Gladiolus Garden club at 1118 Birch. New member Mrs. N. G. Howell joined the group which planned an April 2 flower show and discussed perennials. Ed Ellenbrook led the program from The Handbook for Flower Shows with Mrs Greenway guiding the study. A plant sale and refreshments followed.
Mrs. Ernest J. Greenwalt of the Wichita Mountains Wildflower Garden club spoke at the Iris Garden club about familiar local birds as flowers’ song. She named mockingbird brown thrasher Baltimore oriole robin bluebird scissortail fly catcher and cardinal. The meeting featured bird care tips and an oriole nest display as guests and members gathered at the Public Service Company's home service room.
Two local women, Mrs. Sam Maddux and Miss Lily F. Stafford, are designated by the Annie Bullock Sneed chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to have their names placed in the Book of Remembrance in the National Cathedral, Washington D C. The decision followed a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Roy E. Stafford with officers including Mrs. Lillian Olds and new secretary Mrs. Carl Partain.
Messrs and Mesdames Earl Austin and Ernest Hunter host the Square D dance club gathering at the American at Seventh. Ernest Hunter will be caller for the 8 p.m. session.
A post-nuptial shower at the Chattanooga home of Mrs. r featured refreshments on a lace-covered table hosted by Mesdames Harold Dreith and Sam Fischer. The guest of honor was Miss Hannah Schriner of Chattanooga, sister to Mesdames Ben Strecker and John Beck. Additional hostesses included Mesdames Schriner, Elmer Adler, E. G. Goff, and Dreith.
Miss Abbie Louise Green, Oklahoma the People's Secretary at the Woman's Missionary Union, will speak at 7 30 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Girls' Auxiliary coronation service. She toured Latin American mission fields last summer after attending the Baptist World Congress in Rio de Janeiro and will show colored slides from the trip.
Petunia Garden Club members met at 1124 Laird with Mrs. Jack Cummins hosting and Mrs. W. M. Easley as co host. T C Mason led routine business as Weide conducted the meeting and roll call. New member Mrs. C T Magill and guest Mrs. Bill Logan attended among a list of club members.
Fletcher Special June Slaughter was voted a delegate to Girls State to be held June 2 on the campus at Oklahoma College for Women Chickasha by American Legion members at the home of Mrs Viva Collier. Others present included Mesdames Claypool Robinson Cline Arthur Malone Owen Malone Paulsen Staggs McCarty Collier Schumann Skinner Wilson Hinson.
Mrs John Wood elected vice chairman of area No 10 Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Dues at a Bartlesville state convention held last week. Mrs Ada Johnson elected secretary. Mrs Leo Bump named treasurer. Mrs Wood named official supreme delegate to National Grand Lodge convention May 9 13 in San Antonio Texas. Bartlesville and Lawton lodges to perform costume Indian war dance at national gathering. Next year’s state convention set for Lawton.
Walker note describes a Scott Club business session led by Mrs. J. C. Keller with devotion by Mrs. Milford Walker. The creed was read by another member. Several plan to attend the Southwestern district meet Friday at Cameron College. Luncheon plans were set to host Demonstration Lady Welteedey at Bob’s home.
A anniversary gathering at Lennie Baker's home included guests RoWanda Alderson Nick Cowdrey Alderson Ella Hoyle Donnie Stanlie Curtis Jackie Pierson Calvin Clevenger Melvin Wolff Gary Tubbs Melvin Tubbs Danei Riggins Tony R White Earl Martin John Bowman Earl Grace Don Gibson Thomas Rains Brent Fountain Kent Fountain John Hipson Alvin and others. A Women's Association meeting at First Church lists Mesdames Labude A Pert Harold Dreith and John Mc Cary Sr.
Chattanooga special report notes a community shower honoring Mrs. Jack Bohl. The piece mentions high school homemaking room and lists organizers Murry Baugh Homan Hofacket with names Charles Killgore and Jack McCary among participants.
Koleta Geis and Geneva Smith served refreshments. Gifts were received from the above and approximately 105 others.
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