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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1954
Page
7
Community groups schedule activities through the week. Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion events appear alongside social clubs, garden groups, and demonstrator clubs with meetings, luncheons, and installation of officers. A piano recital and a memorial service close the weekend.
Trinity Baptist Woman's Missionary Society held a 1:30 p m shower for Mrs Lon Bailey. Irene Jeffers and Mary Demarest circle members organized the event at the church with a Royal Service program. Bailey departs June 1 for a three week visit to California to see her daughter and son in law.
Members of the Old Settlers club met at the American Legion hall for a school day program and sack supper. Thirty three participants wore guncham dresses and overalls while Jess Percival and Floyd ice led the program. Prizes went to Roy Crem er R. S. Nolan J. B. Parks A. B. Whitehead and Mesdames Mamie Crouch and Jess Stanley. Mrs. Robert Brown presided at a 7:30 p.m. business session planning the next meeting on Tuesday June 22.
More than 100 reservations are set for the Lawton Woman's Forum annual President's Breakfast at Centenary See church fellowship hall Thursday morning. Forum president Mrs Volney E Hamm expressed satisfaction with the turnout. Guest speaker Mrs Lloyd White from Kansas City will discuss women's hats at 10 a m and will display several hat models.
Seven new group captains were elected at a Martha class meeting led by Mrs. Carl Hagler in Mrs. George Rollins home at 1004 Columbia. Names include Mesdames Dewey Callahan Lester Jackson J A Pannell John Redding Dennis Smith George Stinnett and Dermot Tulley. Attending were Mesdames Cliff Autry Cecil Baker Hayden Berryhill William Church David Haynes and Richard Hopper. A devotional was given by Mrs Winston Davis after opening prayer by Mrs S V Carmichael. Potatoes noted as a good vitamin C source.
The First Christian Women’s Fellowship held a 1 p.m. luncheon in the church dining hall with group IV as host. Guest speaker Ewing Gal spoke on Christian Women and Citizenship after readings, with Mildred Rowland’s poem The Challenge read aloud and a prayer by Mrs. Shull. Officers to be elected at a 7 p.m. IOOF hall meeting, with nursery available.
A Commerce division farewell social hour featured a pink motif with gladioli and a pale pink cloth table setting. Miss Vanell Tipton and Marvin Sanders presided while Miss Blanche Beavers and Bennie Stehr welcomed guests. The guest list included Evelyn Alexander, Vaudene Barton, Phoebe Burnett, James Fullerton and others.
Plans were completed for the annual Sub Deb senior graduation dance as members met at Sue Riddle’s home at 1720 Liberty. The event is set for Thursday from 10 p.m. to a.m. at the Lawton Golf and Country Club. Riddle, president, led a brief business session with pledges Janice Griffin Pat Payne Kay Crossland Sarah Wright Diana Hart Freida Earls and Diana Levey among those present. Others in attendance included Janice Parker Nancy Ferguson Carroll Hawkins Barbara Waid Donna Lacy Ruth Boucher Paula Verma Virginia Anthony Genda Kinsey Connie Kemp Anita Day
Each member asked to bring three guests for a social meeting No. 315 to be held at the home of Mrs. Bart Gayle 1809 Taft with Mrs Oliver Townsend co hosting.
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