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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1955

Page

5

Social Calendar Highlights Lawton Fort Sill Activities

Lawton area clubs and church groups schedule meetings and events across Friday and the week, with guest nights, study courses, exhibits, and social gatherings. Notable entries include the Stamp Club at Old South cafeteria with Col. J. T. Strawbridge as speaker, First MethodistWSCS events, Girl Scout and Junior Miss activities, and Fort Sill officers wives club tea.

Centenary Methodist Church Lawton - Fort Sill Fort Sill Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Beta Omicron Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Paul Nishimura Tait Willing Workers Home Floyd Housholder Dorcas Central Baptist Church Lily F. Stafford May Schofield Marilyn Lewis Gore

Footsteps banquet themed sermon at Cameron Baptist church

Rev. Andrew Miller led Cameron Baptist church Sunday school workers in a Footprints in the Sands of Time program held at 7 30 p m in the church dining room. Olin Jefferies presided as Sunday school superintendent with invocation by Jake Burk and songs led by Mrs E R Miller and Bill Holley.

Andrew Miller Cameron Baptist Church Olin Jefferies Jake Burk E. R. Miller Bill Holley Ed Inman Richard McDonald Mesdames Willis Cook Gerald Casteel Zoral Young Vernon Satterwhite Hugh Isbell Cedric Caldwell Ozie French Charles French Charles Taylor

Elgin FHA Elects New Officers and President

The Elgin Future Homemakers of America chapter elects Virginia Kleeman as president. Other new officers include Sharon Hise as vice president, Retha O Pry as secretary, Pat Kolker as treasurer, Beatrice Wells as historian, June Sanders as parliamentarian, Sue May as reporter, Jean Scott as song leader, Wanda Bridges as pianist, and Betty Jo Bay as pledge mistress. Club mothers are Mesdames W. H. Kleeman and Homer Hise.

Elgin Future Homemakers of America Virginia Kleeman W. H. Kleeman Sharon Hise Retha O’pry Pat Kolker Beatrice Wells June Sanders Sue May Jean Scott Wanda Bridges Betty Jo Bay Homer Hise

Community Tea Planned By Club

Medicine Park Home Demonstration club members met at Mrs. John Frampton's home for a luncheon to plan an informal community tea this month. Mrs. Eston Martin led the lesson Your Family in the World of Today. The next meeting is Oct 25 at Mrs. H F Timberlake's home with guests Mrs. M T Spruill and other members present.

Medicine Park Home John Frampton Eston Martin H. F. Timberlake M. T. Spruill Mesdames Leonard Beavers J. O. Browning B. M. Howell Dora Lutz Ray Rush C. E. Scott Otha Simpson R. R. Rush

Guilds Start New Study Course for Lasting Peace

Methodist church groups invite members of the First Methodist Wesleyan Service guilds to begin a new study course titled Combine Our Efforts for Lasting Peace. Miss Oletha Wildey will lead the session at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. John A. Bruss.

First Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild John A. Bruss Lawton Lawton Girl Scout Council Security Bank & Trust Company Calvary Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Circe I Bill de Lozier Bell John M. Hain John J. Mehefko First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service First Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service WSCS J. J. Stowe Jr Kappa Kappa Iota Teachers Society Lawton High School Gertrude Cook Leonard Wiley First Christian Women’s Fellowship Bible Study G. F. Harrouff St. Andrew’s Episcopal Guild 13Th and C Hurly Grove Beal Heights Presbyterian Women of the Church General Meeting E. J. Cease First Christian Young Matrons Group Louis Yarmuk Arlington H. B. Farrell First Presbyterian Board of Deaconesses Walter Montgomery Presbyterian Women's Organization J. M. Eakley Gore Centenary Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service Church Connie Hill Jr Circle II Lawton Methodist Church Oletha Wildey First Methodist Guild

Cyril Baptists Attend Conference in Duncan

Several Cyril residents attended the Lawton District Baptist Woman's Missionary conference in Duncan. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Frank Jennings and Mesdames Charles Moss, Ralph Moss, Rex Adams, Earl Moss, Raymond Callahan, Herbert Myers, W. M. Sanders, Reece Petillo, H. H. Brandon and Vernor Williams.

Cyril Lawton District

Stamp Club Meets Tonight Speaker At Dinner

Col. J. T. Strawbridge, president, will be principal speaker at Lawton Fort Sill Stamp Club guest night dinner meeting tonight. Members and spouses will gather at Old South cafeteria for 6:45 p.m.

Lawton-Fort Sille Stamp Club Old South Col. J. T. Strawbridge Prinipal Col J. T. Strawbridge Lawton-Fort Sill

Methodist WSCS Glass Show Set

Entries are being accepted today until 10 o clock tonight for the First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service second annual glass show. No sale, but a free will offering will aid the kitchen fund. Anyone may enter glass pieces. Judging Tuesday morning. Public viewing 1 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. A bake sale will accompany the display.

Entre Nous Club Milton Keating Elm Hock & Whirl Square Dance Club American Legion Hall Art Ashline Lloyd Watkins Cecil Carter First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service Lawton Junior Service League Yancheor Lawton Golf & Country Club Mary Swartz Rose Club Sam Stein Euclid Chester McCord Utility Home Demonstration Club Roy Hill Dearborn Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service H. M. Tilton

Eleanor Bicknell Named OCW Glee Club Co-Transport Chair

Lawton junior voice major Eleanor Bicknell of Oklahoma College for Women is selected as co-transportation chairman for the 1955 56 glee club year. A wait list exists for new members as director Dorothy Tulless unveils a traveling ensemble the Charmettes. The glee club plans its major fall performance December 11 12 for the Christmas Candlelight Service.

Eleanor Bicknell Lawton OCS Oklahoma College For Women Glee Club R. C. Bicknell Dorothy Tulless Ensemble of 47 Voices Glee Club Charmettes

Mrs E Vaughan Attends Parents 50th Anniversary

Ernie Vaughan of 1704 N Sheridan Rd returned from Breckenridge Texas where she attended the golden wedding anniversary of R A Art Taylor and his wife former Breckenridge residents now of El Paso Texas. About 300 guests were present at a Breckenridge Burch hotel reception with cake served by Addie Simmons of Fort Worth. The Taylors married Sept 14 1905 in Breckenridge and moved to El Paso in 1944. They have ten children and guests came from Texas Oklahoma and Kansas.

Ernie Vaughan N. Sheridan Road Breckenridge Tex R. A Art) Taylor el Paso Burch Hotel Breckenbridge Centerville Calif Robert S. Green Chicago, Ill J. L. Rhodes J. T. Taylor Jack Taylor van Horn

Solos by Jacques Abram Highlight OCW Recital in Chickasha

Three solos by Jacques Abram, eminent pianist now on OCW fine arts faculty, will headline a Thursday recital in Chickasha as part of a piano repertoire course. Attendance is limited to repertoire course enrollees with analytical commentary by Abram.

Jacques Abram Oklahoma College For Women Fine Arts Chickasha OCW Abram Hayden Hindemith Schumann College Administraion

P-TA CALENDAR AND MEETING NIGHTS ACROSS SCHOOLS

Local P T A groups set evening gatherings at 7 30 with guest speakers and activities. Sen Mike Moroney addresses B C Swinney and Lincoln and Washington host programs on civil defense safety and loyalty. other meetings cover mental health installation safety and tours.

B. C. Swinney Parent-Teacher Association Mike Moroney John D. Shoemaker Wayne Gilley Whittier P-Ta Lincoln P-Ta Howell P-Ta Washington P-Ta Charles Hickenbottom Homer Cherry Tom Gilmore Maj Charles Dutreau Taft Jefferson P James Roberts Garfield Roosevelt P Joe McCain Civil Defense

The Earl Kepharts Have Houseguests

Mr and Mrs Earl Kephart of 3401 Atlanta host longtime friends Mr and Mrs H C Rowland and children Henry Clyde Jr William and Rebecca from Hickory Flat Mississippi The two men served together during the war stationed in Rhode Island

Earl Kephart Atlanta H. C. Rowland Henry Clyde Jr William Rebecca Hickory Flat Miss Rhode Island

Fish Fry Celebrates Lawton Theta Rho Youth

About 50 guests attended a 7 p.m. fish fry hosted by Mr and Mrs J W Kepler at 1407 S Sixth for Lawton Theta Rho Girls club members Junior Odd Fellows and their guests. Colored balloons decorated the yard as Ann Kepler Theta Rho president and Lois Hill vice president led games. Attending were Mrs John Brooks Theta Rho advisory officer R E Tallent Junior Odd Fellows advisory officer and Donald Hayes chief ruler for Junior Odd Fellows.

J. W. Kepler Lawton Theta Rho Junior Odd Fellows Ann Kepler Theta Rho Lois Hill John Brooks R. E. Tallent Odds Fellows Donald Hayes

Crane Son Returns Home From Navy Injury After Dismissal

Personal Morril Crane has arrived in Lawton after being discharged from Kennedy General Hospital Memphis Tennessee. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crane and was injured about a year ago in an accident at San Diego California where he was stationed with the United States Navy.

Morril Crane Kennedy General Hospital Memphis

Cityan Returns From California

Mrs. B. H. Hinds of 710 Dearborn has returned from San Diego after eight weeks with her daughter Mrs. Tye Tyson, the former Lorene Hinds. While there she visited her sons Kermit Hinds and Dewey Hinds in La Mesa California.

B. H. Hinds Dearborn San Diego Calif Tye Tyson Lorene Hinds California

Slim Line Wafers Promise Easy, Safe Weight Loss

An advertisement touts Slim Line Wafers as a food supplement that reduces appetite and delivers concentrated nutrients in a nine day system. Readers are urged to try on approval for $3 with a money back guarantee, emphasizing ease, safety and rapid fat loss.

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