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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1957
Page
11
A basement can be a lively party area with budget friendly design ideas. Use colored cement and bright wall paints to brighten spaces, plus light white ceilings to reflect daylight. Decorate with pattern floor tiles, sunflowers artwork, and theme tiles for a cheerful environment. An outside entrance doubles usable space and eases traffic for large furniture and teen gatherings.
WSCS held a 9 30 a m Tuesday coffee and general meeting at First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service parlor with Circle IV hosting and Circle I directing. Mrs Stanley Bryant led the program, assisted by Mesdames Robertson Jameson Ridge and Will Austin. Opening prayer by Mrs C C Mahatay and a devotional by Mrs J T Wood. President Mrs George Pac led a brief business session. Two guests Mrs Floyd Northrop of South Carolina and Mrs Ed Mehew were welcomed. About 37 members attended.
Mrs. James F. Brittinghorpe presided at a 2 p.m. Tuesday meeting of St. Andrew's Episcopal church guild in the parish house. Mrs. P. C. Fontainerd gave a devotional and spoke on Understanding of Sacraments. Refreshments were served by Mesdames Anne Wear Smith and J. B. Bowman. Other attendees included Mesdames Holley Buchanan Ferguson Bower Henry Jones Prunty Stephens Kansen Pennell Kelly and Miss Frances Wright.
Rosemary Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Allen 704 S Sixth was elected president of a local club at a meeting in Sandra Metzners home No 1N 31st Other officers included Sandra Metzner vice president Doris Caman secretary treasurer Elizabeth Payne finance chair Claudia Bentley telephone chair and Janice Cherry Ann Mary Green and Linda Clapp yearbook committee Also attending were Maxie Lamb Carolyn McCoy Marsha Sharp Martha Wallis and adviser Mrs Dede Wagner A barbecue supper followed at Asa Kitchens home with many local families attending
Goodwill Rebekah Lodge No. 8% at 607 S 11th held an 8 pm initiation of Mrs. Marietta Evans and two by card Mesdames Eva Elsie Johnson and Dorothea FE Lorenz. The meeting included invitations to a Sept 24 birthday party for Searchlight Rebekah No. 360 at Duncan with Mrs. Alford Hennessee representing. Officers presiding were Noble Grand Hennessee and Vice Grand Wood. refreshments followed. Visitors Mrs. Ernest Edwards and Mrs. M C Dillingham attended. Thirty-one members were present.
A farewell party was held on the lawn at Mani tou Baptist church for Mr and Mrs W F Acerwald who recently moved to Clinton to establish a home. Clifford Nunley is convalescing from a head injury received last week at Bethel.
Mrs. Karl Bean, worthy grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star for Oklahoma, visits Lawton with co hosts Walters Fletcher and Cadhe chapters. A 6:15 p.m. covered dish supper follows a 3 p.m. session in Blue room and a reception in the game room to honor Mrs. Beat and district 32 appointees including Mrs. Austin Parker deputy No. 38 and others in Masonry and charitable service.
The Better Homemakers Home Demonstration club held a regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Earl Woodard's home. Devotional by Mrs Fate Taylor and group singing followed by reading the Farm Women's club creed. A Graft work day in October and cookies for the Apache PTA November meeting were planned by president Mrs Herbert Woesner. Oct 3 meeting set with hostess Mrs M E Ritter and attendees listed.
Advice outlines establishing regular bedtimes and cheerful pre bed rituals to make sleep a pleasant, secure, and routine part of a child’s life. It emphasizes firm but comfortable mattresses, avoiding bedtime disturbances, and associating the bed with sleep to prevent night time fussiness.
Cache High School seniors enjoyed a fall party starting with a hamburger fry hosted by Mr and Mrs Jim Ash and sponsors Mrs Ernest Cloninger and Mrs Clinton Reeves. The group skated at Medicine Park Clinton with class members Carl Alexander Richard Ash De roy Attauvich Thelma Bartlett Mary Jo Caldwell Linda Covington Karen Elling Lillian Gris and others in attendance.
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