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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1955

Page

5

Social Calendar Tuesday Junior high Camp Fire dinner and club meetings

The social calendar lists a Camp Fire dinner at 7 p.m. in Old South cafeteria for girls and guardians, plus numerous meetings: Women's Auxiliary to VFW Post 1193 at 8 p.m. at the VFW building, Old Settlers at 7 p.m. American Legion hall, Beta Omicron Beta Sigma Phi at 7:45 p.m. at Mrs. Roy Barrick's, Circle IV Beale Heights Presbyterian Women at 8 p.m., Paradise Valley and Pleasant Valley clubs events, Lawton Woman's Forum Public Affairs Department organizational meeting at USO YMCA 1:30 p.m., EB chapter of PEO Sisterhood at 7:30 p.m., Domestic Science Luncheon Club at 1 p.m. with program "Table Setting," NCO Wives club 1:30 p.m. at Fort Sill, Square Dance Club 8 p.m. at American Legion hall, Shakespeare club registration tea at 3 p.m., Ellen H Richards club 2 p.m., Junior Miss at 7:45 p.m., and Ladies association of Lawton Golf & Country Club events including golf tee-off at 9 a.m. and luncheon at 12:30 p.m. followed by bridge.

Old South Women’s Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Old Settlers Club American Legion Hall Beta Omicron Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Roy Barrick 1817 Taylor Claude Patterson Circle IV Beal Heights Presbyterian Women of the Church Catharine Garvin Euclid Paradise Valley Home Demonstration Club W. M. Garman Pleasant Valley Home Demonstration Club Public Affairs Department Lawton Woman’s Forum Usoymca PEO Sisterhood Orville Pope Laird H. H. Wood Murray Gilbert NCO Wives Club Fort Sill Thad Dudek A. B. Whitehead Square D E. Ernest Hunter Col Eddie Shinkle Oscar Chandler Shakespeare Club Robert Landers Jr West of Lawton Henry C. Zwaan C. A. Carney Ellen H. Richards Charlie D. Payne Sheridan Road Alice Aurell Dearbork Ladies Association of Lawton Golf & Country Club

Cops Get Lessons In Giving Tickets

Chicago police trainees were advised to use a positive, polite approach when issuing tickets and to avoid slang and sarcasm. The training outline recommends courteous language and to refrain from nicknames, preferring respectful phrases and proper identification during traffic stops.

Chicago Bud Chum Pop

Wm. Fletcher To Give Benefit Piano Recital

William Fletcher pianist composer and teacher will give a benefit piano recital Monday Oct 3 at First Presbyterian Church in Lawton. Proceeds go to the church building fund. Fletcher a UMich alum and Schubert Music Club member directs Messiah performances here and composed The Sixth Hour. He maintains a studio at 807 Bell and summer studios in Palmer Lake Colorado.

William Fletcher First Presbyterian Church Fletcher University of Michigan Ann Arbor Lawton Mary Lavinia Young Wilde Conservatory Michigan State College Lansing Bell Seattle Wash Leavenworth, Kans Colorado Palmer Lake

Installation of New Slate at Bible Learners Class

The Bible Learners Sunday School class at First Baptist Church parlor installed a new officer slate led by president Mrs. C. L. Dinkins. Officers include Mrs. Chad Colclasure as installing officer, teacher D. E. Troop, assistant K. F. McClain, secretary Dessie Elliott, assistant secretary C. Y. A. Franklin, and ministries Elsie Goben. Group captains head each unit, with Mrs. Sophia Rowntree in I through Mrs. Nan Glover in VIII. Guest William Wayne Short attended along with several members. Cookies and fruit punch followed the ceremony.

First Baptist Church C. L. Dinkins Chad Colclasure D. E. Troop K. F. McClain May Bolt Dessie Elliott C. Y. A. Franklin Mesdames Annie Laura Short Nelle M. Peard Josephine Whitehead

Stanley Family Returns Home to Grants Pass

Personal note reports Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stanley and daughter Janis returning to their Grants Pass Oregon home after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stanley at 712 Avenue I.

Raymond Stanley Janis Grants Pass Ore Mrs Earl Stanley Avenue I

Chapter Outlines Coming Events Plans for Beta Sigma Phi chapter

Xi Tau chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at 8 p m Monday at Mrs William D Bishop s Fort Sill home to plan a pledge ritual and a Halloween party on Oct 23 and Oct 29 respectively The group also voted a 25 semester scholarship for a Cameron College home economics major starting January and agreed to assist the Chamber of Commerce with delegations to conventions in Lawton A program on stole making followed by store work Refreshments were served Next meeting will be a pledges model at Mrs Calvin Clevenger s home on Oct 10 with several members present and other attendees listed

Xi Tau Beta Sigma Phi Sorority William D. Bishop Lucas Artillery Village Fort Sill Robert Cook Cameron College Chamber of Commerce Lawton Gladys Rhodes Calvin Clevenger Smith Sam T. Davis Leona White Jack D. Lankford Clarence C. Saffit Marion Brown Clarence Constant Floyd

Lunch Precedes PEO Meeting at Fort Sill

Noon luncheon for Chapter I renege of PEO Sisterhood at Fort Sill Polo Club featured hostesses Mesdames Ralph Wolverton Lewis H Fouts L H Fouts J S Kuntz A B Lawrence and Irwin Ozman. A business session at Mrs Wolverton 913 Arlington followed led by President Mrs L L Cole who will be the chapter delegate to the Supreme convention in Indianapolis next week. Mrs C A Wolverton presented a Japan program with souvenirs from Mrs Gladys Wolverton now in Japan and a letter about daily life and Tokyo council meeting. One guest Mrs John G Ambrister attended among a large list of members.

Fort Sill Polo Club Chapter I PEO Monay Ralph Wolverton Lewis H. Fouts L. H. Fouts J. S. Kuntz A. B. Lawrence Irwin Ozman Japan PEO Council Tokyo John G. Ambrister Mesdames J. G. Anderson H. A. Angus Donald Angus Will Austin Stanley J. Bryant S. V. Carmichael James L. Cox Ralph T. Currell P. C. Fontaine Glenn Friman

Local Boys Get Pledge Offices

Ronnie Jones of Lawton and David Stritzinger of Fort Sill have been elected to offices in the Phi Delta Theta pledge class at the University of Oklahoma Norman. Jones, a freshman, becomes vice president and intramural chairman of Kelly House. Stritzinger, pre medical, is secretary. he is the son of Col and Mrs Frederick G Stritzinger of Fort Sill.

Ronnie Jones Lawton David Stritzinger Fort Sill Phi Delta Theta University of Oklahoma Norman Jones Stritzinger Kelly House Buck Jones Ash Frederick G. Stritzinger Leever

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