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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1954

Page

3

BPW State President Outlines 1954 Conventions

Mrs. Margueriette S. Murphy Morgantown state BPW president opened District Six in Beckley outlining plans for the state meeting May 14 15 16 in Clarksburg and the biennial convention June 27 July 3 in St Louis. Delegates heard highlights at Beckley Hotel luncheon with Hinton Oak Hill Pineville and Raleigh clubs represented.

BPW Club Margueriette S. Murphy District Six Beckley Hotel Albert Batson Madge Richardson Agnes Crabtree Charleston Mary Burk Mary Syner Beckley Club Morgantown Business and Professional Women’s Club Beckley Memorial Building Hinton Oak Hill Pineville Raleigh BPW We Are Alberta Batson Parkersburg Lillian Daugherty Mabel Sims C. C. Lewis Elsie Bowman Raleigh Club Hinton Club Oak Hill Club Henrietta Kinzer Sadie Wender Teresa Torlone Mary Zuchick East Rainelle

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Mr and Mrs A J Perdue move this week from 503 Johnstown Rd into their newly purchased home on Catlett St. Miss Faye Farley returned to her home in Beckley after major surgery at Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital in Clifton Forge Virginia. Victor Burgess returned to Beckley from St Marys Hospital Huntington where he was treated. Mr and Mrs Lloyd E Walker Jr and son Michael with Gregory Perdue visited War over the weekend. Miss Topsy O Dell from 126 E Main St attended the Association of Higher Education meeting at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins. Charles Bennett and Jane Ellen Bennett visited from Tucson Ariz while O W Grigsby attended the Methodist Conference in Huntington.

A. J. Perdue Johnstown Rd Catlett St Robert Allen Rosemary Robert Glen Belle L. E. Walker Skelton Faye Farley E. Beckley Clifton Forge Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital Victor Burgess Beckley St. Mary’s Hospital Huntington Lloyd E. Walker Jr Michael Jefferson St Gregory Perdue War Floyd Lopez Topsy O'Dell E. Main St Association of Higher Education Davis and Elkins College Elkins Charles A. Bennett Jane Ellen Tucson Ariz

Simple Shirtwaister Pattern No 8028 for Spring 54

Smart fashion note promotes pattern No 8028 in sizes 10 through 20 and 358 yards of 39 inch fabric with 18 yard contrast. Send 30 cents, name, address and size to Sue Burnett Raleigh Register 1150 Ave Americas New York 36 NY. Also 25 cents for Basic Fashion Spring 54 catalog.

Sue Burnett Raleigh Register Ave. Americas New York N. Y

Calloway Heights Circle Elects New Officers at Meet

New officers were elected by Calloway Heights Circle No. 1 of Calloway Heights Baptist Church at a Thursday evening church meeting. Elected: Myrtle Hewbak er as president, W. M. Chandler as vice president, Alvin Stone as secretary and treasurer, George Taylor as reporter. Food committee chaired by Carlos Hall with Omar Kesler and Paul Meadows. Social hour followed with Pollyanna gifts and refreshments for 20 members and two guests.

Circle No. 1 Calloway Heights Baptist Church Myrtle Hewbaker W. M. Chandler Alvin Stone George Taylor Carlos Hall Omar Kesler Paul Meadows Joe Pachutta Taylor Hall B. L. Jones Jones C. W. Martin

Cottonland Capers Rehearsals Scheduled This Week

Warren Richards director of the Ellis Little League minstrel show announces rehearsals today Wednesday and Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Junior High School auditorium with a need for male chorus members. Mrs Clayton Howery ticket committee chair announces a meeting at the Elks Lodge Tuesday at 7 30 p.m.

Warren Richards Cottonland Capers Ellis Little League Minstrel Show Clayton Howery The Elks Lodge

Stewardship Talk At White Oak Baptist Circle No 5

Mrs W A Argenbright spoke on stewardship as guest leader for Circle No 5 at First Baptist Church White Oak. Mrs French Davis read scripture while Pinecrest visits were reported and plans for the year set. Tea followed for 21 members.

Group Quotas Set By Baptist Church Missionary Circle

The Baptist Missionary Society Circle No 9 set annual quotas, amended them, and voted at a Thursday pot luck dinner at First Baptist Church attended by 13 members. Mrs Verne Tucker led devotion with The Easter Story. Mrs Elmer Hutchinson spoke on Japan. business session led by Mrs Joseph Slater. May 6 general meeting planned with Mrs Kermit Lock’s group in charge. T R Wilson Jr to speak on India. visitors Mrs E P Miller and Mrs Eileen Hamilton attended.

Circle No. 9 The Baptist Missionary Society First Baptist Church Verne Tucker Elmer Hutchinson Japan Joseph Slater

Junior Gardeners Will Meet Friday

The Hummingbird Junior Garden Club members will meet at the Rural Acres Garden Club's lot at 6:30 p.m. Friday to plant a tree for Arbor Day. A business meeting will follow at 7 p.m. at Mrs. Roscoe Weikle's Calloway Heights home. Kay Weikle, president, announced the event.

Hummingbird

Navy Mothers Club Reschedules Meeting

The Navy Mothers Club meeting set for Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Memorial Building has been cancelled due to a Lions Club Style Show conflict. Commander Mrs J B Hereford announces the meeting will be held at her home 410 Pike Street on April 13 at 7 30 p.m.

Navy Mothers Club Lions Club J. B. Hereford S. Pike St

Amick Couple Welcome Daughter Kathy Karen

Mr and Mrs Henry Amick of Stop 108 West Lake Road Lorain Ohio announce the birth of their daughter Kathy Karen on March 22 at 7 09 am at St Joseph Hospital The baby weighed 8 pounds 11% ounces The Amicks formerly lived in Glen Daniel and already have a daughter Ann Marie

Henry Amick Stop West Lake Rd Lorain Ohio Kathy Karen St. Joseph Hospital Amicks Glen Daniel Ann Marie

Beckley Woman's Club Accepts New Members at Annual Meeting

The Beckley Woman's Club held its annual meeting on Friday at 2:30 pm in the clubhouse on Park Ave. New members will join when vacancies arise. amendments to the by-laws were adopted. Officers and committee chairs reported, with notes on Junior Department work, Americanism efforts, and community service totaling 806 hours.

Woman's Club Beckley Woman’s Club Park Ave Wayne Reynolds Grace Hewitt Alfred T. Hughes Leonard T. Withrow Theresa Amato Edwards Earl A. Hall Ruth Searle Patricia Searle E. C. Lesler Lawrence Wiseman J. C. Holliday A. M. Phiegar H. D. Butterworth J. R. van Meter Jan Campbell Wayne F. Ransom Paul Hutchinson Robert S. Brasheer Robert Higgins Jean Porter Abram Shmedling Donald R. Woodard George Warren Hodel Chyde Law Hoke Monroe A. H. Wilson W. B. Lilly Duff D. Daniel Alex Breckenridge May Bell Reynolds Floyd M. Sayre Robert L. Amick R. O. Kemp Paul Phipps J. E. Otto A. S. Davenport R. D. Watts R. B. Sigmund Cc. I. Bepler

Coming Events for Community Organizations

Notices invite all groups to remind members to attend meetings. Officers should call 3921 and submit calendar notices by 10 am, with Saturday morning deadline for weekend listings. Executive board of Christian Womens Fellowship meets 7:30 p.m. at First Christian Church parlor. Chaminade Music Club hosts a guest meeting at Methodist Temple at 8 p.m. Circle No. 4 of First Methodist Church meets at Mrs L E Barnes Park Homes Addition at 8 p.m.

E Womans Department The Christian Womens Fellowship of First Christian Church Ehurch Parlor Circle No First Methodist Church

Community club meetings and events schedule

Practical nurses of West Virginia Incorporated District 3 meet 7 30 p m in Richmond social room Circle No 1 Methodist Temple home of Mrs R B Coburn Hargrove St Highland Garden Club meets 1 30 p m Coca Cola Building Girl Scout Leaders Association meets 1 30 p m Appalachian Building Women of Moose meet 7 p m Moose Club Captain James Allen Chapter Daughters of American Revolution home of Mrs M A Johnson Granville Ave Lions Club style show at WWHS Auditorium 8 p m

Practical Nurses of West Virginia Richmond Methodist Temple R. B. Coburn Hargrove St Captain James Allen Daughters of American Revolution M. A. Johnson Granville, Ave

Beckley Sisterhood and Bridge Groups Plan Meetings

Beckley Sisterhood, Bethel El Temple, and the Ladies Bridge Association announce gatherings. Kincheon Black Knight Country Club hosts at 12 45 p m Primrose Garden Club meets Coca Cola Bridge at 8 p m.

Beckley Sisterhood Bethel-El Temple Ladies Bridge Association Kincheon Black Knight Country Club

Rhododendron Garden Club Meeting and Royal Neighbors Notice

Rhododendron Garden Club hosts a meeting at the home of Miss Joan Wilkes 503 Eisenhower Drive at 8 p.m. Royal Neighbors Lodge meets at the Sons of Italy Hall on Prince Street at 7 30 p.m.

Joan Wilkes Eisenhower Dr Royal Neighbors Lodge Sons of Italy Prince St

Beta Kappa Plans April Activities at Sophia

Beta Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at Sophia outlines April events including Founders Day ritual of jewels on April 22 and banquet on April 20. A member will represent the chapter at the annual Founders Day observance at the Moose Club, with Mrs Delmas Elkins as guest speaker on sculpture and painting.

Beta Kappa Beta Sigma Phi Sophia Moose Club Delmas Elkins George White Charles Burdiss Carl Mooney Arthur Staples

Delicious Dessert With Baked Apples and Almonds

A simple treat marries peeled baked apples with toasted almonds. Serve with whipped cream or a soft custard sauce for a rich finish.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Woman’s Dept R. L. Massey Meyers Ave M. J. Bennett O. W. Grigsby N. Oakwood Calloway Heights Circle Mrs. Argenbright W. A. Argenbright General Woman's Missionary Society Circle No. 5 Earl Bibb Jr White Oak French Davis H. O. Powers Pinecrest Earl Hall Powers Baptist Church Missionary Circle R. H. Davis R. L. Herndon Raleigh County Library Limp-A-Little Horseshoe George M. Parker M. W. Arnold National Tuberculosis Association T. L. Maynor Bernard Carter Welfare Committee Well H. A. Pierce Jr Old Sweet Springs Ruth Laren Chaminade Music Club Highland Garden Club Coca Cola Girl Scout Leaders’ Association Appalachian Women of Moose WWHS Primrose Garden Club Rhododendron Garden Club E. Ke, Bibb Beta Kappas Lydia Pinkham LIM America L&m L&ms S& Ms Boston Philadelphia Chicago Los Angeles Lem Monogram Cigarette
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