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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
5
A busy slate of Monday and Thursday gatherings across Beckley includes Sub Deb Juniors, Beckley Junior High PTA, VA Volunteer Service, Chaminade Music Club, Friendly Art Club, Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge, Beckley Art Group, Beta Sigma Phi groups, various PTAs, Daughters of the American Revolution, Eastern Star, Girl Scouts, and more. Events list times, venues, and host addresses for club meetings, holiday dinners, and Christmas parties.
The Curtain Callers present The Rain Maker at 8 p.m. in the Civic Room of the Bank of Raleigh. The production marks a community theater evening showcasing local talent and a classic play.
The deco rating committee of Beta Sigma Phi meets at the home of Mrs. Jack Clem ens located at 608 Johnstown Rd at 1 30 p m to judge the Christmas dance decorations.
Members of Royal Neighbors of America Camp No 10658 plan a gift exchange during their annual Christmas dinner at 6 30 p m Wednesday. The event will be held at the Eagles Hall on Woodlawn Ave.
Three Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No. 77 members were honored after the Nov. 25 meeting for becoming the first to attain notable recognition. Honorees include Mrs. Harold Blake the first eye donor to the Odd Fellows World Eye Bank and Visual Research Foundation, Mrs. James Smith appointed chaplain of the West Virginia Rebekah Assembly, and Mrs. Roscoe Williams who received the Decoration of Chivalry Degree.
Circles of Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church set meetings on Thursday. Listings show circle numbers, chairmen, co hosts, and meeting times at various homes and streets including Kanawha Queen Druid Vine Woodlawn Granville and Hull Streets with sessions at 8 1 30 and 10 a m.
Fairdale notes list residents and visitors including Chester Knapp and family returning to Hamilton Ohio, Betty Hezer from Cleveland, and Frank Barrett with Rose Kesse from Baltimore. Pfc James Nunn, now at Fort Eustace, spent time with Nunn family. Vonn Brooks from Fort Bragg visited Bunch family. Nevin Beavers and Gregg staying in New York with plans for Texas. Departures include Mrs John Gilmer and Mrs Fred Manning heading to New Mexico and California for the winter, plus Don Nuckols family visits and several other local movements.
Community notes recount local movements and visits across Beckley and nearby towns. Mrs. Z A Petty, after hospital care, plans to live with her sister in Germantown Md. Mrs. John E McKenzie returned from Charlottesville Va. Mrs. Jack Roop and son Paul Williams visited Kentucky relatives before flying home to Charleston. Fred Williams and family vacationed in Columbia S C and Shelby N C. Dinner guests included the Stover and Gunnoe families. The Rev Frank Facello of Mac Arthur underwent surgery at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Floyd Whetsel and family returned from Tennessee after visiting kin in Chilhowie Va.
Thomas E. Fisher, aviation electrician airman first class of the U S Navy, has rejoined the USS Valley Forge after a two week leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fisher of Shady Spring. He plans a Christmas cruise. In Chicago, Marie Meadows, a registered medical record librarian at Beckley Memorial Hospital, left Saturday to attend a three day Institute for Medical Record Librarians.
Miss Lynn Hart resumes duties as assistant personnel manager at the Federal Department Store in Cleveland Ohio after a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Hart of Blue Jay.
Killarney brief notices list residents visiting relatives and neighbors over the weekend. Several locals return from Wyoming General Hospital after injuries or observation, while others plan deer hunting trips and family dinners. The item ends with a note on explorer John Cabot’s Italian origin as Giovanni Caboto.
The Captain James Allen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host its annual Yule meeting Tuesday at Mrs. R. R. Smiley’s home in the McLean Addition. Mrs. Amick will present “On Giving and Getting” with Kahil Gibran’s The Prophet excerpt. The regent Mrs. Koch will discuss plans to host the State DAR Convention in 1961 and the group will decorate a large Christmas tree in the Beckley VA lobby.
SSDWC outlined Christmas activity at its Thursday meeting in Beaver Lions Club. Volunteers for Salvation Army Booth in Beckley on Dec. 9 include Mrs. Harold Crosslands and others. Basket prep volunteers led by Mrs. Virgil Cook meet Dec. 20. Fruit cake sales praised. four Thanksgiving baskets delivered. Christmas decor, music by Robert Daniels and Julia Secrest, styles by Reginald Meyers and Kathleen Bair.
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