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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1955
Page
3
New officers of the Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club of Beckley were installed at a 6:30 PM buffet in the Beckley Hotel private dining room. President George Mays Jr and others took posts. committees were named and prizes awarded in bridge and cannasta after a Christmas themed setting.
Women groups invite notices for meetings at 10 a.m. daily notices to Beckley Newspapers. Sunday calendars due by 0 am Saturday. List includes Dry Hill Farm Woman's Club 7:30 p.m. and many others: Duplicate Bridge, Women of the Moose Christmas party, Stoco Band Mothers Club party, Raleigh General Hospital Alumni party, Sophia Band Mothers Club, Anchor Class potluck, American Legion Auxiliary, Business Women's Circle, Fernwood Garden Club, Mt. Tabor Homemakers, Catholic Youth Organization, St. Francis de Sales choir, Rhododendron Garden tub, and Women's General Missionary Society events across Beckley area.
The Mountain Top Garden Club met for its annual luncheon and set a plan to aid a needy family at Christmas. A clothing committee was named with Mrs. L. A. Landers and Mrs. D. A. Blankenship tasked to gather items. Guests included Mrs. William A. Caurisley, Mrs. Hazel Wyatt, and Mrs. Julia Secrest.
Quick method to cut square biscuits uses the ice cube divider from your freezer tray. It guides even cuts and clean edges for uniform squares.
Crab Orchard Brothers Church Women’s Council met December 9 at Effie Woods’ home for a potluck supper. Members contributed 31 to the church building fund. Rev. Mark Wolfe spoke, prayers and readings were shared, and Christmas program items were performed by Mrs. Everett Perdue, Miss Cleta Woods, and others. Gifts were exchanged after a business session led by Mrs. Ruby Gallimore, with many attendees listed.
Women of the Moose have set their annual Christmas party at 7:30 p m tonight in the Moose Club ballroom. Refreshments will
Local notes report holiday travels and family visits. J Everett Shrewsbury and Lilly Street residents visited Huntington for a banquet at the Frederick Hotel. W B Connoley returned from Atlantic City after attending the American Vocational Association convention and the American Technical Society convention.
Applications for marriage licenses list Virgie Irene Lambert aged 18 of Fairdale and Carlos Eugene Settle Jr aged 21 of Dry Hill. Betsy Jane Lee aged 61 of Flat Top and Cicero McDaniel aged 62 of Ghent are also named in the clerk office records.
Mrs I D Christian senior regent requests all members attend a meeting where service and gifts will be exchanged.
The Crab Orchard Garden Club meets at 7 30 p m in Crab Orchard Baptist Church parlor. Mrs C W Riffe invites the public to attend for a candle making wax demonstration by Mrs C E Brandt Jr. Also notes a new rice recipe with bacon bits green onions and almonds.
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