Flower Show Winners Announced in 11th Raleigh County event
Judges praised the beauty and quality of the annual flower show sponsored by the Raleigh County Garden Council. Attendance set a record, with notable exhibits led by conservation chair Mrs. William A. Chrisley and educational chair Mrs. Robert Parker. Winners in Hort iculture and various plant categories included Mrs. Elmer Banker and Mrs. John R. Mankin, among others, reflecting a strong Junior Division showing and community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Blaine Tanner
Raleigh County Garden Council
A. David Abrams
William A. Chrisley
Robert Parker
Colin McLackey
Elmer Banker
Mountain Top
John R. Mankin
Westwood
Saint Paulia
Banker
Mankin
J. T. Jarrell
Herbert Morgan
Columbine
W. A. Chrisley
Fernwood
H. H. Perdue
H. E. Phipps
Ivy
Coleus
Lillianne Davis
R. S. Brashear
Philodendron
Eugene Eager
Flowers and sympathy in post funeral customs debated
Dr George W Crane recounts how flowers and sympathy rites uplift a grieving family after a jet crash death. He notes clergymen critique funeral flowers as wasteful and cites small Cancer Fund donations from bereaved families while stressing the emotional and spiritual value of floral tributes.
Community group notices for Beckley area clubs and meetings
A consolidated list of upcoming meetings and events from Beckley area clubs and churches. Sub districts, mission circles, social clubs, and professional groups host Christmas parties, dinners, and regular dues meetings at various venues including Beckley Hotel Terrace Room Mabscott ITOOF Hall and local churches with times ranging from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Included are Beta Sigma Phi Gamma Gamma chapters Alpha Delta Kappa and several religious and service organizations with dates and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
GWC Sets Program For Thursday Meet
The American Home Division of the Gulf Woman's Club will host a 7:30 p m meeting at Sophia Methodist Church. Mrs. C O Cook chairs. Speakers include Mrs. W W Vines with the topic Christmas Throughout the Home. Mrs. Cole leads Scripture The Birth of Christ from St Matthew with panel graph instructions. Members bring food gifts to prepare baskets for needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia Methodist Church
C. O. Cook
Curtis Stewart
Harold Crickmer
Lacy Cole
Cook
W. W. Vines
Lessons For Club Year Reviewed At Trap Hill Meet
FAIRDALE. Mrs. Richard Snuffer presided as Trap Hill Homemakers Club reviewed each lesson for 1960 at Trap Hill High School. Mrs. Howard Farmer led a Christmas devotional from St Luke and spoke on refinishing furniture while demonstrating refinishing a table. Mrs. O C Waugh showed cut work tablecloths as the Christmas theme prevailed. Mrs. Dale Covey directed Christmas games and refreshments were served by Mrs. C C Waugh and Mrs. W A Winston for attendees including Mrs. A A Farmer, George Covey, Miss Barbara Waugh, Mrs. Robert Snider and two guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairdale
RNS
Richard Snuffer
Trap Hill
Dale Covey
C. C. Waugh
W. A. Winston
A. A. Farmer
George Covey
Barbara Waugh
Robert Snider
H. H. Covey
Church Guilds Schedule Meetings For Thursday
Two guilds of St Stephen's Episcopal Church set meetings on Thursday. St Margaret's Guild will gather at 1 30 p m at 536 Woodlawn Ave with Mrs J J Mc Culloch and Mrs R P Daniel Jr co hosting. St Stephen's Guild meets at the church at 1 30 p m with Mrs Bill Trump assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
St. Margaret’s Guild
J. J. McCulloch
Woodlawn Ave
R. P. Daniel Jr
St. Stephen’s Guild
Bill Trump
Conservation exhibit on water theme approved by club
The West Virginia Garden Club approved the conservation exhibit with the theme Water. The schedule for the event accompanies the action, reflecting the club's planned display priorities and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
West Virginia Garden Club
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local Mab Scott Christian Church Ladies Aid members hosted their annual Christmas party in the Richmond Recreation Room on Friday night. Attendees included many area couples and individuals from Mabscott and surrounding communities. Cadet Bill Barbour III and Cadet Cameron Lewis returned home from Augusta Military Academy for the holidays, traveling with the Barbour family. Elizabeth Oliver, a student teacher at Shady Spring High, visited Charleston relatives. Cadet Rondle Lee Cole, Virginia Tech freshman, will holiday with Beaver parents. Charles R. Davis, Jr., McAlpin, has returned to Camp Pendleton after winter training in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of Mabscott Christian Church
Richmond Recreation Room
Melvin Garten
Adam Mullins
Davis Snuffer
Marie Bowden
L. A. Garten
Inez Pennington
Edward Garten
L. A Garten Jr
W. M. Holiday
Eddie Hopkins
Pauline Johnson
Abe Lilly
Charley Bryant
Grant Petiit
Ernest Elkins
W. J. Barbour Jr
Raleigh Heights
Ft. Defiance
Bill Barbour Ili
Augusta Military Academy
Beckley
Barbours
Cameron Lewis
C. C. Lewis
Daniels
L. Cpl
Charles R. Davis
Roy Y. Davis, McAlpin
Camp Pendleton
Calif
U. S. Marine Corps
Alaska
Mrs B N Gilkerson in serious condition after surgery
Ida Gilkerson of Beaver is reported in serious condition following major surgery at Bluefield Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. N
Ida) Gilkerson
Beaver
Bluefield Sanitarium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Janie Cole
Dodendron
C. S. Bolen
Flowering Hills
Chrisley
Harold Dew
R. P. Whittaker
George W. Crane
Worry Clinic
Lutheran
Methodist
Presbyterian
Together
Cancer Fund
Tennessee
Toledo
W. L. Cole
H. C. Ballou
William Ford
A. G. Bowles
Linda Tanner
Barbara Burton
John E. McKenzie
Roy A. Cunningham
Brashear
H. D. Butterworth
Carl Price
Carl Drew- Rhododendron
Farris
Albert M. Tieche
Henry L. Walker
Henry Walker
William N. Turner
Wilfred Wooddell
J. Howard Griffith
Thomas Keyser
Holt Kester
Durrett
Phipps
Ering Hills
Walker
Guy E. Rice
George Bright
William L. Bower
Azalea Club
Beckley Club
Phymosia Club
Fernwood Club
Highland
Primrose
Betsy Brown
Peggy Brown
Yvonne Carman
Patty Aurednick
George P. Davis III
Karen Price
Jimille Walker
Joan Smith
Pamela Dew
Spirit of Fun
Sandra Akers
Martha Noel Phipps
Marilyn Arnold
Peggy Cook
Methodist Youth Fellowship
St. Mary’s Methodist Church of Beckley
Beckley Hotel
American Association of University Women
Julian Williams
Laurel Terrace
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Temple
Friendship Hall of Church
Raleigh County
CotaCola
Beckley Legal
Glass House
National Secretaries Association
Torro Room
P.m
Etude Music Club
Maxwell Ott
Highland St
Golden Gate Rebekah
Itoof Hall
Mabscott
Rebekah
Methodist Temple
Beckley Women's Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Alden Deck
Beta Sigma Phi
A. F. Helyfield
Woman's Mission Society of
Richard Shearer
Gamma Gamma
Appalachian Assembly Room
Degree of Honor Lodge No
John R. Scott
Temple St
Hazel Scott
Bethlehem
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Alpha Delta Kappa
International Honorary Teachers Sorority
Julia Ann Casey
Ellison Ave
Atha Shrewsbury
Crab Orchard
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Ruth McCormick
Eliza Hunter
Florence Hall
Bair St
Daniels Missionary Baptist Church
J. W. Nunn
Westwood Dr
Royal Neighbors of America
J. J. Bowling
Wickam Ave
General Mission Society of
Shady Spring District
Beaver Lions Clubhouse
Rural Acres Garden Club
Carl Bostic
Edgewood’ Dr
Napoleon
Universal
Neville ST
Yule
Coffee and Cookie Service
H. Darrel Darby Foot
Main St
Sears
Ballengee Furniture CO
Valley Drive
GWC
Kyle
Kanawha St
Elizabeth Oliver
Shady Spring High School
Charleston
Rondle Lee Cole
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, Va
Mrs. C. E. Cole
Melody Shop
Neville St—Ph
Budget Shop
North Fayette St
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