Ada Cox Elected Chief of Beckley Pythian Sisters
Mrs. Ada Cox will serve as president of the Beckley Pythian Sisters this year. The meeting named officers including Irene Stover as past chief Elizabeth Hereford Leota Taylor Minnie Wallace Vivian Brooks Annie Venters Nina Tolliver Grace Cole Hazel Scott Hallie Williams Sue Walker and Evelyn Feazelle with Venters and Wallace auditing. A Christmas party followed the business session with a gift exchange among 20 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Cox
Beckley Pythian Sisters
The
Pythian Sisters
Irene Stover
Elizabeth Hereford
Leota Taylor
Minnie Wallace
Vivian Brooks
Annie Venters
Nina Tolliver
Grace Cole
Hazel Scott
Grand Temple
Hallie Williams
Sue Walker
Miss Venters
Evelyn Feazelle
Williams
Homeroom Mothers Plan Parties For Students
Teel Elementary School students will be entertained Wednesday with a party by the homeroom mothers. At Tuesday’s meeting at the home of Mrs. Ted Stover in Calloway Heights plans were made for three other student parties in the coming year. Refreshments were served to 12 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teel
Ted Stover
Calloway Heights
Emmett Davis Home Hosts Baptist Circle Christmas Party
The Emmett E Davis home on Austin Avenue hosted Circle 1 of First Baptist Church for its annual pot-luck dinner with a Christmas theme. Decorations featured a Santa scene, trees and red tinsel, and tables had pine cone centerpieces. Mrs Lionel Calfee organized the program with devotions by Mrs Verne Tucker and a musical number by Miss Inez Calfee and Miss Miriam Byrd.
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Austin Avenue
Emmett E. Davis
Circle 1
First Baptist Church
Santa Claus
Lionel Calfee
Verne Tucker
Inez Calfee
Miriam Byrd
Christmas tale heard by Group 9 at First Christian Church
Mrs. Brooks Adair told Why the Chimes Ring at the Martin Home during Group 9 meeting. Mrs. Raymond Bair gave a devotion on Friend of Sinners. Discharged patient at Pinecrest Sanitarium noted. Raymond Bair to be sponsored while Beckley Hospital patient remains ill. Seventeen members served refreshments. nineteen members and two guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Adair
First Christian Church
Martin Home
Raymond Bair
T. R. Wilson
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley Hospital
Garnet Harvey
Violet Feazell
Mrs H L Bragg to Speak at Rural Acres Garden Club
Mrs H L Bragg will headline a 7 30 p m meeting of the Rural Acres Garden Club with the talk Unique Christmas Packages in the Coca Cola Building social room. Mrs Sam Kesler will tell a Christmas story Cathedral Chimes and Mrs H L Kesler will read Who Santa Claus Was. Hostesses are Mrs Clarence Kesler and Mrs Charles Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Bragg
Rural Acres Garden Club
Coca-Cola
Sam Kessler
H. L. Kesler
Santa Claus
Clarence Kesler
Charles Garrett
Methodist Church Choirs Named Year's Officers
Norman Hillman and Peggy Daniel will serve as presidents of the children and youth choirs of the First Methodist Church. At a Tuesday meeting officers were elected: James Anderson, vice president, Dean Dick, secretary and treasurer, Phyllis Peregoy and Joe Beavers, librarians, Yvonne Dorsey and Janice Herndon, custodians. The Youth Choir elected Paul Craven, vice president, Shirley Johnson, secretary and treasurer, Barbara Milam and Alfred O'Dell, librarians, Sam Morrison and Sally Bunch, custodians. The Children’s Choir will meet at James Anderson's Westwood Drive home for a carol sing and party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hillman
Peggy Daniel
First Methodist Church
Hillman
James Anderson
Dean Dick
Phyllis Peregoy
Joe Beavers
Yvonne Dorsey
Janice Herndon
Paul Craven
Shirley Johnson
Barbara Milam
Alfred O’dell
Sam Morrison
Sally Bunch
Westwood Drive
Arthur Poore Named Head of Bible Class
Arthur Poore becomes president of the Adult Bible Class at Raleigh Community Church. Elected with him were Jake Allen as vice president, Mrs. Richard White secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. Guy Pennington assistant secretary. January welcomes by Mr. and Mrs. Poore. Pot luck dinner planned at Raleigh Mining Institute School. The group will prepare and distribute food baskets for the ill and invalids. The program featured singing, prayers, readings, and a Christmas story by Rev. Clyde Meador, concluding with a final prayer and refreshments served by Poore and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Poore
Raleigh Community Church
Jake Allen
Richard White
Guy Pennington
Raleigh Mining Institute School
Ernest Caffee
Cecelia Christian
Elizabeth Allen
Ira Smith
Clyde Meador
Alex Kish
Beckley College Christmas Dance Tonight Schedule
Beckley Recreation Building hosts the Beckley College Christmas dance with Phil King and his orchestra playing from 10 p.m. The event is open to students and alumni who may bring a guest free of charge. Before the dance, Beckley’s basketball team faces Glenville College, and the holidays end with classes resuming January 2, 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley College
Phil King
Beckley Col
Lege
Glenville College
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Aif
BYUS
Mankin
N. Kanawha
RCA
RCA Victor
Lute
RCA Xmas Records
Killarney
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Town
Dennis Day
Pery Como
Freddy Marten
Spike Jones
Hugo Winterhalter
Bill Boyd
Tommy Dorsey
Glenn Miller
Perry Como
Beckley Music
Colin McLuckey
South Fayette Street
Emmett Davis
Party of
Baptist Circle
Mariam Byrd
H. A. Pierce, Jr
B. Adair
Wikel
Mullens
Jewel Men
Hamilton - Bulova - Elgin Watches
H.L. Wikel, Jeweler
OLD
OLD Hickory Distilung Corp
Is Am
Rory Plotilung
West Virginia
Bond
GOVT
Philadelphia, PA
Methodist Church
St. Joseph
Adie
Sadie
Neville St
Gco
Philco
Aves
Gavansad
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Mgr
South Fayette St
Beckley, W. Va
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