Local Women’s clubs calendar notices for Beckley region
Tuesday announcements list Bethlehem Chapter No 111 Order of Eastern Star meeting at Masonic Temple Howe Street 8 p.m Wesleyan Service Guild picnic at Mrs Cecil L Millers 202 Parkway Raleigh Heights 6 30 p.m Catholic Daughters parish hall 8 p.m Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life regular meeting 7 30 p.m Women of Moose Regent Chapter Night Moose Ballroom 7 30 p.m Poinsetta Savings Club Nora Martins Crab Orchard 7 p.m Beckley Sojourner Truth WCTU election of officers New Hope Baptist Church 7 p.m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Wesleyan Service Guild
Cecil L. Miller
Parkway
Raleigh Heights
Beckley Sojourner Truth
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
New Hope Baptist Church
Mission Circle and Baptist Church Meeting Schedule
Mission Circle No 1 at Crab Orchard Baptist Church at 1 30 p m. Past Chiefs Club Beckley Temple No 55 meets in Lodge Hall over Watkins Drug Store at 7 30 p m. Past Matrons Club Bethlehem Chapter No 71 at Midget Manor Flat Top Lake home of Mrs T R Wilson at 2 p m. Black Knight Bridge Association luncheon and bridge at BK Country Club 12 45 p m. Navy Mothers Club trip to Alderson to tour Federal Women's Prison leaving at 4 p m contact CL 3 364 for transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Chiefs Club
Beckley Temple
Lodge Hall
Watkins Drug Store
Bethlehem
Midget Manor
Flat Top Lake
T. R. Wilson
Black Knight Bridge Association
BK Country Club
Navy Mothers Club
Alderson
Federal Women's Prison
H. J. Reed
Community club notices and religious events schedule
A collection of local church services and fraternal group meetings across Beckley and surrounding areas. Highlights include Welcome Baptist Church sermon by Rev. A. Johnson at 11 a.m. and various Shrine, Royal Neighbors, and Homemaker gatherings at multiple venues, plus a note on global fish production of about 20 million tons annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welcome Baptist Church
A. Johnson
Mission
GWC Adds Another Community Service To Slab Fork District
Gulf Woman's Club with Sofia Fire Department to distribute night visible stickers for homes with invalid residents in the Slab Fork district. The program aims to mark the location of disabled residents to speed rescues during emergencies. Residents should contact club or fire department members to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GWC
Slab Fork
Sophia
ANS
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia Fire Department
Dan Pinson
W. W. Withrow
Alex Lavis
Jack Weese
Daryl Williams
Fire Department
Couple To Establish Residence In Texas
Mr and Mrs George Bryan Lilly announce their marriage and plan to reside in Texas. The ceremony was held Wednesday at the bridegrooms home in Mabscott with Gloria Garten as maid of honor and Sgt John Lilly as best man. Bride Gloria Garten is daughter of Herman Garten. Lilly is son of L W Lilly of Marfrance. Guests included family from Beckley Fort Hood and Hammond. The couple have left for Texas where the groom is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Eileen
Tex
George Bryan Lilly
Gloria Lou Garten
Herman Garten
Franklin Ave
L. W. Lilly
Marfrance
L. A. Garten
Mabscott
Clifford R. Daniels
McGinnis St
Patty Garten
John A. Lilly
Booster Club
Crichton High School
U. S. Army
Germany
Korea
Arnold G. Hatcher Jr
Beckley
Jess Hager
Lewis Willis
Cary Lee
Bryan
Patty Sue
Fort Hood
Texas
Kenneth Garten
Ray
Roger Daniels
Charles Garten
Vernon Thomas
Hammond
Ind
Flowering Hills Club Elects New Officers
Flowering Hills Garden Club elected new officers in May with Mrs. Carl Price to serve as president followed by Mrs. Holt Kester as vice president Mrs. Harold Dew secretary Mrs Carlyle Bolen historian and Mrs T V Hutchison treasurer The group planned its first flower show House and Garden held June 3 at the Elks Club Ballroom with Mrs Kester as show chairman Mrs Don E Williams schedule chairman and Mrs Paul O Burdette publicity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Price
Flowering Hills Garden Club
Holt Kester
Harold Dew
Carlyle Bolen
T. V. Hutchison
Elks Club
Kester
Don E
Montgomery Couple Welcomes Charleston Baby Girl
Montgomery residents Mr and Mrs Kyle C Cook formerly of Beckley announce the birth of a daughter on July 6 at Charleston Memorial Hospital The infant weighed seven pounds nine and a half ounces The mother is the former Miss Joann Halstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Kyle C. Cook
Beckley
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Joann Halstead
Vacation wanderers and visiting relatives excerpt
Sophia Social Items notes several families taking vacations and visiting relatives. Buford Riggs family travels two weeks to Jacksonville and Miami. Angel and Rickie return from a month with Ed Weaver in Chilhowie. Weaver family members vacation with W. G. Eanes. Paughs return from Virginia Beach. Allen hosts Douglas and Gunnoe families from Union City and Meadow Bridge. Hornbeck Jr. vacationing at Virginia Beach. McVey Wikle duo from Long Branch visit Los Angeles. Tiller family from Arlington and Etta Tiller visit R. H. Pegram and Minnie Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Eanes
Willard Paugh
Virginia Beach
Q. W. Allen
Paul Douglas
Union City
Tenn
M. F. Gunnoe
Douglas Gunnoe
Meadow Bridge
Alex McVey
Remus Wikle
Long Branch
Los Angeles
Calif
Lawrence Tiller
Marsha
Mike
Etta Tiller
Arlington
R. H. Pegram
Minnie Porter
Jayceeettes Plan Events At Meeting
Beckley Jayceeettes announce plans at a Wednesday meeting. They join the Mental Health Program for the coming year and donate to Camp Kno-Koma for diabetic children. Upcoming activities include a rummage sale July 11, a family outing July 19 at Bass Lake Park, and hosting the Past Presidents Dinner August 6 at Beckley Hotel Ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Jaycee-ettes Club
Coca-Cola
James Green
George D. George
Jayceeettes
James Lilly
Bass Lake Park
Beckley Hotel
Dempsey Wins High Bridge Score at Black Knight Club
Mrs. W A Dempsey topped a bridge session at the BK Bridge Association on Wednesday earning high score. Mrs. O W Dunn placed second, with Mrs. John Callaway serving as host for the weekly session and luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Dempsey
Black Knight County Club
O. W. Dunn
John Callaway
BK Bridge Association
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Roanoke area notices list weekend visits and travels of residents. Barbara Evans spent the weekend with her parents on Flat Top Lake. D. W. MacAllister and family visited relatives in Richmond and Syracuse. Baker family returned from California after a motor trip with Disneyland stops. Stover family vacationed in Wilmington and Crescent Road. Warren home hosted relatives from Pittsburgh and Detroit. Cooke family from Orlando traveled to visit kin in Mabscott and Wyoming County. Dunn family planned a Daytona Beach trip after visiting Beckley and Parkersburg relatives. Bennett family left for Tucson after visiting Massey and Harrah relatives in Beckley. Reynolds relatives from Pittsburgh visited Harrahs. Irene Harrah injured from a fall treated in Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Evans
Roanoke
K. Glenn Evans
Granville Ave
Flat Top Lake
D. W. MacAllister
Mercer St
Bernard Hutchison
Richmond
Robert Bruce
Syracuse
N. Y
Bruces
Seattle
Wash
R. Frank Baker
Mary Kathryn Baker
Summers St
David H. Wood
Livermore Calif
George H. Wood
Danville
Calif
Disneyland
John Gerwig
Omaha
Ned
Glenn E. Stover
Wilmington
Del
E. L. Jones
I. W. Stover
Crescent Rd
D. H. Warren
S. Kanawha Sr
D. E. John
Pittsburgh
R. H. Adams
St. Petersburg
Fla
Warren
Frank Warren
Lenita Virginia
Sharon Elaine
Detroit
Mich
Point Pleasant
Paige Cooke
Orlando
Cecil D. Cooke
Queen St
Ritchie L. Shannon
Mabscott
Wyoming County
Carlos Cooke
Pomona
Jimmy Cooke
Lakeland
Eddie Cooke
Cleveland
Ohio
W. S. Dunn
Daytona Beach
Opal Wills
Donna Dunn
Beckley Ave
Inlaw
Warren Dunn
Maplewood Lane
Erskine Dunn
John St
Beckley
Rex A. Broyles
Parkersburg
C. A. Bennett
Jane Ellen
Janet Lynn
Tucson
Ariz
Guy Harrah
Beaver
Slab Fork Residents Attend Niece’s New York Wedding
Slab Fork residents Mr and Mrs S A Caperton attended the wedding of their niece Miss Mary Austin McDonough of Charleston to Bernard Neil Field of New York. The 1 30 p m ceremony was in New York at John Willig’s home, with Judge William Evans officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Eugene McDonough and the late Mr McDonough. the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Delmar Field of Plainville Conn. The couple will reside in New York where the bride works for Nile Fashions and the groom for Charles Ryan Agency. The ceremony featured a natural colored raw Italian silk sheath with champagne silk organza overdress. The bridal party included matron of honor Miss Betty Ann Smith and best man Neil de Paul. Other notes include family connections to Beckley and Slab Fork, with out-of-town guests from Charleston and Plainville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Caperton
Slab Fork
Mary Austin McDonough
Charleston
Bernard Neil Field
New York
N. Y
John Willig
William Evans
Eugene McDonough
Ave
Mr. McDonough
Delmar Field
Plainville
Conn
Betty Ann Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woman's Department of
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Women of Moose
College of Regent
Moose
Poinsetta
Shrine
Judea Shrine No. 13
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Royal Neighbors of America
Sons of Italy
Hill
Cabell Heights
Oak Grove
Pleasant Hills
Homemaker's Club
Cabe Heights
Thomas Dew
Cohn St
Social Savings Club
Andrew Durgans
Hunter St
Country Cousins Square Dance Club
Dry Hill Prosperity
John Bias
Huntinton
Bair
The
Lavis
Steve Sokola
Flowering Hills Club
Mr. Hutchison
Raleigh County Bank
West Virginia
Pajamas
Jaycee-ettes
Women’s Dept
Jamaicas
the Baby Shop
Main St
Opp
Neville Street
S-M-L
Neil de Paul
New York City
Charleston High School
Marymount College
Tarrytown
Junior League of Charleston
Kanawha Players
Nile Fashions
Presque Isle
Maine
Boston
Charles Ryan
U. S. Navy
Johnston
Cohen's
Thompson's
Colony Drug
Beckley Drug
Kanawha, Kaufmann-Lattiimer
Strother, McKesson & Robbins
Penney's
Brentwood Gingham Cottons
Brentwood
Penney
Sale Street
Newport Bath
Penny
Ole Ack
Asno
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