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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1964
Page
5
Notices from women’s groups to Beckley Newspaper’s Women’s Department are accepted by phone or mail. Contact 253 3321 or send club calendars by 16 a.m. for same day use. Sunday notices must arrive by 1:60 a.m. Saturday deadline.
Beckley chapter of Women of the Moose with Mrs. D. B. Shumate as chairman invites members to the Academy of Friendship Night at the Moose Lodge Ballroom at 7 30 p m.
A regular meeting is set for 7 30 p m by the Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group at the community center. The Stanaford Woman s Christian Temperance Union will also meet at 7 p m at the Missionary Baptist Church of Stanaford.
Golden Age Club members of Beckley gather at president Lena Thompson's home at 207th Street for a 5 p.m. covered dish picnic. Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No. 206 holds a regular meeting set for Mabscott at 8 p.m. Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Order of the Eastern Star conducts officer elections on Ton i on Howe Street.
Woman's Club of Central Baptist Church hosts a 7 30 p m event at 104 Dock St with Mrs Joseph Thomas as host. Women's Bridge Committee plans luncheon and bridge at Black Knight Country Club. Raleigh Fayette Citizens Band Radio Club meets at Valley Drive clubroom. N Fourth class teaches medical self help at 8 p m. Dee Demi Subdeb Club and Artistic Homemakers Club of East Park meet at Mrs Fred Merchant's Scott Ave location at 7 30 p m.
Hunter Home Department class listed at 406 Hunter Street hosted by Mrs Ozella Humbles at 5 p.m. Includes community gathering details and location for attendees.
Lutheran Church Women gather at St Luke Lutheran Church for a local event listed with time 8. Participants include church members and community guests in a scheduled meeting and social.
Beckley Assembly No 47 of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls is noted in this brief item. The report lists the group as active in Beckley with the association continuing its chapter activities and fraternal outreach.
Rupert Jefferson Court set for 6 p.m. at Pythias Hall on South Fayette Street. An official proceeding outlining case details and agenda will be discussed. attendees advised to arrive on time.
A man proves his commitment by returning affection and loyalty, suggesting that actions of restitution can preserve a woman’s love beyond words. The statement emphasizes tangible deeds over mere promises in sustaining romantic bonds.
Mrs J T Jarrell returned Monday to her home at 2125 Harper Rd from Madison where she visited Mr and Mrs Pete Johnson. They accompanied her home and will return to Madison today. Mrs Johnson is a cousin.
John Ara of Sophia is confined to Beckley Memorial Hospital with a broken hip. The condition and admission details are provided by hospital staff.
Mrs Therese Maillard of Fontainebleau France visits her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William H Perry at 108 Northwestern Ave. She plans to leave June 16 for home on her second West Virginia trip and will be joined by grandson Donald Perry who will spend the summer there. Donald was graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School Friday night.
Mrs Basil Rowe of Ashland Kentucky visits her sister in law and brother Mr and Mrs Jesse Terry of midway to attend the graduation of her niece and their family event described in local society notes.
Betty Jean Whitt and David Berman Mills wed in a Friday ceremony at the Methodist Church of Pearisburg Virginia. The couple from Sophia were joined by a single attendant and exchanged rings in a 5 pm service. Betty wore a two piece white satin dress with lace and pearl trimming and carried a pink rosebud bouquet. Post ceremony plans include a trip to Levittown Pennsylvania and residence at 87 Button Wood Lane.
Four relatives led by Miss Marjorie Terry of Concord College prepare to travel to Winston-Salem North Carolina for the graduation of Donald Holston, nephew of Mrs. Rowe and Mrs. Terry, at Salem Teachers College.
Mrs D O Means attended the Charleston High School graduation Monday night for her twin nephews John and Joe McClung. The twins are sons of Mr and Mrs Dallas McClung of Charleston.
Miss Carla Callaway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Callaway of Crescent Road, is recuperating in Beckley Memorial Hospital after undergoing an appendectomy Saturday morning.
Mr and Mrs Vinson Phillips and daughter Demetria of Columbus Ohio were weekend guests of her mother Mrs Pearl Roberts and brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Sam Roberts of Midway
A brief note states steelhead trout commonly reach age seven, highlighting their lifespan and aging pattern in freshwater and coastal habitats.
Vacation Bible School opened Monday at the Crab Orchard Baptist Church as the General Mission Society met. Mrs Basil Wilcox reported new tables, fund requests for refreshments, and circles taking charge of nursery and ull duties starting the first Sunday in June. Mrs Hollis Rhodes urged boxes for missionary Velma Richards in Burma and reservations for the Baptist Women's Conference at Philippi July 24 to 27. Bible books for June are James and Matthew with "Breaking Through the Walls" as the topic, and new officers received their tasks. Circle 4 hosted 23 members while Circle 5 will host the June 25 meeting under Mrs John Bailey's report.
May Rhododendron Club meeting at Miss Betty Wilkes home featured Mrs. H. F. E. Phipps of the Azalea Garden Club speaking on Garden Mistakes. Members displayed arrangements and horticulture specimens with multiple blue ribbons and other prizes awarded to Mrs. Eugene Eager Miss Elizabeth Schwank Mrs Shackelford Mrs C C Drake Mrs M P Ott Mrs Larry Jarrett.
A wedding was held Monday May 18 in Rhodell Church of God with Rev. Denver Stevens. Clarence Dwayne Akers and Sadie McKinney married. A son, Thomas Mark, was born May 25 at Beckley Hospital weighing seven pounds one and a half ounces. The couple will reside in Chicago.
Dr and Mrs Michael Hyman of New York announce the marriage of their daughter Michele Rowens to Harry Lacey McCreery Jr son of Judge and Mrs Harry L McCreery of 107 Hill Park Dr The double ring ceremony was at noon Saturday May 30 at the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Va The bride is a graduate of the High School of Industrial Arts Manhattan and Hunter College New York City with graduate work at Duke University The groom a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate studied at West Virginia and Marshall universities They now reside in Falls Church Va
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