Community notices invite women group events and meetings
Coming events from Beckley Newspapers list women’s organization meeting details. Alpha Delta Kappa meets at Beavers home with host Mrs Mason Anderson at 7 30 pm Mrs Shankey Lilly co host. Hunter Hall Home Department plans 5 pm gathering at Mrs Dora McCormick’s 407 Hunter Street. Royal Neighbors of America dinner at Eagles Home Woodlawn Ave 6 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Delta Kappa
International Teachers Sorority
Mason Anderson
Beaver
Shankey Lilly
Hunter Hall Home Department
Dora McCormick
Hunter Street
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Home
Woodlawn Ave
St Nicholas Ladies Society Meeting After Vespers
St Nicholas Ladies Society will meet after Vespers in the church hall with hostess Mrs Edward Corey at 8 p m. Red Cross Home Nursing Instructor's Course to be held at Raleigh County Vocational School at 6 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Red Cross
Raleigh County Vocational School
Maids and Matrons Host Monthly Meeting at Truman Street
The Maids and Matrons hold their regular monthly gathering at 113 Truman Street, hosted by Mrs. Pearl Hodge. Meeting begins at 7 30 p m with co-hostesses Mrs. Josephine Crawford and Mrs. Jewell Greene assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman St
Pearl Hodge
Josephine Crawford
Jewell Greene
Raleigh County Club Announces Guest Speaker Event
Just A Mere Club hosts guest speaker at New Pioneer Hotel on South Fayette Street at 7 p.m. Mrs. James Spradley serves as hostess. A Raleigh County Community Council board meeting follows at Beckley Clubhouse on Park Avenue at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Pioneer Hotel
South Fayette St
James Spradley
Raleigh County Community Council
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Garden Club and Bible Class Meet at Local Homes
Pinewood Garden Club hosted by Mrs. John Hancock at 202 Whitestick Street. Ann Thomas Bible Class of Calloway Heights Community Church meets at Mrs. William Woods residence, 800 North Kanawha Street, at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinewood Garden Club
Ann Thomas
Calloway Heights Community Church
William Woods
N. Kanawha St
St Francis de Sales School PTA Meeting at Cafeteria
The St Francis de Sales School Parent Teacher Organization will meet in the cafeteria at 7 30 p m to discuss upcoming activities and volunteer needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales School
DAV Auxiliary Meeting Notices Time Change
Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary announce a Memorial Building gathering at 6 39 p m marking a time change. Members urged to note the adjusted start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disabled American Veterans
Beta Sigma Phi Votes Officers At Appalachian Assembly Room
Beta Rho Chapter reports election of officers set for 7 30 p.m. in the Appalachian Assembly Room. Members are urged to attend the meeting and participate in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi
Appalachian
Friendly Few Club Social Night In Beckley Temple
The Friendly Few Club meets at Beckley Temple No 55 Py thian Sisters Lodge Hall Valley Drive at 7 30 p m for a social night hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Washington of 1160 S Fayette St Activities include community fellowship and planned refreshments in a local social gathering with a focus on neighborhood outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Few Club
Elizabeth Washington
S. Fayette St
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Lodge Hall
Valley Drive
Be Sure to Attend Friday Club Events in Beckley Area
Xi Alpha Delta Beta Sigma Phi holds a ritual at the Terrace Room Beckley Hotel with the American Home Department. Woman's Club of Beckley meets at Park Avenue clubhouse. Mission Circle No. 5 gathers at Crab Orchard Baptist Church home of Mrs. Macie Snuffer. Byrd Class of Crab Orchard Baptist Church hosts a covered dish dinner at 6 30 p m in the social room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Delta
Beta Sigma Phi
Beckley Hotel
American Home Department
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Macie Snuffer
Crab Orchard
Byrd
Social Savings Club and Square Dance Event Tonight
Social Savings Club meets at Mrs. Gladys James home on F Street at 7 30 p m. Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club hosts a caller dance with Dorsey Adams of Nightdale North Carolina at New River Park Recreation Room at 8 p m Beginners class usually held at this time is cancelled
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Savings Club
Gladys James
F. Street
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club
Dorsey Adams
Nightdale
N. C
New River Park
Isaak Walton Born August Ninth in Sixteenth Century
Isaak Walton is recorded as born on August 9, 1593, in historical records. The note places Walton in the late 16th century, aligning with early modern English biographical timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaak Walton
Mrs Lee Eakin Chosen To Sing At State Confab
Mrs Lee Eakin of New Martinsville is selected as a featured vocalist at the 59th annual West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs convention at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs March 25 to 27. Eakin, WVU music graduate and current consumer trends division chair, is past president of the Northern District WVFWC and minister of music at St John’s Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hart
Beckley
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hurt
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
J. Wills
Lee Alfred) Eakin
New Martinsville
School of
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Eakin
Northern District
WVFWC
Women’s Civic League
Consumer Trends
Home Life Department
Northern
West Virginia
Spring Arrangements Highlight Beckley Garden Club Program
Beckley Garden Club met at Mrs. H. S. Edwards home with Clement Schulte presenting spring flower arrangements. He showcased Palm Sunday pieces with commodore fern and Easter lilies, and Madonna with Easter lilies for Easter. President Mrs. W. E. Steiner led business, noting May as anti litter month and planning April reports and next year's programs. Attendees included Mrs. M. W. Arnold, Mrs. J. D. Donovan, Mrs. M. F. Barksdale, Mrs. W. H. McGinnis, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Schulte
Beckley Garden Club
H. S. Edwards
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Schulte
W. E. Steiner
M. W. Arnold
J. D. Donovan
M. F. Barksdale
W. H. McGinnis
Okey Patteson
G. T. Puckett
H. B. Luscombe
Marie H. Mays
Crazy Hat Party by Crab Orchard Churchwomen
Circle No. 1 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church held a Crazy Hat sale at the church last Wednesday with prizes to Mrs. Clayton Cooper for prettiest hat and Mrs. Charles Crawford for tackiest hat. Mrs. Ethel Van De Venter led devotional and Mrs. Edna Merle Deck spoke on Take Time. President Mrs. Ernest Ballengee led the business session and announced Ezekiel as the Bible month topic. Attending were Mrs. W. H. Boyd, Mrs. Ray Bolen, Mrs. Hollis Rhodes, Mrs. W. M. Morton, Mrs. Virgil Riffe and Mrs. A. C. Allen. visitors were Mrs. Jennie Harper and Mrs. John L. Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No. 1
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Clayton Cooper
Charles Crawford
Ethel van de Venter
Edna Merle Deck
Ernest Ballengee
Ezekiel
W. H. Boyd
Ray Bolen
Hollis Rhodes
W. M. Morton
Virgil Riffe
A. C. Allen
Jennie Harper
John L. Wilcox
Family notices and travel plans from a Raleigh area page
Mrs Gene Holt returns home Tuesday after major surgery in Raleigh General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Graham K Breck Jr and son Allen arrive from Colorado to visit Breck's parents. Breck in U S Air Force will be stationed in Iceland April 5 for several months. Wife and son stay until May then to Germany for three months with relatives. Weekend in Baltimore with Fleasin Blankenship and Mrs Ethel Cannady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Holt
Maxwell Hill Rd
Raleigh General Hospital
Graham K. Breck Jr
Allen
Colorado
Graham K. Breck
Northwestern Ave
Breck
U. S. Air Force
Iceland
Brecks
Germany
Akers Children Visit Grandparents for Weekend
Linda and Gary Akers of Annapolis Maryland spent the weekend with their grandparents, Mr and Mrs Stewart Shuck of Fireco and Mr and Mrs Harlow Akers of Jonben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda
Gary Akers
O. J. Akers
Annapolis, Md
Stewart Shuck
Fireco
Harlow Akers
Jonben
Mrs Ivan Lowery Admitted to Beckley Hospital
Mrs Lillian Lowery of 301 Temple Street is a patient at Beckley Hospital. She was admitted one week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan
Lillian) Lowery
Temple St
Beckley Hospital
Midway Couple Hirn Blankship Spent Time Together
Mr and Mrs Herman Blankeship of Midway are referenced in a brief society item noting their time spent together. The fragment suggests a social or domestic context, highlighting a local couple from Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Blankeship
Midway
Guests at Mrs Brubeck Home
Mrs Frank Brubeck hosted guests from Arlington Virginia including Mrs Clyde Walters and her son Lionel with his fiancee and Mrs Terrance Walters at 107 Kinzer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brubeck
Kinzer St
Clyde Walters
Lionel
Terrance Walters
Arlington, Va
New Fabrics Shown At Prosperity Meet
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club discussed care for new fabrics and sewing hints in a meeting hosted by Mrs. D. B. Stover. Mrs. Okey Brooks presented Today’s Fabrics with leaflets from Florence G. Minifie of West Virginia University Extension Services. A workshop by Appalachian Power Co. was announced for March 16 at 1 p m and Maxwell Hill Community Building at 7 p m, nine members plan to attend. Members were urged to return Pap test blanks to Mrs. Walter Griffey and distribute individual interest check sheets to Mary Nell Godbey, Raleigh County Extension agent. One guest, Mrs. Glen Cook, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
Prosperity Home
D. B. Stover
Okey Brooks
Florence G. Minifie
West Virginia University Cooperative Extension Services
Harry Neal
Better Living Projects
Appalachian Power Co
Appalachian Building
Maxwell Hill
Walter Griffey
Mary Nell Godbey
Raleigh County
Glen Cook
Misses Griffith and Waddell Attend Hair Festival
Mrs Virginia Griffith and Miss Kaye Waddell returned from Charleston where they attended the West Virginia Cosmetologists Association Hair Fashion Festival, showcasing styling and fashion trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Griffith
Kaye Waddell
Charleston
West Virginia Cosmetologists Association
Mrs Garrett Bragg Admitted For Observation At Hospital
Mrs Virginia Garrett Bragg of No 4 Eleo Lane was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital on Wednesday for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Virginia) Bragg
Eleo Lane
Raleigh General Hospital
Exhibits Planned for April Hillcrest Home Demonstration Meet
Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club set an April meeting featuring an Apron Auction and Show How Day at Mrs. Gussie Hanger’s Jarrell Street home. Members reviewed Today’s Fabrics, learned lamp workshop details for March 16, and planned knitting lessons while agreeing to assist at Methodist Child Care Center April 8. The session included devotional, poetry, a white elephant sale, and a covered-dish luncheon with guests and a new member, Mrs. Victor MeMillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club
Gussie Hanger
Jarrell Street
Emmett Mann
Burton Royal
Harold Blake
Appalachian
Methodist Child Care Center
Oliver Mills
Virgil Meadows
R. J. Lares
Elwood Phipps
Daria Solari
Victor MeMillion
Bethel Free Will Baptist Woman's Auxiliary Extends Contest
The Woman's Auxiliary of Beth el Free Will Baptist Church in MacArthur extended the talent dollar contest for another month due to member absences. A hotdog sale is planned for April 3 in the auxiliary building to fund a refrigerator for the building. Attendees included Mrs. Dorothy Basham, Mrs. Marie Moye, Mrs. Minnie Reid, Mrs. Frances Carte, Mrs. Estelle Elkins, Mrs. Allie McKenzie, Mrs. Nannie Walker, and Mrs. Freda Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Bethel Free Will Baptist Church
MacArthur
Dorothy Basham
Marie Moye
Minnie Reid
Frances Carte
Estelle Elkins
Allie McKenzie
Nannie Walker
Freda Gillespie
District Convention Planned for Beckley May 21
Plans discuss a district convention in Beckley on May 21 as Mrs. Dempsey Eddy district deputy president spoke at the Silver Star Rebekah Lodge meeting. The group also noted Salvation Army events on March 22 at the Beckley Hotel and a rummage sale on April 3 with refreshments served by lodge members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Dempsey Eddy
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
Orville Smith
Businss
Roscoe Williams
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Salvation Army
Beckley Hotel
Gulf Clubwomen Name Delegates To Convention
The Gulf Woman's Club meets Thursday at the Sophia clubhouse with Mrs. Lacy Cole reviewing Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale at 7 30 p.m. President Mrs. Lenora McPherson leads the session. Members planning to attend the 59th WV Federation for Women's Club convention March 25 27 at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs include McPherson Cole Withrow Williams Daniel McConnell Phipps Peery Collins Almond Lewis Poore Thomas Booth Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
RNS
Gulf Woman’s Club
Lacy Cole
Norman Vincent Peale
Lenora McPherson
West Virginia Federation For Women’s Club
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
McPherson
W. W. Withrow
Cole
Fred X. Williams
Reid Daniel
J.T. McConnell
Charles Phipps
Glen Peery
Aston Collins
John Almond
Eddie Lewis
H. D. Poore
Robert Thomas
Carson Booth
George Cole
J. T. McConnell
Patrick Bolen
Bob Belcher
Dorothy Farruggia
Afton Collins
William Almond
One Opinion Accepted by Pierce Tolbert and Mrs Eddy
The passage notes that only one view is accepted by Pierce, Mrs Ona Tolbert, and a lone guest, Mrs Eddy, reflecting a consensus among the small group. It highlights a shared stance excluding others. The names indicate a domestic or social scene with a singular perspective among the participants.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hettie J. Trent
Apha Zeta Zeta
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Central Street Baptist Church
Trent
Zeta
W. W
Jackie) Withrow
House of Delegates
Lois Lewis
Betty Hairston Hughes
Women’s Department of
Church St
Lee Eakin
St. John’s Methodist Church
Civic League Choral Group
J. E. Otto
Ler Alfred Eakin
Spring Flower Jr
Koch
Sait
Baltimore
Fleasin Blankenship
Ethel Cannady
Bethel Church
Mer
Dy Nailiz
Grant
Neville Street
Smith
Della Jones
Margaret Jones
B. B. Epperly
Guy Pennington
C. C. Callaway
O. R. Taylor
Albert Goodman
Josie Howery
Margaret Nolan
Cora McHale
Ora
Gulf Clubwomen
Mannels
Mitfer
G. M. Powers
Main St
Thurs
Miss Rose Saladna
Coats and Clark
G. C. Murphy CO
W. Main ST
Neville ST
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