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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1948

Page

9

DAR Plans Luncheon Meeting for Today in Beckley

The Captain James Alien Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosts a 12:30 luncheon at Black Knight Country Club with Regent J W Givens presiding and incoming regent A G Meade arranging a program led by Senator Eugene L Scott on Conservation.

Beckley Captain James Alien The Daughters of the American Revolution Black Knight Country Club J. W. Givens A. G. Meade Eugene L. Scott Conserva

Engagement Told For Dora Fadeley And Earl Quesenberry

The engagement of Miss Dora Fadeley to Earl Quesenberry is announced by their parents. Dora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fadeley of Mabscott, is a Beckley College student and Beta Theta Mu member, a 1947 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate. Earl, son of Mrs. Mabscott, served three years in the U. S. Marine Corps. The couple plans a double engagement celebration with a ceremony to be held at Mabscott Methodist Church officiated by Rev. A. F. Clendenin.

Dora Quesenberry Beckley Mae Fadeley Earl Lee Quesen Beckleyberry Mable Murr Quesenberry Elkins Street United States Marine Corps W. A. Fadeley Harry Crawford Mabscott Nee Beckley Louisville Dane Kent Methodist Church A. F. Clendenin Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley College Beta Theta Mu Sorority

Stork Shower Honors Mrs. J. Carter in Raleigh

Mrs. James Carter was honored with a stork shower at the home of Mrs. Harry Milam in Raleigh. Guests enjoyed games and prizes and a refreshment course was served, with many attendees sending gifts for the forthcoming baby.

James Carter Harry Milam Raleigh Novella Harper Ernest. Caffee Kelly Milan Bill Amos Kenneth Hopkins Oral West Bill Underwood George Calloway Earl Moon Earl Pennington William Seco David Hopkins Dorsil West Clyde Gregory Luther Prince Eddy Hopkins Hubert Wilson Nellie Peppers Claude Allen

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Local social notes detail visits and travel across several towns. Adolph Bair returns home from Cincinnati while Beckley residents attend the Kentucky Derby in Louisville with names including Jack Xuckels George Moos C S Lewis Jr Price Caffee J D Donovan Russ Parsons and Sam Lilly the mayor of Rhodell. Other entries mention family moves and weekend visits by residents such as Bill Heinsleman Agatha Meadows Verna Roop Clay McDaniel Shirley Mulheren Reva Ledford and Alma Payne accompanying her father from Middlebrook Virginia.

Adolph Bair Harper Road Cincinnati Beckley Louisville Jack Xuckels George Moos C. S. Lewis, Jr Price Caffee J. D. Donovan Russ Parsons Sam Lilly Rhodell Cham Dunkley Agatha Meadows Verna Roop Clay McDaniel Clarence I Mulheren Anne Elmer Bays Sam Blecher Princeton Shirley Mulheren Reva Ledford Charleton Heights Concord College Alderson Oak Hill

Mrs. Kermit Ford Honors Daughter On Birthday Surprise

Mrs. Kermitne of 610 Johnstown Road entertained with a surprise birthday party Saturday night honoring her daughter Rose Marie on her 18th birthday anniversary. Games and dancing provided entertainment with prizes won by Mrs. Bob Griffith W. N. Tench and Bob Griffith.

Kermit Ford Kermitne Johnstown Road Rose Marie Bob Griffith W. N. Tench Bob Grifith

Five Junior Gardeners to Hear Guest Speaker

The Daffodil Junior Garden Club in Beckley met with Susan Johnson on Granville Avenue to plan for the May 17 program withMrs. M. M. Ralston demonstrating floral arrangements. E M Payne Jr spoke on soil preparation, and Steven Vermillion presented on planting and care of jasins as the club prepares for the Spring Garden Show in Beckley May 21. The club, an offshoot of the Dogwood Junior Garden Club under the Azalea Garden Club sponsorship, lists Ned Payne III as president and Katherine Ross as vice president among its officers and members.

Daffodil Junior Garden Club Susan Johnson Granville Avenue Beckley Daffodil Club Dogwood Azalea Garden Club Ned

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