DAR Chapter Luncheon Highlights Reading Benefits
The Captain James Allen Chapter DAR held a 1 pm luncheon at Black Knight Country Club with music by Mrs. Julia Secrest. Guest speaker Raleigh County librarian Mrs. Cecil Graham urged reading as a habit and emphasized its role in democracy and education, noting industrialists seek workers with broad general information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAR
Black Knight Country Club
C. C. Sanders
Floyd M. Sayre
Cecil Graham
James Allen
Daughters of the American Revolution
Julia Secrest
R. J. Burmeister
S. M. Bledsoe
Robert Winston
A. Mead
Raleigh
Graham
W. P. Tams
Huntington pair announces engagement of Seager to Caldwell
Miss Helen Georgann Seager of Huntington and Julius K. Caldwell of Beckley announce their engagement. The bride to be is daughter of Mrs. G. B. M. Seager and the late Mr. Seager, with May 27 wedding planned at Miss Seager’s cousins home in Huntington. The couple attended Marshall College and Woodrow Wilson High School respectively. he served in the Army and works as a manager trainee at Cox's Department Store in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Georgann Seager
Huntington
Julius K. Caldwell
Charleston
G. B. M. Seager
Mr. Seager
Verona Caldwell
Maplewood Lane
Beckley
Miss Seager
H. T. Boggs
Cherry Ave
Huntington High School
Marshall College
Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority
Bethel 1
International Order of
Job
Tokyo
Japan
Teddy N. McMillion
Gary
Terry
Teddy McMillion
Johnson Air Force Base
Mrs. George Bragg Honored with Party at Sophia Church
Mission Circle No 1 of the First Baptist Church of Sophia surprised its president Mrs George Bragg with a birthday party Tuesday night in the church social room. Attendees included Mrs Monroe Coleman, Mrs Roy Hamm, Mrs Steve Ginjise, Mrs Cather Rushbrook, Mrs W F DeBord, Mrs Shirley Rogers, Mrs Julia Wilson, Mrs Fred Brewer, Mrs Dessie Garrimbill, Miss Evelyn Rogers, and Miss Sharon Wiseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Circle No. 1
First Baptist Church of Sophia
George Bragg
Monroe Coleman
Roy Hamm
Steve Ginjise
Cather Rushbrook
W. F. DeBord
Shirley Rogers
Julia Wilson
Fred Brewer
Dessie Garrimbill
Evelyn Rogers
Sharon Wiseman
American Mother of 1956 Honored in Detroit Family
Jane Maxwell Pritchard of Detroit a 67 year old social worker and civic leader was named American Mother of 1956 by the American Mothers Committee Inc announced by Mrs Daniel Poling. She and her husband raised one child adopted 10 others and fostered 34 including seventeen still with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Maxwell Pritchard
Detroit
Daniel Poling
The
American Mothers Committee, Inc
Incidents In The Lives Of- PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Incidents in the lives of local people list weekend visits travels and illnesses. Families in Huntington Charleston Morgantown Richmond and Burlington feature mentions of trips to visit relatives hospital stays and career moves. Names include Hambric Jones Ball Shumate Arnold Sprinkle Sterne Ash Thetford Hull D Agostino and Hollliday with places North Kanawha Street Maplewood Lane and 710 South Kanawha Street noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hambric
North Oakwood Ave
H. E. Jones
Burlington
N. C
Edna Ball
N. Heber St
Charleston
Harper Shumate
Richmond
M. W. Arnold
Maplewood Lane
Joyce Arnold
Marshall College
Huntington
Marcus Arnold
Ft. Belvoir
Georgia Sprinkle
Myers
Ohio
Beckley
George Sprinkle
Miners Memorial Hospital
Wilson St
H. G. Sterne
W. W. Greer
Fred Jaynes
Proctorville
Richard C. Morgan
Long Beach
Calif
Nancy Jane Ash
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Paul E. Ash
Orchard Ave
Mrs. Jack Blevins Honored With Shower
Mrs. Jack Blevins was honored with a miscellaneous shower at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the home of Mrs. Claude Day. Hostesses were Mrs. W. C. Sizemore, Mrs. Mike Mills and Mrs. Day. Prizes went to Mrs. Buster Lilly, Mrs. O'Dell Blevins and Mrs. Leo Lambert. The guest list featured numerous local women including Mrs. Reginald Udy, Mrs. John Mills, Mrs. Elizabeth Haga, and Miss Marilyn Wood, among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Blevins
Claude Day
W. C. Sizemore
Mike Mills
Day
Buster Lilly
O'Dell Blevins
Leo Lambert
Reginald Udy
John Mills
Elizabeth Haga
Odie Mills
Herbert Sutter
Clarence Davis
Ralph Farley
Harold Kirby
Dewey Blevins
Ralph Davis
Chic Johnson
G. E. Wood
Bud Farley
Shelby Wolford
Christine Davis
Elsworth Davis
Merilyn Wood
Phyllis Lambert
Clady Wood
Paul Higgins
Alice Hensley
Ruby Mills
Shirley Farley
A. M. Sizemore
Betty Millis
Louie Cole
Laverne Blevins
Herman Cox
Shirley Sizemore
J. D. Delp
Lundy Mills
G. F. Allison
Betty Blevins
Miley Ormandy
Everette Allison
Sue Wood
Current Best Sellers in fiction and nonfic tion list
The list shows top fiction titles including The Last Hurrah Imperial Woman Ten North Frederick and Andersonville along with Auntie Mame. Nonfiction items feature The Search for Bridey Murphy Gift from the Sea A Night to Remember Profiles in Courage and Love or Perish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ten North Frederick
John O'Hara
Andersonville
MacKinlay Kantor
Auntie Mame
Patrick Dennis
Bridey Murphy
Morey Bernstein
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Walter Lord
Courage
John F. Kennedy
Smiley Blanton
Madeline Treadway Weds Frank Carnegie at Artie church
The Old Log church in Artie hosted the Friday evening wedding of Madeline Treadway, daughter of Carmel and Mrs. Treadway, to Frank Carnegie of Charleston. Rev. Nelson Treadway officiated. A reception at the bride’s home followed. the couple will reside at Rand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artie
RNS
Madeline Treadway
Carmel Treadway
Frank Carnegie
Charleston
Nelson Treadway
Rand
Beckley Garden Club to Present Queen of the Show
The Beckley Garden Club met at Mrs. Albert Wheby’s home for a plant care program by Herbert Shumate Oak Hill. They voted to present a silver perpetual award named Queen of the Show for Raleigh County Fall Flower Show and planned staging work for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Garden Club
Virginia St
Albert Wheby
Theresa Amato Edwards
Wheby
Herbert Shumate
Oak Hill
H. S. Edwards
Raleigh
Garden Council
Fernwood Garden Club Hosts Workshop and Show Plans
Mrs. H L Walker was guest speaker for Fernwood Garden Club in Appalachian Building. The workshop covered flower conditioning and arrangements for the June 9 Bouquets de Paris show with Fernwood and Primrose Garden Clubs at the Masonic Temple. Changes to artistic arrangement classes were announced, and a chrysanthemum exchange followed. Three new members joined as Miss Mary Louise Klaus hosted and served refreshments for 16 members and a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Walker
Fernwood Garden Club
Appalachian Building
Walker
Charles T. Ross Jr
Cochairman
War paint arsenal for the career girl on duty
The article lists practical items like rouge powder lipstick eye drops mascara and a hairbrush as part of the freshened up look for the average white collar woman. It notes these products help disguise seven or eight hours of typewriter work and keep a neat appearance for work.
Coming Events Involving Women’s Groups This Week
Women organizations may announce regular or special meetings via this column. Beckley Newspapers asks notices by 10 am for same day use. Sunday calendar notices due by 10 am. Royal Neighbors of America hold a regular meeting at Sons of Italy Hall at 7:30 pm. Circle No. 4 of the First Methodist Church meets at 115 Williams Street hosted by Mrs A J O’Neal at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Department
Beckley
Royal Neighbors of America
Sons of Italy
The
First Methodist Church
A. J. O'Neal
Williams St
Women of the Moose Potluck and Regular Meeting
Women of the Moose hold a potluck dinner at the Moose Ballroom at 6 p.m followed by a regular meeting at 7 30 p.m. Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club meets in the Coca Cola Social Room at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club
Coca-Cola
Catholic Youth Organization Meeting at St. Francis de Sales
The Catholic Youth Organization at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church convenes at the church at 7 30 p m to discuss activities and participation for members and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Youth Organization
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Apricot Glazed Ham Slices Broiled For Flavor
A simple method to broil ham slices with an apricot glaze. Place meat on a broiler rack, sprinkle with spices, and baste with apricot juice as the first side browns. Flip, baste, then add apricot halves near the end to heat through and brown slightly.
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. G. Mead
Robert Wriston
Secrest
R. G. Broaddus
Ronald Snyder
Roy Cunningham
B. Kemp Littlepage
Chairan
Kermit Locke
E. J. Nicholls
Budget Shop
North Fayette St. Beckley
Court House
Fayette &T
Joseph
Purity Maid
Women’s Dept
R. A. Thetford
Clearwater
Fla
C. E. Kinzer
South Kanawha St
W. H. Hull
Pete D’agostino
Leonard D'Agostino
Mankin Ave
Paul Feigley
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Ruth Ann
John Howard Holliday
Clyde St
St. Petersburg
Dixie Knapp
Eleanor Knapp
Warren
Cora Sue Lilly
Daniels
Edwin O'Conner
Pearl S. Buck
Nent
E.M. Des Rochers
E. M. Lewis
Wilford Wooddell
Mountain Top Garden Club
M. F. Barkedale
Grover C. Hedrick Jr
Frank Ganswhite
Beckley Drug
Rexall
Ross
James Farris
W. A. Chrisley
Wade Bardin
Raleigh County Garden Council
Mary Louise Klaus
Buxton
DU Barry
Dorothy Gray
Freieres
Lenox & Castelton
China
Fostoria & Imperial Glassware
Beckley's Leading Drug & Gift Store
White Cross Pharmacy
Bair Bldg
Ene
Pete Roe
Nobils
Neville St
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