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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1947

Page

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Marriage Of Nurse Told In East Heckley Home

Miss Alice Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Homer Moore Eccles married Eu gene O Neal son of Mr and Mrs James Roy O Neal Killarney on January 4 at the Rev Charles Walker s home in East Heckley The bride has completed three years nurse training at Raleigh General Hospital and will graduate this spring Her husband served with the Marine Corps for 16 months and is employed at the A and B Store in Beckley

Alice Moore Killarney Homer Moore Eccles Eugene O'Neal James Roy O'Neal Charles Walker East Heckley Raleigh General Hospital Marine Corps A. and B Beckley Essen

Mabscott Couple Plight Troth At Minister's Home

Mabscott announces the marriage of Janice Mabscott to Dean Hylton at the home of Rev. L A Garren on April 23. The bride wore a street length pink dress with matching accessories and corsage. The groom is from Mabscott, son of Mrs Eva Hylton Janney of Eggleston Virginia.

Janice Dean Hylton Mabscott Eva Hylton jJanney Eggleston L. A. Garjen

Beckley Woman's Club All-Department Luncheon Planned

Beckley Woman's Club schedules an all department luncheon for Saturday May 24 at 1 pm at Black Knight Country Club. Guest speaker will be Mrs W Grady Whitman state president of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs Ben H Williams southern district president will also appear on the program. The event will feature the presentation of Mrs Floyd Sayre as general president and other new officers. Only members and houses will attend. Departments include Junior Woman's Club Civic Department Hamme and Gare gen Department and Fine Arts. Also named to office Alvin Farmer becomes vice president of Raleigh County Baptist Youth Fellowship at Breckenridge Baptist Church aly Bolt.

Beckley Woman's Club Black Knight Country Club W. Grady Whitman Filkins West Virginia Federation of Women's, Clubs Ben H. Williams Bluefield Floyd Sayre Woman's Club Junior Woman's Club Clvic Raleigh County Baptist Youth Fellowship Alvin Farmer Breckenridge

Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary Anniversary Plans Affected

The Presbyterian Church of Beckley marks the Women’s Auxiliary 25th anniversary with a week of events. Miss Lucy Huang of Shanghai will address the Business Women's Circle on Tuesday evening, with Mrs. C. L. Bepler leading. Wednesday features a reception and tea following the anniversary observance, as funds aid relief work in China, Japan, and Korea. Miss Huang, educated at St. Johns University Shanghai, studies at Marshal College. Her father, Rev. Chang Hai Huang, has served as a Presbyterian minister in China for over 35 years.

Tig Beckley Presbyterian Church Bath Lucy Huang Shanghai Business Women's Circle Oman China C. L. Bopler Foreign Mission Miss Huang E. P. Donahue Japan Korea Bepler G. C. Sanders Huang St. Johns University Marshal College Huntington Chang Hai Huang

Azalea Garden Club Plans Flower Arranging and Film Event

Azalea Garden Club will meet Monday at 12 30 p m in the Coca Cola Plant to discuss Flower Arranging for the Church led by Mrs M M Keisten and Mrs Jatin Earte Lilly They will view illustrated samples and a film titled Weed Kill er Hostesses are Mrs Ida S O Dell and Mrs Lilly

M. M. Keisten Jatin Earte Lilly Moneday iAzalea Garden Club Social Voor Garden Club Ida S. O'Dell Lilly

Miss Jean Thompson to Marry in June

The engagement of Jean Thompson to Clyde Raland son of Mr and Mrs J D Simpkins Stanafard is announced by her parents from Cranberry. Plans for a June wedding are under way. Thompson is a Woorrow Wilson High School graduate class of 1845 and Raland also attended the same school later served 18 months overseas with the US Army and works at Beckley Machine and Electric Company.

Marion Deck Mabseolt Ronald Dawson Mariscoll Jalso Hinton Woodrow Wilson High School Eee W. T. Grant Partimerk Raleigh Grocery Company Mabscott Jean Thompson Clyde Raland Simpkins, Stanafard Jah Thompson Cranberry Miss Thompson Woorrow Wilson High School Tennessee The Beckley Machine and Electric Company

Sophia Rebekah Lodge Honors Ten Members

A birthday party honoring ten members accompanied the regular True Blue Rebekah Lodge meeting at Sophia Friday night. Hubert Byrd and Mrs. George Abraham led a special musical program with Crab Orchestra. The hymn Amazing Grace was sung by the group.

Regula True Blue Rebekah Lodge Sophia Hubert Byrd George Abraham Crab Orchas Amazing Grace

Mabscott Mission Circle Meets With 32 Members

Twenty two members attended Mabscott Mabscott Circle of Calvary Baptist Church met with Mrs. W H Davenport and heard Mae Brammer discuss Gog Our Refuge during the devotional period, as the group gathered for the weekly meeting.

Mabscott Mission Circle of Calvary Baptist Church of W. H Davenport Mae Bramner

Beckley Junior Woman's Club Sets Dinner Dance Plans

The Beckley Junior Woman's Club will wrap up its year at a special Tuesday night meeting at the Park Avenue clubroom. Mrs. John Schulte, president, says final plans for the upcoming dinner-dance this month will be made by the members.

Beckley Junior Woman's Club Park Avenue John Schulte

Alumnae Nurses Association Sets Final Meeting of Year

The Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association hosts a bridge afternoon at Black Knight Country Club with 25 tables. Prizes awarded to Mrs. Palmer Farley, Mrs. H C Avis, and Mrs. Walter Grant. G M Powers wins floating prize. Final fiscal year meeting set for Tuesday 8 pm at the nurses home on Woodlawn Avenue to elect officers as retiring president Mrs Alma Daniels passes the gavel.

Alumnae Nurses Association F. A. Freeman Dennis Leary Paul Phipps J. E. Sharp Black Knight Country Club Palmer Farley H.C. Avis Walter Grant G. M. Powers Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association Woodlawn Avenue Alma?Daniels Mre Viola St. Clair Helen Rushbrook Bazzarre Irene Fisher Janice Hutchin

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