16th Annual District DAR Meet Set Here Sat
Over 50 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution are expected to attend the 16th annual Southern District meeting hosted by the Captain James Allen Chapter at Beckley Elks Club with registration and coffee at 9. The event opens at 10 with district director Mrs. A. D. Cooke presiding and remarks by state regent Mrs. Eugene V. Holcombe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughtend
James Allen
Beckley Elks Club
A.m
A. D. Cooke
A. Robert Koch
Eugene V. Holcombe
Charleston
Dars
Kermit Locke
M. W. Arnold
Daughters of the American Revolution
Southern District Meeting
Elks Club
Returning to Anchorage couple and child after visit
Mrs Hershel Pack and nine month old Debra Lynn arrived in Anchorage after visiting Mabscott West Virginia relatives for two weeks. The family plans to return to the States next March aboard a U S Army service train via Seattle. Mrs Pack commented that Alaska resembles West Virginia and noted the daylight variations from long summer daylight to short winter daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Hershel Pack
Debra Lynn
J. R. Frazier
Mabscott
Mary Pack
Beaver
Jean Frazier
U.S. Army
Manners by Millett Jewelry Gift Causes Dispute
A young man gives Millett Jewelry as a gift to his fiancée but clashes arise over clothing, highlighting social expectations and etiquette in a local story.
Joint meet held Glen Daniel IOOF founder honored
The Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges held a joint session at the Lodge Hall in Glen Daniel on Tuesday night to honor the IOOF founder. After the business, the Rebekahs served refreshments and Mrs. Anna Dickens of Bolt received a gift.
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Glen Daniel
RNS
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
IOOF
Rebekahs
Anna Dickens
Bolt
Upcoming Women’s Club Meetings and Notices
Coming events column invites women's organizations to submit meeting notices to Beckley Newspapers. Notices by 10 a.m. appear the same day. Sunday notices must arrive by 6 a.m. Saturday. Friday listings include No. 1 Club of St. John’s Baptist Church hosted by Mrs. Maggie Washington at East Beckley 6:30 p.m. and Degree of Honor Lodge No. 56 executive board meeting at Mrs. Harvey Webb’s Crab Orchard home at 7:30 p.m.
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Woman’s Department of
Beckley
St. John’s Baptist Church
Maggie Washington
East Beckley
Harvey Webb
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club Regular Dance
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club hosts a regular dance at Greenbrier Social Room starting at 8 p.m. Area clubs invited to attend this community event with social dancing and music for residents of the area.
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Calico and Jeans
Greenbrier
Sunday Legion Auxiliary meeting at American Legion Home
Sunday gathering of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 70 convenes at the American Legion Home on Fayette Street at 4 p.m. The event schedules a local community observance and related activities.
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit No
American Legion Home
Fayette St
Memorial and initiation services by Eastern Star chapter
Monday events include Coal City Chapter No. 136 Eastern Star memorial services and initiation at 8 pm plus entertainment titled Poor Teacher a comedy and music sponsored by Shady Spring District Woman's Club of Cancer Crusade at Beaver Lions Club 7 30 pm Flowering Hills Garden Club hosts Coca Cola Social Room at 1 pm with Mrs L E Maloney as hostess
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Coal City
Order of Eastern Star
Shady Spring District
Woman's Club
of Cancer Crusade
Beaver Lions Club
Flowering Hills Garden Club
Coca-Cola
L. E. Maloney
Wednesday Recruiters Wives Club Meeting Notes
A joint meeting at the U.S. Army Recruiting Main Station begins at 7 30 p m focusing on basic camping skills. A combined Brownie and Girl Scout Leaders gathering at The Methodist Temple is scheduled for 1 30 p m discussing camping topics.
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U.S. Army Recruiting Main Station
Methodist Temple
Garden Therapy Club Leads Mother's Day Planting Event
The garden therapy chairman Mrs Clyde E Woods Jr and Mrs E N Pugh led a school project with twenty six containers supplied by the club for children to plant flowers for Mothers Day. Teachers Mrs Marjorie Clark and Mrs Ina Cook oversaw trainables and educable children noting the project as warmly welcomed by the kids amid the Clean Up Program posters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde E. Woods Jr
E. N. Pugh
E. W. Wilburn
Robert Frilen
Wilfred Wooddell
Marjorie Clark
Ina Cook
Cranberry Elementary School
Phymosia Garden Club
Clarence Boston
Christina Kincaid
Steve Brewster
Mary Sue West
Cynthia Hughes
Martha Keaton
J. W. Ward Jr
Thomas Keyser
SSDWC Plans Scholarship Fund For 1962 Year
Shady Spring District Woman's Club sets 1962 aims including awarding a senior scholarship at Shady Spring High School and forming committees for club projects. They will assist senior citizens, participate in Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up campaign, and involve officers and members in planned community efforts.
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SSDWC
Shady Spring
Daniels
Beaver
State Road Commission
W. W. Barron
Carrington Lewis
Raymond Eye
Mason Anderson
Philpott
Charles Akers
Alan Staton
Margaradel Richmond
Ex-Beckley Girl Wins Honors at Woodbury High Dinner
Dorothea Williamson student at Woodbury High School Woodbury New Jersey receives the Order of the Eastern Star award and Latin honors for freshman and sophomore language excellence. She is a National Honor Society member vicepresident of the Hockey Club councilman for the YWCA tennis team and teaches swimming in summer. She contributes to the White and Gold newspaper and spoke at the NJEA convention in Atlantic City.
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Dorothea Williamson
Woodbury High School
Woodbury
N. J
T. S. Williamson
S. David Sr
Dorothea
J. O. Harvey
5Th St
Beckley
Young Woman’s Christian Association
White and Gold
New Jersey Education Association
Atlantic City
Williamson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sophia Sorority Plans Dinner Fete
Sophia Sorority Xi Chi Exemplar Chapter meets at Mrs. Betty Neal to plan a dinner honoring members and guests. A bake sale Saturday at 10 a.m. on Main Street aims to raise funds. New officers include Mrs. John Cher president and Mrs. Tony Milano vice president. final chapter meeting set for May 17 at Mrs. Jack Murdock’s home.
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Pauline Clemons
June Reed
Jack Martin
Civil Defense
Betty Neal
Arlene Woodie
Sam Roberts
J. A. Staton
Asia
Jack Murdock
Vast San Francisco Bay Could Hold All World Ships
Maritime experts estimate every ship afloat could be anchored in San Francisco Bay with space to spare. The bay and its connected bays and straits cover 456 square miles.
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San Francisco Bay
Incidents In The Lives Of- People You Know
Expected to arrive tonight from Washington D C to visit Mr. and Mrs Clarence Meadows McAlpin are their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Clarence Meadows and sons Dennis and Clarence Wade and a daughter Mrs Mary Alice Prof Lille MR AND MRS Boyd Edwards and daughter Debbie have moved into their new home at 210 Joseph St They formerly lived at 2110 1 2 S Kanawha St Judith Lynn Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs Johnny Cooper 401 Russell St has returned from Beckley Memorial Hospital where she underwent a tonsillectomy She attends Lincoln Elementary School and is a granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Skaggs Shady Spring
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Elks Club
West Virginia League For Nursing
Angela
Frances Cabrini
St. Mary’s Hospital
Clarksburg
Edith Kelley
Yvonne Eddy
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Eddy
St. Mary’s School of Nursing
Kelly
Union Protestant Hospital School
Beckley
Mae McPherridge
Helen Lynch
Virgil Sarrett
Catherine Asher
Harless Burks
Raleigh
Patricia Ann Elizabeth
Mitchell Howard
Henry Keith
Carlisle
Teresa Joette
Jackie McGuffin
Highland Park
Oak Hill
Deborah Lynn
Sylvester Cash
Sprague
Jamie Elizabeth
Carl Meadows
Teel Rd
Winifred Kincaid
Teresa Mae
Norvelle Maynard
Crab
Mabscott
Cleo Gill
Katherine Lois
Jerry William
Paul Redden
Piney View
Cassandra
William Cooney
Slab Fork
Beckley Memorial Hospial
Roma Sidney
Earl Snuffer
Branchland
Coal City
Fred McKinney
Marvin Wesley
Kimberly Leah
Jerry Stewart
Rhodell
Craig Steven
Duon Aaron
Hargrove St
Carlos Dixon
Danese
Dane Yuhal
Jerry Handley
Danny Joe
Washington, D. C
Clarence Meadows
McAlpin
Dennis and
Clarence Wade
Mary Alice
Boyd Edwards
Debbie
Joseph St
S. Kanawha St
Judith Lynn Cooper
Johnny Cooper
Russell St
Lincoln Elementary School
Frank Skaggs
Shady Spring
Two in Raleigh General Hospital Reported Satisfactory
Mrs Steve Suptic of Prosperity is listed in satisfactory condition after major surgery Wednesday at Raleigh General Hospital. Mrs M J Walker of 423 1 2 N Vance Dr is admitted for observation and treatment at Raleigh General Hospital after Wednesday admission.
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Steve Suptic
Raleigh General Hospital
M. J. Walker
N. Vance
Mrs Lillie Matherly in Raleigh hospital for hip injury
Mrs Lillie Matherly, mother of Mrs Birch Phillips of Mankin Avenue, is undergoing treatment at Raleigh General Hospital for a broken hip suffered in a fall.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Lillie Matherly
Birch Phillips
Mankin Avenue
Guests Visit In Glen Morgan From Portsmouth Va
Mrs. Fannie Walker hosts her daughter Mrs. Joe Edwards and granddaughter Mrs. Barbara Blanken ship and daughter Brenda from Portsmouth Virginia. They plan to visit friends and relatives in the area and return home in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Walker
Glen Morgan
Joe Edwards
Barbara Blankenship
Brenda
Portsmouth
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Mary Lemon
Dorothy M. Smith
College of Nursing
University of Florida
Gordon A. Friesen
Paul Copeland
E. J. MacFarland
Oscar Williams
Julia Secrest
Miss Secrest
Susan File
Terry Jacobs
DAR
Floyd M. Sayre
John McKenzie
Ross P. Daniel
R. R. Smiley
Ing
E. V. Bowman
Harry A. Stansbury
Tas
Manners
Millett
Beckley Hotel Cor
Main & Kanawha CL
Neville
Thrifty Savers Club
Paul Wilson
Thurmond St
Raleigh County
Bluefield State College Alumni Assn
Grace Robinson
F. St
Friendship Social Club
Eunice Coleman
Cannaday St
Social Savings Club
Beatrice McBride
Worley Road
Sophia Sorority
G. M. Powers
Morphy
Variety Store
A.a
Frida
W. Main St
Lille
Marty
Prince St
Mary Grey
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