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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1959

Page

5

Woman's Club of Beckley marks 50th anniversary fete

The Woman's Club of Beckley celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Founder's Day luncheon at Beckley Hotel. The event featured installation of new officers, past presidents honored with pins, and a pageant The Golden Tree detailing the club’s history from 1909 to the present with a Garden of Memories theme and civic leaders in attendance.

Woman's Club of Beckley Beckley Hotel Topsy O'Dell D. O. Totten Colin McLuckey Price H. Caffee Sr A. D. Cooke T. L. Maynor C. S. Bepler Grace Hewitt G. P. Starr Roland Hinckwil R. E. Presley A. K. Minter K. D. Bowers Walter M. Duncan R. G. Broaddus Garden OF Memories West Virginia O’dell Burwell Ware Ernest M. Merrill Elizabeth Anderson Enoch Ellison Bessie Lanier Sue Davis Woman's Club O'Dell Mary Katharine Barnes West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs John F. McCuskey WVFWC Edgar Steele James Scarbro McCuskey Robert Thomson Jr Paul Phipps Fred Hays Roy L. Herndon George Warren Hodel E. G. Grogan R. H. Magee Walter Rappold Robert L. Amick Douglas Schwank Allen Houchins Saundra Morgan Benny Smith Herbert MeceMillian John Lynn Carlyle S. Bolen O. W. Godbey Bernard Carter W. C. Barnard Frank Vass Virginia Reardon William Turner Mars Julia Secrest Inez Calfee Miss Calfee

Presbyterian Women Schedule Circle Meets For Thursday

Circles of the Beckley Presbyterian Church will meet Thursday at various locations and times. Circle 1 hosts at 201 Hillcrest Dr. 10 a.m. Circle 2 meets at 103 Skyline Dr. 1 30 p.m. Circle 3 gathers at 210 Spruce St Mabscott 1 30 p.m. Circle 4 meets at 204 Johns town Rd 1 30 p.m. Circle 5 hosts a 12 30 p.m. luncheon at Glen White home. Transportation at church noon.

Beckley Presbyterian Church B. V. Kelley L. L. Lineback Hillcrest Dr James G. Windle Jr L. V. Caudill Skyline Dr R. F. Wildey Circle No. 3 Ned H. Ragland C. L. West Spruce St Mabscott C. Edwin Watkins

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

James E Thompson 115 White Ave Raleigh Heights entered Beckley Hospital for treatment. Mr and Mrs L C Armstrong Charp Park Calif visiting Glen Ave home of his brother Ira Armstrong and other relatives in Fayette County. Ira Armstrong has been Circle No 6 Mrs W N Sprague chairman meet in home of Mrs Noel Ennis 119 Hill Park Dr 1 30 p.m Circle No 7 Mrs John A Hedrick chairman meet in home of Mrs J A Hunt 700 Woodlawn Ave 1 30 p.m Circle No 8 Mrs C J Kinzer chairman meet in home of Mrs Fred Richmond 121 Granville Night Circles No 9 10 11 12 and 13 combined covered dish dinner in the Women's Bible Classroom church 6 30 p.m a patient the past four months in Pinecrest Sanitarium The California visitors expect to return to their home Wednesday Mrs Jessie L Richardson 112 Reservoir Rd entered Beckley Hospital Friday for observation and treatment Tommy Bibb a student at Ohio State University Columbus Ohio spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs James B Bibb 111 White Ave Guests in the home of Mrs Gertrude Reed Crab Orchard are Mr and Mrs Guy D Wilson and son Guy D Jr Elizabethan Tenn They arrived Sunday for a week's visit E W Meadows Hinton and Charles Lester and family of Maryland visited the past week with Mr and Mrs Roy L Martin S Kanawha St

L. C. Armstrong Charp Park Calif Glen Avenue Inlaw Ira Armstrong Fayette County W. N. Sprague Noel Ennis Hill Park Dr John A. Hedrick J. A. Hunt Woodlawn Ave C. J. Kinzer Fred Richmond Granville Ave Women's Bible Classroom Church Pinecrest Sanitarum California Weir Jessie L. Richardson Reservoir Rd Beckley Hospital Tommy Bibb Ohio State University Columbus Ohio James B. Bibb White Ave Gertrude Reed Crab Orchard Guy D. Wilson Guy D. Jr Elizabethan Tenn E. W. Meadows Hinton Charles Lester Maryland Roy L. Martin S. Kanawha St

Coming Events Women's Club Notices For Beckley Area

Women organizations are invited to use this column for announcements of regular or special meetings. Call CL 3-3321 or mail notices to Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department. Notices by 10 a.m. earn same day use. Sunday calendar notices due by 10 a.m. Saturday. Past Chiefs Club Beckley Temple 55 Richmond Recreation Room 7:30 p.m. Civinette Club dinner Terrace Room Beckley Hotel 6:30 p.m. Time changed.

Woman's Department of Beckley Chiefs Beckley Temple Richmond Recreation Room Civinette Club Beckley Hotel

Local church circles hold meetings across Beckley area

Mission Circle No 5 meets at Mrs D A Riffe Crab Orchard at 7 30 p m Circle No 1 Beckley Presbyterian at Mrs Leslie Gates 110 College Ave 10 a m Orchard Baptist at Mrs D A Riffe Crab Orchard 7 30 p m Royal Neighbors of America Camp of Beckley social at Sons of Italy Hall 7 30 p m Group 1 First Christian at Mrs J Everett Shrewsbury 105 Lilly St 1 30 p m Club 1 St John s Baptist at Mrs Irene Taylor Raleigh 6 p m Women s Improvement League at Mrs Nellie Martin 112 Deegans Ave East Beckley 2 30 p m

Beckley Presbyterian Church Leslie C. Gates College Ave Crab Orchard Baptist Church D. A. Riffe Crab Orchard Royal Neighbors of America Beckley Sons of Italy First Christian Church Women's Improvement League Nellie Martin Deegans Ave East Beckley

Maxwell Hill Homemaker’s Club Meeting Places

Maxwell Hill homemaker group meets at Mrs Anglin’s Teel Road home at 7:30 p.m. Social Savings Club gathers at Mrs Poindexter’s Gregory Street residence at 7:30 p.m. Both items note local club activity and evening start times.

Social Savings Club Josephine Poindexter Gregory St

Christian Woman's Fellowship Plans May Group Meetings

The Christian Woman's Fellowship of First Christian Church releases May schedules for twelve groups. Meetings detail hosts, leaders, co hosts and locations including Builders Class room, Men’s Class room, and multiple homes with dates today or Thursday at 7:30 p.m. or 1:30 p.m.

Christian Woman's Fellowship The Christian Woman's Fellowships of First Christian Church

Second Child Born to Mr and Mrs David Linn Hall

Mr and Mrs David Linn Hall of Hall St Albans announce the birth of their second child a daughter Melissa Ann on May 2 at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Birth weight seven pounds three ounces. Mother is the former Barbara Ann Tiller Ruepert. Hall is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry W Hall 122 Granville Ave.

David Linn ‘Hall St. Albans Melissa Ann Charleston Memorial Hospital Barbara Ann Tiller Ruepert Hall Harry W. Hall Granville Ave

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