Beckley Woman's Club installs new senior youth officers
Mrs. Paul Phipps presided at a May 9 covered dish dinner at the Beckley club house on Park Avenue, installing new officers for the Senior High Youth Department. Officers include Len Burleson president Mary Pat Nuckols vice president Katy Jo Vargo treasurer Ann Akers corresponding secretary Betty Avis historian Jeannie England recording secretary. Graduating Woodrow Wilson High School seniors in the department received small discs for charm bracelets during a brief business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Paul Phipps
WCB
Park Avenue
Elen Burleson
Mary Pat Nuckols
Katy Jo Vargo
Ann Akers
Betty Avis
Jeannie England
Woodrow Wilson High School
Junior Department Spring Dinner Dance at Black Knight
The Junior Department of the Beckley Woman's Club hosts a spring dinner dance at Black Knight Country Club Friday. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 45 p.m. Jan Campbell's Orchestra will play 8 30 p.m. to midnight. Reservations close Tuesday with Mrs. John Gates. cancellations by Wednesday. Dress optional. Mrs Clyde Barker leads decorations with assistants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Jan Campbell
John
Gates
Clyde Barker
E. S. Pugh Jr
Paul Loflin
Arnold C. Burke
Harold Johnston
Robert Lee Daniels
Women’s Club of
City Vista Clubwomen Plan Hospital Tour
City Vista Home Demonstration Clubwomen meet in Pleasant Hills to study medical costs and decided to tour a local hospital this month for further information. Mrs. W B Robinson led the May session with devotions by Mrs. Burdette and a report on a Raleigh County Library display in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hills
RNS
W. B. Robinson
City Vista
Paul O. Burdette
Claude D. Hatcher
Burdette
Hatcher
Grace Hewitt
C. C. Waugh
Charleston
C. H. Graham
Raleigh County Library
H. R. Sawyers
Jackson's Mill
Delmarva Poultry Products
Harrington
Del
Lewisburg
White Sulphur Springs
Raleigh County Farm Women's Council
H. A
Henderson Allison Engagement Told
Mr and Mrs D P Henderson of McAlpin announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Linda to Roy Allison of Johnstown Pa The open church wedding will be at 3 p m May 26 at the McAlpin Community Church Carol Allison sister of the prospective groom will be honor attendant bridesmaids are Sue Worthington and Ruth Meadows David Shiflett of Chicago will be best man The couple will reside in Washington D C where both are employed
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D. P. Henderson
McAlpin
Linda
Roy Allison
Johnstown
Carol Allison
Sue Worthington
Ruth Meadows
David Shiflett
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Local ladies plan pillow-smocking workshop at Robinson home
Sawyers, Mrs. Florence Ferris, Mrs. Waugh and Mrs. Hewitt will lead a workshop on pillow-smocking at 10 a.m. June 12 in Mrs. Robinson's home. The regular meeting follows at 12:45 p.m., with Mrs. Sawyers conducting. Attendees include Mrs. Dixie Heffner, Mrs. Helen Curtis, Mrs. Virgie Evans, Mrs. Ralph Blake, Mrs. Russell Scott, Mrs. Lessie Mays, Mrs. Jack Slygh, Mrs. T. S. McElrath and Mrs. W. R. Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. McElrath
W. R. Daniel
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Mrs Lloyd Parker of Midway admitted to Raleigh General Hospital for major surgery on Wednesday. Cpl Charles R Davis and daughter Tammy Ellen visit en route to Hawaii for a two year assignment. Family plans Hawaii leave. other society notes list local visits and trips including Marshall University Parents Weekend and California tour.
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Lloyd
Joyce) Parker
Midway
Raleigh General Hospital
Hawaii
Cpl
Charles R. Davis
Tammy Ellen
Fredericksburg
Cpl. Davis
U.S. Marine Corps
Charles A. Gregory
Tams
Roy Y. Davis
Soak Creek
Roy Richardson
Italy
C. E. Fleshman
Frank Cole
Cecil Sturgill
Beckley Women Plan Week Calendar of Meetings
Announcements list weekly events for Beckley women's groups from Monday to Saturday. Includes Be ckl ey Juniors, American Association of University Women, various lodges, sororities, and church societies with times and venues such as Park Avenue clubhouse Mabscott JOA Hall and Memorial Building.
Beta Sigma Phi Chapters Host Home Meetings
Xi Alpha Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi hosts an exemplary degree event at Mrs. Carl Bunch home, 101 Temple Street, at 7 30 p m. Midway Home Demonstration Club meets at the Community Building at 7 p m. Beta Rho Chapter also featured this evening.
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Sigma
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Appalachian Assembly Room
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Glass House
Xi Alpha Gamma
Carl Bunch
Temple St
Midway Home Demonstration Club
Mopping Up Goes From Front Lines to Home Kitchens
The phrase mopping up has different meanings for a housewife and a GI but both mean cleaning up. For the home, using ceramic tile in kitchens laundries and other high use areas simplifies cleanup since tile resists staining cracking and needs no waxing.
Beckley Art Group hosts 16th Spring Exhibit at Elks Club
The Beckley Art Group capped a two day show with an awards dinner praising a highly successful Spring Exhibit judged by Charleston artists Mrs. Elizabeth Estill and Mrs. W. G. Schepman. The 375 attendees named Mrs. Earehart’s Tropical Tina as best by popular vote, with top four including Shelma's Violin by Mrs. Moore, Study in Gray by John Petty, Morning in the Park by Mrs. Farmer, and Another Day by Mrs. Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wheeler
Center
Beckley Art Group
Clase
Beckley Elks Club
Charleston
Charles Earehart Jr
Earehart
Shelma
J. R. Moore
John Petty
R. O. Farmer
Wheeler
Safety tips to protect elderly at home
The guidance urges increasing lighting on stairs and by beds to prevent falls. It also recommends removing slipping hazards and installing hand rails and grab bars in bathrooms and hallways to improve senior safety.
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Susan File
Harriet Ann Hall
Judy Harvey
Janie Howery
Langhorne Lewis
Vee Parsons
Martha Phipps
Carolyn Pierce
Mary Ratcliffe
Vickie Shumate
Caroline Smith
Linda Kay Smith
Mary Swan
Vicki Wonder
Judy Williams
Lois Wood
Methodist Temple
Pearl Burkett
Lena Thompson
Annie Long
S. S. Gore
Woman‘s Club of
Thompson
Woman’‘s Society of Christian Service of the Temple
Fellowship Hall of the Church
Nelle Bryson
WSCS
Sherwin Williams
Wea
Sherwin-Williams
Beckley Ice
Prince St
Muay
Joe Wood
MacArthur
Eunice Long
Mattie Coburn
Buck Wood
Helen
Hobart Thomas
Prosperi
Kelbey Waddell
Princeton
Kyle Wood
Michael and
Kyleen
Madison
Jim Eanes
Montgomery
Helen Weaver
Elizabeth Eanes
Sophia
Carl Fleener
Fairview Ave
California
Wade Tate
Bristol, Tenn
H. B. Thomas
Northwestern Avenue
Huntington
Marshall University
Tommy Thomas Jr
Sigma Epsilon Fraternity
Mrs. Patterson Peery
City Ave
Charles Moore
St. Petersburg, Fla
Woman's Department of
Children Inc
Library of Beckley Newspapers Corp
American Association of University Women
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Mabscott
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Stoco Band Mothers Club
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Stratton Parent-Teacher Association
Dora McCormick
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Building
The
Woman's, Mission Society of
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Woman's Mission Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of District 7
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
W. J. Garner
Tolley Drive
Phi Sorority
Eliza Hunter
Annie Brown
Massey St
Pine Wood Garden Club
Noel Griffith
Campbell St
Order of Rainbow
Iona Jones
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
Burton Royal
Women of the Church
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Beaver Methodist
Grady Marstin
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Degree of Honor Lodge No. 56
Ioof Hall
Oakwood Avenue
Beckley- Winn Hotel
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Elizabeth Estill
W. G. Schepman
L. W. Thorne
Glenn B. Shanklin
Eugene O’neal
Garden of Children
W. W. McKinney
South Carolina
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Virginia
Denmark
Americas
Gorham
Chantilly
Wooddell
Jewelry
Court House
Main St
ASP
Plaid
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