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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1959
Page
5
Women's groups and clubs submit calendars to the Woman's Department of Beckie Newspapers by 10 am for same day use. Sunday notices must arrive by 10 am Saturday. Queen Esther Court No. 58 meets at 5 30 p m. Juveniles of F and AAY at 4 30 p m at the Heroines of Jericho Home on G Street.
Country Cousins Square Dance Club meets at Dry Hill Prosperity Community Building at 8 p.m. The Willing Workers of Daniels Baptist Church gather at the home of Mrs. Howard Shrewsberry at 7 p.m. for an evening of activities.
The 10th District Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary hold a combined meeting at Post 9287 in Beckley at 2 p m. The gathering aims to unite local chapters and discuss upcoming events.
The Azalea Garden Club meets Monday at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs A A Tieche located at 1005 South Oakwood Avenue.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union meets at The Methodist Temple at 7:30 p.m. Xi Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi hosts an event at 362 Mankin Ave. with Mrs. Sherwood Dunagan present at 8 p.m. House of Mrs. Bud Riffe is also noted as a location.
Mission Circle No. 1 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church holds a meeting at the church at 1 30 p m. Mission Circle No. 5 of Crab Orchard meets with Mrs Corda Riffe at 7 30 p m. Cabell Heights Oak Grove and Pleasant Hills Homemaker's Club gather at the Community Center at noon.
Mr and Mrs William Wallace Godfrey of McAlpin announce the birth of their first child, a daughter named Robin Lynn, at 12 46 PM on October 9 in Beckley Memorial Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 11 and 12 ounces. The mother is the former Shirley Geneseo, daughter of Mrs Genevie Geneseo of McAlpin, with paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Bernard Godfrey of McAlpin.
Six Junior Clubwomen from Beckley and Princeton gather in Princeton High School for the Southern District Convention of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs. Guest speaker Mrs. Frank R. Claytor Jr. of the Fine Arts Department will address the noon luncheon, with officers to be elected and plans for next year's projects discussed.
The Raleigh County Farm Women’s Council held its Achievement Day session with installation of new officers Mrs. Daniel E. Polk as president Mrs. C. E. Stanley as vice president and Mrs. Denny Phipps as secretary-treasurer. Reports covered health better living family life citizenship housing education and international relations with a guest speaker Mrs. Gladys W. Knapp and a film about a home demonstration agent.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses how to recruit high school graduates into mortuary college. He notes sons may resist using a father's surname and airs two guiding laws: go there fastest with the mostest and inflate a son’s ego with the profession or he may reject it.
Mrs. Robert M. Fieming learns her mother Mrs. William Bentley is ill and hospitalized in Conneaut Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robert Klaus of Syracuse welcome a daughter Patricia Lynn weighing seven pounds four ounces born Wednesday in a Syracuse hospital. The Klauses have two sons visiting grandparents in Beckley. Klaus is the former Frances Adams daughter of Sedalia and the Klaus home is 110 Wilson Street. Mrs. Conrad Stowers of Westwood Drive visited Charleston on Wednesday. Grant Slack, WVU junior in Morgantown, will visit his parents Raleigh Heights for the weekend.
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