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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1959

Page

5

Fine Arts program draws crowd at Beckley Woman's Club

A capacity audience attended the Fine Arts Department meeting of the Beckley Woman's Club on Park Ave to hear Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Thomas of Shady Spring discuss Art Glass and China and view a dealer display. The session included a candlelight ceremony, a department fundraising report, and a flute of affection for the bazaar and silver tea event.

Fine Arts Woman's Club of Beckley Park Ave S. F. Thomas Shady Spring A. Robert Koch Women's Clubs J. A. Barntell Armentrout Cairman Fred Roschi Thomas Rome Italy Venice Mirano America

Worry Clinic advises Clyde to raise own wages and try sales

Clyde H., 32, with a $58 weekly take home, seeks better work amid asthma and family costs. Dr. Crane urges him to quit neither job hastily, cut cigarette expenses, explore a country home with small farm, and pursue salesman work to raise weekly income toward $70. He emphasizes drive and perseverance as keys to sideline and full earnings.

Clyde H Dr. Crane Clyde

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Local items note Pvt. David Walker returning to Fort Gordon after a 10 day leave to Shady Spring. Gene Sargeant, US Navy, spent weekend with Ury family. Recruiters Wives Club plans a dinner dance at 7 30 p.m. in the Coca Cola Social Room. Good Cheer Club entertained Beckley VA Hospital patients Friday night with games and refreshments. A Christmas party is planned for Dec 1 with gifts for patients. Members listed include Mrs. Gene Turner and others. Mr and Mrs William A Chrisley and children left for a two week vacation in Fort Pierce Florida.

Fort Gordon C. A. Walker Shady Spring Pvt David Walker U.S. Army Gene Sargeant U. S. Navy Maryland Leonard Sargeant Ury Recruiters Wives Club L. R. Hershey Coca-Cola Good Cheer Club Mabscott Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Gene Turner Pike St Ada Johnson Elizabeth Herford Ray Sweening Ralph Carter Ann Mooney Wanetha Chadwell Dewey Sparks Rhonda King William A. Chrisley Kathy Billy Hull St Fort Pierce Fla

Community notices invite women to share meeting details

Women groups are invited to use this column for notices of regular or special meetings. Contact details include CL 38-3321 or email. notices received by 10 am are used the same day. Sunday calendar announcements require reservation by office time. Friendly Art Club meets at 9 Fayette St at 7 30 pm. Civic Dept of Beckley Woman's Club meets at Park Ave clubhouse at 8 pm. Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge 206 meets at IOOF Hall Mabscott at 7 30 pm. Beckley Art Group sketches at H L Bragg studio Calloway Heights at 7 30 pm.

Woman’s Department of Seckles Golden Gate Rebekah Ioof Hall Mabscott

Local clubs and church groups hold evening meetings

Degree of Honor Lodge No 56 executive board meets at Mrs John Greens 106 Railroad Ave at 7 30 p m Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority meets at Mrs Edmund Cuvelier 212 Sunrise Ave 7 30 p m Rebecca Bible Class at The Methodist Temple 7 30 p m Junior Department of Womens Club Beckley closes meeting at Park Ave clubhouse 8 p m Church School staff at St Stephens Episcopal Church begin Christmas program prep 7 30 p m Pinewood Garden Club Christmas workshop at Mrs Peter H Thornleys 317 Lincoln St 10 a m Bethlehem Chapter No 71 Order of Eastern Star regular meeting at Masonic Temple Howe St 8 p m Lad and Lassie Junior 4-H Club meeting at Greenbrier Dairy 6 30 p m Film on good posture Sand wick luncheon Institute at Stan ford Baptist Church 10 a m

John Green Railroad Ave Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Edmund Cuvelier Sunrise Ave Bethlehem Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Howe ‘St Lad and Lassie Greenbrier

Beckley Woman's Club schedules and meetings list

Intermediate Department of Woman's Club meets at Park Ave club house 1 30 p m Southern W Va alumnae of Pi Beta Phi gather at Glass House 11 a m Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Teachers Sorority meets at Mrs J L Keeler Campbell St 730 p m Mount Tabor Homemaker's Club at Mrs Boyd Stanley Harper Rd 1230 p m Japan lesson by Mrs Duff Patton Crab Orchard Woman's Christian Temperance Union at Mrs Amos Myers 930 a m to 2 p m Institute workshop Recruiters Wives Club regular business meeting Coca Cola Social Room 730 p m

W. Va Pi Beta Phi Glass House Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Teachers Sorority J. L. Keefer Campbell St Mount Tabor Crab Orchard Woman's Christian Temperance Union Amos Myers Recruiters Wives Club

Giving Discussed At Circle Meeting

Mrs. H. H. Pulliam hosted Circle No. 12 of First Baptist Church on Westwood Drive. The meeting opened with prayer and devotional on stewardship stressing giving and blessings. Members discussed mission work, Thanksgiving baskets, Pinecrest patient care, and plans for a Christmas gathering at Beckley Hotel.

H. H. Pulliam No. 12 First Baptist Church Westwood Drive Peter ‘Karvasky D. T. Keatley Karvasky Pinecrest General Missionary Society Beckley Hotel H. E. Melton Ratliff R. L. Dickerson Helen Daugherity John Palmer Mary Carpenter Keatly Harry ‘Ballou Robert Thomson Jr Joe Davies R. L. Sadler

Local Church Circles Host Evening Meetings

Multiple clubs and mission circles meet at 7 30 p m in homes and church social rooms across Crab Orchard Daniels and Beckley area locations headed by Mrs. Brown Young Woods West Eager and others with covered dish dinners and regular gatherings scheduled at various homes and church venues.

Bell of the West operetta set for Woodrow Wilson High

Students in the Woodrow Wilson High School Vocal Department present Bell of the West on Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. The cast includes Steve Meadows Sheila Phillips Johnny Tack Brenda Massie Susie Vass and Joan Wirtz with Mrs Paul McClure and Mrs Frank Vass directing. A matinee for faculty and students is scheduled. The Kanawha County Farm Women's Council hosted a party for Beckley VA Hospital patients with performances by the Kanawha County Chorus and gifts for about 50 patients as cake cookies and magazines were shared.

Bell of the West Woodrow Wilson High School Steve Meadows Sheila Phillips Johnny Tack Brenda Massie Susie Vass Roarin’ Creek Idaho Paul McClure Frank Vass Sam Thies Martha Maxwell Ronnie Taylor Don Foose Roger Burns Joan Wirtz Robert Hall Teresa DeLucia Aurelia Cappellari Peggy Cooke Sue Hatcher Sara Meador Alma Payne Janet Thomas Ida Bae Brown Back East Speedy Kanawha County Farm Women’s Council Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Kanawha County Chorus Russell Foglesong Lee Taylor Charleston

Institute to be held at Stamford Baptist Church

The Women's Christian Temperance Union will conduct an institute at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Stamford Baptist Church. A sandwich luncheon is planned after the program.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union Stanaford Baptist Church Stamford Baptist Church Woman’s Christian Temperance Union

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fine Arts Department Koch James E. Thompson B. Armentrout Robert L. Amick Epsilon Sigma Omicron Amick Roy L. Herndon Wheeling Roschi William R. Wills Mozart Bartlett Hills la Forge Sigmund Romberg Wills Alex N. Breckinridge Woman's Club M. W. Arnold D. Crawford Lynn West Virginia School For the Deaf Romney Eva Faye White Ivydale Mary Ann Crossett Wellsburg Miss White Violet Schoolcraft Gloria Shumate Lego Sondra Satterfield Cairo Mary Ann Fred Liam R. Wills George W. Crane The Worry Clinic Crossetti Dorothy Malone Wiley Ford Yvonne Ice Mannington Barry Siekierka Anthony Vitelli Gary Lensbower Pennsylvania School For the Deaf Walter Luikart Moundsville Victor Shade Inwens Larry Jones Dunar Beaver Church Society Woman's Mission Society of Beaver Baptist Church Ray Akers Fred Stump Frank Cook Avery Taylor W. R. Wills Friendly Art Club Sallie Johnson Fayette St Civic Department of Woman's Club of Beckley Art Group Methodist Temple Church Department of Woman’s Club of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Pinewood Garden Club Peter H. Thornley Lincoln St Intermediate Department of Woman's Club of Circle Ladies Mission Circle Hilltop Baptist Church Crab Orchard James Brown Green Valley Lodge Hall Main St Ladies Aid of Regular Baptist Church Jewell ‘Young Glen Ave Beckley Area T. A. Woods Orchard Ave Practical Nurses of West Virginia Gamma Gamma Beta Sigma Phi Dry Hill William Ormandy Daniels Missionary Baptist Church General Mission Circle of Crab Orchard Baptist Church Eugene E. Eager Beckley Ave Ing Hospital KCFWC Universal Neville St H. Darrel Darby Foot Wctu Sets Institute
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