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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1960

Page

5

VAVS Committee Meeting Friday At Hospital

A special meeting of the Veterans Administration Volunteer Service committee will be held at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital at 7:30 p.m. Friday. A film on volunteer service titled The Gift You Bring will be shown and plans for the Christmas holiday will be made.

Ianinietreith Volunteer Service Committee Beckley Veterans Administrace Hospital Friay Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital VAVS

Episcopal Guilds To Meet Thursday

Episcopal Guilds of St Stephen's plan meetings Thursday at five locations. St Francis hosts Mrs A N Breckenridge at 105 Parkwood Dr at 8 p m. St Cecilia's at church with Miss Betty Lou Evans and Mrs Thomas Doucette hosting at 8 p m. St Ann's at church at 8 p m. St Margaret's hosts Mrs Alex George at 1534 Harper Rd at 1 30 p m. St Stephen's hosts Mrs W J Barbour Jr at 107 Foote St at 1 30 p m.

Guild’s St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church St. Francis A. N. Breckenridge Parkwood Dr St. Cecilia’s Betty Lou Evans Thomas Doucette St. Ann's St. Margaret’s Alex George Harper Rd St. Stephen’s W. J. Barbour Jr Foote St

Wednesday notices for women group meetings in Beckley

Practical Nurses Association West Virginia District No 3 meets Greenbrier Social Room at 7 30 p m Beta Rho Beta Sigma Phi Coca Cola Social Room also 7 30 p m Beta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi 2010 St 7 30 p m Eliza Hunter Home Department class at Mrs Edward Humbles Bair Street 5 p m Alpha Delta Kappa at 112 Garfield St 7 30 p m Mrs Shankey Lilly host Ra leigh County chapter United Nations civic room 7 30 p m Notices due 10 a m prior day for same day use and Saturday reminders

Woman’s Department of Beckley Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Eliza Hunter Edward Humbles Bair Street Alpha Delta Kappa International James Scott Jr Garfield St Shankey Lilly Raleigh County The American Association For the United Nations, Inc Bank of Raleigh

Community women meet across Crab Orchard and Beckley area

Local groups from Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren to Beckley clubs hold evening gatherings. Meetings cover Bible classes, missions, social rooms, and civic activities with times from 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. including Gulf Woman's Club and National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis planning.

General Meeting of Women of the Church of Beckley Presbyterian Church Women's Bible Classroom

Woman's Auxiliary Plans Oriental Dinner At St Nicholas

The Woman's Auxiliary of St Nicholas Orthodox Church discussed an Oriental dinner during a recent meeting. The event is scheduled for Thursday at 7 PM at the church hall and is open to the public.

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

Beckley Clubwomen Discuss Reading Course On TV

Beckley clubwomen and Epsilon Sigma Omicron will discuss the reading course on WOAY-TV Oak Hill Thursday at 1 30 pm. Mrs George W Bright and Mrs Robert L Amick will host and explain the sorority origin dating from 1928 in Indiana and its 1954 West Virginia University Alpha Beta Chapter. The Beckley Woman's Club has supported the program for several years.

Epsilon Sigma Omicron Woay-Tv Oak Hill George W. Bright Robert L. Amick Epsilon Sigma Omicron Committee Woman's Club of Beckley Hazel Indiana Federation of Clubs Quincy A. Myers General Federation of Women’s Clubs West Virginia University of Morgantown E. B. McCue ESO Beckley Club

Women lead Raleigh library reading group plan growth

W Witherspoon led the committee before Mrs Amick became chair. Mrs Bright, elected president after last spring’s revival, resigned with Mrs Bright filling the office. The reading courses run by Epsilon Sigma Omicron drew 12 members in 1959 60. Courses cover eight books each and cost $1 per course. Topics include World Affairs Modern America Psychology For Everyday Living and Leadership.

W. Witherspoon Amick WCB Organization of Friends of the Raleigh County Public Library Bright Epsilon Sigma Omicrom Jean Porter Fred K. Hays John Yago Topsy O'Dell

Cancer topic informs Beckley Fine Arts group

A large Beckley Woman's Club Fine Arts meeting heard Dr. Warren D. Elliott discuss female cancer with colored chalk illustrations to clarify anatomy and emphasize early detection. He urged periodic check ups, especially for uterine cancer. leaflets from Raleigh County Cancer Society were distributed.

Fine Arts Department Woman's Club of Beckley Park Avenue Warren D. Elliott Elliott

Incidents In The Lives Of- People You Know

Guests of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Martin Crab Orchard returned home this week Robert Ray Martin recently completed four years with the U S Air Force last served in California Mrs Martins grandmother Mrs Minnie Buttrick and her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Carl Frazier all of Jacksonville Fla visited West Virginia Fra zier first trip here Martin also visited his great grand mother Mrs B Epperly 86 in Fayetteville Peter Lee Hornbeck son of Mr and Mrs James L Hornbeck Jr Sophia student at Greenbrier Military School Lewisburg spent weekend with his parents and Mr and Mrs Tom Gatherum Huntington spent weekend at the Martin home on South Kanawha Street as guests of Mr and Mrs Brooks Adair and Miss Ethel Martin Mr and Mrs Clyde Crawley Crab Orchard attended the Thursday funeral of her uncle John Alderman in Holly Grove Kanawha County Services were held at Pryors Funeral Home East Bank and burial at London Memorial Park There Visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Rudisell Coal City Sunday were Mrs tata Sims and children Delbert Joan and Dreama of Maine Mr and Mrs Malcolm Lively of Forest Hill and Johnnie Meadows of Greenville Mrs Hester Manning entertained members of the Ladies Missionary Circle Coal Marsh Baptist Church at her home in Fairdale Monday night Scripture by Mrs Ruby Barrett and prayers by Mrs Myrtle Furey After brief business refreshments served to many including Mrs Celete Gilmer Mrs Faye Bunch Mrs Wava Dinsmore Mrs Aussie Coldiron Mrs Elizabeth Pettry Mrs Grace Snuffer Mrs Dorothy Johnson Mrs Blanche Clay Mrs Opal Dalton Mrs Vada Bailey Mr and Mrs William Lilly former Beckleyans left for Jacksonville Fla where he is stationed with the U S Navy aboard the USS Goodrich after visiting her parents and his parents

Lawrence Martin Robert Ray Martin U.S. Air Force California Martin Minnie Buttrick Carl Frazier Jacksonville Fla West Virginia Frazier B. Epperly Fayetteville Clyde Crawley Crab Orchard John Alderman Holly Grove Kanawha County Pryor East Bank London Memorial Park Ruby Barrett Myrtle Furey Celete Gilmer Faye Bunch Wava Dinsmore Aussie Coldiron Elizabeth Pettry Grace Snuffer Dorothy Johnson Blanche Clay Opal Dalton Vada Bailey

Etude Music Club to Hold Christmas Party Plan

Plans for the Etude Music Club Christmas party will be finalized at the regular meeting Thursday at 7:30 pm. President Mrs. Ardath Short will preside in the Mountain at Mount Hope room. Miss Jean Winner will present the program with hostesses Miss Lillian Martin and Mrs. Tony Briguglio.

Etude Music Club Mountainair Hotel Mount Hope Ardath Short Jean Winner Lillian Martin Tony Briguglio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Vavs Committee Episcopal Guilds Beta Lambda Church of the Brethren Paul Gallimore Ann Thomas Calloway Heights Community Chester Grubb Pine Lodge Ladies Mission Circle Hilltop Baptist Church S. S. Reed Carter Addition Gulf Woman's Club First Methodist Church of Sophia General Mission Society of the Degree of Honor Lodge No Ioof Hall Main Street Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club Board of Directors Appalachian Assembly Room Raleigh County Medical Assistants Meeting Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Temple Friendship Hall Belmont Homemaker’s Club Carrie Townsend Gregory Street Palmer Wilson Gamma Gamma Beckley Open Air Theatre Poinsettia Savings Club F. C. Christian Whitestick St Recruiters Wives Club Coca Cola National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Rural Acres Garden Club Orville Ballengee Calloway Heights Jericho G Street American Home Department of Woman's Club of Glen Leigh Daisy Harvey J. W. Harvey Jr Linda Raleigh County Cancer Society Paul R.copeland Fred Roschi Ray Spangler First Methodist Church Roy L. Herndon Robert Lytton West Virginia University M. W. Arnold G. A. Mohler Peter Lee Hornbeck James L. Hornbeck Jr Greenbrier Military School Lewisburg Tom Gatherum Huntington South Kanawha Street Brooks Adair Ethel Martin Howard Rudisell Coal City Tata Sims Delbert, Joan Dreama Maine Malcolm Lively Forest Hill Johnnie Meadows Greenville Hester Manning Ladies Missionary Circle Coal Marsh Baptist Church Fairdale William R. Lilly Bucks County Grants W .T. Grant Co O. R. Lilly Stanley Street Key West, Fla RTA Sco Tan
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