Gulf Clubwomen Sponsor Holiday Activities In December
Gulf Wom an's Club members planned a busy December with charity booths and toy drives. They will run the Salvation Army booth on Neville Street, pack dolls for underprivileged children, host a holiday box supper, donate a club piano, and arrange homebound child parties at the clubhouse. Maj. W. P. Tams Jr. spoke on World Affairs and current events, recounting a Russia trip and impressions of Soviet life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Woman’s Club
Salvation Army
Neville Street
Beckley
W. W. Withrow
Charles Hambric
John Hambric
W. E. Morris
Hampton Thomas
Phyllis Cuthbert
Clayton Newland
Roy Hambric
Charles Lilly
Pauline Davis
Alex Lavis
Joe Carnahan
W. W. Lovell
Sophia Fire Department
Chester Pate
Fine Arts Department
Herbert Sutter
Slab Fork
J. W. Foster
Foster
Fred X. Williams
Chai
Civic Department
Maj. W. P. Tams Jr
Tams
Maj. Tams
Russia
Soviet Zone
Finland
Oct. 17
Revolution Hotel
America
Weston State Hospital project gains support from Junior Clubwomen
Four members of the Beckley Woman's Club Junior Department visited Weston State Hospital, praising cleanliness but urging stronger funding and a qualified, nonpolitical board. They report overcrowding with 1026 female and 1272 male patients, limited staff, language barriers, and a need for more ward activities and trained personnel, while noting open wards and a new phonograph to aid patient engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Weston State Hospital
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Robert Lee Daniels
Warner Stanley
Weston Project
Danny Warren
Robert Lee
Weston
John
Crawford
West Virginia
Fay Loughray
Miss Loughray
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Mrs J J Lamb 107 Second Ave released from Raleigh General Hospital after treatment since Sunday. Mr and Mrs Charles Hinte of Sophia left for Elton Md to live with daughter Lorayne Crothers formerly of Sophia and Eccles. Wilburn Akers returned home to Fireco from Beckley Memorial Hospital after two weeks. Mr and Mrs Arlis Morton Beaver announce birth of Connie Sue at 5 15 pm Nov 8 in Beckley Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds one and one half ounces. Mr and Mrs C E Beavers of Johnstown Road visiting former Beckley residents Glen and Glenna Lynch of Dawson Springs Ky. Mr and Mrs D D Ashworth 509 Hull St in Martinsville Va visiting son in law and daughter Thomas Turner and granddaughters Beth and Debra. Okie Wood of Sophia admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium for several days of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hinte
Sophia
Elton, Md
Lorayne Crothers
Sophia and
Eccles
Arlis Morton
Beaver
Connie Sue
Beckley Memorial Hospital
C. E. Beavers
Johnstown Road
Delaney Child to Have Tonsillectomy Friday
David Kevin Delaney four year old son of the Rev and Mrs Charles L Delaney 317 Crescent Rd is scheduled for a tonsillectomy in Beckley Hospital Friday morning. MR AND MRS Marion Young and children Connie Sherry and Francis of Reno Nev are visiting his parents and his brother Robert Young of Cora Street They arrived Sunday. Mrs Thomas L Wickham 208 N Kanawha St was discharged from Beckley Hospital Thursday after treatment since Oct 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tams
America
Russia
Maj. Tams
Walter Crickmer
Charles A. Gregory
Earl Lytton
David C. Sizemore
David Kevin Delaney
Charles L. Delaney
Crescent Rd
Beckley Hospital
Marion Young
Connie, Sherry and
Francis
Reno, Nev
Leslter Abbott
Robert Young
Cora Street
Thomas L. Wickham
N. Kanawha St
Beckley Garden Club Votes to Aid Drama Association
Beckley Garden Club approved a donation to the West Virginia Historical Drama Association to support the Honey in the Rock production next year. The meeting at Fairview Avenue featured a table decorations program by Holt Kester and a Raleigh County Garden Council spring flower show announcement. Notable attendees included Mrs. J. S. Larrick, president, and many club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia 'Historical Drama Association
Beckley Garden Club
M. F. Barksdale
Fairview Avenue
A. Robert Koch
Holt Kester
Flowering Hill Garden Club
J. S. Larrick
Raleigh
Walter P. Griffey
Frank Gans
Clarence Gillespie
G. C. Hedrick Jr
D. O. Means
Raleigh County Garden Council
Robert B. Parker
Glen White Garden Club
R. G. Broaddus
Harry L. McCreery
RCGC
M. M. Ral
Thanksgiving Basket Prepared For Needy Family
Members of the Beta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority organized a Thanksgiving basket for a needy family at a meeting in the Civic Room of the Bank of Raleigh. President Mrs Richard Sepkowski outlined plans for a shooting match and the December social event. Hostesses were Mrs James T Stover and Mrs Paul J Vennari.
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Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Bank of Raleigh
RICHARD _ Sepkowski
James T.stover
Paul J. Vennari
Dean Bias
John Manley
Juanita Burdiss
Cham
Son Born to Airman at Seymour Base in Goldsboro
Airman 2 C and Mrs Don Aar on of Seymour Air Force Base Goldsboro North Carolina announce the birth of their first child Paul Edward born November 6 at 5 30 am in the hospital weighing seven pounds eight ounces The mother Rebecca Freeland daughter of Mr and Mrs E S Freeland of 311 Ewart Ave The father is the son of Mr and Mrs L V Aaron of 114 Bailey Ave
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Airman
Don Aaron
Seymour Air Force Base
Goldsboro
N. C
Paul Edward
Rebecca Freeland
E. S. Freeland
Ewart Ave
L. V. Aaron
Bailey Ave
Woman's Club to Attend Sunday Worship at First Christian
The Woman's Club of Beckley will attend morning worship at the First Christian Church Sunday in a body. About 50 members are expected to be present. The Rev. A. J. Coffey, pastor, will use as his theme Home, Sweet Home.
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Woman’s Club of
Beckley
First Christian Church
A. J. Coffey
Who Ate First Cranberry in Pemmican History
The Indians first used cranberries to flavor pemmican, a mixture of dried venison, fat and cranberries pounded into pulp and baked into cakes. Pemmican remains carried on polar explorations and cranberries stay a vital ingredient.
Families Unite Through School Club Aims and Drives
The group discussed lobbying state legislators to press for action in the next session. They proposed each club in the state pick a lobbying day to influence their representatives about money usage. Additional ideas included collecting clean adult clothing for Weston and sewing materials to provide dresses, linens, and basic comforts for patients.
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Crawford
Women’s club notices for Beckley area meetings
Local page invites women’s organizations to submit regular or special meeting notices via the Woman’s Department of Beckley Newspapers. Entries by 10 a.m. are used same day. Sunday items must arrive by 10 a.m. Saturday. Beta Lambda Chapter meets 7:30 p.m. Appalachian Assembly Room. General Missionary Society 7:30 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church. Queen Esther Court 53 Home 5:30 p.m. Sophia Fire Department tree party committees meet 7 p.m. Sophia Town Hall. Willing Workers Circle dinner 6 p.m. Rural Acres Garden Club 7:30 p.m. Bank of Raleigh social room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Rural Acres Garden Club
Bank of Raleigh
Community Group Dinners Across Three Areas This Sunday
Cabell Heights Oak Grove and Pleasant Hills Country Life Group host dinners at Community Center 816 Old Eccles Rd from 5 to 9 p m Open to the public Raleigh County Unit of Bluefield State College Alumni Association meets at Mrs Cora S Brown 717 S Fayette St at 7 30 p m Sunday Utopian Teen Ett es hosts Leonia Gilbert East Park at 3 p m Youth Temperance Council gathers at First Christian Church at 2 p m
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Cabell Heights
Oak Grove
Pleasant Hills
Raleigh County
Bluefield State College Alumni Association
Cora S. Brown
S. Fayette St
Community group meetings and club notices list
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 206 Mabscott meets 7 30 p m at Lodge Hall. Mark Twain PTA holds 7 30 p m at school. Band Mothers Club Mark Twain High 6 30 p m in band room. Flowering Hills Garden Club meets 1 pm at 201 Queen St home of Mrs R E Newman. West Virginia Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Assoc Black Diamond Unit No 9 election of officers at Phil's Drive In 7 pm. Friendly Art Club home of Mrs Virginia Walker 208 Springdale St 7 30 pm bring items for basket. Civic Department Woman's Club Beckley meets 8 pm at Park Avenue clubhouse. Ebenezer Baptist Church No 3 mission Circle at Mrs J Hutchins Mills Street 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band Mothers Club
Mark Twain High School
Flowering Hills Garden Club
R. E. Newman
Queen St
Black Diamond
West Virginia
Friendly Art Club
Virginia Walker
Springdale St
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Tuesday school and parent meeting notices
Tuesday events at Hollywood and Midway elementary schools with 7 30 p m and 7 p m start times listed for parent teacher association and school activities plus a mention of the Junior Department of Woman's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association of
Mark Twain
Parent - Teacher Association of Hollywood
P T A to View Alaska Trip Slides at Cranberry School
The Parent Teacher Association of Cranberry School will view slides by A G Wilcox about his Alaska trip this year. The session is set for 7 p m Tuesday at the elementary school.
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Parent - Teacher Association of
Cranberry School
A. G. Wilcox
Alaska
Local Artist Discusses Media Used in Paintings
K S Lazenby of the Beckley Art Group spoke at a Beckley Woman's Club Intermediate Department meeting. She discussed media such as oil tempera casein and tempera with ink and pastels, and showed abstracts by many artists. The event featured student works and was hosted by Mrs George Moss Jr with Dr and Mrs Higgins noted as local speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. S. Lazenby
Beckley
Woman's Club of
Lazenby
Holt Kester
Lewisburg
Kester
D. E. Neil
C. F. Hale
John H. McCulloch
Sidney Fink
Pat Searle
J. W. Walters
Sam
George Moss Jr
Charles Higgins
Ellison Ave
Trinity Cathedral
Little Rock
Ark
Azalea Garden Club Donates To Honey Drama Campaign
Azalea Garden Club votes to donate 50 dollars to the West Virginia Historical Drama Association for its 1962 presentation of Honey in the Rock at Grandview State Park. They endorse the Wild Flower Pilgrimage planned for Blackwater Falls in May 1962 and discuss Christmas tree plans for Pinecrest Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Garden Club
The
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Blackwater Falls
Granville Avenue
Duff D. Daniels
H. C. Sessions
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Gulf Clubwomen
Walter and
Crickmer
Gerry Kiddy
Stanley
J. J. Lamb
Second Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Uay
Wilburn Akers
Fireco
D. D. Ashworth
Hull St
Martinsville, Va
Thomas Turner
Beth
Debra
Okie Wood
Bluefield Sanitarium
Drama Association
Beta Sigma Phi
Appalachian Assembly Room
General Missionary Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Jericho
G. St
Sophia Town Hall
Willing Workers Circle
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
Leonia Gilbert
East Park
Youth Temperance Council
Golden Gate
Rebekah Lodge No. 206
Mabscott
Civic Department of Woman's Club of
Park Avenue
Midway Elementary School
Parent - Techer Association
Department of Woman's Club of
Intermediate Department
W. E. Sutphin
van Gogh
Charles Ashley Higgins
E. E. Bibb
Daniel M. Dorsey
First Baptist
H. C. Avis
Paul Hutchinson
James _ Bibb
Ned H. Ragland
H. P. Meadows
H. E. Phipps
D. C. Ashton
J. W. Watkins
J. E. Lilly
E. B. Hawkins
F. L. Banks
Duver
Park Paris
D.M.A. Inc
W. Va
Disabled Miners Association Group
Affinity L. A. Hall
Midway
S. West Va
Peoples Credit Store
Prince St
Magic Chef
Old
Yellow Cab Lot
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