New Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge Initiates Members
In Mabscott Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 206 ceremonies Monday night initiated Mrs Eva Vance Mrs Mary Burdette Mrs Auline Bonham Mrs Janice Davis with standing members Mrs James Strock Mrs Mary Burdette Mrs Bertha Nichols Mrs Jane McDowell and Mrs Genevieve Gilliam Installing officers included Mrs Dempsie Eddy noble grand Miss Mabel Forrest vice chaplain Mrs Nellie R Rogers past noble grand Mrs Ruby Williams warden and Mrs Ronda King conductor with Mrs Hume Vogt at the piano A playlet Friendship's Garden directed by Mrs Ada Johnson followed by a Thanksgiving themed dinner at IOOF Hall attended by many members and guest Mrs Ruby Browning of Silver Star Lodge No 77 Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No. 206
Mabscott
Eva Vance
Mary Burdette
Auline Bonham
Janice Davis
James Strock
Bertha Nichols
Jane McDowell
Genevieve Gilliam
Dempsie Eddy
Noble Grand
Mabel Forrest
Nellie R. Rogers
Ruby Williams
Ronda King
Hume Vogt
Ada Johnson
IOOF
Rena Hughes
Anna
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Short notices of local residents include Mrs C C Farmer in Raleigh General Hospital for observation and treatment. Edsel T Jones of Winchester Ky visits Adair family in Charleston area. he remains in Becll Veterans Hospital in serious condition. James M Cook of Midway convalesces at home after major surgery. Joseph H Roles Jr and Opal Roles visit Cord College in Athens. Roles family. George Vanney returns home after Raleigh General Hospital observation. Kentucky visitors with Thanksgiving ties to Shady Spring. Holiday visitors to Sophia include Oaks family of Richmond and Shepherds of Greensboro. Mills family hosts relatives from Greensboro and Tarr with Celia Lineberry visiting. Judy family travels to Alexandria Va after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsel T. Jones
Winchester
Brooks F. Adair
S. Kanawha St
Adair
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
George Vanney
Shady Spring
Raleigh General Hospital
Augusta
Billy G. Lilly
Billy Gene Jr
Stephen Joseph
Robin Kay
West Wood
J. L. Mills
Sophia
William Oaks
Ronald
Donald
Donna Jean
Richmond
N. A. Shepherd
Glenn
Belinda
Greensboro
N. C
Gary Shepherd
Vernon Mills
Veronica
Marion Cook
Huntington
William Landa
Tarr
Mills
Gordon Butler
Celia Lineberry
Landas
Women’s club events and 4-H program notice
Coming events column invites women’s organizations to submit meeting notices by 10 a.m. for same day use. Includes Lad and Lassie Junior 4-H Club program titled Symbols of 4-H Club Work to be held in Civic Room at Bank of Raleigh at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Lad
Lassie
Bank of Raleigh
Mt Vernon church clubs host meetings together
The Men's and Women's Club of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church meet at the home of Mrs. Lucy Harrar at 7 p.m. Beckley Legal Secretaries Association hosts guest speaker Sen. G C Porter after dinner in the Elks Club dining room at 6 30 p.m. Sophia Methodist Church sponsors third session of mission study by the Woman's Society of Christian Service at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Lucy Harrar
Beckley Legal Secretaries Association
Sen
G. C. Porter
Elks Club
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Sophia Methodist Church
King's Daughters Meet at First Methodist Hall
King's Daughters schedule regular meeting in Fellowship Hall at First Methodist Church Heber Street at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
First Methodist Church
Heber St
Local Club and Shrine Meetings Listed For Evening
Judea Shrine No 13 holds Obli gation Night at Masonic Temple Howe Street at 8 p m Modernistic Homemakers Club meets at Mrs Walter Robinsons home Hager Street 6 30 p m Phymosia Garden Club gathers Coca Cola Social Room 1 30 p m Xi Beta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority at Richmond Recreation Room 1614 S Kanawha Street p m with hostess Mrs Frank Warren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judea Shrine
Order of White Shrine of
Walter Robinson
Hager St
Phymosia Garden Club
Coca- Cola
Beta Sigma Phi
Richmond
S. Kanawha St
Frank Warren
Dry Hill Club Meeting at Mrs Tieche’s Home
The Dry Hill Home Demonstration Club holds its regular meeting at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs Albert M Tieche, 1007 Dry Hill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Hill
Albert M. Tieche
Dry Hill Rd
Evening meetings announced for Beckley and area groups
Navy Mothers, Memorial Building hosts 7 30 p m for a meeting. Beckley Art Group holds a 7 30 p m business meeting and officer election for 1963 at Mrs J G Foster 505 S Kanawha St. Womans Mission Society First Baptist Church executive board meets 7 30 p m in church parlor with outgoing and new officers. Beta Kappa Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority presents Ritual of Jewels at Coca Cola Social Room at 7 30 p m. Moose Teen Club meets at 7 p m in Moose Lodge ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Art Group
J. G. Foster
S. Kanawha St
The
Woman’s Mission Society of
First Baptist Church
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Coca-Cola
Neighborhood and Church Groups Meet This Afternoon and Evening
Girl Scout leaders and troop committee members of Neighborhood No. 1 with Mrs Hester Thacker chairing at First Baptist Church. Neighborhood No. 2 chaired by Mrs John Wesley Smith at First Christian Church. Beta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets at 1:30 p.m. in Civic Room Bank of Raleigh. Homeroom Mothers of Crab Orchard Elementary School meet at the New School at 1:30 p.m. Beta Rho Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Mira rituals at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs Harold Klein 528 Orchard Ave. Woman's Society of Christian Service Sophia Methodist Church holds a general meeting at the church at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester Thacker
First Baptist Church
John Wesley Smith
First Christian Church
Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Bank of Raleigh
Mothers of Crab Orchard
Beta Rho
Harold Klein
Orchard Ave
Woman's Society of Christian Service of Sophia Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service of the
Methodist Temple General Meeting
Temple
Service of the Methodist Temple General Meeting
A general meeting for the Methodist Temple will be held at the temple at 8 p.m. A notice invites members to attend and participate in the service and proceedings.
Practical Nurses Association and Teachers Meeting Notices
The Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia District No. meets at the Terrace Room Beckley Winn Hotel at 7 30 p m and the Classroom Teachers Association gathers in Beckley Junior High School at 7 30 p m for joint notices of events and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia, Inc
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Classroom Teachers Association
Beckley Junior High School
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge announces dinner and meeting
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No 77 invites members to a covered dish dinner at 6 p m followed by a regular meeting at 7 30 p m at the OOF Hall on North Oakwood Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Star
Rebekah Lodge No
North Oakwood Avenue
Shoe Accent Ill kept shoes spoil any costume
Keep them bright keep them in repair. Ill kept footwear spoils the overall look of any outfit and detracts from the costume effort. Proper care includes cleaning polishing and timely mending to maintain a sharp appearance.
World Tour Presented By Laurel BPW Club
Mrs L T Durrance spoke at the Laurel Business and Professional Women's Club dinner about her summer world trip with slides from Hawaii Japan Hong Kong Thailand Burma India and other places. New member Jean Summers introduced. Members will staff Salvation Army booth and help with Tuberculosis and Health Association letters in December. Planned District convention in May 1963 with members appointed to convention committees. Club rummage sale set for December 15 and Christmas tree to be decorated at Beckley VA Hospital. Christmas meeting December 18 at the Glass House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Club
R. L. Wooster
Helen Comer
Gladys Cherry
David Anderson
Grace Chesney
W. D. McPherson
Edna Ferris
Evelyn Fink
Mildred Totten
A. B. Carney
P. C. Conner
M. E. Williams
Gladys Milam
Martha Parsons
Wooster
VAVS
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Glass House
Polly's Pointers: Homemaking tips from readers
Readers share practical housewife hacks from stain removal to rug repair and bookkeeping. Tips include repairing small rug burns with glue and nap alignment, removing ballpoint ink with Clorox and vinegar, and using colored checks with red ink on stubs to aid tax prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Elmer
H. Z
R. B
Shady Spring HD Club Sets Second Tuesday Meetings
Members of the Shady Spring Home Demonstration Club voted to move meetings to the second Tuesday each month at 7 30 p m starting with December. The November session at Mrs Earl Segles home included a devotional by Mrs Charles Worley and a lesson on Your University Comes To You led by Mrs Worthy Harris. The club will cater dinner for the Shady Spring Raritan Club in December, and the December 11 meeting will feature a Christmas gift exchange. Attending were Mrs H A McClanahan, Mrs Russell Bair and Mrs A G Wilcox Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring
RNS
Shady Spring Home
Earl Segle
Charles Worley
Worthy Harris
Shady Spring Raritan Club
H. A. McClanahan
Russell Bair
A. G. Wilcox Jr
Local notes and health updates from Beckley area
MISS CAROLYN Tieche Smith returns to Mary Baldwin College Staunton Va after visiting parents Mr and Mrs Hulett C Smith Crestwood Harper Road. FRANK GIALDELLA of 302 Crescent Rd is reported very ill at Beckley Hospital since Nov 16. Thanksgiving guests include Roscoe Lester Titusville Fla and others from Washington Baltimore Weirton Kopperstone Cabell Heights and Glen Burnie Md with dinner hosted by Angelo Gialdella and family. ROOSEVELT Morris of Sophia is a Beckley Memorial Hospital patient under observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Tieche Smith
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Hulett C. Smith
Crestwood
Harper Road
Frank Gialdella
Crescent Rd
Beckley Hospital
Roscoe Lester
Titusville
Fla
Buddy Giardella
Washington, D. C
Tracie McDonald
Baltimore
Garrett Mason
Weirton
George Gialdella
Kopperston
Angelo Gialdella
Harper
Vernon Marion
Cabell Heights
James Canaday
Surveyor
James ‘Eddie’ Wilson
Glen Burnie, Md
Roosevelt Morris
Sophia
Beckley Memorial Hospital
First Child Born to Mr and Mrs Charles W Massey
Mr and Mrs Charles W Massey of Price Hill announce the birth of their daughter Tina Carrol at Raleigh General Hospital at 2 30 PM on November 23. The baby weighed six pounds three and four ounces. The mother is the former Miss Betty Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Massey
Price Hill
Tina Carrol
Raleigh General Hospital
Betty Williams
Charleston Flower Show Judge Attends Flowering Hills Meet
Mrs. Bernard E. Carter entertained Flowering Hills Garden Club members at Hull Street home. Guest speaker Mrs. Ernest P. Jensen of Charleston, a nationally accredited flower show judge and judge council chair for the West Virginia Garden Club, reviewed current issues from The National Gardener. Mrs. Wayne Prince led a program on The Nature Camp of Virginia and discussed Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, noting two sides to pesticide debates. Plans were made for a December 10 Christmas luncheon at the Beckley Winn Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard E. Carter
Flowering Hills Garden Club
Hull Street
Ernest P
Wayne Prince
National Gardener
National Council of Garden Clubs
Virginia
George Washington National Forest
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Richmond shower honors Mrs. Ronald Scott new bride
A household shower was held at the Richmond Recreation Room on November 15 for Mrs. Ronald Scott the former Miss Georgia Prater daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Prater of Cohen Street. Hostess M E Hawes assisted as the bride opened gifts while three year old Glenna Hawes watched. Games and prize winners included Gay Prater George Prater Mrs Ronald Highlander Donna Bail Linda Morris Mrs Bob Bare and Tom Fazio. A yellow green theme and lily of the valley decorations accompanied the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Recreation Room
Ronald Scott
Georgia Prater
George Prater
Cohen St
H. E., Scott
Charles. Scott
Gay Prater
Ronald
Highlander
Donna Bail
Linda Morris
Bob Bare
Tom Fazio
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C. C. Farmer
Woodlawn Ave
James M. Cook
Midway
Bluefield Sanitarium
Joseph H. Roles Jr
Concord College
Athens
Opal Roles of
MacArthur
Kentucky
Lilly
Ashland
Ralph W. Judy
Alexandria
Dewey Isley
Dexter Ave
Navy Mothers
Moose Teen Club
Moose Lodge
Lacy Cole
Gulf Woman’s Club
Sophia Elementary
Laurel
Polly Cramer Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Raleigh Register
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Mary Carter Paint Store
Kanawha
HD Club
Phair
P. Jenson
Charleston
Holt Kester
Flowering Hills
H. D. Butterworth
Ernest
Peru
R. P. Whittaker
C. M
Glenna Hawes
Raymond
S. Fayette St
Nurses Training Schools
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
West Virginia
Mar
Glida Meyers
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