Reservations for Regional Garden Meeting Draw 80 Women
Eighty women have reserved spots for the Appalachian Region West Virginia Garden Clubs fall meeting at Black Knight Country Club tomorrow. Registration starts 10 a.m. with Beckley club members handling duties. at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. M M Ralston will deliver the welcome. The program features two minute club reports and a 2 p.m. lecture on Flower Arrangements by Mrs Herbert Greger of Washington D C open to the public. Delegates include Webster Nicholas Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties with guest Mrs Percy Gilley of Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian
West Virginia
M. M. Ralston
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley Garden Club
W. R. Fugitt
Margaret Phipps
Clyde A. Smith
Ralston
L. M. Halloran
Ned B. Hawkins
J. P. Nowlin
Eugene Warden
E. M. Payne, Jr
Holten Kester
Holt Kester
Webster, Nicholas
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Percy Gilley
Bluefield
Greenbrier
Appalachian Region of
State Auxiliary President To Speak for Episcopalians
Mrs. W. E. Osborne of Welch state president of the Episcopal Women's Auxiliary will speak to the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church at 7:30 p m in the parish room. Forty three women attended the last meeting as Mrs Randolph Waltz led devotionals and read a bishop Strider message. The annual church bazaar is set for Friday December 2 with Christmas gifts white elephant table and light lunch. A reception for the Rev and Mrs O Worth May and new members is planned next Tuesday night from 8 to 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Osborne
Welch
Episcopal Women’s Auxiliary
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Randolph Waltz
Strider
O. Worth May
Beckley Daughters of Penelope Plan Annual Thanksgiving Ball
Beckley Beckleyans attend Daughters of Penelope meeting in Bluefield for Alkmis Chapter activities. Members from Beckley Welch Bluefield Kimball and Pearisburg plan November 25 ballroom dance at West Virginia Hotel with Concordians. Queen of the Ball to be crowned and Greek folk dancing featured with committees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Odd Fellows Hall
Bluefield
Alkimos
Daughters of Penelope
Welch
Kimball
Pearisburg
Mary Kandis
West Virginia
Concordians
Helen Dellis
Irene Kandis
Elizabeth Joseph
Chris Sarandon
Virginia Gianelos
Mary Dellis
Alexandra Shryssikos
Cleon Sarandon
October Meeting of Council Attended by 88 Women
The Fayette-Raleigh Branch of the American Association of University Women will join the Montgomery Branch for a program on Folk Lore of West Virginia at the Montgomery Woman's Clubhouse on October 8. The First Christian Church Woman's Council met with 88 attendees, with devotional, mission talks, solos, and a refreshment service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette-Raleigh
American Association of University Women
Montgomery
A.A.U.W
Montgomery Woman's Clubhouse
Jack Rapp
West Virginia
Woman's Council of the First Christian Church
Mrs Gertrude Roush Hosts Circle Meeting
Mrs Gertrude Roush hosted Circle No 1 of the First Methodist Church at her Woodlawn Avenue home yesterday afternoon. Miss Elizabeth Anderson led the devotional on Sarah in the Bible. Leader Mrs June Matheny announced the circle will host the official board Monday and will serve a dinner for Gideons and their wives on October 17. Christmas gifts for Japanese orphans were received, and new member Mrs A C Cook was welcomed. Nineteen women attended, including guests Mrs Davis Roush and daughter Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Roush
Circle No. 1
First Methodist Church
Woodlawn Avenue
Elizabeth Anderson
Sarah
June Matheny
Gideons
A. C Cook
Davis Roush
Ann
Hobo Dance At Woodrow Wilson High Planned
Senior class at Woodrow Wilson High School plans a Saturday night event featuring the shag dance. The 8 to 11 p m affair will include chaperones Douglas Schwank Clarence Carte Miss Pauline Alderman Miss Angeline Saunders Mrs Robert Thomson and senior class sponsor Laura Belle Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Douglas Schwank
Clarence Carte
Pauline Alderman
Angeline Saunders
Robert Thomson
Laura Belle Wood
Calvary Baptist Women’s Circle Meets at Mabscott Home
The Calvary Baptist Church Circle No. 1 met at Miss Mae Brammer’s Virginia Street home in Mabscott with co-hostesses Miss Minnie Brammer and Mrs. Eldridge Bolt. After singing and prayers, devotional talks on prayer were given, plans made to collect clothing for Pinecrest Sanitarium and to meet White Cross quota, and $273 was reported raised for the church building fund in September. Guests included Mrs. F T Bays, Mrs. Kevin Lynch, and Mrs. James Kirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Street
Mae Brammer
Circle No. 1
Calvary Baptist Church
Mabscott
Minnie Brammer
Eldridge Bolt
F. T. Bays
Pinecrest Sanitarium
White Cross
Luther Fink
Raleigh County Missionary Society
Shady Spring
Kevin Lynch
Sprague
James Kirk
Young Women's Missionary Auxiliary Meeting Attended
Fourteen members of Group No. 5 of the Young Women's Missionary Auxiliary of the First Baptist Church met yesterday at Mrs. Elmer Hutchinson's Harper Road home. Led by Mrs. Virgil Warden, the devotional topic was Sewing Fertile Seeds and Harvesting. Donations of 10 dollars were given to aid children on Indian reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Missionary Auxiliary
First Baptist Church
Harper Road
Elmer Hutchinson
Virgil Warden
Ashby Smith
Smith
Jim Wood
State Baptist Convention
W. C. Larrimore
Hillcrest Drive
C. W. Kauff
Wood
Ruby Gibson
Martha Dickerson
Don Lilly
Pat Wheeler
Methodist Circle 5 Meets With Mrs Turner Hostess
Mrs. Shirley C. Turner of Crescent Street hosted Circle No. 5 of the Methodist Temple on Thursday. Mrs. George Bright led devotionals and reported on the first chapter of the book Women of the Bible. Mrs. R. E. Presley, leader, dis-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Circle 5
Shirley C. Turner
Crescent Street
Methodist Temple
George Bright
R. E. Presley
Baptist Women Hold October Meetings Across Circles
The First Baptist Church circles met yesterday with Circle No. 3 at Mrs. G A Curry’s home and Circle No. 4 at Mrs. S G Humphries’s in Harper Road. Circle No. 5 met at Mrs. T R Carney’s Granville Avenue home, Circle No. 10 gathered at Mrs. E P Miller’s Hillcrest Drive, and Circle No. 8 hosted by Mrs. G A Massing at her South Oakwood Avenue residence. Guest Stella Schroeder of Huntington spoke on Crippled Children’s work. programs covered youth, Africa, China, and White Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
G. A. Curry
Franklin Avenue
B. F. Stout
W. M. McCutcheon
James Neal
Mabscott Church
Garner Williams
M. W. Arnold
Circle No. 4
S. G. Humphries
Harper Road
F. S. Fitzgeral
C. B Slemp
C. H. Willard
Ray Fink
Mabscott
Africa
Richard Lewis
Hillcrest Drive
Circle No. 10
E. P. Miller
Lewis
State Baptist Convention
West Virginia
Clark McDaniel
Indian Broyles
E. E. Bibb
G. A. Massing
Circle No. 8
C. M. Bruce
South Oakwood Avenue
French Davis
Massing
Young People’s Group Installs Officers At East Beckley Church
New officers of the St. Mary’s Methodist Young People’s Group in East Beckley were installed at ceremony in the church on Thursday night. Harry Ellis named president with Dorothy Wiseman, Barbara Palmer, Betty Williams, Betty Sweet, Janet Stover, Toni Gilkerson, Louise Gilkerson, and Mr. and Mrs. Fray Lilly filling key roles. The event featured Halloween and fall decorations and a program directed by June Fitzgerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Group
East Beckley Church
Young People's Group
St. Mary's Methodist Church
East Beckley
Harry Ellis
Dorothy Wiseman
Barbara Palmer
Betty Williams
Betty Sweet
World Friendship
Janet Stover
Toni Gilkerson
Louise Gilkerson
Mrs. Fray Lilly
June Fitzgerald
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
West Virginia brief notices recount visits and travel among Raleigh County residents. Edwin Ratcliffe and others travel to Charleston, Payne and Payne return from New York after the World Series, and several Beckley and nearby residents plan visits, receptions, or attend events. Various family ties and local movements highlight social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Ratcliffe
Westwood Drive
Charleston
EK. M. Payne, Jr
North Kanawha Street
Paul Payne
Woodlawn Avenue
New York
Marywell Hill
Beckley Hospital Welcomes Hawks Baby in Sprague
Mr and Mrs Joseph W Hawks Jr of Sprague announce the birth of a son at Beckley Hospital on October 4 weighing seven pounds nine ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Hawks, Jr
Sprague
Beckley Hospital
James Austin Tomlinson
Jefferson Avenue
James Kendall
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Greger
National Capitol
Washington
F. L. Banks
Beckleyans
Raleigh-Fayette University
Dorcas Ogden
J. C. Hurt
Howard Phipps
J. A. Sharp
J. W. Givens
W. H. File, Jr
Del-Mar
Oasis
Beckley’s
Children’s
Kroger’s
Neville St
Calvary Baptist Women’s Circle
Young Women's Meeting
Vanity Bean
Cavalier
Helene Curtis
Prince St
Beckley Music
Colin McLuckey, Mer
Fayette St
Effie Hess
Miyf
Ang UE ME Peeinnry
Treee
Ray Martin
John Beckley
Summersville
Norris Bennett
Phyllis Jean Meadows
Winding Gulf
C. M. Meadows
W. J. Jackson
Paul
George P. Moss
Marvin N. Iden
Buckhannon
George M. Eckley
Druid Avenue
L. G. Houser
Morgantown
Kiwanis Clubs
Martha Ellen Snider
Charles Town
Joseph L. Emery
Goldthwait
Texas
Earl OQ. Snider
Beaver Avenue
A. L. McDaniel
Huntington
Miss Snider
Emery
Hollywood
Ivory
Neville Maytag
Neville St. — Beckley
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