Beckley women groups plan meetings and events
Local notices list a dense schedule of women’s clubs and organizations in Beckley. Activities include PTA and Girl Scout leadership trainings, Eastern Star and Moose meetings, Halloween events, lectures, social hours, and fundraising board sessions across various venues from churches to the Masonic Temple and high school. The Raleigh Singing Convention is set for Saturday at Bradley Freewill Baptist Church.
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Raleigh
Bradley Freewill Baptist Church
Lyons Allison Vows Read In Home Rites
Miss Pegg da of Mr and Mrs W Allison of Hubbard Street Cranberry and James Franklyn Lyons son of Mr and Mrs Gurder Lyons of Cranberry exchanged wedding vows in a double ring ceremony Saturday evening at the home of the bride's parents. The bride wore a beige lace over satin suit. Attendant Debby Bivens wore white wool with a bow and carnation corsage. Best man Jimmie Allison. Both attended Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley. They live at 204 Hawthorne Street.
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Miss Pegg
W. Allison
Hubbard Street
Isa James Franklyn Lyons
Gurder Lyons
Cranberry
Ralph Poole
Beckird
Lyons
Debby Bivens
Piney View
Jimmie Allison
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Hurricane Branch Coal Co
White Oak
Beckley Manufactu Corp
Hawthorne St
Rns
Methodist WSCS Hears Mrs. Brown at Make scott Church
The Women's Society Christian Service of the Make scott Methodist Church met Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. W. H. Brown presented a talk on the War on Poverty. Other speakers included Mrs. Cheetham and Mrs. Wilbur. Head Start report noted Cranberry School program. Members voted to purchase altar ware in memory of deceased members and celebrate the WSCS 25th anniversary.
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Women’s Society Christian Service
Makescott Methodist Church
John Cheetham
W. H. Brown
Cheetham
Mary Wilbur
Nellie R. Rogers
Andra Cheetham
Cranberry School
Charley Land
Elsie Wood
Georgie Leak
WSCS
Cnse
Wilbur
W. G. Johnson
Florida
Keeney
W. J. Underwood
W. S. Gregg
Bob Legg
Curtis Richmond
Carol Walker
Debby Cheetham
Homeroom Mothers Elect Officers at PTA Meeting
During the business session the group elected officers and agreed on paying monthly dues. Members will sell savings stamps each Tuesday at the school and a bake sale will be held at noon. Refreshments will be served at the next Parent Teacher Association meeting on the date set.
Visits Relatives In Roanoke Virginia
Mrs ng Agge of Shady Spring and Janese Wikle of 113 Hill Street have returned home after visiting relatives and friends in Roanoke Virginia.
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Ng Agge
Shady Spring
Janese Wikle
Hill St
Roanoke
Charter Members of the Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
CHARTER MEMBERS of the Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No. 77 of Beckley are seated left to right Mrs. Orville Smith and Mrs. Ona Tolbert among others. The report notes support from the Rebekah Assembly of West Virginia urging lodges to fund cancer drives and send reports to their district. The lodge held a dinner meeting at Valley Drive Hall in observance of the lodge anniversary with noble grand Mrs. Epperly welcoming attendees and chaplain Mrs. Taylor present.
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Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No. 77
Beckley
Orville Smith
Ona Tolbert
Guy Pennington
Cora McHale
Rebekah Assembly of West Virginia
Rebekah Lodge
Valley Drive
Epperly
Taylor
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Mrs Dorcas Thompson of Third Avenue spent the weekend in Bladensburg with her son Robert Thompson and family. Lt George Thompson stationed at Forbes Air Force Base Kansas will leave Oct 25 for Viet Nam. Mrs Howard Horton hosted guests including Sharon, visiting from St. Joseph's Hospital, Park? Escalersburg. Mrs C C Wetzel returned home after recuperating at the homes of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs C W McVey. Mrs Myrtle Miller of Sophia returned home after treatment at Beckley Hospital. Kennas Howard Wickham noted as undergoing treatment in hospital. Grace Hewitt nursing recuperation in Mac.
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Dorcas Thompson
Third Avenue
Bladensburg
Robert Thompson
George Thompson
Forbes Air Force Base
Kan
Viet Nam
C. C. Wetzel
Beaver Ave
C. W. McVey
Wetzel
Myrtle Miller
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
Kennas
Howard Nor Wickham
Co Hoeltal
Grace Hewitt
Mac
Rural Acres Club Plans Friday Slides Event
Rural Acres Garden Club will view slides titled Floral Fantasy at Friday’s meeting hosted by Mrs. C. E. Kesler at Rural Acres. Mrs. Ted Stover co hosts. Members are asked to bring a white elephant arrangement for the group therapy program. Arrangements will be delivered to a local nursing home.
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Rural Acres Club
Bill Lyons
Lake Rd
Rural Acres Garden Club
C. E. Kesler
Rural Acres
Ted Stover
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Women's Department
Beckins
Bunany
Hollywood
Parent - Teacher Association
School At MacArthur
Teacher Association of Cranberry School
Methodist Temple
Laurel Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe
Beckley Sea
Walt
Women of the Moose
Moose Ballroom
Woman’s Club of
Park Avenue
Mountain Air Rest Home
Xi Ale Delta
Beta Sigma Phi
Edward Dinkler
Westwood Drive
Citizens Scholarship Foundation of Beckley, Inc
Appalachian Assembly Room
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Aerue
Woodlawn Ave
John Seay
G St
Citizens Sc Foundation
Westwood Dr
Jerry Peck
North Beckley
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Sadie Wonder
Northwestern Ave
Ann Thomas
Calloway Heighs Community Church
Robert Mandeville
Rider Drive
The
Laurel
Pinewood Garden Club
Michael Guerino
Crawford St
Crab Orchard
Christian Women 'S Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Lara Clay
S. Oakwood Ave
D. E. Wipperman
Dry Hill Road
Clu House
Beckley Assembly
Order of the Rainbow For
James F. Lyons
Methodist Wscs
Ae Ie
Agian
Treas
MRS. Howard Surgery Horton of
P. Tony , Jr
Ford St
Sharon
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ther
T. Sgt. Lyles
Ramey Air Te Oe
Meee Sae
Ser Cae Air Force
Peru
HUB
VOGUE
Children’s
Gacbees
G. M. Powers
Main St
Georges
Murphy‘s
T.V
G. C. Murphy Co
Murphy
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