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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1956
Page
6
A column on holiday family reunions urging kindness and mature manners to mend fences. It covers handling long marriages, accepting separations, and ending family arguments gracefully, with guidance and a reader question about a 25th anniversary party.
The Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Women's Auxiliary held its December meeting in the staff room. A Christmas workshop showcased 312 handmade items in the Hospitality Shop including sequin crafts and decorative gifts. Winners for the annual project were named, and notices announced: Snack Bar hours on Christmas Eve, January dues mailing, and an open house on December 21 for staff and auxiliaries.
Children of the Kindergarten department of First Methodist church school will meet in the department rooms before the Christmas program at the church December 23 at 7 15 p m. If children have costumes of foreign lands they are asked to wear them.
Regular meeting of Roswell Chapter No 10 O E S at 7 30 p m. Mark Howell PTA at 3 30 p m. School children’s program at the school. Highland South Hill PTA Chil dren to present Christmas program at 7 30 p m at the school. Missouri Avenue PTA South Hill Junior High School at 7 30 p m Christmas program by 6th grade students. Social hour afterwards. Gleaner Class Trinity Methodist Church at 2 30 p m at home of Mrs W C Holland 400 S Lea
Wednesday events include La Sertoma Club meeting and Christmas party at 604 Rosemary Lane at 7:30. Victory Club hosts Christmas dinner at Holiday Inn at 7 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi Rho Chapter hosts a party at 6 Cedar Drive at 7:30. Triple Link Club meets at Mrs M C Mc Cracken's home at 7:30. Gift exchange and quilt drawing planned. Roswell High School Trio Ensemble offers Song of Christmas at the Little Theatre at 7:30 sponsored by Senior High PTA.
Thursday events include Social Order of Beauceant at 7 30 p m Masonic Temple a Christmas party and gift exchange Yucca Garden Club with Mrs L J Reischman hosts a Christmas story with a food drive. Chapter PEO luncheon at Holiday Inn at 1 pm. Welcome Wagon Club luncheon at Holiday Inn 12 30. Xi Pi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi at 509 M Missouri Ave. Lance Dance Studio Christmas party at Lake Van Dexter with NIcholas headlining. United Rural Extension Club luncheon at Mrs Glen Wheeler’s at 11 am. PEO Christmas luncheon 1 pm at 213 N Missouri. Deck the Hall program by Mrs Thielking. Clover Leaf Club at Mrs F B Stone’s with gift exchange 2 pm. Golden Age Club Christmas party at Youth Center 1 pm.
Parkview PTA hosts a Christmas party at 1:30 PM with group carols and homeroom parties and invites parents. The annual Rainbow Dinner Dance follows at the Masonic Temple at 6 PM with tickets available from officers and the Mother Advisor. North Junior High PTA meets at 9:15 AM with the school for an assembly program.
The record notes polygamy is legal in British To lgoland Africa but not widely practiced. It mentions a small number of women chiefs in the region.
The Coterie Club gathered at Mrs. Glen C Wheeler’s East Grand Plains home for its annual Christmas meeting. Co-hostesses included Mrs. Edward Hobson and others. Mrs. Morgan Nelson led the business session as high school singers from Roswell High performed familiar carols and soloists. A light social hour followed with refreshments served by the hostesses.
Members and guests of the Viernes Book Club enjoyed a Christmas dinner Friday December 14 in the Corral Room at The Village. Cadets from NMMI Joe Bruzzone Jack Zalaha and Carl Halladay provided a musical program after an exchange of gifts and social hour.
Landowners and individuals named include Charles Sterrett Sammy Hammonds Norman Smith Frank Peters Howard Graves Floyd Sterrett B F Heine J A Lanier George Hamilton Jerry Heine Smith Peters Morgan Nelson Al Pearson Buck Hendricks C J Mason Tom Fee Irl Cassell Edward Hobson and Glen Wheeler.
Roy Ringwalds sacred cantata Son of Christmas arranged by Fred Waring will be performed by Roswell Senior High combined choruses and ensembles directed by Miss Carolyn Seale on Wednesday December 19 at 7 30 PM in the Little Theater. Alumni chorus finale singing Handel Hallelujah Chorus. PTSA and parents urged to attend.
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