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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1965
Page
3
Shafter Woman's Club luncheon at Veterans hall on November 3 featured Mrs Frances Selvidge presenting Candles Feathers and Old Lace. She wore a Parisian prewar gown with jet beads and a long train, and an egret feather hairpiece.
Candy Enns celebrated her tenth birthday at her parents home with girl friends joining a Saturday party. Guests crafted hats from odds and ends, and Joannie Heinrichs won a prize for cookies. The event featured balloon decorations, a ballerina doll centerpiece, and gifts hidden for fun.
Alpha Kappa Chapter of Phi Epsilon Phi hosted a barn dance for members and husbands with potluck dinner and square dances led by Bud Boggs. Guests and a long list of attending couples were noted, including Arvin visitors.
Mrs. Helen McKinley hosted Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Phi Epsilon Phi sorority at 374 Faber as a compliment to her daughter in law Mrs Bill McKinley of Elko Nevada visiting here. They traveled to San Di to visit Mrs Bill McKinley’s grandmother and plan to return to Shafter Wednesday with Mrs Bill McKinley leaving for Nevada Friday.
Mrs. John Porter and Horace Grisso led the Wasco chapter 489 Eastern Star final meeting of the year retiring 1964 65 officers. The event at Wasco Masonic Temple included reports from Long Beach grand chapter and a planned November 13 installation. Miriam Grisso performed with Shirley McConnell as refreshments were prepared by Gladys Brown and aides.
A Shafter Junior Women's Club salad luncheon for prospective new members was held with the theme Rich in Community Endeavors. Centerpiece treasure chest held bags of gold nuggets given to each attendee. after lunch games and cards followed.
The Rio Bravo 4H Club met on Monday November 8 to plan a Christmas dinner and party on December 13 and to sell Christmas cards raising funds for the year. New members introduced by president Ronna Sharp include Bill Calder Sally Calder Rodney Janzen David Kadel Jerry Crabb Nancy Townsend Danny Wilson Pam Wilson Joan Schill Steven Hei Brinda Neeley Anthony Koehn and Tommy Firkins.
The Pack 913 cubs reorganized in October with Leroy Kirse as Cubmaster and a committee. 43 boys earned Bob Cat pins at the November 1 meeting. Leaders include Don Anderson and J Wil son. Wolf awards went to John Harvey Steven Bagby Robert Howard and Kevin Nightingale. Jerry Bergman earned Wolf and golf and silver arrows. Randy Franz earned the Lion award. Den mothers listed.
The November 2 meeting at Mrs. W. C. Handel’s home featured special guests Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brown with Brown listed as Neighborhood self-help director guiding a Bakersfield target area project. A rummage sale is set for November 13 at Arrow Furniture from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The new Blue Bird group name O-DA KON-YA was announced by Mrs. Delroy Deniston.
A joint Wasco Delano Bethel meeting of Jobs Daughters honored Grand Guardian Phyllis Barton of California and Past Guardian Bethel 38. Visiting officers and members from multiple Bethels were introduced with corsages and a rosegay presented to the Grand Guardian. A reception followed as Miriam Grisso performed a flute solo and Donna Foster presided.
Maple PTA board met Thursday morning at the school with Maple superintendent Clyde Johnston presenting a projected map and light arrow technique for classroom study. The group reviewed a recent carnival, planned the upcoming PTA meeting in Taft on December 3, and announced details for a coffee and registration event at Fort Auditorium.
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