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Thursday, October 23, 1941
SOCIETY
Septima Simmons Circle Meet Monday
Afternoon At Home of Mrs. Will Heard
Mrs. Will Heard and Mrs.
W. Crowe, Sr., were hostesses
Monday afternoon to the Septima
Simmons Circle of the Baalist W
^f'Mrs M S Which was held at the home
Heard
Mrs J E Hutchins circle
chairman, presided at the meet
ing, and Mrs. Crowe led in the
opening prayer. Minutes were read |
. and adopted and roll called with
eleven members present Plans /
for placing literature in the pris- I
on campsi were discussed. The de-
Mrs. W. R. Stillwell Entertained Corrie
Wright Circle Monday Afternoon
Mrs. W. R. Stillwell was
css to tl»e Corrie Wright Circle
of the Methodist Woman's Society
©f Christian Service Monday aft
ernoon ait her home on Floyd
Street.
In the absence of Mrs. T. Ui
Smith, the circle chairman, Mrs.
S. L. Waites, president of the W.
S. of C, Sw, presided at the busi
ness session. The meeting open-
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missions, the subject of which
was "Mountain People.
taking part on the program were
Mrs. R. M. Sealey, Mrs. L •
New, Mrs. Joe Vason, is. . •
McKay and Mrs. Grady Walton
A salad course was ; served by
the hostesses during the social
hour.
ed with prayer by Mrs. A. L. Loyd,
Minutes were read and approved
and reports f rom officers heard,
Miss Corrie Wright taught the
lesson, taken from the study book,
“The Life of Christ”, her subject
for the afternoon was Jesus’ en
try into Jerusalem.
A social hour was enjoyed at
the conclusion of the meeting.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
Woman's Missionary Society Hopewell
Presbyterian Church Holds Meeting
The Woman’s Missionary Socie
ty of Hopewell Presbyterian
i 1 hurch he)d the October meeting
at the church Monday afternoon,
October 13th with nine members
present .
Theme was “Every Day A
C hallege—How Are We Meeting
it?”
Mome Missions and Bible mas
tery.
Miss Irene Harvey, H. M. sec
gram.
retary had charge of the pro
The meeting was opened with
Bible Songs, “Love For God’s
Word.”
Scripture, “Responsive Read
ing.” Prayer by the leader.
“What Do We Mean By Home?”
Miss Harvey brought a message,
and “How To Be A Home Mis
sionary.”
Mrs. S. L. McKay gave read
ing, “Our Home Mission Work.”
Miss Estelle Thompson gave
message of “Home Mission Work
in Tampa, Fla. among the Spanish
People.”
Mrs. C. E. Chesnut led the
prayer for the Home Mission Field
and pastor, Rev. T. H. McDill, Jr.
at Russellville, Ark. i
October Meeting of Mansfield Parent
Teacher Association Held Friday
The meeting of the Mansfield
Parent-Teacher Association was
held Thursday, October tenth, in
the auditorium. The program
was under direction of Miss Ruby
Lane and Mrs. Oscar Spears. Mrs.
Spears presided. It was most in
teresting, being given from the
State Magazine of Parent-Teach
ers.
The topic was “Citizenship.”
The American’s Creed was read
in unison by the organization.
Mrs. N. E. Lunsford and Miss
Lane delivered parts and Mrs. O.
H. Spears had the prayer. Scrip
ture reading was given by Mrs.
Harold Robertson.
The executive committee was
Mansfield Baptist Woman's Missionary
Society Holds Meeting With Mrs. Poison
The October meeting of the W,
M. U. of the Mansfield First Bap
tist Church was held in the home
of Mrs. Bert Paloon. The topic
for the month was: “An Urgent
Gospel Answers South America’s
Question: How Long Must We
Wait?”. The program was direct
ed very forcibly by Mrs. Ewell
Lunsford.
Those assisting her were Mrs.
C. E. Roquemore, rendering the
Devotional, taken from Psalm 37.
Others were Mrs. J. A. Kitchens,
Mrs. T. G. Smith, Mrs. E. M.
Hays, Jr., Mrs. Ernest Merck, Jr.,
and Mrs. Lunsford.
Mrs. Lillie Greer had the clos
mg prayer.
Immediately after the program
the business meeting was held,
with Mrs. Bledsoe, the president,
in charge. The roll called with
fifteen members and one visitor
present. The minutes read and
adopted. Mrs. Kitchens reported
Mrs. Guy Robinson Hostess At Series
Bridge Parties At Home On College Ave.
Outstanding among social vents
of last week was the series of
bridge parties on Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons at which
Mrs. Guy Robinson was hostess.
The affairs were laid at the host
ess’ home on College Ave., and
assembled an interesting group of
the married and unmarried con
tingent.
On both occasions the house
beautifully decorated throughout
with a profusion of autumn flow
ers with artistic arrangements of
pink chrysanthemums predomi
nating in the decorations. Tues
day afternoon prizes were won by
Mrs. T. C. Swann and Miss Sara
White Callaway and on Wednes
day afternoon by Mrs. Joe Vason
and Mrs. E. B. Rogers. A salad
course with iced drinks were serv
ed at the card tables.
Sara Burney Circle of Baptist Missionary
Society Met Monday With Mrs. Yarbrough
The Sara Burney Circle of the
Baptist Woman's Missionary So
ciety held the October meeting
Monday afternodh at the home of
Mrs. Paul Yarbrough, with twelve
members present.
Mrs. A. S. Hopkins, circle chair
man presided at the meeting. The
meeting was opened with song
and a prayer led by Mrs. T. W.
Heard. Mrs. W. E. Thornley and
r PERSONALS
Miss Betty Patrick, who teach
es at Bibb City, Columbus, spent
the week-end with Mr. and
L A Patrick
Mrs. C. C. King, Mrs. W. E.
Thornley, Rev. and Mrs. Walker
Combs and Miss Alice Sullivan,
of Covington Mills, district Young
Mrs. J. O. Black gave reading,
“The Privileges and Privations of
a Home Missionary’s Wife in
Mrs. Paul Stewart gave read
ing, “The Least.’’
Mrs. S. R. Thompson gave mes
sage, “What Are Our Greatest
Home' Mission Needs?”
Song, “The Word Our Ground
of Hope.’’
Prayer for our home mission
aries and their wives and for more
effective Bible study by Mrs. S.
L. McKay and Miss Estelle
Thompson.
The president, Mrs. S. R.
Thompson, presided over business
session. In absence of the secre
tary, Mrs. H-. H. Nolan, the presi
dent asked Miss Irene Harvey to
take the minutes.
The roll was called by each
member giving a Bible verse. The
minutes of the last meeting was
read and approved.
Reports were given by the sec
retaries.
Offering, $2.00.
The meeting was closed with
Lord’s Prayer in unison.
ready with plans previously made
for the year. Grade mothers were
announced and announcement was
made for carnival to be held on
Halloween
The grade vote of mothers pres
ent was taken and award made to
first grade. This was one half
holiday, to be named as teacher
desires.
The P. T. A.’s lunch room vot
ed to place price of five cents on
lunches, as was had last year. The
chief aim of P. T. A. this year is
to assist Board of Education in
installing indoor toilets.
The meeting was adjourned aft
er business session.
personal service rendered during
month and also Sunbeam work,
She read a card of thanks from
Miss Charlotte Roquemore for the
lovely Bible presented to her
from W. M. U. for faithful serv
ice rendered as pianist of the First
Baptist Church, for the past sev
eral years. Miss Roquemore has
entered school in Augusta.
Notes of thanks for floral of
ferings were read.
A nominating committee was
named by the president to select
the officers for another year. They
are Mrs. Ella Lunsford, Mrs. C.
E. Roquemore and Mrs. J. A.
Kitchens, with the latter as chair
man. Officers will be named in
November and installed in Decem
ber.
The meeting adjourned and the
hostess served a delightful salad
plate with iced tea. The Novem
ber meeting will be held with Mrs.
T. C-. Smith.
Tuesday’s guest list included
Miss Sara White Callaway, Miss
Dorothy Piper, Mesdames, S. A.
Ginn, James Hill, of Rome, P. M.
Dearing, J. R. Sams, C. D. Ram
sey, Jr., R. O. Arnold, R. H. Trip
pe, Warren Stillwell, L. W. Mas
ten, Guy Rogers, R. H. Patterson,
E. E. Callaway, T. C. Meadors, R.
P. Campbell, Fleming Touchstone,
George Cochran, F. C. Nesbit, and
T. C. Swann. Wednesday’s guests
were Mesdames, E. B. Rogers, J.
L. Callaway, Moody Summers, R.
M. Tuck. H. B. Floyd, Harry Da
vis, C. E, Hawkins, T. A. Rape,
Luke Robinson, Jr., J. E. Phillips,
Joe Vason, Tandy Bush, W. C.
MeGahee, R. R. Fowler, Jr., N.
S. Turner, Jr., J. Weaver, Misses
Martha Ramsey, Julia Aiken, Miss
Dorothy Lee and Miss Fletcher
Lou Lunsford.
Mrs. Bob Carroll presented an in
teresting subject of which was
“Saying it with Missions. The de
votion was given by Mrs. T. W.
Heard. During the business session
minutes were read and approved
and good reports given by treas
urer and other officers,
cers.
A social hour was enjoyed at
the close of the meeting.
] People’s Director, attended the
Workers Council meeting Friday
at T Indian „j- n Creeic „ . Baptist D Church. ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Patterson
and Billy Patterson attended the
Bickerstaff-Dobbs wedding Thurs
day evening in Columbus.
PERSONALS
Mrs. James Hill, and young son
have returned to Rome following
a visit with Mrs. R. P. Campbell
and Mrs. O. P. Hester. Dr. Hill
joined them here for the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Patrick, of
Winder, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Patrick.
Dr. and Mrs. Roy White and
Miss Marilyn White, of Elberton,
were guests Sunday of Mrs. W.
K. Lunsford.
Dr. Exley, of Camp Wheeler, is
spending the week here.
Mr. Hardeman Whelchel has re
turned to Fort Benning after a
visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. O. Whelchel.
Mrs. T. C. Swann, Mrs. R. O.
Arnold, Mrs. E. B. Rogers and Mrs.
M. L. Bolton were luncheon guests
last Friday of Mrs. Hampton
Flowers at her home in Atlanta.
Billy Porter, who is attending
Darlington School in Rome, spent
the week-end with Mr, and Mrs.
O. W. Porter.
Friends of Mrs. R. A. Norris re
gret to learn she is ill at her home
on Floyd Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wiley, of
Augusta, spent the week-end here
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jordan, of
Concord, N. C., spent the week
end here with relatives enroute
from Houston, Texas.
Mr. Bill Cochran, of North Geor
gia College, Dahlonega, spent the
week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Cochran.
Mrs. John Porter, of Orlando,
Fla., is visiting Mrs. N .S. Tur
ner, Sr.
Mr. Dutton Morehouse, of Lake
Forest, Ill., arrives Saturday to
visit his parents. Mr. and Mrs. M.
J. Morehouse.
Mrs. Donald Dudney and Mrs.
Ross Chambers will spend tomor
row in Macon with friends.
Miss Sara Ann Hays, a student
at G. S. C. W., Milledgeville, ar
rives tomorrow to spend the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Hays.
Mrs. W. Trox Bankston, Miss
Sallie Mae Sockwell and Mrs. R.
M. Mobley left Tuesday for Sa
vannah where they will attend
the State U. D. C. Convention.
Mrs. Hoyle Young, of Atlanta,
arrived Tuesday to visit Mrs.
Fleming Touchstone on Conyers
Street.
Miss Leila Johnson, of Atlanta,
spent hte week-end with Mrs. B.
L, Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kimbrell,
of Atlanta, spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ram
sey.
Mrs. O. W. Porter left Tues
day for Due West, S. C., to visit
her mother, Mrs. J. E. Dodd.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Castleber
ry visited relatives in Atlanta
Sunday.
Mrs. E. H. Pratt and Mrs. J. L.
Elliott were overnight guests last
Friday of Mrs. Sidney Cox, Jr., in
Waynesboro.
Miss Thelma Hill, of Concord,
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. C. N. Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wiley, of
Augusta, Mr. Cleon Wiley, of
North Georgia College, Dahlone
ga, and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Vin
ing, of Atlanta, were guests Sun-*
day of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Wiley.
Mrs. Rayford Pennington, of
Rome, spent last week-end here
with relatives.
Sergeant Clyde Castleberry, of
Fort McClellan, Ala., spent the
week-end with • his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. Castleberry.
Mrs. L. W. New, Mrs. Walker
Combs, Mrs. H. B. Floyd, Mrs. Joe
Vason and Mrs. R. M. Sealey at
tended the meeting of the East
Central Division Baptist W. M. U.
held Friday in Elberton.
Misses Carolyn Adams, Eloise
Adams, of Atlanta and Mr. J. O.
Adams were guests Sunday of Mrs.
Loyd Rainey.
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Mrs. George Elliott returned
Tuesday from a visit to Waynes
boro.
Friends of Mr. W. B. Travis
will be interested in learning he
is resting comfortably at St. Jos
eph Hospital, where he had to re
turn last Thursday for further
treatment for injuries received in
a fall several weeks ago.
Mrs. P. W. Godfrey has arriv
ed from Jacksonville, Fla., for
temporary residence here and has
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taken an apartment with/Mrs. M.
L. Bolton on Floyd Street.
Messrs. Dick Touchstone and
Nelson Abel, students at Georgia
Tech, spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Touchstone.
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Mr. Thomas Swann, Jr., a stu
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week-end with Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
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Miss Jean Rucks, of Nashville,
Tenn., who is studying at Agnes
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Miss Emily Meadors, a student
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home.
Mrs. E. B. Rogers spent the
week-end in Rome.
Mrs. Julian Wilson has return
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Mrs. J. R. Sams.
Mrs. J. L. King and Mrs. R. Q.
Noland, of Macon, were guests
Tuesday of Mrs. J. S. Gardner.
*Mary Lane Weaver spent last
week in Griffin with her little
cousin, Margaret Harlow.
Mrs. Ruth Tuck Broach, Home
Demonstration Agent for Clarke
County, who was one of the
judges for Home Demonstration
work at the County Fair, was
luncheon guest Tuesday of Mrs, I
J. C. Upshaw.
Miss Rachael Williams, of At
lanta, spent the week-end with
her sister, Mrs. D. R. Thompson.
' Mrs. T. H. McGibony, of
Greensboro and Misses Emajeane
and Margaret McGibony, of At
lanta, were guests Saturday of
Mrs. R. M. Tuck.
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Mrs. William O. Dunham, of
Evanston, Ill., is visiting Mrs. M
J. Morehouse. Mrs. Dunham ij
the daughter of Dr. J. J. Little,
who lor a number of years was
head of the History Department
and the Garrett Biblical Institute
at Northwestern University.
Miss Elizabeth Stillwell, of
Wesleyan College, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Stillwell.
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