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Society News
Business Women's Circle Meeting
Held Monday With Mrs. J. M. Bell
The Business Women's Circle
of the First Baptist Church met
Monday evening, January 3, at
the home of Mrs. J. M. Bell with
Mrs. Jack Allen as co-hostess.
There were twelve members
present.
Mrs. Jack Chapman, the new
eh airman, presided over the
business session. The minutes
were read and approved.
A committee was appointed to
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put flowers in the church for
the month of January as follows;
Mrs. W. E. Smith and Mrs. Neal
Hinton for the second Sunday;
Mrs. Jack Chapman and Mrs.
Jack Allen for the third Sun
day; Mrs. Don Wood and Mrs.
J. B. Dial for the fourth Sunday,
and Mrs. Clint Patrick and Mr?.
Holland Tuck for the fifth Sun
day.
Mrs. Jack Allen read a note
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• softens skin from head to toe
• protects ogeinst weather
exposure
• guards against complexion
dryness
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foundation
of thanks from the Georgia
Baptist Orphan Home for the
socks sent them Christmas.
Mrs. Olin Costley was in
change of the program, the topic
being "Christ. The Answer For
’he. Individual.’’ Those taking
part on the program were Mrs.
Lewis Caldwell, Mrs. Olin Cost
ley, Mrs. Oti Spillers. Mrs. Neal
Hinton, and Mrs. Jack Warren.
The meeting was closed with
prayer and delicious refresh
ments were served by the host
esses.
. Miss Marion Ewing
Awarded High Honor
Miss Marion Ewing, the daugh- '
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ewing,
of Route 4, Covington, made the
dean’s fist at West Georgia Col
lege during the fall quarter of
1948. Ninety-three students were
recognized for having made this
high scholastic honor, according
to an announcement by Dean
L. E. Roberts.
The winter quarter of West
Georgia College began January !
4 with the registration of forty
new students into the college.
The college enrollment for the
winter quarter is expected to
reach a figure of more than 550
students when registration has
been completed.
Janie Eileen Sigers
Weds Robert Patrick
Mrs. Janie Sigers, of Oxford,
announces the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Janie Eileen Sig
ers to Robert Patrick the son ,
of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Patrick,
of Covington.
The marriage was performed
Dec. 23, 1948, by Luther T' >rris
at in Conyers.
Names New Officers
The Young People’s Class of
the Julia A. Porter Memorial
Methodist Church elected officers
for the new year Sunday, Janu
ary 2.
The boys who will be the
| leaders for the class this year.
Are: president, Carol Cason;
; vice-president, L. G. Blanken-
I ship; secretary, Roy Walden;
treasurer, Clarence Daniel, and
I usher, Sidney Carter.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
January Meeting Woman's Club
Held At Library Tuesday Afternoon
Lovely potted begonias and
azaleas lent a decorative touch
to the scene of the Covington
Woman's Club meeting, at the
Library, on Tuesday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock.
Mrs. W. C. Wright, president,
opened the meeting by request
ing the membership to sing the
National Anthem, with Mrs. R.
R. Fowler, Sr., at the piano. Tne
pledges to the flags were then
led by Miss Sallie Mae Sock
well, followed by the reading
of the Club Collect in unison.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read by the recording
secretary, Mrs. Harry Dietz: and
reports were heard from Miss
Sellie Mae Sockwell, treasure’ - ,
Mrs. R. M. Mobley, Librarian,
and the membership chairman s
report was given in the absence
ot Mrs. Walker Combs. Mrs.
Mobley reported the contribu
tion by Miss Charles Porter of
four additional books, and ap
preciation was expressed by the
president and the club for Mr:.
Porter’s generosity. *
Among the new members ar.d
visitors to the club, who were
most graciously welcomed by
Mrs. Wright, were Mrs. Wood
and Professor Talmadge, of the
School of Journalism of the Uni
versify of Georgia, who acc >m
panied the guest speaker for the
afternoon.
The Scrapbook Chairman, Mrc.
R. R. Fowler, Sr., reported the
completion of the scrapbooK
covering a nine year period
and invited the club members
to see it at any time at the Li
brary. The book contains much
interesting data relative to Cov
ington’s History, and the presi
dent commended Mrs. Fowler
upon her splendid coverage of 1
Mansfield Garden Club Meeting For
December Held At The Benton Home
The December meeting of the
Mansfield Garden Club was
held with Mrs. James Benton.
Mrs. E. N. Reynolds and Mrs.
P. W. Carroll were ci-hostess
es .
The members gathered in tne
sun parlor which was beauti
fully decorated for Christmas.
A large Christmas tree was the
gayest touch for the holiday
season.
Miss Clara Mae Hays, presi
dent, presided during the busi
ness meeting. Mr. Parks Law
rence discussed the proposed
plans of the Masons and Lions
Club for a Community center.
The following were appointed
tc serve with the Masons and
Lions: Mrs. Lillie Greer, govern
ment; Miss Annie C. Hays,
Woman's Missionary Society Met
At Church For First 1949 Program
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of the First Baptist Church
met at the church .for the Jan
uary meeting, with Mrs. R. H.
Patterson, presiding. The open
ing song was, “Have Thine Own
Way, Lord’’. The president ex
tended greetings to the members
at this, the first meeting of 1949
and asked especially that they
pray for the Young Peoples’ or
ganizations.
Mrs. R. 0. Arnold, program
| chairman for the society, very
ably conducted the study for
the afternoon which was the
book of Ezra. She will also lead
the study of the Book of Nehe
miah next month.
Another song, “The Way of the
Cross Leads Home”, was followed
I with the devotional by Mrs. R. H.
Patterson. She read some verses
, from the 29th Psalm, and this
j was followed with the Lord's
j Prayer. Mrs. Walker Combs pre-
I sented, “Pray For Us” from the
Commission, and “Home Missions
Supporting Foreign Missions”
from the Home Mission Maga
zine. A motion was carried that
the devotional and missionary
message, or messages, be includ
ed in the program by the pro
gram committee each month,
and the president asked that the
j magazines be handed to them in
advance.
The president. Mrs. Patterson,
gave her annual report and stat
led that the society had reached
the Standard. A motion was
' carried that the society' accept
the same apportionment as last
year.
Mrs. J. A. Wtill, Community
Missions chariman. gave her
report and assigned the fol
lowing wark to the circles;
No. One-visit sick and shut-ins;
No. Two-visit and enlist new
members and both circles visit
the jail and carry magazines.
The Business Woman's Circle
will look after the needy.
The treasurer gave her quart
erly report as follows; Co-op.
relief—slo.oo; Training School
Scholarship Fund $4.60: Burney
Gifts—s4.7s; Camp Fund $26.50:
Community Missions from the
Sunbeams $4.00. She reported a
yearly total for all purposes of
$529.32. The offering for the
afternoon was $10.30. Mrs. J. C.
and collection of this data
The guest speaker. Mr. Frank
lin Butler, Professor of Radio
of the University of Georg. -t,
was presented by Mrs. Wright,
and gave a most interesting dis
elision of Radio. Professor But
ler strongly emphasized the fs>t
that. “People Are Responsible
for Radio", which was the
subject of his talk. Stressing
the importance of groups su<
as Womens Clubs, demandin
better programs, he forcefu:
brought home the fact that tlv
public gets what it asks for in
Radio as well as in any other
industry. His statements were
based on numerous surveys
made by the large network:,
and his experience in the radio
field, which have proved that
Radio strives to please its listen
ers, thereby selling itself, just
as surely as do other adverJs
irg enterprises throughout the
nation. Much interest was evi
denced in Mr. Butler's discus
sion by an appreciative audi
ence.
During the following social
hour, members and guests were
served dainty refreshments from
a tea table made lovely witn
American Cut Work Cloth, sil
vet candelabra holding green
tapers, and an exquisite ar
rangement of narcissi and yel
low jasmine, which defied the
elements with the first breath
of spring. Mrs. W. W. Crewe
poured coffee,’ and the other
members of the afternoons
hostess committee consisted of
Nirs. H. G. Smith. Chrm.. Mrs.
B L. Johnson, Mrs. W. O.
Heard, Mrs. W. T. Thomas. Mrs.
E G. Martin. Mrs. M. C. Wiley,
ar.d Mrs. Will Gaither.
building; Mrs. M. D. Bledsoe,
finance, and Mrs. J. B. Spears
Sr., equipment.
A Christmas program was
presented by Mrs. T. A. Mcln
tosh, Mrs. J. F. Lazenby, and
Mrs. Leonard Davis. "Christmas
Gifts for All the World,” was
the subject. The introduction
was given by Miss Dorothy
Thomas; "Gifts of Wisemen,”
by Mrs. Lillie Greer; "Gift in
Seng, ’ Mrs. W. C. Benton;
"Gift in Story,” Miss Annie C.
Hays, and “Gift in Rhyme,
Miss Clara Mae Hays.
Following the program each
member received a gift from
the Christmas tree.
A delicious salad course was
served by the hostesses.
Upshaw reported gifts sent to
the Georgia Baptist Children’s
Home.
The president reported flower
committees as follows: For Spec
ial Occasions—Mrs. N. S. Turner,
For January, the Business Wo
man’s Circle; For February, Cir
| cle Number One; For March-
Circle number Two; that plan of
rotation to go on through the
year. A rising vote of thanks was
given Mrs. Patterson for inviting
the circles to her home in
December and for the splendid
way she has led the society
through the year.
A fine report of work done
by the Sunbeams was given by
the leader, Mrs. Harry Dietz.
Mrs. Patterson announced the
meeting of the Stone Mountain
Worker’s Council at the first
Baptist Church in Covington
Friday, January 14. The follow
ing committees were appointed:
Registration—Mrs. Harry Dietz
iand Mrs. C. C. King; Plates,
napkins, etc, the Business Wo
man's Circle; Serving committee
—Mrs. T. W. Heard, Mrs. W. A.
Heard, Mrs. Leo Mallard, Mrs.
R. B. Yancey, Mis. N. S. Turner,
Mrs. C. G. Henderson. Mrs. W.
E. Thornley, and Mrs. J. A.
Wall; Coffee Committee, Mrs.
J. E. Hutchins, Mrs. J. C. Up
shaw, and Mrs. Walker Combs.
All those present graciously con
sented to do their part about
the menu.
The meeting was closed with
prayer. There were 13 present
from Circle No. One and 10
from Circle No. Two.
Nesbit Reunion Was
Held Here On Sunday
Nesbit relatives gathered at |
the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. C.
Nesbit. 1023 Conyers Street. Sun
day for a reunion and family
dinner.
Among those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis Nesbit and chil
dren, Harry and Frances; Mr.
and Mrs. Verne Nesbit: Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Nesbit and daugh
ter. Mildred, all of Norcross; I
Mrs. Grayle Nesbit, and Grayle
Junior, of Tampa. Fl?., and Nol
an Nesbit, son of the hosts. ।
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Presbyterian Circle
Met Mondav Afternoon
Circle No. 1 of the Presbyter
ian Church met Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. O. W.
Porter. Eleven mrmo r >
p sent and Mrs. Hugh Ellis, of
Vienna. Austria, and J. S. Gard
ner Sr. were welcomed as visit
ors.
Mrs. Hugh King, chairman,
presented, and the meeting was
opened with prayer led oy Mrs.
Mr. Gardner
gave an inspiring devotional and
n inter
esting article from the Survey.
... Dilina. ’
During the social hour, sand
wiches and tea were served by
tne hostess.
Family Dinner Was
Enjoyed By Elkins
One of the most enjoyable af
fairs of the holiday season was
the family’ dinner given by - Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Elkins at their
home on Willow Street in Porter
da ,e December 26.
Joining the Elkins for this
fine day of fellowship were
their sons; Paul J, Elkins, wife
and children, Freida and Win
dell, from Newnan; Luke Elkins,
wife and son, Charles, of Warner
Robins; Carl Elkins, wife and
children, Lorna and Richard, of
Porterdale; Ellis Elkins, wife and
daughters, Mrs. Louise Rawls and
Ruth Elkins, son-in-law, Ed
Rawls, of Porterdale, and ne
phews, J. H. Elkins and wife of
Porterdale, and J. T. Elkins,
wi -nd son, Wayne, also of
Porterdale,
MEETINGS
The Emmie Stewart Circle of
the Oxword W. S. C. S. will
meet Thursday, Jan. 13, at 3:30
o'clock with Mrs. W. J. Dickery,
the Co-hostess being, Mrs. Dan
Norris. Mrs. Earl Rhoads will
give the last chapter in “Newness
of Life.”
The Susie Bonnell Stone Circle
will meet Inursday night, Jan.
13, at 8 o’clock at the home of
Mrs. E. L. Tribble, with Mrs.
Calvert as Co-hostess.
The Addie Branham Circle of
the Oxford W. S. C. S. will meet
Thursday night, Jan 13, at 8
o’clock in Few Hall with Mrs.
Arthur Steere as hostesst Co
hostess will be Mrs. Elizer. Mrs.
Susie V, Budd will give the last
Chapter in “Newness of Life.”
The W. S. C. S. of Oxford
will meet Monday, Jan. 10, at
8 o'clock in the Mission Room.
The Susie Bonnell Stone Circle
will present the program.
The daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution will meet Wed
nesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
at the home of Mrs. T. A. Rape.
The Book Club will meet Mon
day afternoon at 3.30 o’clock at
the home of Mrs. Nat S. Turner.
The Palmer-Stone Parent-
Teachers Association will meet
at the school Tuesday night.
January 11, at 7:30 o’clock.
BIRTHS
Dr. and Mrs. John Edwin
Taylor Jr., of Atlanta, announce
the birth of a son, John Edwin
111, at Crawford W. Long Hos
pital on Jan. 3. Mrs. Taylor is
the former Miss Mildred Yancey,
of Salem Road. The maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Yancey, of Covington,
and the paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. John Edwin
Taylor, of Stuart, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ward
Cowan announce • the birth of- a
son, Robert Dobbs. December
19. Mrs. Cowan is the former
Miss Daisy Belle Dobbs, 1 daugh
tei of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Dobbs, now a resident of At
lanta. ’
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Service At AAeetina For December
Toward the close of the 1948
year’s work of the full-graded,
A-l Woman’s Missionary’ Union
of the Porterdale Baptist Church,
all the organizations met on the
afternoon of Dec. 17 in the
church for a promotion service,
at which timf twenty of the
young people were presented
their certificates of promotion
by their counselors.
The church pla’fort was dec
orated with poinsettias and green
ivy. The members of the five
young people’s organizations,
each leader carrying a lighted
candle, marched upon the plat
form through a whi trellis
archway, with the words ’’Mis
sionary Education” at the top,
while the music of their organi
zation hymn was being played.
Each group repeated their watch
wprd or Allegiance, led by their
counselor.
Preceding the presentation of
the certificates, the W. M. U.
young people’s director, Mrs. S.
S. Williams, presented the W. M.
U. president, Mrs. J. B. Williams,
who spoke briefly but very in
terestingly of the work of W. M.
U. through its. sixty years, also
of the present year's work in
the Porterdale W. M. U.
After the singing of the W. M.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Program Week Jan. 10
Monday - Tuesday
Cary Grant - Diana Lynn
Franchot Tone In
"Every Girl Should
Be Married"
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With Betsy Drake and Alan Mowbray
, Also Metro ‘‘News of The Day
Shows begin 3:30-5:10’6:50-7:30 P. M.
Wednesday
George Sanders - Lucille Ball
Charles Coburn In
"Personal Column'
With Boris Karloff-
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Added Pete Smith Short “Why Is It”
Two Shows Only 7:30 and 9:00 P. M.
Thursday i riday
George Raft - June Havoc In
"Intrigue"
With Helena Carter - Tom Tully
Plus Color Short “Pixie Picnic”
Shows begin 3:30-5:15-7:00-8:45 P. M.
Saturday
Tim Holt In
"Indian Agent"
With Noah Beery Jr. - Nan Leslie
Also Color Cartoon “Hollywood Mata*
dor” and Chapter 6 “Adventures
Frank and Jesse James”
Show Begins Saturday at 12:15 P. M.
And Runs Continuously. Last Show Be
gins Each Night at 9:00 P. M.
U. hymn for the year, words
encouragement were spoken
the pastor, the Rev. S. S. I
liams, who also pronounced
benediction. Following the j
mption service, all assemt
down stairs for a Christmas p;
and refreshments.
Certificates of promotion
presented to the following: S
beams: Mary Hailey, Sarah H
ey, Gloria Ann Willis, M
Frances Savage, Lanelie Sir
son. Geraldine Kitchens, Cl
Ruth Bonner. Ann Stone. Loi
Kite, Betty Lou Mattox, Cl
lotte Satterfield, Janice W
June Capps, and Joyce Pain
Junior Girls’ Auxiliary: Shir
Graham, Mary Frances Barn
Dorthy Huckaby, Gloria J
Sprayberry, and Sybil Pain
Intermediate G: A.: Doris R
nolds.
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