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Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Allison Honor Mrs.
J. D. Womack At Birthday Dinner
Dr. and Mrs. J M Allison en
tertained ala birthday din
ner Sunday, March 7, in honor
of Mrs. Allison’s mother Mrs. J.
D. Womack. The affair marked
Mrs. Womack's 85th birthday and
was held at her home in Atlanta.
The beautiful dining room table
was overlaid with a yellow satin
cloth with a large white birthday
cake decorated in yellow and
green as the center decoration.
Five branch candelabra with
white candles were used at either!
end of the table. Yellow carna
tions and snapdragons were used 1
throughout the lovely home to
carry out the color scheme of j I
yellow, green and white. ।
Four generations were present
Mrs. Dan C lower Elected President Os
Green Thumb Garden Club at Meeting
The Green Thumb Garden
Club held its regular meeting at
the Elks Club with Mrs. Carl
Smith, Jr., Mrs. Frank Stone and
M's. Tom Freeman as hostesses.
The meeting was brought to
order by Mrs. Jack Meadors, pres
ident. with the club reading the
coPect in unison.
"Reports from the various com
mittee chaimen were given. The
minutes of the last meeting were
read by Mrg. Jack Hooten. Mrs.
Evelyn Harper chairman of the
nominating committee, read the
officer for the next year. The club
then unaminously voted in the
following officers: president, Mrs.
Dan Clower; vice president, Mrs.
Clint Patrick: second vice presi
dent. Mrs. Jack Meadors; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Tom Freeman:
assistant secetary, Mrs. D. K.
Hicks. Jr.; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. Frank Stone: Scrap
book keeper, Mrs. Billy Dobbs;
reporter, Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, Jr.;
and parliamentarian. Mrs. G. L.
Dennison. These officers will be
gin their term in May.
The April meeting will be a
buisness meeting and Mrs. Meados
urged each committee chairman
and officer to make a report. Mrs.
Earl Hoffmeister was voted into
Women of Presbyterian Church Hear
Missionary to Africa at March Meeting
The March meeting of the Wom
en of the Presbyterian Church
was held Monday, March 15 at
3:30 p. m., at the church, with 17
members and 3 visitors present.
Mrs. L. A. Patrick, vice presi
dent. presided. The meeting was
called to order, and the hymn,
“I W'ould Be True” was sung.
Mrs. Patrick used as her devo
tional. verses from the 4th chap
ter of Philippians, after which
prayer was offered.
The minutes of the February
meeting were read and approv-
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to help celebrate the happy oc
casion. ' Besides the family of
Mrs. Womack, those from opt of
town enjoying the celebration
were: Rev. John C. Chesnut of
Camden, Alabama; Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Smith, Athens; Sgt. and
Mrs. Thomas Tedder of West
Palm Beach, Florida: Corporal
and Mrs. Carlton Tedder of Le
Jeune. North Carolina; Dr. and
Mrs. J. Luke Wells and Rev. and
Mrs. Thomas Hughes of Atlanta.
Open house whs held during the
afternoon. The Willingham Drive
Baptist Church, of which Mrs.
Womack is a member, honored
her by presenting her with a
double orchid corsage and a white
Bible engraved in gold.
the club as a new member.
Mrs. Carl Smith presented to
the club, Mrs. Pat Campbell Jr,
as guest speaker. The subject was
line and mass arrangements Mrs.
Campbell demonstrated as she
explained the mechanics of both
'kinds of arrangements. She
brought to the meeting two ar
-1 rangements and showed the club
how they were done. The club
discussed openly with Mrs. Camp
bell, the art of mass and line flow
er arranging which was very bene
fical to the members.
Arrangements were judged by
the club members with the fol
lowing being awarded ribbons;
Mrs. Clint Patrick, blue; Mrs.
Clifford Capps, red; Mrs. Dorris
Hicks, white; for arrangements,
Mrs. Evelyn Hooten, blue; Mrs.
Tom Freeman and Mrs. J. B.
i Mitchell tied for red in horticul
ture.
Delicious refreshments were
, served to the guests by the hos
tesses in the dining room of the
Elks Club. The color scheme of
I green and white was carried out
। effectively on the tables and w*as
i very attractive.
The place of the next meeting
11 will be announced later.
i ed. The treasurer's report, show
' ing a balance of $10.79, was read
j and placed on file. Reports of
j Committee chairmen, Circle
I Chairmen, and General officers
I were read and placed on file.
Mrs. H. L. King, Chairman
Spiritual Growth, announced the
Intensive Bible Study on the
Book of Ephesians to be held
at her home, April 16. at 10:00
o’clock. Leaders were selected to
carry out the program.
Mrs. P. J. Garrison, Chairman
j World Missions, reported the
lOur AdvertiMrs Are Assured Os Results)
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Miss Peggy Berry's Engagement To
William W. Wells Jr. Is Announced
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Berry
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Peggy Berry, to
William K. Wells Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Wooten Wells of At
lanta.
The wedding will take place
April 18 at the First Methodist
Church in Covington.
Miss Berry is a graduate of
Lottie Hendricks Class M^eets At
Home of Mrs. O. W. Porter Thursday
Mrs. O. W. Porter was hostess
to the members of the Lottie
Hendricks Sunday School class at
her home on Conyers Street on
Thursday afternoon. Co-hostesses
were Mrs. Carrie B. Dingus, Mrs.
J. B. Downs, Mrs. P. J. Garrison,
Mrs. Eva Aycock and Mrs. Esta
Gurtz.
Mrs. C L. Wilson, president,
presided over the business meet
ing.
Mrs. Porter gave a quilt which
will be sent to Thornwell Orphan
age. The committee appointed to
buy clothes and a gift for the
eleven-year old boy at Thorn well
which the class supports reported
that all was in readiness. An
offering of $11.16 to be applied to
this was received.
Mary and Martha Guild of Episcopal
Church of the Good Shepherd Meet
The Mary and Martha Auxili
ary Guild of the Epicopal Church
of the Good Shepherd held their
regular monthly meeting on
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
James W. Smith near Conyers.
Special guest for the afternoon
was Dr. Nelson of the American
Leprosy Society, who brought an
interesting and informative mes
sage on the work of the Leprosy
Society throughout the world. Dr.
Nelson illustrated his talk with a
film showing the work among the
lepers and told of the great need,;
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supper meeting held at the
church, March 5. About 50 worn- >
en of the Church and their hus
bands attended, and an offering :
of $129.50 was taken for World
Missions. Rev. Charles McKee.
Missionary on leave from Africa,
now residing at Mission Haven,
Decatur, was the guest speaker.
Mrs. Lowell Hmps. Delegate to
Presbyterial, reported on the two
day meeting in LaGrange. March
3-4. Five Women of the Church
attended the Thursday session:
Mrs. W. T. McGi ire, Mrs. H. L.
King. Mrs. L. A Patrick, Mrs. P.
J. Garrison, and Mrs. Lowell
Hipps.
More Presbyterian Women at
tended the World Day of Prayer
” rch 5 at the Methodist
Church.
Mrs. H. L. King presented the
program. Her topic was. ‘The
World Church Explores New
Frontiers.” The hymn, “All Hail
The Power” was sung, and the
Scripture was taken from John
17:18-23. A selected panel, com
posed of Mrs. Charles Starling.
Mrs. Lowell Hipps, and Mrs. D.
K. Hicks, Sr., discussed the In
ternational Missionary Council at
Willingen, Germany. Mrs. King
led the group in The Lord's
Prayer, and Mrs. J. B Downs
closed the meeting with prayer.,
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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G. S. C. W. in Milledgeville where
she received an A. B. in Social
Science. She was a member of the
A Cappella Choir and Psychology
Club.
Mr. Wells is a graduate of the
University of Georgia, where he
received his degree in Business
Admiast ration. He was a member
of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
The class learned with regret of
the illness of Mrs. J. S. Gardner,
a faithful member and former
president of the class.
Mrs. J. B. Bowns brought the
devotional for the day using as
her scripture the 139 Psalm. Mrs.
O. W. Porter spoke briefly on the
same subject.
Mrs. J. B. Downs brought the
a Bible quiz. Mrs. Dewey Hicks
answered all the quiz and receiv
ed a gift. Following this fun
games, directed by Mrs. Carrie
B‘. Dingus, were enjoyed, with
Mrs. Hugh King winning.
The guests were invited into the
dining room where delicious re
freshments were served. Fifteen
member and one visitor were pre
sent.
citing also instances of almost
miraculous recoveries by many of
the patients.
The story of "Pete the Pig" was
retold and two of the pig banks
left with the group for use in tak
ing offerings for the lepers.
The meeting was presided over
by the president, Mrs. Moncey
Pratt, who read a letter from the
Dioscesan president. Mrs. Lester
Quattelbaum, concerning the
forthcoming dioscsan meeting and
I outlining several missionary
; needs..
After some discussion, it was
decided to make a contribution
Ito the church’s own missions, St.
I Albans in Monroe and St. Mi-
I chaels in Madison, for their use
in purchasing prayer books and
hymnals.
Mrs. William Baker reported on
the order for linen from which
the members will make altar
cloths for the above missions.
Other committee chairmen also
brought interesting reports and
Rev. H. A. Zinser spoke on the
Lenten program of the parish,
urging all to take part in the
special services of the season, in-1
eluding Wednesday nioring Com
munion Services and Wednesday
evening suppers and discussion
meetings.
J. O. Porter Junior
Girl Reserves Outing
By Linda Bowen
PORTERDALE — The J. O. I
Porter Junior Girl Reserves met I
in the Girl Reserve Room last
Monday and had a business meet
ing and devotional. Then wc
went up to the 3«out Hall for a
marshmallow roast. We had a
wonderful tune and would like
to thank our Girl Reserve lead
ers for this.
Miss Martha Hazel Polk Becomes Bride
Os Charles Henry LeMaster Friday
Miss Martha Hazel Polk of
Atlanta, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J T. Polk Sr., became the
bride of Charles Henry Le-
Master of Atlanta, on Friday,
February 12, at the Beecher Hill
Baptist Church in Atlanta. Rev.
Clarence F. Sessions performed
the double-ring ceremony.
Bill LeMaster of Atlanta was
hi* brothers best man and usher
groomsmen were L. C. Woodall,
Jr., and Harold Hardy.
Mrs. Clifford Strickland of At
lanta, sister of the bride, served
as matron of honor. Birges H.
Nilsen, organist, rendered the
nuptial music with Roy McGriff,
soloist, singing “I Love You
Truly” and “The Lord’s Prayer."
The bride, giv^n in marriage
by her father, wore a lovely
ballerina length wedding dress
of white chantilly lace over
white satin with a sweetheart
neckline. Her shoulder tap veil
of illusion was fastened to a
coronet of white satin with seed
pearls. She carried a white Bible
topped with a yellow throated
white orchid.
Mrs. Howard Piper's Home Is Scene
Os Meeting of Charles Porter Class
The March meeting of the 1
Charles Porter Class of the First
Methodist Church was held in,
the home of Mrs. Howard Piper
on Thursday of last week. The
home with arrangements of ear
ly spring blossoms made a love
ly setting for the large number
of members and visitors present.
Mrs. Edna Miller, president,
presided over the meeting. The
opening prayer was offered by
Mrs. Henry Odum. Sr.
The usual routine of business
followed when class officers
made their reports. The report
of the corresponding secretary
showed three sympathy cards
and four get-well cards written.
Thank-you notes were read.
Announcement was made of
the Revival beginning on March
28, to be held at the First Metho
dist Church. The Rev. Charles
Bo’leyn of the First Methodist
Church, Milledgeville, will be the
guest speaker. Class members
Home of Miss Mae Greer Is Scene Os
Meeting of Baptist WMU Circle Three
The home of Miss Mae Greer, on
Williams Street, was the scene
of the regular meeting of Circle
3. of the First Baptist W. M. U.
Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Mrs. R. O. Arnold, chairman,
presided. Mrs. Felton Heard read
the minutes of the last meeting
for Mrs. W. C. Mathis, secretary,
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Mrs. Strickland’s dress was
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Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was held
in the basement of the church.
Mrs. Vinson and Mrs. Grady
Walton, aunt df the bride, cut
' the beautiful three-tiered wed
! ding cake which was encircled
in lovely white candy orchids.
Other decorations for the table
were pink camellias.
Miss Fairy Mae Cantrell and
Mrs. Terry Dover served punch.
Misses Nina Wicks and Peggy
Ann Wicks served mints. The
। bride's book was kept by Miss
I Betty Jo Bentley.
Mrs. LeMaster chose for her
1 going away suit a light grey
' wool suit with navy accessories.
Her corsage was a white orchid.
'After a wedding trip to St.
! Petersburg and other points of
' interest in Florida, the young
couple will reside in Atlanta.
were urged to work with the
pastor to make this great Revi
val.
Mrs. Henry Odum, Sr., pro
gram chairman for the afternoon,
presented Mrs. W. E. Thornley
who brought an inspiring and
challenging devotional, using
"Brotherly Love” for her sub
ject.
Mrs. Thornley said that the
Sunday Schools of today play
a large part in preparing work
ers for the church of tomorrow.
She closed with prayer.
Mrs. Henry Branham, in cos
tume, gave two humorous read
ings, in her own inimitable way.
Mrs. Lois T. Hay, accordianist.
delighted the group with a pro
gram of old time favorites.
Mrs. Piper was assisted by
the co - hostesses. Mesdames
Allen Johnson; H. B. Landrum,
and Henry Odum Sr., in serving
a delicious salad course with
punch.
' who had been called out of town
because of he brother’s illness.
Mrs. R. H. Greene brought an
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Mrs. 0. W. Porter Home Scene oh
Os D.A.R. at Which Rev. Murp^
Mrs. O. W. Porter’s home was I
। opened last Wednesday after
noon for the March meeting of 1
j the Sergeant Newton Chapter;
D. A. R. Quantities of camellias I
and jonquils from her gardens
were used in the library and ;
reception rooms while the lace i
covered dining table featured j
an arrangement of narcissi and
yellow flowers.
Mrs. Loyd, regent, called the ,
meeting to order and welcomed I
as visitors, Mesdames Henry
Anderson and D. B. Dixon of
Starrsville, and Pearl Taylor and
Rev. Walter Murphy of New
born.
Following reports of officers
and chairmen, Miss Sallie May
Sockwell and Mrs. R. M. Mobley
submitted resolutions on Mrs.
R. C. Guinn which were unani
mously adopted.
Miss Ethel Belcher reported
members were present.
Following the close of the meet
i ing, the group enjoyed a social :
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