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Miss Jimmie Ruth Chandler, Bride Elect,
Honored with Miscellaneous Shower
Miss Jimmie Ruth Chandler,
bride-elect of November 17, was
the central figure at a miscel
laneous shower in her honor, at
the home of Mrs. Homer Ham
monds on Saturday afternoon,
when Mrs. Hammonds ana Mrs.
Thomas Morris were co-host
esses.
Arrangements of yellow chry
santhemums and potted green
plants enhanced the living room.
The dining table, overlaid with
echru lace, held as its center
piece, a beautiful arrangement
of dried materials, which high
lighted the autumnal colors.
Newborn and Mansfield WSCS Joint
Meeting Held Home of Miss Mellie Pitts
The Week of Prayer program of
the Newborn and Mansfield
WSCS was jointly observed in the
home of Miss Mellie Pitts, Wed
nesday, October 31.
Mrs. D. W. Loyd, spiritual life
leader of Newborn WSCS, had
charge of the program. Those tak
ing part on the program were
Mesdames Doyle Smith, Hugh
Mams, Robert A. Kerr, Woodson
Binford and Hill Patrick.
Mrs. Will Cook Entertained Her Bridge
Club at Her Home with Dessert Bridge
The home of the Will Cooks
vas the scene on Wednesday af
ernoon of an enjoyable occasion,
vhen Mrs. Cook entertained
nembers of her club at a dessert
oridge.
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rhe lovely arrav of shower
gifts was displayed to advan
tage on tables overlaid with
white
Contests n keep ig with the
wedding theme were enjoyed by
the group. Also accentuating the
nuptial theme were the indivi
dual. white embossed cakes, top
ped with wedding motif de
signs. which wer? served with
punch and dainty open face
sandwiches.
Approximately 15 close friends
of the honoree were included
in the guest list.
| The ladies of the Mansfield
| WSCS were Mesdames Hill Pat
rick. Willie Lunsford, A. E. Hays,
J. M. Milton, Guy Morgan, Carl
Harwell and Jim Hitchcock. Mrs.
Evelyn Freeman and Mrs. Cecil
Middlebrooks of Monticello w'ere
visitors.
Newborn WSCS gave these la
ddies a cordial welcome to meet
i with them.
Seasonal colors of yellow and
orange were keynoted in the
artistic arrangements of late
garden flowers which enhanced
the rooms thrown open for en
tertaining. The dining table ar
rangement consisted of a soap
stone tureen of yellow roses with
yellow into bronze dahlias.
A delicious sweet course was
served prior to the games in
which Mrs. Joe Webb was win
ner of high score prize.
Club members present were:
Mesdames Joe T. Webb. N. C.
Carpenter, Grady Hays, Reuben
Tuck, C. C. Jarrard. B. C. Chap
man and Miss Martha Ramsey.
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Business Women's Circle First Baptist
Met Monday Home of Mrs. W. E. Smith
The Business Women's Circle
of the First Baptist Church met
on Monday evening, November
5 at 7:30 at the home of Mrs.
W. E. Smith with Miss Ethel
Merck as co-hostess. There were
16 members and one visitor
present.
Mrs. Guy Evans, chairman,
opened the meeting with prayer.
During the business session, re
ports were made from the mis
sion study chairman. Mrs. W. E.
Smith and the Community Mis
sions chairman. Miss Lula Vau
ghn. Mrs. Smith announced the
study course to be conducted
by Miss Louise Reeves on Thurs-
Roscoe Randolph Sams Is Christened
Sunday at Newborn Methodist Church
Little Roscoe Randolph Sams,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Sams of Newborn, was christened
at the 11 o'clock worship service
Sunday morning at the Newborn
Methodist Church by the Rev.
First Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild
Met At Home of Miss Carolyn Osborn
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the First Methodist Church of
Covington met at the lovely home
of Miss Carolyn Osborn on An
derson Avenue on November 6th
with Mrs. Paul Adams as co-hos
tess. There were 12 members pres
ent and two visitors, the visitors
being Mrs. Neal Mooney and Mrs.
Carrie Osborn.
Mrs. M. H. Waggoner presided
ip, the absence of the president
Mrs. Willie Campbell. The meet
ing was opened with prayer and
the visitors and some members
that had been absent for some
time were welcomed. Roll called
and minutes of last meeting read
and approved. Highlights of the
recent Guild Weekend held at
Salem were given which were
' very inspiring and interesting.
Treasurer’s report given and
methods of some money making
projects discussed and it was vot
ed that at the December meeting
of the Guild, which is to be held
| at the church annex, to have the
usual Christmas auction. A mis
; sion study “Southeast Asia’’ an
: nounced at the church on Nov.
I 12-13, hours 7:00 to 9:30 on the
i 12th and from 5:00 to 9:00 on the
| 13th. All members urged to attend
since the study had been arranged
at these hours so as to allow the
' Guild members to participate.
A card was passed and each
, member signed to be sent to Mrs.
; Edna Miller who recently had the
i misfortune to break her arm in a
fall. Members to visit her and of
. fer to drive her when the need
arose.
Week of Prayer offering $5.00
was voted to be taken from trea
sury and replaced by individual
offerings.
The program was then given
to Mrs. Neal Mooney, who gave 10
point* on how to become a full
time Christian worker as a pas
tor’s assistant, she having served
very ably in this, capacity at two
Athens churches and Burns Mem
orial Methodist in Augusta. She
told of the many tasks accomp.
lished and how gratifying this
type of work is and how helpful
to the pastors and members of
churches, an assistant can be. An
open forum was held after her
j talk and many interesting pues-
MEETINGS
The Daughters of the Ameri
, can Revolution will meet at the
I home of Mrs. C. A. Sockwell
j Wednesday afternoon, Novem
. her 14, at 3:30 o’clock.
The Covington Junior Service
Guild will meet Tuesday after
noon. November 13, at 3:30
; o’clock at the home of Mrs. Tom
Bates.
The Charles Porter Sunday
■ School Class of the Covington
Methodist Church will meet at
the church 3:30 p.m. today.
The Green Thumb Garden
Club will meet Thursday, Nov
ember 8 at 3:30 at the home of
Mrs. Clint Patrick.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
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day night at 7 p. m. at the
church. Mrs. Vaughn reminded
us to vote and to take part in
the annual gift of socks to the
Georgia Baptist Children's Home,
a local BWC project.
Miss Ethel Merck presented
the program based on the topic,
"Joy From Wells of Salvation.”
She was ably assisted by’ Mrs.
Mary Smith. We were dismissed
with prayer.
The next meeting will be a
combined meeting at the church
on December 3.
During the social hour, de
licious refreshments were serv
ed by the hostesses.
Robert A. Kerr, pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Grant of
Covington, maternal grandparents'
stood at the altar with Mr. and
Mrs. Sams and son, for the sefv-
I ice.
tions were discussed by the entire
group. Mrs. G. T. Sumner dis
missed the meeting with a beauti
ful prayer and a social hour was
enjoyed in the dining room with
Mrs. Paul Adams pouring coffee
at the beautifully appointed table.
The hostesses were assisted in
serving by Mrs. Carrie Osborn.
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Circle 2 Women of Presbyterian Church
Met at the Home of Mrs. Byron Paden
•
Circle No. 2 of the Women of
the Presbyterian Church met
Monday’, November 5. at the
home of Mrs. Byron Paden, wtih
Mrs. O. B. McDonald as co
hostess.
The meeting was opened by
the reading in unison of Mof
fett's translation of Love, and
followed with prayer by Mrs. S.
J. Morcock.
The Bible lesson on Christian
Ireals and the Modern Home
was presented by’ Mrs. E. L.
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Held Missionary Study Thursday
PORTERDALE — Thursday af
ternoon, November 1, was another
of those very special occasions
in the life of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service of the Julia
A. Porter Methodist Church when
ladies and guests gathered for a
thrilling Mission Study. The chal
lenging hymn, “Jesus Calls Us,”
was sung when the meeting open
ed at five o’clock, and Mrs. E. B.
Davis led in prayer.
Mrs. Tempie Berry, who is the
chairman of Missions and Mission
Study, outlined the Quadrennial
Symbols and Goals for 1956-1960.
The introduction to the text se
lected for study, “The Church
Role in S. E. Asia”, was given
by Mrs. A. J. Peters. She in turn
introduced the speaker for the
evening, Mrs. Elizabeth Betts
Snead, of Tucker. Georgia, It was
a wonderful privilege for the la
dies to have Mrs. Snead as she
with her husband, the late Rev.
Paul Snead, served as a mission
ary of the Methodist Church for
over ten years in the areas of
Malaya, Burma. Sumatra. Borneo,
Java, and other islands in this
part of the world.
Mrs. Snead with graphic first
hand information outlined the
work which has been started in
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About” period, Mrs. Brooks
Greer discussed Our Steward
ship practices.
Mrs. Hugh King, chairman,
presided over the business ses
sion. The roll was called with 13
members present Sixty’ - one
visits were reported for the
month.
During the social hour, refresh
ments were served by’ the hos
tesses.
the islands. She explained that
the old procedures for mission
work have been changed. Now,
the main need is to help the sta
tions. hospitals, and churches
which have been established.
A delicious turkey dinner pre
pared under the supervision of
Mrs. J. W. Edwards, chairman of
| the Ethel Belcher Circle, with
, the assistance of members of her
committee was served at six-thir
ty. The remainder of the study
was completed by Mrs. Snead
| in a service beginning at seven
thirty. During the latter half
, of the study, Mrs. Snead modeled
a beautifully embroidered dress
which had been presented to her
by friends in one of the stations
where she served.
The setting for the informative
study was the Primary Depart
ment which was decorated with
I yellow marigolds and chrysanthe
mums grown and arranged by
Mrs. Thelbert Cowan.
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their operations. For example,
the number of tractors on Geor
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from 1949 to 1954.
Ann Martin Honored with Birthday
Party by Mother Mrs. Bill Martin
PORTERDALE — Ann Martin
was honored at her home on Wed
nesday, October 31, with a party
to celebrate her birthday. Many
beautiful gifts were presented to
her by her friends who enjoyed
the occasion. Interesting games
were played and Mrs. Bill Martin,
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Thursday. November 8. 1956
her mother, served delicious re
freshments.
Those sharing in this celebra
tion were: Gail Fincher, Bonnie
Stubbs, Bootsie Hertwig, Peggy
Allen, Sherry Jeffries, Huanne
Edwards, and her brother, Don
Martin.