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Green Thumb Garden Club Meets At
Home of Mrs. Foster Hudson Thursday
The February meeting of the
Green Thumb Garden Club was
held Thursday, February 14 at
the home of Mrs. Foster Hudson
with Mrs. Tom Freeman as co
hostess.
Prior to the meeting, the hos
tesses served refreshments carry
ini, out the Valentine theme.
Mrs. D. K. Hicks Jr., presided
in the absence of the president,
Mrs, Jake Hooten. The meeting
was opened with the members
reading the Gardner’s Creed. Fol
lowing the roll call and reading of
the minutes, Mrs. J. B. M retell,
chairman of Ways and Means
Commmittee thanked um cl-b for
Covington Music Club To Present
Former EAO Glee Club Soloist
Miss Fletcher Lou Lunsford,
President of Covington Music
Club has announced, the booking
of Mrs. Roy Johnson. Jr. of Fitz
gerald, as the guest artist, for
the February meeting to be held
Tuesday evening, February 26.
at eight o'clock at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rape.
Mrs. Johnson, mezzo-soprano,
is an alumna of Emory at Ox
ford, where she was Glee Club
aoloist; and G. S. C. W. where
She was a music major and pupil
of Max Noah, Post graduate work
included study at Julliard School
of Music in New York. Since
eollege days at Emory at Oxford,
Service Guild Members Entertain Their
Husbands at Dinner Party at Elks Club
The Covington Service Guild
entertained their husbands at a
dinner party Monday night, Feb
ruary 18 at the Elks Club.
The decorative theme for the
•cession was George Washing
ton’s birthday . The horseshoe
shaped tables were beautifully
decorated in ivy and red berries.
The place cards were hatchets in
serted in cuts of wood.
Presbyterian Women to Observe Week
Os Prayer, Self-Denial Feb. 24-Mar. 3
Women of the Covington Pres
byterian Church will observe the
Week of Prayer and Self Denial
for World Missions February 24-
March 3.
The pastor, Rev. E. P. Nichols,
will bring a message on World
Missions at the morning service
February 24.
On Monday, February 25. at
7:30 a devotional service, led by
the senior group of young peo
ple, will be followed by the film
“With One Accord.” All the mem
bers of the Church are invited to
see this film.
On Thursday, February 28, a
s id-the-day meeting will be
1 ’d at the home of Mrs. E. W.
1 ’ey beginning at 10:30. Mrs.
/ tike Prince Is Complimented By
Parents on His Eleventh Birthday
The Rev. and Mrs. Frank Prince
were genial hosts at a supper
party at their home on Friday
evening, in honor of their son,
Mike’s eleventh birthday.
Colorful arrangements of ca
mellias, narcissi and jonquils lent
a decorative note in the rooms
thrown open for entertaining.
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>! Parade. Reports were given by
> I various chairmen of standing
t committees.
11 At the conclusion of the busi
• ' ness, Mrs. Foster Hudson intro
। duced Mrs. Neil Mooney who
• spoke most interestingly on ‘How
to Identify and Control Garden
Pests.”
The following ribbons were
awarded for arrangements: blue,
, Mrs. Loyd Alexander; red, Mrs.
Luke Lassiter; white, Mrs. Jake
i Hooten. For horticulture, blue,
' Mrs. Darrell Harper, Mrs. Olin
Costley, Mrs. Loyd Alexander,
Mrs. Jake Hooten; red Mrs. Fost
. er Hudson; white, Mrs. Fred Lott.
Mrs. Johnson, who is the niece
of Dr. and Mrs. Virgil Y. C.
Eady, has appeared here with
G. S. C. W. A. Capalla Choir, and
in other programs here in which
she was most favorably received.
For a time, she was a member
of the staff of WSB Radio Sta
tion in Atlanta and at the pres
ent time has her own radio pro
gram in Fitzgerald; and is direc
tor of the First Methodist Church
Choir there.
An unusually good attendance
is expected for Mrs. Johnson’s
performance which is anticipated
with much pleasure by music
club members and other friends.
After a delicious dinner, square
dance demonstrations were pre
sented by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Banks
and Mr. and Mrs. William Craw
ford. After each demonstration,
the members and their husbands
participated in the dances. The
music was provided by Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Chapman and Mrs.
Everitt Pratt.
Mary Callaway will give the de
votional. Mrs. H. P. Mitchell,
missionary to Korea, and Mrs.
James R. Boyce, from Mexico,
will be the morning speakers.
Miss Mary Culler White, retired
missionary from China, will be
the afternoon speaker. The Self
denial offering for World Mis
sions will be received at the
close of the meeting. Every wo
man of the church is urged to
come and bring a covered dish
for lunch.
On Sunday evening, March 3,
a team from Columbia Seminary,
will speak .o the Young People
at their meeting. They will also
speak to the entire church at
the evening service.
depicted in the party’s theme,
which was keynoted with kites
and airplanes throughout the de
corations. Miniature plactic planes
inscribed with the names of
guests, served as place cards. r
. planes, devised of paper plates,
' paper cups, baking molds, and
crossed lollipops for propellers,
. were used to serve the delicious
chicken supper. Supersonic roc
kets at each place contained bot
tled soft drinks; and the piece
d’resistance was the hangar top
ped, u-hite embossed birthday
cake, with red and blue candles
serving as beacon lights. Gifts
with which Mike was presented
were opened at the conclusion of
the meal.
The evenings entertainment
was concluded with a picture
show party at the Strand Theatre,
with the following guests present;
Anthony Malcolm, Jerry Huff,
Bobby Travis, Lamar Booth,
Grady Campbell, Jimmy Patrick,
Tim Exley, Mason Stephenson,
Terry Smith, David Rainey, and
Mike’s brother, Andy.
CARD OF THANKS
/ We would like to express to
our friends and neighbors our
sincere appreciation and heartfelt
thanks for the many kindnesses
shown us during our recent be
reavements.
The many flowers, trays, cards
and calls helped make our bur
den lighter.
Our sincere wish is that God
will shower you with his many
blessings and mercies.
Mrs. Bill Young and
children
The Jack Gibbs Family I
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Ten New ton Students Attend Christian
Vocational Conference at Athens Tues.
Ten members of Newton Coun
ty Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y Clubs at
tended the Christian Vocational
Conference, sponsored by the
State Y. M. C. A., which was
held at the First Baptist Church
in Athens, Tuesday.
Don Goldthwaite, Secretary of
the Northeast District, Y. M. C. A.
was in charge of the meeting.
Marshall Edwards, Newton
High Student Council President,
and President of the Northeast
Council of Hi-Y Clubs, and Andy
Summers of Conyers, led the in
spiring devotional.
The Rev. Mr. C. C. Germany,
Assistant Pastor of Athens Bap
tist Church, made a most com
prehensive talk on “What Consti
tutes a Call to Full ime Christian
Service”; which was followed by
an interesting talk by Dr. George
Faille, Baptist Missionary to Nig
eria on leave, who will return to
the Gold Coast of Africa in July.
Other thought provoking dis
cussions covered phases of
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Work;
the Ministry; Religious Educa
tion and Missions, as vocations
offering vast opportunities to
young people interested in full
time Christian Service.
Among those from Covington
Mrs. Cochran, Former Resident, Feted
At Numerous Social Activities
Mrs. George Cochran of Cor
dele, former well-known Coving
ton resident has been the inspir
ation during the past week for
a number of delightful gather
ings of local friends, at which
she was the central figure.
On Monday evening Mrs. E. E
Callaway, Sr. complimente'’ Mrs.
Cochran at hei home, when she
was hostess at dinner, with Mes
dames S. A. Ginn, Clarence Mea
dors, Roscoe Sams, Moody Sum
mers, Sr. and Perino Dearing as
guests. The Tuesday luncheon at
which Mrs. Cochran was honor
ed by Mrs. Callaway included
Mesdames N. S. Turner, R. O.
Arnold, and W. W. Crowe.
The home of Mrs. Clarence
Meadors formed the setting on
Tuesday evening for an assemb
lage of Mrs. Cochran’s friends,
when Mrs. Meadors feted the
honoree at a dinner party, fol
lowed by bridge.
Photinia foliage with yellow
daffodils in a cache pot formed
the focal arrangement in the
entrance hall; and artistic ar
rangements of flowering quince,
blue hyacinths, and snowflakes,
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MARSHALL EDWARDS
President Northeast Cov.ncil
attending were: Lucy Floyd Mor
cock; Alpha Tri-Hi-Y President;
Sandra Cawthorn, Laurie Dial,
Carolyn Freeman, Alpha Tri-Hi-Y
members; Sr. Tri-Hi-Y Vice
president Katrina McKay, and
members, Linda Nichols and San
dra Whitfield; Hi-Y Members
Marshall Edwards, Kent Anglin,
and Ronald Barnes, a visitor.
lent floral interest in other rooms
thrown open for entertaining.
The dining table, held as its
centerpiece a five branch, silver
candelabra of burning white tap
ers, flanked by silver bowls of
white gladiolus, snapdragons,
pompon chrysanthemums, and
white daffodils.
Covers were laid for the fol
lowing guests, in addition to the
hostess and honoree: Mesdames
Perino Dearing, Moody Summers,
Sr., E. B. Rogers, R. O. Arnold,
David Butler, Sam Burney Hay,
Sr., Guy Rogers, J. R. Sams, and
W. W. Crowe.
Wednesday’s gathering of local
friends was held at the attrac
tive home of Mrs. Perino Dear
ing, who was hostess at a lunch
eon feting Mrs, Cochran. Spring
blossoms added colorful charm to
the setting for the delightful oc
casion; with the luncheon table’s
centerpiece keynoting the theme
with Chinese sacred lilies and
daffodils in a crystal container.
Today, Thursday, Mrs. S. A.
Ginn is entertaining at a lunch
eon in Atlanta, for Mrs. Cochran,
whose visits to her former home
Mrs. Spence Ramsey Entertains Her
Bridge Club and Guests at Home
The home of Mrs. Spence Ram
sey on Floyd St. formed the at
tractive setting on Friday for a
delightful afternoon of bridge
when Mrs. Ramsey was hostess to
her club and guests.
Spring heralding arrangements
of camellias, jonquils and daffo
dils lent colorful charm in the
rooms thrown open for entertain
ing.
At the conclusion of the games
Covington OES 337 Holds Program
On Friends Night on February 14
Covington Chapter No. 337,
Order Eastern Star, had friends
night on Feb. 14th at the regular
meeting. After the business ses
sion was completed a delightful
program was presented portray
ing the meaning of friendship and
its existence between the mem
bers of the Chapter.
Mrs. Thomas Jay rendered a
beautiful solo ‘‘Friend O Mine”,
while in the back of the room the
star points were lined holding
cards spelling the word “friend
ship” and each one gave a view
on the loveliness of beautiful
friendships. Each member then
introduced her friend. The chapt
er room was lovely with baskets
Mrs. Moody Summers Sr. Is Hostess
To Carrie Mobley Circle Meeting
The Carrie Mobley Circle of the
Covington First Methodist Church
met Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Moody Summers Sr.
Mrs. George Watson, group
chairman, presided and opened
the meeting with prayer by Mrs.
C. D. Ramsey Jr.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and aproved. The
Mrs. N. C. Carpenter Entertains Club
At Dessert Bridge at Home Wednesday
Mi's. N. C. Carpenter was a
gracious hostess to her club on
Wednesday when she entertained
at bridge at her home on Thomp
son Avenue.
Potted green plants and color
ful arrangements of yellow jon
quils in brass containers were
used to advantage in the living
room, where tables were set up
for the games.
Mrs. Bowen Entertains In Honor Os
Her Daughter's Birthday on Saturday
PORTERDALE — Mrs . Eva
Mae Bowen entertained in honor
of her daughter’s birthday on Sat
urday, February 16. The honoree,
Nina Mae Bowen, had a happy
time with her friends comjng to
town are always welcomed.
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in which Mrs. Joe Heard was high
scorer, and Mrs. Al David re
ceived the consolation prize, a
delicious salad course with coffee
was served by the hostess.
Included in the guest list were:
Mesdames Fleming Touchstone,
Martin Goode, C. D. Ramsey, Jr.,
L. W. Masten, W. S. Cook, Jr., Al
David, club members; and Mrs.
Joe Heard and Mrs. S. R. Camp
bell, Jr., club guests.
of spring flowers.
After the program the group
had refreshments in the dining
area with a beautifully appointed
table in red and white, carrying
out the Valentine motif. The table
was overlaid with white linen,
candleholders, red candles and a
white compote with a lovely ar
rangement of red carnations and
lily of the valley completed the
appointment. A period of fellow
ship and friendship was enjoyed
by all.
Hostesses for the occasion were
Mrs. James Johnson, Mrs. Ken
neth Johnson, Mrs. Victor John
son and Mrs. Cleo Tolbert.
treasurer, Mrs. Arnold, reported
$3.58 collection. There were 12
members present.
Following the business session
the last chapter of the letters of
St. Paul entitled “Church of the
Future” was ably given by Mrs.
Oscar Spears.
A social hour followed with re
freshments served by the hostess.
A deliciaus sweet course with
coffee was served by the hostess
prior to the rounds of bridge, in i
which Mrs. B. C. Chapman was
the afternoon’s high scorer.
Those playing were: Mesdames ■
Joe T. Webb, Reuben Tuck, B. C
Chapman, W. S. Cook, Grady
Ha^s, C. C. Jarrard, Miss Martha ;
Ramsey, clum members, and Miss j
Mary Willingham, club guest.
help celeprate this occasion.
Those who enjoyed the party ,
were: Carol Christian, Linda
Christian, Jimmy Wilson, Douglas
Dickson, Barbara Allen, Charles
Allen, Kay Shaw, Brenda Mill
wood, Billie Edge, Sandra John-
i, 7 r ’mca Johnson, Dianne Hay
es, Patsy Anderson, Carolyn
Corrie Wright Circle Meets At Home Os
Mrs. Meadors; Mrs. Fowler Gives Lesson
Mrs. Frank Meadors was hos
tess to the Corrie Wright Circle
of the First Methodist Church
Monday afternoon at 3:30. Eight
members and one visitor were
welcomed to the meeting.
For the devotional, Mrs. R. R.
Fowler Jr., the chairman, told a
short story she had heard relat
ed by one of the girls of the
Methodist Youth Fellowship.
After the usual offering and
Head, Beverly Armistead, Kathy
Dunevent, Gloria Ann Dunevent,
Kathy Jane Brooks, Kathleen
Head, and Ricky Childers.
STRAND THEATRE
Providing Good Entertainment At A Lew Prlee
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Monday - Tuesday, Feb. 25-26
Wonder Film of all time * Secret* of life reveded
before your very eye* • See an Earthquake
filmed in Cinema Scope!
A Walt Disney true-life adventure * very educational
"SECRETS OF LIFE"
(In Technicolor)
Added Color Cartoon "LITTLE CUT-UP"
Monday shows begin 3:30 - 5:05 - 0:40 - 1:11
Tuesday 7:30 - 9:05
Wednesday - Thursday, Feb. 27 - 28
SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM!
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Terrifying Monsters from a lost age — Horror
Crawls from the Depths of the Earth!
Each feature runs approx 1 hour & 15 minute*
Wed. shows begin 7:30 - last complete show 9 p.m.
Thursday shows begin 3:30 and run continuously
Friday - Saturday, March 1- 2
Cross-roads of International Evil — Mecca for
Murderers • and Girls - like her!
Pier Angeli ■ Phil Carey - Dennis Price hi
"PORT AFRIQUE"
(In Technicolor)
Also Selected Short Subject
Friday shows begin 7:30
Saturday 3:30 • 5:20 - 7:10 - 9:00
announcements the minute* of
the last meeting were read by
one of the members in the ab
sence of Mm. Spence Ramsey,
the secretary.
Mrs. Fowler gave the tewon
for the afternoon from our study
book ‘‘Paul’s Letters to the Local
Churches.” The lesson was based
on Paul’s letters to the Corin
thians. This study was most in
teresting.
Following the program, a so
cial hour was enjoyed with the
hostesses serving deltriouc re
freshments.