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Thursday, March 17, 1960
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L. M. Lyda Circle Meeting Held
At Home of Miss Annie Grace Altman
On Monday, March 7 the L. M.
Lyda Circle of the Porterdale
Baptist Church met for their
monthly meeting with a shut-in,
Miss Annie Grace* Altman and
her houseguests, Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Heard of Montgomery,
Ala. There were eight members
and six visitors present.
After the watchword was repeat
ed in unison, Mrs. Bessie Cris
weli led in prayer. Before pre
senting the program which was
on “Christian Citizenship” and
the “Christians Responsibility in
Politics.” Mrs. Ruby Allen read
the scripture verses. Mrs. Kate
Moore, Mrs. Sarah Barnes, Miss
Lottie Polson and Miss Sadie
Polson took part in the program
discussion after which Miss Sadie
led in prayer.
During the business session old
and new business was brought up.
Mrs. Ruby Allen was voted to
take Mrs. Mary Jane Moore’s
place as program chairman.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. The treasur-
To The Voters
Os Newton County
I wish to express my thanks and sincere
appreciation to my many friends who voted
for me in the Democratic Primary March 9th.
It has been a great pleasure and certain
ly a wonderful privilege to serve as your Tax
Receiver for many years, and I congratulate
my successor and wish him much luck.
Again thanking you, I am.
Respectfully yours,
EVA STEPHENSON
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ers report was given. A report
was made on community missions
for last month and plans made
for this month. A vote was made
to ask Rev. Perry to show the
film strip, “Home Missions in
Action” to our circle on Thurs
day morning during the Week of
Prayer for Home Missions. The
meeting was closed by repeating
the Lord’s Prayer.
For refreshments each member
had taken a covered dish or
drinks. Everyone served their
plate and returned to the living
room to enjoy a social hour with
Miss Grace. This meeting will
long be remembered by each one
present. Many friends visit Miss
Grace, hoping to cheer her up,
but they go away feeling they
have received much more than
they had given. On Thursday
the film strip was shown and
enjoyed by six members of the
Circle and an offering was taken
for the Annie Armstrong offering
for Home Missions.
Florida Visitors
Are Feted At
Family Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manuel
and little daughter Martha of Or
lando, Fla., were the inspiration
for a family get-together Sunday
evening at “Lazy Acres”, the
cabin of Mr. and Mrs. A E
Hays Sr.
Besides the guests of Tenor
those present were Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Hays Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Reagan and baby, Major and
Mrs. Jones Epps. Jones Jr., Gene
Julian and Susan Epps; Mr. and
Covington Elks, Elkadettes Attend
District Convention In Atlanta
The District Convention of
the Georgia Elks and Elks Au
xiliary was held Saturday and
Sunday March 12, and 13, in
Atlanta with Elks Lodge No.
78 as host. The nNational Exalt
ed Ruler was honor guest and
spoke at a joint session Sun
day morning.
Those from Covington at
tending the convention were
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lott, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Clower, Mr. and
Mrs. James Hardman, Mr. and
Mrs. H. V. Johnson and Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Spillers.
Mrs. Ralph Davis, State Pre
sident of Augusta presided over
the Auxiliary meeting. She in
troduced Mr. Roy Pruett, chair-
First Baptist WMS Has Program
Based on Prayer for Home Missions
The Womans Missionary So
ciety of the First Baptist Church
met Monday, March 7, at the
Educational Building for their
first meeting of the Week of
Prayer for Home Missions.
The meeting opened with
the group singing “O Worship
the King”. Mrs. E. A. Calla
way, WMU president, announc
ed the future associational
meetings.
The devotional mediation was
given by Mrs. Jack Allen with
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Mrs. Frank Greer, Mrs. Ernest
Loyd, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Loyd
Andra and Greer Loyd of Atlan
ta; Mrs. L. A. Patrick, Coving
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Patrick,
Joe Jr. and Dorothea, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Roquemore and Mike,
Decatur; Mrs. C. E. Roquemore,
Mansfield; Miss Judy Greer, Ox
ford; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Greer,
Hayston; Mr. and Mrs. James
Anderson, Jim, Ren and Ann
Anderson. Starrsville; Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Zachry, Cusseta; Mr.
and Mrs. Ike Henderson of Eaton
ton.
man of the Aidmore Board of
Directors who spoke on t h e
expansion of Aidmore Hospital
and announced that the hospital
would be air conditioned. He
expressed his appreciation to
the ladies clubs for their sup
port.
Mr. Al Kach, Aidmore Di
rector, spoke briefly on the
work done by the ladies clubs
in the state and thanked them
for their help.
During the business meeting
which followed reports were
given by the chairman and pre
sidents of the Auxiliaries. A to
tal of $18,265.86 was donated to
Aidmore Hospital.
scripture taken from Isaiah
40:1-9.
The program “Teaching Min
istry of the Home Mission
Board’’, was presented by the
program chairman, Mrs. Olin
Costley. Topics discussed were
“Yesterday”, “Today, “Educa
tion Work with Negroes”,
“Good Will Centers”, “Kinder
gartens and Vacation Bible
Schools”, “Furmen Student
Workers”, “Schools for Na
tionals” and “Tomorrow”. La
dies participating on the pro
gram were as follows: Mes
dames Lewis Caldwell, Herman
Adams, Herbert Lott, Olin
Costley, C. N. Crawford and
Miss Ethel Merck.
There was a season of direct
ed prayer led by Mrs. Rucker
Ginn and Miss Carolyn Camp
bell.
“Behold God’s Greatness”,
was the subject of the closing
meditation given by Mrs. Cost
ley.
The Annie Armstrong Home
Mission offering was received.
There was a beautiful vocal
solo “How Great Thou Art”,
rendered by Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Donald, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Lewis Caldwell.
Mrs. E. A. Callaway closed the
meeting with prayer.
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Covington Girl Scouts Celebrate
Birthday With Party At Teen Can
Covington Girl Scouts cele
brated the 48th birthday of
Scouting and contributed to
the Juliette Low World Friend
ship Fund with a party at the
Teen Can building on Thurs
day, March 10. Approximately
80 Girl Scouts, eight leaders
and several visitors attended.
The flag ceremony and de
votional was given bv girls
from Troop 1063. The girls
from Troop 1060 were in
charge of the program. These
girls presented a very good
talent show that was thor
oughly enjoyed by all.
A table was arranged by
Troop 1062. The center of the
table was a large globe sur
rounded with paper dolls dress
ed in the 35 official uniforms.
These dolls represented the 35
countries who have Girl Scout
organizations. At one end of
the table was a beautiful birth
day cake embossed with daisies,
Daisy being the nick name of
Juliette Low, the founder of
Girl Scouts in America. On top
of the three tiered cake was
the figure 48. denoting the
48th birthday of Girl Scouts.
Sam Ramsey Host At Dinner Party
Complimenting Leo S. Mallard
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. D. Ramsey, Jr. was the scene
on Saturday evening of a festive
occasion, when their son, Sam
Ramsey, was host at a delight
ful stag dinner party, given in
honor of I^eo S. Mallard, groom
elect of March 26.
Colorful arrangements of red
roses in a pewter teapot, and
jonquils in a yellow ceramic
bowl, reflected a prelude to
spring in the living room, where
guests were received.
'Mr. Bob' Mitcham
Celebrates His
87th Birthday
The celebration of the 87th I
birthday of Mr. Bcb Mitcham was
enjoyed at the home of Mr.
Mitcham’s daughter, Mrs. Grady
Dial of Oxford on Saturday, Mar.
12
Those attending the celebra
tion were Mrs. C. L. Bostwick,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dial and chil
dren, Bobbie Joe and Mark, Mr.
and Mrs. Dean Dial and children,
Ronnie Joe and Mary Ann, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Dial and children, Mike,
Vickie and Carol, Mrs. C. C.
Hood, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hood
and children, Bobbie and Wade,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hood Jr. and
children, Nancy and Betsy, Mrs.
B. L. Johnson, Mrs. James John
son of Covington, Mrs. B. E.
Nash, Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Green
of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Kent of Decatur, Misses Brenda
and Sandra Cowan, Rayford Dial,
R. A. Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Williams and Miss Renee Dial.
Eller - Conn
Engagement
Is Announced
Reverend and Mrs. Eugene
Robert Ell er of Easley, S. C.,
announce the engagement of the ; r
daughter, Bonnie Sue, to Walton
Thomas Conn of Nashville, Tenn.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Will
iam Conn of Adairsville, Ky
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Blue Mountain College, Blue
Mountain, Mississippi, and receiv
ed her MRE degree from South
western Baptist Theological Semi
nary of Fort Worth. Texas Miss
Eller is a field consultant for the
Church Library Service of the
Baptist Sunday School Board in
Nashville.
Mr. Conn was graduated from
Castle Heights Military Academy
in Lebanon, Tennessee. He re
ceived a BA degree from Vandr
bilt University in Nashville, where
he is now a student in the
School of Law and holds member
ship in Delta Theta Phi iaw frater
nity.
The wedding will take place on
May 28. in the First Baptist Church
in Easley.
Newton County friends and rela
tives will be interested in t h e
above announcement since Miss
Eller’s mother la the former Miss
Frances Greer, daughter of the
late J. T. and Matie Hollings
worth Greer of Hayston and
Mansfield.
Miss Eller has one brother,
Thomas Julian Eller, who is in
his second year at the USAF Aca
demy in Denver, Colorado.
Personals
Miss Betty Ann Masten,
Vanderbilt University student,
arrived home during the week
end for the spring holidays. Ac
companying her was Ralph
Brewster of Nashville, Tenn.,
who was the guest over the
weekend of Miss Masten and
her mother, Mrs. Leo W. Mas
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At the other end was a small
globe bank. The girls marched
up and put in the bank their
contribution to the Juliette
Low World Friendship Fund.
This fund helps send Senior
Girl Scouts abroad and sends
Senior Girls Guides or Scouts
to America. It helps Girl Scouts
and Guides from around the
world to meet each other and
become friends and get better
acquainted with the ways of
। living and working together
।in countries other than their
own. This International Fund
was started in 1927.
The total contribution that
, the Covington Girl Scouts con
tributed this year was $7.30.
This has been the main event
for the Girl Scouts in Coving
ton during Girl Scout W?ek
for a number of years. The
' Brownies have a separate par
ty.
All the Girl Scout Trooos
' look forward each year to the
' joint party during Girl Scout
i Week to celebrate the birth
day of Scouting and pnrtici
. oate in the Juliette Low World
(Friendship Fund.
The dinner table, overlaid
with cutwork Maderia em
broidered cloth, featured a cen
terpiece of white carnations
and statis, interspersed with
plumosis fern, from which
emerged glowing w’hite tapers.
The honor guest’s place was
marked with miniature bride,
groom and officiating minister
figurines.
Additional small tables,
where covers were laid for
guests, held scaled to size rep
licas of the dinner table’s cen
terpiece. Burning white tapers
which emerged from an artistic,
chest arrangement of fruit, fur
ther accentuated the wedding
theme.
Mr. Mallard was presented
with a small leather bound book
with the occasion, host, honore,
place and date inscribed in
gold, in which guests wrote
personal messages, felicitations
and congratulations, as a me
mento of the event.
Among guests included were:
the honor guest, Denny Dixon,
Martin Goode, 111, Robert Fow
ler, 111, Wendell Crowe, Jr.,
Billy Smith, Kenneth Costley,
Joe and Homer Sharp, Jr.,
Frank Turner, Henry Odum,
111, R. H. Patterson, Jr., Jimmy
Ramsey; William H. Shaw, Jr.
of Columbus, Richard Ken
nedy, Savannah, Jackie Cope
land, all University of Georgia
students; and Harry Patton,
Jr., the host’s roommate at
Emory University.
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