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Order of Eastern Star Held
Installation of Officers
Open installation services
were held at the Masonic Hall
Wednesday night, April 11, for
officers of Covington Chapter
No. 337, Order of the Eastern
Star, for the year 1962-63, with
Mrs. Reba Whelchel and Mel
H Waggoner being installed as
Worthy Matron and Worthy
Patron.
The Chapter room was beau
tifully decora.ed for the occa
sion with large white floor bas
kets containing pink and blue
iris, flowering cherry and
peach branches interspersed
with fern and pine background,
placed at either end of the
room in front of the East and
West stations. Flanking these
were tall white seven branched
candelabra entwined in ivy and
holding pink tapers. Other ar
rangements in the spacious hall
were a milk glass vase of pink
tulips on the secretary’s desk,
milk glass bowl of pink roses
on the piano and pink carna
t:ons on the treasurer’s desk,
with single pink candles placed
appropriately at the various
nations.
Outgoing officers took their
various stations with Mrs. Dor
othy Kitchens and Charles Kit
chens, outgoing Worth Matron
and Worthy Patron, opening
the meeting with the invoca
tion given by Charles Geiger,
Past Patron.
The Worthy Matron welcom
ed visiting friends and mem
bers of visiting chapters and
then presented the Grand In
stalling Officers for introduc
tion as follows: Mrs. Pauline
Dillion, Past Grand Matron
State of Georgia, of Decatur, as
Grand Installing Officer: Obli
gation, John Lee West, Past
Grand Patron State of Georgia,
of Social Circle; Grand Mar
shal, Mrs. Annie Sue Stokes,
Past Matron Covington Chap
ter 337; Grand Chaplain, Mrs.
Myra West, Past Matron So
cial Circle Chapter; Grand
Secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Wag
goner, Past Matron Covington
Chapter No. 337: Grand Or
ganist, Mrs. Virginia Pendley,
Past Matron of Atlanta; now
of McDonough; Grand Soloist,
Mrs. Leigh Jay, Covington
Chapter No. 337.
The Sweetheart and Mascot,
Miss Debbie Cawley of Au
gusta and Master Darrell Helm
of Almon, were presented and
given trophies and gifts before
their retirement.
After the retirement of all
1961-62 officers candles were
lit for the installation service
by Mrs. Perry Nash and Mrs.
Louise Kitchens, Pages for the
service.
After the installation service
a short adenda was given hon
oring the newly installed Wor
thy Matron, Mrs. Reba Whel
chel, by the Star Point officers
after which Mrs. Leigh Jay,
soloist, accompanied by Mrs.
Virginia Pendley, sang the
Worthy Matron’s song. “Our
Best”, and the Worthy Pa
tron’s song, “How Great Thou
Art”.
Officers installed to serve for
the year 1961-62, besides Mrs.
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da Hudson, Emory-Ai-Oxford student, at the NCEA meeting last week at Newton High
School. Shown in the photo above, left to right: Miss Mary Triope, past president of
the association; Miss Hudson; Mrs. D. C. Moore, FFA advisor and chairman of the scholar
ship committee; and Homer F. Sharp, principal of NCHS.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen ■ Observer, Established in 1953
' Whelchel and Mr. Waggoner
were: Associate Matron. Mrs.
Janette Johnson: Associate Pa
tron, Charles Geiger; Secre
tary, Mrs. Annie Sue Stokes;
Treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Wag
goner; Conductress, Mrs.
Grace Edwards; Assoc i ate
Conductress, Mrs. Mary
Johnson; Chaplain. Mrs.
Gertrude Niblett; Marshal, Mrs.
Ria Allen: Organist, Mrs. Vi
i vian Owens; Warder, Mrs.
Ruth Blackburn; Sentinel,
Charles Kitchens. Star Point
officers are Mrs. Bernice Hil
ley, Ada; Mrs. Roxie Harper,
Ruth, Mrs. Lucile Skinner,
Esther; Mrs. Thelma Geiger,
Martha.
Pro Tern Officers are Mrs.
Addie Mae King, Mrs. Mildred
Costley, Mrs. Dot Christian,
Mrs. Inez Lemke, Mrs. Cla
reece Bailey and Mrs. Claire
Ellis. General Pro Tern Offi
cers are Mrs. Lucile Berry,
Mrs. Mandy Cody and Mrs.
Dorothy Kitchens. Mrs. Leigh
Jay is soloist.
Committees named for the
ensuing year are: Ways and
Means; Mrs. Elizabeth Waggon
er, Chairman, Mrs. Joyce John
son, Mrs. Claire Ellis, and
Doyle Bailey. Relief: Mrs. Re
ba Whelchel, Chairman; Mrs.
Janette Johnson, Charles Gei
ger. Refreshment: Mrs. Joyce
Johnson. Chairman, Mrs. Claire
Ellis, Mrs. Winnie McElroy.
Decorating: Mrs. Ria Allen,
Mrs. Mildred Costley. Calling
each meeting: Mrs. Addie Mae
King.
The Sweetheart and Mascot
for the year 1962-63, Little Miss
Laura Key Pound and
Master Emory Allen
Johnson, were present
ed for introduction and given
gifts. The pages, Mrs. Perry
Nash and Mrs. Louise Kitchens
were presented after which the
decorating committee Mrs.
Maria Allen, Mrs. Janette
Johnson and Mrs. Mildred
Costley with the refreshment
committee, Mrs. Joyce Johnson,
Mrs. Winnie McElroy, Mrs.
Claire Ellis and Mrs. Char-
Lotte Johnson were intro
duced and thanked for their
work in decorating the chap
ter room and refreshments for
the evening.
After a short talk by the
newly installed Matron and
Patron the Past Matron, Mrs.
Dorothy Kitchens and Past Pa
tron, Charles Kitchens were
presented and thanked for
their successful work for the
past year after which Mrs.
Grace Edwards presented Mrs.
Kitchens with her Past Ma
trons jewels and Charles Gei
ger presented Charles Kitchens,
with a gift of silver in appre
ciation of his work in the chap
ter as Patron.
At the conclusion of the
meeting the group was dismiss
ed with the repeating of the
Mizpah benediction after which
everyone adjourned to the din
ing hall for refreshments. The
table was overlaid with a white
satin cloth centered with a sil
ver epergne of pink carnations,
pink and white snapdragons
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OFFICERS OF COVINGTON Chapter No. 337, Order of the Eastern Star,
are shown above after their installation at the Masonic Hall, Wednesday
night, April 11. First row left to right: Mrs. Mary Johnson (Associate Con
ductress). Little Miss Laura Key Pound (Sweetheart), Mrs. Lucile Skinner
(Esther). Second row: Mrs. Vivian Owens (Organist), Mrs. Grace Edwards
(Conductress), Mrs. Roxie Harper (Ruth). Mrs. Gertrude Niblett (Chaplain):
Mrs. Annie Sue Stokes (Secretary). Mrs. Ria Allen (Marshal)* Back row:
and burning pink tapers. Sil
ver trays of open faced sand
wiches, cake squares decorated
in the pink and green color
scheme, cheese straws, potato
chips, dips and decorated mints
and nuts completed the table’s
appointments. A side table, al
so overlaid in white satin, held
the large crystal punch bowl
embedded in ivy interspersed
with pink rose buds, from
which green punch was served
the large crowd attending.
Four Newton
Students Named
EAO Merit List
Roberta Ann Elizer daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall R.
Elizer of Emory Street Oxford;
Curtis Kenan Jackson son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jackson of
506 Haygood Street, Oxford;
Gloria Jean Malcolm daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. Clifford
Malcolm of 422 Gordy Street
Covington; Johnny L. Capes son
of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Capes
of Route 2 Covington have been
named to the Merit List of
Emory at Oxford. This scholas
tic honor is granted to students
for outstanding academic work
during the preceding quarter,
according to Dallas M. Tarken
ton, Registrar.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY j
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1962
Baptist Spring
Retreat at FFA
Camp April 20-22
Election of a new Georgia
Baptist Student Union presi
dent will be a feature of the
annual Spring Retreat, sche
duled April 20-22 at the FFA
Camp, Covington.
The Retreat, an annual event
in Georgia Baptist student life,
is expected to bring together
some 500 students from Geor
gia’s 50 colleges and universi
ties.
The election of officers is
scheduled for Saturday after
noon, when a state leader, to
succeed retiring president Al
Rahn, Mercer University, Ma
con, will be elected, along with
12 other state-wide officers.
The retreat gets under way
Friday afternoon, and con
tinues through Sunday noon,
with a special Easter Sunrise
service.
The Rev. Aubrey L. Hawkins,
Atlanta, secretary of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention's De
partment of Student Work, is
retreat director.
Porterdale Club
Seis "Big May
Day Festival"
Plans for the “Big May Day
Festival” are on the way. The
Porterdale Woman’s Club will
sponsor this affair which will
be held on Snow Field May 7,
beginning at 6:30.
This celebration is for every
family and their friends con
nected with the Bibb. Each
family is asked to bring a Pic- i
nic lunch which will be spread
on long tables on the field.
These preparations are under
the direction of Miss Mae
Hardman.
Miss Jordy Tanner is in
charge of the Program which
will begin at 7:30. This pro- |
gram will include Crowning
the May Day Queen, Tumbling |
acts. Tambourine Numbers,!
Square Dancing and May Pole
Dances, with all ages partici
pating.
Every one mark their cal- ;
endars and make plans to at
tend this Festival, which will
be full of entertainment.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
Charles Kitchens (Sentinel), Mrs. Ruth Blackburn (Warder), Charles Geiger
(Associate Patron), Mrs. Reba Whelchel (Worthy Matron), Mel Wag
goner (Worthy Patron), Mrs. Elizabeth Waggoner (Treasurer), Mrs. Thel
ma Geiger (Martha), Mrs. Janette Johnson (Associate Matron), Mrs. Leigh
Jay (Soloist) and Mrs. Bernice Hilley (Ada). Not shown is the Mascot.
Master Emory Allen Johnson.
In-Service Education Program
Saturday Was Most Successful
By Clara Mae Hays
Saturday of last week was a
day of inspiration, information,
and professional growth for the
teachers and administrative
staff of the Newton County
Schools. Miss Lucille Lynch,
Director of Curriculum in the
Newton County Schools, plan
ned the excellent program and
secured the outstanding con
sultants for this In-Service Ed
ucation Day, which was held
in the Newton County High
School.
Miss Mary Trippe, retiring
president of the Newton Coun
ty Education Association, pre
sided during the general ses
sion, from 8:00 to 9:00 A M.
Miss Carol Hitchcock, Presi
dent of the Future Teachers
Club, brought an inspiring de
votional.
Miss Trippe, assisted by Mrs.
C. D. Ramsey, installed offi
cers of the NCEA for 1962-
1963. Newly installed officers
are: President, Mr. E. D. What
ley; President-Elect, Mrs. Char
lotte Adams; Secretary, Mrs.
Wallace Scarborough; Treasur
er, Mrs. Charlotte Hood.
County School Superinten
dent J. W. Richardson wel
comed the group.
Miss Clara Mae Hays intro
duced the following visiting
Watch For The Grand Opening Os <philups>
ANDERSON’S Phillips 66
SERVICE STATION
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY - MAY 4th and sth
CAR WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AS DOOR TRIZE
Anderson’s Phillips 66 Service Station
Jackson Highway Phone 786-5577 Covington, Georgia
I consultants: Miss Ann Crow-
I ther with the D. C. Health
Company, an authority on Oral
and Written Expression and
Science in the Primary Grades;
Dr. Ira E. Aaron, one of the
nation’s leading specialists in
the Teaching of Reading, and
Director of the Reading Clinic
at the University of Georgia;
Mr. Hal W. Clements, Direc
tor of the Division of Instruc
tional Materials and Library
Services with the State De
partment of Education, who has
made a study of Programmed
Learning and Teaching Ma
chines, two of the most modern
teaching techniques;
Mr. Eric Norris, Consultant
with the Calhoun Company,
and an authority on audio-vis
ual materials;
Mr. Fred Blackmon, Area Re
presentative with the State
Department of Education.
Miss Lucille Lynch made the
announcements, explaining the
plan for grouping, places of
meeting, and invited the parti
cipants to come to the cafeteria
for refreshments during the
morning break.
Teachers of grades 1-3 were
privileged to hear Miss Crow
ther lead in a discussion of
“Oral and Written Expression
Continued On Page 2!
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Chamber of Com.
Holds Meeting
The monthly meeting of the
Newton County Chamber of
Commerce was held Monday at
12:30 p.m. at the Buck and Kid
restaurant. William Thompson,
President, reviewed previous
meetings and called upon the
committee chairman for their
latest committee reports.
DCT Students of the Month, Mar.-April
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Phyllis Milligan and Gail Womack war* selected Students,
of-The-Month by the DCT Club. They represented March
and April in the Student-of-Tho-Year Contest, the winners
of which were announced last week at the Annual DCT
Banquet held at the Welaunee Hotel in Porterdale.
NUMBER 18
Death Claims
L Jesse Stone
In Atlanta
L. Jesse Stone, 83, died Tues
day, April 3,1962 at the Geor
gia Baptist Hospital. He suf
fered a heart attack Saturday
afternoon March 24th and ling
ered until last attack was fat
al. He was born in Newton
County, where he spent his
early years. He later moved to
Henry County. He was the son
of the late John A. Stone and
Mary Elizabeth Mitcham Stone.
He and Miss Ida Smith of
Rocky Plains Community mar
ried December 26, 1899. They
moved near McDonough, where
he was engaged in farming. He
was a member of Flippen
Methodist Church. His wife
passed away in May 1955. A
few years after her death he
went to East Point to live
with his daughters. Mr. Stone
was well known in Henry
County. He was loved by all
who knew him. He was ever
ready to lend a helping hand
to those in need. He was an
honest and upright man, who
stood for what was right. He
loved his Lord and tripled
Him in all of life. He was a
loving and devoted father and
a good neighbor.
Funeral services were held
at Carmichael and Sons Chapel
in East Point, conducted by
Rev. J. L. Black of East Point
Methodist Church and Rev.
Charles Hagood of Flippen
Methodist Church. Burial was
at Hopewell Presbyterh n
Church in Rocky Plains Com
munity.
Survivors include tw o
daughters, Mrs. J. F. Morrow,
East Point; Mrs. C. W. Mann,
Hapeville; son, W. Adron
Stone, East Point; sister, Ms.
Pauline Sawyer, Eau Gallie,
Fla.; brother, Marble Stone,
St. Petersburg, Fla.; five sis
ters-in-laws, Mrs. W. B. Stone,
Vivian, La.; Mrs. Rebecca
Stone, Atlanta; Mrs. R. L.
Stone, Mountain View: Mrs. R.
F. Stone, Porterdale; Mrs.
Marble Stone, St. Petersburg,
Fla.; five grandchildren and
eight great grandchilarei..