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Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 27

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sv AR Members omatis Club Jonesville Lions Club Gives Bridge Clubs Highlight Activities In Wise Awards Attendance Buttons KINGSPORT TIMER-NEWS Sunday May 20 1951 11-B They were accompanied to Norton by Miss Marilyn Barton daughter of Mr and Mrs Barton who spent the winter In Florida and by Mrs Clay who Is visiting her mother Mrs Lee Bolling of Norton Mrs Caroline Gibson visited on Tuesday at Slant Va with an uncle John Sailing who on that day observed his 105th birthday Mr Sailing plans to attend the reunion of Confederate soldiers to be held In Norfolk on May 30 PERSONALS Mr and Mrs Sullivan were visitors in Cllntwood with Mr and Mrs Dotson parents of Mrs Sullivan Mr Dotson is very ill Mr and Mrs Bryon Elliot were Wise visitors from Emory Va on Saturday Mr and Mrs Webb Whitesburg Ky were visitors in Wise and Norton on Friday Sgt Bob Roberts left Sunday for Aberdeen Proving Ground Md after spending a furlough in his home here Mr and Mrs Charles McElroy returned Thursday from a few days visit in Blacksburg and Roanoke Va In BlacksbuFg they attended a lecture given by Frank Lloyd Wright noted architect Mrs Flora Maddox and two children and Miss Helen Asbury Wytheville were visitors with their mother Mrs Julia Asbury on Sunday Miss Helen Asbury recently accepted a position with the headquarters of the state police in Wytheville Mrs Roberts left a few days ago by plane for Jacksonville Fla for a two weeks visit SLIPCOVERS To Fit Mott Any Style Living Room Suit Or Sofa Bod ANDERSON FURNITURE CO Market St Phono 755 tained the Evening Bridge Club on Tuesday evening Mrs Richmond won the high score prize The low score prize was awarded to Mrs Vicars Mrs Llpps won the bingo prize Mrs Kiser was given a surprise shower of gifts in observance of a recent birthday WMS MEETS The May meeting of the WMS of the Wise Baptist Church was held on Wednesday afternoon at the church with eleven present In the absence of the president the vice-president Mrs Slemp presided A program on Youth was given with Mrs Fugate Mrs Flora Dale and Mrs Grace Davis participating During the business period the question of eliminating the meetings of circles with the exception of the Business Womans Circle was discussed The regular monthly meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of each month The meeting closed with a prayer A meeting of the Mary McLe-more Circle of the Wise Baptist Church was held on Tuesday evening at the church A study period followed a short business session Wise The May meeting of the Womans Club was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Community House with the president Mrs Barnard presiding The hostesses were Mrs Collins Mrs Llpps and Mrs A Harris Plans were made for members to attend the flower show to be given In Big Stone Gap on June 5 The chairman of the cemetery committee reported that more funds were needed for the upkeep of the Wise Cemetry Plans were discussed for a musicaf tea to be given in June under the auspices of the Fine Arts Department of the club and the music pupils of Mrs Edmona Kilgore BRIDGE CLUBS Miss Nannie Mae Hurt was hostess to the Hillcrest Bridge Club on Tuesday evening Mrs Burns was winner of the high score prize and Mrs Dorothy Sanders won the second high score prize Mrs Dot-son won the bingo prize A shower of lovely gifts was presented Miss Hurt in observance of her birthday The courtesy included a pretty birthday cake Miss Kathleen Vicars enter Roberts will go to Puerto Rico for a visit with a daughter and son-in-law Lt and Mrs Turley Major Dale Jr left Tuesday for Omaha Nebraska where he is stationed after a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Dale Sr En route to Omaha he visited with his sister Mrs Ridinger and Mr Ridinger in Christiansburg Va Mrs Dotson and twin daughters Sarah and Martha were last week-end visitors In Orange Va with Mr and Mrs Kyle and daughter Mrs Wade Roberts and two children have returned to their home in Winchester Va after a few weeks visit in Wise with McLemore father of Mrs Roberts and other relatives Pfc Donald McDilda of the Air Forces stationed at Langley Field Va was a last week-end visitor with his parents Mr and Mrs A McDilda Pfc William McDilda Jr son of Mr and Mrs A McDilda has been transferred to Camp Monroe Va from Camp Pickett Va Mr and Mrs Neil Barton Norton and sister Miss Edlye Addington of Wise recently returned from Miami Fa where they visited Mrs Clay To treasure always A DISTINCTIVE PHOTOGRAPH BY cm (MIMS with a daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Williams After visiting in Florida Mrs 311 Cherokee aft Phone 622 Entertain Guests At Program Tea Long Island Chapter DAR entertained one hundred members and guests with a program tea Tuesday afternoon in the Club Room of the Kingsport Utilities Guests were greeted at the door by Mrs Albert Agett Regent Mrs Edwin Reed and Mrs Hasek Mrs Agett graciously welcomed the guests and then presented the program chairman Mrs A Hoge who introduced the one act play "Low Bridge written by Mrs Grace Gra-vett and presented by the Kingsport Theater Guild The scene was laid in the living room of the summer cottage of Myra Stan wick the hostess who has invited a friend Sandy Sanders for a quiet" week-end visit Sandys hopes for a pleas ant day are shattered by Myras announcement that the afternoon will be spent playing bridge with two cafrd enthusiast acquaintances Myrtle Jones a socialite and Louise Milford To impress her summer friends Myra has told them Sandy a newspaper woman has written a book on bridge Sandy who hardly knows another foresees which swiftly repartee is amusing to denouncement emancipation to Myra of Sandy very lerself from bridge alliance Mrs Heywood Stanley Murray Joe Carruthers Mrs Melva outstanding perfect timing and a interpretation The play Mrs Modlin Mrs Carruthers and gifts of chapter At the tea and Mrs Hoge unch bowls The tea table exquisite lace cloth which lovely blue orchid blue centerpiece silver candle candles Floral piano was a eonies and Out-of-town Rosa Teague Alabama Mrs of Surgoinsville Maxwell Bradford The committee ments was Mrs Hasek Templin Mrs Nelms and Mrs Agett business meeting June place nounced later Eastern oped and Amazon jungles family of Johnson City Tennessee were week-end guests of Mrs Russells parents Mr and Mrs Holmes Mr and Mrs Blaine Jones of Kingsport Term were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Muncy Mrs Couk president of the Lee County Garden Club is in Roanoke this week attending the Federation of Garden Clubs convention Mr and Mrs Hastings Winston Mrs Nat Winston and Mary Taylor Winston spent Sunday with the Rhea Banners Mr Winston will remain in Jonesville two weeks with his mother Mrs Mary Winston Clyde Cridlln of Washington spent the week end in Jonesville with his parents Mr and Mrs George Cridlln Mr and Mrs Floyd Johnson and children of Bylngton Tenn spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Muncy Mr and Mrs Douglass Fleet little' Margaret Lyle Fleet and Jann Klnslnger arrived in Jonesville on Thursday to spend a few days with Mr and Mrs Hyatt George Cridlln is in Washington thif week visiting Dr and Mrs Arturo Vergara and Clyde Cridlin Mr and Mrs George Ely of Cumberland Ky spent Sunday In Jonesville visiting relatives Miss Stella Conn and Mrs John Conn were business visitors in Knoxville on last Wednesday Mrs Alice Fleenor and Mrs Pratt of Middlesboro were Saturday guests of Mr and Mrs Holmes Mrs Ernest Fry and niece Carol Housley of Pennington Gap were guests of the Berrys on Monday afternoon Mr and Mrs Frank Flanary and daughter Johnny Ruth were week-end guests of Mrs Flan-arys parents Mr and Mrs John A Gilmer and family were guests last week of Mr and Mrs Graham Sweet of Abingdon Mr and Mrs Charles Berry and son were dinner guests of the Berrys on Sunday Mrs Davidson was honored with a dinner on Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Davidson Other guests were Mr and Mrs Wesley Spangler and family Mr and Mrs Fred Graham and family Mr and Mrs Billy Hines and daughter Mr and Mrs Davidson and Mrs Patty Henderson and Jimmy Mr and Mrs Ernest Sadler and family of Michigan and Mrs Randall Wagner and son of In dependence Ky Mrs Elbert Miner who suf fered a broken leg last week is at home after spending a few days in Lee General Hospital Walter McDowell has returned home from Richmond where he has been a patient for several weeks in the Medical College of Virginia Hospital Jimmy Henderson Is home from Hiwassee College and will spend the summer with his mother Mrs Patty Henderson Mrs Bob Covel of Blacksburg Va spent the week end with her sister Mrs Cecil Smith and fam ily Mrs Covel was accompanied here by Miss Vivian Sewell of Radford College who spent the week end with her mother Mrs Vesta Sewell Miss Saluda Sewell had as guests over the week end Mr and Mrs Houston Sewell of Jonesville Va (Spl) The Jonesville Lions Club held its regular dinner meeting at the Comer Grill on Tuesday Lion Ely was presented the 10-year Charter Chevron and Lion Joe Lyle was presented the 10-year Old Monarch Chevron Thirteen members were presented 100 per cent attendance buttons The Nominating Committee presented the following officers for the coming year: 8 Ely president Edds first vice-president Edgar Bacon second vice-president Joseph Cridlln third vice-president Reese secretary-treasurer Ben Davidson Tail Twister and A Johnson Lion Tamer The directors for the coming year are Burton Bellamy Fletcher and Carden Davidson The Lee County Garden Club met on Thursday at the home of Mrs Rhea Banner with Mrs Buttle Mrs Couk and Mrs Geo Cridlln joint hostesses Mrs Ida Stacy gave a very interesting demonstration on the making of ebrsages At the close of the program the corsages were given to club members The following guests were Mrs Elmer Russell Mrs Humphreys Mrs Ogleva Street Mrs Robert Smith Mrs Curtis Robbins Mrs Martin and Mrs Burton PERSONALS Houston Sewell spent the week end in Jonesville visiting relatives The Rev and Mrs Ogleva Street Mrs Browning Wynn Mrs Martin and Jennings attended the District Conference held at the Methodist Church in Pennington Gap on Wednesday Preston Lodge No 47 held its first meeting in the new Lodge building on May 7 The meeting was in charge of Muncy Master The meeting was highlighted by the official visit of Charles Newman district Deputy Grand Master Mrs Shelby Oatts and Mrs Wilkinson of Danville Ky spent the week end with Mrs Oatts son Lewis Oatts and family David Fletcher and his room-J mate Byron Woodrum of Roanoke student of VPJ spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Fletcher The Methodist Youth Fellow ship of the Russell Chapel Church honored the mothers of the church with a special serv- ice Sunday morning after Sun day School Each of the mothers was presented with a corsage The youngest and oldest moth ers were each presented with a gift Roy Denson had charge of the program Those taking part in the service were: Maxie Denson Anna Marie Cowden Wanda Russell Lucy Cowden and Jewell Denson Following the service Claude Grace filled his regular appointment Miss Peggy Davis and Miss Zeta Kiester visited in Jonesville during the week end and at- tended the senior play Mr and Mrs Claude Grace Barbara and Melvin and Mrs A Davis were dinner guests of Mrs Alpha Lohman on Sunday Mrs Martha Russell had as dinner guests Sunday Mr anc Mrs Joe Russell Mr and Mrs Lawrence Russell Mrs John Wiseman and Miss Sally Garrett Mr and Mrs Em Litton and The Perfect Choice For Pictured above are Gene Tierney and John Land in a scene from their latest movie The Mating Season now showing at the State Theatre RANDOLPH Ring Wedding Ring one card from the disaster follows and the swift and extremely the audience The brings who with the help neatly extricates the entangling Modlin as Myra as Sandy Mrs as Myrtle and Myers as Louise gave performances by ease of manner sympathetic was directed by Straley who with Mrs Murray Mrs Mrs Myers received appreciation from the hour Mrs Agett presided at the of antique glass was laid with an and linen cutwork was centered by a pottery bowl of and white iris The was flanked by four holders with white arrangement for the silver vase of rose white iris guests were Mrs of Birmingham James Hoffman and Mrs of Church Hill for arrange Mrs Jennings Mrs Reed Mrs Mrs A Taggart Bandy Mrs Lillie Mae Mrs Harrison announced a will be held In and date to be an Ecuador is undevel stretches into the FRANKLIN PRINTING COMPANY HOLLISTER Ring 7S000 Also $450 to 1100 Carolyn spent a few days last Frankfort Ky and Mrs Don Since 1918 Main Near Cherokee PHONE 3750 Wedding Ring 15000 Graham and the Cooper children of Appalachia Houston Sewell of Frankfort Ky was guest speaker to the adult Sunday school classes the Jonesville Methodist Church on Sunday Mr and Mrs Randall Wagner and son of Independence Ky and Mr and Mrs Ernest Sadler of Michigan were week-em guests of their parents Mr and Mrs Wesley Spangler week with Mrs Maggie Hyatt and family Miss Grace Davis and Eva Rush Mr and Mrs Edgar Bacon and Dianne visited 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