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Denton Record-Chronicle from Denton, Texas • Page 13

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SECTION TWO DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE SECTION TWO DENTON, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1952 Shoiv Winners Told At Coronation Gayla Shepherd and Michael Price were chosen Miss and Master Denton by audience applause at the coronation pagaent of the Belter Baby Show sponsored by the American Legion Post No. 71. First place beauty winners were Jlichael Russell, Michael Price, Tommy Starr, Gayla Shepherd, Diana Buxton, Karyn Johnson and Cheryl McCormack. Supreme king was Mike Berkley and supreme queen was Linda Borth. Royalty winners in the tiny tot court were Paul Amos, Judy Jones, Joseph Meadows, Gayla Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Helen Miner, Mike Ragsdale, Sherry Bunch, James Amyx and Wendy Piott, in the junior court were Larry Kerner, Karyn Johnson, Terry Ray Coffey, Walta Richmond, Allen Taylor, Marjorie Miller, Duane Wells, Sharon Smith, Michel Price and Diana Buxton; in the senior court, Tommy Starr, Jackson, Danny Doyle, Janice Lou Jones, Danny Oliver, Shirley Weatherly, Michael Jeter, Genie Ann Lee, Elizabeth Ann Toombs, George Lowther, Teddy Ann Hawk and Patricia Sorbo.

Children under 5 were eligible to enter the show. FORTY WITH A FUTURE Mission Worker Speaks At Tea Of Sanger WSCS SANGER (SpD--Mrs. Julia Lake Kellersberger, promotional secretary of the American Leprosy Mission was principal speaker at the annual tea of the Women's Society of Christian Service Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Kellersberger spoke of the problems of lepers and told of her experiences dealing with these people in Africa, where she lived for many years.

Her husband, a doctor, went to Africa in 1916 as a young man. Mrs. Virgil II. Ward Mrs. Sam Freeman and Mrs.

E. Horsl were in the receiving line, anil Mrs. Roycc Jones presided at the register. Others on the program were Mrs. Bud Gentle, Mrs.

C. M. Vaughn, and Hev. Don Voungblood. Sandwiches and punch were served from a table.

The puncnbowl was surrounded with yellow snd white shasta daisies Greenery stock were included in the floral decorations. Societies represented inclucVd Denton, Justin, Ponder Krum. Blue and Dallas Girl Scouts Plan Box Supper To Celebrate 40th Birthday Forty with a Future is the slogan used by the Girl Scouts in their ortieth anniversary--birthday celebrations in the United States this The Dad-Daughter banquet Saturday night in Hubbard Hall at 6:30 will mark the anniversary in )cnton. Four hundred and fifty irl Scouts and Brownies will gather with their fathers to have their annual box supper. In 1912 Juliette Gordon Low rought Girl Scouts to the United States and the first troop mcet- ng of 12 girls was held in her lome in Savannah, March 12, 1912.

Mrs. Low brought the idea of scouting to this country from England, where she was associated with Lord Baden Powell, "ounder of the Boy Scouts and, with us sister, the Association of Girl Guides in England. A native of Savannah, Mrs. Low married an Englishman and she lived abroad until after his death. Her Scouts followed British pattern.

Three years after the first troop meeting, there were 5,000 scouts in the United States and national headquarters were set up in New York. On the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Girl Scouts, there are 1,770,000 United States Girl Scouts and millions of "alumnae." May 1921 saw the first Girl Scout organization in Dc-nton. Miss Bcu- lah Harriss was the commissioner who started three troops with 70 girls. The first scouts, who were 10 to 18, passed their tenderfoot tests within the first year. Another early scout leader was Mrs.

Deals Headlee who organized five troops first Brownie troop which was started in 1933. The father of Boy Scouts, Lord Baden-Powell the young Scouts ''Brownies" after the useful "little people" of Scotland anrt England's North Country. Mrs. Headlee the annual Girl Scout banquet. She was at one time the leader of five troops.

The early Scout Council included the following leaders: Mmes. E. V. White, J. S.

Crawford, C. R. Gatewood, C. C. Yancey, W.

W. Wright, R. A. Sledge, William Woods, R. T.

May, George Hopkins O. M. King, Fred Vanderhoff, Roy Minton, Sarah Jane Edwards, Eugene Cook, M. C. Lamar, Fred Kclsay, Claude Minnerly, E.

C. Vandervoort. Koiand Laney, Ben L. Smith, M. Cunningham and Dr.

Western Romance Is Program Topic For Forum Group Mrs. MAURICE Justice present- a program on Western Romance the Thursday night meeling of he Forum Department of the Voman's Shakespearer Club which net in Hubbard Hall with Mrs. Sam Hoblson and Mrs. Cole Parks is hostesses. Developing the grogram form the ilandpoint of the historian, the and the young girl, Mrs.

ikctches a reading given by Nancy Chambers. Plans were made for a spring uncheon to be the final meeting the year. The luncheon will be the Redbud Room of Hubbard Hall on April 19. Mrs. J.

W. Campbell is a new member of the Forum Department. Guests at the meeting were Mmcs. Ray Moore, Leonard Car- cnter, Gene Secly, C. R.

Patrick. Jennett, Hice, Frank Biirchard and Joe Thompson. The next meeting will he March 20 in Hubbnrd Hall with Mrs. Joe Barrow and Mr? Frank Boyles as hostesses. BOX SUPPER plans are discussed by Nancy Lowry, Brownie, and her father, W.

L. Lowry, 725 N. Elm, who will attend the box supper in Hubbard Hall Saturday night. Denton Girl Scouts and Brownies will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Scouting with an annual banquet. Harold Brcnholtz, Dr.

W. H. Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Selen, Mr.

and Mrs. H. G. Whitmore and Mr. and Mrs.

H. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fowler, H.

G. Shands and Dr. Paul Young. Miss Louise Acunnan was the first part-time executive in 1933. Later Mrs.

Robert Marquis became the executive and Mrs. Ernest Hickfang, present director, followed Miss Mildred Eolez. The present council includes Mrs. Doyle Thifnpson, Mrs. Paul Griffiths, Miss Beulah Harris, W.

C. Orr Albert Ford, Mrs. Haskin Raymond Pitts, Miss Ueba Harris, MfilS Sttnrtlce Rev. Joseph Copeland, Mrs. Alice Alexander, Marvin Loveless, Mrs.

Mrs. I. Nye Speaks At Meet Of Culture Club Mrs. f. B.

Nye of Fort Worth formerly of Denlon, spoke to mem bers of the Garden Culture Club Wednesday discussing Flower ranging. Illustrating her discussion, Mrs Nye used dried materials. Also on the program were Mrs. Jack Hil and Mrs. H.

Snow who lectur cd on the seventh chapter of Rock 'Emory Wilkins, Mrs. T. A. Carri gan, Mrs. Eugene Cook, Mrs.

Ha i.Norgaard and Mrs. Roy Allen. Krum Baptist Churches Hold Join! Meeling KRUM--(SpD--Mrs. Roy Hilton directed the program for the missionary societies of three Baptist Churches which met Tuesday morning in the new Krum Baptist Church educational building. The churches represented were Ponder, Plainview and Krum.

The purpose of their meeting was to have the Annie Armstrong week of prayer program and offering for home missions. Mrs. Pearl Blccher represented the Planiview church on the program, and Mrs. Julian Murdock was representative of the Krum church. Mrs.

H. B. Marks and Mrs. Hilton furnished the music. A covered dish luncheon was served in Fellowship Hall to 28 women.

wall and Grayson's book, "Complete Flower Arranging." Mrs. J. A. Harris was chosen delegate to the state convention of Garden Clubs which will meet in Waco in April. Mrs.

Wylie Barnes was chosen alternate. A St. Patrick's day theme was used on the decorations for the table. Guests were Mrs. Mark Lockhart, Mrs, George C.

Bishop and Mrs. Ralph Cole. Mrs. Ray Sadler Mrs. Jess Minnerly Mrs.

R. L. Covey and Mrs. W. Harmonson were hostesses.

Miss Davis Will Marry C.R. Covey The engagement and approacii- ing marriage of Miss Bctte Jovte Davis of Dallas to Charles Ray Covey was announced at a coffee given recently in Dallas in home of Mrs. Jack W. Chick. Miss Davis, daughter of Mr.

anil Mrs. Clyde G. Davis of Dalian and Covey, 'son Mr. and Sirs; B. L.

Covey, Greenwood, wi'li be married May at the Lakewood Methodist Church. The bride-elect's chosen colors, cornflower blue and pink, were used in decorations and flnrM arrangements at the coffee. Members of the wedding party and the house party attended. Miss Davis has chosen Miss Marv Ann Jackson of Dallas as maid of honor and Miss Barbara Sue Dca- lon of Dallas as bridesmaid. Davis Lowe of Denton will be best man and groomsmen are to be Ed Kyle and Jack McNamara, both of Denton, while ushers will be Jim Lyncli and George Krcgle, both of Denlon.

Miss Davis attended North Texas Slate College where she was a member of Alpha Rho Tau. Covey, a graduate of Denton High School, also attended NTSC. MISS 13KTTE JOYCE DAVIS 250 Attend County Federation, Book Review By Mrs. H. Emery KRUM PROGRESSIVES WILL MEKT MONDAY KRUM (Spl) Mrs.

Weld'on Cole will be hostess to the Krum Progressive Club at its Monday meeting. A fashion program will be presented by Mrs. C. D. Dodrf and Mrs.

John Morris. Mrs. Herbert Emery of Dallas was sponsored by the Denton County Federation of Women's Clubs in a Friday afternoon review of the honored the pioneer women of Denton Counly who braved the frontier and the later women who contributed to the growth and progress of book, "Pursuit of Gentlemen," the county. Dr. Imogene Bentley, written by a former Denton County dean of women at North Texas girl, Kathryn Cravens.

"Pursuit of Gentlemen," a humorous satire of great-groat grandmother's era. is the story of a Texas girl who took off for New York in the 1850's to get husband. About 250 women attended the review, according to Mrs. J. Earl Sclz of Pilot Point, president of the Counly Federation.

Guests attended the meeting from Roanoke, Justin, Krum, Sanger, Aubrey, Little Elm, Pilot Point, Whitcsboro, Frisco, Marshall, Deeatur, Sherman, Rotan, Dallas, Fort Worth, Sedaiia, and Montreal, Canada. The meeting and book review State College, gave a tribute to these pioneer women. Proceeding Mrs. Emery's review Mrs. G.

F. Bryant played "Turkey In the Straw" and Miss Dorothy Heaton, Texas Stale College for Women student, sang folk songs. "Pursuit of Gentlemen," Miss Craven's first novel, won for the author first prize in a contest conducted by the National League of American Pen Women. Her list of first credits includes flying 100,000 miles a articles ear for broadcasts and the first "Hying report- first woman news commentator on a nationwide network; first woman to broadcast from Berlin following Allied Victory in 1345; first woman reporter at the dam Conference room--she wik escorted out by Russians with guns and suspended by the U. S.

Army for 72 hours for entering forbidden Russian occupied territory and later on Aug. 10, 1350, she was given citation by the War Department for bravery. Miss Cravens has contributed to leading magazines and newspaper; and is also the author of "Success Is Where You Find It." She covered the war news in major Europ? can Countries and in other parts of the world. Growing up in Pilot Point, Miss Cravens attended schools there and was a student of Mrs. J.

Earl The next meeting of the Denton Federation of Women's Clubs wijl be April 25 in Marquis Hall with the Ariel Club as hostess. Justin McCarthy two piece sleeveless dress of Lousdale's new and handsome wale pique. The sleeveless yoke of white ii set'off from the blouse by a striped hand- repeated on skirt pockets. In brown or mimosa, $19.95 Yes, NOW's the tima. to pick 'em, Gotherup a fresh bouquet of cotton fashions before real "hot house" weather.

(Remember, our first of the season cottons ore always the best). We've summer suits and casual two piecers gay cotton broadcloths in bright or hardy dork colors -and a variety of the newest brightest fashions in he whole garden of cottons. Priced from $9.95 to $29.95. Come a-pickin' soon! The tri-color dress by Lamp! of silky-smooth, fine-combed San- forized broadcloth the bodice, skirt and belt are all contrasting colors. Found in coral, navy and lime grey, lime and black gold, navy and.red.

$10.55 The cotton suit of Dan Rivers Wrinkle-resistant cotton card- tailored by Coynes as carefully as any wool suit. With its waist hugging jacket and flared skirt is perfect for town, travel or ell summer wear. $22.95.

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