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SATURDAY, NOVEMBtt 23, 1961 THf DAILY COURIER, CONNELLSVlLLE, PAGE FIVE Retired Folks Dine At YMCA; Election Bruce Miller was elected president of the Retired Peoples FeUowship of Connellsville at its meeting Tuesday afternoon in the local Y.M.C.A. Prior to the meeting a turkey dinner was served sixty members and their guests. The Rev. Robert T. Gerrstt, pastor of the First Christian Church, gave the invocation.

Other officers elected during the meeting were: Vice president, T'vead Stafford; secretary, Mrs. Elsie Pwter; corresponding secretary, Mrs. B. L. Showman; treasure, Mrs.

Charles Eobbs; hosts and hostesses, Edgar Shallenbargor, George G. Levergood, Mrs. Catherine Kennedy and Mrs. Estelle Piper; pianist, Mrs. Leland S.

Whipkey, and tour director, Mrs. George G. Leva-good. Mr. Miller led in pledging allegiance to the flag and the unison singing of "America," accompanied by Mrs.

1 Louis E. Bishop. Seven new members wore welcomed in the fellowship, namely Mrs. Clyde Detwiler, Mrs. Nell F.

Means, Mrs. Wynona George, James Casbar, Mrs. Margaret Welch, Mrs. Vera Thrasher and Mrs. Viola Jones.

Three deaths of members were Mrs. Nellie Cooley, Mrs. John Pratt and Mrs. Mary Younkin. Cheer cards were ssnt Mrs.

Mollie Hunt and Mrs. Freda Hartley, both hospitalized. James Hall, Frank Weaver, Mrs. Clara Smith and Mrs. Thdma Snyder, November birthday celebrants, were extended greetings.

Mrs. Levergood reported that eighty-three persons made the bus trip to Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh in October. Assisting with arrangements were Mrs. Porter, Bobbs and Mr. Levergood.

Joe Dickinson of Uniontown, a representative of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Social Security and Medicare, was a guest speaker for the program. Introduced by Mrs. Levergood, chairman, Dickinson' presented films and spoke of social security and medicare service for the aged. He also distributed literature on the subjects which was supplemented with a discussion. Winners of draw prizes were Mrs.

Ada Whitmoyer, Bruce Miller, Mrs. Myrtle Hixson and James Hall. The next mscting has been advanced to December 17 because of the Christmas holiday. Having a Ball BRUCE E. HATFIELD Good-looking little Bruce Edward Hatfield, only child of Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Hatfield of 267 North Twelfth is one year old today. He is the grandson of Mrs. Arthur 0. Hatfield of 114614 Race and Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Wandel of 109 South Fourth St. Bruce's mother is the former Margie Wandel. 597 Whip up warm wonders in white or bright colors for fthool or Winter sports. JET-SPEED knitting with jumbo needlss, 2 strands knitting worsted.

Choose hood or collar version. Pattern 597: children's sizes 4-14 included. Fifty cents in for each pattern add 15 cents for each pattern for Ist-class mailing and special handling. to: LAURA WHCELER, 1M Daily Cevrler Pattern 411 MeeiHecran; HI, OM Cheltea Starten, Mew Verfc, N. Y.

Well. Prwit Nwnfctr, Zhk. Wp Secret Pals Elect '69 Officers Mrs. Oliver Morgan was reelected president of the Secret Pal Club when it met recently at tihe home of Mrs. John Osier, 1602 Hyndman South Connellsville.

Others elected were: Vice president, Mrs. Lurliene Smith; secretary, Mrs. Charles Romesburg; treasurer, Mrs. Osier, and cheer cards, Mrs. Paul Vanorsdale.

Mrs. Mary Murphy was a guest. Plans were made to visit handicapped children in December. A cheer card was sent Mrs. Joseph Kennick.

'Mrs. Morgan won the "pig," Mrs. Romesburg, the door prize, and Mrs. Alvin Worthington, the guessing game. Games were played and prizes went to Mrs.

Worthington, Mrs. Lawrence Bradley, Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Smith. Lunch was served by Mrs.

Osier. Plans were made to have a Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 9, at Rainbow Gardens, Mount Pleasant. Secret Pals will reveal their identities and exchange gifts. Four of each 10 Texans are engaged in agriculture.

Changes In WSCS Told Kriz Circle A number of changes were in the Women's Society of Christian Service of the United Methodist Church at a meeting Tuesday morning of the Josephine Kriz Circle of Wesley United i Church, held at the home of James S. Hook, 126 Breakneck Road. Prefacing the meeting twelve members and two guests, Mrs. Edward O'Donnell and Mrs. Roy Martz, were served breakfast by the hostess.

Mrs. Harold Herwick presided i for the business meeting. Plans were made to fill two Christmas stockings for patients at Somerset State Hospital. Members were asked to contribute clean, used clothing for men at the Fayette County Home, Uniontown, the articles be brought to the church by December 3. The members will also join other circles of the church for a Christmas party on December "3 at the church.

Cookies and candy are to be brought to the church on December 15, and will be given shut-ins of the W.S.C.S The. program was highlighted with a talk by Mrs. H. N. Sohriver, president of the Connellsville District of W.S.C.S.

She told of the various changes ofihe society, her theme being "New Horizons in the W.S.C.S.' First, she said the name of she society is now "Women's" instead of the former Woman's Society of Christian Service. The secretarial departments of the former group will now be chairmen, such as chairman of ypiritual growth and chairman of local church responsibility, etc. The foreign and home missions are now combined and will be known as "World Citizens." The financial year and the emblem will also be altered. "Love" is the new thsme. Schriver concluded her remarks by saying: "Change is a particularly i churches, but a new church for a new world is the symbol of hope and peace," W.

W. One Veterans Meet Monday The Ladies Auxiliary to World War One Veterans, Barracks 2773, will meet Monday evening in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, South Pittsburg St. Members are to bring prizes for games. Lunch will be served. Lois Circle To Meet Tuesday Night Lois Circle of Trinity Ev.

Lutheran Church will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the church. Mrs. Edgar Collins will be devotional leader. Hostesses will be'Mrs.

Martin Gerke and Mrs. Charles Rathburn. The total land area of the Virgin Islands equals no more than a sixth of Rhode Island. Roll Call Meeting Of W.C.T.U. Troth Announced A I I TABLE TO RE.

A Proceeds from the annual post- Christmas dance, Holly Hop, of the Wakefield Culture Club, will be used entirely for worthy projects of the community. Among the gifts is a new table and chairs (above) for use at a local center for mentally retarded children. Mrs. Joseph Armen, club president, is placing a metal plaque from the organization on the table. Assisting her (right) is Mrs.

Harold Kooser, co-chairman of the dance committee. Mrs. Elmer Milliron (seated left) is chairman for the Holly Hop. The dance be held Thursday night, December 26, at Pleasant Valley Country Club. Others on the committee are Mrs.

Armen, Mrs. John Cominsky, Mrs. Vincent Comiskey, Mrs. Roy Doppelheuer, Mrs. John Duggan III, Mrs.

Lloyd Ghost, Mrs. Ernest Guerriero, Mrs. George Habit, Mrs. Hugh Handford, Mrs. William Hazen, Mrs.

Laird Leader, Mrs. George Mclntire, Mrs. Walter Moorman, Mrs. Milton Munk, Mrs. Gene Porter, Mrs.

Paul Ruck and Miss Jacqueline Doppelheuer Aw, You're Kidding PAULA J. SPRINGER No, Paula Jean, we are not kidding. You were one year old on November 16. The pretty 4ittle miss is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Springer of Mount Pleasant, R.D.2, and 'has one; sister, Kathy Ann, three old. Grandparents of the girls are Mr. and Mrs. James Shanar of Connellsvilte, R.D.I. Their mother is the former Judy Shaner.

Keeping Squash Squash is in season, It will keep from one to four weeks, or even longer in a dry, well ventilated and uool room, about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. DEAR ABBY Mdlion of Honor Lady in Writing Abigail Von Buren Wife Preservers A etete ef ef few clewt neMi ef int DEAR ABBY: Three months ago, I was the maid of honor at my best friend's wedding. (In fact she hurried the wedding a little because of her condition.) Well, now I am getting married and I promised this friend that could be my matron of honor. But Abby, she's in her ninth month! How will that look? She'll be terribly hurt if I don't ask her as we've been best friends since first grade and I'd rather die than hurt her feelings. Should 1 ask her and hope she refuses? What if she accepts? Please help me as I am running out DESPERATE DEAR DESPERATE: yeu oWt want her becevte ef her ebvievt centfttien, her.

(She mifht accept.) rather than hurt her feelinot, hew abovt wethHnf until after the liven? (I attume YOU'RE net in the tame kintfef rvih?) DEAR ABBY: Years ago, when my widowed mother came to live with me and my husband, she made our lives so miserable that I was determined that would never bring such misery on my children if I ever had to live with them. One day I sat down and wrote myself a letter. In it were some pertinent rules, and on the outside of the envelope I wrote, "To be opened on the day I go to live with my daughter, heaven forbid." I tucked it away in an oM hook and forgot about it. I've been widowed and self- sufficient for years, but now I was recently forced to give up my tab and go to live with my oMert daughter. I'vt opened that tettef and 'I fWirn ywr wdw fcadws ttiijrtit oetteflt from It, as I Intend Io, Hero are the Give what ynu can toward yww keep.

Any budget win stnttcn jHsl 9tt far. 2. Keep yourself and neat. 3. Remember, it is THEIR home.

Be especially considerate of HIM. He allowed her to bring you here. 4. Give them privacy at every opportunity. 5.

If they want to go away on a vacation, but are hesitant because of you, offer to visit another' relative or friend so they will be free to go. 6. Don't offer any advice or express any opinions unless asked. 7. Volunteer information that they might be loo embarrassed to ask for, such as arrangements for your burial, hospitalization, etc.

These rules were written over 2n years ago. I read them often and am determined to keep them. Sincerely, WIDOW 'it UEAR ABBY: Whoever started that stupid rule of courtesy, stating that ladies should leave an elevator first? I am always annoyed with gentlemen who stand rooted to the floor of an elevator and refuse to gel out ahead of women who are in the rear of the elevator, struggling to get out. If those stupid men would Just step out of the elevator ahead of the women it would be so much simpler for everyone. "ANNOYED" i DEAR "Wemen and chll.

wpvfi ft ffm wftvn otbtivMMnmjj 41 Mrs. Nygren Has Program For WSCS Mrs. Fred Nygren presented the program for the Women's Society of Christian Service of Little Summit United Methodist Church, held Wednesday at the church. Ten members and one guest attended. The -program included the following: Hymn, "Come Ye Thankful People, Come," group; Scripture reading, Mrs.

Wilbur Williams; Thanksgiving prayer, Mrs. Nygren; readings, led by Mrs. Nygren; poem, "Harvest," leader; hymn by the group, accompanied by Mrs. William Colbert; lesson, "Let Us Be Thankful," Miss Dolores Avery, Mrs. Mary Lewis, Mrs.

George Flair and Mrs. Nygre-n. Mrs. Stanley Valentine, president, conducted the business meeting. Plans were made to send Christmas baskets to the sick and shut-ins of the church and to send money to the Ruth M.

Smith Home. Lunch was served by Mrs. Charles Avery and Miss Dolores Avery. Mrs. Valentine gave the PETUNIA! There are facts Which must be Its obvious I'm bins to Then don't a i belts, i a They're most unflattering to a thick middle.

Coat-type beltless dresses are best--and how about bend-down exercises? BISHOP.TM^TM Low In Calories Strawberry slimmer is a dieters' dessert. Combine 1 pint of fresh strawberries, sliced with Vz pint of vanilla yogurt. Turn into 4 dessert dishes and chill. Sixty calories per serving. invocation.

Hostesses for the next meeting on December 18 will be Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Harold Kerns. Mrs. Thomas Miller of Mill Run, president of Fayette County Woman's Christian Temperance Union, was a special guest at the annual roll call meeting i on Til" clay night of the Con- 1 nollsville union, held in the Al' brij-hl United Methodist Church, Connellsv'ille.

Otluv guests from the Indian Creek Valley i WC'IT at Indian Head were Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Clyde Brooks, Mrs. H.

H. WhUo. Mrs. Earnest I and Mrs. Grover Sleas- I man.

on the topic, Standard," were presented Mrs. M. M. Shaw. Shu read Scripture and the group sang two hymns, "What a Friend Wo in Jesus" and "I Need Thee Every Hour." Mrs.

Shaw the worship wiUi prayer. Daring the business meeting, conducted by Mrs. J. B. Kerns, president, she gave a report on the stale convention in October at Erie.

Mrs. Shaw was elected re- cording secretary of the local union. I The county Mrs. Miller, spoke on '-Cooperation" i and pledged her support io tiie new state Mrs. Edith DcBolt was reported on the list.

The program, arranged by Mrs. Kerns, with pledge of allegiance to ihe Christian, American a a flags. Mrs. Kerns then read an article, "Giving Thanks at Mrs. John Knabenshue, guest vocalist, sang two numbers, "Stranger of Galilee" and This House," accompanied by Mrs.

John Singer. The program was concluded with a prayer by Mrs. Homer Chorpenning. Lunch was served by Mrs. H.

E. Wills, Mrs. Harry Miller, Mrs. Clyde Krepps, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs.

Chai'les Weyanl. The dining table was centered with a bowl of fail flowers. Mrs. White gave f'he invocation. The fall institute of the county WCTU will be from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 30, at the Uniontown Y.M.C.A., room No. 1. Willing Workers Plan Yule Dinner Mrs. Dora Gilmore of Dawson was hostess at her home on Wednesday afternoon to nine members of Me Willing Workers Class of the Bryan United Methodist Church of Dawson, R.D.I.

Four guests ware Mrs. David Lint, Mrs. Gladys McKnight, Mrs. R. D.

Wayciioff, daughter of the hostess, and Mrs. Clyde King, granddaughter of Mrs. Gilmore. Mrs. Walter Davis, president, opened the meeting by reading Scripture from Exodus and praying.

Mrs. Edward S. Higbee was named as chairman of a committee to price carpeting for the church's basement steps. Cheer cards were sent Mrs. Kate Sohonage and Mrs.

Fannie McKnight. The program, based on "Thanksgiving," was presented by Mrs. Walter Davis as follows Hymn, "Sweet Hour of Prayer," group; roll call, members responding wibli "what they were thankful readings "The Fly in the Church," Mrs. Donald Davis; "The Belter World," Mrs. Thomas Stark; "Lincoln Knew," Mrs.

Margaret Davis; the Best, 1 Mrs. Higbeo; "A Christian Thanksgiving," Mrs. Bernice Swink; quiz, conducted by the leader and won by Mrs. Higbee ami Mrs. Stark; hymn, "We Gather Together," group, and prayer, Mrs.

Olis Hixson. Tray luncheons were served by Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. Lint and Mrs. King.

Mrs. Swink gave the invocation. Featuring the Christmas mcct- MARGARCT CHOMN Mr. and Mrs. Edward W.

Cronin of Center Mount Pleasant, a IMC engagement of their daughter. Margaret, to Paul A. Tepper son of Mrs. Paul Te.y.Kr of 20 Mount I'lviisant. The bride-elect and her fiance were both graduated from Mount Pleasant Area High School, former Class of and Mr.

Tepper with Class of liiiif). Miss Cronin is pix-sently a senior at the West Penn Hospital School of i in Pittsburgh. Her fiance 'is a senior at Eclin'xiro Stale College, where he is a i in elementary education. Wedding pla'is have not been completed. W.

L. Lewis Guest Speaker For Trinadults Willard L. Lewis will be the guest speaker for the program of the Trinadult Class of Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church, to be held Sunday evening in the church. Prior to the program will be a 6:30 p.m.

dinner. Seven Years Sunday ing of the class will be a noon' the dinner. DIAN CHAMBERS The seventh birthday for Dian Deniso Chambers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.

Richard Chambers 313 East Blake will be observed Sunday. Dian lias one sister, 30-month-old Suzette Scolt Chambers. They arc the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. William Scott Calhoun of 412 East Cedar Ave.

and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Blasey of 1508 Buttermore Blvd. Grcat- graindparents are Mrs.

Katherine Patrick of 4-F North Manor and Charles Chambers of Hollywood. Fla. The mother of the girls is the former Suzette Scott Calhoun. turkey dinner on Wednesday, December in the Dawson Grange Hall. There will be a one dollar gift exchange.

Mrs. Hixson will be the program leader. Mrs. Margaret Davis is chairman of arrangements for b. TV AM7 "How to Hove a WflNnM," send to Abny, LOB AfiflVMi, Calif.

NESTA-CAROAMONE NUPTIALS AT A I -Vows were exchanged October 5 at the Holy Souls Church, Carnegie, by the former Dolores J. Cardamonc, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Angeto M. Cardamone of Carnegie, and Frank W. Nesla, son of Mrs.

Rose Nesta of 201 Oak Mount Pleasant, and the late Nicholas B. Ncsta. The Kev. Richard V. Paluse officiated for the ceremony.

The newlyweds have returned from their honeymoon and are now residing at Laurelvillc. The bride was graduated from St. John's General Hospital School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, and attended the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to marriage she was employed as a registered nurse in the surgical department of the Eye Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh. Mr.

was graduated from the former Ramsay High School, Mmmt Peasant, and attended Shippenshnrg State College, Snippemtnrrg. He is currently employed by the L. fc S. Machine Greensburg, and is attending fajonini? classes at the University of Pittsburgh. He is majoring in to Reap Flattering 16.50 Cold Wore) now 9.45 Beauty Salon Phone 628-7000 Rinwr.

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