The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1947 Page: 4 of 16
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PAGE FOUR
The OIney Enterprise
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1947
SOCIETY
Phone 159
Mrs. John Davis
Heads Officers
Elected By OES
Headed by Mrs. John Davis
as Worthy Matron, new officers
for the OIney Chapter 855, Order
of Eastern Star, assume their
new duties at installation cere-
monies set for tonight (Thurs-
day).
Jimmie Harris is incomng
Worthy Patron.
The coming year’s officers,
chosen at the group’s mneeting
last week, are to be as follows:
Elective Officers—Worthy Ma-
tron, Mrs. John S. Davis; Worthy
Patron, Jimmie Harris; Associate
Matron, Mrs. P. R. Gandy;
Associate Patron, Reese Hays;
Conductress, Mrs. Claude Butter-
field; Associate Conductress, Mrs.
G. A. Tanner; Secretary, Mrs.
Jimmie $Han£s; treasurer, Mrs.,
J. W. Gearheart; chaplain. Mrs.
J. G. Duvall; Marshall, Mrs.
Pearl White.
Appointed officers: Organist,
Mrs. Jess Bradley; Star Points,
Adah, Mrs. C. G. Butts; Ruth,
Mrs. J. C. Taylor; Esther, Mrs.
Phyllis Dishman; Martha,, Mrs.
Foster Richmond; Electa, Mrs. M.
C. Wainscott. . Warder, Mrs. Loy
Mitchell; Sentenel, R. F. Thomas;
reporter, Miss Oma Kent.
program and Mrs. S. J. Marcell,
class teacher, gave the devotional.
Miss Claudia Thompson conducted
the installation service, which had
a garden background. Music and
words of the Garden of Prayer
were given, and prayer was off-
ered by Rev. J. H. Wright, the
church pastor.
Present were Mmes. C. A. Tan-
ner, A. D. Myers, Bascom Nelson,
H. L. Coleman, Ray Lawrence,
Charles Whetstone, O. C. Elliott,
C. C. Starbuck, H. H. Duggan,
Frank Speaks, Elmer Strealy,
Howard Farmer, Jasper Johnson,
D. W. Fletcher, L. E. Robinson,
R. E. Bains, Ernest Alsup, S. J.
Marcell, J. H. Wright, Frank
Thomas, A. S. Acker, Mrs. Teague,
Mrs. Gore, Misses Claudia Thomp-
son and Della Hutchings and Rev.
Mr. Wright.
Ruth Class Meets,
Installs Officers
At Monthly Social
The Ruth Class of the First
Baptist Church met last Thursday
in its monthly social, and for in-
stallation of incoming officers,
headed by Mrs. H. L. Coleman as
president. ,
Also installed were: Mrs. Frank (
Thomas, membership chairman;;
Mrs. A. S. Acker, class ministry
chairman; Mrs. William steward- >
ship chairman; Mrs. Bascom Nel- j
son, fellowship chairman; Mrs. I
Doyle Evans, secretary; Mrs. D. j
W. Fletcher, treasurer.
Mrs. Nelson presided over the
Sorosis Club Has
Picnic, Its Final
Program for Year
Sorosis Club members last Fri-
day held their annual picnic that
closes activities for the current
club year.
Husbands of members were
guests at the event.
It was held at the Rotary Builu-
ing because of uncertain weather
conditions, and the picnic dinner
was served buffet style. Sweet-
peas in profusion and other flow-
ers made seasonal decorations for
the table.
Mrs. Ernest Brown and Mrs.
Ben Stocking were hostesses for
the 1947 picnic.
Mrs. Clarence Warren, retiring
president, presided as the meet-
ing opened, then turned the pro-
gram over to the incoming presi-
dent, Mrs. C. G. Butts.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
B. V. Bogy, Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Butts, Mr. and Mrs.' Hubert Gad-
berry, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holt,
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Gearheart,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Horany, Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Jackson, Mr. and
Mrs. George Key, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Ragle, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Stocking, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Groves and Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Warren.
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Mary Alice Bridges to Wed
Oran M. Smith Here June 17
The approaching marriage of j presided at the punch set. The
Miss Mary Alice Bridges to Oran | table was laid with a linen cut-
ford, and in charge of refresh-
ment were Mmes. Johnson, Holt,
Evans and Groves.
Guests, totalling 65, included
Superintendent J. D. Fulton, Prin-
cipal F. R. Baker and these from
the faculty: Mrs. J. O. Franklin,
Miss Frances Robert, Mrs. Terta
Denning, Miss Faye Earnest and
Coach Alfred Clayton.
M. Smith, and its date, June 17,
were announced here recently at
an afternoon tea given at the heme
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.
B. Bridges.
Smith is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. M. Smith of Seymour.
Guests calling during the tea
were greeted by Mrs. Roy Graham,
who presented them to the receiv-
ing line in which Mrs. Bridges,
Miss Bridges, Mrs. O. M. Smith,
Mrs. George Hall Roach Jr., and
Mrs. Clifford Porter, Mrs. A. J.
L&Garde and Mrs. Donald G.
Whitten, of Seymour.
They were shown to the register
room by Mrs. Lee Goss and Mrs.
Emmett Cook and there were
greeted by Mmes. W. M. Hayter,
Othol Mahan, Harley Henderson
and Miss Lurlyne Allison. Mrs.
Robert Haden and Mrs. Horace
Botkin secured signatures in the
bride’s book.
Blue and While
Mrs. Ray Horany directed guests
to the refreshment room, where
Mmes. C. G. Nixon, C. V. Mor-
gan and John Davis alternately
work cloth and crystal appoint-
ments, and balancing the crystal
punchbowl was an arrangement of
blue gladiolas, marconi daisies and
gypp-
The bride-elects chosen colors
of blue and white were carried
out in the arrangements through-
out the party rooms, and in the
houseparty’s corsage. Music was
furnished, through the afternoon,
by Miss Judith McQlatchy. Com-
pleting the houseparty were Mmes.
George Hall Roach Sr., J. F.
Hollis, Lowell Hilton, Jimmie
Steele Hutchings, Nat Meade and
J. D. Carpenter.
Church Wedding Set
On a satin streamer, the words
“Mary Alice and Smitty, June 17,”
were carried in silver letters.
White streamers with silver leaves
and tiny white bows revealed the
crystal platter of blue scrolls, tied
in white ribbon, which announced
the wedding will be held at the
Methodist Church here at 7 p. m.
that date, with a reception to be
given afterward in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bridges.
LIBRARY CLIP FILE SUBJECTS
ARE SELECTED BY AMITY CLUB
Members of the Amity Club rre
taking the general theme “Youth
Problems” for their participation
in the OIney Public Library clip-
ping file project, and the mem-
bers. have chosen the individual
‘subjects on which they will com-
pile files of clippings.
The library project is being
sponsored by the Junior Altruistic
librarian, are as follows for that
group:
Mrs. Glenn Atchley, Accom-
plishments of the United Nations,
and Texas Health Needs; Mrs. Tom
Bass, Musical Therapy; Mrs. Worth
Coffey, Democracy, Its Meaning
and application; Mrs. D. R. Cris-
well, Racial Relations, and Atomic
Energy; Mrs. H. H. Duggan, Farm
Club here and virtually all wo- ous Living Texans; Mrs. Gene
men’s study clubs and a number
of civic groups are cooperating.
The Amity Club also has named
Mrs. H. H. Duggan its member of
the Public Library board.
Evans, Folk Lore of Texas; Mrs.
Hayden Farmer, The United Na-
tions; Mrs. Billy Earl Gilbert,
Texas’ Contribution to the World
of Culture and Art; Mrs. Will
Clipping file subjects, on which Morris Hannis, Folk Lore of
they will assemble information and
turn in the completed files to the
Joyce Kendrick and
Howard Jenkins Wed
Texas; Mrs. Ed Hart, Texas’ Con-
tribution to the World of Culture
and Art; Mrs. Lowell Hilton, Texas’
Health Needs; Mrs. Leon Mc-
Cracken, Racial Problems; Mrs.
Carlton McKinney, Musical Ther-
apy; Mrs. Foster Richmond, News
About Allergies; Mrs. George Hall
The recent marriage of Miss! Roach, Famous Living Texans;
Joyce Kendrick to Howard Jen-, Mrs. Roy Sonnamaker, Musical
kins was announced here this Therapy; Mrs. Blanton Standefer,
week by the bride’s parents, Mr. Arctic Expeditions; Mrs. R. E.
and Mrs. H. D. Kendrick. T rvcR. United Nations, and Ra-
The wedding took place Satur- Y1 Relations; Mrs. Hal Hayes,
day at the Free Holiness Church, Texas Health Needs,
with the chi'-eh pastor, Rev. A. -—---
w Harrison, officiating ^ Eighth Grade and
For her wee "mg the bride wore
“something. oR something new,
something borrowed and something
blue.”
Mrs. Jenkins is a former stu-
dent of OIney High School, and
recently had been an employee at
the Hollywood Maxwell plant here.
Jenkins is a former resident of
Megargel. He now lives in Hobbs,
N. M., where the young couple
will make their home.
Weiner Roast Given
By Mary Lee Owen
A weiner roast, staged at her
home, was given recently by Mary
Lee Owen. After enjoying roast-
ing weiners picnic style, the
group enjoyed fishing, swimming
nad games, during which prizes
were awarded Betty Jo Sartain
and Russell Cook. Candy favors
were presented guests, and gifts
to the hostess opened.
Those present besides Mary Lee
Owen included: Gwendolyn Douth-
it, Vernie Mae Brown, LaVerne
Boone, Betty Jo Sartain, Louise
j 'Stowe, Wilma Ruth Butterfield,
Lougenia Wingo, Janeta Wain-
scott, Shirley Crain, Brenda Stowe,
Nedra Jean Clay, Monte Leath,
Shelby Clay, Russell Cook, Dicky
McNeil, W, D„ Fields, W. A.,
Fields, Glenn Stowe, Laddie Stowe
and Eddie Owen.
Teachers at Party
Given By Mothers
Eighth grade pupils and their
teachers, plus, some. others of the
OIney Grade School staff, were
given a party at the Rotary
Building by room mothers. Host-
esses were Mrs. Gerald Groves
and Mrs. Gerald Johnson, and
their co-hostesses included Mrs. R.
E. Bains, Guy Bryan, Doyle Evans,
A. D. Cummings, Glen Shreeve,
Bob Self Homer Hamman, G. R.
Lunsford, J. D. Fulton, M. J.
Weaver, Arthur Holt, Raymond
Lunn and C. G. Butts.
Spring flowers made seasonal
decorations and two big cakes,
green and white iced, bore the
lettering “A-l” and “A-2” repre-
senting the two eighth grade
classes.
Games were directed by Mmes.
Bains, Fulton, Bryan and Luns-
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sibility we carry in filling prescrip-
tions you can be assured that each and
every one brought to us is filled with
the utmost accuracy.
Call in your prescription number for
refills. Whenever in need of a prescrip-’
tion always think of the OIney Drug.
Phone 82
OIney Drag Co.
Music Pupils of
Miss Drum Heard
A group of music pupils of Miss
Gladys Drum were presented Sun-
day afternoon in the first of two
piano recitals the instructor has
scheduled for early June.
The second of the recitals will
be given next Sunday and will
also be in the Rotary Building
and at 3 p. m.
A good crowd was present last
Sunday to hear the opening re-
cital, in which the following
youngsters appeared:
Joyce Kunkel, De Wayne Whit-
sitt, Louise Graves, Don Love,
Carole Curtis, Joyce Rue, Ted
Dailey, Joann Arnold, Jean Freu-
diger, Inda Jane Rice, Cloyce Tal-
bott, Bobbie Reid, Dorothy Simek,
Glenda Butts, Barbara Bains, Win-
ona McClatchy, Betty Best, Juan-
elle Talbott and Georgia Echols.
Usher was Bobby Atchley.
Miss Jimmy O’Brine, an Enter-
prise employee, was in Wichita
Wednesday evening to visit with
an uncle from California whom
she had not seen in several years.
A domestic cat afflicted with
rabies is apt to be more savage
than a dog that has this disease.
Little Miss Flora is coming to
you each Thursday, to tell the
story of the happiness flowers
can bring.
We think you’ll enjoy Miss
Flora as she tells of the many
ways to
Say it with 0,towers
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Evans, Alfred. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1947, newspaper, June 5, 1947; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1132849/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Olney Community Library.