The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-12
PICKENS NEWS


the uOLue VI MIS-. D. T.. maxwell IOr
a business session Monday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. Mrs. F. T..
Worthy the president. presided. Mrs.
j. B. Farabee gave the devotional
Roll call and reading of minutes by
the secretary, Mrs. S. F. Hawk. After
which secretaries gave their reports.
Mrs. Worthy urged everyone to get
together all coupons, octagon, Luz
ziane coffee, etc., before Dec. 28th,
these to be sent to Palmer Orphanage
Mrs. ]. K. Thomas, secretary Christ
ian Education and Ministerial Relief
announced that plans were under way
for the "Joy" program Monday. Dec.
18th.
Mrs. j. E. Maxwell, secretary For
eign Missions read the White Cross
quota. Mrs. Mamie Jones, secretary
of Syondical and Presbyterial Home
Missions told of having sent two
boxes Of fruit to the Old Mems
Home for Thanksgiving. And a nice
package of towels and table linens
to Palmer O~rphanage, and urged
each member to remember the dimes
for Friersen Fund. Mrs. Worthy read
an interesting letter from q former
auxiliary member, Mrs. Geo. Lewon,
who is now in California. The meet
ing was dismissed with prayer by
Mrs. T. J. Horton .
Mrs. j. A. Cade of Acona spent
the week end with her sister, Miss
John Ada Walton. They shopped in
Jackson Saturday. MI. Cade and
sons joined them in Miss Walton's
home for a pleasant day Sunday.
Mrs. M. A. Hanna. Miss Minnie
Pearce, Miss Beverly McLawin and
Miss Caroline Tawley shopped in
Jackson Saturday.
Mrs. Susan Morton spent pleasant
day Friday with her nephew T. ].
Callihan of Jackson.
! Chas. Spengler, who for the past
several months has been employed
in a Bank in Hattiesburg has accept
ed a position with a Lexington bank.
Mrs. j. E. Maxwell and son, Ed
win, we're business visitors to Jack
son Saturday.
Mrs. C. G. Meek has returned from
a pleasant visit with relatives in
Memphis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Burwell and
son Johnny of Ebenezer were in
town Monday.
Miss Annie Spengler spent a few
days of last week in Jackson as
guest of her grandmother, Mrs. F.
J. Spengler.
Robert Calhoun was a member Of
the Holmes Junior College debat-
ing team that went to Delta State
Teachers College Saturday.
Mrs. Denver Deaman and children
Of Chunky visited Mr.. and Mrs J. R.
Cahoon last week.
Mrs. Ballard and children and Mrs
Sturivant and childrent of Verona
are visiting their parents Rev. and
Mrs. G. C. Gregory.
Lowry Ingram was a business visi-
tor to Canton, Monday.
Mrs. Eunice d. Murtagh is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Clinton Hes
ter of Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Harris of
Durant were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Cahoon.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Varnado,
daughter of Mrs. H. r. Vanado and
a student of M.S.C.W. has recently
won first place for Freshman poem
entitled, '.High School was Never
Like This" The poem was published
in the Ephenera, the College literary
magazine.
Miss Mary Wilburn, daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. j. F. Wilburn and fresh
man at M.S.C.W. has been elected
house chairman of Galloway hall.
w. S. Owen attended the Shriners
Convention in Jackson last week.
Mrs. F. T. Worthy and Mrs. Luie
Larkin were among the shoppers to
Jackson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Brock and son,
spent the week end with relatives at
Kosciusko.
Misses Caroline Mcpherson, Annie
Marion Guyton and Sara Florence
Ziegler of Millsaps College spent the
week end with home folks.