The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-05-15
PfCKENS NEWS
commencement services held

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mt the Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning, May 18th at IL O'Clock.
The church was beautifully deeorat-
ed with roses, the class flowers.
Miss Beverly McLaurtn, played the
organ as the members Of the grad
uating class, Mary John Whitworth,
Hubert Jones, Nick Helm, Jr, and
Edgar Young and members of the
faculty. Fl. T. st. John. Mrs. II. K.
Varnado, Mrs. A. NJ. Torrance. Mrs.
NJ. A. Hanna, Miss Caroline Turley
and Miss John Ada Walton marched
into the church. The doxology was
sung. The pastor Rev. +. W. Ford,
made a few fitting remarks and in
troduced the guest speaker Rev. Reg
inald Lowe. pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church of Winona. The high
school glee club with Miss McLaurin
Ut II, organ sung a beautiful song.
Prayer by Mr.. Ford After which the
morning offering was taken by Ed
win Bridgforth and Marvin McPher-
son, the ushers. Mr.. Lowe brought
Il powerful message on "The I'M
changing God" The benediction was
pronounced by Mr.. Lowe.
Circles Hold Meeting
Both Circles of the Metholiist
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice met in the lovely home of Mrs.
Nell Doty on Yazoo Street. Mrs. E,
Murtagh eo-hostess Monday after
! noon, for a program and social.
Hold Meeting
The Baptist W. NJ. L. met at the
Church Monday afternoon for a pro-
gram on literature, directed by Mrs,
w. II. Shoemaker. The meeting was
opened with prayer by Mrs. H. r.
St. John. The Royal Service maya
zine was described by Mrs. w. L.
Arnold. The window magazine for
Y. w. A. was discussed by Mrs. Hood
May. Mrs. Fulton Harmon discussed
sThe Worlds Comrade' magazine
/ for G. AS and r. AS In the alb
sencc Of the president, Mrs. John
Whitworth conducted the business
discussion.
Community Circle Holds Meet
The Community Circle of the Bap-
, fist w. NJ. u. met in the home of
Mrs. Lowry Wynn May 10th for a
program on stewardship Devo-
tional was given by Mrs. ". L. Ar
mold, and the subject was Steward
ship of Time Mrs. Sally Wynn,
told how a woman without a salary
could 1.-THE. Mrs. Clyde Mansell gave
a reading, "Pray~r'. Mrs Lowry
| Wynn gave a reading. pray not
Worry. The meeting was closed
with a song.
Presbyterian Auxiliary
The Presbyterian Auxiliary met
in regular business session Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
church, The meeting was called TO
order by the president, Mrs. Nan
ME Jones. Devotional given by Mrs.
J. f. Maxwell. prayer by Mrs. Jones.
Roll call by the secretary, Mrs. Sam
Hawk. Minutes of the last meeting
were read by Mrs. Hawk and were
approved. Reports of secretaries
followed. Mrs. Susan Morton, 5.
and p. Home Mission secretary read
an interesting letter from Bobby
Love of Palmer Orphanage, thank
ing the Auxiliary for the box OF
| clothing and a check for a pair of
shoes and "Sundry parts" also. The
bullitin was read by Mrs. Hawk and
the conference at Belhaven College
and the conference for negro wo-
men was discussed. There being no
further business the meeting was
dismissed with prayer by Mrs. j.
q. Farabee.
Walter Brock, Jr. and Billy Brock
of West spent last week with their
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. l..
Arnold.
Gives Party
Mrs. r. T. Hart, Mrs. J. B. Fara-
bee and Mrs. f. c. Buford enter
tanned with a party in lovely home
Of Mrs. Hart, Tuesday night, May
9Th honoring Hubert Jones and Ed
gar Young, members of the Senior
Glass. Those who enjoyed the hap
by occasion were, Joe Dan Patton,
Doris Pilgrinne, Poland Hart. Jr.,
Jane Wilburn, Hubert Jones, Fran
ces Nell Cooper, Jed Pepper, Esther
Helm, Joe Thomas, Mary Mcdaniel,
Edgar Young, Cora Ann Mcdaniel,
Edwin Maxwell, Jean White and
Nick Helm, Jr.
Mary John Whitworth and Nick
Helm, Jr. MEMBERS of the gradual
ing class, entertained with a steak
fry in the lovely home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Whitworth in Madison