The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-12-19

The annual election of officer:
of Mcleod Lodge No. 424 was
held last Thursday night. w. E
Case was elected worshipful mas.
ter and other officers are r. w
Rupp, senior warden; j. S. Brad
ford, treasurer; Schuyler Polite.
vent, secretary; ]. c. Harris, tiler.
Appointments were P. D. Myrick,
senior deacon and John E. Will
liams, junior deacon. Installation
of officers will be held Deem
Der q.
Mrs. Ruth Mullin was elected
worthy matron of the Adah Chap
ter, 40, Order of the Eastern Star
in annual election held last Fri
day night. Others named to Of
flee were Joe Butler, worthy pa
tron, Henry Terry assistant pa
tron; Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, conduc-
tress; Mrs. Jesse Jordan, associ-
ate conductress; Mrs. Edith Wall,
secretary; Clarence Hamilton,
treasurer; Mrs. Kay Fondren,
marshall; Mrs. Helen Case, Adah;
Mrs. Josephine Hunter, Ruth, Mrs.
Anna Bridges, Esther; Mrs. Ru-
by Noel, Martha; Mrs. Virginia
Steelman, Electa; Mrs. Gladys
Hadnot, warden; Mrs. Lorraine
Williams, sentinel. Installation
ceremonies will be held December
81 and will be conducted by Mrs.
Josephine Rankin, past grand ma
tron of Gulfport.
The Woman's Club of Ocean
Springs is sponsoring "a Christmas
story hour, given by Mrs. Kyle
Fondren, in the Methodist church
school rooms Wednesday after
noon.
Misses Cora and Ann Pattison
have returned from New Or
leans where they attended the
wedding of their niece, Miss
Ruth Provosty.
The Junior Red Cross under the
direction of Miss Lucille Denni-
son is making so nut cups, menus
and favors for Keesler Field,
Christmas. Morris Kolb, Sr., is
designing the menu covers
The Home Makers club held
its Christmas party last Monday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
George Young with Mrs. c. d. To-
dtenbier as co-hostess. Roll call
was answered by Christmas quo
tations. Carols were sung and two
Christmas contests were held,
prizes going to Mrs. Herbert Diet
ger and Mrs. John Bransford.
Mike La Macchai of New Jer-
sey has joined Mrs. Macchai at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Eglin, and plans to re-
side here.
Mrs. Betty McGinty, Miss
Shirley Grey and Miss Peggy Egg
lin spent last weekend in New Or
leans as guests of Miss Harriet
Blue.
Mrs. j. r. Murray is visiting
in Fayetteville, Ark.
Mrs. Will Coxhead and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Lou Coxhead of
st. Petersburg, Fla, who have
been visiting Mrs. James Leavell,
departed last Friday for their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding of Ohio,
who bought the former Honor es-
tate on front Beach have arrived
to make their home in Ocean
Springs.
Charles Rouse of State College
spent last weekend at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Palfrey
and Mrs. Carl Lindstrom motor
ed to New Orleans last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Crysell
spent Monday in Mobile with her
brother Sonny Martin, who is in
the Mobile Infirmary following
an automobile accident.
DR.. and Mrs. Alvin Smith spent
Tuesday in New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Forde
and daughters, Virginia and Mrs.
Harold Hing, Jr., spent last week
end in New Orleans.
Baby Ray Riviere who has been
in Baptist hospital in New Or
leans with pneumonia was
brought home Monday and is re-
covering nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Gay are
spending a few days with their
daughter, Mrs. Paul Jenkins, of
Mobile.
Mrs. Katherine Smith returned
to the Elgin House after visits
to Chicago and Palm Beach, Fla.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Mcpherson
spent last Thursday and Friday
in Meridian.
F. F. Dale was a business Wis
itor to Memphis last week.
J. K. Lemon and Cevil Max
well accompanied Champ Gay to