The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-15
News From Ocean Springs +.
Boy Scouts Receive Merit Awards;
New Officers Preside Al N Meet

served by the hostesses.
Mrs. Ruth Dickey assumed her
duties as librarian at Keesler Air
Base this week.
Gulf Coast Voiture No. 40 con-
Quoted a wreck" in Mobile Sun
day afternoon. Attending from
here were Ed Brou, Tom Muir
ply, George Bertuccinni, Ellis
Handy and A. M. Mcclure.
Mrs. Ellis Handy left Wednes-
day for Hot Springs to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Lemon and
MI. Lemon and her new grand
daughter, Margaret Jean.
The Woman's club of Ocean
Springs held its first meeting of
the year on Thursday afternoon
with the new president, Mrs.
Francesca Spencer presiding.
Mrs. George Arndt. vice presi-
dent, opened the meeting and
then turned it over to Mrs. Spen-
Ger who gave the address OF well
come and a report on the sum-
mer work. The work done by
Miss Jessie Boyd on the Blue
Cross Medical and Hospital care
and work done by Miss Mary AL
ice Johnson Of the child welfare
committee. Miss Margaret Hal
stead was appointed to represent
the club at the Community Cen
ter meeting on October 10. Mrs.
S. S. Walls resignation was ac-
cepted and nomination of new
members held. Tea was served
from a lace covered table cen
tered with an arrangement of
small white chrysanthemums,
with Mrs. Ralph Palfrey presid-
ing over the silver service.
MI. and Mrs. Gus Crozat of
New Orleans spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Palfrey.
Fred Moreton and Tony Irwin
Of Biloxi e~ntertaine da number
of friends at a stag party Satur-
day afternoon at the Moreton's
"Chinquapin Farm east of Ocean
Springs. Friends from Biloxi,
Ocean Springs and Pascagoula
attended and enjoyed the barbe-
cue served under the live oaks
facing Fort Bayou.
Miss Barbara Grace of New
Orleans spent the weekend with
Miss Ann Joachim.
Miss Corrine Mcclure, hostess
at the Pan-Hellenic House at
Mississippi Southern college,
spent the weekend at her home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Les Wiswell spent
last weekend in New Orleans.
MI. and Mrs. A. j. Riviere have
returned home from Mobile
where Mr.. Riviere underwent a
major operation at the Provi-
denee Infirmary.
Miss Janet Milan, Commerce
teacher at the o. S. high school,
was called to her home in Tullis,
La. on Friday as her mother was
to undergo IN operation.
Joseph Ryan of Perkinston col
lege spent the weekend at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Byrd cell
ebrated their 25th wedding an
niversary Wednesday evening at
their home on Vancleave Road.
The spacious living room was
decorated with greenery and fall
flowers and the refreshment ta-
BILE was centered by a wedding
cake surrounded by gardenias
and thanked by lighted candles.
Mrs. James Arthur assisted in
serving and Mrs. T. d. Manuel
entertained with piano selections.
At the o.. S. high on Thursday
a Science club was organized un-
der the sponsorship of Richard
Schwartz, science instructor. Of
ficers are as follows, president,
Bee Mohler; vice president, Mil
ton Webb; secretary, Ladora Nc
Raney, treasurer, Mack Baker;
reporter, Polly Hawks. Other
charter members are Ethel Young,
Percy Miller, Kyle Fondren, Ern-
Terry Turner, Graham McBryde,
est Zettel. Treva Bauman, Euta
Rose Beaguz. Betty Thibodeaux,
Maudie Miller and Arden Valen-
tine. The science class are max
ing field trips and adding to their
specimen collection.
Mrs. Floyd Howard Of New Or
leans is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Ruble and sister, Mrs. Gladys
Ramsey.
The Tourist club held its first
meeting of the year with Mrs.
Arthur Westbrook Friday after
noon when the members an
swered roll call by telling of sum-
mer trips and experiences. Mrs.
Ralph Palfrey with Miss Martha
Willis as co-hostess will enter
tain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott of Pensa-
cola were weekend guests of NJ.
Abbott's sisters. Miss A. B. Abb
bott, Mrs. R. Z. Knapp and Mrs.
Gladys Richards.
Jack Richards ufho ie n