The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-12-27
Over The
Back Fence
BY Mrs. {. Louise Woodbury.
By Mrs. {. Louise
Hi There,

year 10 all OF yOu my faithful readers.
By the time this column makes it's APP
pearance at your breakfast table Old Kris
Krngle with his eight trusty reindeer will
have retraced their steps to their home
among the E,skimos.
Here's hoping that happiness, prosperi
ty and peace were left among the other
goodies in your stocking and you're ready
to begin the new year with heart full of
love and devotion for all mankind
Well as the clock ticks our time away
and our space grows shorter, lets take a
look into the crystal ball and see what the
many friends Of Over the Back Fence"
have done with the holiday season so far
We feel that the administration at Bur-
rei Memorial Hospital is to be highly COM
mended for its outstanding progress in pub
Tic relations 1t is quite evident that they
teei 1t is good to utilize the bountiful re-
sources OF good will as we'll as material
benefits that exist in our community and
are available to the hospital for the asking.
A very real demonstration of this fact
was presented on Thursday, Dec 18th when
the Service League of the Hospital enter
tanned over two hundred school children
with Christmas party. This gala affair at
The Star City Auditorium marked the fifth
annual affair of it's kind and topped all
records In attendance and entertainment. At
The Leagues request, religious, civic and
1raternai organizations, The YMCA, YWCA
local merchants, and many interested
individuals combined to make this affair 2
success. Our Community Fund backed the
effort by providing toy for each child
Addison High School band was at it's bes
In the rendition of Christmas music and
Joined with talented group in a brilliant
floorshow.
Mrs. Olivia Mathews of Gregory Ave
nue., N. E. entertained The Owls Social Club
at their last regular meeting for the current
year Members report very pleasant meet
ing
AT the regular meeting Of the Junior
Cottage Community Club last week in the
home of Mrs. Clara Paulin, plans were COM
pleted fer the conveyance of Holiday cheer
to the patients at Coyner Springs SAM
torium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Johnson, newly
weds from Ronceverte, W. Va. were the
recent guests at Pine Oak Heights While in
this section the happy couple were highly
entertained with gay buffet supper in the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. George w. Wade on
Colorado st. in Salem, Va.
Misses Frances cambridge and Marion
Anderson, both members of the faculty az
Huntington High School, Newport News,
Va, are spending the holidays in the Sta
City with their respective families and
friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sydnor of Seventh ST.
N. W. was hostess to number of friends
recently at a shower, honoring Baby Mar
ian Earlne Toliver, daughter of the Ear
Tolivers of Seventh Street.
Near a hundred baskets were prepared
and distributed to the needy families las
week by the students of the various elemen
tary schools. Beautiful plays, operettas, anc
tabIeaus depicting the Christmas story eli
NAKED the final week of so for the school
of our city.
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Misses Doris Cannaday and Bernie
Curtis are spending the Christmas Holi
days IN the city. Both are members of tn
public SHOOT faculty of Newport News, Va
Seaman Recruits Albert L. Woodbury.
Reginald Younger ard Fletcher William
are spending a fourteen day leave in tn
city with their families and friends Tn