The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-27
NelrS At P0uhatan
Ground Breaking Exercises To Be
Held Sunday at May Memorial Church

Ground breaking exercises will
be observed by May Memorial
Baptist Church on Sunday after
noon. March % at 3 p m All
members and friends of the
church are cordially invited to at
tend this special service The regu-
lar Fifth Sunday morning OBJ
Servance Of the Lords Supper will
be held at IL O'Clock Sunday
School attendance was l40 last
Sunday,
Mrs John Smith continues 10
improve at her home after a re-
cent illness Her children. from
Richmond. have been with her
constantly and she says She could
not wish for better nelghbors.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Lee Fray
ser. OF Richmond. spent the week
end here.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lawson
were week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Q. c. Lawson. at Prospect.
Dr. and Mrs Loving and Mr..
and Mrs. D. A. Bottoms and chill
dren were recent Danville visitors.
DR. j. G. Loving will attend the
all day church meeting at Mt
Pisgah Baptist Church, at Rice,
on Wednesday.
The Young Mems Glass of May
Memorial Baptist Sunday School
will have an outdoor supper at
Homestead" on Saturday night.
March %.
Baseball Dinner
E F. Yates entertained the
PoWhatan baseball team at din
ner at the Wakefield Grill last
Wednesday night. Plans were
made for the coming season. and
Jas A. Tilman III and T. c An
derson were elected managers Of
the team. Some 10 men attended.
Anniversary Dinner
Mr. and Mrs Z. F.. Yates en-
tertained number Of their
friends at buffet dinner at their
home Erin Hill" wednesday was
the Yates 9th wedding anniver-
sary. 1t was also Mr.. Yates birth
day. Several other guests were
wished a Happy birthday whose
birthdays fall in March. The
Yates left this week end for
short vacation. destination undis-
closed
Mrs. Carl Jennings Mrs James
A. Tilman III. Mrs Ben Johnson,
Mrs. Herbert Kruger and Mrs
w r Parker enjoyed a delight
full visit With Mrs Bob Sparks. in
Orange on Thursday Mrs. Sparks
is the mother OF an eight and one
half pound girl. Ruth Bowman
Sparks. While Mrs. Sparks was in
the hospital in GOrdonsville Mrs
FLOYD Simpson. Mrs. Jesse Green
and Miss Ann Mcdowell visited
her
The annual Saint Patrick's Day
banquet was served by the Wo-
mems Legion Auxiliary IN the War
Memorial Building II vas a de
lightful evening with nine honored
guests present. Mrs. Julia Ander-
son was presented with a aft for
her loyalty with an attendance
record Of eight years She has
never missed meeting since its
organization Mrs Leland Skaegs
was honored because she had not
missed meeting il SIX years
Mrs Paul Blandfoyd and Mr.
and Mrs " r Blandford had
several guests over the week end
three Of the Blandford sons and
Mrs Paul Blandford's sisters and
nieces. They attended the dedica-
ton OF the Blandford and Nc
Clintock buildings which have
Just been completed al Beaumont.
Wedding ToIn
The wedding OF Miss EVELYN
Hancock and John Worsham vas
solomized at May Memorial Pas
torium with Rev II. D Anderson
officiating The bride and groom
left for a Wedding trip to Florida.
They Will make their home In
PoWhatan
The many friends Of Mrs. J.
+ Terrlll wish her a speedy re-
covcry
Mr. and Mrs. J. .. Rand, Of
Amelia, who recently returned
from Florida we're business visi-