Society
Boone Garden Clubs Given
Awards At State Meeting
Honor certificates signifying
excellent or outstanding garden
club activities were awarded to
Boone garden clubs at the State
Convention held at Hotel Char
lotte on April 23, 24, and 29.
Several members of the local
clubs were in attendance: Mrs.
W. H. Plemmons, Mrs, Lee Rey
nolds, Mrs. B. W. Stallings, and
Mrs. H. M. Cooke of the Blue
Ridge club; Mrs. Max Dixon
of the Appalachian club; and
Mrs. J. W. Winkler and Mrs.
J. T. Winkler of the Gardener
rttes.
In addition to the honor cer
tificates, the Blue Ridge Club
received three state awards: the
Cheatam Silver Award for the
best one-year club history; the
Kay Zatkiewlcx Life Member
ship Award for the runner-up
life membership project; and
the scrol for the best open
house without a Standard Certi
fication Card. The open house
described in the application for
the last named award was the
Christmas Tea held at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Plemmons
on December 8.
Both junior garden clubs of
Boone, the Blue Bonnets, spon
sored by the Blue Ridge Club,
and the Mountain Laurel, spon
sored by the Gardenerettes, in
addition to Honor Roll and
Achievement Certificates, re
ceived blue ribbons on their
scrapbooks; and one member
of the Mountain Laurel Club,
Terry Hollar, received both a
state and a national award for
her work in the Nationwide Lit
terbug Coloring Contest, while
the Blue Bonnet Club received
the State Litterburg Award for
the second successive year.
Mrs. Olin B. Sikes, president
of North Carolina Garden Club's,
Inc., presided over the conven
tion of more than 900 delegates.
One feature of the business
session was an enthusiastic re
port by Mrs. B. W. Stallings on
the status of the Daqiel Boone
Native garden. Mrs. Stallings is
State Chairman of this project.
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Mrs. Cottrell Attends
State Beta Chapter Meet
Mrs. W. R Cottrell, local
president of North Carolina
Alpha Betba Chapter of Alpha
Delta Kappa attended the State
Presidents Council in Greens
boro on Saturday, April 27.
The meeting was held at The
Manor House, 1043 West Mar
ket Street, home of Mrs. Mar
garet S. Dickinson, State Presi
dent of Alpha Delta Kappa. A
coffee hour began at 10:50 a.
m. and a business session be
gan at 11:00 a. m. At 1:00 p. m.
a luncheon was served to about
forty members and special
guests. Mrs. Agnes Isaacs, past
grand vice-president ?u pre
sent (or the meeting. Alio at
tending was Miss Odell Smith,
candidate lor grand president
of Alpha Delta JUppa.
Immediately following the
luncheon an informal meeting
of exchanging ideas and report
ing of activities of the chapters
created much interest and en
thusiasm. The meeting ad
journed at 3:00 p. m.
The members will meet again
at the International Conven
tion in Pittsburgh, Pa. the first
week in August.
Mrs. Councill President
Slate Delta Kappa Gamma
An Appalachian State Teach
ers College professor, Mrs.
Grace Council of Boone, was
installed as president of the
Eta State (North Carolina) Con
vention of Delta Kappa Gamma
in a banquet session Saturday
night at Grove Park Inn in
Asheville.
Other officers named for the
coming year were: Mrs. Polly
Beane of Charlotte, first vice
president; Miss Margie Barring
er of Hickory, second vice pres
ident; Miss Annie Gray Bur
roughs of Oxford, recording
secretary; Mrs. Ennis Davis of
Boone, corresponding secretary;
and Miss Mary Hix of Roanoke
Rapids, parliamentarian.
Some 300 members of Eta
State attended the 29th annual
three-day meet. The society is
an educational group interest
ed in furthering education and
boosting women's importance in
today's world. About 2,000 N.
C. women belong to 44 chapters
in this state.
Mrs. Maudie Cook of Coral
Gables, Fla., international par
liamentarian, was the featured
speaker at Saturday night's
banquet, and Mrs. Virginia
Ayscue, a high school English
teacher from Washington, N.
C., received the annual state
scholarship award.
At a Friday executive board
meeting, women prominent in
various fields were honored by
the group.
Thelma Laws, president at
the Boone Chapter, Mrs. D. J.
Whitener, member of commit
tee on nominations and Mrs.
Dave Mast, corresponding sec
retary, attended the meeting.
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Lit.-Edu. Dept.
Holds Meeting
The Literature and Education
Department of the Worthwhile
Women's Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Lee Reynolds
Thursday night at 7:30 with
Mrs. Ralph Greene as co-hos
tess.
ON FUND CUT-OFF
The proposal to deny Federal
funds to the State of Mississippi
has touched off a new flare-up
in Congress over civil rights.
President Kennedy maintain
ed silence on * recommendation
by the Civil Rights Commission
that he look into his legal au
thority to cut off funds to count
er what the group called "open
and flagrant violation of consti
tutional guarantees" of Negro
citizens seeking to vote in Miss
issippi.
There has been no indication
that the President planned any
such action.
Brushy Fork
Home Club
The Brushy Fork Home D?
onstration Club mat with Mrs.
Gladys Love And Jean Thurs
day, April 29.
The meeting was opened by
the president, Mr*. Lib Noma,
with the group repeating the
club collect. For the devotion,
Mrs. Martha Greene read the
23rd Psalm.
The club served lunch for
the bloodmobile workers April
23. The club fixed 36 Easter
baskets which were sent to the
Mountain Rest Home.
One member of the club at
tended the Red Cross course.
Two members attended leader
ship school, two attended the
district meeting in Spruce Pine,
one attended the Music school,
and one attended a meeting to
make plana for the Achieve
ment Day in October.
Mrs. Madge Dancey gave *
report on Colorado. Mrs. Ivalee
Dancey attended two clubs to
show how to- do crewel embroid
ery. They were Town and Coun
try and the Boone Club.
The following project reports
were given:
Home Furnishings ? Mrs.
Madge Dancey.
Clothing ? Mrs. Ivalee Dancey,
Home Management ? Mrs.
Martha Greene.
Health ? Mrs. Blanche Perry.
Home Beautification t- Mrs.
Jan Hayes.
Foods ? Mrs. Louise Baird.
Crafts ? Miss Maude Perry.
Two new members were wel
comed. They were Mrs. Betty
McCoy and Mrs. Glenda Triv
ette. Mrs. McCoy was elected
4-H leader.
Mrs. Josie Baird gave ? dem
onstration on "Importance of
Good Window Hardware." She
was assisted by Mrs. Louise
Baird.
Mrs. Love and Jean served
refreshments to 20 members
and one visitor, Mrs. Mary Min
ton.
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Miss Ashe County To Be Chosen
' West Jefferson. ? Plans are
being completed for the selec
tion of Visa Ashe County Satur
day night, with preliminary
events scheduled for Thursday
and Friday nights at the Beaver
Creek High School Auditorium.
The girla will be selected for
beauty aa well aa talent. The
winner will represent the coun
ty In the annual Rhododendron
Festival and in the state con
test for Hiss North Carolina.
Hias Rhododendron Queen,
Hiss Watauga County and Hias
Wilkes County will be present
for the feativities.
The parade Saturday after
noon will inclnde the top con
teatants and will be led by the
band from Independence, Va.
All high schools in the county
are represented by entries, and
some college girls will take part.
Those who have entered are:
Donna Abaher, Ann Bare, Eliz
abeth Barr, Jeanie Blevins,
Joyce Blackburn, Wanda Brooks,
Sue Cox, Kathy Davis, Carol
Eldreth, Vicky Fuller, klary -cs
Francis, Rose Ellen Farrington,
Sara Edwards, Betsy Graham,
Hartha Hardin, Patsy Hart,
Nancy Henderson, Alice Hol
man, Bronda Severt, Ann Houck,
Ann Marie Jones, Patty Jones,
Carolyn Knox, Susan Knox, Di
ane Lawrence, Earlene Law
rence, JoAnn Goodman, Ethlene
Lambert.
Hartha Long, Faye Lyalls,
Sue Hiller, Edith McNeill, Bec
ky McNeill, Cindy McNeill, Sha
ron Parsons, Mary Katherine
Pennington, Lindu S e v e r t,
Jeanie StiHwell, Maureen Shoaf,
Beverly SheeU, Pat Tomlieaon,
Mary Sue WaddeU, Jackie Wine
burger, Jo Ann Wheeler, Libby
Sheeta, Rose Attn Ballard, Nan
cy Greer, Sue Houck, Cleta
Richardson, PhyllU Eldreth,
Sharon Houck.
Judges wiil be Dr. John Van
Noppen and his wile. Dr. Ina
Van Noppen, Mr. and Mrs. Ned
Trivette, and Mr. and Mrs. Ran
ny Phillips.
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