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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry S. C., Thursday, March 13, 1969 Newly elected officers of Lutheran Church Women, South Carolina Synod were installed Saturday at LCW conven tion in Newberry. From left are Mrs. Hampton Caughman of Lexington, treas urer; Mrs. James B. Shealy of North Au gusta, secretary; Mrs. Harry Grout of Co lumbia, vice president; and Mrs. John Cook of Newberry, president. Auxiliary has March meeting The American Legion Aux iliary met at the home of Mrs. M. F. Bowler on Thursday af ternoon, March G at 4 o’clock. In the absence of the president, the meeting was presided over by Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, 3rd vice president. The hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Mrs. James Fulp, Miss Sadie Bowers and Mrs. W. H. Davis. After the ritualistic services, reports were heard from t h e committee chairmen. Mrs. Anderson, Poppy chair man, stated that 4,000 poppies had been ordered. Our membership is now 152. District 5, which includes the Newberry unit was the first District in the State to reach quotas. Mrs. M. F. Bowler is president of District 5. Cal houn Falls unit entertained the District on Wednesday, March 5th at the Legion Home. The members from Newberry who attended this meeting were, Mrs. M. F. Bowler, Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Miss Grace Summer, Mrs. 01 in Wessinger, Mrs. Ida Martin, Mrs. Maude Summer, Miss Grace Summer acted as recording secretary. Mrs. Anderson has had GO children’s books brought to her by a small child to be used in child welfare work. The mem- bers of the Auxiliary are very appreciative of this gift. A letter was read from the members of Calhoun Falls unit endorsing Mrs. S. F. Sherard Jr. for department president of the American Legion Auxiliary for the coming year. This was received as information. Mrs. Estelle Taylor gave ai interesting program on Com munity Service. Miss Grace Summer gave an informative report on the Dis trict meeting held at Calhoun Falls. Mrs. M. F. Bowler wa elected President for a two year term. This is quite ar honor for the Newberry unit. Mrs. P. K. Harmon gave in formation on tin* joint suppcn meeting that the Legion and Auxiliary are planning for the night of March 25 at the Le gion Hut. All members of both organizations are expected to come and bring well-filled bas kets of eats. So let all members come and help the Legion cel ebrate their Golden Anniver sary—50 years. The Spring Rally will be held in Columbia on April 7-8. The meeting was adjourned by the members praying to gether the Lord’s Prayer. During the social hour de licious refreshments were en joyed by the members. SCIENCE SOCIETY ELECTS READERS At a recent meeting of the members, Christian Science Society elected Clarence Cullum of Saluda to serve as first rea der for a one year term. In this position, Mr. Cullum will conduct the Sunday and Wed nesday evening services at the church. Assisting him on Sundays as Second Reader will be, Mrs. Cornelia Long, elected at the same meeting. The retiring Second reader is Mrs. Beatrice Jones. The new readers began their terms on February 1st. The Christian Science church consists entirely of laymen and local members are democrati cally elected to fill all admin istrative posts and to conduct services. The two elected readers carry the main responsibility for the Sunday and Wednesday even ing services of the church. Their primary duty is to read the Christian Science Lesson- Sermon on Sunday. This is a weekly compilation of related references from the Bible and the denominational textbook, “Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy. During the week, the same references serve as a Bible Lesson on a specific topic such as God, Man, Reality, Sacra ment, or Matter. It is studied daily by Christian Scientists throughout the world. Read at the Sunday service, it becomes the sermon. Hymns, prayer, responsive reading by the con gregation, and a solo constitute the rest of the service. The Wednesday evening ser vice, which is held on the first and third Wednesday, conduct ed by the First Reader, in cludes a period when individual members of the congregation speak informally of experiences of Christian healing as under stood in Christian Science. The public is invited to at tend the Sunday and Wednes day meetings and a most cor dial welcome is extended to all to use the Reading Room. UNIVERSITY WOMEN TO HAVE MEETING The March meeting of the Newberry Branch of the Amer ican Association of University Woman will be held on Satur day, March 15, at 3:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Mayo Paul, 2025 Glenn street. Assisting Mrs. Paul as co hostesses for the meeting will be Dr. Janet S. Allsbrook. Professor and Mrs. Dennis Sanderon will present to the group a most interesting and educational program on the “Drama.” Also present for the meeting will be Dr. Beckwith, State President of the AAUW. A full attendance is expected for this meeting. SPEERS STREET PTA TO MEET Speers Street PTA will meet tonight (Thursday) at the school, at 7:30 p.m. The exe cutive committee will meet at 7:00. Is National Winner in essay contest The Patriotic Activities Es say Award has been won by Miss Juanita Hitt of Newberry, a member of Calvin Crozier Chapter, UDC. This award was offered for the first time by Mrs. Henry D. Ferris, of Bethlehem, Pa., general charirman of Patriotic Affairs for the General Divis ion. Miss Hitt has the distinct honor of being the first re- cipent of the award. The topic of the essay is “The United Daughters of the Confederacy—Their Service to Our Country in Time of War and Conflict”. The competitive essay con test was open to all the adult members of UDC Chapters in the United States. Miss Hitt’s source of infor mation included research at Wessels Library, Newberry College; McKissick Library University of S. C.; Library of the University of N. C., Chapel Hill; the UDC Business Office, Richmond, Va.; S. C. Dept, of Archives, Columbia; and the Newberry-Saluda County Reg ional Library. The paper is a complete and concise report of the services rendered by the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy during the Spanish-American war, World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict and the struggle in Vietnam. Miss Hitt says: “A compell ing force surged within me, giving me the desire to person ally search libraries and arch ives in quest of the record of UDC patriotic activities. I wanted the children of Amer ica today, and in generations to come, to know about the deeds of our noble organization. I hope that they will become inspired and indelibly impress ed by the glorious deeds of gallant southern women. The United Daughters of the Con federacy was the first national woman’s organization in the nation to offer its services to the United States Government in World War II for War Re lief. “After leafing through many old minute books, and doing much research, I came up with astonishing information. Stem ming from World War I was the beautiful gesture of respect the UDC paid to World War I soldiers—The bestowing upon them of the distinguished Cross of Military Service. “I was so very proud to in clude in the essay the work of the 1941-1943 administration of the UDC. It was then that a committee of Patriotic Activi ties and Civil Defense was ap pointed by the President-Gen eral, Mrs. Robert D. Wright. As soon as this committee was appointed, they started action. Thus began the ‘Crusade of Service’ by the UDC in World War II. The work during World War II was so outstanding that it was requested that 10,000 copies of the report be printed for distribction. The end of World War II did not mean the end of our patriotic serv ice. There was a vast program needed for reconversion and the aftermath of war. The first World War II Service Cross was presented in 1946 to Lt. Com. Spencer Downs Wright, son of Mrs. Robert Downs Wright, ex - President-General UDC. “Today we the United Daughters of the Confederacy, are rendering services in the military struggle in Vietnam. “At Appomatox the life of the Confederacy came to a close; it ceased to be a nation but in honor and in glory. To day, the priceless thing, the im perishable spirit of the Con federacy lives on to give us the superb examples of cour age and sacrifice the WORLD SO NEEDS. “The United Daughters of the Confederacy have given their time, friendship, money and experience in our desire to share with others the advan tage of our wonderful country. The challenge that lies ahead of us is perhaps the greatest that we have ever faced and will demand increased activity and determination to preserve those things that we feel are so necessary to keep America ‘The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave’.” “In activity we must find our joy as well as our strength, and action, like everything else that is good, is its own reward. “We cannot know what the future holds, but we have the faith of our Confederate moth ers, the courage of our Confed erate fathers, and remember the heritage which is ours be cause they bequeathed.it to us, we shall not fail to serve. We shall turn our faces toward the rising sun, proudly rejoicing in our title—The United Daugh ters of the Confederacy! “We honor our heroes with flowers, music, words and med als, but we must do more. So long as we keep alive the fires of remembrance of their deeds and their ultimate acceptance of ‘One Nation, Indivisible, un der God’, their brave spirit will endure to all Eternity.” Miss Hitt has given the check she received with the award to the Alumni Music Building Fund of Newberry College in honor of Miss Mazie Dominick. HAPPY BIRTHDAY March 16: Mrs. Barbara A. Counts, Donna Pugh Connelly, Karen Stone, P. N. Boozer, Kay Stockman, Mrs. P. C. Workman, Cindy Lominack, Julia Senn. March 18: Mrs. Mac. Sprouse, Mrs. Emerson Jones, Elgia Gene Sheppard, Judy King, Betty Maude Monroe, Clifford Shealy, Tom Beckwith, Mary Bryan Parr, Mrs. Elsie Heller, David T. Werts. March 19: Raymond Blair, Pressley N. Boozer Jr., Eugene Brossy, Mrs. James A. Under wood Jr. March 20: William Harris, Mrs. Pope L. Buford Jr., Mrs. Marvin W. Long, Janice Whit aker, Mrs. P. K. Harmon. March 21: Harvey Richard son, Barbara Davis Jones, Mrs. William H. Hawkins, Mary S. Clary, Abbie Abrams Martin. March 22: Mrs. Willard Byrd, Dan McHargue, Mrs. Hal Kohn Sr., Mrs. J. C. Atkison, Mrs. Sydney Carter, Tommy Spotts. Louis Mazza, left, and Joe Taylor, right, personnel of the local post office, were on hand to receive the thous ands of Easter Seal envelopes to be mailed to county residents. Col. J. H. Holcombe, center, is Easter Seal campaign chairman for the Newberry unit of the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults. (Sun- photo.)