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showed slides after ourWednesday evening prayer meeting. Don't miss hearinghim!PHOENIX: Mrs. Margaret Curryplans to leave for the East July 1. SheThe Wayne Fischer familyingtains near Huntington Lake.are spendthe last week of June in the mounRecent visitors at SOUTHFIELDhave been Glenn McFarland, NadineHunter, Anna Coleman and Miss EstherLatimer. Also the following families:Tom Jameson, Dick Bowes, Don Lowe,Ed Roby, Don Cummings and GeorgeTodd.ORLANDO: A little baby girl named,Debora Gail, was born to Mrs. LauraDonahue Bass June 26Memorial Hospital. Babyare both doing nicely.in the Orangeand motherMrs. B. C. Terry is also in the hospital recoveringfrom a minor operationand is reported to be on the recovery listand is expected home in a dayor two.CENTRAL PITTSBURGH: Thosevacationing this month were: CarolynMcCune to a girl's scout camp, RedWing, Renfrew, Pa.; Bob Oliver to visithis aunt in Orlando, Fla.; Dorothy McKissock and Vida Grace McKelvy serv-July 14, 1954ingas teacher and nurse at children'scamps, Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively.FRESNO: Mr. R. J. Crawford, Sr. ofThird Philadelphia congregation wor-shiped with us on June 13. We do hopeI! all visitors will be as faithful as he hasbeen in attending services on the Lord'sDay. This same week-end, Dr. and Mrs.Francis Buck and two sons came upfrom Los Angeles and brought Mrs.Elsey Dill with them.During the past year a landscapingproject was carried out on the Churchyard at SHARON. Evergreens and various shrubs were planted and an, outdoorfireplace wasconstructed back of thechurch. This year picnic tables havebeen provided.NEW ALEXANDRIA: Deboral LeeNewhouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Ray Newhouse was born June 24.CENTRAL PITTSBURGH: Our sympathies are extended to Mrs. John Oliverwhose oldest brother passed away quitesuddenly while visiting his daughter inManitowoc, Wis. The late Mr. James,a graduate of Princeton University, wasone of the original group who chose thepresent site of the Allegheny MemorialCemetery,resting place.which now serves as his finalFRESNO: Mrs. Matt Chestnut underwent a major operation on June 1fromwhich she is recovering very rapidly. Shewas at the morning services on June 20.The Blue Banner Daughters were incharge and the President, Miss Lois JeanCopeland, led the prayermeeting on thetopic, "The Christ for Your Crisis."PHOENIX: Our Daily Vacation BibleSchool closed on Friday, June 18 with aninteresting program bythe students andteachers. For the two weeks the averageattendance was eighty.On Friday night June 11, 1954,SOUTHFIELD ordained and installedMr. Buford Abbott, Mr. George Henningand Mr. Raymond Stevenson as elders;Miss Clara Elsey and Mr. Tom Halliday as deacons. We surely pray God'srichest blessings on these new officers. Atthe close of this beautiful service thecongregation celebrated the 10th WeddingAnniversary of their pastor and wife. Amost beautiful cake centered the refreshment table. Then because it was a tinanniversary a tin cup of money was presented to the Thompsons. We never knewro much love, kindness and money couldbe crowded into a tin cup! Thank youagain Southfield!CENTRAL PITTSBURGH: Sabbath,June 20, we observed "Children's Day"for the Sabbath School. A special program had been planned including anobject lesson on the effects of alcohol onthe human body by Rev. Smith. Therewas good attendance of the children andthe parents.SOUTHFIELD Social Committee,namely, Mrs. E. R. Robb, Mrs. RaymondStevenson and Mrs. Harry Clark put ona "Father's and Children's" banquet inMay. A large crowd attended and enjoyed a delicious dinner and a fine Magician Show presented by "Waldo theMagician."He is a Christian that presents the gospel in a unique way.ORLANDO: Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Dillpresented their little son, William RobbDill, in the sacrament of baptism June27.Miss Elizabeth McElroyspoke of herwork in Syria at a joint meeting ofMORNING SUN AND SHARON MISSIONARY SOCIETIES on July 2 and atthe evening service at Sharon on July 4.CENTRAL PITTSBURGH: M/Sgt.Robert Dumrauf, USAF, husband of theformer Nellie Walsh, leaves his home inPittsburgh, July 9, en route to his pointof embarkation, California, for Korea.DENISON: Miss Mary Adams gavean interesting talk on mission work inChina and Japan at our Family Night,June 30. The dirplay of curios added interest. Mr. and Mrs. Warnock Patton ofSterling brought her and visited in thehomes of Mrs. Mary Braum and Rev.and Mrs. M. W. Dougherty.SEATTLE: A heartywelcome to theVerd Dunn family who have recentlymoved from Bremerton to Seattle andhave bought a home in the vicinity of theChurch. Mr. Dunn has been employed inthe Bremerton School System and thisfall begins teaching in the Seattle System.FRESNO: Vacation Bible School willbe August 2-15, between Grinnell Conference and Pacific Palisades Conference.GENEVA: Miss Yvonne Lathom,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. RussellLathom, is spending the summer atCamp Ellis, located near Philadelphia.She is directing some of the outdoor activities with special interest in horseback riding.CENTRAL PITTSBURGH: All themen of the congregation attended an evening of fellowship at the parsonage onTuesday, June 29. Dr. John Oliver whorecently, after 31years, retired as headof the History Department, University ofPittsburgh, spoke during the course ofthe evening on his work regarding thehistorical development of Pittsburgh.31