The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1986 Page: 2 of 30
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Page 2 A The Albany N ews Thursday Decembe '8 1 "86
'86 Christmas exhibit opens at Old Jail
Hall of trees . . .
Grace Leech and Ann Humber work on one of 12 Christmas trees now on
exhib t q> 'he Old Jad Art Center The trees decorated according to dif-
ferent '"cnes by var ous county service clubs are the ma-or attraction of
•he Or s'mas exhibi'^on which also includes pieces o* 'anch furr ure on
can from various individuals and families Staff Phcto
By David Love
The Old Jail Art Center's
"Christmas at the Ranch 'Plain
and Fancy)" exhibit was unveiled
during a special evening of events
on Sunday. December 14. .to ord
ing to Reilly Nail, acting director
of the facility.
Sunday, the Old Jail sponsored
its annual Christmas program
this year entitled a "Ce i hration
of Christmas."
Following "A Festival of Nine
Lessons and Carols" at the Mat
thews Memorial Presbyterian
Church, ticket holders were
treated to a buffet dinner at the
Old Jail.
In addition to the food, the Old
Jail presented its new exhibit to
the public for the first time.
Consisting of antique furniture
from area ranches as w. 1 as 12
decorated Christmas trees ru
exhibit will run through January
11.
Nail noted that each tree,
decorated by various ciubs and
organizations, was adorned with
ornaments and other decoration*
which relate to the furniture in
the exhibit.
The exhibit starts in the en
trance of the Matthews Gallery,
continues in the Hooker Gallery
and concludes in the Jones
Pavilion.
In order of appearance, the Sun
Room of the Matthews Gallery is
the location of a Christmas tree
decorated by the Bluebonnet
Study Club of Albany. The tree
was designed by Etna Pat.
The main pieces of furniture in
the "* in Room were tur" ' by
Louise W. Matthews anil Ronald
J. Nail.
To the right of the Sun Room
sits the Albert Porter Dr.Store
doors, and nearby is the
Christmas tree decorated b" CM::
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Jail's permanent installer of ex
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hibits.
The Diller Ranch Furniture
may be also be found in the Mat-
thews Gallery, and was loaned by
Mildred Palmer Diller and others.
The Christmas tree with the
ranch furniture was decorated by
the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
In the center of the Matthews
Gallery sits the Mission Oak
Christmas dinner table and table
setting. The table was loaned by
George and Priscilla Harvick
from the Harvick Ranch.
The Xi Chi Pi chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi sorority was responsi
ble for decorating the tree which
accompanies the table.
The first exhibit in the Hooker
Gallery is the Bartholomew hall
passageway, in its entirety, taken
from the Bartholomew house at
Reynolds Bend. The Christmas
tree next to the hall passageway
was prepared by the Moran Ami
tv Club.
The Albany 4 H Club and the
Lioness Club Christmas tree* are
separated by the ranch office a
Davenport desk on loan from
Sharon and John Matthews.
Loaned by the Harvicks, the
plain ranch hall tree, with mirror
and storage seat, is the last piece
of furniture in the Hooker
Gallery.
Albany's Xi Pi Lambda chapter
of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority
decorated the tree which is
located next to the hall tree.
Upon entrance into the Music
Room in Jones Pavilion, one will
see the Christmas tree decorated
by members of Alpha Zeta Ep
silon chapter of the Beta Sigma
Phi sorority.
The exhibit is complete with a
piano made in 1892 and a harp.
Purchased in Vienna in 1900 for
the Rosecroft Ranch, an art
nouveau parlor suite sits
Christmas tre
!he Order of th
alongside tht
decorated bv
Eastern Star
The remaining items on exhibit
within the Jones Pavilion include
Live Oak Ranch entrance hall fur
niture: a petticoat table Regen
cy, ca 1850, and a Louis XV I
Rococo gilt mirror
The Christmas tret with the
Live Oak Ranch furniture was
decorated with chrisriions by th<-
Albany Study ('iuh and tin-
Albany Garden ( Iuh
V\ e would like t«> sit e\ eryone
come by the Old Jail to view our
Christmas exhibit I think
everyone will agree that it is one
of the best we have ever had,"
stated Nail.
The Old Jail Art ( enter is open
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tues
day through Saturday, and from
2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. The
facility will be dosed on
Christmas Dav.
Volunteers to deliver baskets
By David Love
Saturday. December 20 marks
tht day on which several local
volunteers will deliver food
baskets to approximately 80
needy families in Albany, said
Lloyd Conner, pastor of Albany's
First Baptist Church.
Coordinated by the Albany
Ministerial Alliance, the
i iristmas basket program is see-
~g favorable results in both food
and monetary donations.
Conner noted, however, "we
are still in need of whatever peo-
p'e can give — people can still take
heir donations to the designated
joxes around town, or they can
oring them to the First Baptist
Church as late as Saturday morn-
ing."
In order to facilitate those
wishing to make donations to the
program, food baskets were plac-
ed in downtown business loca-
tions on December 1.
The Albany Ministerial
Alliance is being assisted in the
program by churches, service
ciubs. sororities, youth groups, in-
terested individuals and
businesses.
Food items may be left at these
locations — Thrift Mart, City Gro-
cery. J&P Flowers, Rainforest
F o .ver Shoppe. Erline's Specialty-
Shop. Western Auto. Weaver-
Oates Pharmacy. Mott's, Bill's
Dollar Store. Halbert's Country
Emporium, Hollister's, the Hapi
Stop and Th* Albany Sews.
On Monday. December 15. a
screening committee composed of
12 people from across the com-
munity decided which families
would receive the food baskets
this year.
Conner remarked that only the
screening committee members
know who the needy families are.
"Even the volunteers who help
put the baskets together will not
know who the baskets are going
to," he said.
Apart from the food donations.
Conner said people have donated
cash as well. Cash donations are
being used to purchase w holesale
food at the Food Bank in Abilene.
"We will be supplementing the
baskets with some perishable
goods, but will keep them in the
freezer until delivery time." add
ed the First Baptist Church
pastor.
Special food do~ations include
10 smoked turkeys, a carload of
bakery goods and a half of beef.
During a special drawing at the
time of the regular Christmas
drawing last Saturday, the
Albany 4-H Club gave away a half
of beef. Alco Chemical bought "he
winning ticket, but put it in the
name of the Christmas basket
program.
The following churches, groups
and organization* are assisting in
the program: the First Baptist
Church, First Christian Church,
the Assembly of God Church,
Jesus of Nazareth Cathoiic
Church, First United Method:st
Church, the Matthews Memoriai
Presbyterian Church. Trinity
Lutheran and the United
Pentecostal Church.
Also, the Lions Club. Lioness
Club, the National Honor Society,
the 4-H Club. Cub Scouts.
Bluebonnet Study Club. Albany
Garden Club. American Associa-
tion of Retired Persons. Kiwanis
Club and the four chapters of the
Beta Sigma Phi sorority: Alpha
Omicron Mu. X: Chi Pi. Xi Pi
Lambda and Alpha Zeta Epsilon.
In addition to these organiza
tions, C(inner said a number of in
dividual* and businesses have
given to the program.
"I would just like to say thanks
to everyone who has helped in
making this year * program a sue
cess." he commented.
The Alliance asks that non
perishable food items, including
staple grocer', item.* such as can
ned vegetables, 'ruits and meats,
dried beans and peas, flour, sugar,
shortening, fanned or dried milk,
rice, jellies, et<' be placed in the
food baskets on the final days of
the Christmas casket program.
In addition to the food, toys will
also be included in many of the
baskets. Conner was unsure how
many toys had been turned in on
Tuesda> December 16, but said
the toys will go to the most needy
families.
5 arrests listed
The following arrests were
made by Shackelford County law
enforcement ifficer* during the
past week.
An arrest is not necessarily an
indication of guilt, but is an action
taken by the state in response to
an alleged crime or complaint.
Included in the arrest records
were Loronzo Davis, 20. proba-
tion revocation: Jacquelline
Michelle Smith 20. probation
revocation; James Boyd Edwards,
21. burglary of a haDitation; Cur
tis Dale Hudson. 1* burglary of a
building, burglary of a habitation
and unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle: and Homer Lee Filds, 40.
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