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Mrs. Rlice McKay

(From an interuiew of Mrs. Alice McKay by
Janet Macey on June 5, 1 990)

Alice McKay remembers first coming to Newhall in 1937. She and
Walter were married on May 24, 1937.

"We had hardly settled in our new home before two women
from the Presbyterian Church came by and asked me to help them
with the arts and crafts in the Uacation Bible School of the First
Presbyterian Church. One of these ladies was Mrs. Lamkin, the wife of
the Cheurolet dealer (who had his business located neHt to my
husband's garage) and the other lady was Mrs. Dawson. Both the
Lamkins and Dawsons were strong and deuout Presbyterians." [Alice's
eHpertise in decorating for the many church dinners and bazaars does
in fact date back to 1 937 ! 1

"I went to work at the local telephone company, and being the
low person on the totem pole, had to work on Sundays. It was this
way for many years, so I was unable to attend Church ... then World
War 11 came, and Walter went into the armed seruices and I again
started going to Church with Mrs. Shofner. It was during this period of
time that the Church was undergoing some difficulty, so again I
stayed away from any controuersy and attended only frequently up
until the time Walter and I were blessed with Connie. She was four
years old when we adopted her and I belieue the uery second Sunday
after she came to us, we had her in Sunday School and she didn't miss
a Sunday for many a year. I recall that euen on uacation, Walter
would stop on Sunday morning and Connie would uisit Sunday School
and receiue a notification of her attendance!"

"I belieue I joined the church in 1956 and haue serued as both
an Elder and a Deacon."

"For years, I serued as Treasurer, or assistant treasurer, and it
worked well ... my husband was on a 24 hour call, ond if I wos unoble
to get the monies, Connie would get it for me. I did this up to 1969."

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