Reunion resolves long courtship as mother and daughter unite
Mrs. Barlow, once Stella Belcher, reunited with her daughter Annie Jane Belcher after years apart. The teen had lived with her father, then a Medford family, and sought contact via radio. They traveled to Oregon and then Bluefield where the reunion occurred at a Medford hotel and the pair planned to live together. Mrs. Barlow will assume the name Mrs. Barlow and Miss Belcher moves in with the Barrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Jane Belcher
Medford
Ore
A. A. Belcher
Joe Barlow
Emory and Henry Captain Jay Hatcher Visits Bluefield College
Jay Hatcher of Emory and Henry College spends days with friends at Bluefield College before returning for a summer course. He is named captain of the track team and has earned recognition in various college activities, with many Bluefield friends pleased by his esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Hatcher
Emory and Henry College
Bluefield College
Young Hatcher
Bluefield
Bluefield District M E Church Advisory Board Meeting
The advisory board of the Blue field district M E Church South will meet Tuesday morning at 10 30 at Bramwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield District
M. EB. Church
South
Bramwell
U D C Meeting Set For Monday Evening
The U D C will meet Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the Elks parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Parlor
Bridal Shower for Miss Madeline Smith in Fast Radford
A mixed guest list attended a shower for Miss Madeline Smith of Gary West Virginia at Miss Faye Wrights home in Fast Radford. The decor featured yellow and white colors with roses and candles. Musical numbers included solos by Lillian Buck and Ruth Chariton, a reading by Helen Smith, and a unique gift presentation from child attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Wright
Fast Radford
Madeline BE. Smith
Gary
W. V
Annie Richards
Evangeline Gladstone
Lillian Buck
Miss Smith
Elsie Jones
Ruth Chariton
Helen Smith
Larabelle Moorehead
Eilie Richards
Charlotte Buck
Mary Bond
Emma Atkins
Deborous
Ests
Madeline Smith
Mary Gladstone
Grace Gladstone
Margie Painter
Annie Jones
Ruby Farrow
Mary Ruth Bond
Fannie Minter
Ernest Dickson
Or Moorehead
K. Trimble
Monterey
Rs. Or Buck
Leland Buck
Eva Ward Kinzer
Hugh Carden
Harry Bond
Nettie Cassell
Erelyn Carden
Hazel Smith
Kitty Pritchart
Ee Smith
Bessie Viars
John Wright
Billy Richards
Evelyn Epperly
Circle group meetings at First Presbyterian church
Circle of the First Presbyterian church meets Wednesday at 3 00 with six circles pairing chairmen with host homes on various streets. The Business Woman's Circle meets Friday at 8 00 at Walton avenue with Miss Sumner and Miss Poole. High School Girls' Circle meets Tuesday evening at the home of Edith Vance and Bess Harry on ei street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle of the First Presbyterian Church
C. E B. Lilley
Paul Kailey
Wuakhurst Avenue
R. T. Bowen
W. R. Warrick
Rogers Street
Lack Shirey
T. H. Claggett
Whitethorn Street
Rele
L. J. Cutler
C. B. Hancock
Sussex Street
Business Woman's Circle
J. L. Bruner
Miss Sumner
Miss Poole
Walton Avenue
J. T. Goodykoontz
Edith Vance
Bess Harry
Ei Street
Dance at Robins Rest Quietly Planned for June 10
A dance is planned at Robin's Rest for Thursday evening June 10 with Wagers Orchestra providing the music. The event promises a social evening with residents and visitors invited to attend.
Miss Mary Gordon Returns Home with Roanoke Guests
Miss Mary Gordon Perkins has come back from Virginia College Roanoke accompanied by Miss Katherine Howard of Roanoke and other unnamed acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gordon
Perkins
Virginia College
Roanoke
Katherine Howard
Recital Planned for June Ten by Elma Gillespie and Ber Violinist
A charming program is arranged for the recital at six oclock June 10 by Elma Gillespie pianist, daughter of Miss Ella Holroyd, and Ber violinist, pupil of Vin natello. The program includes Bach and Haydn solos, Heller etudes, The Gypsy Street Violin, The Rose, The Arkansas Traveller, and Scenes from a Ballet with Bertha Rodgin and Miss Margaret Develin at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Gillespie
Ella Holroyd
Vinnatello
Warlick
Bach
Haydn
Heller
Ochmler
Bertha Rodgin
Margaret Develin
Westminster Woman's Auxiliary Circles Schedule Meetings
Regular circles of Westminster Church Women meet Wednesday at 3 p m. Circle 1 with Mrs Jess Lewis at 807 College Ave Circle 2 with Mrs W L Alley 1812 Vineyard St Circle 3 with Mrs Morris Watts 2009 S Bland St Circle 4 with Mrs H X Morton 2235 Jefferson St Circle 5 with Mrs C J Whisman 137 Preston St Circle 6 with Mrs Mobert Moore 425 Union St Circle 7 with Mrs Kathleen Peck 612 North St Senior Girls outdoor hike Saturday 1 30 p m meeting Miss Beth Ward then Miss Virginia Deaumer if rain Venue changes noted Onion Street for outdoor hike. Girls meet Thursday 00 p m with Agnes Vawter Onion Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Westminister Church
Jess Lewis
College Avenue
W. L. Alley
Vineyard Street
Morris Watts
S. Bland Street
Mobert Moore
Union Street
Kathleen Peck
North Street
Beth Ward
Virginia Deaumerey
Agnes Vawter
Onion Street
Bluefield See Chapter Meets June Fourteenth at West Virginian
The Bluefield See Chapter will hold a meeting June 14 at the West Virginian hotel. Special attention is called to the time of the election as several new officers will be elected. The session will be followed by one more gathering before summer suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginian
Cohen Richardson prize ovation and inter-literary contest
At Beavers School auditorium the Cohen Richardson prize ovation contest is set for Tuesday at 8 o clock. On Friday night June 11 at 8 o clock the inter literary society contest between the Alexandrians and Pierians will be held at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beavers School
Gamma Delphian Chapter Meeting Notice
The Gamma Delphian Chapter will meet at Mrs. J. P. Gills home Monday at 2 30 in the afternoon. The second of the seventh month will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Delphian Chapter
J. P. Gills
Asher Bible Council to Meet at YWCA Monday Evening
The Asher Bible Council will hold its regular meeting Monday evening at the YWCA. Mises Pearl Taylor is in charge of arrangements for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asher Bible Council
Bride to Be Honored With Bridge Tea
Mrs. A. N. Schlossberg and Mrs. J. J. Kwass host a bridge gathering honoring Miss Anna Abrahamson of Bramwell, bride elect of Mr. Nathan Effron of this city, as guests and friends celebrate the forthcoming wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. A. N. Schlossberg
Mra. J. J
Beaver High Glee Club to Perform in Matoaka Concert
The Glee Club and Boys Quartette of Beaver High School under Miss Elizabeth Shelton will give a concert at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium Matoaka with C. H. Rep aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Beaver High School
Elizabeth Shelton
Beaver H
C. H. Rep Ae
Castorium
Matoaka
Daleth Delphian Chapter Meets at YWCA Monday Evening
Daleth Delphian Chapter convenes as usual at 7 45 PM Monday at the YWCA for its regular gathering.
Roanoke College Commencement Attendees Noted in City
A series of social notes records Roanoke College graduates and attendees in Salem Virginia. Miss Nannie Rae Hefner and Ira Henderson attend the rituals with family. others return from visits in Baltimore Cincinnati and Charleston. Local residents relocate for work or health and plan summer activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Rae Hefner
Roanoke College
Salem
Cecil Hefner
Ira Henderson
R. B. Ferguson
Pine Street
Baltimore
Ferguson
Robert B. Lee
Ann Gilmore
Bramwell
Cincinnati
Edythe
Villa Madonna Academy
Thomas E. Peery
Elizabeth
Smythe County
Ora Lee Gibson
Huntington High School
W. T. Gibson
Pauline Rogers
Princeton
Bluefield Sanitarium
R. B. Beatty
Richard
Crawford
Neb
J. M. McKthaney
Princeton Avenue
G. H. Gills
St. Luke's Hospital
Martha Stalnaker
Edith Hilditch
Charleston
Miss Stallnaker
EB. D
Notable visit at Mrs. Woolwine home
Shott of Fourth street and Miss Hilditch were visiting at the home of Mrs. Woolwine on Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shott
Fourth Street
Miss Hilditch
Young inventor’s show brings commute to Philadelphia
In The Show Off, the young inventor’s scene study requires daily train rides to Philadelphia between shows. Mal St. Clair, praised as a top director, appears as a college style figure in white pleated trousers and a small trick hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mal St. Clair
Mason-Dixon Line Named by Irish Surveyors
The Mason-Dixon line traces its name to two Irish astronomers and mathematicians hired to survey the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. Their work in surveying the frontier earned the name that would later define a regional dividing line in American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
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U. D.C
Aileen Tenney
Boston
Presbyterian
Robin’s
Leneuts
D’orsay
Paris
Princeton Ave
Westminster
Daleth Delphian Chapter
the Joyce Co
Bluefield’s Jewelry
West Virginian Hotel
Federal ST
Sorel
Husband
Cecile Sorel
France
Guillaume de Segur
America
Mme. Sorel
Europe
Manhattan
Ed Garvey
Notre Dame
Alan Dwan
Tulback
Notre
Deauville
Bland and
Raleigh Streets
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