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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1925
Page
12
Report notes that women in Charleston show little participation in local legislative proceedings while lawmakers come and go. The piece observes female involvement as largely absent, with women contemplating change but taking few actions, and mentions party caucuses as a factor in the situation.
The Charleston Daughters of the Confederacy plans a Monday night meeting at the YWCA building on Quarrier street to honor Civil War figures. Mrs. W. B. Byrne will preside. Dr John Cass will deliver the principal address. a double mass quartet and social hour follow the program.
Side, New Front and Knee Length Panels Find Favor With Washington Women features Washington society sightings of new gown silhouettes at the White House New Year events. It describes side panels front and knee length styles, bouffant effects, and trains in gowns worn by officials and debutantes, with fabrics like brocade metalcloth velvet and lace. It also notes Mrs. Coolidge balancing mourning with official wedding gowns in beige georgette, black chiffon velvet, and fur trims, alongside other notable attendees and their jeweled adornments.
H H Club will celebrate its first anniversary with a progressive dinner Tuesday at 7 36 pm. High hat shaped initiations kick off the festivities. Members will host young guests after a gathering at Misa Frances Foster s home. Attending are Frances Foater Betty Chilton Mary Ford Acherr Nell Dickinson Lewellyn Mathew and others with guests including Arnold Barnes James MacDonald George Wahie and Charles Oley. Officers for the year were elected with Lewellyn Mathews re elected president Frances Wana vice president Catherine Swith treasurer Barrlet Stubbs secretary.
Drew Will address the Kanawha Players Drama Study group on Tuesday evening at the club. He will discuss The Present Day Drama Where and How It Is Played, with impersonations and readings. Mr. and Mrs. Drew recently retired to Charleston to be near their son in business.
Miss Dickinson entertained yesterday at her Virginia Street home at 1 30 with a luncheon honoring Bet Chilton whose January 31 wedding to Eheraci Gaines is planned. Attendees included Mingea Chilton Josephine Thayer Frances Foster and others. Dr R H W Merrill will address South Side Woman's Club Monday at 4 o clock at the clubhouse, with a business meeting at 2 50.
The article reviews cultural events across the state with arts programs in Charleston and Fairmont plus a Fairfield event. It notes the wedding of Milan Mary Lorety Leury to William J. Quigley at Sacred Heart Church Chester. Attendants wore orchid and pink, bouquets featured pink roses, and a breakfast reception followed.
Charleston residents will attend the West Virginia University Reserve Officers' Training Corps ball at Morgantown Armory in February. Many students from the university will also be present, continuing the event as one of the season's most elaborate social occasions.
The Cincinnati Orchestra, eighty strong, arrives in Charleston for a Charleston Symphony Society concert at the Kearse Center this afternoon. Conducted by Reiner, the program features Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73, Saint-Saens Bacchanale, Burns The Sorcerer’s Ambition, and Blazer Carmen No.2 as the main works. A capacity audience is anticipated with tickets sold by Hunt Lington and others in nearby towns.
Betty Chilton prepares for her January 31 engagement at Ebersole Games. Over the next two weeks, Edgewood Club dances, weddings rehearsal events, and multiple hostings unfold with ushers, best men, and family members involved. Numerous social gatherings include a dance January 2, a dance January 29, a wedding rehearsal party January 30, and a luncheon and bridge party on January 31.
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