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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1925
Page
13
Society items recount garden anniversary amusements for the Schuster family of New York. Guests from Lexington Virginia and Allentown Pa attend in Washington Street social circles. Several families plan motor trips and visits to White Sulphur Springs and Parkersburg with details of hosts and destinations.
Atlantic City thrives as a vacation resort drawing inland visitors to a sea side paradise. The city prides itself on fine hotels, busy boardwalk, numerous amusements, and extensive beach life with year round attractions and reliable safety services drawing crowds by train and car.
The Game and Fish Commission reported that 44,850 state wide hunting and fishing licences were issued from December 1, 1924, to May 1, 1925, totaling 44,850 dollars. Non resident licenses numbered 196 at 14 dollars each, amounting to 1,520 dollars. Londenera forecast a record number of visitors this year.
The Taylors of Washington and Fayette announce a celebration for the twenty fifth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. Alfred Taylor. The event is set for Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville West Virginia with a reception from three to six o'clock. The notice lists several local attendees and the merriment planned including nature study activities and a weekend camp with group trails led by council members.
Dozens of visitors toured Elk River camp facilities as Girl Scouts led activities from morning assembly to tent contests. Troop leaders Madeline Kyle and Laura McCallan organized demonstrations, songs, and a new point chart tracking river stations, while Clay Court House troops joined hikes and a Sunday service planned by the troop committee.
The article describes planned merit badge work for Tren Potter and Flower Finder, a camp letter for campers and sports, and the Church of Honor's decision that the best camper embodies the Girl Scout laws. It notes train schedules for a stop at Dili's Creek and lists new arrivals to Troops 4, 20, 13, and 16. A play titled Heart of the Woods is rehearsed, and daily cooking outdoors is reported with a plan for an overnight hike pending weather.
Miss Phyllis Seldan Thornton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Thornton of 1432 Quarrier Street, entertained with a swimming party at the YWCA pool in honor of her birthday. After the swim, refreshments were served at the Martha Washington Shay. Guests included Miss Mary Lou Hamilton, Miss Dorothy Smith, Miss Mary Margaret Austin, Mlle Mary Louise Agnew, Miss Virginia.
A readable fragment lists numerous young women including Betsy HR Miss Ann Mathews Catherine Ann Thayer Elizabeth Etz Dorothy Madison Chilton Betty Noyes Gene Goodman Elizabeth Mathews Slisa Weldon Petty Miriam Carroll Barbara Eitz Patsy Ruth Siler Frances Jane Faulkner Shepherd Phyilia Poffenbarger Catherine Micdel burg Keith Martin Aliss Mary Frances Snyder.
Twenty thousand gathered in AmEng to witness the annual blessing of the frufte of the sea. The event centers on coastal traditions as observers mark the ritual with formal rites and communal participation.
In Moscow on July 7 chemist I Di Brendelejseff, son of Mendelejeff, announces a scale surpassing all balances, able to measure to a billionth of a gram. The device aims to aid confirmation of Einstein’s theory amid a heat wave affecting court scenes as John Austin faces a $1 fine for a drunken incident.
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