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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1928
Page
2
Mrs David Martin will host a 1 PM luncheon at the Ruffner hotel honoring Miss Louis Ing Bride elect of Dr Herbert Carred who weds June 26 and Miss Jean Kennedy whose June 30 wedding to Dr Cecil Adama is planned. Covers for twenty guests.
Mr Albert Belcher attends to affairs with infu. ories in Charleston General. Mr and Mrs Rudolph Dubois and Richard left for New York to sail on the B Majeatic for Europe, staying four weeks in Paris and Belgium. Mr Gackt W Cranz returns from Medical College of Virginia to spend vacation with parents. The Youngs move from 2411 Washington to 708 Park Drive. Hawley couple return from Beckley. Joneses depart for Oak Hill for summer. Stegalls visit Fayetteville. Mrs J Bower recovering in Kanawha Valley Hospital. General N S Burlew and family to Kanauga Lake summer home near New York. Judge Burdette joins. Davis, Mathews, Hague families return from Indianapolis auto races. Several men journey to Lexington Va for finals at Washington and Lee. Schwabe and Shuman drive to Lexington for finals. Mrs W D Lewis and daughter Betty Carter of Upperville visit Charleston after White Sulphur Springs. Stuter family return from Indianapolis. Mrs Stuter stays with mother. Bush family to Morgantown for West Virginia university commencement. Virginia Elizabeth Bush among graduates. Mr Bush attends alumni meeting. he is class of 1900. Evelyn Ballard returns from Sweet Briar College.
The Sunshine sewing club gathered Thursday night at Mrs. Evert May’s home with attendees including Mrs. George Atern Mrs. O O Ballard Mrs Bert Wheaton Mrs Charlie Miller Ira Ben Sidebottom Mrs Frank Miller Mrs John Miller Mrs Ira Parry Mrs Claud Trowbridge Mrs Blanch Osborne Mrs Ira Hedrick and the hostess. A fire heavily damaged the Fourth Street building owned by Pred Trowbridge and used by T S Kennedy restaurant early Friday morning.
Fire caused by defective wiring damaged the second story of a building housing an apartment for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trowbridge and a restaurant area on the first floor. Water and fire spread heavily in the restaurant section while the second story sustained only moderate water damage. Insurance covered the building. Invitations announced for the June fourteenth wedding of Helen Baker to Wesley Scott Leak at the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Lucretia Dawson hosted a Wood club gathering at her Upper Lewis Street home with a brief business meeting and musical program followed by refreshments for attendees including Mrs. Ripley and Mrs. Staton. Elizabeth Clancy plans a summer in San Francisco. Mary Farley to Randolph Macon College for commencement and garden party. Children’s Day planned at Weekley Memorial United Brotherhood Church with a pageant titled The Children of the World and an evening program. District youth conference set for Greenbrier Military School in Lewin with June registration and graduate requirements. Ruth Binnete leads conference registration. several students listed as graduates this year. Anne Van Devanter will teach as field representative at Greenbrier.
Madison news notes graduates Hame Missea Oda and Lora Pauley have returned from Alderson Junior College where they completed the college course and business college at once. They are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Pauley. Funeral services for M. Pauley were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Baptist church conducted by Rev. F. R. Vine with pallbearers E. E. White Sidney White G. B. Hensley M. A. Burnside H. W. Mullins A. G. Hager and W. S. Pauley.
Power of Attorney actions involve Phica Coa of Huntington to John T. Goreham and Kann's Fashion Shop of Bluefield to Alderson Sexton. State House visit included Dr Francis G Blair Illinois education chief and Jacob H Johnson Huntington Colored Old Folks Home superintendent.
Alva B. Moore of Buckhannon was named secretary of the Public Service Commission, filling a post vacant about two and a half years. Acting secretary Miss Fredona Gluesenkamp remains as chief clerk. Moore, a court reporter in Upshur and nearby counties, formerly lived in New Martinsville. About 25,000,000 dollars circulated and held in Great Britain.
West Virginia Collegiate Institute begins its thirty third annual commencement with the fourth year high school play The Charm School by Alice Duer Miller and Robert Milton The baccalaureate address Sunday at 730 pm by Rev Matthew W Clair a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church Assistant District Attorney Marty Capeheart of Welch will deliver the Wednesday address Events include baseball games institute versus Wilberforce one act plays of negroes alumni meeting and banquet Also fashion note on Paris ankle bracelets over silk stockings in evening wear.
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