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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1938

Page

4

Thompson Smith Wedding At First Methodist Church

Miss Alice Witcher Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Witcher Thompson, married Harold Lynn Smith at 11 yesterday morning in the First Methodist Church South. The ceremony featured organ and vocal music, a garden flower decor, and a reception at the bride's home. The couple will honeymoon at White Sulphur Springs and reside later in Pine Manor, Edgewood.

Alice Witcher Thompson J. Witcher Thompson First Methodist Church South Harold Lynn Smith Clyde Smith Greendale Drive Charles Kernan Amelia C. N. Johnson Ralph Clark Ann Arbor Mich I. J. Spradlin Edward Jackson Charlotte Hager Idexmaids Helen Hodges Chatham Betty Mae Falkner Lowery Audrey Ithryn Sloughter Martha Reines Helen Hardy Catherine Thompson Mary Cathrine Smith John Tinga Wilmington N.C

Dire Club Plans Dinner Bid for Annual Stag Banquet

James Lewis chairs arrangements for the Dire club annual stag banquet set for Saturday night at the Kanawha hotel. Members will host the event with tickets and dining details to be announced.

James Lewis Kanawha Hotel Dire Club

Sorority Meeting Set At Kanawha City Home

The Alpha Delta Pi sorority will meet tomorrow night at B o'clock at the home of Mrs. Aubrey Love in Kanawha City. Municipal housing projects in Cork are delayed by a builders strike.

Alpha Delta Piorority Aubrey Love Kanawha City Saaleer Aoa Cork Irish Free State

Cotillion Dance at Ruffner Hotel Draws Many Guests

Members of the Cotillion club hosted a dance from 10 to 1 Saturday night in the Peter Stuff ner room of the Ruffner hotel with the Calonets orchestra providing music. Mrs. Harvey M. Davis chaired arrangements, aided by a large list of attendees including Mr. and Mrs. William Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Reed Jr, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Knight Jr, Mr. and Mrs. William Knight, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Smallridge Jr, and scores of other guests from multiple states and cities.

Cotillion Club Peter Stuffner Ruffner Hotel Calonets Orchestra Harvey M. Davis Luis Midence James Simpson Josephine Ford Hawes Brown

Luncheon honor centers on Miss Mary Lou Dolift visit

Miss Copenhaver hosted a luncheon at the Tally Ho honoring Miss Mary Lou Dolift of Minneapolis who is visiting Miss Nellie Morgan. Other guests included Miss Margaret Jamerson Miss Evelyn Daingerfield and Miss Anne Stewart. The item notes weekend plans for White Sulphur Springs and lists multiple social connections and summer travel plans.

Betty Grant Copenhaver Tally- Ho Mary Lou Dolift Minneapolis Nellie Morgan Margaret Jamerson Evelyn Daingerfield Anne Stewart C. H. Morgen Mary Lou Dolliffe Minneapolis, Minn White Sulphur Springs

Community Notices From Local Church and Residents

A column of brief items notes residents traveling and visiting. Mr and Mrs John B Ruby and son Master John Ruby Jr and Mrs Bradford N Ruby returned Sunday to Virginia from a motor trip through Kentucky. Mr and Mrs Karl L Jarvis and family of Dunbar will spend the summer at Tyler Mountain. Mr and Mrs W B Allison of Dunbar will move to 456 Smith Street. Mr Harvey M Davis returns tomorrow from a business trip to Beckley. Mrs Elmer Parks of Ruttner Avenue is a guest at the Commodore hotel in New York City after a Baltimore visit. Mrs George E Thomas and grandsons Hawthorne Battle Jr and Thomas Battle will visit Hillsboro with Mrs L P McLaughlin. Mr C A Lemkuhl leaves for Charles Town to join his wife and attend races. Mr and Mrs John Kay leave for Fairfax Virginia for a few days. Mr and Mrs George L Coyle and family of Bridgeport depart for Charles Town for the summer. Mrs C C Dickinson of Malden leaves Thursday for Lewisburg to attend a weekend with Mrs John Dite. Mr and Mrs R K Turner and family have returned from Cape Cod Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs Sam Mendelson of Virginia Street left for New York City. daughter Ruth Mendelsohn will attend Radcliffe College reunion in Cambridge Massachusetts. Mrs A H Daingerfield of 214 Bradford Street returned from Bristol Tennessee after services for her stepmother Mrs J A H Shuler.

Chester Kyte Lewisburg Murray Fort Mills F Jackson John Thomype Chails Newman Edward Newton Albert Sood Thompson Paris Smith Howard Smith R. S. Good Wallen Seales A. K. Slaughter Co. W. Bunting Fred Smith Homer Jones Hilda Finney Amelia, Va Walter Thompson Lee Thompson Huntington Frank Adams Barboursville C. G. Adams Ashland Martha Walter Morgantown George Atkinson Charleston High School Madison College Harrisonburg Mason School of Music American Youth Foundation of Shelby, Mich Littlepage Silverstein Valley Road Edgewood Pine Manor William Morris Kelley E. Reed, Jr H. W. Knight William H. Knight M. M. Alexander H. H. Smallridge 5. L. Clark James L. Simpson Birney Mason Elizabeth Morton Marian McClure Nelle Brown Given Mary Tark Virginia Hawkins Emmy Low Morton Mary Hyland Powell Bess Laing Josephine Huffman Lara Jette Dillon Elizabeth Henrritte Evelyn Moore Margaret Austin Sally Clarkson Jane Mayer Margaret Marton Evelyn Minter Beckley Marjorie Howell Roanoke Mary Fuller Miriam Carroll Nancy Hall Antoinette Bond Josephine Ford R. M. Brosius William Dunnington John Williams Wilbur L. Fugate Walton Shepherd Edward Snyder Oscar Fitzgerald Holmes Trapnell Charles Dillon Howard Williams John Dickinson James H. Potter F. M. Barron Daryl Jones C. O. Abbott R. A. Prosser Jared Clark R. S. Quarles Karl E. Young John Facinoli Allen Hall William O Beverly Michie Robert Kemmer M. Hyatt Robert Halstead B. Meredith Cecil Cantrell William Seafon Frank Drumheller William Mathews R. P. DeVan, Jr Hunter Lewis J. L. E. Cheetham Bernard Jamison Stuart Fitzhugh Joel Perry J. D. Ireland Kenneth Kings Tand R. H. Kane Thomas B. Kelly Arch Gravely Charles A.kern J.B. Harris Gilley Langhorn Harold Shaw M. K. Anderson Spottswood Preston William Hack W. F. Keenan Robert Platt Maurice Woodell Frank Barkalow James Sierney John Staehlin Harry Weaver Johnston McKay New York City Preston Smith Manning Smith James la ¥Ollette John B. Ruby John Ruby, Jr Bradford N. Ruby Virginia Kentucky W. B. Allison Dunbar Smith Street Harvey M. Davis Elmer Parks Ruttner Avenue Baltimore Commodore John Kay Fairfax George L. Coyle Bridgefosd Charles Town C. C. Dickinson Malden John Dite Sam Mendelson Virginia Street Ruth Mendelsohn Cambridge, Mass Radi Vliff College

Greenbrier Hotel Prepares Flag Day Display

Flag day observance at the Greenbrier hotel features extensive US colors display with banners on the main portico and grounds. Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson, from Clarksburg, arrived by plane from Washington and will depart soon. Mr and Mrs John F Sweeney of Charleston and their son arrived to occupy Colonades cottage for the weekend with Mrs Sweeney’s parents and Virginia Sweeney of Washington accompanying.

Greenbrier Louis J&. Johnson Clarksburg Washington John F. Sweeney Charleston John F. Sweeney, Jr Colonades Cottage

Iota Delta Plans Homecoming Dance at Elks Ballroom

Jota Delta fraternity announces its annual homecoming dance set for June 18 at the Elks ballroom. Ad vance sale tickets will be available through fraternity members, including Jake Bekenstein. Colonela will perform for the dancing portion of the event.

Jota Delta Fraternity Elks Ballroom Jake Bekenstein Colonela

Lofton Tudor Marries Olivia Fields in Kentucky

Olivia Fields of Sadieville Ky becomes bride of Lofton Walter Tudor son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Tudor of Handley. Ceremony in Sadieville Christian church at 4 pm with Thelma Tudor singing and musicians accompanying. Reception at Fields home and couple to study at Duke in summer before residing in Montgomery after September 1.

Mr. Lofton Walter Tudor Kentucky Olivia Fields Charles Paul Fields Sadieville Lofton Walter Tudor Harvey Lee Tudor Handley Joseph Ross Bachman

Birthday Party for Miss Dorothy Tennent

Dorothy Tennent hosted a birthday party at her parents home with many guests including Genevieve Blake Jesslyn Marshall Gloria Ann Morris Lucille Marshall Nancy Tennent and several Tennent family members plus Frank Marshall James Treadway Thomas Treadway and Warner Lee Thomas.

Dorothy Tennent David Tennent Genevieve Blake Jesslyn Marshall Gloria Ann Morris Lucille Marshall Nancy Tennent Genevieve Farley Phyllis Tennent Barbara Tennent Betty Woods Patsy Woods Francilla Tennent Phoebe Tennent Masters Jerry Marshall Frank Marshall Jesse Tennent James Treadway Thomas Treadway Donald Marshall Benjamin Graham Arley William Partey Warner Lee Thomas Otto Tennent

Mrs Harless Hosts Birthday Party for Richard Harless

Mrs Ralph Harless hosted a birthday party Wednesday night honoring her son Master Richard Eugene Harless. Guests included Misses Greta Aubrey Rey Amy Harless Marilyn Johnson Betty Johnson Dolores Harless Lenora Skeens.

Ralph Harless Richard Eugene Harless Greta Aubrey Rey Amy Harless Marilyn Johnson Betty Johnson Dolores Harless Lenora Skeens

Local Names List of Community Figures and Families

A readable fragment lists individuals including Alice Berry Margaret Everson Annaieah Bowen Marvine Griffith Clara Johnson Masters J. W. Har jess Donald Harjess Hoover Har jess Edward Lynn Smoot William Brabbin Robert G. Bowen Claude Griffith Jack Harjess Henry Wiese and Charles Wiese.

Alice Berry Margaret Everson Annaieah Bowen Marvine Griffith Clara Johnson Masters J. W. Harjess Donald Harjess Hoover Harjess Edward Lynn Smoot William Brabbin Robert G. Bowen Claude Griffith Jack Harjess Henry Wiese Charles Wiese

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Alice W. Thompson H. L. Smith Methodist Episcopal Church, South Alley Linny St Kanawha Cure Southern Appliance Corporation Sie Kanawha Street Gelford Gantner Cabana Miss Copenhaver Frances Jane Faulkner Fred Faulkner Miami Beach Fla Algernon Sydney Sullivan Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, Va Faulkner Misa Margaret Jane Weimer James Weimer St. Albans Laura Crommett Elizabeth Street Washington, D. C Paul Crommett Dorothy Anna Partenfelder Western College At Oxford Garden Street Clvy Co Wilson Georgia Lee Griggs Bolivar Pratt Wilson Mary Elizabeth Griggs A. 5 Alexander Sea Island Emmanuel Baptist Church Diamond Ice & Coal CO Standard Dial Hughes Quality Thomas A. Lacaria Frances Raymond Joseph Raymond Mr. Lacaria Frank Lacaria Sacred Heart Church Young Street West Washington and Florida Street Karl L. Jarvis Tyler Mountain George E. Thomas Masters Hawthorne Battle, Jr Thomas Battle Hillsboro L. P. McLaughlin C. A. Lemkuhl Mrs. R. K. Turner Jemily Cape Cod Mass A. H. Daingerfield Bradford Street Bristol, Tenn J. A. H. Shuler Greenbrier Hotel Little School of Mason College of Music and Fine Arts Huth M. Mallentine Iota Delta Kamchatka Wyandotte Ae Eel Qéility Arter Paint & Glass Co Thelma Tudor Ruby Dunn Margaret Thompson Mendelssohn Charles Cecil Fields Louis Robinson Georgetown Eugene Williamson Lexington Paul Mansfield Columbus Fields Thelme Tudor Garth High School Tudor East Bank High School Georgetown College Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Montgomery High School Duke University Durham N. C Montgomery Misa Tennent Mrs. Harless B.C. Quickly Milcro Appalachian Electric Power Co
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