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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1942
Page
4
Miss Bonella Gordon entertained at a dinner party last evening at her East Church Street home. Decorations featured red roses. Out of town guests included Mrs. Dean Campbell Shields and Miss Eleanor Perkins of Waterford, with Misses Ruth and Erna Johnson and Jeannette Gerdon of Corry attending.
Miss Charlotte McKelvey was honored at a dinner and linen shower hosted by Mrs. Macforie Haese of Kane last evening. Twelve guests attended and gifts were given to the bride-elect. Mrs. Rosé Brew of West Church Street is visiting in Erie today.
Society notes promise a forthcoming wedding between a nurse from the east and a Harvard Dental School student. Friends and visitors gather around county seats. news covers military calls, travels to Buck Hill Falls, and summer plans at Chautauqua and Findley.
Corry sends delegates to the four day Pennsylvania Department encampment opening in Uniontown Wednesday afternoon. Delegates from more than 325 posts will focus on war problems with music units competing and a three hour parade. Dr and Mrs Merle Amy Mrs Joni Boland and Mrs Paul Lines will leave Wednesday morning. Arden Watson commander Lieut A W Thompson Post Burch Gordon William Dutton and others plan to attend closing sessions Saturday.
Miss Jane Mulhern received a linen shower at a West Frederick street Mount home party hosted by Miss Louise Mount and Miss Ruth Bennet. Prizes awarded at cards went to Mrs Merle Baldwin Union City Mrs Howard Ross and Mrs George Orcutt. a salad lunch and coffee followed. Also attending were Mrs W W Myers Mrs James Lewis Mrs William Lombard Mrs Roger Grown Mrs Fred Kinley Mrs Clifford Jourdel Mrs Frank Gratt Miss Mary O'Hare Miss Harriet Colegrove and Mrs John Downey of Genda Ohio Mrs Paul Mulhern of Mercer and Mrs N F Graves of Williamsburg Mass. Mrs Graves and her mother Mrs S D Wilcox host a gathering this afternoon for Miss Mulhern at their East street home.
Mrs Arthur Brundage Mrs Virgil Tubbs Mrs George Koessner and Mrs Bernard Porter hosted a garden party at Mrs Wilson Sickler's Spring Creek home. Honored guest was Mrs Robert Damon a recent bride. Guests enjoyed bridal shower games with prizes won by several attendees. Out of town guests included Mrs Carl Sickler Miss Esther Brundage and Miss Lois Lillie.
Mrs Wilbur Whitehead entertained the Beb-ma-dans at her home on Fourth Avenue. Five hundred was played with prizes awarded to Mrs George MacMahon and Mrs Edward Brigham. Plans for a picnic were discussed. Mrs MacMahon will host the lab at her West Washington Street home in two weeks. Ten members attended last evening.
The B P W Club at North East held a surprise shower for Mrs Jamies Hall a former member at Herhowe in North Rapliest evening. Sixteen members attended including Mrs Hall’s niece Miss Mary Alice Baer and Mrs Lawrence Thomas’s niece Miss Gertrude Boller both of Corry. Visiting music and a tureen dinner followed.
Washington June 23 AP reports the Army will provide WAACS with an initial clothing allowance of 1841 plus a maintenance allowance of 70.77. A glove item priced at 10 drew sharp remarks from Rep Mahon who noted it seems outrageous unless stationed in Alaska or similar locales. Major General T B Gregory of the quartermaster corps testified only a limited number would be issued. The figures are part of the House appropriations committee review for the 1943 Army bill.
Creston Ohio resident Miss Dorothy Johnson former Corry resident will give a piano recital at the Conservatory of Music Hall in Warren on Wednesday evening June 24 at 8 o'clock. She will be assisted by Miss Martha Hultberg of Cory, a conservatory student, with Bach Pirani Gigue Bach MacDowell and Cyril Scott works. Hultberg performs Three Bergarettes arranged by Wekerlin including Oh Shepherdess Fair Springtime pieces. Johnson continues with Spirit Flower by Le Roy B Campbell Bird of Paradise at Waterfall and Evening in Seville by Walter Nelmann. A vocal solo La Danza by Hultberg and a final Sonata by Ludwig Schytte round out the program.
Miss Rachael Graft was honored at a shower given by Miss Marian Donaldson at her Spring Creek home. Bridge was played and prizes went to Miss Graft and Mrs Alfred Morrison Jr. A buffet supper followed with guests including Betty Jane Dahlstrand Martha Mount Mary Loveland Harriet Donaldson and Shirley Hinman. Many lovely gifts were received by the honored guests.
The Opportunity Club held its last meeting of the season in a church due to bad weather, with seventeen attending a song session and games. A three course supper was served, and the committee included Miss Jean McInnes, Mrs. Nellie Merker, and Mrs. Douglas Rozelle. The club adjourned to resume in September with Mrs. Robert Ott on Hust Frederick Street.
A daughter was born this morning at Corry hospital to Mr and Mrs atl Silvis of 26 Snyder Circle Thelma Vanderhoot is a former name of Mrs Silvis. A daughter was born yesterday afternoon at Corry hospital to Mr and Mrs Russell Beckwith of 1040 North Center Street.
Miss Marjorie Kooman became the bride of Everett E. Legters in a War Ten ceremony officiated by Rev. Warren of the Presbyterian church. The couple, who will reside at 108 Pennsylvania Avenue Warren, Pa, after a brief wedding trip, are joined by friends and family in noting the union.
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