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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
6
Mary Jane writes of June as the month of roses and ceremonies. She notes hospital commencements, church events, field meets, card parties, and Memorial Day observances. The piece mixes local society, weather, and upcoming school and town activities with brief notes on prices and hotel rates.
The Feast of Weeks or Pentecost will be celebrated in the city on June 7. It marks seven weeks after Passover and began as an agricultural thanksgiving for harvests from barley to wheat. Over time it became the anniversary of Judaism with the giving of the law at Sinai. The rite of confirmation in Reform circles is tied to its biblical significance, while decorations of plants and flowers honor the season. The Ruth story is read to reflect harvest imagery, and a second biblical day is observed by some postbiblical traditions.
Rev Roby F Day of St Pauls Methodist Protestant church Inwood Long Island was seriously injured getting into a street car while attending a General Conference session in Zanesville Ohio on Friday night May 26 He recovered enough to rest at home in Inwood after brief stops in Pittsburgh and Washington En route President F W Carney Eastern Conference will preach June 4 and Dr L D Stultz New Jersey will fill June 11 Day, a Montgomery County native, has two brothers James BE Day and Columbus W Day and sisters Mrs J F Boyer near Damascus and Mrs J L Burdette Mt Airy His wife is the youngest daughter of the late Prof C W Walker Browningsville.
The Faithful Circle Bible Class held its regular meeting in the Sunday School room last Tuesday evening with good attendance. Annual reports showed strong Sunday morning turnout and notable church and community uplift. Officers elected for the year: President Mrs Harry C Smith Vice President Mrs Amy Kump Dixon Treasurer Mrs W E Fisher Secretary Miss Carrie Cronise Teacher D C Aldridge.
Early showers did not deter shoppers at the base of supplies as strawberries abounded with boxes selling for 8 to 15 cents. Cherries appeared at 5 to 8 cents a box, spring chickens ranged from 34 to 40 cents per pound, and a full range of vegetables and eggs sold at varied prices. Local vendors reported ample supply and attractive displays to entice buyers.
A dense schedule of sermons, Sunday schools, and special events from Evangelical Reformed to Asbury M E Church. It covers times for morning worship, Sunday school, baptisms, Holy Communion, vesper services, and Children’s Day activities, naming pastors and church locations variably across multiple congregations.
At Martinsburg the Protestant Episcopal Council of West Virginia received Bishop George W. Peterkin’s formal resignation request. The 75 year old Wheeling leader seeks retirement in favor of a younger, healthier successor, with General Convention expected to decide next fall in St Louis. Peterkin has led the diocese since its creation eight years ago. Also noted, Rev Hummelbaugh to preach York church anniversary and Rev Dr Joseph Patton McComas of Annapolis reportedly called as chief of staff to Trinity Church New York.
House dresses in washable materials size 82 to 44. Women’s low shoes priced at $2.50 with 200 pairs of oxfords and pumps in all sizes. Neat striped worsted shirts in all sizes. Boys’ 50c pants in neat stripe cashmere, well made, sizes 6 to 14.
An ad offers 1 half pint jars of Jap-Enamel varnish in colors including Cherry Mahogany Walnut Dark Oak and Light Oak. Prices: 1-3 pint cans twelve cents per pint twenty cents and quart cans thirty five cents.
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