Local Society Highlights Book Review and Garden Club Events
Society notes reveal Dr. Andrew G. Meyer of Hood College reviews The Guns of August at a home gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Collmes. Welcome Wagon Club plans a library luncheon with a film on historic gardens at Francis Scott Key Hotel plus garden photography.
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John Ed Schell Jr
Meyer
Welcome Wagon
Welcome Wagon Club
Newcomer's Division
Wedgwood Room
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Milt McKenna
James Hadley
Clyde Thomas
West Second Street
G. Frank Thomas
Winter Park
Fla
Seminole Hotel
Blue-Gray Ball Planned March 17 At Eagles Home
Robert Gouker of this city chairs the third annual Blue-Gray Ball for re activated Civil War units and their ladies to be held at the Eagles Home on Saturday March 17 from 9 p m to midnight. Units from Virginia Pennsylvania and this state expected to attend with music by the Little German Band. Samuel Pruett treasurer may be contacted for tickets Col Page T Otto publicity chairman urges unit attendance Women to wear antebellum dresses and men to wear re activated unit uniforms. first ball was in Hagerstown and last year in Winchester Va.
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Robert Gouker
Eagles
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Samuel Pruett
Hagerstown
Mullan retires as PE Supervisor after 17 years service
George Mullan, supervisor of farm and wiring for Potomac Edison Company, retires effective March 1 after 17 years with the utility. A Piedmont High and West Virginia University graduate, he began in July 1945 at the Hagerstown office to promote farm uses of electricity and led farm promotional activities. He and his wife Emma Griest reside on Route 1 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
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George ©. Mullan
Potomac Edison Company
Utility
Mullan
The
Electric Company
Piedmont High School
Piedmont
W. Va
West Virginia University
Power Company
Hagerstown
Emma Griest
Shepherdstown
Route 1
Variety In Fish Steaks For Tasty Meals
Provides methods for preparing fish sticks for Lent using baked or broiled options. Includes hot mustard sauce for baked sticks and a barbecue sauce for broiled sticks with step by step ingredients and cooking cues. Emphasizes serving four to six with two boxes and timing per package directions.
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Asso
Beth Sholom Youth Smorgasbord and Meeting Notes
The Beth Sholom Youth Group met at Merlyn Smith's Cloverhill home on March 4 for a smorgasbord and business session. Ellen Spero and Kathy Feldman reviewed the film Bye Bye Birdie seen in Washington. A follow up gathering is planned at Dinia Schoolmar's home on March 18.
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Beth Sholom
Merlyn Smith
Cloverhill
Ellen Spero
Kathy Feldman
Washington
Dinia Schoolmar
Ex-President Nutting Dies in Chicago at 59
Harold J Nutting longtime Marshall Field & Co executive vice president and general manager and civic leader died Thursday aged 59 in Chicago. He led major city civic initiatives and shaped retail leadership during his career.
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Chicago
Harold J. Nutting
Marshall Field & Co
Slum Tyme for Girls at the Frederick YMCA
A Wednesday morning program for women starts at the YMCA, running six weeks from 9 30 to 11 30 with activities from bridge to swimming and gymnastics. The program, led by the newly formed women and girls committee chaired by Miss Betty Benchoff, includes babysitting for children over one year, coffee hour, and separate instructors for bridge gym and swim. Contact the Frederick YMCA for details.
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YMCA
Women’s and Girls’ Committee
The
Betty Benchoff
Gerald Yonetz
C. Robert Kehne
Kay Mullican
Reine Bowers
Frederick Ymca
Nevin 8. Baker
John Garst
Albert Mullican
Wayne C. Neely
Charles S. V. Lanner
Lucille Wolford
Harry L. Zimmerman
Miss Jessie Shawbaker Honored At Grace Trinity Church
Grace Trinity United Church of Christ held a This Is Your Life style surprise for Jessie Shawbaker of Monrovia on March 4. A longtime Sunday School teacher for 46 years and pianist or organist for over 40 years, she received gifts, a plaque, and well wishes from about 100 guests as Rev Fruechte and church members honored her steadfast devotion and ongoing teaching.
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Grace Trinity United Church of Christ
Jessie Shawbaker
Monrovia
Jessie
Alma Eyler
Jacob Shawbaker
Edna Steel
Maude Mohler
Emily McCuller
Harry Main
Russell Main
Elizabeth Schroyer
Virginia Martell
Clara Stone
Marie Summers
Ruth Schell
Evelyn Reynolds
Frances Crockett
Betty Stroh
Elizabeth Oland
Tommy Schell
Fruechte
Grace Trinity
George K. Ely
Baltimore
Walter D. Mehrling
James Creek
Raidee A. Andrews
Washington, D. C
Gertrude Wumkes
Flint
Mich
Grace Smith
President Kennedy’s tireless homework and broad grasp
James Marlow notes Kennedy’s astonishing knowledge at 44, detailing global issues from Brazil to unemployment claims. The columnist credits him with vast daily workload though critics argue he lacks aggressive fights and decisive follow-through on Congress, while avoiding overt confrontation.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Kennedy
Brazil
Long Island
Congress
Eisenhower
Miss Schnauffer Named Cherry Blossom Festival Princess
Elaine C. Schnauffer, daughter of Chief Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer, was chosen by the Maryland State Society to represent Maryland as a Cherry Blossom Festival princess. A Frederick High School graduate, she studied at the University of South Carolina, lives in Washington, and works for Senator J. Glenn Beall as secretary to the press assistant. The festival runs April 3 to 8 with events at the Tidal Basin, the Sheraton Park Hotel, and a parade on April 7, culminating in the queen's coronation on April 7 with a $100,000 pearl and gold crown.
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Elaine C. Schnauffer
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Maryland State Society
Maryland
U.S
J. Glenn Beall
Beall
Schnauffer
America
Bishop Claggett
Brunswick
Rockwell Terrace
Frederick High School
University of South Carolina
Zeta Tau Alpha
Women's Athletic Association
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Market developer dies in New Rochelle automaker era
Alfred Reeves, 86, a key figure in developing the automobile mass market, died Wednesday in New Rochelle, N Y. Reeves headed the Automobile Manufacturers Association for 26 years, shaping industry policy and consumer access.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Alfred Reeves
Reeves
Automobile Manufacturers Association
B And O Glee Club To Perform At Frederick High
The B and O Glee Club known as One Hundred Men of Song will give a 3 p.m. Sunday concert at Frederick High School auditorium on March 18. Admission is free. the Hood Club sponsors the event with support from alumnae and friends of Hood College. The program features European masters and Broadway choruses, with notable guests including Hood College President Dr. Randle Elliott and Mayor and Mrs. Jacob Ramsburg.
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Frederick County Hood Club
B, and C. Railroad Glee Club, Inc
Frederick High School
Hood Group
Glee Club
Barbara LeGore
HoodiDothe B. and O. Glee Club
One Hundred Men of Song
Baltimore
N. Y. Symphony
Clevelams
Baltimore Symphony
Prorams
Hood
Nevin Baker
Mary Grace Helfenstein
Wallace Pannier
Harry LeGore Jr
Edward T. Helfenstein
Hyden Hoffman
Floy Miller
Charles Beard
H. Albert Dean
Robert Kerpsack
M. L. Bowers Jr
William MacPhail Sr. Founder of Music School Dies
William MacPhail Sr., 80, founder and longtime head of the music school and college bearing his name, died Wednesday in Minneapolis Minnesota. The obituary notes his era of leadership and influence in music education.
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Minneapolis, Minn
William MacPhail Sr
Miss Cann Engaged to Francis Adkins
Mr and Mrs Roger W Cann of Walkings Acres announce the engagement of their daughter Jean Elizabeth to Francis As bury Adkins, son of Mr and Mrs William Adkins of Murfreesboro Florida Del. Jean Elizabeth Cann is a Wicomico High School graduate and senior at Delaware Hospital School of Nursing in Wilmington Del Francis Adkins is a Wicomico High School and Golden Beacom School of Business graduate and a senior at East Carolina College in Greenville NC No wedding date has been set.
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Albert Anderson
Brunswick
Dolores Ann
Frederick Dean Hooper
Jack E. Walter
Lugoff
S.C
Aldean Hoover
Miss Anderson
Brunswick High School
Phillips Insurance Agency
Hooper
Camden, D. C
DuPont Corporation
Huron
Ohio
Miss Cann
Roger W. Cann
Walkings Acres
Jean Elizabeth
Francis Asbury Adkins
William
Adkins
Mardela Springs
Wicomico High School
Salisbury
Delaware Hospital School of Nursing
Wilmington
Del
Golden-Beacom School of Business
East Carolina College
Greenville
N.C
Winners Named For Bridge Club Play at Elks Club
Winners named for the weekly Bridge Club session held Monday night at the Elks Club. North-south winners were Manuel M. Weinberg and wife first, Walter Snow and Nathan Jacobson second, Scott Welty and Marlowe Cline third, Charles Crum and George Hedstrom fourth. East-west winners were Charles A. North and Lloyd Dechenne first, Harry Gray and Thomas Reid second, Harold Keller third, and J A Whitehill with Margaret Pelo to fourth.
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Elks Club
Manuel M. Weinberg
Walter Snow
Nathan Jacobson
Scott Welty
Marlowe Cline
Charles Crum
George Hedstrom
Charles A. North
Lloyd Dechenne
Harry Gray
Thomas Reid
Harold Keller
J. A. Whitehill
Margaret Poleto
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East Second Street
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Russell A. Dudrow
J. Nevin Ports
Alien W. Nicodemus
William H. Peiffer
Wilfred C Wisner
Freda E. Derr
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Sjamsville
Richard Klines
South America
Richard F. Kline
Prospect Hill
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Haller
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Pinefield
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Armory
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Hood College
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Petersburg
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Dill Avenue
Pompano Beach, Fla
White House
Civic CK
Margaret Motter
Moss Hart
Frederick
Fine Arts Department
Civic Club
Melvin Partridge
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iron Gate Inn
Elizabeth Lewis Peters
Court Square
William M. Storm
Robert McCutcheon
Braddock Heights
Peters
McCutcheon
Storm
St. Petersburg
William B. Bennett
Susan Schildknecht
Raphives
Robert E. Clapp
Carol Ann Null
William Moore
Grace Marie Offutt
John D. Harrant
Connie Staley
Timothy Harmon
Patti Lou Cline
John Patterson
Karen Ayersman
William Smith
Betsy Warfield
Thomas Tawney
Joyce Scott
Arthur Schusttingar Jr
Helene
Davis
Ona
Albert Warfield
Penney Storm
John Lang
Sarah Ann Flautt
Samuel Marrone
Mary Lou Penn
Edward Barnes
Wendy Salisbury
Eric Olson
Patti Vaughn
Dennis Sullivan
Susanne Salisbury
James Alexander
Harriett Fisher
Anthony Otoole
Susanna Hanza
Peter Fahrney
Miss Shawbaker
Marlow
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Koffee Tyme
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