Majolica and lustreware from Anders bequest on display
The C. Burr Artz Library shows a collection of majolica and lustreware donated by the estate of Jesse B. Anders. The items, highlighted in the south lobby, include American majolica from the late 19th century and English lustreware from the early 1800s. A pair of rare cache-pots are noted among the pieces. The bequest honors Jesse B. and Sadie D. Anders of Frederick.
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C. Burr Artz
Jesse B. Anders
Jesse B
Sadie D. Anders
Frederick
Selections From The Adult Collection at The City Library
A list of adult books available at the C Burr Artz Library and county libraries includes travel guides by Hannau Adams and Fodor, outdoor living titles, and novels by Bellow Deighton Holt and Auchincloss. The notice names authors and titles such as Islands of the Caribbean, Illustrated Guide to Yosemite, Cruising Guide to the Chesapeake, Ford Guide to Outdoor Living on Wheels, The Fun of Family Camping, Up the Down Staircase, The Man, Funeral in Berlin, The Italians, The Rector of Justin, and Sixpence in Her Shoe.
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Yosemite
Virginia
Ansel Adams
Yosemite Park
Burgess H. Scott
C. Burr Artz
Jane Lee B. Goshorn
Frederick
Women's Federation Card Party and Bake Sale Planned
The Republican Women’s Federation of Frederick County will hold its annual card party and food bake sale at West Frederick Junior High School at 7 30 p m. Proceeds aid federation fundraising with club member donated specialties and canned goods for take home. Door and table prizes are donated by members.
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Republican Women’s Federation of
Frederick County
West Frederick Junior High School
Poolesville Country Homes Tour Opens May 15
Poolesville’s Country Homes tour returns for its lth year with five historic properties open to the public on May 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. The event benefits St Peter’s Episcopal Church with houses including Stronghold Sugar Loaf Mountain and the Farr Comus estate, plus the Springs Sugarland Road and Random House on Reddick Road.
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Poolesville
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Gordon Strong
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Dickerson
Sharon Farr
Comus
Pearce
Pleasant Hills Farms
Dawsonville
Darnestown
Charles Gassaway
John Thomas Kelley
Thomas C. Kelley
Random House
Reddick Road
Frank R. Eadie
Sugarland Road
Benjamin Allnutt
Origi
G. R. Ewald
St. Peter's
William Daniel, Dickerson
AAA
Frederick
Silver Spring
Washington
Farm Women’s Market
Bethesda
Potomac Village
Potomac
Meadow Lark Inn
Comus Inn
Monocacy Garden Club
Julian J. Chisolm IT
Beallsville
Carlton JG. van Emon
Frederick A. Gutheim
Samuel Tolbert
Barnesville
Local Event Seeks Support From Businesses and Friends
Mrs Joseph Etter serves as general chairman with finance oversight. Mrs Virginia Anders and Mrs Théodore Reeder co chair the food and bake table for the event, inviting community participation and donations.
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Joseph Etter
Virginia Anders
Théodore Reeder
Homemakers Share Design Tips At Gathland Club Meet
Mrs. Austin Marker demonstrated artistic use of accessories emphasizing balance and harmony. Members discussed June activities, upcoming meetings, a hat making session, and millinery reports while plans for Homemaker month and a Pennies for Friendship drive were announced.
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Austin Marker
Gathland Homemaker’s Club
Thomas Moser
Little Brown Church
Roy Magsha
Ward Jones
James VanSant
Raymond Barker
McDonough
Jerome Snyder
Furniture arrangement tips shared by Myersville club leader
Mrs. Robert Gouker spoke at the April Myersville Homemaker's Club meeting on purposeful furniture layout. She urged analyzing family activities and selecting pieces to fit them, adding a personal touch to create a cohesive look. Slides of the International Peace Garden were shown by Mrs. Kenneth Bullivant.
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Raymond Keller
Libertytown
Homemaker’s Club
Chester Kerbe
Charles Anglesbee
Charles Riordan
North Dakota
Canada
Lewis
Pauline Etzler
Michael Misulia
Walter Winebrenner
Robert Gouker
Myersville
Prospect Homemakers Club April meeting on furniture
Mrs. Sterling Roberts demonstrated furniture arrangement stressing a personal touch and clear traffic lanes. She used before and after diagrams to illustrate layouts. President Mrs. J. Fred Groomes led a business meeting with 14 members and three guests.
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Prospect Homemaker’s Club
Marshall McDonough
Sterling Roberts
Roberts
J. Fred Groomes
Ber
Edith H Shank remembered as poet and author
The Frederick News and Post notes Edith H. Shank, 82, writer of four books, whose homespun philosophy charmed readers. The column recalls a long telephonic friendship with Elsie White Haines and honors Shank’s literary contributions. It also recounts a tour of Dulles Airport hosted by the Arlington Zonta Club, describing the mobile lounge system and airport facilities.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Edith H. Shank
Shank
Elsie White Haines
Edith H Shank
Dulles Airport
Atlantic
London
Zonta Club
Arlington
Zonta Club of
Evelyn Mudge
Hood College
Grace N Brown
Faculty of Hood
Helen L Smith
Braddock
Frederick News and Post
Walter E Britton
Mr. Britton
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Happy Acres Nursery
Photo By
J Rolfe Castleman
C. Grayson Stevens
Braddock Heights
Caribbean
Hans W. Hannau
Eugene Fodor
Austria
Belgium
Britain
Ireland
Japan
East Asia
France
Greece
India
Chesapeake
Fessenden S. Blanchard
George 5. Wells
Justin— Louis Auchincloss
Phyllis McGinley
Dee
Women’s Federation
Poolesr
Stronghold
Ing
Gathland
Mother Nature
Miami
Dulles
Arlington Club
Col Foster
Hesbia C. Foster
Urbana
Friendship
US Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Arlan
Sunbeam
Odel H
Remov
Lili
Enite
Prospect Plaza Shopping Center
South
Jefferson Street
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