Sewing for the Frederick Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
The Frederick Memorial Hospital Auxiliary thrives as a community sewing group led by Mrs. Ernest Webb. Since 1944 they have produced over 80,000 articles for hospital and Red Cross use, weaving weekly sessions at the Federated Charities Building into a lifelong charity drive.
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Federated Charities
South Market Street
Red Cross
Board of Health
Ernest Webb
Frederick
Webb
Community pillar Mrs Webb devoted to church hospital and Red Cross
Talk of the town funded her chamber room in exchange for items sent overseas to draftees. Mrs Webb recalls her Red Cross service since 1917 in Frederick. A granddaughter of Casper Cline of the Cline Furniture Store, she has long supported Calvary United Methodist Church and Hospital Boards. Her life centers on church, hospital, and Red Cross work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Red Cross
Frederick
Ernest Webb
Hospital
Haiti A Caribbean Gem With True Local Flavor
An inviting travel piece extols Haiti’s unique culture and landscape. It highlights Citadelle Laferriere atop a mountain, San Souci palace ruins, and a two hour horseback trek to the fortress. The article notes vibrant nightlife, voodoo drums, and the mingling bells at 4:00 a.m. urging visitors to explore beyond hotels.
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Charles
Myrtle
Haiti
Caribbean
Citadelle Laferriere
Henri Christophe
Fancois Duvalier
Port-au-Prince
San Souci
Jenri
Somerset Maugham
Feld Company Named Resident New York
The Eliot Feld Ballet becomes the resident dance company of the New York Shakespeare Festival. It will stage a four week winter season in November or December featuring Glen Tetley directing Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain. In January the company tours three weeks with the Indianapolis Symphony.
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Glen Tetley
New York
Mountain
Indianapolis Symphony
Red Cross Sewing Circle led by Mrs. Ernest Webb
A group of ladies is shown under the guidance of Mrs. Ernest Webb who has led the Red Cross Sewing Circle since its early days. They include Mrs. Robert Allen Mrs. Walter Sinn Mrs. Fairy Ward Mrs. Harry James Miss Grace Brown Miss Marietta Henderson Mrs. William H. Bartgis Mrs. Lillian Thompson Miss Mary Grace Helfinstein Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Ann Leary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Webb
Red Cross Sewing Circle
Robert Allen
Walter Sinn
Fairy Ward
Harry James
Grace Brown
Marietta Henderson
William H. Bartgis
Lillian Thompson
Mary Grace Helfinstein
Webb
Ann Leary
George Shearing Quintet in Frederick Concert
Frederick Community Concert Association presents the George Shearing Quintet in concert at Governor Thomas Johnson High School on Saturday November 9 at 8 p.m. The event features Shearing with Andy Simpkins Rusty Jones Earl Klugh and Larry Blackshire in a blend of piano bass guitar and vibraphone. Members urged to be seated by 8 p.m. with reciprocity access for out of town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
George Shearing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Talk of
the Town
Linda Gregory
By Shirlee W. Price
Island of
Rederick
North Court St
Shirlee W. Price
Mgr
Hawaii
The
Holly
Misty
Clomid
W. Patrick Sr
Frederick, Md
Marilyn
Will Hurwitz
England
Shearing
Donald E. Leatherman
Community Concerts
NAC Bank Americard Central Charge
Rovin’s Jbsrner
Frederick Towne Mall
Gaithersburg & Hagerstown, MD
York, PA
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