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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1922
Page
3
Frederick residents share Thanksgiving travel plans and family updates. Mentions Marlo Gambro, Evelyn Bean, the Murdock family, university students home for holidays, and various relatives visiting from Cumberland York and beyond. Also notes a U. S. steamship voyage and a medical ad about tonsil removal.
A fragment explains railway carriage manners. It urges travelers not to open windows in rain to avoid discomfort, not to spread baggage, and to avoid discussing family matters loudly. It mentions busier berths and proper seating to prevent annoyance.
Mr and Mrs W A Strite marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day with a reception at their South Locust Street home from 6 to 8. The couple wed twenty five years ago in Hagerstown with Rev A B Ramhart of the Church of the Brethren officiating. Attendants included Welter Summerd and Miss Anna Wolf now Mrs Newcomb though she could not attend. About 135 guests from Chambersburg and nearby towns attended a salad supper and reception with rose and chrysanthemum décor. Mrs Strite received many gifts including twenty two new silver dollars from her brother in law Jacob Strite of Chambersburg. The couple and guests included Mr and Mrs John Hatne of Roanoke Va and other locals.
The Municipal Band will perform December 12 at St Johns Lutheran Auditorium. The program features new works and a Christina smither composition by Buys, with Kathleen Rhinhart on organ and Moller Jr. as organizer, alongside the Masonic Choir delivering a traditional highlight.
A community reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Alva Sprecher in Wilgbmanton gathered May 15 with children and grandchildren from several nearby towns. A bountiful dinner and supper followed a long day of visiting and photo taking, with many attendees listed by name and relation.
A hazy reminiscence of a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Harence Stickspear with attendees including Mr Leon Burhtush and family from Chanavills Maye and others. The scene features a lively, casual gathering with varied names and playful misprints reflecting an informal, community-spirited evening.
OCR reads as a fragmented note about a pound party with mentions of votes and goals and unclear names. The text includes garbled phrases and stray letters, offering little clear event details beyond a party or gathering context and general activity.
The Women’s Club organizes a pantry shower this afternoon from 4 o’clock with shelves stocked by members. Invitations by Mrs Peregrin Wroth invite participation. Mrs Palmer Tennant and Mrs C Byron will accompany, while Mrs Gans and Miss Eding Smith greet guests. Tea by Mrs Mary G Tittcomb and Mrs Charles Little closes the event.
Miss Edith Hoffman of Goucher College hosts Thanksgiving weekend gathering at 220 Oak Hill Avenue. guests include Eleanor Hoover Wayneborn from Goucher, Mary Loomis Helen Emerson and Switzer from Drexel, Anna Waraman Dorothy Mahon Vireinin Ankeney Miss Ture Hostins and Mary Hoffman from University of Maryland plus local students Edwin Nihlaor Eugene Steele Nevin Hilese Russell Strite Gayman Sackenberfer Bowell Erich Harold Hoffman John Holman and Lloyd Homan Jr. etc.
Metropolitan Opera tenor Paul Althouse will sing at the new St John’s Lutheran auditorium in Hagerstown on January 3. The Cumberland Valley Music Club announced the engagement, drawing about 600 people to the event. local members include Mrs J C Byron George Updegraft and Roy A McMichael.
A surprise birthday party honored Mr. Glaytox Netkirk of Halway upon his return home. Guests included many Neikirk relatives and friends such as Victor Nedkirk J Calvin Netkirk and Edith Welkirk, with music from a Victrola and an elegant dance.
A Fulton Arkansas reader touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for monthly female troubles. She reports relief from backache and fatigue after trying the product and encourages others with similar symptoms to consider its use based on her testimonial.
A playful tale from Brown California centers on a fur trimmed bathing outfit misread as a new beach costume. Weather chatter in the HaAt influenced readers, sparking amused dialogue about fashion and chill seas.
The Women’s Club hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for twenty guests. Mrs J C Horing, the house manager, coordinated service with a large centerpiece featuring pumpkin and vegetables. Attendees included Mr and Mrs James Bricon, Mr and Mrs Marshall Wilson, Mrs John L Nicodemus, Mrs Emmett H ang, Miss Daey Miller, Dr and Mrs C M Oughton, Mrs Anna Jones MacClintock, and others.
Guests from Baltimore and surrounding towns attended the St James School thanksgiving dance last night. The elaborate decor graced the 9 to 2 event with 11:30 p.m. supper. Hosts Mr and Mrs Adrian Onierdenk welcomed guests including Archibald Hunter of Catonsville, Mary White of Hagerstown, Nora Crowther of Baltimore, Natalie Cotton of Washington, and others from Charles Town and West Virginia.
Jliny Incal and out of town members of the Hagerstown Country Club attended an informal dance. Frostburg orchestra provided music. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Chas Swope of Lestersburg and many local residents attended. A la mode marriage customs illustrated with a Chinese betrothal card and fortune teller consultation described as a cultural anecdote.
An Elks memorial service is planned for tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock at the Maryland Theatre with Magervtown Lodge of Ec organizing. Rev Dr Scott R Wagner will deliver the memorial address, Prof R Aiver will direct music, and an octet led by Miss Matsack Howard Stock Alexander along with Messrs Harper Reed Mogensen Roderick will sing. Miss Jone Whine Steck will sing with violin accompaniment by Prof C H Roderick. The memorial list includes Lewis Z Byron Louis D Crabitt John H Kirkpatrick William H Armstrong Dr WM Nichtser David W Barkman Dr Richard Broith William Paul Stonebraker.
An illustrated talk titled At Oberammergau will be given in the Hitle School building of the Pleat Christian church, Tugsder, Dee, at 2:30 p.m. by Mrs. AL Cooper who witnessed a performance of the play while touring Europe.
A kitchen shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Weller on Mitchell Avenue honored Mr. and Mrs. John Vaughn. Refreshments were served and numerous locals attended including Steven Weller Allen Wider William Griffith Russell Ritter Martie Vaughn Floyd Vaughn Paul Shupp Vergil Vaughn Pete Payton Harlan Rider Mary Sybolt Bertha Watdds Gladys Renner Emma Gallagher Katherine Vaughn Neouia Carter Roy Weller and Lawrence Wobler.
A birthday surprise was held for Orvel and Hazle Obitts at 7 Central Ave last evening by their parents Mr and Mrs A O Chitta. About twenty five guests attended. music on piano and Victrola followed games. No refreshments after the party.
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