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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
7
Social editor notes many ill at home with grippe and holiday visits. Names include Jorge Cressler Paul Miller Catherine Hose Emily Wiggenton Peggy Schnepte Mary L How and others visiting or hosting relatives in Maryland and nearby towns. Several local residents travel, host or recover, with references to Oak Hill Avenue Guilford Avenue and North Potomac Street among others.
Mr and Mrs Maxwell Yingling and Mr and Mrs Ralph Garver host a Christmas season ballroom reception at Hotel Dagmar with Bob's Orchestra. List of local guests includes Stoner Gruber Fockler Miller Cannon Ridgely Young Mackenzie Zentmyer Moller Kaylor Carl Neikirk Hoffman Kretsinger and many others with out of town attendees from Baltimore Washington Chambersburg Martinsburg and Boonsboro.
Mr and Mrs Austin DeVore of North Locust Street announce the birth of a daughter at their home on December 19.
The American Legion Auxiliary monthly card party planned for the holidays is postponed due to illness. The first new year business meeting is set for the first Thursday in January at the Legion home. Francis X. Halligan spends holidays with his uncle Dr. BE Powers in Baltimore. Richard Hamilton and son of The Terrace plan a January start for a motor trip to the South through May, with Charles Wilson of Dewey Avenue as chauffeur.
Mrs. Je mer Funkhouser presided as president of the Women's Club at her Potomac avenue home entertaining over two hundred members. Decorations included Christmas greens poinsettias and red roses with candles on the table. Emergent attendees included former president Mrs. Emmett W. Gans and treasurer Mrs. J. J. Porter. Directors assisted in serving and the program featured a string trio and singer Miss Lana Chaney with piano accompaniment by Miss Doris Nigh.
Fred Smith aged 21 and Beatrice Knighting aged 22, both of Fern Hill Virginia, along with Howard Sperrow aged 22 and Dorothea Lemaster aged 20, both of Bedington West Virginia, are identified in the report.
Bridge problem presents North South aiming for three tricks by a sequence starting with South leading trump, North discarding a spade, then South queen and three of spades. West wins with jack, leads club, North plays low, and East either overtakes or not, shaping who wins final tricks. Core tactic centers on whether North covers West's club lead to shift advantage to East West rather than North South.
Miss Mary Wagaman will entertain at a bridge party at Dagmar Hotel this afternoon in honor of Miss Margaret Jeannette Cushwa and Mrs. John Shannon Davenport. Guests include Miss Anna Katherine Roulette, Miss Camilla Roulette, Miss Catherine Stehl, Mrs. S. J. Gower, Miss Suzan nah Cushwa, Miss Sara Jane Cushwa, Mrs. B. E. Wareham Jr., Mrs. Fortune Odenrhahl, Miss Betty Wagaman, Mrs. A. Russell Zentmyer, Mrs. Richard Willson, Miss Nellie Martin, Miss Pauline Lewis, Miss Eleanor Barton, Miss Katherine Eyerly, Mrs. George Victor Cushwa, Miss Helen Miller, Miss Anne Kemp, Miss Lois Northern, Mrs. William S. DeVries, Mrs. John Seldon, Miss Jeannette Cushwa and Mrs. J. S. Davenport.
Antietam Fire Company installs a new 100 HP motor and will begin immediate installation. Pine Hill children reportedly attend school barefoot and a probe will determine truth. Edward Huyett’s stable owned by Harry Bloom burned. Newlyweds include Lida Higgs and George Lindsay, M Louise Lohman, Sharpsburg, and Howard Powell. Weather notes show 48 high and 21 low with little snow.
A thief stole $12 from A. K. Coffman’s undertaking establishment. H. Knode near Midlebturg Pike killed a copperhead snake. Mrs. Lewis Hicks burned when a gasoline stove exploded at home. Police served notices on South Potomac street residents to repair boardwalks. Daniel Johnson won a gold ring for largest number of new Potomac Lodge members. Lulu Summers and Geary R. Sinisen of Keedysville wed. John A. Bell invites for the marriage of daughter Mary K. to Howard P. Hartman. Marriage licenses issued to Oliver Coakley Ida F. Gessford Williamsport Woodward Spessard Chewsville and Lizzie M. Lehman Charlotta May Rowe Samuel Emert. About 150 couples attended the first dance by local Delta Beta Delta Sorority at the Dagmar Hotel. Christmas trees used in ballroom decor. Delta Beta Delta to hold another Easter dance. Harriet Brewer led arrangements assisted by Iris Fahrney. Eugene Steele of Hagerstown wed in New Orleans December 22. Steele to Houston with Southern Cottonseed Oil Co. HQ in Houston. Formerly lived in Hagerstown and well known here.
Description outlines a daytime frock made from black crepe satin. It features a circular apron at the back and sides using the shiny satin side while the remainder of the skirt uses the dull side.
Greencastle residents report grippe with Mrs Langdon Kearney and son Billy among those ill. Local travelers note dangerous unflagged stones on a mountain road after road crew left red markers overnight. Community events include a bridge party at Gordon sisters’ home and a watch night service at the Presbyterian church. Visitors and residents cited: Mary McKinnie, Walter Shimer, L A B Fleming, J Russell Hostetter, Elmer Eshelman, Frank Gardner, Franklin Yeats.
Nearly a thousand children saw Robin Hood Jr at the Y M C A yesterday. Mrs. Lewis T Byron annually funds the free showing for Hagerstown children. The late Mr. Byron donated the moving picture machine to sustain a Christmas year event for kids. A second showing is scheduled for 3 oclock this afternoon inviting all children to attend.
John Vincent Jamison Jr and Richard Alvey Jamison hosted a Christmas dance at their South Prospect street home with about 150 guests. Decorations featured flowers and greens, supper was served at midnight, and hosts were assisted by Mrs Hamilton, Miss Hamilton Mavin, Miss Julia Hamilton, and J W Jamirgan. John and Richard are Culver students spending Christmas holidays with their father J. Jamison.
Hagerstown Boy Scouts mark the founding of the National Scout organization with a carnival at the Armory from February 2 to 9. Col John Carmichael chairs arrangements. Scout displays and novelty attractions will be set up and local organizations and service clubs are invited to participate.
Nothing is lovelier for evening right now than gold and white. A brocaded georgette features an all over design of fine gold flowers on a lattice of gold threads. It is cut with gold shoulder straps and gold flowers at both hips.
A new style of slip-ons features very fine French suede with openwork backs that look dressy like lace. The shoes are offered only in light shades.
A 730 a m schedule outlines a yearly New Year's Day event for company staff. The plan emphasizes not only appetite satisfaction but also employee morale and company growth, with emphasis on expansion and territorial development.
Fragments discuss shades of pink and lavender in a puzzling, incomplete note. Clear facts are scarce, with no identifiable people, places, or events to anchor a full summary.
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