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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1928
Page
10
Social and Personal column items from Williamsport detail residents and visitors. Moves, illnesses, and visits appear, including Mr. and Mrs W. S. Hurd relocating to Williamsport, families from Baltimore, Cumberland, and Philadelphia visiting relatives, and multiple grippe cases among local residents and club members. Birth announcement and various travels fill the social page.
The Assembly Club of Hagerstown hosts its annual New Year’s Eve ball at the Hagerstown Country Club tonight. Hosts include Mr and Mrs William T Hamilton and Dr and Mrs Peregrine Wroth with Miss Mary Bester directing decorations. Ralph Webster’s Coral Gabley Orchestra from Cleveland will provide eleven pieces. Dinner will be served at midnight.
Mrs J Franklin Miller and Miss Rachel Miller issue invitations for a bridge luncheon on January 2 at their Broadway home honoring guest Miss Jances Andreae of Detroit Michigan. Miss Mary Lester Williamsport issues invitations for a January 5 bridge luncheon at her home honoring Miss Jeannette Cushwa.
Mr and Mrs Robert Chatkin of Moller Apartments announce the birth of a son at Washington County Hospital on Sunday night.
Rinehart Valentine Schlotterbeck son of the late Mr and Mrs BH V Schlotterbeck wed Mable Pauline Hollyday daughter of Mrs C E Styer Sunday morning at St Marks Luth avon parsonage. Dr Ott officiated. Attendants were William Zimmerman and Jane Kline. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s home. They plan a Philadelphia New Year visit and a ten day western tour before residing in Hagerstown. The groom works for Western Maryland Railroad. the bride for The Talking Machine Shop.
Announcement for the marriage of Miss Margaret Josephine Lewis to Mr. George Brown Bikkle in Reading Pennsylvania. The ceremony was at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ischinger officiating. The bride, daughter of Mrs. John F. Lewis, wore brown georgette and velvet. She studies at Hagerstown High School, Swarthmore College and teaches at Williamsport High School. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Bikie of Chambersburg, is a Gettysburg College graduate and instructor at Gettysburg Academy.
Miss Alice Rinehart Cohill and Miss Adele Cahill hosted a Saturday evening event ending with a dance. Guests arrived for buffet suppers at Stafford Hall farm near Clearspring and Hancock and attended a dance at Sunshine Hill with extensive decorations and refreshments. Over 100 guests attended, including visitors from Newark and Baltimore, with reception by Mrs. Rinehart Conti and Miss Adele Cahill.
Fountain Head Country Club hosts New Year’s ball for about 150 members and guests with Hollander’s orchestra from York, Pa providing music and midnight supper. Dance committee chaired by William T. Hassett expects about 100 couples, aiming for a peppy, colorful club year finale.
Boonsboro couple Mr and Mrs E Blickenstaff announce their son La Snavely Blickenstaff wed Edna Rutherford of Louisville Kentucky on Christmas Day. The groom is a Boonsboro High School 1919 graduate and University of Maryland Law 1924 alum, a member of Maryland and Kentucky bars, working for Fidelity and Deposit Company of Baltimore as their attorney in Louisville.
South wins the first trick with the ace of trumps, North discards a heart or low diamond, and play continues to force West to lead a club. If East follows or discards, North and South secure the last three tricks with diamonds and a heart, yielding five tricks for the partnership.
Miss Edith Fulde daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fulde hosted a Saturday bridge luncheon at her home The Terrace. Prizes were won by Miss Elia Stonebraker Miss Virginia Howell of New York Miss Elizabeth Miller and Miss Marty Altenderfer. Guest prizes went to Miss Howell and to Miss Dorothy Camerone of Delaware. Invited guests include Mary Knetsley Marian Prior Julia Holzapfel Caroline Holzapfel Page Mayno Roth Mavin Hamilton Ella Stonebraker Elizabeth Loy and many more from Frederick Clearspring Hancock Shepherdstown and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Frank Bloyer hosted a turkey dinner at their Conacacheague home. Guests included Mr and Mrs C J Johnson, Mr and Mrs Roy Bloyer and son James, Mr and Mrs Earl Weaver, Clarence Bloyer, Miss Deloras Stine, Mr and Mrs George Lesher and children Enos and Mellott, and Mrs Grubbs.
Mr and Mrs WHli 1 U Roulette Sr and Mr and Mrs William V Roulette Jr hosted a large Saturday reception at 488 Potomac Avenue with about 300 invitations. The home featured Christmas greens and a pink rose centerpiece. Hosts and helpers included several Roulette family members and friends from nearby towns. CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY Mrs C R Potter hosted December 27th honoring Mr and Mrs EB Rowe's thirtieth wedding anniversary with a large wedding cake by Mrs George M Rowe and a table centerpiece of a miniature bride and groom and thirty candles. House decor complemented the milestone celebration.
Do You Recall TODAY- James Shircliff on the Bower and Miller farm near Indian Springs was badly injured when his arm was caught in a fodder shred der. The left arm was broken in three places. 1 YEARS AGO William Mundey, conductor on the Northern trolley, slipped and fall on the ice, going beneath the trolley which was standing still He requir ed medical attention. Frank Goddard, Williamsport mer chant gathered a bunch of chrysan themums from his yard, which had weathered the winter thus far. A new orchestra, the Aeolian, has' been organized at Williamsport, with the following personnel: Clyde Nor ris, W. B. Mentzer, Charles Beichter, Frank Beuringer, Norman Grove and Irvin Plain. Among the newlyweds are: Ethel M. Nigh and Ernest L. Dayhoff, Blannie B. Elliott, Shenandoah, Va., and Dennis C. Norris, 'this city, Anna B. Highsmith and E. Vernon Burke.
Joseph Kale won three turkeys at a shooting match here. Georges Swayne caught over 100 catfish in the C and O Canal at Williamsport by hand. Co Mealey Row occupants told to vacate for library construction. H F Stone bought the Snyder farm at Clearspring at 35 dollars an acre for 100 acres. Charles Haines injured when thrown by frightened horse. jaw dislocated. Uncle Tom's Cabin featured at Academy of Music. Newleyweds Mamie Wise and Elmer S Rowe. May Corbett and Thomas Pittenger.
Calv in Miner son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Miner of Hagerstown wed Lena Gearhart of Big Pool in Frederick on December 19 at the Brethren Church parsonage. They will live at 945 Chestnut Street after a brief honeymoon. Miner works at Ludwig Tire and Parking Co.
A Yuletide gathering featured meals, crafts, and a centerpiece of evergreens. Prize winners included Ralph McCune and Mrs. Hampton Yin, with a guest list of many local names. The report notes European coal production in Britain at 000 tons.
A Natex representative plans visits in Hagerstown on Wednesday and Thursday, starting at Rudy's Drug Store to introduce Natex. The promotion promises a free trial bottle with purchase, a money back guarantee on three bottles, and a claim that Natex aids digestion energy and sleep within days.
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