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The Washington County Free Library shelves a mix of biographies and guidance works this week headed by E. F. Benson’s Victoria’s Daughters a vivid bio of Victoria and five daughters. Also guides to self education by Y Fraser Bond business ethics by Elizabeth MacGibbon and job guides for young adults.
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Washington County Free Library
E. F. Benson
Queen Victoria
Europe
Victoria
Frederick
Prussia
Y. Fraser Bond
Frances Maule
Elizabeth MacGibbon
Hans Fallada
Germany
Percy Marks
F. van Wyck Mason
League To Sponsor Watch Night Service
The Epworth League of the Washington Square M. E. Church will host the New Year’s Eve Watch Night Service tonight at 10 in the Social Hall. The program includes pop singing refreshments a social period music readings and a candle light worship led by Rev. Lloyd Davis.
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Epworth League
Washington Square M. E
Lloyd Davis
Successful Dance At Y On Friday
The Y hosted a semiformal dance with Zel Smith and his orchestra drawing about 200 couples. It was praised as the most successful Y event in years, featuring evergreen decorations and lighting effects. The decoration committee was led by Edward Carpenter with Jack Henson, William McCardell and Samuel Gordon serving. Other committees included orchestra head Edward Harper and general chair Walter Cleland with Miss Emma Dugan, Miss Mary Schuster, and Mrs. George Bohman assisting.
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Zel Smith
Edward Carpenter
Jack Henson
William McCardell
Samuel Gordon
Eoward Harper
Walter Cleland
Emma Dugan
Mary Schuster
George Bohman
Volunteers of America Children’s Party At 76 Madison Ave
A party for Volunteers of America children was held Thursday evening at headquarters 76 Madison Avenue with 106 guests. Entertainment included a trio led by Rev J M Crosswhite and Ruth Crosswhite, plus skits by Mrs Mumma. Ice cream and snacks were provided by Hershey Ice Cream Co and G H Harman. Guests included Mrs Russell Powel and others. Rev Crosswhite leads the Sunday School, with 16 new additions recently joining.
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Children of the Volunteers of America
Madison Avenue
Armstrong
J. M. Crosswhite
Ruth Crosswhite
Mumma
Hershey Ice Cream Co
G. H. Harman
Russell Powel
Wyncoup
Cecil Randal
Rowland
Whittington
L. Campbell
J. Campbell
Harrison
Stoneburger
Ruth
Paul Mullinix
Donald McSherry
Joe Valentine
Elwood Carbau
Local Society Notes Honor Holiday Guests and Travel
Miss Page Burwell of Shepherdstown attends Assembly Ball with Mr. and Mrs. George Roulette. Numerous residents travel for New Year visits. families in Frederick, Cumberland, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Norfolk host or visit relatives. Several illness and hospital notes, plus one hospital patient Daniel Kline in Washington County Hospital.
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Page Burwell
Shepherdstown
W. Va
George Roulette
Oak Hill Avenue
Louis Fahnestock
Hamilton Boulevard
Philadelphia
Lewis Bowser
Daniel Kline
Boonsboro
Washington County Hospital
Harold Helm
J. Austin Keen
C. R. Wolever
Legion New Year Dance Features Al Gruber Orchestra
Legionnaires and auxiliary members will dance to Al Gruber and his orchestra at the Legion home on Monday night for the New Year dance. Dancers will enjoy music from 9 o'clock until midnight as the hall is festively decorated for the season.
Mrs Smead Hosts Informal Oak Hill Party
Mrs Edwin J Smead hosted an informal gathering at her Oak Hill Avenue home with assistance from Mrs Edwin Blair Mrs Philo Statton Mrs Mark Reed and Mrs Bruce Lightner Edwin J Smead Jr planned an eggnog party at his Oak Hill home. A turkey dinner followed by entertainment capped a 26th anniversary celebration for Fleigh Motor Company hosted by cashier EB A Thomas at Hill Crest Road with help from his sisters Mrs Frank Rohrer and Miss Lilly Thomas.
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Edwin J. Smead
Oak Hill Avenue
Smead
Edwin Blair
Philo Statton
Mark Reed
Bruce Lightner
Edwin J. Smead, Jr
Sales and Service Department
Fleigh Motor Company
EB. A. Thomas
Hill Crest Road
The
Thomas
Frank Rohrer
Lilly Thomas
Entertain Employes and Guests At Local Events
Mr and Mrs Elmer N Funk Houser entertained the Funkhouser Company employes and their wives at a dinner in the Maryland room of Hotel Alexander A follow up supper party was held at the Dutch Kitchen The Assembly Club Ball saw guests including William D Byron Stuart Bushong David Byron Edward Burroughs John Mackaill Marian Holland L Vinton Hershey John Caspar Frank Galligan John G Bower Jr Joseph Mish Philip Winebrenner and William Board
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Elmer N. Funk Houser
Funkhouser Company
Maryland
Alexander
Mrs. Funkhouser
Potomac Nne
Assembly Club
William D. Byron
Stuart Bushong
David W. Byron
Edward Burroughs
John Mackaill
Marian Holland
L. Vinton Hershey
John P. Caspar
Frank A. Galligan
John G. Bower
Joseph D. Mish
Philip Winebrenner
William Board
Robert Osborne
Frederick
Eleanor Lee Potts
Roland Ringgold
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Coleman Rogers
New York City
M. F. Riley
Delray Beach
Fla
Mgr
Henry Shepherd
W. Vac
Vernon N. Simmons
George W. Slauson
Marie Slauson
Edna Smith
Hagerstown
William B. Snyder
Henry Howard Williams
David c. Winebrenner, Jr
David Co. Winebrenner
Philadelphia
B. Lee Barnett
Betty Bridges
Jane Wilson Byron
Suzanne Byron
Virginia Tucker Carmichael
Aleda Cook
Laura Coston
Julia C. Cushwa
Susanne Hyerly
Caroline Heyser
Mary Ella Hook
Elizabeth Humrhhouse
Mary Wilson Jones
S. J. Little
Catherine Overington
Fannie BE. Pennington
Mary Me. Pennington
Sarah R. Pennington
Alice B. Beach
Anna Katherine Roulette
Harry R. Rudy
Arthur L. Simpson
John Abbott
John Stanley
Pinckney Wetherall
Baltimore
Bernard B. Blanton
J. Edward Burroughs
Nancy Eunice Clay
Anthony Wankey
William McReynolds
Roland Mayer
John Slater Sherry
Elizabeth Shepherd
Washington
Robert McL. Smith
Chevy Chase
Watson D. Fletcher, Jr
Daniel Nelson
John L. Ritchey
Robert Schenkel
Greencastle
Evans Crosby
Montclair
N. J
James A. Gribben
Trenton
Richard Emerson
Thomas Clark Matthews
Lewistown
Virginia Fawkner
Charles J. Faulkner
Thomas Hotges
H. Flick
Wiltshire
Martinsburg
Alden BE. Fisher
Frank Garber
Peggy Mieffer
Francis Perrott
Charles Town
Alfred M. Green
Centreville
Marion Holland
Laurel
John H. Norion
Kathleen Harbaugh
Harrisburg
Herbert Fiatkins
Marian M. Leming
J. T. Lewis
Chicago
George R. Long
del Mar
Del
Charless. Hoffman
Charles
Hoffmeier
H. Tabb Hostetter
Hanover
Palmer Jr. McCloskey
Glen Carlyn
L. Y W. Hitzrot
Mercersburg
William P. Orrick
New Hone
Henry Tue Miller
Norwalk
Conn
Marjorie H
John Stonebraker, Jr
Francis Wrightson
Sparrows Point
Page Burwell
Alexander Wilson
Robert Frick
Bethlehem
Fifty-Fifth Assembly Ball Debuts Two Debutantes at Hotel Alexander
Traditions endured as Miss Jane Catherine Alvey and Miss Marcia Byron were presented at the Assembly Club ball. The event featured silver and hemlock decorations, an elaborate grand march, evening gowns, escorts, and a long guest list from Baltimore, Frederick, Hagerstown, and beyond with Turner’s orchestra playing until 4 a.m.
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Jane Catherine Alvey
Marcia Byron
Assembly Club
Hotel Alexander
Walter Byron Stehl, Jr
Bettie Bridges
Norman Holzapfel
John Vincent Jamison, Jr
Peregrine Wroth
William D. Byron
Robert Armisted Brans
Philip Porterfield, Jr
Richard Diehl
John Vincent Jamison
Alexander Wilson
Byron
Harvey Hughes Heyser, Jr
J. Andrew Cahill, Jr
Turner's Orchestra of
Baltimore
E. P. Alexander
Haserstown
Frederick Lewis Allen
New York City
Raymond F. Baby
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Lalla R. Brays
Hancock
Harry Blunt
Jn. Gaithersburg
Anna B. Bruin
Fredericksburg
Joseph C. Byron
Lewis T. Byron
A. Hamilton Campbell
Marguerite Campbell
Frederick Crawford
Victor M. Cushna
Hagerstown
William Post Duvall
C. Goodloe Edgar
Williamsport
James Findlay
Rebecca French
J. J. Funk
James Gambrill
Std. Frederick
Sarah Giles
Gaithersburg
Joseph T. Griffin
Frederick
B. Howell Griswold
James H. Grove
Thomas H. Hardinge
R. P. Hartle
Newport
R. N
George Henderson
Cumberland
Carroll Hendrickson
Harvey H. Heyser
Harry H. Humrichouse
William Kealhofer
Henry H. Keedy
Othe J. Keller
Schaub Martin Wedding Set for Sunday at Presbyterian
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Schaub and Edgar T. Martin plan to wed Sunday morning at the Presbyterian Church. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Dr. William S. Hess. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman F. Schaub of 327 South Potomac Street. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Martin of 430 Highland Way. The couple will reside at 429 North Locust Street after a brief wedding trip.
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Presbyterian Church
Margaret Elizabeth Schaub
Norman F. Schaub
South Potomac Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Edgar T. Martin
W. E. Martin
Highland Way
William S. Hess
Robert S. Martin
Acadia
The
Western Maryland Railway Company
North Locust Street
Visiting Ladies From Doyles Town And Varying Places
Miss Edith Winger of Doyles Town Pennsylvania visits Mr and Mrs Phil Becher on Potomac Avenue. Miss Nora Runmel of West Side Avenue visits in Norfolk and Richmond Virginia. Miss Mary Virginia Gabriel spends the week with her aunt Miss Carrie Grinm.
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Edith Winger
Doylestown, Pa
Phil Becher
Potomac Avenue
Nora Runmel
West Side Avenue
Norfolk
Richmond, Va
Mary Virginia Gabriel
Carrie Grinm
Snyder couple celebrates Christmas birthday and 22nd anniversary
Mr and Mrs M L Snyder of North Cannon avenue celebrate Christmas and Mrs Snyder s birthday on December 24 while marking their twenty second wedding anniversary on July 1 in a brief local notice.
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M. L. Snyder
North
Cannon Avenue
Mrs. Snyder
Farewell Party For Miss Briscoe
The Playmates Sport Club entertained at a Wednesday farewell party at Miss Phyllis Miller's Cypress Street home for Miss Mary Blair Briscoe who will move to Baltimore next week. Gifts were given and games played. Also present were Barbara Ward Pessy Ballentine Phyllis Miller Catherine Kohler Anna Leiter Catherine Leiter Janet Seal Phyllis Lambros Lorraine Temon.
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Playmates Sport Club
Phyllis Miller
Cypress Street
Mary Blair Briscoe
Baltimore
Barbara Ward
Pessy Ballentine
Catherine Kohler
Anna
Catherine Leiter
Janet Seal
Phyllis Lambros
Lorraine Temon
Catholic Daughters Card Party Tuesday at Western Enterprise Hall
The Catholic Daughters of America will host a card party at Western Enterprise hall on Tuesday evening January 3 with bridge and five hundred in play. Hostesses are Mrs. Marie Suter and Mrs. Claire Boyle. Public invited.
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Catholic Daughters of America
Western Enterprise Hall
Weber
Marie Suter
Claire Boyle
Marriage of June Bowers to Fred Lushbaugh in Westminster
Mr and Mrs Harl Bowers announce the marriage of their daughter Miss June Bowers to Mr Fred L Lushbaugh son of Mr and Mrs Fred Lushbaugh both of this city. The wedding occurred in Westminster on October 22 1937. Mrs Lushbaugh graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1935.
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Harl Bowers
June Bowers
Fred L. Lushbaugh
Fred Lushbaugh
Westminster
Lushbaugh
Hagerstown High School
Byrons announce birth of daughter in Mercersburg
Mr and Mrs James W Byron of Mercersburg announce the birth of a daughter at Washington County Hospital this morning.
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James W. Byron
Mercersburg
Washington County Hospital
A Week of Local Holiday Happenings and Tales
A diary notes bustling Christmas week memories from Washington Countians, with references to Vassar to Washington trips for a dance, a Christmas tree in the South End, orchids gifted for music in the square, Rotary calendars, Kiwanis gatherings, and jokes on corsages and fashion. Mentioned: Schindel and Rohrer, Elke band, From Mill Wheel to Plowshare, and a playful parade of local social events across Monday to Friday.
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South End
Schindel
Rohrer
Elke
Washington
Christmas Party Hosted by Mr and Mrs R Le Byers
A Christmas party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs R Le Byers on Summer Street Friday evening. Refreshments were served and games were played. Guests included Gloria Pickett Thomas Pickett Carolyn Pickett Phyllis Pickett Clifford Branch Donnie Branch Dolores Miner Catherine Smith Thelma Smith Betty Murray Dolores Murray Jean Eyler Doris Eyler Joyce Byler Patsy Ruthrauff Geraldine Ruthrauff Jean McNamee Gloria McNamee Donna McNamee Franklin Henson Leonard Henson Betty Henson Robert Myerly Mary Myerly Jack Shrader and George Baker.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Douglas Corrigan
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Patrick Quentin
Watch Night Service
Bible’s
Potomac Si
Fancy Cakes
Rolls — Bread
Hagerstown Bakery
W. Franklin St
Les H B. Ata
Cor. Publis Square
H. C. Bentz
West Irvin Avenue
Lancaster
M. J. Murry
William GC. Briscoe
Mary Blair
Billy
J. H. Bowers
Hager Street
Miss Anna Newcomer
Mrs. Grason Newcomer
Wilease
J. M. Reightler
Fort Thomas, Ky
J. N. Buterpaugh
Middleburg Pike
Clever Reynolds
West Church Street
Rochester
N. Y
Mrs
Lewis Heard
Marty Phillippy
John
Harry Phillippy
Harrisonburg
Herbert Harp
West Winfield, N. Y
Helen Harp
Hannibal, N. Y
Roger
Harp
Charlotte Rippetoe
Samuel Edward Haynes
Norfolk, Va
John Hose
Frederick T. Hose
Otho J. Keller
Charles W. Ross
James H. Grove, Jr
George Wiebel
Martinsville
George C. Weihel
Garlinger Avenue
Orville France
Camden, N. J
A. J. France
Grover Cleveland Hoch
Dubuque
Iowa
Mr. Hoch
H. K. Hoch
High Street
Fred S. Dennis
Constance
Annapolis
J. S. Young
Menaris France
Susanne
Andy
Parkton, Md
France
Church Street
Estelle Young
Darlington
F. J. Gabriel
Grace Gabriel
Jesse Littler
H. B. Davenport
Carrie
Rae Grimm
Red Lion
Bobby Gof
J. H. Goff
Elizabeth Street
Beverly Ann Laign
Laign
East Avenue
Rosalie Hull
Ethel Reid
Halfway
Legion
Mrs. Smead
Hamilton
Miss Briscoe
Charle McCarthy
Vassar College
New Haven
Vassar
Odd Fellows
North Carolina
City Hall
Big Apple
Lambeth
Allen Myers
Lightner, Stine
East Irvin Avenue
Musicians’ Union
Arrow Service
Arrow Shoe Store
Washington Street
Millers Furniture Store
South Potomac
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