Local society notes and arrivals in Hagerstown area
Ed ucational Association of Baltimore rep W R Barrick heads south for work. Edward W Byron and Orville Beachley of Williamsport plan ten days in Florida for Beachley health. Frank Daniels and M D Fortney visit Hagerstown on business. Grace Garver of Winchester visiting. J W Kenefic, Leon Sperling, J F Kelly guests at Hamilton Hotel. Elmer Hunter and G R Belckley visiting friends. Miss Laura Corwell returns to Baltimore, others follow after holidays. New arrivals report Doris Louise born to Mr and Mrs William Rohrer and baby boy weighing 10 pounds MARRIAGE LICENSES listing couple pairs. 82nd birthday of Mrs Henry Eyler noted. Pleasant entertainment for Brown's Smart Shop staff at the Nighs. Bank officers elected at Smithsburg Bank of Washington County with 6 percent dividend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rohrer
George Street
Doris Louise
C. A. Carbuagh
Weésat
Franklin Street
Officers elected by Monroe United Brethren Sunday school
The Monroe United Brethren Sunday school elected H. E. Thomas as superintendent and B. O. Huffer as assistant superintendent. Miss Mary Mumma is secretary with Leonard Schlosser as assistant secretary. Lester Gruber and Paul Huffer join as librarians, with H. B. Thomas and Miss Minnie Schlosser as organists and Miss Ethel Huffer as assistant organist. chorister roles assigned to Miss Ethel Huffer and Harry Gruber. Paul Nunamaker, H. E. Huffer and Clyde Thomas form the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe United Brethren Sunday School
H. E. Thomas
B. 0. Huffer
Mary Mumma
Leonard Schlosser
Lester Gruber
Paul Huffer
Whrarlans
Miller Huffer
H. B. Thomas
Minnie Schlosser
Ethel, Huffer
Ethel Huffer
Installed Officers and Tonight's Beaver Creek Meeting
The Potomac Lodge installed newly elected officers Tuesday evening led by Deputy District Grand Master M Luther Wiles. The Golden Rule I Rebekah Lodge installed its officers Monday night with Deputy District President Mya Alice Miller presiding. Beaver Creek Community Club meets at William Shank’s home tonight at 7 30 with O H W Hunter delivering an address on The Telephone as the principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Lodge
O. F
M. Luther Wiles
Golden Rule I
Rebekah Lodge
Mya
Alice Miller
Beaver Creek
Annual Meeting of Washington County Alumni Association
The Washington County High School Alumni Association holds its annual meeting January 26 to elect officers. The event gathers alumni and specifies the officer slate for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Counnty High School Alumni Association
Letters To Lovers By Winona Wilcox
Readers are invited into a two way exchange of letters on love and marriage. A young wife asks about choosing between two suitors and the risks of wild oats. The writer explains habits shape fidelity and suggests reform is rare, offering Peggy Lass as a cautionary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Wilcox
Ome
Wommon
Tam Atillike
Cap
Peggy Lass
Ike
Saya
Public lecture by Dr Latane on Armament Conference
Mrs J Forney Young of the League of Women Voters invites all women’s clubs Rotary Kiwanis Elks Alsatin and fraternal groups to hear Dr John Latane dean Johns Hopkins University speak on the Armament Conference. The free talk Friday at 8 in the Public Library children’s room offers world affairs insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Latane
Europe
United States
Baltim
Women Back Plan for New Nurses Home at University of Maryland Hospital
Eighteen Washington County organizations representing thousands of women endorse a new Nurses Home for University Hospital. Mrs. Charles A. Little mails resolutions to state officials and legislators urging full funding without reduction. The plan envisions a single system including hospital and school facilities with a 11 story main building and 800 beds, cost about 1.26 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
University of Maryland Hospital
Charles A. Little
Maryland University Women's Auxiliary
Nurses’ Home
Edward Shoemaker
Frank W. Mish
Joseph Wolfinger
Charles Wolf
Rietter Funk
Raymond Funkhouser
Stover Kreps
W. Scott Corbett
Little
Shoemaker
Baltimore
University Hospital
Mre. Little
The
King’s Daughters
Washington County Public, Health Association
Civic League
Women's Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Golden Rule Rebecca Lodge
Argua Club
League of Women Voters
Arts and Letters Club
Catholic Daughters of America
Henry Kyd Douglass
LL. D
Williamsport Community Chh
Boonsboro Community Club
Nurses’home
Schools of Medicine, Dentistry
Pharmacy
University of Maryland
Lombard and
Greene Streets
Combinail
Fine program at the Hebrew School Chanukah event
The Hebrew School presented a Chanukah program directed by Rev A B Freedman. Highlights included remarks by chairman Joseph Brenner, candle lighting by Rev Freedman and class, songs by Moas Taur Yeslosah and Adam Oilom, a history of Chanukah by Milton Mark, an address by Rev A A Freedman, closing remarks by M Ruben, and a final audience hatikvah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Freedman
Hebrew School
Joseph Brenner
Moas Taur Yeslosah
Chanukah
Milton Mark
A. A. Freedman
Adam Oilom
Ruben
Hatikwah
Milk Station Idea Touted At Hagerstown School Meeting
Dr. Ide M. Alexander of the U S Public Health Service outlined a plan to establish a milk station in a Hagerstown school as an experiment. The resolution passed, not to create a charitable institution, with milk sold cheap, and emphasized milk and oats as vital for children’s breakfasts. Dr. Alexander linked malnutrition to coffee drinking and nervous family environments, noting a shift from candy to milk among winter street youngsters and urging better milk handling from producer to consumer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ide
M. Alexander
United States
Health Service
Civic League
Hagerstown
Alexander
Publc
H. L. Meredith
Meredith
Mrs J H Williams Improves After Dental Extraction
Mrs J H Williams, confined to her home on Charlies street for several days after the extraction of several teeth, shows marked improvement.
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J. H. Williams
Charlies Street
To Teach China U S Ways Miss Wong Studies at Radcliffe
Miss Winnie Wong of Hong Kong studies at Radcliffe College and says she likes American life. She plans to return to China after completing her education. She hopes her experience will aid future exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Wong
Hong Kong
Radcliffe College
China
America
The
Specie Bank of China
Etiquette guide on calling after a funeral
A fragment lists social rules for visiting bereaved families, advising brief calls to intimate friends only in the morning and limiting visits to two to four weeks after a funeral, with emphasis on courtesy and restraint.
Kiwanis Luncheon Plans Hagerstown Event Tonight
The Hagerstown Kiwanis Club held a one o clock luncheon in the Chamber of Commerce rooms with only members present. A business meeting followed to arrange for a two week business night. Western Maryland Lodge No 147 Knights of Pythias will confer the rank of page this evening in Pythian Castle. Rev Scott R Wagner will speak on Friendship Ancient and Modern. All Pythians of Hagerstown and Trinity invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club
Chamber
Commerce
Western Maryland
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Castle
Scott R. Wagner
Hagerstown
Verinity
Leitersburg Grange Installs Officers At Recent Meeting
Keller Shank conducted the installation as officers were installed and a reorganization meeting of the board of directors is planned for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leitersburg
Keller Shank
Miss Margaret Lower Named Red Cross Field Director
Miss Margaret H. Lower sister of Mrs Peregrin Wroth has been appointed field director of the American Red Cross at Walter Reed Hospital. Her long service as a volunteer and assistant to former directors is noted, along with wide Washington connections and popularity among patients. Chester Wyand of Keedynville has improved from pleurisy and is expected to recover soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret H. Lower
Peregrin Wroth
American Red Cross
Walter Reed Hospital
Miss Lower
Wroth
Hagerstown
Washington
Henry R. Rea
Miss. Lower
Chester Wyand
Keedynville
Wheat and Fruit Cereal Combinations for Breakfast
This 1921 NEA Service piece outlines hearty breakfast cereals and methods. It covers long cooking oats with raisins, wheat cereals, graham mush, and hominy dishes, with tips on timing, salt, and double boiler use. It stresses well cooked grains, reheating, and pairing with fruit and crisp toast.
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NEA
Veil Fashion Elevates Milady Style in New York
In a New York feature Marian Hale describes how modern veils transform a look. The Maria Guy veil with delicate border tracery blends into a crown and drapes softly, while the Ponch veil uses a wide mesh to enlarge the eyes beneath a chic hat. The Billion pattern offers a heavy, flowing silhouette over the crown and down the sides.
Arts and Letters Club Meeting Recalls Sir James Barrie Work
The Arts and Letters Club held a yesterday gathering at Miss MacCintock’s School on Broadway presided by Mrs. Robert Campbell. Mrs Philo Statton read Sir James M. Barrie’s A Well Remembered Voice, eliciting tears to mark Barrie’s emotional sway. Miss Helen Hotmel spoke on The Charm of Battle and Miss Virginia Lane led a current events discussion. Future meetings move to the Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arts and Letters
Philo Statton
Sir James
M. Harrie
Glatten
Barrie
Helen Hotmel
Miss. Hoilmeier
Barries
Virginia Lane
Misa MacCintock
Broadway
Robert Campbell
Futura
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Message from 1847
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for influenza and bronchial troubles. It claims prompt relief, soothing coughing, easing breathing, and promoting restful sleep. A testimonial from Mrs. F. A. Gibson of Racine Wisconsin is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foleys
Foley
Gela
F. A. Gibson. 1847 Collera Ave
Racine, Wise
Poley
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Bocety
Evening Mail
W. R. Barrick
Educational Association of Baltimore
Orville’ L. Beachley
Williamsport Avi
Florida
Frank Daniels
Marter
M. D. Fortney
Grace Garver
Winchester
Sidney Schiefteft
Hamilton Hotel
J. W. Kenefic
New York City
Hamilton : ‘Hotel
Ern
Leon Sperling
Pittsburg
J. F. Kelly
Hamilton
Elmer EB. Hunter
Braunton, Va
G. R. Belckley
Olean, N. Y
A. Foster
Philadelphia
W. G. Dutton
Hotel Hamilton
D. EB. Clark
Roanoke
Rhinehart Smith
South Potomac Street
Harry Elis
Laura Corwell
J. C. Corwell
Rosewood
Bessie Harris
Corwell
J. Lawrence Palmer, Jr
Blue Ridge College
New Windsor
Harry Gabe
Homer Atwood
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Roy Jacobs
William Harold Eppinger
Gladys May Beeler
Berkley Springs
Alvey J. Myers
Margaret
Dorty
Fort Louden
John B. Powell
May E. Good
Penn Laird
William H. Fatler
A. Lindaan
Carlisle
Henry/ Eyler
Fifikstown
Edgar P. Eyler
Board of Education
Charles Nigh
Brown
Smart Shop
Leitersburg Pike
Ha Swartz
Evelyn Sullivan
Nellie Mumma
Mary Corbett
Mamie Lowman
Roberta Lamar
Jeanne
Smithsburg Bank of
DR. Latane
Women Indorse _ New Nurses’ Home
Washington County Hospital
Needlework Guild of America
Juniata Council
Patriotic Order of America
Ye Indorses Plan
U. S
Sister Mary’s
Milady
Marian
Hale
New York
Maria Guy Veil
Gos
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