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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1929
Page
3
Social and personal notes list visits, trips, and illnesses in the region. People include Miss Virginia Ankeney, Mr. and Mrs. Shinham, Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson, and many others, with numerous car trips to Harrisburg, Baltimore, Cleveland, and beyond. Hospital updates note Mrs. Tallie Robter ill and William Fletcher's sad condition. Births announced for Kershner and Bennett families, plus Pattison improving after hospital treatment.
Mr and Mrs M A Markell of Washington visiting son Captain Shackelford of the Salvation Army presented a splendid musical program last night to a large appreciative audience. The couple are members of the Washington Band and musicians of note.
Misses Leah Leaf and Anne Faughander hosted a farewell party for the Williamsport High School graduating class and faculty at Miss Leaf's home. Rooms glowed with roses and summer blooms. Luncheon was served at 10 o'clock. Bridge and five hundred were played among attendees including Rose Bloombers Edith Carbaugh Evelyn Cavanaugh Anna Cline Delvia Conley Louise Corby Mary Daugherty Margaret Delanter Francis Doub Ruth Downs Blanche Gower Margaret Gower Emma Harsh Myrtle McMillan Evelyn Middlekauff Alice Poole Helen Roth Elisabeth Schamel Bertha Young Raymond Buharp Leroy Castle Fred Downey George and Robert Frick Beckley Harsh Theodore Landisa nd Winfield Lloyd Merle Long Fred McCardell Kieffer McElroy William Palmer Wesley Sumcell Paul Shank Edgar Sprecher Bennet Wheeler Frank Wilderhold Tred Wintermeyer and John Zimmerman.
The engagement announced by Rt. Rev. John Gardner Murray and Mrs. Murray of Baltimore pairs Esther Murray of Baltimore with R Taylor Coleman of New York son of Garland and Mrs Coleman of Richmond. Coleman a Harvard and University of Richmond graduate, a club member. The wedding is planned for early fall. DEGREE CONFERRED The Royal Arch degree was conferred last night at the Masonic Temple in a class of candidates. Grand High Priest Roy Danzer and Grand Steward Grover Michael attended. A supper preceded the initiation.
The Woman's Garden Club of Martinsburg held its annual flower show at the Episcopal Parish House. Mrs. W. D. Byron of Williamsport won first prize for her artistic luncheon table and second prize for a lavender glazed vase of yellow daisies and sweet rocket. Judges were Miss Mary Bester Live Criswell and B. C Welshans, Martinsburg.
Mr and Mrs Willis Altenderfer host a buffet supper at their Park Lawn home in honor of Mr and Mrs Charles M Harrison of Philadelphia staying the weekend. Rural clubs weekly schedule announced by Miss Ardath Martin lists events for Boonsboro Kee dysville Huretts and Dry Run homemakers clubs through Friday. King Cotton and his southern recording orchestra of ten musicians will play at the W O W Hall tonight for a Woodmen Saturday night hop open to the public.
The Scoutmaster Association met at the Scout office on Tuesday night May 28 with 160 Scouts and a 40 member drum corps for Memorial Day Parade. Attendees included leaders from Troops 16 4 5 1 77 and council members. Upcoming events include the June 2 Confederate Memorial Day Parade and a Trinity Church lawn festival on June 6.
Miss Margaret Mowbray sailing to Cara Blanca Morocco May 20 sends mid ocean radiogram to Rev Dr and Mrs E T Mowbray reporting she is well and enjoying the voyage. She expects to reach Cara Blanca about June 4 and will meet her sister there who has been in Morocco. They will spend the summer traveling through Italy and Germany.
A union service of Lutheran congregations will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday night, June 9, at 8 o'clock, in support of a Woman's College to be established by the Lutheran Church at Wheaton, Md. Dan Keigle of Philadelphia, a college board member, will speak. The Maryland Synod leads the drive, with eight other synods assisting, and all Lutheran churches in Washington County are urged to unite in the service.
Three hundred students attended the annual Junior-Senior prom at Hagerstown High School marking the farewell to the class of 1930 before next week’s commencement. The gymnasium featured hollyhock vines along stone walls and a blue and buff canopy. Edward Heard and Ruth Hankey led the grand march as dolls and roses were handed out. George Burs Orchestra provided music. Marriage licenses issued to several couples including Leon J. Moyer and Dorothy L. Beck.
Miss Madaline Diffendall served as hostess at a dance in Berkeley Springs May 29 at the Hotel Washington. Guests included many local Misses Iris Faircloth Isabel Fridinger Hilma Jeanne Barner Fredericka Stone Dorothy Needy Garria Cunningham Virginia Miller Helen Widmyer Isabel Schnebly Jane Kline Johanna Glass Jeanne McLaughlin Ruth Hankey Rachel Miller Lillian Elliot Mary Elliot Catherine Nicely Mildred Jenkins and Messrs Arthur Adams Harry Felser Ton Hall Walter Gander Alan Campbell Nell Meredith Thurman Thurston Jay Fairchild Carlton God love John Remark Charles Lumm William McKee Homer Rowland Harold Wyand Roger Middlekauff Aobert Beachley Corky Snyder Donald Baker Pete Yeakle Robert Wagaman Emmett Doub Dick Lehman plus Philip Hunter and Gayle Ziler of Berkeley Springs all of Hagerstown.
Harman defeated Armstrong 73 to 74 in the finals while Phreaner in the handicap class posted a 99 with 15 strokes allowed. Also linked are marriage scensions for Nunn Holzapfel Foster and Shuttlesworth, Rene Thomas winning the Indianapolis 500 speedway race with 82.47 mph. County tax rate fixed at 69 cents with state tax making total $1. Williamsport votes dry denying a $40 000 water bond. only 190 cast ballots.
A fragment notes Henry Holzapfel Sr chosen as orator for class day at Maryland Agricultural College. Lea Staley and Henry Hoffmeier graduate from Mercersburg. Market strawberries sell 10 cents a box. eggs 15 cents a dozen. butter 16 cents. John Zeigler, 19, farm hand, killed by lightning near Parkhead church. Alice J. Beard and Benjamin A. Solliday wed at Beard home in Clear Spring.
Leslie C. Beard Sr spoke at the annual open meeting of the Current Events Club on astronomy at the Women's Club. He explained sun temperature, light years, and sun cooking to emancipation from cooking. The program included musical solos and a violin encore, with iced refreshments after.
The program committee for the meeting was chaired by Mrs. W. D. Campbell with Mrs. Merritt Campbell and Mrs. Preston Usilten serving on the committee.
A former Lincoln employee and the man who witnessed his assassination will attend the Myersville DU Church Old Folks Day on Sunday June 9. The event will use tuning forks once used by Francis Scott Key to “line” hymns at the old Jerusalem Church near Myersville. David Wand of Keadysville, age 99, may be the oldest attendee, with many Hagerstown residents planning to attend.
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