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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1957
Page
7
Dear Mary Haworth outlines a farming family's move to a new area and Eileen's decline in school performance and social acceptance. The letter discusses parental angst, church involvement, and the need for balanced guidance, with analysis of overprotection and the search for practical help.
Washington County Homemakers hold annual Short Course tea Wednesday June 5 at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. Business meeting at 1 15 p m led by Mrs Joseph Rowe with voting limited to Short Course graduates. Open invitation to all Homemakers, program at 2 p m features Fred Tooma on The Romance of the Persian Rug, music by Mrs William E Dorsey and Don Ruth. Freshmen meet their Big Sisters for tips, Apple pin material to members, tea sponsored by Hallway Homemakers under Mrs E B Sefton.
The Hancock Chapter Order of Eastern Star held a recent meeting with Miss Blanche Schwinger deputy grand lecturer officiating. A three person initiation occurred and a ceremony titled Friendship's Golden Chain honored the guest. Participants included Mesdames Cox Jones McGraw Ayers Heller Shives Vogt Creek. Guests attended from McConnelisburg Penna Laitay Virginia Silver Springs Hagerstown.
Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church at the corner of Church and Winter Streets plans a Children’s Day with a 9:30 a.m Sunday School program featuring instrumental and choral roles, crafts displays, a 10:45 a.m worship service, Junior Choir music, and a sermon by Robert Craig, Pennsylvania conference director of children’s work. The public is invited.
Mt Joy Mennonite Quartet of Mt Joy Pennsylvania will perform Sunday at 7 30 p m in Broadfording Church of the Brethren The program includes medley selections and hymns led by Miller Hess with introductions by Rev J Stanley Harhart A sermonette follows and additional sacred selections conclude the program All members are from the Mt Joy Mennonite congregation including John H Lutz Joe Hostetler Miller Hess and Carl Drohan
Miss Anne Doleman daughter of Mrs Ellen B Taylor 20813 North Jonathan Street has received 2 Bachelor of Science degrees from State Teachers College Shippensburg PA She entered college after four years in the Women’s Air Force and attended junior high in this city and senior high in Waynesboro She will teach in Middletown Township School System Middletown New Jersey starting September.
Leo and Leon Wyand celebrated their 46th birthdays on Memorial Day with a party Sunday May 26 at Leo Wyand’s Keedysville home. Guests included Goldie Wyand and many relatives from Rohrersville Hagerstown Purcellville and surrounding areas.
East opened with a strong spade sequence and a four spades sacrifice. South pressured with five hearts and a double redouble sequence aimed to sting East into five spades. East trusted his partner but faced a club read from West signaling a six club holding, sealing South’s doom after a hurried diamond play and heart misreads.
The June meeting of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union will feature Rev Dr Lester Kauffman pastor of St Pauls Evangelical United Brethren Church as guest speaker. The session Tuesday June 4 at 2 p m will be in the St Pauls Church parlor with Mrs Scott Barber guiding devotions and presenting The Importance of Life Things. Mrs May Clopyer will serve as president.
Miss Bernice Neikirk of Hagers town Route 6 was honored at a surprise bridal shower hosted by Mrs Harl Neikirk and Mrs M P Smith at the latter’s Smithsburg home. A spring color scheme and a doll bridal centerpiece framed gifts as guests joined in refreshments after the evening’s entertainment.
Installation Sunday at St. Thomas Episcopal Parish Hancock will install elected parish leaders during the 11 am Holy Communion service led by Rector Rev. Ronald C. Albaugh. Vestry, wardens, lay readers, church school staff, altar guild, acolytes, choir, and St Mary's Guild names appear among those to be installed.
The West End Assembly of God Church will host Vacation Bible School June 17 to 28, Monday through Friday, from 4 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., for children and youths up to 15. Teachers use illustrated Bible stories, memory work, songs, and crafts under pastor Rev. William Helms. The program titled The Christian Way of Life features age-specific themes. no admission fee, daily offering collected.
Mr and Mrs Harry Swoge announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Kay to Mereill Lys Covalt formerly of Hancock now of Lantz. The bride to be is attending.
Hollins College Va hosts 115th commencement with a record 92 candidates for the A B degree. Lynda Fiery Morgan of Hagerstown is among graduates, daughter of Albert and Mrs. Fiery, and a May 4 bride. She plans to work for the National Security Agency in Washington after earning dean's list honors as a math major. Commencement speaker is Dr John R Everett.
Mr and Mrs Charles S Roberts of Ardsley on Hudson Irvington New York announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Anne Ball Roberts to Mr Daniel DeKalb Miller son of Mr and Mrs Leo Miller of 207 West Irvin Avenue Irvington New York. The wedding will be on Saturday June 8 at eight o'clock in the Church of St Barnabas Irvington followed by a reception at Ardsley Country Club.
Five children were received by baptism at St Thomas Episcopal Church Hancock in a service conducted by Rev Ronald C Albaugh. The baptisms named Ray A Breakall Kathy Sue Golden Robin Lynn Hixon Shirley Marie Mitchell and Stanley Wilbur Mitchell. Families received candles and small items as mementos of the ceremony and blessing.
New officers of the Youth Fellowship of Hancock Presbyterian Church were installed recently. President Doc Smith, vice president Mary Beth Powers, secretary Carol Ruppenthal, treasurer Russell Wertman, and social chairman Norma Shives were named. Miss Smith also serves on the Winchester Presbytery faith commission for the Senior High Rally.
Brownies of Troop 81 in Maugansville enjoyed a train trip from Smithsburg to Hagerstown on Tuesday. They rode after a bus trip from Maugansville to Smithsburg to meet train No. 1 from Baltimore, learning signals are the traffic lights before presenting tickets to the conductor. Future plans include a Flyup Ceremony on June 11 at noon at Maugansville School where Brownies advance to Girl Scouts, followed by a picnic with parents.
Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held its last regular meeting of the season on Tuesday evening at Carl Beers on Colonial Drive. Patricia Reid, newly elected president, presided. Calleen Mulroney reported on the family outdoor picnic set for Thursday, June 6 at her home. Mrs. Howard Weeks delivered the final cultural program titled Amateur from the Happiness booklet, noting an amateur works for love, citing Brahms Stevenson Whitman Franklin Keller and Will Rogers as examples. Gifts were exchanged after the meeting and Secret Sisters for the year were revealed. a gift honored Mrs. Beer for her role as chapter advisor. Refreshments followed in the recreation room.
Mrs Richard Grurbacher and Mrs Woodford T Norment led Hagars Town Girls Club in Wilmington Delaware as six clubs from Pennsylvania Delaware and Maryland joined national officials to organize Region IV of Girls Clubs of America. A first formal meeting is planned for September in Hagerstown with Mrs J H Tyler McConnell of Wilmington elected temporary chairman.
Miss Dean Mechem and Mr Andrew Jurick wed in St John s Chapel Morgantown West Virginia on May 26 The ceremony featured Rev Father Scott officiating with white gladioli and pom pons The bride wore a white chiffon gown with Italian neckline Her sister Miss Bernadette Jurick was maid of honor The couple planned a North Carolina motor trip after the ceremony Mrs Mechem wore a rose faups jacket dress and the groom s mother wore navy crepe The reception followed at Newman Hall The bride will receive an AB in speech therapy at West Virginia University on June 3 and plans graduate study The groom, WVU alum in business administration, will begin work June 10 at Rem Cru Titanium Corp Midland Pennsylvania
A June 15 wedding is planned at Plymouth Congregational Church Milwaukee Wisconsin. Miss Mery Hartung and PFC Austin Comstock are the betrothed, both Northwestern University graduates. A reception at North Shore Country Club Milwaukee will follow.
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