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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
4
Social and personal notes from the Evening Mail highlight visitors and guests across Chambersburg and nearby towns. Names include Clyde Spier, Virginia Rohrer, John Carey, Gwin family, and many local residents visiting relatives or staying with friends in Mine Vivian, Masheryatown, and broader communities.
A wedding solemnized at Ward's Chapel Baltimore united Miss Hilda Silza Beth Knepper daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester C Knepper of Funketown with Rufus Kennedy Fawards son of Mrs Edict B Edwards of Charles Town W Va The ceremony was performed by Rev Charles Edwin Seymour The couple plans a Niagara Falls honeymoon and will reside in Funketown Edwards is a society member and Edwards serves as secretary to Edwin Hank president of the E C Hook Corporation ANNOUNCE BIRTH A son born to Mr and Mrs Goenard of 228 Nort Locust street Washington Co Washington. They will spend several days at Mr Edwards home in Charles Town returning in June They will reside in Funketown The Edwardses are connected with local society and business interests.
About 60 couples attended the junior prom in the Williamport High School auditorium with faculty and patrons present. Guests included Miss Jeanne Jackson, a Stuart Hall student from Staunton, Virginia, and A. M. Jackson Jr. a junior at St John’s College Annapolis. Others visiting included Letty Shield of Yorktown, Blanche McQuarrie, Pegsy Crockett of Lansing, Hazel Hunter of Charlotte, and Virginia Perry, all school mates. Miss Crockett was May Queen at Stuart Ball.
A large neighborhood gathering at the Barnhart residence near Wingerton featured games and music. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Denton Borger, Mr. and Mrs. Oberholzer, Mrs. Samuel Poxard, and many others with social notices and a marriage license mention for Robert Y. Householder and Indi A. Hawkine among names listed.
Governor Nitehle presided as Ene State Normal School Towson awarded diplomas to a record 605 graduates. Washington county entries include Ellen Ardinger Emma Corbett Esther Himes Eavey Joseph Fiery Jr Carrie Gardner Ida Grimee Ada Greve June Muck Ethel Rhodes Olive Rhates Martha Beaman Josephine Stouffer Alice Garver Nora Farrow Mizanevh Jone Mayme Lownan Eliot Moffert and others.
Girly High School announces typewriter awards won by Edna Detrich Mildred Kipp Lillian Smith Josephine Spel l in Catherine Mamma Helen Harman Kathleen Alair Teanatie Mc Main Dorothy Chaney Rebecca Schin Mer Virginia White Mary Benchley Aliee Fritz Lorraine Wountz Alma Syuekler Margaret Heys Mildred Havre Edna Willebrand Mildred Fogle Louise Foltz Yva Krichersky Licele Strite Enna Kusmlager Halen Brandenburg Evelyn Johnston Frieda Schindler Gladys tinger gylyia Cohen Nellie Gutshall Mary Izer Mabolm Trumpower Florent Bown Catherine Rastings Relva Heefner Catherine Fryer Jozephine Yeakie Marguar ite Bowman Eilith Myers. An enjoyable surprise party was given by Mrs. Harry Metcalfe for her brother Scott Hurtie of Mid Mebirg on his 7th birthday. Those present were Thelma Gipe Mabel Louie Sister Margaret Curran Manalee Gipe Katherine With erapoon Jean Curran Blanche Bryor Mabel Devilbies Hilly Shatter all of Mercerwburg Scate Martle Helen Myer Mary Hartle of Mid-Meburg. Refreshments were stirred.
The Maccabee Caravan Entertainers performed to hundreds at Nixon's Theater and Ung-Mar Rink before moving on to Cumberland for a three day stay. They announced the Muneca Bee Caravan route through Hagerstown on July 19 en route to the national convention in Washington, with band members from cities including Detroit and Denver among the performers.
Cynthia Grey notes a long women’s rights arc beyond suffrage, citing Florence Allen and Jayet Bender as examples. She recalls early reforms, 1909 suffrage reflections, and today’s women voting, working, and wearing comfortable fashions while challenging male-dominated spheres.
A dubious ointment recipe promotes mixing three ounces of a drugstore bleach with lemon juice to achieve a pale white complexion. It advises applying the solution to the face and hands, claiming immediate effectiveness and urging readers to prepare it themselves rather than buying ready-made products.
Clerks of Lucky's Inc hosted an enjoyable outing at Conomag Park yesterday evening. An Orleans man attempted to kidnap a girl and force marriage, prompting alarm and condemnation from attendees and local authorities.
A double birthday gathering honored Mra Charles Poffenberger of Ketdyaville and Mfan tor Joann Klee pinger of Smithsburg at Harman Wade’s home in Barkdpl Spring Smithsburg. Guests included the Poffenberger family Wade and Baker clans with multiple Wade relatives and friends.
The annual event led by Rev. Ferdinand Ueese at Foxville and nearby Smiths bury includes Sunday School and a parish picnic on Saturday August 1. A. T. Pover, superintendent, oversees arrangements with the kcoy! program and local church leaders coordinating details.
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