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Newspaper

The Daily Mail

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1928

Page

5

Social and Personal items in the Evening Mail society page

The Society Editor of the Evening Mail invites items and notes on social events. The column lists numerous local residents and guests visiting family, attending summer schools at Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland, trips to Baltimore and Washington, and social gatherings at Green Spring Farm, Hood College, and other area spots. Names include Elizabeth Lowman, E G Shook, Elizabeth Byers, Louise Morin, Thelma Rinehart, Grace Smith, Katharine Bowser, and many others.

Deaconess Catherine Umhardt Consecrated in Baltimore

Sister Catherine Umhardt of Trinity Lutheran church in Hagerstown was consecrated as a deaconess at a service in Baltimore. The ceremony, an adaptation of Lutheran ordination, assigns the sisterhood to church work including nursing and welfare. Dr. J. B. Simon of Trinity preached on Luke 22 27 emphasizing service.

Catherine Umhardt Trinity Lutheran ‘Church Baltimore Catherine Trinity Lutheran Church Hagerstown Simon

Mrs Ingram to wed today in Baltimore

Mrs Hannah Down Ingram will leave this morning for Baltimore to wed William J Yingling of Crewe Virginia Miss Ruth B Rockafellow will take over Mrs Ingram s piano class at her Kohler Building studio in Hagerstown Rockafellow is a New England Conservatory graduate and teaches voice piano and organ with years of concert and teaching experience in Massachusetts North Carolina and Virginia The list of local marriages and visits follows with dates and places including Frederick Martinsburg Hanover and New York as well as individuals attending and visiting local residents

Hannah Down Ingram Baltimore William J. Yingling Crewe Ruth B. Rockafellow Forest Grove Ingram Kohler Building Mies Rockafellow New England Conservatory Boston Motte Lacroix I. Phillip Paris Conservatory

Notable Local Mentions From A 1913 Community News Sheet

William Artikeney and Raymond Weller among youths hurt in slight accidents on North Mulberry. Daniel Boyd harvests his wheat crop. B A Curley becomes Franklin House clerk. May Smith resigns pest office post in Smithsburg for Washington job. School officials and staff depart Annapolis for a meeting. June 26 1913 marks Peoples Bank twentieth anniversary with J L Nicodemus as president Elias Emmert as VP and A B Barnhart as cashier.

Daniel Boyd Clearspring B. A. Curley Franklin House May Smith Smithsburg Washington The Peoples Bank J. L. Nicodemus Elias Emmert A. B. Barnhart

Years Ago Today in Funkstown and Nearby

Notes recall coincidences from A. D. Sager related events: January 14 his daughter turning fourteen, February 12 a son twelve, March 17 a son seventeen, and May 22 a son twenty two. Rohrer named postmaster at Rohrersville to replace Potter. Over 450 barrels of beer emptied at Harpers Ferry. County raises a new $15 flag by George B Oswald Jr. Stamp tax to take effect July 1 with two cents on checks and one cent on messages plus 25 cents...

A. D. Sager Funkstown M. T. Rohrer Rohrersville J. A. B. Potter Shenandoah Harper’s Ferry

Winchester Man Blamed For Declining Health

A damaged clipping notes concerns over excessive cigarette smoking linked to mental decline in Robert M. Steele, a well known Winchester man. The text references legal terms like power of attorney and wage scales up to 1500 dollars with extra charges per additional 500 dollars.

Robert M. Steele Winchester

Fashion Plaque A Rubber Dog for the Beach

A fragmented description notes a rubber dog intended for beach use serving as a container for cigarettes, matches and powder, suggesting a novelty or hazard item. The item blends playful dog shape with practical storage, reflecting midcentury design curiosities and beach culture merchandise.

Picnic Planned By Washington Square Church Unit

The Sunday School will picnic tomorrow at Conomac Park, traveling by motor trucks from the church at 9 30. Reports of park flooding are false, with only a small waterlogged area in an upper corner and the creek normal again. The day’s Pectonville Women’s Club meeting was canceled due to floodbound roads yesterday.

Washington Square M.E Conomac Park Pectonville Women's Club

Party at Myers Home Honors Wide Circle of Friends

A social gathering at Mason-Dixon Route 1 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Myers featured music by Calvin Myers Wilbur Bayder Grant Myers Ray Snyder and Adam Snyder. A long list of attendees included numerous Barnharts Koontzs Caseys Mumмerts and My ers along with extended family members and neighbors.

Harvey Myers Mason-Dixon Route 1 Calvin Myers Wilbur Bayder Grant Myers Ray Snyder Ray Myers Adam Snyder Wm, Barnhart Clarence Koontz Preston Hykes C. E. Casey Wilbur Barnhart Albert Hose Wilbur Snyder Margaret Barnhart Pauline Myers Helen Koontz Mary Susan Snyder Elaine Myers Helen Eckstine Vaunita Myers Julia Baise Pearl Myers Lavan Wishard Ethel Young Hisie Hose Francis Hose Viola Myers Hazel Wishard Mildred Myers Jesse Myers Mildred Jones Vashtie Myers Martha Sny Jder Gertrude Myers Vera Myers Irene Myers Betty Myers Blanche Myers Messrs Kenneth Barnhart Clifford Barnhart Junior ‘Barnhart Bernard “Barnhart James Koontz Robert Koontz Paul Koontz Clarence Casey Charles Barnhart Glen Mummert Robert Mummert Harry Hykes Harry Myers Roy Myers Paul Harsh Harold Myers Charles Myers Raymond Myers Clarence Myers

Miller Family Heads East for Louise Towers Wedding

Dr and Mrs Warren Miller and their two daughters Isabel and Elizabeth Miller left today for New York to attend the marriage of Miss Louise Towers, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hamilton of Bronxville, to Charles Goodwin Carter of Springfield Massachusetts. The wedding is set for Thursday.

Warren “Miller Isabel Elizabeth Miller New York Louise Towers John Hamilton Bronxville Charles Goodwin Carter Springfield Mass

Frederick wedding unites Miller and Fulton in Lutheran parsonage

Howard A. Miller of Hagerstown and Caroline J. Fulton of Port Royal Pa were wed Monday evening in Frederick by Rev Dr G Rupp at the Lutheran parsonage. Attendants included Miss Grace O Fisher and Mrs Arthur Cromwell with Ernest M House.

Howard A. Miller Hagerstown Caroline J. Fulton Port Royal Frederick G. Rupp Grace O. Fisher Arthur Cromwell Ernest M. House

Flavver Fanny Says It Isn't What Father Plunks Down

The column jokes about a harp purchase, noting that the pain lies not in the price paid but in the ongoing plinking afterward, with humorous quips about musical misadventure and frugal budgeting.

Andersons Celebrate Second Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Charles Anderson of Leitersburg observed their second wedding anniversary at home Saturday evening entertaining friends. The house featured red roses with dancing and cards as main diversions. Guests included Keller R Kling Temma Routzahn Bruce Routzahn Philadelphia Myers Virgil Miller Grant Robison Cleveland Hartle Franklin Kine Mary Doyle Gilbert Sigler Ruth Kine Robert Kinsey Mary Kline William Kinsey Emma Kline Arnold Burkhart Page Killue Earl Blickenstaff Minnie McGockin Nettle Kinsey Mark Robison Pearl Kline Gladys Snook Irene Kline Keller Kline Jr Vernon Myers Walter Myers Frances Hartle. Anniversary presents were numerous.

Charles Anderson Leitersburg Keller R. Kling Temma Routzahn Bruce “Routzahn Philadelphia Myers Virgil. Miller Grant Robison Cleveland Hartle Franklin Kine Mary” “Doyle Gilbert Sigler Ruth Kine Robert Kinsey Mary Kline William Kinsey Emma Kline Arnold Burkhart Page Killue Earl Blickenstaff Minnie’ McGockin Highfield Nettle Kinsey Mark Robison Pearl Kline Gladys Snook Irene Kline Keller Kline, Jr Vernon Myers Walter Myers Frances Hartle

Splendid progress in garden science aids growers

The article notes improved crop ripening with science applied to vegetables and fruits, reducing pest effects via chemicals, while farmers once relied on divine aid. It mentions the senior department leaving St. Paul’s School in Hagerstown with about forty members under Lucilly Miller’s chaperonage.

Day School of St. Paul's Hagerstown Lucilly Miller Rangementa. Es

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Evening Mail Elizabeth Lowman Johns Hop King University John Summer Washington County Hospital Chenaville Samuel ‘Weber Harry Weber William Weber Elizabeth Byers C. ‘H. Weber Green Spring Farm My. Reedy Viola and Clifton Walter P. Grimm James Street James Mobley Washington, D. C Louise Morin Falr- Dray C. ‘Weber Big Spring Farm Clara Conk Smith Dover Del Lynn K.brumback Harriet Noel Broadway Josephine McCrory St. Agnes’ Hospital Mrs Harry McCrory Mary Hetzer Mrs. W. K- Hetzer City Summit Avenue Thelma Rinehart South Potomac Street Grace Smith Russell Barnhart Jane Smith Greencastle Indiana Ohio Grace R. Gerber J. A. Hawken Katherine Bowser Williamsport Frank L. Earnshaw Mason’m. Hurd New York City Annie E. Hurd Lucy Selby Elizabeth O'Donnell Ellicott City Mildred Netkirk South Locust Street Miss Netkirk Maryland State Marings School Lolita Downin California Katherine Hartrantt Chambersburg Robert L. McCauley Morse Younkins Yarrowsburg School University of Maryland B. E. Carmichael College Park Chicago Robert Rudy Terrace Ruth Kayhoe Hamilton Boulevard Pen Mar Samuel Troupe Jerome Glenn Hagerstown High School William McCarter North ‘Locust Atreet Kia Harry Hooper Harold Jacob Isley Courtiney North Dakota W. J. Crabba Miss Trene Middlehautt Ladies’ Synodical Conference Presbyterian ¢Harcheat Hood College Martha Seaman Mulberry ‘Street Courae John Hopkins University Austin A. la Mar Willaye F.F. He Henson Henson Nelifé William Dix F. B Henson Vernon James “Riley “Henson Lynchburg College T Blue Ridge North “Carolina Mrs., 8. D. Young Martha Washington’ Candy Shop Jessie Moore Virginia ‘Avenue Mra. A. W Babcock San, Diego Cal Alberta Long Castello Hotel Charleston W. Va Robert J. Benchott Woolstock Hageratown Jeanette Kaylor North Potomac Street Margaretta’ Gordon Brother Oliver Petersburg, Va Helen Norton Calvert Apartments H. Ziesler Robert Ziegler Owasso Mount Pleasant Mich Julia Belle, Shenk Charles E. Shenk East Avenue Feabody Conradt Keller Shank Russell Iseminger Anna Whitmore Potomac Street Palmer Method School Lida Grimes Mies Susie’ Kershner CG. E. Miser Blissfield Wolverton Kohn Huntington Ind C.C. Holtzman Miser Antietam Street U. B Ernest A. Lindsay Albert Lindsay Claan Jett Trenton N. J Rider College Modern Drycleaning Dyeine Corp Trinity Lutheran Church Mrs, Ingram William Hamilton Welch Bendtts Frances Hetzer A. Hess Florence A. Bender Martinsburg Carl K. Krenlen Blanche Gilbert Elias P. Lumm Daisy St Ebersole Sharpsburg Paul B. Beard Jearl ¥. Stanley Ammon Balaster Swatara Anna Marion Annville Nellie M. Geaslen Roy Sayles George W. Strine United Brethren Church Helen Bittinger Hanover Elizabeth Cremer Roger Newcomer Mrs. Wilbur, Newcomer H. K. Newcomer Beaver Creek Samuel Wachter Mrs. W. P. Wachter Fanny G. Stover Western Maryland College Angel of Mercy Aj Bos Voorhees M. D BON Millinery al Smith William Isaac Artikeney Raymond Weller North Mulberry Street Charles Samuel Lewis North Mulberry H. K. Beachley W. K. Hoffman W. Merrick Huyett Earl Troup John D. Zentmyer Clara Bazel Sara Adame May Kaylor Lester Bowers Mary Boswell Annapolis George B. Oswald, Jr FCI CH GREY Night Hawk Ike Burton Oldtime Square Dance Friday Night Square Dance Orchestra Berkeley Springs Chatkin’s Pharmacy Ilips West Nevreat Women's Shop Flavver Fanny ARGU Entertain Lim Ripa Morris Frock the Groh Realty Washington “St Porter Euate Sea Av Ca All Connections Free
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