Social and Personal Notes from Hagerstown Area
Social column lists residents and visitors, moves, and greetings. Notable items include Clara Waugaman and Russell Shank's Carlisle marriage license, Hood College student Louise Funk returning to Frederick, and Jesters members linked to Hagerstown families. Also notes on track demolition at Narragansett Park and local editorial figures' movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Funk
Hood College
Frederick
Russell L. Shank
Clara B. Waugaman
Carlisle
Mrs Roulette Is Hostess At Cards And Luncheon
Mrs William A Roulette Jr entertained yesterday at her North Fotomac Street home with a bridge luncheon honoring visiting guests Miss Gertrude Kilburn of East Orange and Miss Marguerite Harris of Harrisonburg. Other guests included Mrs Garland Powell Washington Mrs Vaughn Byron Mercersburg Mrs D Ross Attckell Mrs C Merritt Campbell Mrs J Frank Rideour Mrs W Purvis Taylor Mrs William A Roulette Sr the Misses Ann Katherine and Camilla Roulette Mrs Willis Altenderfer and Miss Ruth Branis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Roulette, Jr
North Fotomac Street
Gertrude Kilburn
East Orange
N.a
Marguerite Harris
Harrisonburg
Mra. Garland Powell
Washington
Vaughn, Byron
Mercersburg
D. Ross Attckell
Ridenour
Purvis
Taylor
William A. Roulette
Anns Katherine
Camilla Roulette
Willis ‘Altenderfer
Misa Ruth Branis
Choir in Concert at Brunswick Grace Church Md
The Masonic Choir of Hagerstown gave a concert at Grace Episcopal Church Brunswick Maryland under the direction of Austin B Lute with soloists George Biys Mrs Frank Colley Jacob Roissner W B Venable and A E Lutz Following the concert the choir was entertained by church members Mrs Q A Little and Mrs D J Bishop hosted the Fidelis Bible Class First Baptist Church in honor of Mrs Warren Shirey and Mrs Frank Matthews on their birthdays Present were many local ladies and friends including Mrs Ernest Shirey Mrs Walter Mowen Mrs Norman Hefner Mrs C H Turner Mrs Howard Row Mrs William Greene Mrs James Henry Mrs Arthur Harbaugh Mrs Livia Martin Mrs Charles Knight Mrs Joseph Turner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Choir
Hagerstown
Grace “Episcopal Church
Brunswick
Austin. B. Lute
George Biys
Mra
Frank Colley
Jacob Roissner
W. B. Venable
A. E. Lutz
Q. A. Little
D. J. Bishop
First Baptist Church
Warren Shirey
Frank Matthews
Ernest ‘Shirey
Walter Mowen
Norman Hefner
C. H. Turner
Howard‘ Row
William Greene
Home hints and kitchen trimming tips
Home hints suggest arranging three silver triangles to form an ash tray with geometric layout. Glean shades advises spring cleaning with flat washing, warm soap, sponge, clear water, then hang to dry. Mint salad tip adds chopped mint to French dressing for greens and tomatoes cucumber plates.
Garden Club to Hold Show and Contest
The Hagerstown Garden Club plans a flower exhibition at the Washington County Public Library in late May or early June with a public contest for pest arrangements of both cultivated and wild flowers. Prizes will be offered. admission to view is free while contest entries cost 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. The event aligns with Garden Club of America wildflower conservation efforts and excludes several named flowers from contest entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown Garden Club
Washington County Public Library
Werden
Garden Club of America
Mrs. Miller Hosts Bridge Club At Mobleys Home
Mrs. Joseph Miller entertained her bridge club and numerous guests last night at her sister Mrs. C. H. Mobley’s Oak Hill Avenue home. Attendees included Mrs. Fortune Qodendhal, Mrs. Edward Wareham, Mrs. William A. Roulette Jr, Mrs. Rosa Stickell, Mrs. Harry Mumma, Mrs. Paul Cartes, and the Misses Anne Kemp Cecil Roach Anne Katherine Camilla Roulette Arline Paxson Lavinia Moore Julie Claggett Josephine Strite Catherine Schindel Alicea Hoover Gertrude Kilburn Janet Morrison Marguerite Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Miller Miller
Bridge Club
C. H. Mobley
Oak Hill Avenue
Fortune
Qodendhal
Edward Wareham
William A. Roulette, Jr
Rosa Stickell
Harry Mumma
Paul Cartes
Anne Kemp
Cecil’ Roach
Anne Katherine
Daniels calls for Democratic unity on prohibition and party harmony
Daniel declares the big issue is restoring government from privilege and corruption. He backs the Houston convention nominees and vows support for strict prohibition enforcement. Observers see a push for party harmony to prevent a 3rd party split and boost November success, with Jesse H. Jones urging contests be avoided to favor the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany
Aniels
America
Democratic Party
Houston
Mellon
Harding
Coolidge
Congress
Madigan Square Garden
Daniel
Ara Bearer
Jesse H. Jones
Smith
Jones
Texas
NEY MOTHER HAS A CALLING
The readable fragments indicate a local item involving a mother and a calling or duty. No clear names, dates, or places are legible to specify entities or a definitive event.
Greencastle Honor Students Lead Class of 1928
Greencastle May 3 1928 Miss Margaret Fletcher acting principal announces valedictorian Adam Byers salutatorian Watson Ebbert first honor Jacob Hostetter second honor Helen Karper in a class of 40. Also notes church services and community events across Evangelical Lutheran Presbyterian and United Brethren churches with sermons, visits, and missionary society meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Margaret Fletcher
Greencastle High Schol
Adam, Byers
Watson Ebbert
Jacob Hostetter
Helen Karper
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Providence
Christian Endeavor
Mary Snively
Burkholder
Falling Spring
Chambersburg
Hilscher
Greencastle Presbyterian Church
George N. Makely
Makely
New Trinity Lutheran Church
First United Brethern Church
Sparrow
American Legion Room
Humbert
H. P. Baker
Oakville
Latin America
Southwest
Ralph S. Stouffer
Magerstown
Miss Cook Heads to Winchester for Apple Blossom Festival
Miss Aleda Bradford Cook of Hagerstown, the delegate princess to Queen Shenandoah V, leaves this morning for Winchester with her aunt Mrs. Benjamin B. Reed. She wears a tan crepe costume and hat and will register at princess headquarters on arrival before rehearsing the coronation ceremony and attending the evening reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleda Bradford Cook
Hagerstown
Shenandoah
Winchester
Benjamin B. Reed
Cook
Princess
Recital at Mercersburg Sunday May at Mercersburg Academy
The program features organ and piano selections including Le Preludio and The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond, with pieces by Schubert Mendelssohn Mascagni and Debussy. E. Hovdesven will perform on the four-manual Skinner organ in the Academy Chapel at 4 PM, including works from Cavalleria Rusticana and Die Meistersinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brees
Mercersburg Academy
M. van den Gheyn
Loch Lomond
Stephen C. Foster
E. Do Capua
von Hoey
Issithamar Conkey
Baby Week Observed At Kiddie Klothes Shop
National Baby Week is being observed by the Kiddie Klothes Shop which showcases baby toys this week. On Friday from 2 to 4 Miss Sallie Jeffries of the Public Health Service will weigh babies and offer advice on proper weight and diet while distributing expert literature on child care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiddie Klothes Shop
Fashion Plaque Waistcoat Edged in White Pique with Black Buttons
A tailored suit accent features a white pique waistcoat with black edging and black buttons, presenting a smart, refined accessory.
Fancy dives to be shown at Y meet
Multiple diving acts headline the Y M C A exhibition of gymnasium work and swimming. Led by Doris Draper and Charles Ranger the show features swan, somersaults, twists, jackknife, cartwheel and straight dives after the gymnastics program. The indoor circus is replaced this year with the diving display at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Draper
Charles Ranger
Fire, church annex work, and local incidents in Clinton town
A compilation of brief local items notes failed arson attempts at Owen Hartle’s meat market, an annex construction by Church of the Brethren at Mulberry and Washington in Clinton, Bowers injured by a log, Otterbine Thum’s day on Bellevue Run for a fierce carp without a bite, and an awning fire at the Dagmar Hotel. Other items cover funeral relocation plans, Admiral Dewey’s Manila Bay victory details, Cuba invasion talk, Camp Wilmer recruits, fires at Col Lane’s home, local elections in Smithsburg and Funkstown, Trinity Lutheran pay petition, new military company enrollment in Hagerstown, and a meeting led by Mayor Schindel at Antietam Hall.
Western Maryland Jesters Captivate Tonight at Local High School
A large audience is expected to hear the Western Maryland College Jesters at the High School Auditorium tonight under the Washington County Alumni. The program features Glee Club numbers, parrot performers, and a Green and Gold dance. The event includes a chest of student performances and a final Alma Mater ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland College Music Club
Hagerstown
Richard Weagley
John Wagner
North Potomac Street
Ned Shriver
Carolne Shriver
Gillmor
Western Maryland College
Washington County
The
Green and Gold
the Twilight
Moore
Deep River
Burleigh
Glee Club
Walt” Boroski
Campbell Tipton
Mr. Waeagly
W. B. Hare
Maryland Serenaders To Play At Winchester Friday
The Maryland Serenaders of Hagerstown under director William Isemin ger will perform at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester Friday night for the Queen's Ball of the Apple Blossom Festival. The nine-member group, first from Flaxerstown, has also played in Morrisburg and Cumberland and was booked through manager Inzy Bloomberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Burenaders Orchestra
Hagerstown
William
Iseminger
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Maryland ‘Serenaders
Morrisburg
Cumberland
Flaxerstown
Inzy Bloomberg
Cavetown Woman's Club Meeting Report Delayed
A fragment from a Cavetown society column notes women preparing for a club meeting with references to a missing Eliza and a hopeful greeting. The passage hints at social expectations and informal gossip surrounding a morning gathering and a distant betrothal.
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Perraonal
Priorto
Clifford Long
West
Franklin Street
West Church Street
Herbert Céstié
East Antietam Street
Claggett Seachrist
Omaha
C. F. Omwake
Shady Grove
Charles ‘Nye
Wayside, Avenue
George Nye
Greensboro
N. C
Nye
James R. Cohen
Familly
Summit Avenue
Brown Avenue Terrace
Mrs. Morris
Rourer of
Thurmont
Washington St
C. Neill Baylor
Herld
South Prospect
Street
Hast , Antietam Street
William, Storm
Anerstoya
Mien
Eleanors Anthony
Chembersburg
Clarence Suman
Keedysville
Grace Etter
Mt. Vernon Apartments
Mrs
J. Kieffer Funk
East Franklin Street
Gordon Horsfal, Jr
Martinsburg
Jordan Bean
Mechanics Loan Apartments
Narragansett Park
R. L
Mra Willisga
Rohrer
Rockwood
Tenn
Misa Iria Fahrney
Maryland State Normal School
Towson
Ee Harriet
Charles 8 Haughton
Waynesboro
Ruth “Miller
Booksboro
H. R. Wagner
Hmeatiau
Oracr
Jnmy St
Mrs. Roulette
Kiddie Klothes
West Franklin St
U. S. Department of Labor
Department of Labor
Washington, D. C
Garden Club
Mrs. Miller
Daniels
Little Joe
Horace Dodge
Muriel Sisman
Detroit
London
Goon
Dodge
Miss. Sisman
Adam Byers
Watson Robert
Alice Ulrich
Worthy Strite
Miss Cook
Mendelssohn
Cavalleria
Rustlcana
Chimogerle
Swinnen
le -Debussy
Virginia
Owen Hartle
Hartles
Church of the Brethren
Mulberry
Washington Streets
Clinton Bowers
Loga
Big ‘Pool
Otterbine
Bellevue Run
Dagmar Hotel
Thomas Kennedy
Presbyterian Cemetery
Rose Hill
Dewer
Manila Bay
Montijo
Cuba
Camp Wilmer
Col. W. P. Lane
South Prospect Street
Charles Hoffman
W. Donaldson
Smithsburg
Lew Batts
Burgess
Samuel Powell
Funkstown
Council
Trinity Lutheran Church
West Franklin Street
Antietam Hall
Schindel
W. Franklin St
Tonite
Ture
Ter
Eliza
Tre
Don
Women’s Club
Cavetown Woman's
Ctal
Lal
Public Square
Dan Kirson
Magers Wieneee
Strlea
Bailey Hat Shop
South Potomas
Strest
Carton
Canada
5. M. Bloow
D. Ramacciotti
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