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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1923
Page
5
Social items report a social event where men served a chicken dinner with grace as the Ladies’ Auxiliary hosted. A big tie trey fell without injuries. The M. C. A. boys orchestra led by Prof Buys provided music while Hamblers and others enjoyed the evening.
Mild measles outbreak affects Sharpsburg children while Phyllis Gross iv remains confined at home. Ek Breele and D A Stickel travel to Baltimore for a State YMCA meeting. Mrs William Briscow returns home to Grey Gables after treatment in Baltimore and is now able to go out. Mr and Mrs D S Black and others visit Summit Point with the Roberts family.
Rev. Dr. Scott R. Wagner was chosen to preach the senior high school baccalaureate sermon after a senior class meeting led by president Cherlea Pollenberger. Wagner’s daughter Misa Elizabeth Wagner is a graduate, and Rev. L. M. Ferguson, whose daughter Marian Ferguson is also in the class, will give the invocation. The service will be at Zion Reformed church. The senior class plans a June 8 program at Braddock Heights. Other high school classes set their dates for commencement. Marriage licenses issued to LeRoy Potteiger and Erma M. Garrett of Harringtons, Pa.
Miss Katherina Jeanette Scott daughter of Mr and Mrs Prenk Scott of Williamsport and Charles Samuel Madison also of Williamsport were married on Wednesday after noon at Martinsburg. They left for their future home in Bristol Town. The groom, formerly employed in this city, is a salesman for the wear Dyer Aluminum Co.
Local bride to be Elizabeth Hetz honored at Mrs. Kear Hosken’s Frostburg home with a pink and white bridge luncheon featuring apple blossom decor. Leitersburg Grange observes Mother’s Day with program and readings led by Miss Dayhoff and Mrs. Crowther, plus a duet and solo performances. Dr Carr from Scotland visits Washington County Health Demonstration to study hygiene methods and pioneer public health work in South Sea islands.
A large audience gathered at Washington Square Church last evening to greet Rev V A Lonier and his wife and daughter Miss Dora recently appointed to the charge by Bishop Leonard. The program featured readings, solos, greetings from local clergy, and a reception with refreshments after benediction, celebrating the Lonier family's arrival and pledging support.
The Men's Bible Class of the Christ Reformed Sunday School held a banquet last night serving 125 ten and 109 Indies. A ten member committee was appointed to oversee attendance and a drive to recruit new members was launched. An entertainment program followed with music from the Sunday School Orchestra and a quartet. Speakers included Prof Casile Rev Conrad Clever Henry Holzapfel and C Albert Gilson of Frederick.
Tricoa Hempel, famed soprano, arrived in Hagerstown this morning at 1 30 and is staying at the Hamilton Hotel. She comes with all her encores for a large audience tonight at St John’s Lutheran auditorium. Ushers from the Women’s Club, who organized her Lind concert, will staff the venue. Her cold from Wednesday’s Hanover crowd is reported cured.
A large crowd of over 2500 mothers and daughters gathered in Hagerstown to mark the first anniversary of the YMCA. The event featured vaudeville acts, demonstrations, and a speech by Mrs. C. B. Steele urging mothers to stay engaged with their daughters. Daughters noted the shift toward independence and outside interests, while several performances highlighted the evolving mother daughter dynamic.
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