New Officers Of P.T.A. Installed At Howard Street
Mrs. J. B. Staley was installed as president of Howard Street Parent-Teacher Association at the year’s final meeting. Installing officer was Mrs. Joseph TroVinger. New officers include Mrs. Norman Barnes and Mrs. J. S. Murdock as vice presidents, June Harrison as secretary, Mary Gale as assistant, D. H. Rhodes as treasurer, and Sydney Doornberger as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Staley
Howard Street
Parent- Teacher Association
Joseph TroVinger
Norman Barnes
J. S. Murdock
June Harrison
Mary Gale
D. H. Rhodes
Sydney Doornberger
Staley
Murdock
Earl Cauffman
Louise Ebersole
Charlotte Minnick
Gertrude Stouffer
Daniel Fields
H. D. Gilmer
Virginia Richard
Gilmer
Ralph Lous
J. Shilling
Charles Barnes
Gale
Allen Barnhart
Nora M. Snyder
T. Wilson Cahall
Washington School
Furlough Party Held for Soldier Hoff man
A furlough party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Seibert Hoff man in honor of their son Pvt William M Hoffman who has returned after a 10 day furlough with his wife and daughter Refreshments were served to a lengthy list of relatives and friends including Mr and Mrs W R Brant Mr and Mrs W T Brant Pvt and Mrs Wm Hoffman and many others from the community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seibert Hoffman
William M. Hoffman
W. R. Brant
W. T. Brant
S. I. Hoffman
Wm. Hoffman
Earnest Trumpower
Hood Club to Meet in Fountain Head Heights
The Hagerstown Hood Club will hold a meeting on Tuesday May 23 at 8 p m at the home of Mrs A L Gruber Fountain Head Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Personal notices from Mulberry avenue and nearby towns
Mrs C Elmer Kiracofe and Hem nel K Gruber of Mulberry avenue visit St Joseph Michigan with the Websters Fugate. Harman Ridenour at Key Field Meridian Miss on furlough with his mother. Clara Niemeyer of Scranton Pa visits her aunt Mrs Hollinger. Mrs Robert Vaughn returns to Richmond after visiting sister Miss Virginia Anderson. Miss Mary Barcellus of New York visits Mrs Betty Winn. Mrs Howard Nyman of Washington and West Palm Beach visits Mrs QO Teaff. James L Comer Jr on leave from Fentress Field promotes to aviation metalsmith. Seaman Jack H Comer also spends leave with Mrs Etter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pic. Harman Ridenour
Key Field
Meridian
Miss
Mary E. Ridenour
East Avenue
Robert Vaughn
Richmond, Va
Virginia Anderson
Oak Hill Avenue
Mary Barcellus
New York City
Betty Winn
West Washington Street
Howard Nyman
Washington and
West Palm Beach
QO. D. Teaff
Guilford, Avenue
James L. Comer, Jr
North Africa
Fentress Field
Pearl Etter
East Franklin Street
Aviation Metalsmith
Jack H. Comer
Etter
Weaver Seaman 2/c Returns Home on Ten Day furlough
William L. Weaver a seaman 2/c is spending a ten day furlough from Bainbridge Naval Training Station at his home in the 700 block of West Franklin street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Weaver
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
West
Franklin Street
Local notes on visits furloughs and hospital admissions
Lloyd F. Stevens returns to York after a week with Mr. and Mrs. Seibert I. Hoffman in Big Spring. Mrs. F. M. White returns from Newport News and Charlottesville visiting Ensign Margaret A. White and Mrs. F. L. Paxon, attends Ticonderoga commissioning and Rushmore launch in Norfolk. Pvt. Jack Hershey on furlough from Denver visits parents in Laurel Street. Recent Washington County Hospital admissions include Mrs. Jacobs Mercersburg Rose Wagaman Cascade Howard Thomas John L. Sullivan Funks Town Mrs. Beard 152 West Washington Street Mrs. Anna Marie Henson 24 High Street Eva Landis 901 Hamilton Boulevard James R. Stettler Mercersburg Academy. Rev. Walter Hartzell shows improvement after two months at hospital. he heads Homewood at Halfway. Albert L. Scott Jr. pledged to Lambda Chi Alpha at Brown University. Miss Lottie Everly called to Chambersburg for cousin Jessie Small’s death. services Monday at Zellar's. Miss Jeanette Grove Funks Town admitted yesterday. Mrs. Harry Starliper Roessner Avenue returns after Maryland General Hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
W. S. Jacobs
Mercersburg
Rose V. Wagaman
Cascade
Howard Thomas
Marlboro Road
John L. Sullivan
Funkstown
Carol K. Beard
West Washington Street
Anna Marie Henson
High Street
Eva G. Landis
Hamilton Boulevard
James R. Stettler
Mercersburg Academy
Birth Announcements for Four New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs Robert V All announce a daughter born May 19 at hospital with father in Navy. Mr and Mrs William E Stout report a daughter born May 19 at Washington County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Donald W Gantz of Boonsboro welcome a son born May 19 at Washington County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Rotz of Greencastle route 1 celebrate a son born May 19 at hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert V. Allamong
North Mulberry Street
Washington County Hospital
United States Navy
William E. Stout
Washington Avenue
Donald W. Gantz
Boonsboro
Wilbur Rotz
Greencastle
Route 1
Birthday Party Honoring Granddaughter At Strawsbaugh Home
A birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strawsbaugh on Ridge Avenue for their granddaughter’s second birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis, several ladies, and numerous young attendees, with games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Strawsbaugh
Ridge Avenue
Robert Davis
Daniel Shupp
Melvin Rozier
Mae Myers
William Koontz
Junior Cook
Peggy Jean Shupp
Hilda Rozier
Sally Ann Hoke
Dorothy Jean Smith
Dona Jean Cook
Gloria Shank
Shirley Davis
Ruth Myers
Ralph Smith
Convention Is Given By Club Treble Clef Hosts Maryland Meeting
Hagerstown's Treble Clef Club funded the Maryland Federation of Music Clubs convention with a donation by member Mrs. Palmer Tennant. The two day event at the Hotel Alexander concluded with a concert and an informal Maryland Room reception for Mrs. Guy Patterson Gannett, national federation president, with punch served by club officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Palmer Tennant
Maryland Federation of Music Clubs
Alexander
Maryland
Guy Patterson Gannett
National Federation
Punch
Three Couples Are Honor Guests At Tea
Mr and Mrs Roger Whipple hosted a tea at The Terrace Thursday afternoon honoring Dr Vernon C Kellett headmaster of St James School and Mrs Kellett and also Dr and Mrs Kenneth R C White and Mr and Mrs Paul C Boyd Dr White and Mr Boyd are also masters at St James Punch was served by Mrs Adrian Onderdonk and Miss Marguerie Campbell with assistance from Mesdames Levin Stonebraker William T Hamilton William P Lane and David Byron
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Whipple
Terrace
Vernon C.kellett
St. James School
Kellett
Kenneth R. C. White
Paul C. Boyd
White
Mr. Boyd
St. James
Punch
Adrian Onderdonk
Marguerie Campbell
Mesdames Levin Stone
Mothers And Daughters Meet At First Brethren
The First Brethren Church held its annual Mother and Daughter Banquet in the Sunday school auditorium. Leaders from the Sisterhood of Mary and Martha Junior Missionary Society and Senior Society organized the event with decorations, prayers, and songs. Guests included Mrs. Ella V. Bovey age 91 and baby Carol Anne Foard. Over one hundred attendees enjoyed the banquet prepared by committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Brethren Church
Jean Heck
Sisterhood of Mary and Martha
Roland Stoddard
Junior Missionary Society
Hugh Downs
M. Tombaugh
M. B. Ridenour
Senior Missionary Society
Sisterhood Group
Norman M. Poffenberger
Kemp Kretzer
Lawrence Johns
Carl Stouffer
Vera Laughlin
Waynesboro
Betty Shadrach
Doris Martin
Mother
Miss Martin
Ella V. Bovey
Carol Anne Foard
Engagement of Mary La Mar Myers to Dr Hubert E Slocum
Mrs. William H. Myers of Plimhimmen Oxford announces the engagement of her daughter Mary La Mar to Dr Hubert E Slocum, son of Mrs Earl C Slocum. Mary La Mar teaches at Woodwind Way Junior High School, while Dr Slocum is a local optometrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Myers
Plimhimmen
Oxford
Mary la Mar
Hubert E Slocum
Earl C. Slocum
Woodwind Way
Slocum
Postwar plans spark talk of new home devices in Connecticut
In a Monday note from the main office in Connecticut sales managers describe postwar inventions set for immediate production after armistice. Meanwhile a weekend fishing trip reveals mixed luck as a man’s wife borrows his gear and lands the day’s largest trout using ham fat as bait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Girl Scout Leaders Picnic At City Park
The Girl Scout Leaders Association hosted a Thursday evening picnic for Girl Scout Council members at City Park. Supper was served to Mesdames C. C. Seaman, A. B. DeVore, A. B. Schofield, N. E. Geiselman, Robert Cartee, George Hoffman, Harold Porter, Thomas Park, George Herbert, Ralph Highbarger, C. E. Heiskell, George Hollenbach, Kurt E. Lande, Marvin Miller, Misses Jean Moser, Ethel Daubert, Kathryn McCullough, and guest Mrs. H. R. Zimmerman, a new council member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames C. C. Seaman
A. B. DeVore
A. B. Schofield
N. E. Geiselman
Robert Cartee
George Hoffman
Harold Porter
Thomas Park
George Herbert
Ralph Highbarger
C. E. Heiskell
George Hollenbach
Kurt E. Lande
Marvin Miller
Jean Moser
Ethel Daubert
Kathryn McCulloch
H. R. Zimmerman
Organist Will Play Here May 26
Dr. Carl Wiesemann, a renowned concert organist and professor at Texas State College for Women, will present an organ recital at St. John's Lutheran church on Friday evening May 26. Admission is free. He serves as organist and choirmaster at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral in Dallas and holds leadership roles in Texas music organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wiesemann
St. John's Lutheran Church
Texas State College For Women
Wiesemann
Southwest
United States
State College
Denton
Short Course Club to Hold Tea on June 2
The Washington County Council of Homemaker Clubs plans its annual meeting as a tea hosted by Mrs. Claude Potterfield on Friday, June 2. Officers will be elected from the nominating committee of Mrs. Paul Frier, Mrs. H. C. Foster, and Mrs. William Downey. Attendees and arrangements for State Homemaker Day in Baltimore on June 20 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel are being finalized, with Miss Venia M. Kellar directing the state program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Council of Homemaker Clubs
Ardath Martin
Charles Startzman
Claude Potterfield
Paul Fryer
H. C. Foster
William Downey
State Council of Homemaker Clubs
Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Venia M. Kellar
Extension Service
University of Maryland
Kathleen Kerns Wins Woodland Way Book Contest
Kathleen Kerns of St Marys Catholic school won a book of her choice for identifying the most book characters in a Woodland Way Book Club event at Washington County Free Library. She scored 184 points. Top mentions went to Lois Anne Clark Fred Jones and Joanne Devilbiss. Mrs Leonard G Mathias helped judge. The program opened the Spring Book Festival with about fifty children attending the 21 skits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Kerns
St. Mary’s Catholic School
Woodland Way Book Club
Washington County Free Library
Miss Kerns
South Potomac
Lois Anne Clark
Fred Jones
Joanne Devilbiss
Leonard G. Mathias
Washington
St. Mary's
New Books Shelved at Washington County Library
The Washington County Free Library shelves new titles including The Laughter of My Father by Carlos Bulosan, Palestine Land of Promise by Lowdermilk, and Can al Town by Adams. Also featured are Sherlock Holmes studies, Miracles Ahead, The Final Hour, and Night Is Ending, with varied themes from Filipino fiction to science, history, and drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Bulosan
Washington County Free Library
Bulosan
Philippines
Luzon
Robert Lawson
Palestine
Land of Promise
Walter Clay Lowdermilk
Jordan Valley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Gaslight
Edgar W. Smith
Christopher Morley
Alexander Woollcott
Dorothy Sayers
Elmer Davis
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Holmes
Norman V. Carlisle
Frank B. Latham
Taylor Caldwell
Bouchards
Henri
International Armament Industry
Celeste
France
Peter
Canal Town
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Horace Amlie
Fisher's Bible Class Shower for Mrs Ridenour
The Fisher's Bible Class held a shower for Mrs John Ridenour formerly Miss Mary Kennedy at her home 19 Wilson Boulevard on Wednesday evening. Attending were Mesdames Dora Fisher Lucille Caton Mamie Gordon Nannie Horn Frances Recher Virginia Rebek Frances Channon Julie Schmidt Pearl Schindle Laura Unseld Helen Rhodes and Helen Wellinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
John Ridenour
Mary Kennedy
Wilson Boulevard
Mesdames
Dora Fisher
Lucille Caton
Mamie Gordon
Nannie Horn
Frances Recher
Virginia Rebek
Frances Channon
Julie Schmidt
Pearl Schindle
Laura Unseld
Helen Rhodes
Helen Wellinger
Exhibit of Prints by FERA Camera Club Opens
The newly formed FERA Camera Club opened its first exhibit in the Fairchild Aircraft plant lobby. The group has established a dark room in downtown Hagerstown and plans a public showcase of members’ work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fera Camere Club
Fairchild Aircraft
Hagerstown
Leesburg Speaker to Headline Church Anniversary Service
Special speaker William Fowler of Leesburg Virginia will preach at the Church of God sixth anniversary service this evening at 7 30 o clock in the IOOF hall The Addlesberger Sisters are also scheduled to perform tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 in the same venue with services continuing in the IOOF hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fowler
Leesburg
Church of God
Addlesberger Sisters
IOOF
Also Mentioned on This Page
P.T.A
Hoffman’s
H. L. Mills
Acne
Helene Curtis
Anthony
Professional Arts
Zenith
Zenith Radio Corporation
Frederics
Lady Florence
C. Elmer Kiracofe
Hemnel K. Gruber
Mulberry Avenue
Mrs. Webster F. Fugate
St. Joseph, Mich
Clara Niemeyer
Scranton
E. T. Hollinger
Broadway
Lloyd F. Stevens
York, Pa
Mrs. Seibert I. Hoffman
Big Spring
F. M. White
Ensign Margaret A. White
USNR
Newport News
F. L. Paxon
Charlottesville
Pvt
Jack Hershey
Denver
Colo
Mrs. J. Raymond Hershey
Laurel Street
Walter Hartzell
Hartzell
Mr. Hartzell
Homewood
Reformed Church
Halfway
Albert L. Scott, Jr
Albert L. Scott
East
Irvin Avenue
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Lottie Everly
Chambersburg
Jessie Small
Zellar
Jeanette Grove
Harry Starliper
Roessner Avenue
Maryland General Hospital
Treble Clef Club
Businss
Philadelphia
Shorty
Pittsburgh
Margaret Dittmar
USO
New York
Chuck Adams
Rfc
U. S
England
London
Frank S. Hartley
Girl Scout
Girl Scout Leaders Association
Girl Scout Council
Ning
Texas State College
Palmy
Erie Canal
James Ronald
Ruth
Murdoch
Brancaster
Red
Fleisher’s
Glick’s
Kreider & Ephrata
Glick’s Shoe Store
Washington St
Hill & Dale
Fisher’s Bible Class
Jase
Lechler
Lecklord
Leiter Brothers
Ile
Monecu
All Discovery
Rayon
Versatila
Rayon Crepe
Tern
Patterich
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