St James To Graduate 21 On Thursday
The Rev Edwin R Welles will preach the baccalaureate sermon at St James School tomorrow evening at o o clock. The service will be in the school chapel with the twenty one graduates and other students and friends attending. Commencement Thursday at 11 20 o clock with Bishop Helfenstein presiding assisted by Bishop-Co adjutor Powell. Diplomas and prizes presented by headmaster James B Drake. James Bartlett of Charles Town WV to give valedictory. Graduates include Frederick Burford Alten Geoffrey Bonser Beardall James Howell Billingstea John Cabell Breckinridge Andrew Simonds Drury Charles Edward Grifith Edward Harris John A E Harris William Russell Soward Jr Hagerstown Calvin J Jacober Allan Ransom Menzies Michael D Arcy Prescott Day Bergerly Rich Victor S Ross Jr Frederick Shelton Vetterlein Reginald J Vickers Jr The Plains Va George Cloyd Wilson Pittsburgh John Dallas Wise 3d Hagerstown Peter Lee Woodside Eugene Bascom Wright Jr Clarksburg WV Two diplomas to Rich and Vetterlein in absentia. Six others already accepted for armed services colleges Beardail Breckinridge Wise Marine program Rose Woodside Navy J A B Harris Army
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin R. Welles
Christchurch
Alexandria
St. James School
Edward T. Helfenstein
Diocese of
Maryland
Noble C. Powell
Cleggett Hall
James B. Drake
James
William Sbartlett
Charles Town
WV. Va
Frederick Burford Alten
Laurel
Del
Geoffrey Bonser Beardall
Annapolis
Calvin J. Jacober
Baltimore
Allan Ransom Menzies
Lutherville
Michael D'Arcy Prescott-Day
England
Bergerly Rich
Victor S. Ross, Jr
Davidsonville
Frederick Shelton Vettertein
Wranwood
Reginald J. Vickers, Jr
the Plains
George Cloyd’ Wilson
Pittsburgh
John Dallas Wise
Hagerstown
Peter Lee Woodside
San Francisco
Eugene Bascom Wright
Clarksburg
W. V
Rich
Vetterlein
D U. S. Marine Corps
Navy Air Corps
Armed Services
Beardail
Breckinridge and Wise
Marine Training Program
Rose and Woondside
Navy
J.A. B. Harris
Army
Installation To Be Thursday In Boonsboro Reformed Church
The Rev. Paul V. Helm Jr. will be installed as pastor of the Boonsboro Mt. Moriah charge at Trinity Reformed church Boonsboro Thursday May 27 at 8 o'clock. Helm, former Boys' High Lancaster graduate, Franklin and Marshall 1940, Theological Seminary 1943, resides at Boonsboro parsonage. The service is led by Rev Dr Scott R Wagner with Rev Harvey Fesperman and Rev J Richard Bishop assisting. Helm and Bishop were college and seminary classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. Helm, Jr
Boonsboro
Mt. Moriah
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Trinity Reformed Church
Helm
Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall College
The
Theological Seminary
St. Paul's
Scott R. Wagner
Potomac Synod
Zion Reformed Church
Harvey Fesperman
D. D
Christ Reformed Church
This City
J. Richard Bishop
Christ Church
Bishop
Mr. Helm
Local Notices and Hospital Admissions Report
Dr. H Edwin Blair returns home to resume practice June 1 after a month at Lahey Clinic Boston. Harrisburg couple guests at Maugansville. Reynolds family to Mercersburg Academy graduation where son William graduates. Delamere Mrs D Raymond Suively visiting son in Lakehurst. Washington County Hospital admissions include Mrs William V Stouffer Charles L Martin Miss Norma E Eby William F Stook Jr Ida Sigler visiting daughter J Guy Nelson Baltimore. Additional admissions: Mark Mellor Caroline C Bretsinger Coral Gardner Thelma Louise Fichelberger Helen Paull Cadet S Robert Wells Jr at Fishburne. Over sixty graduates at Fishburne exercises. Ithur Hiram Kiracofe Jr earned BA Alvin Frederick Thumma Jr BA econ James Lee Havey BS at Franklin Marshall. John J Chop and wife to relocate to Phoenix. Mrs Richard Snyder visiting. Major Snyder in Fort McClelland advanced training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
Mark Mellor
Oak Hil Avenue
Caroline C. Bretsinger
Washington, D. C
Coral Gardner
Vine Street
Thelma Louise Fichelberger
West Antietam Street
Helen Paull
Waynesboro
Announce Births In Washington County Area
Mr and Mrs Lewis F Tosten 121 West Bethel street welcomed a baby boy born Monday at Washington County Hospital A daughter born this morning to Mr and Mrs William P Hoffman Smithsburg Route 2 Mr and Mrs Aadie R Betz 215 Rowland avenue announce a son born May 24 at Washington County Hospital Mr and Mrs Charles Bierley of Baltimore formerly of this city announce a son born Sunday morning at the Women's Hospital Baltimore Mrs Bierley was formerly Miss Helen Jane Harbaugh
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis F. Tosten
West Bethel Street
Washington County Hospital
William P. Hoffman
Smithsburg
Aadie R. Betz
Rowland Avenue
Charles Bierley
Baltimore
Women's Hospital, Baltimore
Bierley
Helen Jane Harbaugh
Miss Morgan Marries Mr. Thomas Here
Miss Dorothy Morgan of Boonsboro married Charlies Thomas of this city in a 4 30 p m ceremony at St Pauls U B Church parsonage. Rev F Berry Plummer officiated. Bride wore white crepe with red rosebud corsage. Thomas, a Hagerstown High School graduate, has entered the Army with active duty due June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Morgan
Howard W. Morgan
Boonsboro
Charlies Thomas
C. Frank
Verna Thomas
F. Berry Plummer
St. Paul's U. B
Thomas
Boonsboro High School
M. P. Moller Co
Hagerstown High School
Second Program This Afternoon At Local Library
Sixteen sixth grade students from focal elementary schools will participate in a model broadcast this afternoon in the Children's Room as part of Spring Book Festival activities. Eighteen pupils took part Monday with John Williams named best speaker for his discussion on how libraries aid knowledge of soldiers abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Focal
WIE
Vivian Barnes
Betty Cianelli
Shannon Davenport
Merlin Ellinger
Beverly Ford
Eugene Gardner
Barbara Whartsock
Vaunie Milter
Jane Mutlenix
Joan Owens
Joan Padian
Kim Poole
Annette Reynolds
Laura Shatto
Delores Weaver
David Zombro
John Williams
South Potomac Junior High School
Amelia Falk
Woodland Way Senior High School
Barbara Hockman
South Potomac
Margaret Russ
North Street
James Anderson
Kathryn Baker
Dorothy Keesecker
Marguerite Cave
Betty Guessford
Lucy Liggon
Margaret Ann Long
Alice Lusby
Jean Maley
Grace Mercereau
Ivan Shingler
Mary J. Renick
Mary Rupert
Joan Seal
Woodland Way
Washington Street
St. Mary’s
Annual Banquet Closes Season
The Hagers town Shoe and Legging Company Bowing League ended its 1942 43 season with a May 21 banquet at Uncle John s Cabin. Guests included J W Hershey and D W Byron among others. Prizes honored top teams and individuals with corsages and door prizes. An employee dance followed for hundreds of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
J. W. Shank
J. R. Hershey
McKay
E. L. Stoner
W. Dellinger
McKay Treeing
G. Lucas
F. Kretzer
BE. Dunahugh
R. Lowman
O. Downs
E. Knode
C. Bowman
G. Showe
Hubert E. Miller
Helen Stouffer
Fred Kretzer
James Ogden
Glenn Brown
Miller
Record Cabinet Is Only Remaining for Army Recreation Room
The Camp and Hospital Service Committee welcomed two new members, Mrs. Henrietta Linn and Mrs. W. Q. Vedder, at its latest meeting. Final plans were made to move furniture into the recreation room of a nearby Army camp on Thursday. Donations have funded the project and the last needed item is a record cabinet. donors should call Mrs. Edwin Darner at S212-W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp and Hospital Service Committee
Henrietta Linn
W. Q. Vedder
Edwin Darner
Marriage of Jane Syester Saunders to John Weeks Cunningham
Mrs. Lewis Duffield Syester announces the marriage of her daughter Jane Syester Saunders to John Weeks Cunningham on May 22 in Richmond Virginia. Mrs. Cunningham is the granddaughter of the late Judge and Mrs. A. K. Syester of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Duffield Syester
Jane Syester Saunders
John Weeks Cunningham
Richmond
Cunningham
Ana
A. K. Syester
End of an era for children’s books in festival display
A local library’s Children's Room faces a coming shift as government print and metal conservation rules push standardization. Spring Book Festival selections, once vivid and varied, will feature thinner volumes, reduced color work, and simpler bindings due to wartime shortages and paper limits. Fewer illustrations, more line drawings, and durable, minimalistic designs replace lavish, washable fabrics andBright fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lke
Record Safety Patrols Achieve National Attention
Local School Safety Patrols report no injuries or fatalities at patrol protected intersections for the school year to date. Earl H. Howard of the Hagerstown Branch Auto Club of Maryland announced that wartime reports will be assembled and sent to National AAA leaders for review. Acknowledgment forms will be distributed to each Patrol school to certify safety milestones and absence of pedestrian casualties in the past twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Earl H. Howard
Hagerstown Branch Automobile Club of Maryland
Washington County
Howard
American Automobile Association
Scavenger Hunt Planned by Ruth and Naomi Class
The Ruth and Naomi Class of Christ Reformed Church will meet Thursday May 27 at 3 p m at the church. A scavenger hunt has been planned and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth and
Naomi
Christ Reformed Church
Victory Gardener Tools Highlight Rake Hoe Spade
A steel rake hoe spading fork and garden hose stand out as the most useful tools for the Victory gardener. These items cover soil preparation, weed control, planting, and irrigation needs in any home garden.
Miss Prosper's Marriage Announced in City Church
Jacob Rinehart of Chewsville announces the marriage of his sister Miss Edythe Prosper to Mr. David Llewellyn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Llewellyn, in a May 16 ceremony at First Presbyterian Church. Bride’s maid was Jane McClain, best man Charles Papa. After a reception, they left for a Pennsylvania trip and will reside at 120 East Franklin Street after June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Rinehart
Chewsville
Edythe Prosper
David Llewellyn
Daniel Llewellyn
First Presbyterian Church
G. Aubrey Young
Jane McClain
Charles Papa
Llewellyn
Pennsylvania
Honor Graduate Robert Mattson at Albright College
Robert M. Mattson son of Mr and Mrs C M Mattson Raleigh apartments city graduated with honors and received a bachelor of science Monday at Albright College 84th annual exercises He won the Gold A Award for campus contribution He attended Hagerstown High School class of 1928 and held roles in Alpha Pi Omega Glee Club Albright quartet MCA Cabinet International Relations French Club Student Council and more He was elected to Pi Gamma Mu senior popularity honor Who's Who and Who's Who Among American College Students His brother Paul is Class of 1945 at Albright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Mattson
C. M. Mattson
Raleigh
Albright College
Mattson
Coqveteg
Hich
Hagerstown High School
Albright
Alpha Pi Omega
Albright Quartette
Cue
Pi Gamma Mu
Service League of St John’s Episcopal elects officers
Mrs. Robert C. Carder was re elected president of the Service League of St John’s Episcopal church at the year end meeting held Monday night at Mrs. Frederick Warner’s Fountain Head Heights home. New officers named include vice president Mrs Richard Henson recording secretary Mrs John Colton corresponding secretary Mrs William Irwin and treasurer Mrs D Raymond Snively. A letter from Mrs Brewer L Stouffer praised redecorating and repairs to the Primary Department and the next meeting was set for September with numerous attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Carder
Brewer L. Stouffer
League
Mesdames Douglas Mims
Fred C. Wright, Jr
Walter B. Stehl
Ralph McCoy
R. A
Officers To Be Installed By Washington County Youth Group
Newly elected officers of the Young People's Christian Federation of Washington County will be installed tomorrow at 7 30 pm in Emmanuel United Brethren church services led by Rev Paul B Holdcraft. Officers include Marguerite Schmidt president Zoe Shannon vice president Jane Nye secretary Charles Scharf treasurer Lee Snyder assistant treasurer Claggett Spielman chief usher Advisors are Rev Blanch Lengie Rev Cyril Hoover and Dr Holdcraft. A business session will follow to plan July and August vesper programs. Committees named for the year include Program Zoe Shannon chair Dorothy Heckman Hazel Cash Margaret Lowery. Publicity Margaret Williams chair Lola May Jane Nye. Music Charles Scharf chair Julia Schnebley Doris Harp Charles Watkins Jane Cleland Lee Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Christian Federation of
Washington County
Paul B. Holdcraft
Emmanuel United Brethren Church
Marguerite Schmidt
Zoe Shannon
Jane Nye
Charles Scharf
Lee Snyder
Claggett Spielman
Blanch Lengie
Cyril Hoover
Holdcraft
Zoe ‘Shannon
Dorothy Heckman
Hazel Cash
Margaret Lowery
Margaret Williams
Lola May
Townsend Club No 3 Meeting at Enterprise Fire Hall
Townsend Club No 3 schedules a meeting for Tuesday evening May 25 at the Enterprise Fire Hall. All members are urged to attend promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club
Townsend Club No
Enterprise Fire Hall
Graduation Exercises For Nurses in Hagerstown Tomorrow
Nurses week events culminate with teen graduates from Washington County Hospital training school. Chief speaker Betty Eckhardt May of Hood College will speak at 8:30 PM in the Church of the Brethren auditorium. Graduates include Janet Benedict Harriet Hart er Elizabeth Long Virvian Robinson Mary Shinham Catherine Deal Betty Fager Katherine Hagerman Arlene Moses Anna McDonald Betty Naef Josephine Seibert Mildred Stouffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County
Church of the Brethren
Betty Eckhardt May
Hood College
D. A. Stickell
Juanita Eavey
Jeanne Gorman
Dorothy Auxt
Dorothy Hindman
George F. Updegratt
Charles J. Cotter
Janet F. Benedict
Harriet A. Harter
Elizabeth L. Long
Virvian L. Robinson
Mary F.shinham
Catherine E. Deal
Betty Jane Fager
Smithsburg
Katherine A. Hagerman
Arlene C. Moses
Tyrone
Anna BE. McDonald
Greencastle
Betty E. Naef
Silver Spring
Josephine A. Seibert
Clearspring
Mildred L Stouffer
Boon
Water Gate Concerts Open June 13 With Sunset Symphonies
The National Symphony Orchestra announces the seventh Water Gate season with a gala June 13 under conductor Hangs Kindler. Performances run through July 21 on Wednesdays Fridays and Sundays with seven guest conductors and fifteen programs. Soloists include Tibetan Robeson Maynor Templeton and Melton, a break from past summer casts at lower Water Gate prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Symphony Orchestra
Potoma Water Gate
Water Gate
Permaament
Hangs Kindler
National Symphony
Kindler
Washington
Directors to Meet Washington County Historical Society Meeting
The regular May meeting of the Washington County Historical Society board of directors will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the Alsatia Club rooms. Plans for the Independence Day celebration sponsored by the Society will be advanced. Mrs. Frank W. Mish, president, will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Historical Society
Alsatia Club
Frank W. Mish
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. James
Fleisher’s
Hoffman’s
H. Edwin Blair
Lahey Clinic
Boston
Mass
George Evits
Harrisburg, Pa
Edward Martin
Maugansville
W. Fred Reynolds
Mercersburg Academy
Wiliam Reynolds
Washington ,County Hospital
William V.stouffer
South Potomac Street
Charles L. Martin
North Locust Street
Norma E. Eby
Chambersburg
William F. Stook
East
Ida Sigler
Luray
William L. Sigter
J. Guy Nelson
S. Robert Wells Jr
5. R. Wells
Irvin Avenue
Fishburne Military Academy
R.o-T.c
Fishburne
Ithur Hiram Kiracofe, Jr
Alvin Frederick Thumma, Jr
James Lee Havey
Sharpsburg
Franklin-Marshall College
John. J. Chop
Richard Snyder
William C. Snyder
Major Snyder
Fort McClelland
Ala
Miss Morgan
Mr. Thomas
Gale’s
American Beauty Croquignole
Iim Anil
Hite Princess
Sn West
Robert Mattson
Batnifa Teltstia i Mediatist
Aisa
St. John’s
Young People’s Federation
Leiter
Hamilton
Women’s Club
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Hospital
Women’s Hats
L. & B. Hat Shop
Cor. Publis Square
Penn Hall Junior College
Penn Hall
Dad
GAS
Gaz Company
Hagerstown Gas Company
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