20 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
1
Church social events, visitors, and community notices outline a busy week. Mentions include Trinity Lutheran Society supper plans, a family visit from Mrs. Franks in Canby, and guests at various homes. Local births, hospital updates, and civic group meetings feature among social calendar items with several residents traveling or hosting gatherings.
The calendar lists a regular women’s club meeting at St. Mary Episcopal Church with social hour and club activities chaired by Susan Garhi. a Methodist or Rebekah Lodge event in the evening. and a Library arrangement committee meeting to finalize plans for a forthcoming event in early November. The notices mention subscriptions and volunteer activities.
Plans unfold for tension free seasonal entertainment by the Hagerstown Elks Lodge with a subscription card party in November and a Thanksgiving dance. Frequent social sessions, suppers, and gatherings are expected. Exalted Ruler J. Stewart Miller announced committees covering general entertainment, card compiling, athletics, Hongar events, and bonding activities.
A Needlework Guild directors meeting led by president Mrs James Findlay at her Prospect Street home set plans for November 16 and 14 deadlines. Members were urged to submit detailed reports, recruit new members, and send donations promptly. The guild aims to supply infants clothing and school age garments, while supporting a Christmas drive for St Quentin France and adopting a French orphan, with £26 raised toward the cause. The British Museum, largest in the world, houses 5,000,000 books.
Grace Fink and James P. Harter Jr wed at Zion Reformed Church with Rev Scott R Wagner officiating. The ceremony was quiet with few friends present before the couple's move to Iowa and return to Hagerstown to reside on Wayside Avenue. Fink, a nurse at Washington County Hospital, and Harter, connected with Harter Plumbing, are well regarded in the community.
A narrative excerpt follows a wedding party as Lila and John share a kiss and preparations unfold. Tom invites the group to join, they travel by roadster, and a letter arrives prompting a hopeful turn in relations. The couple’s happiness deepens amid ceremonies, meals, and plans for a quiet future.
Expert judges selected for Ringgold show with committees named for winter plans. Ringgold Community Club members announce judges for exhibits and a club sale while local officials and editors report county improvements and selling day arrangements. Records list judges for cattle and agricultural products by notable local figures.
City and county associations are asked to cooperate for a bazaar benefiting the Washington County Free Library. The event is planned for November 4 and 5 at the Chamber of Commerce.
The thirtieth annual convention of the Slagerstown and Washington County Christian Endeavor Societies will be held at St. Paul’s U B Church Franking Locust streets October 26 27 and 28. Noted speakers include George J Bitterbush president of Maryland Christian Endeavor and Rev F P Hotsoppie and Rev Dr William Beal and T R Beal. Over 300 delegates already registered with anticipated attendance up to 450. The executive committee includes Mrs Bermudene Zumbra Harry Snavely and A Roy Philipp.
The Forward Club rooms hosted an energetic Woodmen Circle gathering with four candidates welcomed into the mysteries of wool craft. Members boast Progressive Grove’s growth toward a 100 member goal by December 1 and discussed social events for the coming period.
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