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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1930
Page
3
Department readers are advised to mail or wetogne notices to the social reporter Mia Isabelle J Miller. News should arrive between 3 and 4 pm for the following day. Phone number not provided.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church elected officers for the coming year at its last meeting. Officers include president Enberger, vice president Mrs. Crawford, secretary Miss Frances T. McFaden, treasurer Miss Bessie McCann, and circle leaders for twelve groups with Mrs. Leslie N. Woods heading No. 1 and Miss Frances Gold leading the Sarah White Junior Circle.
Winchester and Arlington members attended the Front Royal Chapter No. 6 meeting last Friday electing and installing officers for the year. The Washington Star notes The Society of Virginia plans an April 5 entertainment at the Willard Hotel with a Virginia progress theme and a dance and bridge tourney afterward. Delegations to Monticello and Winchester for Jefferson's birthday and the apple blossom festival were approved, with details to follow from Thomas Slater Settle.
Mr and Mrs James Rosenberger entertained at their home near Mt Pleasant last Saturday night for the eighteenth birthday of their son Roy Rosenberger The gathering included numerous guests with many beautiful gifts presented to the honoree.
Miss Sally Berkeley Gordon daughter of Mrs Thomas Christian Gordon married William Holmes Trapnell son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Trapnell of Chatham New Jersey and formerly Charles Town. Mrs Homer L Ferguson Jr sister of the bride was matron of honor with Anne Hill Brown and Helen Smith as bridesmaids. Franklin Trapnell brother of the groom was best man. The ceremony was led by Rev Richard Trapnell and Rev Beverley D Tucker Jr.
Mayor F A Shryock will speak on The Commission Form of Government at the Women s Civic League bi monthly luncheon Friday at 1 pm in the First Baptist Church dining room at Washington and Piccadilly. Activities coordinators are Mrs Frank Crawford and Mrs Phil H Gold. Mrs John M Steck and her daughter Miss Susan Steck drove to Washington yesterday.
Mr. G. Edgar Soutter of Quantico Virginia plans the reopening of the Jordon White Sulphur Springs Hotel at Stephenson for the season. He aims to have it open by Easter April 20 with an Easter dance on April 21 featuring the Black Diamond Orchestra.
Mr. I. Fred. Stine has been elected president of the Christian Endeavor Society of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church for the ensuing term. Other officers chosen were Miss Sarah Tanquary first vice president Mr. William W. Glass Jr second vice-president Miss Mary Wallace Tanquary treasurer Miss Charlotte Jones recording secretary and Miss Blanche Hollar corresponding secretary.
A surprise birthday dinner celebrated Mrs W G Strother’s thirty sixth birthday with a cake bearing 36 candles. Gifts were presented, and guests from Winchester included Mr and Mrs Lee Kerns Cross Junction Mr and Mrs Lacy Braithwaite and children Mr and Mrs Elson Oates and children Miss Vergie Braithwaite Mr and Mrs Thomas Newcome Mrs Christian Mr Henry Braithwaite and Mr Virgil Strosnider.
A marriage license was issued in Washington DC for Albert Stevens White of Leesburg Virginia and Jeanne Therese Stuart of Winchester. Judge R E Mattingly to perform the ceremony. The bride is daughter of Dr Emmett C Stuart of Winchester and is popular among young people. Mr White comes from an old Loudoun County family.
Miss Annie Irby of Handley High School won a $100 prize in Liberty Magazine's Presidents contest. The award was received during the past week for her participation in the competition.
Harold Darlington returns to Winchester after southern trips with Western Union. Nurses Mary McCone Mary Thomas and Dorothy Johnson depart for Philadelphia for hospital training. Woodbine League to meet April 3. District Nurse Association to meet April 3. Various local residents travel, visit Charleston Washington Staunton and Philadelphia. several ill or recuperating.
Coast guard headquarters announced the capture off the New Jersey coast of the Ada M a British schooner loaded with liquor. The seized liquor was valued at a stated amount and the vessel at seventy five dollars.
Chairman Caraway announced that John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will be called to testify next Friday. Raskob telegraphed he would be glad to testify at any time.
By 6 30 p m only 677 votes were cast citywide in the council primary. First ward precincts led turnout with 223 and 294 votes at two engine houses, while City Hall and Sarah Zane precincts reported 64 and 96. First ward nominees were Forney Hable Henkel Henry Do Jolliffe and Marshall. second ward candidates were Barr Davis Dellinger Glaize Rosenberger.
George Albert Miller 63 farmer of Grimes Frederick county died at Memorial Hospital after four weeks of treatment. He was born at Welltown son of the late William Eveline Spiker Miller and survived by widow Bertham Hubbard, a daughter of William Hubbard, three brothers Luther Miller Robert Ellen Levi Miller and three sisters Mrs Robert Abshire Mrs Edward Taylor and Mrs Ira Dooley. Funeral from Grimes home at 2 30 Thursday with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Five men were killed in rioting in Calcutta during a peaceful protest against a new rule restraining cartels from taking buffalos out during the day. The clash followed the demonstration and sparked deadly street violence.
Frau Cosima Wagner widow of Richard Wagner and daughter of Franz Liszt died in Beyreuth Germany at the age of 92 after a long illness. She had been unable to see hear or leave bed for a year.
EL PASO Texas April 1 Capt Frank Hawks returned here at 9 20 a m today after a hop from Tucson Arizona on a trans continental glider flight His tow plane touched the ground 20 minutes before Hawks glided down in his Eaglet Halted By Winds. TUSCON Ariz March 30 Gusty winds held Capt Frank Hawks trans continental flyer who is attempting a coast to coast glider tour in Tucson tonight The flyer en route from San Diego to New York was forced to ride wind currents back to Tucson this morning when the cable broke and parted his cabin glider from its tow plane ten miles east of here He expects to resume flight tomorrow and he believes he can make up the best time before reaching New York where he is due Sunday.
President Hoover appealed to the nation to cooperate wholeheartedly in the census work starting tomorrow. He called for nationwide support to ensure accurate counting and effective results.
The annual Virginia Sunday School Council convention runs May 14 to 16 in Richmond at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dr James N Hillman of Emory and Henry College leads the council, with E I Carruthers of the University of Virginia as executive chair and Dr A S Bennett of Albemarle directing education.
In Buffalo New York on April 1 the trial of Lila Jimerson a consumptive Indian woman charged with complicity in the murder of Clothilde Marchand was adjourned until tomorrow morning due to the defendant s illness. The bailiff kept the jury under watch and Jimerson was led from the courtroom by a matron after she began coughing and was later taken to a hospital.
Captain Louis A. Yancey and two companions launched a non stop flight from North Beach New York toward Bermuda at 9 39 a m The takeoff followed repeated attempts to rise from Long Island Sound Using over an hour of fuel to lift the plane observers counted about nine and a half hours of fuel left in the tank The crew aimed to cover roughly 759 miles in about eight hours.
Lee Schoenhair bound for New York with Byrd Antarctic expedition photographs flew over Belize at 8 o clock in the morning but did not land. Weather conditions were ideal for flying.
The Associated Press notes a renewed upward drift in the stock market with more than 50 issues reaching year highs. Profit taking and selective short selling trimmed gains later, as trading began briskly but cooled in the afternoon. Steel utilities and oil stocks showed notable strength amid broad demand and steady call money at 4 percent.
Wil Nah r, president of the American Federation of Labor, told a Senate committee that 3,700,000 wage earners were idle in February, costing over 400 million dollars in pay. He noted that losses in the first quarter approached one billion dollars, arguing idle workers reduce national wealth and poverty.
A long moral exhortation attributed to J S Ogden titled Philosophical Creed urges pupils to shun vulgarity, temper anger, avoid intoxicants, value study and manual labor, respect mothers and laws, and seek higher motives and patriotism. It closes with a benediction and a wish for heavenly guidance.
Page Grundy notes that some critics in the Senate doubt broad support for the tariff bill while acknowledging complexities and potential political risk amid ongoing discussion.
The Winchester launch meeting for the Children’s Home Society of Virginia campaign distributed prospect cards and supplies. Frank Davis Preston outlined 30 years of work and the society’s statewide reach, reporting 4 520 children into care and current placements in foster or relative homes, with team captains named.
Tokyo officials plan to accept Reed Morrow style terms without full tonnage data while keeping reservations. The move aims to secure a tri partite arms limit agreement and is framed as not blocking early London talks with the United States and Britain.
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