Calendar of Meetings and Club Gatherings
Tuesday 7 30 p m Senior Girl Scout Troop meets at Miss Ann Woolfolk West Cork street. 8 p m Winchester Rebekah Association meets at Odd Fellows Hall. Wednesday 12 30 p m Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 3 p m District Nurse Association meets near Court House. 3 30 p m Junior Century Club at Mr James A Miller Angerona Terrace. 7 15 p m Study Group in make up at Parish House. 8 p m Study Group in acting at Parish House.
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Kiwanis
George Washington Hotel
District Nurse Association
Court House
McDowell Boyd Wedding Invitations Issued in Roanoke
Dr and Mrs John Otto Boyd of Roanoke Va announce the marriage of their daughter Catherine Cowell Boyd to Mr John Clendenin McDowell of Chambersburg Pa The ceremony will be Saturday April 29 at 12 noon at the Presbyterian Church Roanoke followed by a breakfast at the Hotel Roanoke Catherine is a niece of Dr Philip Boyd and Mrs Boyd and is popular in the community Winchester friends will attend the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Otto Boyd
Roanoke
Catherine Cowell
John Clendenin McDowell
Chambersburg
Presbyterian Church
Miss Boyd
Philip Boyd
Sallie Boyd
Winchester
Organ and Musical Concert at Lutheran Church S S: The Young Women's Bible Class sponsors an organ and musical concert on Friday April 21 at 8 15 PM in the Sarah Zane Fire Hall featuring singers organists violinists and pianists The Tin Can Quartet from the University of Virginia Glee Club will appear Free refreshments and music by the Black and Tan Fiddlers Tickets on sale from Bible Class members
Miss Amos in University of Pennsylvania Drama Production S: Miss Mary Amos daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Amos West Piccadilly street is cast in Roman Wedding by Sigma Kappa Phi at the University of Pennsylvania A junior in the College Miss Amos belongs to the Classical Club Dr John B McKee returns from Southern Medical Association and others attend events in Washington Berryville and Frederick MD social notes show visits by families and members including the Byrds and the Willeys
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women’s Bible Class
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
University of Virginia Glee Club
Miss Amos
University of Pennsylvania
Mary Amos
Walter Amos
West Piccadilly Street
Sigma Kappa Phi
Week End Guests and Visitors of Mr and Mrs Butler
Mr and Mrs R C Moorehead of Hundred West Virginia parents of Mrs Marshall Butler and their son Ralph spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Marshall Butler. On Sunday the Butlers were visited by Mr and Mrs Orland Miller of Martinsburg West Virginia Mr Herbert Campbell and Mr Elvin Garrett of Staunton Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Marshall Butler
R. C. Moorehead
Hundred
W. Va
Marshall Butler
Ralph
Orland Miller
Martinsburg
Herbert Campbell
Elvin Garrett
Staunton
Local residents greet seasonal returns and club meetings
Mr and Mrs Franklin Kenworthy return to Exedra near Purcellville after winter in Fort Lauderdale Florida inviting Loudoun Garden Club to a future meeting. The Little Theatre Study Group in Make-up and in Acting hold weekly classes at the Parish House. Rev and Mrs Welbourn return to Leesburg after Europe and Baltimore. Betty Welbourn attends Peabody Institute and J Armistead Welbourn Jr. at Princeton. Local social notes also mention Aubrey Hall housewarming, and several residents returning from Washington with cherry blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Kenworthy
Exedra
Purcellville
Loudoun County
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Welbourn
Leesburg
J. Armistead Welbourn
Europe
Baltimore
Betty Welbourn
Peabody Institute
J. Armistead Welbourn Jr
Princeton University
Modern Etiquette Guidance by Roberta Lee
Advice columns address polite word choices and proper conduct in social settings. It notes avoidable slang like phone and ad in favor of full terms, and suggests not reading a neighbor's newspaper on transit and not sharpening a knife at the table.
Fredericksburg Visit by Radford and Harrison Address Chamber
Mr. George Radford, vice president of the Winchester Junior Board of Trade, and Mr. Powell Harrison of Leesburg travel to Fredericksburg this evening to address the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Radford
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Powell Harrison
Leesburg
Fredericksburg
Birth of Constance Fletcher in St Paul Minnesota
Mr and Mrs John Fletcher Jr of St Paul Minnesota celebrate the birth of a daughter Constance born March 29 in St Paul Mrs Fletcher is the former Miss Dorothy Woods of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fletcher Jr
St. Paul
Minnesota
Constance
Fletcher
Dorothy Woods
Dobbs Ferry Schoolgirls Visit Local Guests Over Weekend
Miss Patricia Baton of Baltimore Miss Alice Cooper of Jerome Gold Calif and Miss Ethryn Dulin of Pasadena Calif are students at Dobbs Ferry New York. They visited South Washington street hostess Mrs R T Barton and entertained with their schoolmate Miss Meta Whiting on vacation in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbs Ferry
Patricia Baton
Baltimore
Alice Cooper
Jerome Ga
Ethryn Dulin
Pasadena
Calif
N. Y
R. T. Barton
South Washington Street
Meta Whiting
Miss Elsie Ferguson to Wed Storer Ware Jr in Newport News
Miss Elsie Anderson Ferguson daughter of Homer L Ferguson of Newport News will marry Storer Preble Ware Jr son of Storer P Ware and Mrs Ware of Westwood Massachusetts in a 4 pm home ceremony attended by both families. Rev J Keith M Lee will officiate with sister Mrs Lyman S Ayres as attendant and Nathaniel Kinsman Ware as best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Ferguson
Elsie Anderson Ferguson
Homer L. Ferguson
Newport News
Storer Preble Ware, Jr
Storer Preble Ware
Westwood
Mass
J. Keith M. Lee
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Miss Ferguson
Lyman S. Ayres
Indianapolis
Ind
Nathaniel Kinsman Ware
Homer L.ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Belgian Count Buys Historic Fairfield Estate in Fauquier
The deed transfers 2100 acres at Fairfield in Fauquier county from James Yates Newton and his sister to Count Guy de Bailleur La Tour of Belgium. The property includes an old brick house tied to the Marshall lineage. Max Nevins of England helped locate the place, with plans to remodel and relocate the count and countess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feirfield
Fauquier
James Yates Newton
Guy de Bailleur la Tour
Belgium
John Marshall
Marshall
Fairfield
Max Nevins
England
America
British Columbia
California
Virginia
David Nivens
Errol Flynn
Guy Bailleur la Tour
James C. Dunn
Washington
Grace Queen's Court Members Named from Four Princesses
Four princesses named for Her Majesty Queen Shenandoah XVI's court. Augusta Hodges Clarke from Newport Rhode Island will represent Gunston Hall Washington DC. Margaret Barbara Berghaus from Harrisburg Pennsylvania will represent Warrenton County School. Ruth Charlton from Lynchburg Virginia will represent Radford College. Marjorie Pifer from Keyser West Virginia will represent Potomac High School Keyser West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah XVI
Augusta Hodges Clarke
Margaret Barbara Berghaus
Ruth Charlton
Marjorie Pifer
Miss Clarke
Cranston Avenue
Newport
R. I
Gunston Hall
Washington, D. C
Berghaus
South Front Street
Harrisburg
Warrenton County
Miss Charlton
Washington Street
Lynchburg
Radford College
Pifer
Sharpless Street
Keyser
Potomac High School
W. Va
Easter Visits Highlight Front Royal Social Roundup
Miss Lena C Payne returns to Washington Inn after a visit in Front Royal. The Rev William Wood Glass III and Mrs Glass visit the Glass family on South Washington Street. Linda Felkner Barnes comes from Stuart Va to spend Easter with the Dick family. Walter Clarke Jr a George Washington Univ student guests over Easter. Mrs Ian Crawford MacCallum returns from Charlottesville. Peggy McIntyre at Southern Seminary Buena Vista visits for Easter. Little Garden Club hosts at South Washington Street. Ann Yost of Madison College to spend Easter with Mrs McFadden Yost on Handley Avenue. Crowell Galliday Lorin White and Kenneth Shark of Washington visited Homer Golliday on Front Royal Pike. Cooley Verner of Gore High School will spend Easter with relatives in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wood Glass III
Linda Felkner Barnes
Stuart, Va
Charles Dick
Walter Clarke, Jr
Graduate School
George Washington University
Peggy McIntyre
Southern Seminary At
Buena Vista
W. W. McIntyre
Mrs. McIntyre
Ann Yost
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Crowell Galliday
Loring White
Kenneth Shark
Washington
Homer Golliday
Front Royal Pike
Cooley Verner
Gore High School
West Virginia
Social News: Mrs Barr Delights at Evening Bridge
Mrs Edward W Barr hosts bridge this evening. Luncheon guests tomorrow include Mrs Hunter H McGuire of North Braddock Street and Mrs A C Carson of Riverton invited by Mrs Charles B Baird of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Barr
Bridge
Hunter H. McGuire
North Braddock Street
A. C. Carson
Riverton
Charles B. Baird
Marshall
Baird
Mrs. Lawrence
California
Removing Road Signs In Valley
Staunton district highway department reports February 10 to March 1 removal of 3879 unlicensed highway signs. A core crew of three workers operated with additional helpers as needed, with sites around Winchester and Luray in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Millwood Social Notes
Millwood Virginia a social column notes arrivals departures visits and dinners. Harvard senior Charles Lee Burwell visits family at Athelon e. Miss Kelso Alsop from Philadelphia joins Mary Dougherty for dinner at Woodley with several locals.
Easter Visitors Gather at Clarke Country Place
Mr Richard Wilmer and Mrs Wilmer of Washington DC spent the weekend at their Clarke country place. Allen MacGill son of Rev Robert MacGill arrives from Lynchburg to spend Easter with Aunt Elizabeth Bradford at Abbeyville. Louis Baldwin of Cleveland visits brother A A Baldwin at The Cottage Page Brook. Mrs B O F Randolph and Benjamin Randolph travel to Washington DC to meet Miss Jane Cary Randolph who has spent two months in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lineburg
Harold Foreman
Katherine Bradford
Kitty Grimm
Kay Kyser
Earle Theatre
Washington
Earle Newcome
Nellie Newcome
Claire Kenney
Alfred Kerfoot
New York City
Llewellyn
Berryville
Kerfoot
Eleanor Griffith
Wellesley College
Betty Eversman
New York
George Greenhalgh, Jr
Cleveland
Ake Greenhalgh
Springsury
Richard Wilmer
Washington, D. C
Thier Country-Place
Clarke
Allen MacGill
Robert MacGill
Lynchburg
Elizabeth Bradford
Abbeyville
Louis Baldwin
Cleveland, Ohio
A. A. Baldwin
Page Brook
B. O’f. Randolph
Benjamin Randolph
Jane Cary Randolph
Lucy Leach
Ses
Byron Galé
Fredericksrg
Charles Stossel
Harold Stossel
Carl Stossel
Front Royal and Warren County News Highlights Local Visits and Meetings
Residents welcomed visitors from Washington D C and Strasburg over the weekend. Community groups met at City Hall and Hotel Royal while illnesses and family gatherings filled local headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal and
Warren County News
Local greetings and memorials fill Front Royal notices
A string of personal notices lists guests and visitors from Lu ray Richmond Fredericksburg Washington and Front Royal with Easter plans and family gatherings. Funeral services are noted for Mrs Helen Elliott in Richmond with burial at Hollywood Cemetery. Rotary meeting honors members and welcomes guests from Waynesboro Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Elliott
Richmond
Church of the Holy Comforter
Hollywood
Front Royal
Rotary Club
W. Stosson
Waynesboro
H. E. Reynolds
C. W. Paris, Jr
L. Stickley
Strasburg
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John B. McKee
New Orleans
The
Southern Medical Association
Harry Flood Byrd
Rosemont
J. J. Funsten
San Francisco
Robert M Ward
G. W. Miller
Albert
Anna Ritenour
Norris
Brooks’ Pharmacy
C.B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Mrs. Kenworthy
Little Theatre
Anne Elizabeth Quirk
Sebert Smith
Aubrey Hall
Richard E. Griffith, Jr
West Clifford Street
Griffith
Richard Hawkey
Hawkey
Mary Lyman
Alice Dew
Gray
Gables Inn
Alecia Beauty Salon
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
Roberta Lee
Mr. Radford
Mr. and
Mrs. Fletcher
Margaret Bean
E. P. Bean
Mary Baldwin Seminary
Prince of Wails
Haldeman's Milk
Easter Party
Loudoun St
Will
Queen’s Court
Lena C. Payne
Washington Inn
Miss Payne
Ian Crawford MacCallum
Charlottesville
Howard L. James
W. Piccadilly
RED Cross Blues
Huntsberry
Red Cross
Lawrence Tierney
W. A. Baker
Bluefield
Edwin S. Hinks
Mr. Hink
Edwin S. Hinks Sr
South Braddock Street
Shenandoah River
Valley Pride
United
Millwood Social Notes
Millwood
Charles Lee Burwell
Harvard University
Townsend Burwell
Athelone
Mary Dougherty
Woodley
Kelso Alsop
Philadelphia
Penna
William Bell Watkins, Jr
Roland G. Mitchell
Richard E. Dole
George Greenhalgh
Springsbury
Hugh M. Nelson
Long Branch
Prescott Huidekoper
Ruxton
Thomas N. Carter
Fittsburg
Douglas Crocker
Roland Mitchell
Agnes Mitchell
Henry P. Mitchell
George Burwell
Robert Randolph
Pauline Bowie
Jane Brooks
Minturn
Richard Dole
St. Paul's School
Concord
Charles C. Lewis
Louis B. Meade
Fairview
Billy Jacobs Weather
Chevy Chase
Phillip Walker
Richard Whiting
Ewart Johnston
Towsend Burwell
Margaretta Whiting
Frank Whiting
Edward G. Butler
Dr. Thorndike
Sommaripa
Graham Dougherty
Powhatan
Agnes Page
Mary Page
Jacqueline English
Louis B. Meade, Jr
W. B. Snider & Son
Underwood
John Boyd
Boyd
R. F. Col
Willis Wake
William Wake
Tourist Fellowship Association of
Front Royal Retail Merchants Association
Hotel Royal
George N. Buck
Edgewood Park
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Girt
David Bennett
Rogeryd
Neille, Tenn
Elmer Boyd
Browntown
Robert Grubbs
Warrenton
W. R. Matthews
Iran Beaty
James Bennett
Beatrice Bennett
Illinois
James Bennett, Jr
School of Aeronautics
Mrs. A. D. Cone
Mrs. Cone
B. J. Hillidge
Marvin Vint
Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Henry Weigand
Thursd Bridge Club
E. H. Stokes
Congressional Investigating Committee
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Piccadilly Street
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