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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1950
Page
10
The Cavalier Club of the University of Virginia will hold a party at York Inn on Thursday for alumni. Tickets or details may be obtained from Bill Bass Woodie Baker or Bob Edwards tomorrow or Thursday.
The eighth tag of the Braddock Street Sunshine Club meets at 2 30 pm with hostesses named alongside chaperons. Various local notices report hospitalizations and returns, club meetings for Quota Golden Link WSCS and Market Street Church, a Virginia AAUW Natural Bridge gathering, and a Refuge Church WSCS fundraising sale featuring cakes pies and chickens.
April 4 events include WAOS of Stephenson at Emory Ellmore home 106 Morns Drive 830 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous at Friendship Fire Hall Moose Club Rebekah meeting. April 5 Kiwanis at George Washington Hotel 1230 p.m. Quota Club at Congregational Christian Church parish house 6 p.m. WSCS Macedonia Church at Mrs Kathryn Pifer 402 S Loudoun Ave 745 p.m. Elks Club 8 p.m. AAUW Creative Dance Group at Rutherford House Irvan T O Connell home.
The Sanctuary Choir of Market Street Methodist Church presents Stainer's The Crucifixion tonight at 8 o'clock. Guest soloists from Baltimore include tenor William J. Christopher baritone Paul S. Motz and organist Ralph H. Rexroth. The public is invited.
Mrs Ronald 8 Wilson a Virginia Cancer Society board member attended the 1950 crusade kick off dinner in Charlottesville with Colgate W Darden UVa president as guest speaker. Others traveled from Washington and local households noted weekend visits and trips.
Birth notices list a girl for Mr. and Mrs. William B. Clagett of Berryville daughter born to the former Micheline Hardy. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Elbert B. Carl isle of Berryville born to Elizabeth Fritts. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hannas of Romney W V born to Virginia Davey. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vance of Rt 3 born to Marion Gussford. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. William E. Cabell of Berryville born to Mary Frances Starbuck. Twin girls for Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Tutwiler of Augusta W V born to Vivian Speelman. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Virgil L. Whitacre born to Ada Gardner. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Fitzpatrick Jr. of Charles Town W V born to Eleanor Bell. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Neal of Strasburg born to Sara Belle Ambrose.
A lively cooking column presents a Lenten supper plan featuring broiled fish fillets with curry sauce, mashed potatoes, apple chutney, frosted sponge cake, buttered snap beans, bread and butter, and a beverage. The recipe section lists ingredients such as apples, sugar, cider vinegar, raisins, crystallized ginger, salt, red pepper, garlic, and mustard with steps starting to core and dice apples.
Virginia Russell, school staff figure consultant, offers games for mothers and daughters to enjoy while gaining healthful benefits. Activities include sit and stretch, hip walking races, and a crawling exercise for little ones. The piece promotes family play and a dance booklet available via mail request.
The Winchester Tuberculosis Association will hold its annual meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday at 228 Loudoun Street. Officers and board members will be elected and a report on activities will be presented. All members, including Christmas Seal contributors, are urged to attend.
Roberta Lee offers etiquette tips including the procession order in a theater party with several women, noting the hostess walks singly and stands at the aisle seat as guests approach. She adds that invitations should not say and family and recommends separate invites for each member besides a spouse. She cautions against using bread to scoop leftover food.
Mrs John Hawse of Winchester AAUW announced resolutions from the annual state convention at Natural Bridge on April 1. The statements oppose socialized medicine, urge balanced budgets and reduced federal spending, defend free enterprise, resist Socialist and Communist influence, and call for Christian ethical living. Similar resolutions came from Norfolk. two controversial items were sent to branches for study.
A compact note on English usage and pronunciation by W L Gordon. It highlights common errors and mispronunciations with example phrases and tips to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily. The piece defines superhuman as beyond human power or skill.
Leftover oatmeal can be made into a pudding and served with a caramel or cocoa sauce. The simple preparation uses cooked oats, milk, and sugar, offering a quick dessert option with optional toppings for flavor.
New admissions at Winchester Memorial Hospital include Mr. Millard Adams from Rt. 2 and Mrs. Roland Bush of 217 West, along with Mrs. Grove of 813 8. Kent St and Mrs. Dawson of Marlboro Rt. Also listed are Mr. Raymond Chapman of Berryville, Mr. Rufus Bell of Berryville, Mrs. Grover Henson of Strasburg, Mrs. Jonathan Tutwiler of Augusta West Virginia, Mrs. Hannas of Romney West Virginia, and Mrs. Virgil Whitacre of Whitacre.
A Holy Week Communion Service will be held at Stephenson Methodist Church at 7 30 p m on Thursday. The Rev Emory Ell more of the Brucetown Methodist charge says the service is for all who wish to attend.
Old newspaper ad offers pattern 4564 for sizes 2 4 6 8 with yardage lists and complete illustrated instructions. Promotes Anne Adams Pattern Book with a free pattern in the book and asks readers to send twenty five cents for the pattern to Anne Adams Winchester Star department.
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