Easter dances and local club notes in Culpeper area
The German and Cotillion clubs plan Easter dances at Virginia Tech featuring nationally known orchestras. Leaders include J. R. Murray Jr. and Miss Genevieve Wyatt in Culpeper, with assistants from Suffolk and Hollins College. Grimes 4-H Club met March 29 with 17 members and sewing projects. Also noted are local moves, a Woodstock marriage, Ladies' Aid meeting, Winchester Golf Club dance, and students returning to Harrisonburg teachers college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Tech
J. R. Murray, Jr
Memphis
Genevieve Wyatt
White Sulphur Springs
G. V. Beamon
Suffolk
Sue Mallory
Farmville State Teachers’ College
W. M. Ewing
Richmond
Peggy Hill
H. M. McCarthy
Lydia Burgess
Hollins College
White Hall School
Elizabeth Farrar
Barrett
Opal Tusing
Local Social Calendar Highlights This Week
Saturday 2 45 p m meeting of Friday bridge club at Mrs Thomas W Harrison 300 South Washington Street. 3 00 p m Winchester branch AAUW at Mrs Arthur Robinson 606 South Stewart Street. Tuesday 12 30 p m Lions Club lunch at George Washington Hotel. Wednesday 12 30 p m Kiwanis Club lunch at George Washington Hotel. 3 30 p m Garden Club at Mrs P W Boyd 211 Fairmont Avenue. 8 00 p m Winchester Lodge Elks regular meeting. Thursday 1 00 p m Rotary Club at George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friday Bridge Club
Thomas W. Harrison
South Washington St
Winchester
American Association of University Women
Arthur Robinson
South Stewart Street
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Winchester and
Clarke County Garden Club
P. W. Boyd
Fairmont Avenue
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Order of Elks
Gore Demonstration Group Plans Canning Contests
The Gore Home Demonstration Group met with eleven members. Miss Farrar reported on a Winchester luncheon by the County Advisory Board and helped members complete budget cards for canning contests. Demonstrations titled Storage Units of the Kitchen and Step Saving Kitchens were led by Mrs. Delwin Parish and Miss Farrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parish
McKnee
Bowman
Kern
Hook
Muse
Stotler
Longfellow Kin Held For Trial
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana son of the poet pleaded not guilty to a morals charge involving a 16 year old boy and was held for trial in Middlesex County Superior Court in Cambridge Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Middlesex County Superior Court
Cost of Waterways Labor Share Dominates River Projects
Eighty percent of funds for rivers harbors and flood control go to labor costs. The statement highlights labor as the major expense in waterways infrastructure spending.
Berryville Personal and Social Mention Apr 5 1929
Miss Westwood Beverley Byrd daughter of Senator Harry F Byrd returns to Washington after a Miami house party. Clarke county hosts delegates for the National Red Cross annual convention in Washington April 8 11. Several local families reopen homes for spring and send guests to Rye N Y Evanston Ill and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Westwood Beverley Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Miami
Fla
Washington
Byrd
Clarke County
Opi
Rosemont
John R. Crown
Crown
Sarah Blackburn Crown
Academy Street
Macky
Kate Powers
T. Carter Page
Auburn
Roberta Ayler
National Cathedral School
F. L. Ayler
Graham Dougherty
Woodley
Mary Dougherty
Warrenton Country School
Graham Dougherty, Jr
Avon Old Farms Preparatory School
Avon, Conn
Dr Stuart Stars In Little Theatre Lead Role
Dr. E C Stuart, Winchester surgeon, leads in Aren't We All at Capitol Theatre. The three act Fre derick Lonsdale comedy features Helen S Ziegler as Lady Frinton with a strong cast including H R Kern Jr Margot Tatum Susan Steck Miller and John Parsons. The play centers on Lord Grenham a charming if reckless gentleman whose philosophies drive the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theatre
Little Theatre
Frederick Lonsdale
E. C. Stuart
Winchester
New York
Cyril Maude
Lord Grenham
Willie Tatum
Dr. Stuart
Baron
Helen S. Ziegler
Lady Frinton
Nicar
Margot Tatum
Mrs. Ziegler
H. R. Kern, Jr
Susan Steck Miller
Redmond Advances to Men's Athletic Club Ping Pong Final
The Men's Athletic Club ping pong tournament reaches the finals with J. B. Redmond advancing. Paul Behrens faces Wilbur Tidler in the other semi final to determine Redmond’s opponent before the championship match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Redmond
Paul Behrens
Wilbur Tidler
Redmond
Lenten Service At Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church hosts an evening Lenten service at 7 30 led by the pastor continuing the theme The Shadows of the Cross with a focus Isaac a Shadow of the Sacrifice of Christ. Young people will lead the music and all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Florence Bushing
Ray E. Wilkins
J. P. Derrick
Wilkins
Aaron Bushing
Mr. Wilkins
R. A. Wilkins
Washington, D. C
Luther League
Woodstock Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Isaac
Christ
Famed Humorist Delivers Speech at Joint Rotary Kiwanis Meeting
Dusty Miller of Wilmington Ohio headlined a joint Rotary and Kiwanis gathering at the George Washington Hotel. Ansell Solenberger and D. J. Howard led the event as Miller mixed humor with reflections on friendship health and community duty. He noted his 3000 returns from 4000 engagements and received an ovation. Prof Fred B Spiker and Mrs Spiker visited the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
George Washington Hotel
Dusty Miller
Miller
Wilmington
Ohio
D. J. Howard
Rotary Club
Ansell Solenberger
Kiwanis Club
Cleveland Rotary Club
Buffalo Kiwanis Club
Columbia Gas Company
Moving Pictures Show Home Improvement Ideas In Winchester
A Better Housing Campaign event in Winchester featured a Hollywood narrated moving picture illustrating home improvements. Johns Manville funded 101 suggestions and displayed contractor and homeowner collaboration from attic and basement to kitchen and bath with stars portraying key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Waon
Better Housing
Winchester
Johns-Manville
Talk On Housing Stimulus From Brockett Show
E C Brockett sales manager of Johns Manville outlined construction market phases and how to start local remodeling projects. The Better Housing Committee hopes remodeled houses shown will prompt homeowners to act and connect contractors with consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Brockett
Earl C. Brockett
Johns Manville
Better Housing Committee
Danish Twin Rate Higher Than U S At About One In Sixty Three
A Danish birth study notes twins occur roughly once in 63 births in Denmark, compared with about one in 87 in the United States, indicating a higher twin rate in Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia Tech Club
The
Grimes 4-H Club
Mrs
Roland Ryan
Culpeper
Roland C. Ryan
Frances
Nottingham
Charles Ryan
Ryan
American Oil Company
Lillian Ramsburg
Ramsburg
Charles W. Ramsburg
Ladies Aid Group
Ladies’ Aid Society
Congregational Christian Arch
Edgar Nelson
Whitlock
Cork Street
Winchester Golf Club
Soddy Haines
Helen Slifer
Marie Mazzard
Harrisonburg State Teachers
Garden Club
Johns. Scully, Jr
Auntine Step
Red Cross
Huntsberry
Longfellow Kin
Clara V. Fultz
W. Boscawen St
Brooks
Brooks’ Pharmacy Prescription Druggists
Mrs. Crockett
T.S. Crockett
Ughter
Margaret Crockett
Baltimore
Louise Kricher
Agnes O’matra
Sally Green
Virginia Latimer
Gordon Smith
Otis Williams
W. T. Norris
Samuel McMichael
Richard Larrick
William Milholland
Edward McC. Williams
Robert Lee Withers
A. Cummins
Caryswood
Tyson Dortch
Theodore Dortch
Oklahoma
Mt. Hebron
George Ashe
Commander Ashe
Newport
R. I
Goodwin H. Williams
Airlie
Mrs. Ashe
William S. Powers
Evanston, Ill
Alan Noyes
Long View
J. M. H. Clagett
Springfield
Rye
N. Y
Shelby Timberlake
H. B. Harris
Virginia
Brooke Harris
Swagger
Lovett’s
Smart Shoppe
Loudoun St
Grace Church
Rotary and
Fred B. Spiker
Massanutten Academy
Spiker
Housing Committee
Herbert Warren
Fay Ray
Ruth Eddy
Patricia Quinn
Fame
Arch Hendricks
RKO
Spencer Tracy
Joe Penner
Frank Shannon
Anna Christie
London
Luther Reed
Shenandoah Valley National
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Kelele
Bakers
N. Loudoun St
Erwood
R. M. Swimley
FELT
Hamman’s Dollar Store
R. G. A. Stores
Ofinivere Quality Co
Sauer Kraut
Lovett Brothers
Margaret L. Hodgson
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