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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1939
Page
6
At 8 00 p m the Winchester Rebekah Association holds a regular meeting at the Odd Fellows hall located on East Boscawen street.
Winchester Junior Board of Trade held its first annual dinner dance at the George Washington Hotel with over 170 attendees. The event honored Tom Kremer as president, featured corsages and pontonnieres, and included a speech by Postmaster and Mrs. Nelson among many guests from Staunton Lexington Woodstock Clarke Loudoun and other towns.
Members from the section and others plan a Friday and Saturday visit to Alexandria for the eighth annual Narcissus Show by the Garden Club of Virginia. The National Guard Armory hosts the event with prominent horticulturists as judges. last year 2000 blossoms and 300 named varieties were shown.
A hostess may ask a male guest to assist with cocktails or arrange a tray setup for self mixing. After a small informal dinner entertainment like cards or dancing is recommended. A woman should wear a hat when attending a motion picture.
Miss Virginia May Robbins and Francis Brook Beall married at St. Joseph's Church Martinsburg W V in a simple 9 am ceremony. The couple of Hedgesville W V reside in the South after a motor trip they will live in Hagerstown Md. The bride is the Robbins daughter and Beall is the Berkeley county family member. A later report covers DAR delegate elections at Fort Loudoun chapter with social music by Mrs. Cookus of Strasburg.
Miss Ruby Shiley senior at Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg Virginia has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa the national scholastic society She is an honor student majoring in mathematics and Latin Daughter of Mrs I F Shiley and a Handley High School graduate in 1935 The Easter holiday visits included Isabelle Carper and the Carper family from Richmond and New York City with local relatives Several professors also visited before returning home after Easter
At the Woman's Civic League luncheon at the George Washington Hotel, Winchester commissioner of revenue C. P. McVicar will speak on Taxes around 1 30 PM after a 12 45 PM start. Members may attend the luncheon or hear the talk. timing and attendance details are provided by league committee members. Miss Marie McDonald of Leesburg is named Emory and Henry College princess for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and Iris Festival queen.
Mrs. Raymond Forney and her son Forrest Forney along with Miss Grace Forney have returned to their city home after spending the winter in Miami Beach Florida. They were in Florida since last September with a short return visit in February. The Rev Roy Schmucker officiated at the marriage of Andrew Jopchak and Margaret Murphy of Pittsburgh. The bride was accompanied by her mother and several relatives. Miss Helen Hatcher, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Hatcher of West Cork Street, has returned to Queen's College at Charlotte North Carolina after Easter vacation here.
Mrs. Clarke Cooper selects The New Orleans Madi Gras for a paper to be presented tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 by the Junior Century Club at Mrs. Lewis Barton’s home on South Stewart Street. Several local meetings note upcoming gatherings and weekend visits among Winchester residents.
Canon G F Peter of Bethesda conducted Easter morning services at Grace Episcopal Church and administered Holy Communion to a large congregation. The Rev Mr Chamberlain of Welch WV is set to lead Grace Episcopal services on April 16.
The event at Crow's Nest hosted 31 attendees including Mr. J H Roach Baltimore construction engineer for the new post office building. He left for Springfield Kentucky to oversee a similar project, accompanied by Mrs Roach. Others attending included many named residents and guests. The Clarke County clubs adjusted meeting dates to attend the Richmond convention and hear Mrs Henry B Gilpin speak.
Front Royal residents share family visits with Judge Olmstead returning from Washington and Mrs Olmstead. Daughters of America council set to meet at Odd Fellows Hall. James McQuinn to report to Norfolk Naval Training Station. Medical Society of Northern Virginia to meet April 11 at Front Royal City Hall. Miss Sophie Schey and Miss Elizabeth Working visited Mapleshade residence of Mrs Mary Burruss.
Front Royal Rotary Club held its regular Friday luncheon with Col. S. Parker Hitt as speaker. Visitors included Rotarian T. J. Martin of Culpeper and guest W. M. Cullen of Lynchburg, Rotarian T. J. Jensen of Shenandoah, Dr. M. J. W. White of Luray, guest of Dr. J. T. Rountree, and Robert H. Webb of Gruver Hillidge.
Military rites will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 from 400 North Loudoun Street for Harry Clements who died Saturday in Gary Indiana from a heart attack Commander J G Fosbrink of Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion asks all Legionnaires to attend The Rev Ronald L Wilson pastor of the Presbyterian church will officiate Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Navy Academy plebes win the national freshman indoor rifle tournament with a 1861 score. Ohio State frosh finish second at 1815. Top shooters include EB M. Nickerson 374 J W Wyrick 373 A G Hamilton Jr 373 J M Ashley 371 H I Lewis 370. Illinois Iowa State and Maryland place within the top five.
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