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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1939

Page

6

Calendar of Winchester Events Evening Meetings and Contests

A list of local gatherings and pageant events. Modern Woodmen meet at Odd Fellows hall with state manager J. W. Barnes. Onward and Upward class to meet at Mrs. Winifred Lupton's home. Beta Sigma Phi at George Washington Hotel. first beauty contest round for Miss Winchester at Paleoce Theatre. American Legion luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Woodmen of World regular meeting at Odd Fellows hall. final Miss Winchester selection to compete in Alexandria in June at ce Theatre.

Modern Woodmen of America Odd Fellows Hall J. W. Barnes Kernstown M. E. Church Winifred Lupton Beta Sigma Phi George Washington Hotel Miss Winchester Paleoce Theatre American Legion Woodmen of World Oddlows Hall East Boscawen Street Winchester Alexandria Ce Theatre

Mrs Stine Hosts Fifth Birthday Party In Winchester

Mrs I Fred Stine will host a birthday party tomorrow afternoon north of the city on the Martinsburg pike for her son Freddie Jr with several Winchester area children invited. The gathering marks Freddie’s fifth birthday and features a list of local youngsters from Winchester and vicinity.

I. Fred Stine Martinsburg Pike Freddie, Jr Winchester Vicinity Patricia Charlie Blair Buzzy Cather Sonny Elizabeth Cather Bar Chester Hobart Lilliamberger Eleanor Haldeman Nancy Slonaker Henry Covington, Jr Leslie Miller Tommy Kremer, Jr Ronnie Wilson Sammy Bruce Jimmy McFadden Betsy Freddie Glaize Dick Crenshaw Ann Ebert Bevéliey. Whiting

Mrs Wheelwright Guests at Garden Club Luncheon

Mrs Thomas S Wheelwright president of the Garden Club of Virginia was guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Mrs Louis M Nulton for the Garden Club of Winchester and Clarke County officers and executive committee members. Mrs D W Ritenour left for Roanoke to attend a Virginia and Carolina Hospital Association meeting continuing through Saturday. Mrs Dennis Cole hosted Red Bud United Brethren Church youth class at her Red Bud home with Miss Ruth Hart leading and Miss Olga Gruber serving as president.

Martha Harris Aldie Alexandria Miss Harris Garden Club of Virginia Robert H. Fife New York Garden Club of America Fife Floyd Harris Stoke Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club Virginia Garden Club Winchester Clarke County Thomas Wheelwright Louis M. Nurton B. F. Arthur, Jr Louis Baker Arthur W. P. Massey Wheelwright Garden Club of New Jersey William and Mary College Kenmore Stratford Monticello Thomas Jefferson L. M. Nurton Richardson Ellen Boyd J. M. Steck J. P. Reardon Thomas S. Wheelwright Louis M. Nulton Dennis Cole Red Bud United Brethren Church Ruth Hart Olga Gruber

Modern Etiquette Questions on Tuxedos and Introductions

From Roberta Lee, etiquette guidance covers tuxedo purpose and origin at Tuxedo Park, head posture at table, and how to introduce two men without implying friendship. The answers advise an evening dress function, erect heads with slight forward lean, and avoid implying a lack of friendship when introducing colleagues.

Tuxedo Park New York

Indiana Folk Travel for Apple Festival Visit

Mr and Mrs Charles Fisher and their two children Mary Jane and Leroy will arrive from Gary Indiana to Harpers Ferry Saturday evening met by Mrs Fisher's brother Charles Peer of Charles Town West Virginia They will attend the Apple Blossom Festival two days and visit relatives in Frederick and Shenandoah counties They plan to stay until about May 1 Mrs Fisher formerly Ella Peer a noted Frederick County schoolteacher met Mr Fisher in Gary where he worked as an engineer on the B and O from Gary to Chicago Dr George Snarr attends a Wilmer Institute Residents Association meeting at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore Other ophthalmologists are by invitation only The Business Women's Circle of the First Baptist Church hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Georgia Foreman whose marriage to Jack Blackburn is set for Saturday at 4 PM, with many attendees listed.

Indiana Charles Fisher Mary Jane Leroy Gary Ind Harpers Ferry George Snarr Wilmer Institute Residents Association Wilmer Opthalmological Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital and University Baltimore Residents Association Dr. Snarr First Baptist Church Georgia Foreman Albert Foreman Jack Blackburn D. W. Ritenour John Kater Joe Farley E. T. Clark Raymond Pond Lee Brown Lynwood Everley Josephine Wohlford Kathleen Knight Alice Taylor Virginia Knight Thurston Clevenger Mary McVicar Belva Hitt E. G. Ayers Lucy Hardesty

Winchester Little Theatre Lines Up One Act Play After Festival

At the April meeting the Winchester Little Theatre outlined a production of the one act play Spreading the News with 11 roles to be staged the week after the festival. Miss Nanty Gray Larrick selected the piece and casting will begin May 4 with a committee meeting for tryouts. The group also showcased a condensed mock broadcast of The Importance of Being Earnest prepared for the Century Club. Lieut. Frank Caputo and three S V A cadets depart for Richmond to compete in a state musical contest this weekend.

Little Theatre Winchester Little Theatre Handley Library Nanty Gray Larrick Schuyler Larkin The Oscar Wilde Larkin Century Club Frank Caputo Messrs John Angras Ross Davidson Mark Kirkpatrick Richmond

Festival Maestros Bring Four Orchestras to Winchester Dances

George Radford announces four orchestras will headline official ae dances in Winchester on April 27. Ben Bernie and his lads perform at the Apple Palace on North Kent Street with Tommy Tucker Amy Arnell and others set for Friday night. Bob Riley leads intermissions and pre show sets at the Apple Palace while Jack Wardlaw sweeps swing across the pavilion near City Hall. Riley’s band also plays tea dances and moonlight events at Winchester Country Club throughout the festival.

George Radford Apple Blossom Dance Committee Winchester Ben Bernie Apple Palace North Kent Street Tommy Tucker Amy Arnell Bob Riley Jack Wardlaw City Hall Riley

Peach Upside Down Cake Sunny Side Up

A peach upside down cake recipe uses canned or fresh peaches and a batter of flour sugar butter egg milk and vanilla. The cake is baked 350 F for about 50 minutes in a buttered pan with brown sugar, then served inverted with peaches on top and whipped cream.

Mrs John Hedrick Hosts Junior Century Meeting

At the Junior Century Club gathering yesterday afternoon at Mrs. John Hedrick's Riverton Virginia home several guests joined tea after the business session. Included was Mrs. Thomas Ferguson visiting with Lieut Ferguson and two children at the Carson home. The Fergusons are stationed at Fort Benning Georgia. Mr and Mrs Richard Crenshaw left for Washington DC to visit friends. Mrs Peter Yates Brinton rests at her West Cork Street apartment. Mrs Cecil Peer has been ill since last Wednesday at her mother’s Shawnee Avenue home.

John Hedrick Riverton Thomas Ferguson Lieut. Ferguson W. E. Carson Fergusons Fort Benning

Baker Asparagus Loaf With Fresh Spring Greens

A low budget spring feature uses asparagus in a loaf. The recipe calls for 2 cups cooked asparagus 4 eggs and thick white sauce folded through the puree. bake in a buttered loaf pan set in hot water at 350 F for 45 minutes. Serve hot with plain boiled asparagus or butter.

Potato Pie and Spinach Souffle Quick Dinner Idea

A rescue meal from a bare cupboard suggests Potato Pie using diced cooked meat, mashed salted potatoes, gravy, and a short bake. Finish with a spinach souffle made from two cups spinach pressed dry and baked quickly in a shallow dish.

Cream sauce with butter flour milk and cheese bake

Cream sauce blends two tablespoons butter and flour with one cup milk and one cup grated cheese. Mix and warm, then cool before folding in beaten yolks from three eggs. Butter a baking dish and bake fifteen to twenty minutes. Finish with cupcakes and fruit sauce.

Tome Institute President Dead

Peter E. Tome aged 80, president of Tome Institute at Port Deposit, died unexpectedly at his Baltimore home. A nephew of founder Jacob Tome, he served on the police board, one term as city comptroller, and was grand treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Masons. He is survived by a son, Richard.

Baltimore Peter E. Tome Tome Institute Port Deposit Tome Jacob Tome Board of Police Commissioners Grand Lodge of Masons Richard

Retiring Hampden Sydney Latin German Professor Named

Dr. William H. Whiting Jr of Hampden-Sydney College will retire after 37 years on the faculty. Dr. Graves H. Thompson of Cumberland University Lebanon Tenn will succeed him as professor of Latin and German.

William H. Whiting, Jr Hampden-Sydney College J. D. Eggleston Graves H. Thompson Cumberland University Lebanon, Tenn Whiting Hampden-Sydney Phi Gamma Delta Sigma Upsilon Phi Beta Kappa Hampden- Sydney University of Virginia Austin College Clarke County Clay Hill Academy Clarke Maria Meade Thompson Harvard American Philological Association Classical Association of the Middle West and South Tennessee Philological Association Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity Sigma Upsilon Literary Fraternity

Composers Asked to Submit Works for CBS Radio Series

Musicians are requested to send original compositions to Howard Barlow at Columbia Broadcasting Company 485 Madison Avenue New York City for consideration to be performed on the Everybody's Music orchestral series over CBS.

Howard Barlow Columbia ‘Broadcasting Company Madison Avenue New York City CBS

Lovely Needlepoint Projects You Can Make At Home

Learn quick half cross stitch motifs to craft pictures pillow tops a footstool or a bag. Pattern 6371 offers four 6 by 7 inch motifs with transfer pattern materials color chart and stitches. Send ten cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York NY with your name address and pattern number.

Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N. Y

Barbara Bell 1738 B Sunbonnet Sue pattern for 1 5 years

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1738 B features a spring frock and matching panty and bonnet for sizes 1 to 5 years. Diagram shows simple shoulder yoke design with fullness, gingham or light fabrics, trimmed with braid or frills. Prices listed 15c each, 15c for the Pattern Book, 25c for both.

Barbara Bell

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