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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1940
Page
8
Comely Barbara Smythe has been selected as Lei Day queen in Honolulu during University of Hawaii ceremonies.
Mr and Mrs Thomas W Whitaker celebrate their golden anniversary with a reception at their Berryville home. Married April 24 1890 at Aura Hill Virginia they have three children six grandchildren and one great grandchild. The couple has long been active in civic life and Whitaker runs a Berryville photography studio.
Clarke county notes list Miss Mary Lewis and Miss Eloise Randolph Page traveling to Philadelphia with stays in New York City, plus guests and hosts visiting from New York City Washington Richmond and Great Neck. Residents reopen homes, host Garden Week events, and entertain friends from Ontario Connecticut and Virginia.
Tuesday 8:00 p m Monthly session of Woman s Service Guild at Market Street Church. 8:00 p m Winchester Rebekahs weekly meeting at Odd Fellows Hall. Wednesday 12:30 p m Kiwanis Club weekly meeting at George Washington Hotel. 3:30 p m Junior Century Club meeting with Mrs C Ridgely White.
Paris reports that Leslie Hore-Belisha former British war minister wed Jacqueline Delubac the French actress. The couple reportedly honeymoon at Cannes on the Riviera. Delubac was previously Sacha Guitrys third wife.
The Market Street Methodist church hosts a Friday 8 pm violin recital featuring pupils of Mrs. Austin Sloat with ensemble pieces and solos by Virginia Jones Naomi Shanholtz Donald Sartelle Betty Cather Helen Yeatras and Bobby Edwards among others. Accompanists include Doris Sartelle and Mrs. Raymond Rosenberger. Also notes of birthday party for Miss Freda Giese and visits from several residents.
Miss Lowilda Eaton and William R. Thompson married Sunday afternoon at the Market Street Methodist Church parsonage by Rev. Herman McKay. The bride, formerly of the city, has lived in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Thompson is the son of E. R. and Mrs. Thompson of Martinsburg, West Virginia, and operates the Shady Rest Camp near Gore. Also noted is Mrs. Jennings Watts of Strasburg recuperating after appendix operation in Memorial Hospital. Miss Martha Babb visited her sister Miss Mary Ellen Babb at Madison College in Harrisonburg.
A birthday dinner celebrated Mr. Saylor with guests from Centerville Staunton Washington and Belvoir including Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Prince Bragg Rankin and others. Ills at Baltimore hospital kept Miss Elizabeth Wolfe from the gathering while others slowly improve at home.
The article touts Shenandoah National Park and Western Virginia as premier vacation spots with Skyline Drive, coastal plains to mountains, and varied scenery. It notes the seventh annual Folk Festival in Constitution Hall Washington on April 25 26 and 27 with over 600 participants from twenty states. The U S Travel Bureau offers brochures on historic scenic and recreational points in the area.
Roberta Lee Q answers common social questions. Smoking while walking is still bad form. Buffet dishes should be knife friendly unless guests sit at small tables. A second marriage should not be an elaborate wedding in poor taste.
Mr and Mrs S Garner Edmonds and their daughter Helen Garner stayed with Mrs Edmonds parents Mr and Mrs C W Ritter in Kernstown over the weekend.
The Junior Century Club plans a 3 30 pm gathering at Mrs C Ridgely White’s Merrimans Lane home. Miss Virginia Steck will present a paper titled The Worlds Fair of New York. The W C T U meeting date was moved from May 2 to April 25 and will be held at the Library at 3 pm.
The article highlights historic scenic and recreational points in Washington and nearby Virginia and Maryland offered for free distribution. Prospective vacationists can obtain information by writing to the Greater National Capital Committee, 2 Star building, Washington D C. Railroad and bus systems provide details on rates and sightseeing around the capital.
Local residents share visits and journeys. Frank Louthan of Richmond stays with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ware. Several families plan trips to South Carolina azalea gardens and return midweek. Miss Virginia Page returns from New Jersey. Miss Kate Powers returns from Pittsburgh.
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