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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1963
Page
8
Mrs. Wilson of Richmond will speak at the Annial Spring meeting of District No. 3 Women of the Church Presbytery Winchester. Synodical officers and representatives will discuss the Brazil caravan and the 1963 Birthday Offering as 600 mile BR 14 highway project allocates funds.
The General Meeting of the Women of the First Presbyterian Church will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Old Stone Church. Mrs. Charles P. Wilson of Richmond will speak on her trip to Brazil. The Birthday Offering will be received. The program includes a business meeting and election of officers.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Grim of Middletown celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. They wed April 23 1943, with Rev. Charles P. Walz officiating at the United Brethren Parsonage in Reliance. Mrs. Grim is the former Elsie Whittington.
A Chicken and Ham Supper will be held May 11 at Chestnut Grove Methodist Church starting at 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the church.
Calendar item lists the Williamsburg Tour Historic Garden Week events in Fredericksburg and Williamsburg. It mentions the Warrenton and Alexandria Old Town Walking Tour, Fremont Street Nursery visit, Kiwanis Club gathering at the George Washington Hotel, and times from 5:30 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. on various dates.
A 7:30 p.m. series of gatherings includes Bible Study Group, Boy Scout Leaders, Church Slow Pitch softball meeting, and Pony League meeting. All events occur at the same time.
A 1:30 p.m. Stonewall HDC session and a 7:30 p.m. BPW Club Board Meeting are scheduled, outlining local civic engagement events for the day.
Victor Grites of Stephens City announces the marriage of his daughter Constance to Wayne Wilkins of Winchester. Rev. Gerald Coroaugh of The First Church of God in Hagerstown Maryland performed the ceremony. The bride wore a white chiffon street length dress with red rosebud corsage. Attendants were George E. Kenney and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cowgill. The couple resides at 513 S. Loudoun St.
Gene Tomlin a junior at Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is a candidate for WMH Miss Student Nurse. Daughter of Charles H Tomlin of Shepherdstown WV she will attend the National Student Nurses Convention in Atlantic City NJ as Virginia voting delegate.
The Doe Club of Winchester meets tonight at 8 p.m. at the Elks Home for an officers installation and a buffet. All Does and their husbands are invited to attend. The item also notes a dancing course tip question with guidance about tipping instructors.
Miss Mertis Ann Wills of Mountain Falls Route and James Wood High School 1960 graduate is picked as a May Queen candidate at the University of Akron Akron Ohio. A junior majoring in Home Economics she belongs to Theta Tau Alpha sorority and serves as social chairman and assistant rush advisor.
April 19 through April 21 births record multiple children born to couples across West Virginia and nearby towns. Kimberley Dina Wilson Angela Belle Rinker Elizabeth Durant Angela and Kevin Bryan dot the newborns list. Connie Jo Copeland Brenda Sue all appear with mothers’ maiden names listed.
Dr. Monford Custer Jr of S Washington St is among 50 Society members attending a day-long program April 29 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville with a trip to Richmond for the executive session and annual dinner.
DAR members from Fort Loudoun Chapter attended the 72nd Continental Congress in Constitution Hall Washington April 15 to 19. The event featured a Marine Band concert and a message from President Kennedy on states rights and desegregation.
A rummage sale at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hall runs April 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Gore Volunteer Fire Co with a food and bake court.
Members of the Friendship Fire Auxiliary gathered for a recent meeting at the fire hall in Silby. Annette Shupneus and Kenneth Lewis were elected to chair the event and chair chairs for the Apple Blossom parade bake sale set for May 1.
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