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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1941

Page

6

Queen To Meet Mr. King At Endress Caverns Festival

Social and personal notes describe tomorrow's reception and buffet honoring the Moon King and Queen at Endress Caverns as Major and Mrs. Brown host. Attendees include Mollie Foulkes Lee, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Brenda Carter, and Betty Edna. Two parties travel to Washington and Shenandoah before converging at the caverns for a pagent and gift exchange. The Apple Blossom Festival events continue with a spring buffet supper.

Queen King Brown Mollie Foulkes Lee Endless Caverns Woodrow Wilson Brenda Carter Betty Ed Washington Shenandoah Carlton 1 Stewart Endress Caverns

Popular Songstress to Lead Winchester Club Dances

The article announces a popular songstress appearing with Jimmy Doman and His Orchestra at a pre festival dance on Wednesday April 30 and two tea dances on May 1 and 2 at the Winchester Golf Club.

Jimmy Doman Winchester Golf Club

Edythe Ballard Marries Robert Small in Suffolk

Edythe Ballard and Robert Landes Small, both of Suffolk, wed at noon in the Oxford Methodist Church. Ballard served as Red Cross executive secretary here last year. Also noted are local visits, illnesses, and upcoming events including the Apple Blossom Festival and church dedications.

Edythe Holmes- Ballard Arthur Brown Ballard Suffolk Robert Landes Small Robert Letcher Small Oxford Methodist Church Miss Ballard Red Cross

Etiquette Q A Primer On Polite Behavior

Questions and answers cover seating a mother, careful dress handling, and proper ashtray use. It emphasizes respectful conduct, personal responsibility, and considerate manners in social settings.

Springsbury And Carter Hall Opened For Garden Week

Springsbury near Shenandoah River will open for Historic Gardens Week on Monday April 28 with visitors from Winchester and surrounding areas. Carter Hall near Millwood, renowned for its giant oaks, also opens during Garden Week.

Springbury George Greenhalgh Shenandoah River Winchester Greenhalgh Holker Marie Antoinette Cie France Beneth Henry Morgenthau Winsor Castle England Virginia

Thank Offering Service At Christ Church

The United Thank Offering of the Women of the Christ Episcopal Church holds a corporate communion service Monday April 28 at 11 o clock. Donations support a woman missionary. Emily Crisman to lead the Braddock Street Methodist Young Adult Class tomorrow at 9:45 with the regular teacher.

Christ Church United Emily Crisman Braddock Street Methodist Church

Guests In Clarke Over The Weekend

Berryville Virginia hosts a parade of visitors including Mary land visitors Mr Phillips Lee and Miss Nellie Lee at Buckmarsh street. Garrison Forest School staffer Miss Margaretta Whiting spends the weekend with her mother Mrs Frank B Whiting. Other guests include Miss Elizabeth Brown from the Eastern Shore and Miss Helen Levi from Richmond.

Margaretta Whiting Garrison Forest School Green Spring Valley Baltimore Frank B. Whiting Whiting Elizabeth Brown

Lazy women urged to start daily exercises for fitness

The article urges women to overcome excuses and start ten minutes of morning exercises to improve figure, energy, and health. It contrasts laziness with daily workouts, noting benefits like brighter eyes, better complexion, and calmer nerves, and targets office workers who sit most of the day.

Social Roundup Detectives Quiet Weekend Visits

Bert Muller of West Point hosts a luncheon in Richmond on Tuesday honoring Mrs. Alexander Lyons of Youngstown Ohio with guests Mrs. Loring Kackley Mrs. Howard Cather Mrs. E K Rush and Mrs F L Aylor The Aylor family visit includes daughter Miss Roberta Ayler of Baltimore Also Mr and Mrs Edward P Berlin travel to Luray for a Virginia Pharmaceutical Association meeting Colonel William Dickinson plans a trip to Richmond and Mrs Rite Cornwell McCarty dies in Honolulu her body to be returned to Texas for burial

Loring Kackley Alexander Lyons Youngstown Ohio Howard Cather E. K. Rush Winchester F. L. Aylor Berryville Roberta Ayler Baltimore Edward P. Berlin Richmond Luray Berlin Virginia Pharmaceutical Association Rite Cornwell McCarty Jerome W. McCarty Honolulu Elizabeth Cornwell McCarty John B. Cornrwell Berryville High School Washington United States Texas

Informal Gathering Honors Bride-To-Be Anne Williams

MILLWOOD Virginia April 26 Mr Roland Mitchel hosted an informal gathering at his mother Mrs R G Mitchells home in honor of Miss Anne Cabell Williams and the Rev Ernest Williams who will wed at Grace Episcopal Berryville. Attending were Mr and Mrs Henry Post Mitchell Mr and Mrs William Bell Watkins Jr Miss Polly Winslow Margaret Williams Anne Meade Virginia Watkins Margaret Della Meade and Vadia Boyed. Polly Winslow will guest Miss Betty Long bride’s maid from Washington DC. Mr and Mrs Sherman Joost Jr recently married spent honeymon at Sea Island GA and are guests of Benjamin Harrison at Long Wood. Sue Meston returning to St Louis MO after hospital stay.

Millwood Roland Mitchel Anne Cabell Williams Ernest Williams Grace Mr. Williams Anne Meade Virginia Watkins Margaret Della Meade Vadia Boy Messrs Herbert Whiting Conrad Lewis Louis B. Meade, Jr Charles Burwell Polly Winslow Bellfield Betty’ Long Washington, D. C Berryville Sherman Joost, Jr Sea Island Joost Benjamin Harrison Long Wood Ernest H. Williams Peggy Moore Stalnaker Cumberland Myrtle Niccolls Brooklins Mass Lorna Pottberg Bryn Mawr Miss Williams Samuel Chew Williams Margaret Williams Boise Idaho H. B. Whiting Betty Gray Long Roanoke Raids N. C Misset Della Meade Anne Ambler Moore Charles Ellet Moore Charles E. Moore Jr John A. Chew Ellwood Alice Cummins Tappan Frank E. Tappan Williams T. Porter Ball Greenwood Episcopal Theological Seminary Williams-Williams Archibald Cummins Caryswood Elvira D. Cabell Florence Weent Charlottesville Emily McCormick Frances Wolfe Richmond Lucy Mary Wallace Washington William Cabell Moore Moore Countess de Trampe Blue Ridge William Chapin Huntington Charles G. Abbot H. S. Vann Ellen Garnett James Jett McCormick Norfolk William Travers Lewis Charles F. McG Huntington W. Va Mary Elizabeth Nelson C. Paul Nelson Charles Fenton McGuire Charles F. McGuire Mr. McGuire New York Clarke County Mr. Tyler Episcopal Church Taylor Horace C. Smithy, Jr Charleston D. C McGuire

Social Notes from Clarke County Gardens and Guests

The article lists numerous social visits and guest arrivals across Clarke County. Notable names include Mrs. David Donovan Miss Margaret Della Meade and Miss Vadio Boy-Ed at Woodley for dinner, Mrs. Henry Margerite at Springsberry for garden opening, and guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee at Rosney returning to New Jersey. Also noted are travels between Long Island Boca Grande and Florida with hosts at Sham Hill Scaleby Annefield and Woodley, plus attendance by Mrs. Graham Dougherty and Miss Jane Cary Randolph in recent weeks.

Ohad George P. Greenhalgh Springsberry Clarke Henry Margerite The T Y Percy Smith Walter Lee Rosney New Jersey

Berkshire Symphonic Festival Dates Set at Tanglewood

The eighth annual Berkshire Symphonic Festival will be held at Tanglewood in Stockbridge Massachusetts from July 31 to August 17.

Tanglewood Stockbridge Massachusetts

Jonedith Henry Runner-up In Beauty Contest

Miss Jonedith Henry of Winchester and Miss Bette Clougherty Timberville were runners-up for Miss Shenandoah at the Unity Theatre Woodstock contest won by Betty Canada. The event, judged on poise personality and appearance, followed by a Shenandoah Valley dinner and dance at Stonewall Jackson.

Woodstock Jonedith Henry J. H. Henry Winchester Handley High School Bette Clougherty Timberville Shenandv Unity Theatre Betty Canada R. O.ete Grottes Shenandoah Valley, Inc Stonewall Jackson

Social Scene Receptions and Wedding Ties Highlight Week

Guests from New Jersey Connecticut Minnesota and Virginia converge on Huntington for a series of dinners and a wedding. Mrs Nelson of Huntington and Mrs McGuire of New York attend the nuptials officiated by Rev Tyler. The gown features lace with orchids and lilies of the valley as the couple plans to reside in Washington.

Notable Virginia Alumnus Attends Local Tea Guests

An alumnus of the University of Virginia and graduate of the National School of Law, tied to notable families including the McCormicks of Berryville and the Simms lineage, attends a Thursday afternoon tea with Rev. Jo Gummere and other guests. Rose MacDonald heads to Richmond for a State Board of Education meeting before returning for a Discussion Club gathering at Ernest Meade’s White Post home. Mrs. Graham Dougherty leads Red Cross Volunteer Service luncheon at Woodley with D.C. and Clarke County chapter leaders and sewing room staff. Dougherty plans a May 1 departure to Gibson Island for a two month cottage stay.

Rose MacDonald Richmond State Board of Education Discussion Club Ernest Meade White Post

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