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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1931

Page

3

Social Calendar Highlights Winchester Area Activities

The community crowd schedules a week of events from church activities and lawn parties to dinners and dances. Notable items include a 7 P M Wednesday executive committee meeting, lawn parties at Bry arly schoolhouse and Gainesboro, a 3 00 P M American Legion post gathering, and a three day dance circuit featuring a local orchestra. Also featured are engagements, visits, camp dedications, and local social notices involving the Bowly family and notable residents.

Red Bailey and Orchestra Leave on Tour This Week

Red Bailey and his ten member orchestra depart this week for a nationwide tour with performances planned in multiple cities and dates to be announced.

Red Bailey Red” Bailey

Local social items note health and visits across Winchester

Several residents and guests are mentioned with illness recoveries and travel. Miss Lucy Forney improves after appendicitis, Miss Frances Carver recovers from tonsil surgery, Dr. B M Knight Jr returns home after appendicitis surgery, and Mrs. Richard Byrd Sr. shows improvement. Friends and relatives travel to Easton Maryland, Hanover Pennsylvania, Cape May, Massanetta Springs, and Florida for visits and events.

Mrs C E Channing Hosts Visitors At Washington Street Home

Mrs C E Channing and her two sons Charles Jr and Faulkner have returned to Miss Elizabeth Crawford as her house guest at her Washington street home daily Vacation Bible School at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Louise Glass Bridge Hettie Reid Turner the Plains Turner Handley High School C. E. Channing Charles, Jr Faulkner Elizabeth Crawford Washington Street Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church

Otterbein Guild To Meet At Home Of Patroness

Otterbein Guild of the A oe Brethren Church will meet at the home of Mrs. Mary Hannum in Loudoun Manor tomorrow evening at eight o clock. Members are asked to make a special effort to attend. Earl F Parsons and son Huyett have returned from Richmond where they spent weeks with relatives. Sally McDonald of Wilmington Del arrived to visit Mrs Albert Baker at her Capon river summer cottage. Mrs John B Hoffman of Wilmington Del left for Clarke county to visit friends.

Lethc Association Home Circle No Braddock Street M. E South R. Frank Barr Fairmont Avenue American Legion Post George Washington Hotel Otterbein Guild of United Brethren Church Murl Hannum Loudoun Manor Round Hill Presbyterian Church Sally Smith F. A. Read, Jr Hanover Cazenovia N. Y Emma Gina Baker Miss Smith Otterbein Guild A Oe Brethren Church Mary Hannum Earl F. Parsons Huyett Parsons Richmond Sally McDonald Wilmington, del Albert Baker Capon River John B. Hoffman Wilmington Del Herbert Larrick Clarke County

Personal and Social Mention From Berryville

Berryville Virginia August 6. Mr and Mrs Ralph Richardson who left in June for their country estate Twin Oaks near Chicago Wheatland will not attend the Clarke County Horse Show next week. Their youngest daughter Miss Frances Richardson will marry August 29 to Mr William Webb Crawford broker of Chicago. The engagement was announced three months ago and the wedding will be quiet in the Episcopal Church Wheatland followed by a reception at Twin Oaks. Mrs John D Richardson of Fairfield will visit Wheatland for the wedding. Notables to entertain at the show include Mr and Mrs Goodwin H Williams at Airlie with daughters and guests from Atlanta Spartansburg and Washington.

Berryville Ralph Richardson Chicago Twin Oaks Wheatland Rose Cottage Frances W. Richardson William Webb Crawford Richardson John D. Richardson Fairfield Clarke County Goodwin H., Williams

Social Guests and Travel Plans Echo Washington Society

Mrs. John H. Moore hosts sisters and a son from Warrens and Greenville visitors. Rev. Taylor, once Grace Brlecopel rector, sails home after England trip. Washington residents entertain guests from Boston Winchester Cumberland and Sandy Point with lunches and bridge events as Eugenia and Elizabeth Lloyd Smith depart for Europe for a year.

John H. Moore Cleveland Ohio John B. Neil William E. Suddith James W. Suddith Warrens Ew E. L. Bustee Taylor Grace Brlecopel Church Betty Taylor Herbert Taylor Greenville D. C John D. Richarson Greensville England D. 8. White Washington Horace Smithey Horace Smithy William C. Huntington Clapp Boston Mass

Local social notes include visiting friends and guests

Spring Maryland Mrs Rutherford North Carolina Mrs ven Belleville New Jersey Miss Louise Lasbaugh Mr and Mrs Weeks and Mr and Mrs Brand of Washington Mr and Mrs Cross and Miss Jennie C Batey of Virginia Mrs Frank B Whiting hosted weekend guests Mrs Charles Forrier and daughter Miss Margaret Forrier of Parkersburg West Virginia Mrs Whiting expects to host guest for the horse show Mrs St Julien Marshall of New York

Margaret Forrier Parkersburg W. Va Whiting St. Julien Marshall New York

John K Willis Obtains Divorce From Wife Here

A decree in the Corporation Court grants John K Willis an absolute divorce from Bernice Luce Willis on the ground of desertion for over three years. Neither party may remarry for six months. Married June 7 1916 in Washington DC, husband resides there. wife deserted January 1 1927 and moved to Cedarville Warren County Virginia.

Corporation Court John K. Willis Bernice Luce Willis Washington, D. C Cedarville Warren County

Beauty parlor runs in Winchester after years abroad

After a long period away, she settled in Winchester and has operated a beauty parlor for more than a year.

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Winchester Christian Endeavor Union The Christian Church Union Stone’s Chapel Bryarly School Gainesboro Robinson Farm Round Hill M. E. Church Culpeper Pot and Kettle Club Ramblers Club Frostburg Cumberland Messrs Edward Bailey Claude Derfinger Orville Wake Robert Wellinger Leonard March Orville Hoover Garland Spillman Allison Hartman Beverley Peery John Miller Gen. Stuart William Spiller Stuart Bristol Ellen Irene Stuart James Carter Cook Atlanta Miss Stuart J. E. B. Stuart Henry C. Stuart Virginia Cook University of Georgia Sigma Chi Fraternity W. D. Smith Richard E. Griffith Miss Larrick Annapolis Nancy Gray Larrick Philip Morgan Ensign Jelley United States Navy Betty Morgan Wardour Severn F. C. Huyette Frank C. Huyette Ventura Calif Frank C. Jr Huyette Virginia Holt John H. Huyette Horse Shoe Lodge George Bowly Charles L. Bowly Nancy Bowly L. L. Hockman Robert B. Nelson Noble Pierce A. S. Pennypacker Miss Bowly Margaret Byrd T. B. Byrd Winchester Country Club Robert Noerr Salome Crisman Capon Springs Inn Capon Springs Mad Huntsberry Sinclair Shenandoah Motor Firestone Products Oppo Handley School Lucy Forney Theodore Hussey Norfolk Dr. Hussey Crisman F. A. Read J. Victor Arthur Easton John V. D. Tweedy Mary Wallace Massanetta Springs Mr. Fay Compton Medina, N. Y Frances Carver Memorial Hospital North Loudoun Street Mac” Wolffe Hagerstown Mac Awll R. J. Funkhouser Carl Massey Philip Fowle Cape May Jessie Cammer Kernstown Richard Evelyn Byrd, Sr Amherst Street Taylor Simmons William Shank North Loudoun Street Frank Lovett Baltimore Andrew Bell Chamber of Commerce B. M. Knight, Jr West Leicester Street Rosalie Nelson Lime, Conn Barnett Douglas Davis Front Royal Dill Constance Buckley Stewart Street Alma Bean Louise Rehill Virginia Rehill Justin Funkhouser Phillip Fowle Harry Kimmell Fort Sell Okla Florida Sara Baker Holt U. B Canada Texwax Certo Duke’s Kraut Juice Braddock and Boscawen Streets Eugenia Elizabeth Lloyd Smith Hohenheim Blue Ridge Mountains Europe Florence Margaret Smith Gordon Smith J. M. H. Clagett W. B. Stalnaker Margaret Hodoson L, Price Lovett Bros Staunton R. M. Swimley MR. Farmer J. Jos. Sullivan John S. Solenberger & CO. Inc Kaufman Loudoun ST
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