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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
6
Circle No 2 of Braddock Street Church holds its monthly meeting at 8:00 p m at the home of Mrs E F Peer on Gray Avenue.
Mrs. Daniel W. Lupton announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Dorothy T. Lupton to Mr. Glenn W. Seabricht, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Seabricht. They will marry this fall. Both are Handley graduates. Seabricht is employed by Snider Bros. builders of Keyser West Virginia.
At the Henry home on West Cecil Street Miss Jonedith Henry hosted Miss Billie Wyvill of Silver Springs Madison for an evening of music and refreshments. The event featured crepe paper decorations and lanterns with guests from local families and members ofCircle No. 3 of Braddock Street Methodist Church later postponed.
The Virginia Valley Central Conference of Congregational Christian churches opened in Newport Page County with a large crowd attending the session. Roy Larrick of Midgpantandna presided as president. Committees will report on Christian Union education apportionment place resolutions and nominations this evening. An address by Rev. Wm. T. month superintendent of the delegation in Florida highlighted last night’s session on Making the Most of Our Vess.
Miss Ethel Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Baker of Sunnyside married Esten Taylor of Well town at Galileo Church in a Tuesday ceremony conducted by Rev Wilbur A Reed. The couple, graduates of Handley High, left for a wedding trip to the New York World's Fair and Niagara Falls.
During President Polk's administration Mrs. Polk's temperance stance prevented wine or intoxicating liquors from being served in the White House.
An invitation to visit the George Washington Hotel Barber Shop promotes its cool comfort and relaxing atmosphere. The notice emphasizes air conditioning and a welcoming environment for patrons seeking a comfortable grooming experience.
Millwood Virginia reports a flurry of social visits with Miss Anne Meade of Latrobs Baltimore staying at Brookside with Miss A B Bevan. Guests include Con Lewis, Louis Meade Jr., and many others visiting friends in Hamilton and Baltimore. Proceedings note trips to Charlottesville and New York for events, Harvard plans, and Scottish grouse shooting planned for Scotland trip.
A reader asks if a dinner or entertainment is needed to announce an engagement. The answer notes engagement news often travels by word of mouth. Other questions cover polite seating on streetcars and the meaning of carte du jour, answered as “Today’s menu.”
Miss Mary Washington Gold returns to Berryville after a Winchester visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crawford. Visitors include Nicholas Moore of Atlanta and a large guest list for Nick Moore family picnic at Richards orchard near Winchester. Names include Thweat Dorsey Robertson Potts Iden Riddick Ware Downer Breckenridge Grove and others from Richmond The Plains Arlington Covington Gainesville Wilmington Hyattsville Garden City and Kentucky with travel to Chautauqua New York.
Mond Virginia residents and guests are noted visiting friends and relatives across coastal towns and cities. Names include Mrs R B Smith Mrs E L Tessier Mrs James Riddle and others with trips to Ocean View Berryville Harrisonburg Clay Hill Falls Church and Virginia Beach. Mr Beverley Randolph prepares for the Naval Academy while Ralph Dorsey travels to Cincinnati for an apple growers convention.
Miss Betsy Holmes of Philadelphia joins her mother Mrs. Josh Holmes at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Powers. Betsy had been visiting Richmond as the guest of Miss Frances Davis.
Mrs. Morton C Mumma spends the week as guest of Mrs. Joel D Griffing and expects Lt Mumma and Morton Mumma Jr to join Thursday in Berryville with Pa Griffing. Mr. Mumma's guest in Annapolis Md for the week is Mr. Lewis Glover of Berryville.
Back in Berryville tomorrow Mrs Montford Jones of Bristow Oklahoma returns to Clarke and has reopened Buena Vista for several months Miss Reva Berlin of Washington D C vacationing with her mother Mrs Nannie Berlin
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