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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1933
Page
3
The report covers a Winchester Garden Club meeting with a maple varieties talk led by Cage and Mrs. Conrad, prize awards for miniature bouquets and collections, and a future meeting at Thornhill. It also mentions Open Door Bible Class at Loudoon Street Presbyterian Church with music plans, and a 毋irthday party for Mrs. C E Bockey with guests from Harrisburg.
A compact list of evening and daytime events across town venues. Episcopal and Methodist churches host yard parties and lectures. church choirs practice. the Winches ter Concert Band performs on Court House Lawn. dances at Rouss Springs Park. illustrated lectures on religious plays. stories for children at Handley Library. Lions and Kiwanis club meetings. Elks, Grace Lutheran, and a Rotary Club gathering. a breakfast by the Girls' Athletic Association. and a Young Peoples' League fundraiser at Macedonian Church.
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club met Wednesday July 26 at 4:30 at Mrs Louis Bakers North Braddock Street home. Rain forced the indoors gathering but the phlox gardens were praised and Mrs Robert Y Conrad spoke on maples with an informative paper.
The Whitacre 4-H Club met at Redland school house with seven members present for Rally Day. Miss Farrar spoke on next year's State Short Course projects poultry and home improvement. The program featured songs and hostess duties by Miss Frances Braithwaite and light games followed by group enjoyment.
Berryville plans an August 17 and 18 dance at White Sulphur Springs with Jepherson’s band Buddy Codors and His Orchestra. The event aims to revive interest among Valley youth and invites guests from Staunton Culpeper Washington and Hagerstown.
Plans for the annual Clark family reunion set for Labor Day Monday September 4 at Chestnut Grove Church five miles northeast of Gainsboro. Relatives invited. program promised. Other notes include visitors and social events around Berryville Winchester and Millwood in the area.
Funeral rites for Mrs Flossie Cora Mason who died yesterday in Memorial Hospital will be from the home 109 Morningside Drive Sunday at 2 pm. Rev E A Lambert of Braddock Street M E Church South will be assisted by Rev E T Clark of First Baptist. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers include Dayton O Rea r Russell Cather Samuel Dove Henry Keller Herman S Barr and Hunter Gaunt. She was born May 29 1908 and was 25 years, two months and 12 percent days old. She is survived by her husband Owen D Mason and daughter Margaret Louise, and siblings Louise, Beulah, Thomas, Samuel and Ada Jenkins, all of Winchester.
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Bible Class honors Maynar S. Smith who has died. They note his quiet demeanor and strong Christian character, quoting scripture and hymn lines, and request publication in the Evening Star and a copy to the family for a permanent class record.
John M. Miller is named executor of his late mother Emma Fitch Miller in the probate decree. The 1915 handwritten will, admitted to the Corporation Clerk's office, bequeaths all personal and real property to John M. Miller after funeral and all just debts are paid. Handwriting was attested by William G. Hardy and S. D. McFadden.
The Rev. Father Paul Vincent Heller appeared before Judge Philip Williams in Corporation Court and produced evidence of ordination at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Winchester. He was granted a license to celebrate marriage rites with a $500 bond posted as required by law.
Governor Pollard weighs a plan to cut Virginia auto license fees to Peery’s proposed scale in an extraordinary session. Frazier argues the move could save 1934 costs, with fees ranging from 10 to 35 dollars by car weight, and prep work for a quick act.
James P Reardon named administrator and Mrs Katherine L Beery of Washington DC named administratrix of the estate of the late Mrs Mary E Latham both qualifying before Clark M Smith Clerk Bond of 9000 posted with Fidelity and Deposit Co as surety Beery is the deceased’s only child
Acting postmasters announced by the Associated Press include George W. Beeden at Arcadia Lester T. Pope at Doe Hill Charles G. Bausermann at Maurertown and Mrs Vergie Cummings at North Fork all in Virginia.
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