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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1940

Page

8

Social and Personal Calendar of Friday and Sunday Events

Friday events include 7 30 p m meetings of Ladies Aid Society at 367 E Piccadilly and Dorcas Class at 309 E Piccadilly with 8 00 p m officer elections at W O W Odd Fellows Hall. Sunday features a 2 30 p m dedication at Rouss Park Armory and 3 00 p m piano recital by Kathleen McCartney pupils at Sarah Zane Hall.

Ladies' Aid Society Congregational Christian Church R. E. Larrick E. Piccadilly Street Dorcas Ellis Fuller E. Piccadilly St Odd Fellows Hall New Armory Rouss Park Kathleen McCartney Sarah Zane Hall Miss McCartney Betty Lou Barton Peggy June Kibler Wilma Schiack John McCormick Jeanne Armel Mary Beatti Courtney Mae Fauver Ifonars Rusk Mary Rogers Mary Jeanne McCormick

Branches Attend State Hotel Convention in Roanoke

Mr and Mrs Eugene Branch travel to Roanoke to attend the annual Virginia Hotel Association convention at Hotel Roanoke where Branch serves as vice president. Wives host a bridge tea at the Roanoke Country Club and a convention dinner dances at the hotel.

Branch Roanoke Eugene 8. Branch George Washington Hotel Management Virginia Hotel Association Hotel Roanoke Roanoke Country Club Shell Jones Virginia State Horticultural Society Geroge Washington

Modern Etiquette Q and A on Parental Example and Etiquette

The Q and A discuss that parents should model good behavior as well as teach. It says to give reasons for declining invitations only if reasonable, and notes that a double decker sandwich is best eaten with fingers rather than a knife and fork.

Yares Celebrate Silver Wedding in Winchester Return

Mr and Mrs John F Yare of West Piccadilly Street return to Winchester after a two week trip to Florida to observe their silver wedding anniversary. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Robinson plan a trip tomorrow to Bryn Mawr Pa to visit Mr and Mrs F L Largent Jr

Joseph F. Moore Joseph F. Moore, Jr Standard Oil Co Venezuela John F. Yare West Piccadilly Street Winchester Florida Kenneth Robinson Bryn Mawr, Pa F. L. Largent, Jr

Fort Loudoun DAR to Meet on Wednesday

Fort Loudoun chapter D A R will meet Wednesday afternoon Dec 11 at 3 oclock at Mrs Grover C Cooper 135 North Cameron. Assistant hostesses listed. Ellis Island box contributions urged. Mrs John W Rosenberger chairs the committee and asks for thread yarn crochet burlap khaki cotton for shirts. A 10 cent sale will occur and Mrs Rosenberger will present a paper on Colonal Christmases. A program of Christmas music and carol singing follows.

Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution Grover C. Cooper North Cameron Street J. H. Moling, Jr D. E. Leatherman May _ Griffin Melville Shirkey Mary E. Robinson Ellis Island John W. Rosenberger John H. Rosenberger

Jiggle Fat Away with Tap Dancing for Women

An article promotes tap dancing as a fun, quick method for women to shed fat from the waistline thighs calves and ankles. It argues tap dancing improves circulation and suppleness without overstraining the body and encourages overweight women to join classes.

Flying Fortress Helps Chilean Ex-President’s Wife To Chile

A Bomber on Roosevelt orders ferries Mrs Herminia Davila wife of former Chilean president from New York to Santiago for treatment in her native climate. The piece notes her serious illness and hoped recovery. The Sun shine Club election and meeting details follow with officers named.

Roosevelt Herminia Davila Carlos Davila Chile New York Santiago

Little Theatre committees for The Thirteenth Chair

Mrs. Virginia Funkhouser heads production management for The Thirteenth Chair at Capitol Theatre. Committees cover stage management scenery lighting publicity tickets properties costumes make up casting prompter with 100 season tickets sold for this and two later Little Theatre productions.

Virginia Funkhouser Little Theatre Capitol Theatre R. Llewellyn Sheetz D. W. Naff Martin Kermacy George Crabb Ray Garrabrandt Virginia Steck Ray Sheetz Anne Quirk Hardy Evelyn Kermacy Nancy Ryden John J. Williams Betty Riley June Robinson Virginia Lupton Riley Betty Ziegler Helen Dushane E. P. Browning Douglas Fuller Smith Martha Tucker Campbell Sheetz

December District Nurse meeting notes 45 examined at clinic

The December District Nurse Association meeting was chaired by Mrs. Lupton. Nurse reports show November clinic at Memorial Hospital with Dr. Robert V. Funsten examining 45 patients and several hospital admissions and eye and tonsil cases, plus 276 total visits across pre natal, post natal, infants, school children, adults, and TB patients.

District Nurse Association Daniel Lupton H. D. Puller Lupton D. Sw. Ritenour H. C. Fay Claude Cammer Mary L Evelyn C. Dean Memorial Hospital Robert V. Funsten City Welfare Department Winchester Memorial Hospital Market Street Methodist Church Fellowship Club

Second Card Party by Postal Auxiliaries

The Ladies Auxiliaries of the Post Office held the second in a series of card parties at the Golden Glow Coffee Shop. Prizes went to winners in set back and five hundred events, with door prizes and candy gifts. Proceeds aim to finance Cumberland Valley Postal Employee convention in Winchester on March 22 1941 with about 500 delegates expected.

Post Office Exployer Golden‘Glow Coffey Julia Beavers Mary Hook Holmes Yeakley Gilbert DeHaven 8S. B. Green John G. Over Coleman Dunn M. K. Shirkey The Golden Glow W. S. McClintock William White Cumberland Valley Winchester Harrisburg

Jollyette Club Holds Tuesday Meeting at Jolliffe Home

The Jol lyette Club met at Miss Jane Jolliffe's home on Tuesday night with a brief business session. Members proposed a New Year's Eve party at Miss Pauline Ramacciotti’s home and Mrs Maurice Foreman planned an informal tea for December 15 from 3 to 5 PM.

W. H. Reed Braddock Street Sunshine Club Methodisal Church E. P. Bean South Stewart Street Lynwood Hammond Ellsworth Keller Walter Duncan Clara Colbert Clarence Grim H. B. Garber Bean Harry Butler W. G. Hardy Stewart Pope T. M. Swann Jollyette Club Jane Jolliffe Pauline Ramacciotti Maurice Foreman

Junior Auxiliary Plans Annual New Year's Eve Ball

The Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital announces plans for the New Year’s Eve Ball at the George Washington Hotel on December 31. Chairwoman Mrs. Thomas Gibson leads a full team with Betty Riley in charge of decorations and Dan Gregory’s Orchestra providing music. Reservations are urged early. tickets at the door only if space allows.

William E. Byrd, Jr Oras Massau Hospital Long Island N. Y Byrd Washington New York City Macy’s Department Store Winchester Memorial Hospital Georges Washington Hotel Thomas Gibson Dan Gregory Betty Riley Bruce Alexander Clarke Cooper Hunter «Gaunt J. M. Steck, Jr Ralph Hardy Garland Quarles Henry Covington John B. McKee Frances Page Mary McCone John Harris

Treasury Receipts and Debt Report

Treasury daily summary shows receipts of 25.65 million dollars and expenditures of 40.35 million. Gross debt stands at 44.28 billion dollars, increasing by 6.18 million from the previous day.

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