Century Club meets as Miss Hunter presents on Saranac
The Century Club hears Miss Caette aanbter speak on mountains and resorts from the Adirondacks to Lake Placid. Dr Trudeau and Koch theories on tuberculosis are touched, noting Saranac as the birthplace of scientific treatment. Mrs Green discusses Richard Harding Davis and his works with readings from The Princess Aline. Winchester meeting ends with new club officers and a paper on European gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Club
Miss ‘Caette
Adirondacks
Catskills
Lake Placid
Hunter
Saranac
Latke
Trudeau
New York City
Koch
Prudéau
Richard Harding Davis
Melvin Green
Davis
Fifth Avenue
Europe
South America
Gibson
Philadelphia
New York
Gallagher
Raegan
Byxjk
Belgium
Green
Aline
Community gatherings and club notices in Winchester Clarke area
The article highlights a United Brethren Church gathering at the Barrett home with a regular business session and refreshments. It notes Fort Loudoun Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meeting on December 1 with officers and assistants listed, plus a family visit by Mr and Mrs Coffman from Ohio for Christmas. It reports Garden Club officers elected at the Winchester and Clarke County meeting with Mrs Brank V Tilford as president and Rose MacDonald as second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Winchester
Tilford
Lucy Kurtz
Kenneth N. Gilpin
England
France
Italy
Garden Clubs of America
Rethren
Queeday Feng
C. “Barrett
Evelyn Barrett
Wiscarver
Fort Loudoun
M. A. Collins
Daughters of the American Revolution
Michael
Frank B. Crate
Eenate Usey
Anna Briggs
Mias Jary Robinson
Peetas Dei
Rose MacDonald
Clarke’ County
American Legion Auxiliary
W. A. Baker
South Washington Street
T. Russell Cather
George Washington Hotel
Marion
Baker
Catawba
Whipple, Ariz
Virginia
Miss Stowers
The
Red Cross
Owith
Mississippi
Carrie Hunter
Garden Club Awards Three Prizes for 1927 Exhibition
The Garden Club of Winchester and Clarke County awards three prizes each year for top flower exhibits. In 1927 the first prize went to Mrs Edward G Butler, the second to Miss Bessie Conrad, and the third was shared by Mrs Ben Arthur and Miss Clara Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Garden Club of
Winchester
Clarke County
Edward G. Butler
Bessie Conrad
Ben Arthur
Clara Wood
Kiwanis Club To Honor Ladies With World Entertainer
Out-of-town visitors gathered yesterday including Reid Riley Will Chamberlin Thompson Sowers Ernest Meade Evans Johnson and others from White Post Nineveh Berryville Millwood Boyce and Hagerstown for Kiwanis Ladies Night. Jules Brazil the French Canadian and entertainer of the International Kiwanis will headline tonight's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid Riley
Will Chamberlin
Thompson Sowers
Ernest Meade
Evans Johnson
White Post
Miller
Nineveh
Frank Wray
Nat Humston
Humston
Viola Enders
Raymond Grubbs
J. E. Harris
Berryville
George Burwell
Kiwanis Club
Jules Brazil
Miscellaneous Shower For Miss Hodgson At Home Of Mrs Grant
Miss Margaret Hodgson receives a bridal shower hosted by Mrs James S Grant on North Braddock street. Yellow chrysanthemum decor and yellow green lighting set the theme while Virginia Ann Huntsberry and Selene Calvert assist. Hodgson wears a yellow georgette dress and lines up gifts of china silver bric a brac and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hodgson
J. S. Grant
James S. Grant
North Braddock Street
Margaret Hodgson
Virginia Ann Huntsberry
Selene Calvert
Hodgson
Clarke County Residents Note Far-Reaching Social Round
A local column records numerous Clarke County residents and visitors, with updates on health recoveries, travels, and social engagements. Notables include R Powell Page's marked improvement at Saratoga, age 81, and leadership roles in horse shows. Other entries mention visits to Baltimore, Washington, and New York, plus hospital stays and family visits.
Walters Sentenced to Life for Statler Killing
Reginald E. Walters was found guilty of first degree murder in Washington County for killing Hunter R. Stotler, the Western Maryland city chief, near Boonsboro on July 26. The verdict carries a mandatory life sentence. Walters claimed self defense after Stotler allegedly reached for a gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hagerstown
Washington County
Reginald E. Walters
Hunter R. Stotler
Maryland
Walters
Boonsboro
Stotler
Rail Consolidation Up At Conference
Four eastern trunk line presidents met in New York to push forward the eastern railroad consolidation plan. Directors from the four lines discussed the program, with L F Loree of the Delaware and Hudson expected to participate and more conferences scheduled for later dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
L. F. Loree
Delaware and Hudson
Public sale of desirable city lots in Winchester
Public auction set for December 1, 1927 in Winchester Va for five vacant lots on Virginia Avenue fronting 36 feet with 150 feet depth. Terms: one third cash, remainder in two annual installments with bonds, deed of trust, and insurance. plat available at Ward & Larrick Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation’ Court
City of
Winchester
Maggie E. Fletcher
Als
Asa D. Larrick
Oe Tay A. mi
County Court House
Winch
Virginia Avenue
Ward & Larrick
Herbert 8. Larrick
A. G. Swanson
Corinne Barnett
Corporation Court of
City of Winchester
Herbert S. Larrick
Corporation Court
Decree references real estate and liens in Renner case
The decree in Gilbert P. Renner suit assigns John M. Steck to report on property, liens, debts, and value. It requires publication in Winchester Evening Star and sets December 20, 1927, 10 A. M. for parties to attend with evidence at Steck’s Winchester office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert R. Renner
John M. Steck
Esquire
Gilbert P. Renner
Winchester’ Evening Star
Rouss Avenue
Winchester
Virginia
Funeral Rites For Mrs Vertie Oates
The funeral of Mrs Vertie Elizabeth Oates wife of Romes F Oates will be held Sunday Relatives meet at the house in Trone at 11 to accompany the remains to Fairview Church where Rev Cartney Anderson will conduct services Interment in Fairview Cemetery Louisville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vertie Elizabeth Oates
Omes F. Oates
Memorial Hospital
Trone
Fairview Church
Cartney Anderson
Fairview
Weaver divorce action filed in Frederick County Virginia
In the clerk's office of the circuit court of Frederick County on November 25 1927 Metta V Weaver plaintiff sues Robert N Weaver for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii on grounds of willful desertion and abandonment. An affidavit states the defendant Robin N Weaver is not a Virginia resident. He must appear within ten days after due publication to protect his interest. Notice to be published weekly for four weeks in the Evening Star Winchester Virginia and a copy posted at the courthouse front door by November 28 1928, rule day following. Teste GC Brannon clerk Fr H Brumback p q 11 25 4wks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Commercial & Savings Bank of
Winchester
A. McKlwee
C. A. McIlwee
Cc. A. MelIlwee
C. A. MeelIlwee
Co. A. Medwee
Commissioner's Office
Thec
Ing. Com
Robert N. Weaver
Defenéart
Robin N. Weaver
Evening Star
C. Brannon
Fr. H. Brumback
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daniel Green
Huntsberry
American Legion
Philip Gardner
Boston
Robert A. Beverley
Baltimore
Grier Potts
Potts
Dorothy Calvert
E. D. Calvert
B. H. Potts
R. Powel Page
R. Powell Page
Saratoga
Boyce
Page
Rockbridge
Eugene Creed
Potomac- Edison Company
William Totty
J. A. Maloney
Santa Fe Railroad
Katherine Judge
Washington
Dward Braff
J. D. Elliott
Col
Bryan Conrad
E. A. Hoenshell
Waynesboro, Va
Jack Reed
Arthur O’leary
South Loudoun Street
J. Stewart Smith
Westinghouse Electric Company
Dorothy
Elizabeth Stuart
May Mort
Ann, McKenzie
Martinsburg
W. Va
Will Strickler
Front Royal
Messrs
J. Howard Cather
Leslie Brown
Scoal Dodge Agency
William McKenzie
Ann McKenzie
Col. P. W. Custer
Petersburg
Ben
Interstate Credit Relief Corporation
Statler
Detroit Free Press
Coolidge
J. W
Ward & Lartick, P.i
Winchester Seed Co.) Inc
Gilbert
P. Renner
Harrison & Harrison. P
Vertie Oates
Louisville
Courier Journal
Many & Man
Navy Department
Magruder
Circuit Court OF
County OF Frederick
Metta
BIG Perfecto
Winchester Wholesale _Gro.,Co
Xmas Goods
Funk & Son Funeral
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Ohio State Journal
Mme. D'Aranyi
Mass
Haines
East Cork Street
Castoria
A S. Main
North Main St
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