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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1929
Page
3
Social and Personal notes can be mailed or telephoned anytime. The social reporter, Mrs. Isabelle F Miller, welcomes news by telephone between 3 and 4 pm for the following day. Phone number 33.
Bernice L. Willis, ex Washington resident now based in Winchester, runs the Pollyanna Shop in the Hable building on South Lou church street. Assisted by Estelle Crawford, Willis will offer shampoos, manicures, finger waves, water waves, hair dyeing and cutting in six private curtained booths.
Mr A C Welch of New York City plans a short visit with Mrs Welch and Miss Lucy Ann Kinzel at "Glen Lee" on Fairmont avenue. Miss Kinzel recently taught music at Peace Institute in Raleigh NC and will join the trip to New York with a stop in Washington DC to spend Christmas Eve with Mrs Mary Miller.
All invited to a noon Saturday benefit lunch at the county clerk's office rest room to raise funds for the tuberculosis drive in Winchester and vicinity. A country store will be set up with sale items including country cured home produce. Mrs. Elsie Caine is recovering at her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Wathey's home after rheumatism and tonsillitis.
Invitations issued for a Christmas eve dance next Tuesday from 10 p m to 2 a m at Spottswood Country Club in Harrisonburg. Hosted by Aladdin Club of Harrisonburg with music by the West Virginians of Martinsburg. Novelities and favors provided for guests.
Forty six cadets at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg receive mono strams or 1933 class numerals from the athletic council for service to the college in football and cross country. Marcus O Ritter of Winchester and William B Kern of Blacksburg are named among the honorees in the varsity and freshman lists.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Basex and daughter Lois Essex of Parksley Accomac County Virginia are due to arrive next Monday to join Rev. and Mrs. FE. T. Clark at the First Baptist Church parsonage on West Piccadilly Street for Christmas. Their son Paul Essex of Newark New Jersey will also visit during the holidays at the Clarks' home.
Miss Margaret Flickinger and Messrs Floyd Brooke and Walter Flickinger have arrived from William and Mary College in Williams burg Va to spend the Christmas season at the home of their parents the Rev Dr and Mrs St Flickinger on North Washington street Mr Floyd Flickinger is a member of the faculty of the college Dr and Mrs Flickinger had as their guest today Prof Melvin Bengston of the Latin department of William and Mary College who was en route to Columbus Ohio
A marriage license was issued in the Corporation Court clerk's office for Thomas C. Cochran and Hilda M. March both of this city. The groom is a salesman and son of Hiram Cochran. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Edward March and a Handley Schools graduate.
Mrs Browns hosted a bridge party on North Londoun street with two tables in play. Mrs Jack Ambrose won the first prize and Mrs Miles Orndorff the consolation prize. The event announced a newly formed bridge club to meet weekly at members’ homes.
Winchester boys attending Washington and Lee University Lexington Va returning tomorrow to spend Christmas vacation at home include Garner Edmonds Jack Crowl John Warren Rice and Randolph Shields.
Mrs Ritter is seriously ill at Memorial Hospital with talaremia or rabbit fever. Army private Cyril Mathews arrives from Fort Meade on a 30 day furlough to visit his parents on North Stewart Street. James March of Dickinson College is home for holidays with his parents on South Braddock Street. Mr and Mrs Sifkin of Birmingham Alabama visit the George Washington Hotel. E W Newman, formerly of the city, now of Woodstock Virginia, visits friends here. Miss Sadie Finkelstein of State Teachers College visits her parents on South Loudoun Street. Miss Virginia Richards from State Teachers College Harrisonburg spends Christmas with her parents at The Elms. Col W W Taylor and wife host their sons Cadet W W Taylor from West Point and Cadet Oliver Taylor from Shenandoah Valley Academy.
Mr. Miles Dean and Mrs. Miles B. Dean are in Knoxville Tennessee. Mrs. Dean will leave tomorrow to join Mr. Dean who has been ill but shows improvement. They had planned Christmas in Winchester but illness delays travel.
A surprise birthday party was held Wednesday for Master Wilbur Wayne Anderson at the family home on West Boscawene Street hosted by his mother Mrs Nora A Carper. Thirteen boys from his school class attended the celebration. John and Tom Scully from Mercersburg Academy Mercersburg Pa are visiting during Christmas vacation with their parents Mr and Mrs John Scully of South Stewart Street.
Mr. Stewart Bell Jr of Hampden Sidney College Hampden Sidney Va visits with parents on North Cameron street. Mr. James McSherry Janney of the cadet corps at Virginia Tech Blacksburg lives in Hedgesville W Va and is guest of Mr and Mrs Frank B Crawford on North Washington street.
Mr. Lucius Hodge returns to clerical duties at Brawner's Music Store after illness. Mrs. Ida F. Shryock plans a trip to Pittsburgh to visit relatives for one to two weeks. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter leaves Clarke county and Richmond homes to spend the holidays with her son in Fitchburg Massachusetts.
Miss Mary Katherine Kern of Goucher College Baltimore plans to arrive this evening to spend Christmas vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs John A Kern at their North Washington street home. Mrs George A Kerr and her daughter Miss Margaret Kerr of Lynchburg arrived last evening for the season and are staying at Mrs Nancy Lee Coble on West Boscawen street.
Mrs. William W. Baldwin and her son Richard Baldwin have returned to Washington after visiting Mrs. William L. Wierman east of town. They expect to return next week with Mr. Baldwin for part of the Christmas season.
Albert Kramer a senior at the University of Virginia visits his parents Mr and Mrs Philip Kramer of Fairview Avenue for the holidays.
Miss Elizabeth Barr is due this evening from Alexandria where she teaches at St. Agnes Episcopal School. She will stay with her parents Mr and Mrs C Fred Barr on West Boscawen Street during the holidays.
Miss Grace Kerr of the State Teachers College Harrisonburg spends the Christmas season at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs C Fred Barr on West Boscawen Street.
Miss Bernetta Ritter arrives from Lonaconing Maryland where she teaches in the high school and will spend the Christmas vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs A Taylor Ritter on East Cork street.
A list of guests staying at the George Washington Hotel includes Mr. and Mrs. Charles Talbot of Old Point Comfort Virginia with his role as manager of the Chamberlin Vanderbilt Hotel. Also present are Mr. and Mrs. H R Robinson of Parkersburg West Virginia and Mr E M Jones of Registered Service International returning from Warren ton and Washington DC.
Mr Garland Spillman of the Medical College Richmond plans a Monday arrival to spend Christmas with his parents on National Avenue. Mrs E B Funk of Strasburg is undergoing treatment at Memorial Hospital. Allen P Smith, son of Allen Smith of Pleasant Dale West Virginia, was brought to Memorial Hospital for care. Hampden Sydney College students Fred Hyde Bryant Harber Stewart Hell Jr Paul Rosen berger and Preston Sartelle are home for holidays in Winchester.
Miss Edna Lamb of State Teachers College Farmville arrives to spend holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Lamb. Miss Margaret Beck of State Teachers College Harrisonburg joins her parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beck for the holidays. Miss Margaret Hansbrough of Martha Washington Seminary Washington visits her mother Mrs. M. Hansbrough. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walker of the University of West Virginia Morgantown stay with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Walker at Stephens City.
Mr and Mrs Houser of Hagerstown Md were recent guests of Mr and Mrs W H Huber at their home near Stephens City.
Five died when an Army transport plane crashed while turning to land at the coast. Pilot Dinger, official to pilot Pacific flights, and all five aboard perished as wreckage burned. Weather deemed ideal. investigators seek non atmospheric causes.
Mrs Nellie Legg Roberts wife of Edward P Roberts died yesterday at her Cleveland Ohio home a telegram to her cousin Mrs Maude Johnson daughter of Capt Stewart A Seabright former police chief of South Cameron Street gave no illness details Capt Seabright and his daughter said they had not received any letter or information indicating ill health and presumed a sudden death or brief illness
A funeral will be held in Cleveland tomorrow afternoon for Mrs. Roberts widow of the late Lewis Legg Winchester police officer. Mrs. Roberts, about years old, was described as a daughter of Mollie Cline of this city with a daughter and a beauty and charm praised by friends. Survived by husband three sons Edward and twins Kenneth and daughter Margaret Re. She was a half sister of Mrs Legg Manuel of Armiel.
Local reference notes Varé as a Christmas stocking giver with a possible link to the Detroit News, suggesting a charitable gift tradition connected to a newspaper outlet.
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