Christmas Breakfast and Club Meetings This Week
Sunday at 8:00 a.m. the Girls Athletic Association holds its annual Christmas breakfast at Tokes Inn. At 9:45 a.m. the Braddock Street Methodist Church hosts the Young Adult Class. Monday at 8:00 p.m. Madison Lodge 1.C. O. F. meets on East Boscawen Street. Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Winchester Rebekah Association gathers at Odd Fellows Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls Athletic Association
Tokes Inn
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Madison Lodge, 1.C. O. F
East Boscawen Street
Winchester Rebekah Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Buckner Released from Prison After Philippine Bond Fraud
William P Buckner, freed from Lewisburg Prison in Pennsylvania, resumes life in New York with wife Adelaide Moffett a social register nightclub singer. Buckner served nine months for a 2 million dollar bond fraud case tied to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Moffett
Social Register
New York
William P. Buckner
Buckner
Lewishore
Birth of Beverley Thomas McKay in Washington D C
Mr and Mrs Julian Brownley McKay of Washington D C welcome the birth of a son Beverley Thomas born December 12 Mrs McKay formerly Miss Marguerite Joliffe daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Joliffe of Boyce wining congratulations and best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian McKays
Julian Brownley McKay
Washington, D. C
Beverley Thomas
Huff-Whitlock
William M. Huff
Jean Elizabeth
Melvin T. Whitlock
Charles Whitlock
Mr. Whitlock
Hagerstown
Frank G. Coleman
First Baptist Church
Christmas notices and social dances fill Winchester scene
A string of social items fills the Winchester area with etiquette tips and notices. Invitations mark dances at Chevy Chase and governors mansion events while weddings, teas, and holiday gatherings involve families such as Hunningtons Burke Huff and Whitlock. Names include Miss Edith Hunnington Miss Margaret Burke Lillian Price Miss Ruth Hurley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunningtons
Chevy Chase
William Chapin Hunnington
John
John Woolfolk Burke
Edith Hunnington
Margaret Burke
Chevy Chase Club
A Coiffure To Fit the Perky Hat
Mrs. Smarty warns that hairdress must suit a hat and face. Choose hats via triple mirrors, adjust hair with careful, precise placements, and avoid shiny fabrics. A rower workout can trim figure without a machine, while simple exercises reshape the arms and torso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smarty
Star Spangled Ball aids British relief in New York City
Britain's Aid Lady Elizabeth von Hofmannsthal helps run the Star Spangled Ball in New York to raise funds for Britain. Front Royal tea attendees included Dr. and Mrs. Dutton and many Winchester guests such as Miss Carter Williams and Mr. Scully, with several returning from Washington for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hurley
Winchester
Patrick Hurley
R. Street
Washington, D. C
Miss Ruth Hurley
Alexander Gordon
Stratford
Philadelphia
British War Relief
Gordon
Front Royal
Elizabeth von Hofmannsthal
New York City
Edward Williams
Jane Williams
B. B. Dutton
H. B. McMormac
Roy Ryden
Shirley Carter Williams
Margaret Byrd
Eleanor Scully
Virginia Russell
Bentley Thomas
Jane Rhodes
Messrs
Joe Thomas
Dave Allen
Tom Scully
H. B. McCormac
William
Joe Johannes
Champe Conner
Lorenzo Lewis
Louis Meade
Bill Harris
Joe Schroth
Christmas Holiday Guests and Arrivals in Town
Mrs Charles H Consolvo hosts Blanche Whitacre Whitmore and Fleming Holland from Alexandria and New York City during the holidays Col Consolvo to return tomorrow morning Mrs Robert T Barton travels to Richmond to visit son and daughter in law Major and Mrs Robert T Barton Jr Edythe Ballard Red Cross secretary heads home to Suffolk for Christmas Also Anna Belle Snyder a Mary Washington College student arrives from Fredericksburg to spend holidays with her parents Ellwood and Mrs Snyder on Valley Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Harris
Stephens
Virginia Leigh Harris
H. B. Harris
Berryville
Stephens College
Columbia
Harris
Josephine Griffith
Liewllyn
Market Street
Mary Ellen Babb
Helen Sawyers
Peggy McIntyre
Charles Hoover
Martha Babb
Louise Avey
Virginia Mackie
Dorothy Robinson
Colleen Bageant
Gerald DeHaven
Harlan Hannum
Delmar Robinson
George Craig
Billy McIntyre
Neill Babb
Robert MacDonald
Richard Brown
Bowers
Mae Carper
Frank Jacques
Garland
Evans Hopkins
John A. Kern
Earl Cuthbert
Elizabeth Kern
Joyce Talbert
W. O. Talbert
National Avenue
Talbert
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Charles H. Consolvo
Blanche Whitacre Whitmore
Fleming Holland
Alexandria
New York City
Col. Consolvo
Robert T. Barton
Richmond
Major
Robert T. Barton, Jr
Edythe Ballard
the Red Cross
Suffolk
Anna Belle Snyder
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Mrs. Ellwood Snyder
Valley Avenue
Braxton Duvall
Eastern College
Roy Duvall
Winchester
Bobby Conrad
Robert Conrad
John Scully
Mary Scully
Miss Conrad
Baltimore
Goucher College
Local Notables Send Holiday Greetings and Travel
A flurry of visits marks the holidays as William Shafer and Braxton Duvall return from university to spend Christmas with family in Winchester. Elizabeth Denny and Harold Campbell join in Arlington visits, while Miss Rosalie Nelson travels from Baltimore to Winchester. Several relatives head to Richmond and St Petersburg for gatherings, and wedding attendees from Winchester travel to Washington DC for Catherine Sears and Jack Billodeaux wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Denny
Harold Campbell
Arlington
Shirley Bly
William Harris
Richmond
Winchester
J. Edward Harris
Rosalie Nelson
Baltimore
Robert Nelson
Washington, D. C
Catherine Sears
Jack Billodeaux
Albert Simmona
Dorothy
Ruth Simmona
Christmas Dance Planned by G A A and Martinsburg Club
The Girls Athletic Association schedules a dance at the George Washington Hotel on Christmas night December 25 with Jimmy Dolan as the musician. Martinsburg University Club in Martinsburg West Virginia announces its 8th annual Christmas dance Christmas night from 10 until 2 at the Shenandoah Gold Room with Howard Gale and his orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Girls Athletic Association
George Washington Hotel
Jimmy Dolan
University Club of
Martinsburg
W. Va
Shenandoah Gold Room
Howard Gale
Slays Wife Then Takes Own Life in Public Tragedy
In Connellsville Pennsylvania a 57 year old coal miner Joseph De Marco fatally shot his estranged wife as she walked from Christmas services, then killed himself in front of churchgoers. Mrs De Marco died in hospital after being wounded in the abdomen. De Marco died thirty minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville, Pa
Andrew W. Thomas
Joseph de Marco
de Marco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss McCartney
Kathleen McCartney
Chris Morrison
Jane
Susan Bowers
William McCallum, Jr
Barbara Ann Whestler
Jane Schneider
Anne Butler
Charlotte Brown
Jane Miller
Nancy Barlow
Elizabeth Baker
Dolores McCormick
Doris Jean Laign
Colleen
Nancy Mae Hurst
Irvan O'Connell
Betty June Hurst
Jimmy Miller
Colleen Grim
Nelia DuPuy Beverley
J. B. Beverley, Jr
Beaver Dam
Wis
Beverley
Gift Headquarters
Norris
Cara Nome
Yardley
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Rexall
Bill
Adelaide Moffett Buckner
Bouvardia
E. Piccadilly St
James R. Taylor
Oboo
Episcopal Sunday School
Christ Episcopal Church
Governors Mansion
Reba Snarr
Geroge Snarr
Jane Cather
T. R. Cather
Governor’s Mansion
James Price
Lillian Price
Dorothy de Grange
H. Clay de Grange
St. Catherine School
Washington
Mary Virginia Steck
Marjorie Massey
Carl Massey
Colligate School
Lois Talbert
Fayette County
Charles Massey
Great Neck, L. L
Courtney Grim
University of Pennsylvania
Helen Follett
Mary Bovard
Britain
Mollie Glass
Julia Boyd
Minnie Baker
Lewis Bates Hyde
William E. Riley
Stephenson
Memorial Hospital
Harold Smith
Riverton
William Ayres
St. Josephs
Hugh Brill
Jeppie Bailey
Dolly MacHenckle
Robert Reily
Rantoul
Lady von Hofmannsthal
William Shafer
R. A. Shafer
University of Virginia
George Snarr
James G. Scott
Garland Quarles
Rougher Glen
Ashland
George Quarles
Greystone Terrace
Dennis Wero
Moultin
Mr. Hayley
J. P. Hay
Colin Hayley
V. P. L Blacksburg
R. Gray Williams
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mrs
Andrew Bell
Charlottesville
Benie Parker
Leesburg
W. H. Huber
Stephens City
Mrs. A. W. Walker
Mr. Eeee Walker
Frank Strickler
Martinsburg University Club
Stollen
Wey
Underwood’s Bakery
N. Loudoun St
Cash Pingley & Carper Plaza Cleaners
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Hurst
Rainbowridge
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
Huntsberry
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