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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1929
Page
3
Social and Personal News for this department may be mailed or telephoned any time but the social reporter, Mrs. Isabelle F. Miller, will receive news by telephone between 3 and 4 p m for the continuing day. Phone No. 33.
Mrs. De Glass Greene of Fort Loudoun heads to Washington for the League of American Pen Women breakfast at the Willard Hotel and the fifth anniversary of Pi Gamma Mu at the Mayflower Hotel. Celebrities include Mary Roberts Rinehart and Paul Wilch. other lectures and meetings by Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Economics Association are planned without conflicts.
Invitations from Mr and Mrs George Wayne Patterson of Charlotte North Carolina announce the marriage of Elizabeth Monroe Patterson to Frederick Lee Glaize Jr of Winchester. The ceremony will be at First Methodist Church Charlotte on Saturday January 11 at 4 PM.
Richmond Chamber of Commerce plans a January 2 dinner at the John Marshall Hotel in honor of Governor Harry F. Byrd. Invitations went to 2,800 members. Notables attending include U S Senators Claude Swanson and Carter Glass, Governor-elect John Garland Pollard, Attorney General John R. Saunders, W E Carson, and Dr J A C Chandler. Only chamber members and their wives are invited.
Announcement of a quiet 7 o'clock Christmas Eve wedding at the United Brethren Church parsonage in Reliance. Rev. H. Eugene Richardson officiated with no attendants. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Cadwallader of near Stephens City, wed Mr. Jesse Grim, son of Mr. Henry Grim of West Boscawen Street. Both couples are active in Ridings Chapel United Brethren Church and popular with local youth.
Right Rev. Beverley D. Tucker, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Southern Virginia, was taken to Sarah Leigh Hospital after a relapse last Monday evening. Physicians report he remains serious but not critical, resting comfortably as his family stays at his bedside in Norfolk. He has led the diocese since 1918 and is known for his fifty year church leadership.
The Shenandoah Valley Club of Virginia Polytechnic Institute hosted its annual Christmas dance with about 176 couples, the largest turnout yet. The George Washington Hotel ballroom provided a festive backdrop for the formation of a “30” in honor of VPI seniors led by Lacy Brumbach and Buddy Buddine, with Yancye Lineweaver and Shelby Harrisonburg assisting. Mason-Dixon Recording Orchestra supplied the music and received high praise.
A Christmas playlet titled Sharing Christmas was staged by the Sunday school at the United Brethren Church on Wednesday evening. About five young people performed on the border of protection while an orchestra played seasonal selections. Afterward the annual Christmas treat was given to Sunday school pupils.
Local families host holiday guests in Winchester and Riverton with several residents visiting from Washington Baltimore and Virginia. Notable attendees include Miss Ethel Hartman and Miss Frances Evans among others while students and professors from William and Mary College Georgetown University and the University of Virginia spend holidays with relatives on Kent Street Loudoun Street and Apple Blossom Camp.
The Rev Dr Frank T McFaden delivered an inspiring luncheon address to Rotary Club members. He urged less selfishness and greater goodwill, comparing Christ’s work to other leaders and noting its broad, enduring influence. A telegram from Winchester Rotary welcomed him.
Senator Norris of Nebraska and Senator Borah of Idaho call for a clean up of prohibition enforcement. Norris blames political interference and says the first step is the resignation of Andrew W Mellon, the secretary.
Twelve miners escaped safely from the Stokesbury mine eight miles from Beckley West Virginia two hours after a local explosion in one entry. Two engineers were unaccounted for, officials believe they were in another section at the time of the blast.
The Indianapolis News notes that dull after dinner speakers could use a calendar rather than a watch and jokes that a low number automobile license plate makes a curious Christmas gift but is hard to obtain.
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