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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1937

Page

8

Rotary Club Meets at George Washington Hotel

Social calendar lists a 1 00 p m weekly Rotary Club gathering at the George Washington Hotel and a 3 00 p m semi monthly W C A session at the Handley Library. Friday includes a 1 00 p m Legion Post luncheon at the hotel and 9 00 p m informal gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Blair on Shirley Street. The Hospital Auxiliary hosts its annual New Year’s Eve dance at the Gold Room of the hotel starting at 10 30 p m.

Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Handley Library R. Y. Conrad American Legion Post Charles Blair Shirley Street Hospital Gold Room

Engagement Dinner for Betty Starner Guests

Miss Betty Starner hosted a Monday dinner for engaged couple Miss Jessie Hillyard and Mr. William Glaize. Guests included Miss Jane Eagle Mrs. Frank Jacques Mrs. John Bowers and several others from Brunswick, Md.

Betty Starner Jessie Hillyard William Glaize Jane Eagle Frank Jacques John Bowers Mae Starner Brunswick Ralph Shafer Andrew Babb

New Year's Eve Ball For Hospital Charity

The Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital hosts a New Year's Eve dinner dance at the George Washington Hotel to raise funds for health. Notables and guests from Salisbury and local firms attend. the event features Bob Riley's swing music and an appeal led by Elizabeth Barr.

George Washington Hotel Winchester Memorial Hospital Elizabeth Barr Bob Riley Jack Engle H. Paul Rhodes Joseph Kalbach Denwood Mitchell Salisbury Julian Lindsey Blackburn Moore Charles Miller A. H. Jackson Kenneth Rice Ruth McCann H. T. Goode Brad Beverley Josephine Griffith Earl Parsons Lee Coble E. R. Branch Grove White Buckman and Son Myer Hamburger S. L. Edlavitch James March Margaret H. P.mitchell Jack Farrar Hunter Osborne

Etiquette Guide Answers on Invitations and Seating

The tissue paper with engraved invitations should be discarded. For informal dinners the hostess should designate each guest’s seat from her place. Both man and wife and husband and wife are correct forms.

Open House Hosted by Irvan O Connells on Greystone Terrace

Mr and Mrs Irvan T O Connell welcomed about 60 guests this afternoon at their Greystone Terrace home for an open house. The social page notes several other local gatherings including tea for Mrs Rhodes and a Tokus Inn dinner for Louis Wender’s store staff.

Irvan O’connells Irvan T. O’connell Greystone Terrace Louis Wender Tokus’ Inn Mary McDonald Wilda Copper Richard Cooper Corassey Ethel Carpenter Warner Luttrell Leonard Rudacille

Open House in Brucetown Charge Welcoming Committees

Friends of the Brucetown charge plan an open house with light refreshments. A long list of women will serve on welcoming committees led by Mrs. Ed Grant and others. Also noted are guests of honor Mr. John M. Fishpaw and his wife for fundraising for a new parsonage. New Year’s party invitations come from Miss Elizabeth and Miss Ellen Huyett near Rest Virginia.

Evangeline Clevenger William Bierer Warren Frederick Counties Maple Lawn D. D. Clevenger Winchester Martinsburg Pike Evageline William Richardson Bierer Front Royal H. W. Shannon North Ave Handley High School Bierer Elizabeth and Hellyn Keeler Dorothy Light Misses Rosenberger Emily Rosenberger Jane Rosenberger Mary 8. Rosenberger Amherst Street White House Associated Press Star Today Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr Anne Lindsay Clark John Roosevelt Executive Mansion Franklin D. Roosevelt Seattle John Boettiger Eddy Duchin Duchin Roosevelt Bossermans W. H. Bosserman, Jr Norfolk, Va South Stewart Street Bosserman Hazel Elizabeth Truitt Norfolk Brucetown Ed. Grant A. L. Omps J. M. Gore Bertha Ashwood Kitty Prince George Yeakley Shirley Hicks C. F. Shillingberg George Barrett Cary Swimley J. R. Smith Andrew Whitacre Roy Campbell Ray Russell Charles Fishpaw Holmes Hardesty John Hardesty Tripp Hardesty Landon Kackley Harvey Fishpaw Roy Duvall J. W. Carlisle Arthur Lee John M. Fishpaw Elizabeth Huyett Ellen Huyett Rest, Va County Loudoun County Victor L. Denny West Cork Street Lou Hopewell Edinburg Hamilton Joseph E. Clagett Purcellville

Social notes from Front Royal Warren County reaches year end

Front Royal and Warren County items list residents traveling visiting relatives and friends over the holidays. Notables include Miss Dell Sonner heading to Washington and Hugh E. Naylor Jr. to Florence Alabama with many locals hosting guests at homes like Mountain View and with families in Norfolk Richmond and Annapolis.

Front Royal Dell Sonner Washington

Dentist Westrater Improves After Washington Shooting

Dr. A A Westrater prominent Martinsburg dentist was shot at a party in Washington DC and found on an outside stairway. He was hospitalized at Gallinger Hospital with a chest wound and was reported improving in AP dispatches from the scene.

Martinsburg W. Va A. A. Westrater Washington

New Regime Plans Permanent Government In Peking

Major General Seiichi Kita said the Beijing provisional Chinese government is planning a permanent national administration in Peking. He noted that Chahar North Shansi and the Mongol federation may join, and Tokyo’s recognition would hinge on extending control and peace.

Peiping Seiichi Kita North China Peking Kita Chahar Tokyo Yangtze Valley

Radio Highlights and New Year Programs on Major Networks

President Roosevelt’s state of the nation message will air from Congress on NBC and CBS in the payday. The Ravel tribute from Paris features Alfred Wallenstein and Debussy-Ravel works. Other items include a Burlington Liars Club broadcast and late night programs on WABC CBS with Kate Smith and Cab Calloway Orchestra.

New York Roosevelt Congress Maurice Ravel Paris WOR Alfred Wallenstein Ravel Debussy-Ravel la Tombeau de Couperin Pavanne Weaf-Nbc Burlington Liars Club WABC CBS We the People Kate Smith Franchot Tone Major Bowes Eva Jessye Lewis Carroll Cab Calloway Emery Deutsch

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