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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1930
Page
3
Social and Personal News coordination details for readers and contributors. The social reporter is Mrs. Isabelle PF Miller and accepts items by mail or telephone with specified contact hours for next day submission.
The Women’s Civic League met at Mrs. Jane Beally’s home to discuss free milk for primary schools, aiming to raise 400 for a Milk Fund with over 100 pledged. Speakers highlighted underweight pupils, dental health progress, and further school health measures, urging donations to treasurer Mrs. Phil Gold.
A proposal argues feeding 200 pupils with a bottle straw and crackers. if 50 can pay, 150 remain to be helped. The author asks whether good health for these children is worth six dollars daily, highlighting funding and welfare concerns.
Winchester residents drove to Summit Point West Virginia last evening to attend a three act amateur comedy at the Summit Point School Auditorium. The Episcopal Church fundraiser featured local youth with support from neighboring churches and included black faced comic routines by Mrs W H Wagner and Mrs M L Glasford who sang spirituals with notable effect. The cast listed Ga falowis Mrs Iane Ford Miss Mary Madison Zoie daughter Miss Mary Macoughtry June Graham Miss Evelyn Via Rosalind Wilson Miss Jeanette Glasford Prof John B Wise Mr William Macoughtry Dr Matthew Graham Mr Julian Glasscock Billy Blake Mr Robert Hardesty and Jupiter Jackson Mr Reuben Poeton.
Fort Loudoun Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution selects Rose MacDonald of Berryville as delegate to the National Conference in Washington in April with Warren Rice as alternate. Katherine Glass Greene elected as organizing regent delegate. ten alternates named including Mrs. William B. Davis and others.
Miss Gladys Haldeman recently finished her home economics and domestic science program at Columbia University New York earning a bachelor of science degree She returns to Winchester to teach next fall after study at State Teachers College Harrisonburg University classes in Washington D C and Berkeley California Prior training included the State Teachers College Harrisonburg and Washington and Berkeley studies
Nine tables of bridge were played at the memorial hospital nurses home benefit. Guests praised the well appointed party and fine prizes with refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. R. E Mudd won the high man and high lady prizes, and Mr. Albert Norton took the consolation trophy.
Mrs Jack Ambrose entertained at her North Loudoun street home Thursday evening with two tables of bridge. Refreshments followed, and prizes were awarded to Mrs L C Hollar first and Mrs Oscar S Brown second.
Mr Claude Helvestine of Berryville is very sick at Memorial Hospital undergoing treatment for a long illness. Mr Henry R Willis a Winchester businessman remains seriously ill at his cousin's home on North Kent street. Mrs Joseph H Schmidt returned to Newark New Jersey after attending the funeral of her brother Lawrence J Russell in this city. Mr Frank Silvey, here for the Russell funeral, has returned to Newark.
The six city troops will form on the street at 7 o clock Sunday evening then march to hear Rev. Dr. F T Mc Faden deliver a Scout sermon about 150 scouts in uniform are expected to attend to observe the twentieth anniversary week. The event honors church sponsorship and Scout law.
Dr Isaiah Bowman of the American Geographical Society spoke at the Philosophical Society on short wave from New York about Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expeditions. He praised Byrd's practical and scientific gains and predicted a future New York passage through ice pack within days. Byrd replied by radio expressing gratitude and uncertainty about when he would reach the United States.
Winchester will send Amos and Andy to Mount Vernon Hills Virginia for a 5 PM broadcast over WJSV. City Manager Dettra accompanies them to add local highlights as the pair present a history themed program in a 12 show series sponsored by the Winchester Chamber of Commerce.
The measure to create a commission to study election law revision, backed by Gov. Garland, faces final passage in the House after a testy recommitment vote. Senate actions included recommitting bills on a liberal arts college for women and delaying certain road and tax measures amid debates and endorsements. Virginia House and SenateApprove highway and tax reforms, Jamestown Island transfer, and a teachers retirement proposal with funding changes. engagement announced for Virginia Wise Carver and Nicholas Morrison of Berryville.
Mrs Edward C Goss departs Monday for New York to select new stock for the Margaret Hodgson Millinery Shop. The trip aims to refresh merchandise and attract customers with fresh designs.
Mr S Frank Baughman of Berryville was brought to Memorial Hospital after a broken collarbone and several fractured ribs. He was moved home following an X ray and is resting as well as could be expected. The Eastern Star lodge No 19 hosted a charity card party with ten tables of cards and prizes donated by local firms. Mrs Daniel Metz remains seriously ill at the local hospital.
A tea will be given tomorrow afternoon by Mr and Mrs Harry Dulaney Belt at their Bolton Street home in Smithmore to honor Miss DoronPr Willing Randolph daughter of Dr and Mrs Archibald Cary Randolph of Middleburg VA. She is wintering as guest of Mrs Tunstall Smith at the Preston apartments and will be presented at the second Bachelors Cotillion. Virginia Davie sailed to Washington for a weekend visit with Mrs William W Baldwin.
The House moved to transfer prohibition enforcement from the Treasury to the Justice department under a bill allowing amendments. Action occurred in Washington on February 8 with Associated Press reporting.
Mrs. M. F. Smith returns to Boyce Virginia after spending several weeks in Washington with relatives.
In Boyce on Sunday Mrs. Morgan niece of Mr. Smeon formerly Miss Zoe Berlin visits after marriage. Mr. Winter Royston arrives with mother and sister for weekend. Mrs. Nannie Levi returns from Shepherdstown visiting at J. T. Strode’s. Mr. T. P. Jolliffe can go out after a bad cold. The Farce Comedy The O14 Club to be staged February 14 at Perteh Hall. Ruth and Reve of Berryville call on Mrs. Gardiner Wednesday.
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