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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1930
Page
3
Social and personal notes list Mrs. Hoe Ad FP Miller as available for calls between 3 and 4 pm for the following day, with a contact phone number given in the usual department column. The item reflects typical society briefings and personal notices found in the paper.
The Pocahontas No 16 of Hagerstown Maryland hosts a Tri State League banquet at 4 PM at the Odd Fellows Temple with members from Virginia West Virginia District of Columbia and Maryland. After the banquet a private dance at the Maryello ballroom is arranged for Pocahontas Council members and guests with Mrs. Shaffer in charge. Virginia Simpson of Winchester serves as league vice president and many Winchester residents are expected to attend.
Former Governor and Mrs. Harry F. Byrd reached their country residence Rosemont near Berryville after a trip from Richmond. They were joined by sons Masters Beverley and Richard Byrd and daughter Miss Westwood Byrd, with older son Master Harry F. Byrd Jr. remaining in Richmond for school before joining parents in spring. Governor Byrd and family left Richmond following the inauguration of Governor John Garland Pollard.
The University of Virginia Division of Extension releases a guide on organizing dramatic clubs written by Luther Greene of Winchester. It outlines officer roles and duties, discusses community drama, and notes a loan library of standard plays available to interested Virginians nationwide.
Mrs. Lanier national president of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Fund visited Clarke County. A luncheon hosted by Mrs. Edward G. Butler featured guests including Mrs. Fairfax Harrison Mrs. Floyd Harris Mrs. D C Sanda Mrs. Mary Page and Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd. Additional dinners and luncheons were held at the homes of Mrs. Melvin Green and Mrs. Hugh M. Nelson in honor of Mrs. Lanier.
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club joins Warrenton Garden Club for an afternoon meeting Monday January 20 in Warrenton parish hall. Boston landscape architect Bradford Williams will discuss Six Tests of Garden Designing. Many members are expected to attend.
A large audience attended the Colonial Theatre for The Vagabond King opera. Attendees included Mr and Mrs R G Mitchell of Clarke County and Mrs B Braithwaite of Crane Junction with guests from Strasburg Front Royal Martinsburg and Harrisonburg among others.
Miss Della Dunn and Miss Zale DeHaven of Martinsburg will present Epworth Hall Gaithersburg pictures at Stephens City Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday January 19. The display has drawn praise at Winchester and Berryville as part of league services inviting the public to view Sunday night.
Mr. J. C. Steele of Washington, a noted typewriter mechanism, is spending a week or two in town and staying at the Acme Hotel on North Cameron Street. Mrs. Pinner E. Wingfield, recently operated on at Memorial Hospital, has been moved to her home and shows steady improvement while still confined to bed.
Mr. Charles H. Metzgar Jr. of Richmond is listed as a guest staying at the George Washington Hotel.
Bloom Virginia January 16 The Friendly Grove Community League will meet January 17 at 730 p m The topic will be The Proper Use of Money For Children. Miss Mildred Painter visited Glynn home and Mrs Long hosted BeWillIame sister.
Camp No. 5 of the Patriotic Order of America held a regular meeting last night installing officers for the ensuing year. A banquet two weeks earlier drew about seventy members and guests from Camps 17 Gore 20 Whitacre and Martinsburg Washington.
A bomb exploded at the rear of a three story building in Chicago injuring plaster for a maid and waking Morris A. Eller city collector and his wife who were unhurt. Police noted Eller as a target amid political crime probes led by Frank J. Loesch. Eller is father of Judge Emmanuel Eller.
Cross Roads Virginia notes travel and health updates from residents. Alonzo Carpenter and family of Dayton Ohio spent weeks with his father W W Carpenter. Marshall Hardie has been ill with quinsy. Mr and Mrs W W Hicks visited Winchester. W W McKee traveled to Washington.
Miss Anna Hollingsworth, among Winchester’s oldest residents, is recovering from pneumonia. She has lived with nieces on South Lowdoun Street since her sister Mary Hollingsworth’s death. The Hollingsworth family dates to Abram Hollingsworth who built Abram's Delight near Winchester.
Senator Borah says open saloons are operated nationwide and many unsober supporters urge him to publish a list of addresses for backers.
Copies of a revolutionary manifesto reportedly aimed at President Juan Campisteguy's administration were widely distributed across the Rivera province as Associated Press photos circulated.
The Star presents a Thursday series of reading courses in cooperation with Handley Library and the American Library Association.
A course overview explores immigrant experiences shaping American civilization. It profiles Italians Jews Romanians Russians Danes Welsh Scots Hindus Serbians and others including Riis Bok Damrosch Pupin and Carnegie with works like The Promised Land The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and From Immigrant to Inventor.
The ship carrying the American delegation to the London naval conference faced an 80 mph gale before dawn. Giant waves battered port holes and reduced speed to ten knots as the voyage continued amid rough seas.
Two miles from city an eight room modern home with six acres. Sixty acre farm with numerous buildings. Eight acre bearing orchard on fertile soil priced at 9000. Seventy six acres of prime land with forty in bearing orchard one mile from railroad on a hard surface road. Prompt sale due to good reason. Real Estate and General Insurance at 18 Rouss Ave. (1-16-18-22-31).
Winchester joins the Allied Arts Extension to present four programs at Handley School Auditorium from January 22 to February 20. The opening play What Every Woman Knows by Sir James Barrie humorously follows a Scottish wife who guides her husband from political blunder to happiness, a "laugh with a tear" comedy.
Dr I A A Rock of Milwaukee reveals a home treatment method for goitre that allegedly stops growth and discourages unnecessary operations. He promotes a self help book, published at his expense, and offers free copies to interested readers.
The play highlights human nature and witty dialogue with Maggie Wylie as a standout. What Every Woman Know will be staged by Handley School on January 22 at 8 15 p m with tickets available at Handley Library from 3 to 6 daily.
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