Social and Personal Notes Schedule
Social report by Mrs Toubaile Miller will emcee events. The social reporter will be on site between 3 and 4 pm to receive attendees.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1930
Page
3
Social report by Mrs Toubaile Miller will emcee events. The social reporter will be on site between 3 and 4 pm to receive attendees.
A delightful surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lamp in Mount Pleasant on Monday night for their daughter Vivian’s birthday. Guests enjoyed parlor games and refreshments, and Miss Lamp received many handsome gifts from relatives and friends including Beulah Her, Ruth Bucher, Kathryn Newcome, and Helen Mrs. Burner, among others.
Misses Katherine and Frances Jolliffe hosted four-table bridge with Miss Elizabeth Hume the top lady scorer and Mr. G W Ropp the top man scorer. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. P G Grim and several Misses and Messrs. Refreshments followed. Also notes on Confederate veterans dinner in Front Royal and Greece homecomings, plus a Methodist Society meeting at Rest.
Representative Tucker will speak tomorrow in Statuary Hall at the national capitol as Mildred Lee Chapter and the Washington Camp of the United Confederate Veterans observe General Robert E. Lee's birthday. The event starts at 3 PM with a wreath placed on General Lee's statue. Tucker, a Lexington, Virginia resident, is a longtime Washington figure with local ties.
Dr Mary Evelyn Brydon of Richmond will visit Winchester churches to discuss the Virginia State Board of Health 100 percent sanitation program. She will speak at Christ Episcopal Church 11 a m Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel 3 30 p m and Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church 7 30 p m Sunday. Public invited.
Dr. Ralph B. Snapp, long based at Hotel Jack, moves Monday to a new second floor suite in the Medical Arts Building on North Braddock near Piccadilly. Dr. H. I. Piper occupies a first floor suite for physicians and surgeons. Mrs. Nelson hosts a luncheon at Long Branch for Mrs. Charles D. Lanier of Greenwich, Conn., a Robert B. Lee Memorial Foundation president visiting Clarke County.
The Margaret Collins Denny Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South held a reception in the Sunday school building to welcome many new members added during a red and blue contest. A musical program was presented.
Mrs W L Irwin entertained at her home on South Stewart Street with tea and a bridge party yesterday. Tea was poured by her mother Mrs Charles A Bodie of Detroit who is wintering with the Irwins. High score prize went to Mrs C S Smith and second prize to Mrs Thomas Sprint.
Community notices summarize Mrs J S Griffiths of Parkway avenue hosting a bridge evening with two tables, winner Mrs H W Butler and consolation prize to Mrs Oscar S Brown. Refreshments described. Multiple items note church league music program and various local visits and travel plans among residents.
Mrs. J. S. Griffith entertained at her Parkway home Thursday for the regular Thursday Bridge Club. High score prize went to Mrs. Harry Butler with second to Mrs. Oscar S. Brown. Two tables were played.
The Republican steering committee in the House decided to expedite enforcement legislation for Prohibition but declined to grant fast legislative rights of way. The Williamson measure is set to transfer the Prohibition Unit from the Treasury to the Justice Department.
Austin Bishop and Leander Peck, both in their twenties from near Hancock, Md., were held on $2,500 bail each for the February grand jury after confessing to involvement in placing a close tie on a Western Maryland freight line. One car derailed as the tie reached a switch. officials say the train slowed before further damage. Peck was arrested earlier and charged with train riding. Bishop was arrested the day before.
The schedule lists Capon Bridge Bible school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m with a sermon. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Delray preaching at 3 p m. Ebenezer Bible school at 10 a m with a prayer service at 7 30 p m. Preach.
A church invites all to worship with them with communion observed preceding each service at 8 p.m. and asks parishioners to join in the observance and regular worship.
Senator Tydings seeks to insert a summary into the Congressional Record detailing deaths in prohibition enforcement since the 18th Amendment. The tally shows 1,360 law enforcement deaths over ten years, including officers and non bootleggers, prompting concern for life value in the United States.
Rev Norris A Lineweaver presides at Greenwood M E Church preaching at 3 PM with the public invited to attend.
The case of Mrs Doris K Ednor seeks 400000 in damages from Mrs Edna Leedom Doegler alleging alienation of affection. Trial to be held at Mays Landing New Jersey as reported by the Atchison Globe referencing a past party incident.
The Rev. Francis Brand Tucker, long serving bishop of Southern Virginia, dies in Norfolk after a career as rector of St. Paul’s in Norfolk and St. John’s in Georgetown. He authored poetry and sermons, lived in Lynchburg 1906–1918, and will be interred in Charles Town beside his late wife. Funeral set for Monday at St. Paul’s Church.
Chicago Jan 18 Art Shires, noted as Peck's bad boy of baseball, faced commissioner Kenesaw Landis who warned he must quit boxing or abandon the national pastime. Shires left after a brief appearance saying it looks like I'll have to quit the ring.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.