Local Lodge to Host Weiner Roast Outing
Calendar notes that at 7 30 p m members of the W O W will meet at Odd Fellows Hall for transportation to a weiner roast, followed by an 8 p m meeting of the Ladies Aid at Mrs H F Nelsons 12 Richard Avenue.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
8
Calendar notes that at 7 30 p m members of the W O W will meet at Odd Fellows Hall for transportation to a weiner roast, followed by an 8 p m meeting of the Ladies Aid at Mrs H F Nelsons 12 Richard Avenue.
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. John Martin of White Post Virginia reveals the engagement of their daughter Marian Martin to Douglas Alexander Cather son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Cather of West Borcowa street. The couple's wedding date has not been set.
The Countess Suzanna Potocki wife of Poland’s ambassador to the United States arrives with their son Stanislaw in New York aboard a clipper plane from Europe. Potocki is still recognized by the United States as envoy of the nation dismembered by Germany and Russia.
Miss Cornelia Preston visits Lewisburg guests Miss Betty Riley hosts a Saturday buffet. Several residents travel for weekends or return from hospitals, with others visiting Norfolk, Houston, Atlanta, Berkeley Springs, and Harrisonburg.
A household etiquette guide discusses how a husband should relate a story, suggesting he proceed without hesitation after the wife asks. It covers a maid setting at table, advising stance sidewise to avoid crowding guests. It also defines second mourning as the shift from deep to subdued colors.
Mrs. Wilson presented Gardens of The Bible as the Clarke county Garden Club met at Mrs. Beverley’s home with Miss Helen Massey presiding. Mrs. Steck won blue for the group at the Lily Show in Fredericksburg. Mrs. Butler won yellow. Ribbons, a silver cup, and a tea on the lawn followed the meeting.
Middletown July 12 Various residents visit relatives and friends in nearby towns. Mrs Carl Evans and family stay with Mrs D H Glenn. Mrs Robert Rhodes returns home to Martinsburg after visiting Wilkinsburg relatives. Others visit in Richmond Baltimore Winchester Stephens City Reliance and homebound ill Lula Lauck improves amid well wishes.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Sager and son Carlton of Winchester visited Mr and Mrs Vennor Milhon in Mount Pleasant last Sunday. Mrs John Perry and Woodrow and Louise and Ruth visited Mr and Mrs James Russell last Friday night. The U B Church children’s day program Sunday night drew a large crowd. Ladies Aid yard party planned for Thursday night July 25 with rain date.
Mrs Iva Johnson returned home from a month in Baltimore. Washington trip to a ball game by Lehew residents Walter James Levi Spaid Russell Pennington Evelyn Kump Opal Johnson. Lester Johnson from Baltimore visited Lehen parents July 4. Ladies Aid yard party at Timber Ridge Christian Church enjoyed strong turnout. L F Carrier remodeling James H Johnson place. R L Lafollette thriving in poultry business.
Berryville Virginia reports a sequence of visits from Mrs. Francis Paget and others from New Jersey, plus relatives from Missouri and Maryland. The Pagets plan to visit Philadelphia next weekend. weddings and relocations are noted as Virginia Beach families move.
Practical advice for treating dry skin describes using cosmetic oil for cleansing followed by heavy cream massage. It recommends warm soapy cloths, rinsing, foundation to help powder, outdoor activity, diet changes, and bathing with corn starch and bath oil for full body dryness.
Weekend visitors gathered at several local homes with extended stays and short trips. Notables included Miss Emily McCormick host to Les Town, and Mr. James Clagett and Mr. W. F. Scott from Pikesville. Others visited Arlington, Virginia, and Cumberland, Maryland, while several patrons attended a Virginia Tech Game Warden short course at Blacksburg.
A brief item instructs readers to forward orders to the address provided in the box. No further details are given about the box contents or the scope of the orders. The note functions as a small classified directive within the page.
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