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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1949
Page
10
Weekend travels bring relatives to Martinsburg and Winchester area homes. Families visit and undergo minor surgeries while planning the Capon J Bates Auxiliary meeting and Greenspring gathering. Miss Sara Jennings arrives for weekend with Massie family. Jane Bickers is ill at home in Amherst.
A sequence of local gatherings including picnics at Mrs. Lee Dick and church lawn, a Drum and Bugle corps gathering at Rouss Hall, Beta Sigma Phi meeting at Star Building, Berryville horse show events, youth rallies, picnics at Evendale and Carpers Valley, a White Hall Bible class yard party, Woodmen of the World meeting at Odd Fellows Hall, a dance at Berryville community building, plate supper at Macedonia church, and memorial association meeting at Old Stone church Green Spring.
Misses Phyllis and Mary L. Hollis daughters of Mr and Mrs Philip B Hollis of 422 N Braddock St are vacationing at Somers Point and Atlantic City at the summer home of Mr and Mrs James Baker Baltimore.
Mrs T Russell Cather and her daughter Mrs James Larrick have returned home after a three week trip to Louisville. They were guests of Mrs Cather’s other daughter Mrs V A Snow Jr.
The West Frederick Home Demonstration group met at Mrs. Bernice Fawcett's home on July 12 with members Mrs. Irene Boyce, Mrs. Vera Breeden, Mrs. John Perry, and Mrs. Eva West plus visitors Miss Betty Moore and Miss Ellen Rivers. Miss Agnes Shirley led a sal ads and desserts demonstration. The next meeting will be at Mrs. John Perry's home with new officers to be elected.
Mrs Francis Vaughan and daughters Anne Tucker and Josephine of Wilmington visit Mrs Vaughan's parents Capt Abney Payne and Mrs Payne in Leesburg. Harold G Brown and Howard Holland attend Fauquier Loudoun Prince William clearing house meeting with Judge Bolitha Laws as guest speaker. Elizabeth Allen spending week with Arlington parents in Amherst Street.
Mr and Mrs Harano Childs of 615 Fairmont Ave spend three weeks in the New England States. They will visit his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Childs of Berwick Me. Soft Ball Team Yard Party postponed to 6 p m Aug 5. Don Webber reports the Montague Ave Methodist church team hosts the event at Place Brothers lot near Rt 11 south and Cedar Creek grade.
Miss Katie Knight, previously a Winchester Hospital patient, has moved to her apartment at 142 N. Washington St and is improving satisfactorily.
To Mr and Mrs Norman Chrismore a boy at 3 W Monmouth St Mrs Chrismore is the former Joyce Cross To Mr and Mrs Warner Pugh Gore a girl Mrs Pugh is the former Viola Rosenberger To Mr and Mrs John Watach Rt 2 a girl Mrs Watach is the former Rodella Adams To Mr and Mrs Charles Parrill Whitacre a girl Mrs Parrill is the former Hilda Cain To Mr and Mrs Calvin Engle Charles Town a boy Mrs Engle is the former Louise Sowers
The Rev. Joseph P. Sheesley of Berkeley Springs will speak at 11 a m Sunday at Reliance EUB church. A $15 000 32 by 70 rear building is planned with space for children and a social room. An evangelistic service will follow at Greenway EUB church in the evening led by Rev L P Tederick.
Charlottesville reports a statewide conference on adult education with Carl C. Taylor of the USDA urging universal adult education. Taylor notes public schools are strong but insufficient alone. Mrs. Andrew Bell attends from Winchester. the county is not represented.
M. B. Bickers of Winchester attended a Woodstock Rotary gathering yesterday. He heard a program by eight talented young girls from Cerp Strawderman southwest of Columbia Furnace.
Millwood residents share a weekend of entertaining at The Cliff in honor of Mrs. Kenneth N. Gilpin of Scaleby and the Byrds. Guests include Sen and Mrs Leverett Saltonstall, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Krock, and many locals visiting Edgewood and The Glen. Trips span Lake Louise, Glacier National Park, Santa Fe, and Saratoga Springs with plans to join families in York Harbor.
Washington July 28 The article notes that if women organized their political forces they could outvote men by about two million, citing Mary Norton and a survey by the Republican National Committee. It lists women who have held or been appointed to federal posts and cites current and past female lawmakers, state officials, and vacancies across states.
A Winchester Star information feature promotes a booklet titled FORTUNE TELLING, offering directions a dream dictionary horoscopes and omens with a 15 cent postpaid price. Readers are invited to mail a coupon from 316 Eye St NE Washington DC for purchase.
Roberta Lee explains etiquette questions about engagement gifts optionality and gifts between engaged partners, proper handling of employer meals with female assistants in business contexts, and the correct forms for addressing a doctor’s wife versus usage like Mrs Dr Brown.
A compact English lesson outlines common word confusions and mispronunciations. It defines aught and naught, notes pronunciation of species, mentions misspellings like caricature, and includes synonyms and a vocabulary tip. It also discusses the debated origins of whisky and the rise of distillation in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Pattern 4723 sizes 34 to 50 five yards 35 inch needed for size 36. Complete illustrated instructions and easy sewing. Send 25 cents pattern request to Anne Adams Winchester Star pattern dept New York. Summer catalog offers one suitcase travel wardrobe and a free shampoo and makeup smock pattern with 15 cents more.
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