Picnic at Priestfield Draws Winchester and Charles Town Friends
A group of Winchester and Charles Town residents gathered for an annual outdoor picnic at Priestfield near Middleway in Jefferson County, enjoying a day of swimming alongside a large dinner. Attendees included numerous local couples from Charles Town, Winchester, and nearby towns, with Miss Marie Massie returning from Baltimore to teach piano in Stephens City and Middletown. The day also featured plans for a Music Lovers Club meeting at the Episcopal Parish House with Massanetta festival preparations and music returns coordinated by R. E. Griffith and F. L. Buckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Marie
Massie
Stephens City
Baltimore
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Conservatory
Austin Conradi
Boston Symphony
Philadelphia Symphony
Russian Symphony
The
New Symphony
Baltimore Symphony
Reichenach
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Miss Massie
Middletown
Music Lovers’ Club
Music Lover’s Clubs
Boscawen St
Hollinger
Hagerstown
R. E. Griffith
F. L. Buckley
Club
Massanetta
Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Club and Choir Meetings
Regular weekly meetings and practice sessions listed for multiple clubs and choirs throughout the week. Details include Music Lover's Club at Mrs. Buckley’s home, Lions Club luncheon, First Baptist Church senior choir, Little Theatre Handley Library, Ki Club luncheon, United Brethren and First Church youth choirs, Winchester Elks, Grace Lutheran adult choir, Epworth Methodist Sunday School convention near Middletown, Rotary Club, American Legion Post, Jordan dance at White Sulphur Springs, Braddock Street Church youth choir, and Handley Library children's storytelling hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Lover's Club
Frank L. Buckley
South Stewart Street
Lions Club
First Baptist Church
Little Theatre Organization
Handley Library
Ki Club
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Opequon
Epworth Methodist Church
Middletown
Rotary Club
American Legion Post
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Reliance U B Ladies Aid Met at Reliance July 27
The Reliance United Brethren Ladies Aid met at the home of Rev and Mrs H E Richardson in Reliance on July 27 with Mrs Berlin Rowland presiding. The program included Scripture prayer songs recitations duets and a social. An upcoming official board meeting was announced for August 2 at 8 45 PM with a note for members to consider sacrifices for church matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Frederick County
U. B
H. E. Richardson
Reliance
Berlin Rowland
Richardson
Mr. Richardson
Promised Land
Maggie Sargent
Hiser
Rev. Richardson
Luther Wise
Martha Williams
Bessie Carper
May Painter
Nellie Painter
The
United Brethren Church
Lake Clan of Virginia Plans A Reunion
The Lake clan of Virginia hosts its 17th annual reunion on August 3 at Lakeland near Up perville under Gen. H Oden Lake. The event, held on the colonial estate with 173 years in the family, features a 9 30 AM program and historic ties to John Lake and early Virginia settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Clan of
Virginia
Lakeland
Upperville
John Lake
Atoka
Lake
John S. Mosby
Vermont
Ludwell Lake
Cove
Isle of Wight
Province of
Maryland
Great Pocahontas to Visit Here Today
Announcement states Mrs. Lillie Whiten of Norfolk, the Great Pocahontas of the Virginia Degree, will make her annual official visit to Minnehaha Council No. 1 in the lodge hall this evening. Accompanying her is Mrs. Mattie Cotton of Norfolk, a member of the Orphans' Board of the Great Council, and in Winchester they will be guests of Mr. W. L. Whisson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Auxiliary No 2 meeting at Brad dock Street church
The regular monthly meeting of Auxiliary No 2 of Brad dock Street Methodist Church South is set for tomorrow at 8 p m at Miss Mary Yeakley 320 National Avenue. Misses Winkfield Markwood and Mrs Landon Boyer assist Yeakley as hostesses. Members are urged to attend this important gathering. Other items note Mrs A J Novick returned from Atlantic City with Mrs William Cohen and Miss Lillian Cohen as guests. several locals visited relatives in Lynchburg and Welltown. S S Stine improves after illness. Snapp and mother visit Bennett s Springs with plans for week s stay. Reedy family return from Wilmington Ohio. Edna M Clevenger seriously ill in Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mary Yeakley
National Avenue
Dorothy Winkfield
Jessie Markwood
Landon Boyer
Miss Yeakley
A. J. Novick
Atlantic City
William Cohen
Lillian Cohen
Easton, Pa
Ralph B. Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
Bennett’s Springs
Restored Davis of Boulder Canyon Dam After Obscurity
Arthur Powell Davis who conceived and planned the Boulder Canyon dam on the Colorado River has been reclaimed from enforced obscurity by Secretary Harold Ickes. Power interests allegedly caused his 1929 exile when pushing the project leading to the abolition of his post as U S director of reclamation. Davis was reported to receive final recognition while recovering from a serious illness in Oakland California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Powell Davis
Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Harold Ickes
Davis
Secretary of the Interior
Hubert Work
U. S
Oakland
Cal
Death sentence for kidnapper Walter H McGee
Walter H McGee, an ex convict, is sentenced to death for kidnapping 26 year old Mary McElroy daughter of Kansas City city manager H F McElroy. McGee offered no defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. McGee
Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Kansas City
McGee
What's Wrong With Virginia by James Albert Wales
A critic urges Virginia to curb roadside advertising and unregulated industrial growth to preserve scenic highways. The piece cites Hot Springs and Bermuda as models, urges state zoning and a landscape architect, and notes tourism and safety gains from cleaner roads and fewer signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
James Albert Wales
Hot Springs
Shenandoah Valley
America
Shenandoah Pike
Garden of Eden
Havana
Garden Club of
Virginna
Prince George's
Montgomery
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Chattanooga
Richmond
Delaware
Kentucky
Alabama
Florida
Washington Star
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Chicago and Baltimore Grain Prices Reported for Markets
Closing quotations in Chicago futures for July 897 percent, September 92 percent, December 95 percent, May 99 percent. Baltimore spot 04 percent and Winchester spot 80 percent. Data supplied daily to The Star by Winchester Milling Corporation via Sticker Sales Corpora tion, Hagerstown Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Sticker Sales Corporation
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
Roosevelt Approved Seal Displayed by Evangeline Rice
In Washington, Evangeline Rice is shown displaying the insignia that carries the seal approved by President Roosevelt. The message notes that this seal will be displayed publicly in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Evangeline Rice
Washington
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Miss Masie
Peabody
U. B. Official Board
Bally-Hood
Huntsberry
DuShane
James R. DuShane
Senator Townsend
Selbyville
Del
Roanoke
Shenandoah
Small
Virginia Beach
G. William Small
Billy
Bangor
Lillian Oakes
Mary Ruth DeWitt
William, Randolph Buckley
Lynchburg
Ethel Baker
Welltown
Thelma Hausen
Stephen
S. Fred Stine
Fort Collier
H. H. Reedy
H. H. Reedy, Jr
Wilmington
Ohio
Cecil Funk
Edna M. Clevenger
Ickes
Walter HM. McGee
Brooks
National Geographic Magazine
Bermuda
Old Dominion
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
R. M. Swimley
George Washington Hotel
the Commercial & Savings Bank
U. S. Postal Savings Funds
City
Frederick
Anna - Belle
N. Cameron
For
Big Joe
Lovett Shoe
N. Loudoun St
C. M. Royal
Helen Patton
Georgia Foreman
N. Jd
Philadeli
Anita
Loudoun St
Hurfi
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