Quiet Richmond Wedding Unites Miss Bates and Mr Sydnor
Miss Mary Bates, daughter of S Harward Bates Jr, wed Mr Henry Moseley Sydnor in a private ceremony at the Worsham home 3601 Brook road Richmond. Rev G G Sydnor officiated with close family present. Upon honeymoon, couple to reside at 1627 Hanover Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mary Bates
S. Harward Bates
Henry Moseley Sydnor
Giles Granville Sydnor
Charles Town
W. Va
George Gibson
Louise Sydnor
Alice Wilbon
Judith Hill
Sydnor
Morris Smith
Swathmore
William Bowles
Washington
Edward Gwalthmey
Williamsburg
Hanover Avenue
Engagement Shower For Miss Leona Lauck At Washington Home
Mrs. Joseph H. Roe hosted a hand kerchief shower and bridge at 1352 Jefferson Street Northwest for her sister Miss Leona Lauck of Winchester Virginia whose engagement to Mr. Albert Patterson Shirkey of Richmond Virginia was announced. The wedding is set for June 21 at Winchester. Gifts were delivered by Joseph Lee Donnelly and a large group of Washington and Virginia guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Sunday Star
Joseph H. Roe
Jefferson Street
Leona Lauck
Winchester
Albert Patterson Shirkey
Richmond
Joseph Lee Donnelly
Sarah Belle Shirkey
Virginia Steele
Alexandria
Marion Magruder
Mary Bibb
Clarendon
Harold Craft
Frances Linfoot
Oliver Irish
Walter James Greenleaf
Lee Donnelly
Dorothy Gatchell
Virginia Hopkins Russell
Emmeline Bowen
Mary Souther
Warren Sager
Washington
Bride Miss Mary Garland Allen Weds Will R Gregg at Spottiswoode
Mary Garland Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs George Garland Allen of Spottiswoode Scrasdale New York married Will R Gregg of Washington at the family home in Spottiswoode Boxwood Gardens. The Rev Edward B Burwell of Upperville Va officiated with a reception following and Lucy Guy Burwell of Upperville as bridesmaid. Mary wore ivory satin with old lace and calla lilies. Gregg, a lawyer, belongs to several clubs in New York Westchester and Washington. The couple will sail Wednesday on the Berangaria for a long trip abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Garland Allen
George Garland Allen
Spottiswoode
Scrasdale
N. Y
Will R. Gregg
Washington
Fmaily
Boxwood Gardens
Edward B. Burwell
Upperville
Lucy Guy Burwell
Masters
Dobbs Ferry
National Park Seminary
Gregg
Union Club
New York
Deep Dale
Long Island
Hudson River Golf Club
Westchester
Racquet Club
Berangaria
Miss Evelyn Keyes Weds Heath Holden in Milford
Miss Evelyn Keyes of Milford Michigan and Heath Holden assistant county agent for Jefferson County with HQ in Charles Town were married Saturday at the bride’s Milford home. Both natives of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath Holden
Jefferson County
Charles Town
Evelyn Keyes
Milford
Mich
Berkeley County
Michigan
Girls of First Troop Host Tea for Handley High Seniors
Members of Troop No. 1, Girl Scouts, held a tea Saturday afternoon at Mrs Elizabeth Freed’s North Cameron Street home. Honored were Handley High School seniors Miss Margaret Richards Miss Virginia Richards and Miss Shirley Oakes, with Miss Edith Cornwall of Handley School staff assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Elizabeth Freed
North Cameron Street
Handley High School
Margaret Richards
Virginia Richards
Shirley Oakes
Edith Cornwall
Handley School
Freed
Missionary Society Meeting Tomorrow Evening
The Adult Woman's Missionary Society of Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet at Mrs. Wisecarver's home 202 Amherst Street at 7 80 o'clock Tuesday evening June 4. Frederick circuit and other friends will join. Circle No 5 leads the program under Mrs John H Rosenberger. Officers should bring written reports.
Handley Student Weds Strasburg Man In Gettysburg
Miss Virginia Miller of Handley High School marries Mr. Robert Willey of Strasburg Virginia, after a Saturday ceremony in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The surprise wedding precedes a honeymoon in Philadelphia and Atlantic City before settling in Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Virginia Miller
Robert Willey
Strasburg
Gettysburg
George W. Miller
Handley High School
Tobe Willey
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Virginia Girls Graduate From Army Nursing School
Five Virginia student nurses completed training at the Army School of Nursing in Washington and received diplomas from Brigadier General James M Kennedy. Among the graduates were Katherine V. Jolliffe of Boyce Clarke county and Elizabeth B. Ray of Happy Creek Warren county. Jolliffe and Ray were high school graduates, Boyce Agricultural and Warren High Schools respectively. The class was addressed by Col Francis A Winter, retired, after an intro by Maj General Merritte W Ireland, surgeon general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Army Nursing School
Army School of Nursing
United States Army Medical Center
Washington
James M Kennedy
Katherine V. Jolliffe
Boyce
Clarke County
Elizabeth B. Ray
Happy Creek
Warren County
Jolliffe
Boyce Agricultral High School
Miss Ray
Warren High School
Birth of Son for Mr and Mrs William D Simmons
Mr and Mrs William D Simmons residents of Huntington West Virginia and formerly of Frederick county announce the birth of a son Robert Glass Simmons born at St Marys Hospital Huntington on Friday May 31 He is named for his maternal grandfather the late Mr Robert Glass of Long Meadows farm near Opequon in this county Mrs Simmons was formerly Miss Mary Louise Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Simmons
Frederick County
Huntington
W. Va
Robert Glass Simmons
St. Mary’s Hospital
Robert Glass
Long Meadows
Opequon
This County
Simmons
Mary Louise Glass
Mr and Mrs Branch To Attend Southern Hotels Meeting
Mr Eugene R Branch manager of the George Washington Hotel and Mrs Branch will travel to Roanoke Virginia for the Southern Hotels Association annual convention. Branch serves as secretary and treasurer. The meeting runs Friday and Saturday with hotel representatives from most southern states. They return to Winchester Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch
Southern Hotels
Eugene R. Branch
George Washington Hotel
Roanoke
Southern Hotels Association
Winchester
Dancing Season At Jordan's Opens With West Virginians
The West Virginians of Martinsburg will provide music for a dance at Jordan White Sulphur Spring Hotel tonight. Dances run Mondays and Thursdays all June under Mr Jet Spates of Berryville. A large crowd from out of town is expected, with placards circulating widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan’s
West
Jersey Visitors Return After Sojourn in Winchester
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Pifer with Miss Adele Pifer Miss Rose Pifer and Mr. George Pifer Miss Lillian Becktold and Mr. Lawrence Chinnock of Newark N ee returned home after visiting Winchester Martinsburg and Frederick county. In Winchester they stayed with Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Ebersole on National avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
G. B. Pifer
Adele
Rose Pifer
George Pifer
Lillian Becktold
Lawrence Chinnock
Newark
N.ee
Winchester
Martinsburg
Frederick County
M. H. Ebersole
National Avenue
Boy of Five Taken to Baltimore Hospital for Surgery
Master Richard Brown five year old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown of South Cameron Street has blood poisoning for eight months. He is at the Children's Hospital in Baltimore awaiting an operation by an eminent specialist to scrape the bone and remove the infection after a prior stay at Winchester Memorial Hospital where he endeared himself to staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brown
Ralph Brown
South Cameron Street
Children’s Hospital
Baltimore
Winchester Memorial Hospital
McKinley Chapter East ern Star Meets Tonight
The McKinley Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 o clock this evening in the chapter rooms on the Farmers and Merchants National Bank building. Members are urged to attend and visiting members are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Miss Hilda Hubbard Weds Wilbur McCarty in Hagerstown
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Hilda Hubbard daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Hubbard of South Lou dough street to Mr Wilbur H McCarty son of Mr and Mrs Carson McCarty of this city. The wedding was held Tuesday May 28 in Hagerstown Md. Mr and Mrs McCarty will reside in this city. McCarty is in the restaurant business. Church Circle To Hold Meeting Tonight Circle No 1 of Braddock Street Methodist Church South will meet tonight at 8 at Mrs John Bushs home on National Avenue. Full attendance requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Hibbard
Wilbur H. McCarty
Hilda Hubbard
Henry Hubbard
South Loudoun Street
Wilbur H. MecCarty
Carson McCarty
Hagerstown
McCarty
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
John Bush
National Avenue
Miss Crisman Returns From Western Union School
Miss Isabelle Crisman returns home to resume her position at the local Western Union office after several months in Rome Georgia attending the Simplex School of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisman
Western Union School
Isabelle Crisman
Rome
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Former Residents On Visit To Their Old Home
Mr. George Watson and his daughter Miss Helen Watson, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hollinger from Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania, have returned to their homes after visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Watson at Buffalo Spring farm in Jefferson County West Virginia. Mr. Watson formerly resided in that section of Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Watson
Helen Watson
Guy Hollinger
Mechanicsburg
L. L. Watson
Buffalo Spring” Farm
Jefferson County
Ww. Va
Watson
Accomplished vocalist visits Roanoke for weekend
Miss Iva Hockenberry of Washington D C spent the weekend as a guest at the home of Mr and Mrs C L Patton on Valley Avenue in Roanoke. A noted musician and vocalist she has performed at many social functions in the nation's capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Hockenberry
Washington, D. C
Roanoke
C. L. Patton
Valley Avenue
Miss Hockenberry
McVicar Couple Return to Forest Glen for Summer
Mr and Mrs Henry W McVicar return from Rockport Texas where they spent winter and spring. They traveled via United States Route No 1 and southern states in a leisurely 15 day motor trip to their rural home Forest Glen in Indian Hollow Frederick County.
Local Notices and Upcoming Society Events
Mr Wyatt H Richard leaves for the Virginia peninsula to inspect potatoes for the state division of markets. Invitations issued for the marriage of Persia Conrad to Dr Emmett Grayson Conner at All Souls Church Washington. best man Lawrence C Hollis of Winchester. Dr Conner, son of E G Conner Berryville, graduates from University of Pennsylvania medical school and will practice in Washington. Randolph-Macon College alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fairfax Conrad
Biltmore Street
Northwest
Washington
Persia Conrad
Emmett Grayson Conner
All Souls’ Protestant Episcopal Church
Lawrence C. Hollis
Winchester
Coiner
Sampsell Sisters Attend Garfield Memorial Hospital Grad
Miss Willie Sampsell and Mrs. Katherine Rauhof returned from Washington where they visited their brother J. W. Sampsell. They attended Garfield Memorial Hospital graduation exercises and their sister Ruth Sampsell is among this year's graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Sampsell
Katherine Rauhof
Washington
J. W. Sampsell
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Ruth Sampsell
Miss Mary Virginia Muse Weds Edwin W. Thomas
Miss Mary Virginia Muse becomes bride of Edwin W. Thomas at a quiet June 1 ceremony in Richmond Virginia. Rev Dr J Gray McAllister officiated before close family, home decorated with spring flowers, buffet luncheon served, couple to reside at Eithercoe Wayne Pennsylvania after June 15. Mary Virginia Muse is daughter of the late Wade Muse of Middletown and formerly lived in Winchester with Mr and Mrs Isaac W Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Muse
Edwin W. Thomas
J. Gray McAllister
Ciinterark
Richmond
Wayne
McAllister
Union Theological Seminary
Thomas
Eithercoe
Wade Muse
Middletown
Winchester
Isaac W. Russell
Amherst Street
Russell
Miss Muse
Veteran J F Bean Spends Day in County at 89
Mr Joseph F Bean Union Army veteran and Mulligan Post G A R survivor joins memorial exercises at the National Cemetery on Decoration Day and visits his sister Mrs A F Williams in Bloom. He traveled with relatives including Austin Cooper and Lucille Wright among others, enjoying a day of rest after a yearlong accident recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Bean
Joseph F. Bean
Mulligan Post
National Cemetery
Bean
A. F. Williams
Bloom
St. John’s Church Cemetery
Mr. Bean
A. M. Cooper
Austin
Myse. Branson
Statton Cooper
Randolph, Leroy and
Anna Jane
Missionary Auxiliary Meets Tomorrow at Mrs Moyer Home
The Missionary Auxiliary of the Women s Missionary Society of Brad dock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South will hold its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs C M Moyer 516 North Street Tuesday night at 8 o clock All officers are requested to submit written reports for the quarter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Auxiliary
The
Women's Missionary Society of
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South
C. M. Moyer
North Street
Cather Family Attends Elon College Commencement
Mr and Mrs E W Cather and daughter Evelyn attended Elon College in North Carolina for the thirty ninth commencement. Their son Russell Cather earned a bachelor of arts degree among 55 graduates. The Cathers plan to live in Winchester where Mr Cather will join the Winchester Cold Storage Company with daughter Jeanne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Cather
Evelyn Cather
Messrs
Herbert
Wilfred Cather
Elon College
N. C
Russell Cather
Jeanne
Winchester
Mr. Cather
Winchester Cold Storage Company
Local Students and Parents Travel With Family Visits
Mr. Marshall Winkfield a Richmond Medical College student arrives to spend vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. James B Winkfield at their home on National Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Herrell left yesterday for Johnstown Pa where they will visit their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Pliny Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Winkfield
Richmond Medical College
James B. Winkfield
National Avenue
Lawrence Herrell
Johnstown, Pa
Pliny Wilson
Social visitors and residents drop in at local homes
A long list of visitors and guests arrive or depart around Hagerstown including Roland Bower of Potomac Edison, N F Harlan of Washington Herald, Dorothy West from Baltimore, and families from Martinsburg Harrisburg Flint and Charles Town. Several locals plan trips to Baltimore and Cumberland while others enjoy summer stays with relatives. Mrs Franklin L Woore recovers well after major surgery at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin L. Woore
Memorial Hospital
Miss Betsy Rice Makes Summer Visit With Parents
Miss Betsy Rice of Hollins College Hollins Virginia is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs for the summer vacation. Mr Vernon Shirley contractor of Monrovia Maryland is spending some time with relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Rice
Hollings College
Hollins
Warren Rice
North Braddock Street
Vernon Shirley
Monrovia, Md
Local residents return visits and social stops noted
Mr. Howard Violette of St. Louis has come home for the first time in 20 years to visit his father on South Braddock Street. Elsie and Eula Affleck return from Washington and Baltimore. Ethel Hartman Edith Spaid Ralph Strasnider and Kenneth Henry visited Romney West Virginia. Alexander Hamilton and son from Hagerstown Maryland stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fisher on the Valley Pike. James B. Stringfellow of Charlottesville spent the weekend here, a former resident. Mrs. T. W. Matthews and daughters Irene Elsie Matthews Charlotte DeHart and Irene Headley spent yesterday at Fort Meade with Cyril Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy West
Baltimore
Mrs. O. Warren
Edward Jackson
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
KE. C. Jackson
Gameron Street
Howard Violette
St. Louis
J. B. Violette
South Braddock Street
Mr. Violette
Ethel Hartman
Edith Spaid
Ralph Strasnider
Kenneth Henry
Romney
W. Va
Alexander Hamilton and Son
Hagerstown, Md
Lee Fisher
Valley Pike
T. W. Matthews
Irene
Elsie Matthews
Charlotte DeHart
Irene Headley
Fort Meade
Cyril “Matthews
Baldwin to resign after Conservative defeat in election
London reports Premier Stanley Baldwin, leader of the Conservative party, will resign following the party's election defeat. The political scene centers on potential shifts with Lloyd George and Liberal opposition as Baldwin weighs next steps amid a parliamentary stalemate and factional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Baldwin
Associated Press
London
Baldwin
Conservative Party
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Van Lear Black Lands In Persia
Van Lear Black, Baltimore publisher and aviation enthusiast, arrived in Bender Abbas from Baghdad this afternoon. He is en route from England toward Japan as part of a long distance flight expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Lear
Persia
Associated Press
Bender Abbas
van Lear Black
Baltimore
Bagdad
England
Japan
Coldest June Day Recorded In New York City
New York City marked the coldest June day in history as the temperature fell to 44 degrees at 5 a.m. today, reported by the weather bureau. The unusual low shocked residents and disrupted typical early June conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
New York City
Associated Press
New York
New York Weather Bureau
Open hearings planned on House tariff bills by Smoot committee
Senate finance chairman Smoot announced plans for open hearings on House tariff bills to be conducted by five or six committees. He indicated Republicans had opposed open hearings, while Democrats favored them, but he called open hearings the only solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Vesuvius Erupts With Lava Flow Toward Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius erupted suddenly this afternoon in Naples Italy with molten lava streaming from the southeast crater toward Pompeii. The lava measured about 40 feet wide and was described as copious and lively, recalling the ancient destruction of Pompeii 1,550 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii
Prince of Wales Adopts Parachute Lying Policy
The Prince of Wales has taken up lying and wears a parachute. With a parachute he might just as well have kept his horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
New York Evening Post
Peruvian Flyers Leave For Mexico
In New Orleans on June 3 a Ballanca cabin monoplane departed Calendar Airport at 5 05 a m CST on a non stop flight to Mexico City. Capt Carlos Pinillos navigator said the party expected to reach Mexico City within twelve hours. Pilot is Lieut Carlos Zegarra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associatedress
New Orleans
Peru
Washington
Lima
Callendar
Mexico City
Carlos Pinillos
Carlos Zegarra
One Killed As Auto Hits Pole Near Braddock Heights
An auto left a sharp curve on the National highway near Braddock Heights and struck a telephone pole. Fred Hollis, 23, of Martinsburg, W. Va., was killed instantly. Frank Badge of Baltimore was seriously hurt. Dr. Smith, the driver, and Russell Lichey, Dudley Colfer, and Russell Stone of Baltimore were taken to a hospital with injuries. Authorities held Smith on possible reckless driving charges and considered manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Hagerstown
Braddock Heights
Fred. Hollis
Martinsburg
W. Va
Frank Badge
Baltimore
Dr. Smith
Russell Lichey
Dudley Colfer
Russell Stone
Smith F
Also Mentioned on This Page
Isabelle F. Miller
Miss Lauck
W. R. Gregg
Mr. Heath Holden
Huntsberry
Mrs. W. D. Simmons
Wyatt H. Richard
Eastern Short
Julius W. Richard
Virginia Peninsula
Richards
State Division of Markets
Emmett Grayson Coiner
Miss Conrad
Ruth Sampsell Garfield
Roland Bower
Potomac Edison Company
Mr. N. F. Harlan
Washington Herald
Mattie Eskridge
Dora White
Harrisburg, Pa
Mrs. Earl Massey
Front Royal Pike
J. Andrew Kater
Long Island City
W. S. Clark
George N. Hardesty
Berryville
William Norton
W. A. Norton
Mr. Myer Hamburger
J. C. Trapp
Z. S. Harrington
Coshocton
Jack
Leonard Leech
Flint, Mich
Grace Barr Hollis
Stella Prince
John H. Snyder
Thomas E. Kremer
B. Lee Barnett
E. D. Davie
Virginia Gibson
E. D. Davis
John Warren Rice
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Mary Sartelle
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Edwin B. Sartelle
Loudoun Street
William V. McGuire
University of Virginia
Hunter H. McGuire
J. 3. Keffer
James Jr
George Hoover
Gloria
Cumberland, Mis
B. A. Rowland
Stephens City
A. H Miller, Sr
Miller
Elsie
Eula Affleck
George E. Lone
Detroit, Mich
James B. Stringfellow
Charlottesville
Mr. Stringfellow
Hotel Jack Coffee
R. Seckler
Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Sample Shoe Store
C. P. Mncvicar
Martha Washington
East Piccadilly St
Bill Folds
Winchester Printers & Stationers, Inc
Kleen ,Kold
Good Housekeeping Institute
RM. Swimley
George Washington Hote
Lucette
Style Shoppe
North Main Street
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