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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
8
Weekly meetings of the Winchester Aerie No. 834 at 211 N Loudoun St and the Rebekah Association at Odd Fellows Hall. The Garden Club hosts Little Show of Flower Arrangements at Christ Episcopal Church House on Wednesday evening.
A surprise birthday dinner was held last Sunday at the home of Mrs. Carter Luttrell in North Mountain and Mr. Ray i of North Mountain, W V, honoring Mr. Ray i and Mr. Carter Luttrell of White Hall. Pink and white decorations complemented a table with candies roses and two birthday cakes. Attendees included Eva Luttrell Sunnyside Bessie Catlett Winchester Sam and Chester Poffenberger Ganotown George and Lottie Whitacre Bunker Hill N or th Mountain Norrington Poffenberger Luttrell and Lula Cooper relations of Lula Richard Cooper in Washington D C who are ill. Visiting Lula Richard Cooper’s relatives were James Calvin Cooper Davis W Va and Thomas S Cooper. Mr and Mrs J E Keffer hosted a party for son James Keffer Jr home from Camp George G Meade Md. James Jr a member of the 116th Inf Virginia National Guard. The Keffer lawn glow lit with games refreshments and red white and blue sandwiches. Guests included Evelyn Van Meter Betty Jane Kering Martinsburg Audrey Creswell Colleen Swisher Frances Pappas Cellen Jackson Jereimis Timbrook Kitty McCauley Virginia Fay Kaffer Bunny Racer Kermit Carl Rhodes Berryville Ernie Smith Donald Hartman Kenneth Wright Loring Wright Jr Loring Pingley Lawrence Shine William Grove Eldridge Frye Emory Rogers Garland Mason Winchester and John Clevenger Washington D C.
The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Virginia Wright of Paris Virginia to Mr Naaman Hottle of Middleburg is announced. Mrs Robert Y Conrad and her daughter Miss Bobbie Conrad who spend winters in Baltimore will return to Winchester and open their home at 116 South Washington Street for the summer.
Sunnyside couple welcome a son at Memorial Hospital followed by Middleburg parents also celebrating. Names include Briscoe Snapp and Fred Embrey. The column lists guests from New York to Martinsburg and Richmond, with college and military assignments, plus family visits to Mount Jackson and Buena Vista.
The piece answers etiquette questions. It says shouting at careless drivers is improper. It notes the hostess typically serves dessert, with the host sometimes helping, and confirms a sister of suitable age serves as maid of honor.
A long list of residents heads to distant cities and returns for summer visits. Notable movements include Rosalie Nelson to Baltimore and Bruce Nelson visiting from the University of Virginia, with other guests and Tea at Summit Point and departures to Ossining and Atlantic City for brief sojourns.
At a Winchester meeting of the Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club officers were elected for the coming year. New officers include the president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, with members voting on slate and program plans.
A lively call to daily outdoor walking for health and mood. Encourages dressing properly and pacing briskly, whether in woods or on city sidewalks, to gain vitality and a bright complexion. Emphasizes that housework does not substitute for outdoor exercise.
The club elected its officers: President Miss Helen Massey Vice-president Mrs F L Glaize Second vice-president Mrs Kenneth Gilpin Recording secretary Mrs B F Arthur Jr Corresponding secretary Miss Sophie Baker Assistant corresponding secretary Miss Rebecca D Beverley and treasurer Miss Lucy Kurtz.
The Girls Athletic Association will hold its regular June meeting Thursday at 7:30 PM at president Mrs. Carter May Tomney’s home 24 South Washington Street instead of the club rooms. Members are urged to attend as plans for June and the summer are set.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of Macedonia Church will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 8 o clock in the church. After the business session a social hour will follow. Attendees are reminded of the date and time change and urged to be present.
At a Monday meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary plans were made for the annual Garden party to be held June 25 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Hunter McGuire. Volunteers and attendees are invited and a silver offering at the door will benefit the Gatsch beds completing equipment throughout the building.
Mrs Walter Lee will arrange flowers for the mantel for inter club competition at a Little Show of Flower Arrangements sponsored by the Winchester and Clarke County Club. The event is tomorrow at 3 o clock in the Christ Church. The Little Garden Club and the Old Fredericktown Garden Club will also arrange mantels. The Women of Christ Episcopal Church decorated the church house to provide a backdrop. No entry fee for flowers. a small admission at the door funds Winchester England charity.
Draper and Company of Boston won the right to buy West Virginia wool pool bidding on about 320 000 pounds in the cooperative promoted by the West Virginia Wool Marketing Association They offered higher prices across grades including 50 41 per 100 pounds for clear medium 44 41 for rejects and 40 for fine Staple Grading and sale began May 28 at Bardane Jefferson County under WV Department of Agriculture supervision and should finish in about 20 days
Staten Island covers 57 square miles while Manhattan spans 22 square miles.
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden club announces there is no entrance fee for showing flowers in their Little Show of Flower Arrangements tomorrow at 3 o'clock in Christ Church. A small admission charge collected at the door benefits Winchester England.
Mrs. Jan Struther of England and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kent of Baltimore joined Miss Page Huidekoper at Long Branch Clarke for a weekend visit. Numerous friends and relatives visited or hosted dinners at homes including Annefield Bellfield Springsberry and Abbeyville with gatherings at Blue Ridge Country Club and area resorts. Hosts included Miss Virginia Watkins Mrs. Dudley Burchard and Captain William Barrett among others.
Theodore R. McKeldin told 25 Charlotte Hall Military Academy graduates that the time has come for the United States to assume world leadership. He said the country must defend democracy at home and abroad and warned that Britain remains the lone defender of the American way, urging Americans not to ignore their global duty.
A phoned false alarm to Los Angeles fire department claimed flames leaped 100 feet at the Memorial Coliseum. Six trucks responded as firefighters checked the peristyle where the Olympic torch beacon flickered, relit for youth preparedness week.
Belleville Illinois May 22 traffic was halted when the only electric traffic signal failed. Workers opened the green painted control box and found six postal cards and a letter deposit inside. They were removed and placed somewhere for delivery.
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