National Flower Show At Washington Features Rose Exhibits
The Social and Personal Flower Show of National Interest comes to Hotel Washington this week. Rose displays include Walter Reed Hospital veterans and entries from Robbink Atkins and F L Atkins. Exhibits cover 86 classes with iris roses perennials peonies and arrangements. James Pierson and Mrs Calvin Coolidge roses are among notable entries.
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Washington
American Horticultural Society
Hotel Washington
David Lumsden
Veterans of
Walter Reed Hospital
Winchester and
Clarke County Garden Club
Walter Reed
Robbink Atkins
Rutherford, N. J
Henry Ford
Wilhelm Kordes
Ville de Paris
F. L. Atkins
Bob
Claudius Pernet
American Rose Society
Miss Jolliffe Graduates Youngest Clarke County Student
Miss Jane Jolliffe oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs T P Jolliffe is believed to be Clarke County’s youngest high school graduate finishing at Boyce at 14. She is valedictorian with the highest four year average of seventeen and had perfect attendance. She plans to attend William and Mary College next fall. Admiral A M Dupuy McCormick U S N receives orders to San Diego in the fall. Dr and Mrs McCormick will summer near Berryville. Son Isent Comdr Lynde McCormick also ordered to California to command a destroyer. King’s Daughters Convention set for Boyce Baptist Church Friday June 8 at 130 pm with Silver Cross Circle as hostess.
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Miss Jolliffe
Jane Jolliffe
T. P. Jolliffe
Clarke County
Boyce
Miss JoMiffe
William and
Mar Ollege
Admiral McCormick
West Coast
A. M. Dupuy McCormick
U.S. N
Washington
Naval Board of Medical Examiners
San Diego
Calif
King’s Daughters
Order of King's Daughters and Sons
Baptist
Henry §. Ely
Silver Cross Circle
Helen Powers
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
E. B. Powers
Katherine Orndorff
Alvin Brill
Strasburg
October Marriage Ts Just Announced
A marriage notice announces the upcoming nuptials of Virginia Melton of Haroa to Mr. Thomas L. Piefer. The announcement records the couple and anticipates details to follow.
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Virginia Melton
Har’a
Thomas L. Piefer
Reynolds Jr. of River ton Va to graduate from West Point
Mr S C Reynolds Jr of Rivera ton Warren County Virginia is named in the current U S Military Academy class as graduates. His parents Mr and Mrs 8 C Reynolds will travel to West Point soon to attend the commencement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Reynolds, Jr
Riverton
Warren County
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
8. C. Reynolds
Mrs Spengler to Visit Baltimore and Los Angeles Sisters
Mrs Laura Spengler of Strasburg leaves today for Baltimore to visit her sister Mrs J Bell of Howard Park. She will then spend Wednesday with another sister Mrs R H Lacey in Los Angeles for the summer. Mrs G W Rohr entertained at the Colonial Inn in Strasburg with a musical program honoring Mrs Spengler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Spengler
Strasburg
Baltimore
J. 3. Bell
Howard Park
R. H. Lacey
Los Angeles
Cali
G. W. Rohr
Colonial Inn
Miss Wattles Engaged to Episcopal Clergyman in Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun reports Miss Nancy McCormick Wattles daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles William Wattles of Alexandria engaged to Rev James Wilson Hunter Episcopal clergyman son of Mr and Mrs William Curtis Hunter of Baltimore. Miss Wattles from a Clarke county family visits Berryville relatives.
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Miss Watttles
Baltimore Sun
Nancy McCormick Wattles
Charles William Wattles
Alexandria
James Wilson Hunter
William Curtis Hunter
Baltimore
Miss Wattles
Clarke County
Berryville
Ashbridge announces daughter Nancy Nicholson to Mitchell Harrison
Mr and Mrs George Ashbridge Jr Red Bank New Jersey announce the marriage of their daughter Nancy Nicholson to Mitchell Harrison Jr formerly of Warrenton Virginia now located in New York and Philadelphia on Friday February 3 at Red Bank New Jersey Invitations are issued for a reception in honor of the couple on Friday June 8 at the West Chester Golf and Country Club from 4 to 7 p m Mr Harrison is the son of Mrs Harrison and the late Mr Mitchell Harrison of Warrenton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ashbridge, Jr
Red Bank
N. J
Nancy Nicholson
Mitchell Harrison, Jr
Warrenton
New York
Philadelphia
Ashbridge
Mitchell
West Chester Golf and Country Club
Mr. Harrison
Harrison
Mitchell Harrison
Stratford Opened to Public for First Time at Grace and Holy Trinity
The Stratford mansion, home of General Robert E. Lee, opened to the public in Richmond under the Business Women's Club of Grace and Holy Trinity Church. The Lees lineage traces to 1641 with Richard Lee, secretary to Governor Berkeley, and includes Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, signers of the Declaration, with Thomas Lee the original builder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Business Women’s Club of Grace
Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
Thomas Lee
Richard Henry Lee
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Robert Edward Ie
Miss Myer Joins Trip Through Staunton to Massachusetts
Miss Gertrude Ellen Myer head of Mary Baldwin College art dept Staunton Va travels with Miss Lydia Dodge Morse and Miss Clare Hansbrough en route to Massachusetts. Also listed: missionary meeting at Braddock M E Church South 117 North Cameron St Tuesday 730 PM with talks on Medical Work in China and a social hour with Frederick Circuit Society guests. Admiral and Mrs Nulton hosted luncheon at Annapolis before Army Navy game. Thelma Peffer and Walter K Cooley wed in Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Ellen Myer
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
William T. Barr
Peyton Street
Myer
Lydia Dodge Morse
Clare Hansbrough
Massachusetts
Nulton
Louis McC. Nulton
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Strasburg
Thelma Elizabeth Peffer
Walter K. Cooley
J. A. Peffer
A. E. Owens
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Cooley
Shenandoah Publishing House
Miss Elizabeth Snyder Visits Summit Point Parents
Miss Elizabeth Snyder of this city spent several days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Snyder at their Summit Point West Virginia home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Snyder
Mrs
William Snyder
Summit Point
W. Va
Notable Local Social Roundup From Winchester Area
A long list of residents and visitors circulate through Winchester and nearby towns. Carl Mueller and family return from Massanutten Military Academy graduation in Woodstock Virginia. Hosting two weekend events in Winchester and Jordan White Sulphur Springs near Winchester. Numerous callers include Dr C B Harke and many guests visit local homes and hotels.
Local social notes include weddings and visits
Mr R L Hardesty of Summit Point W Va visited on Saturday with Mr Louis Wonder who attended the Levin Klompus wedding in Baltimore and left for New York City to shop for summer stock. Alvin Hilbert and a seminary student were guests at the Cooper home in Berryville avenue. Miss Winifred Ward of Capon Bridge and Miss Edna Farnsworth of Summit Point shopped here today.
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Mrs
I. N. Bonham
Summit Point
W. Va
Douglas Davis
A. P. Youngblood
New York
Anderson
Capon Springs
R. L. Hardesty
Louis Wonder
Levin-Klompus
Baltimore
New York City
Alvin Hilbert
Gettysburg Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Joseph Cooper
Berryville Avenue
Winifred Ward
Capon Bridge
Edna Farnsworth
Plane Hops Off Across Atlantic in Historic Flight
Halifax authorities report the monoplane Friendship left for Trepassey N F on the first leg toward England as Amelia Earhart co pilot and Wilmer Stultz pilot and crew plan a trans Atlantic crossing. The takeoff occurred at 8 36 a m eastern daylight time from Eastern Passage airport. The crew expects a five hour leg to Trepassey for refueling and a possible landing at Southampton England if weather allows.
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Halifax
N. S
Trepassey
N. F
Atlantic
England
Eastern Passage
Halifax Harbor
Amelia , Earhardt
Wilmer Stultz
Friendship
Southampton
Byrd
Richard BK. Burdard
Wilmer Sturtz
Boston
New York
George Talmer Putnam
London
Treassy
Newfoundland
Martinsburg Golfers Win Here Saturday
The 1928 Tri-State Golf Association season opener in Winchester saw Opequon Golf Club Martinsburg edge out Boyce while Fredericksburg defeated Harrisonburg and Winchester beat Alexandria. Points: Martinsburg 15, Winchester 17, Fredericksburg 7, Alexandria 7, Harrisonburg 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State Golf Association
Winchester
Opequon Golf Club
Martinsburg
Fountain Head Golf Club
Hagerstown
Catoctin Club
Frederick
Belle Haven Golf Club
Alexandria
Blue Ridge Golf Club
Boyce
Mannesfield Hall
Widow of R. Welby Carter Dies at Old Home Near Upperville
Mrs. Carter widow of R Welby Carter died at her Loudoun home near Upperville aged 87. Born Sophie Carter of Glen Welby she was sister of Capt Edward Carter and the late Mrs Taylor Scott of Warrenton. Survived by children Mrs Harry Moore Lynchburg Va Mrs Malbon Richardson Mrs A Marshall Upperville Al Carter Norfolk Mrs McKenzie Tabb Middleburg Mrs Paul Whiten Boston RR Welby Carter Washington and Mrs Peter Wood Baltimore. Also two sisters Mrs Robert Beverley Essex and Mrs Led ward Turner The Plains and a brother Capt Edward Carter.
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Carter
R. Welby Carter
Upperville
Sophie Carter
Glen Welby
Edward Carter
Taylor Scott
Warrenton
Harry Moore
Lynchburg
Malbon Richardson
A. (. Marshall
al Carter
Norfolk
McKenzie . Tabb
Middleburg
Paul Whiten
Boston
Mass
Welby Carter
Washington, D. C
Peter Wood
Baltimore
Robert Beverley
Essex
Ledward
Southern Cross Heads Toward Sydney After Long Ocean Flight
The Southern Cross monoplane speeds southwest over the Pacific en route from Hawaii to Suva and Sydney Australia. Four men aboard push toward the 3,138 mile leg across open water with radio reports noting 90 nautical miles per hour and potential landfall by 5 p.m. Pacific coast time. The journey marks the longest all water flight in history, following a 2,400 mile Oakland to Honolulu leg completed in 27 hours 2 minutes.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Equator
Barking Sands
Hawaiian Islands
Suva
Fiji Group
South Pacific
Syidney
Australia
Pacific Coast
Oakland
Cal
Sydney
San Francisco
Fanning Island
Southern Cross
Captain Steere Found Dead by Wife Yesterday
The report notes Captain Steere was found dead by his wife yesterday. It states he led his company under heavy fire, advancing over open ground to reach an enemy position about 300 yards away, urging his men forward with steady leadership.
Promotion Day at ap U B Church in quiet observance
Nearly one hundred children participated in Promotion Day activities at the United Brethren Church yesterday at 11 o clock. The program featured songs, prayers, recitations, violin and solo performances, classroom talks, certificate presentations, and a benediction by Rev. G W Stover.
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United Brethren Church
Jesus
Superintenden
Katherine Rauhoff
Evelyn Cross
Junior Bailey
Helen Bailey
Albert Robinson
Thelma Edwards
Garnet Hammerick
Franklin Patton
Winifred Wingfield
Little Birds of Praise Are We
Madeline Fries
Paul Miller
G. W. Stover
Canned Grapefruit Debate Sparks Sporting Jibe
A Portland Express quips that canned grapefruit, though non-squirting, is not as good as fresh and calls it un sporting in tone.
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Portland Express
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Joseph Melton
Charles L. Melton
Front Royal
Joseph M. Hite
Luray
Huntsberry
Laura
Mary Baldwin
Abe. Ayler
Miss Ida
Mrs. Hizer
Stephen City
Carl Mueller
Wardman Park
Woodstock
Massanutten Military Academy
Carl Mueller, Jr
Washington Star
Mas
C. F. B. Price
Maj
C. A. Lutz
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Donald McFaden
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
C. B. Harke
Virginia State Dental Association
Roanoke
William E. Henry
Morgantown
C. E. Neville
Edward McFarland
James Mills
Garland Spillman
School of Pharmacy
The
Medical College of Virginia
Carson Spillman
National Avenue
Lewis Pidgeon
Wadesville
Memorial Hospital
John Randolph Graham
Julian F. Ward
South Washington Street
Frederick, Md
Rawlings E. Racey
Strasburg, Va
Elizabeth Stream
Lovettsville, Va
Maynard Grove
Richard Grove
W. F. Grubbs
R. E. Byrd
Amherst Street
T. B. Byrd
Leo . Woodward
Fletcher
Vance Grayson
Ernest Grayson
Adell Metz
Margaret Kelchner
Chambersburg, Pa
A. L. Freeman
Steinfield and Katz Company
O. B. Coblentz
Catonsville, Md
George Washington Hotel
J. N. Crigler
Beulah Crigler
Culpeper
R.H. Benson
Valley Pike
Miss Crigler
Handley High School
T. A. Hagaman
Pittsburg, Fa
Oliver Woore
Rest
Mortimer Harkness
Nacey Iacas
Howard, P2
Amanda Robery
Milton Bland
Robery
Mrs. Bland
Mrs. G. Di-Carasaden
Buffalo, N. Y
Jack
H. N. Carper
Jones Spring
H. M. Manor
Frances Evans
Garfield Hospital
Samuel Evans
North Kent Stree
Old Home
Loudoun
Gross
Ilbur
Lovett Bros
C. L. Robinson Ice
Cold Storage Corp
Virginia
Northern Virginia Power Co
North Main ST
A. V. Plum
A. V.flum
A. W. Lockhart
Frederick County Clerk's
County Court House
Mountain J’als
Pembroke Springs
M. M. Lynch
Duvah & Dunn
Capt. Steere
Ap. U. B. Church
Cig
Ection
Ralph Lewis
Beauty and Pump
Lawrence C. Hollis
Lions Club
Golden-Rule Store
North
Loudoun Street
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