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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1940

Page

8

Social And Personal News From Local School Events

Almost 70 children will take part in the school program concluding the season in the Ley Auditorium. The piece features many named students and performers. Music class run through the Mar ét Street Methodist Church will present An Airplane Around the World with listed participants. Visiting Rev and Mrs Draper of Currenton, N C, attended Handley Graduation exercises. Rev Draper will preach at United Brethren. Jean Whitehurst, daughter of Rev and Mrs R V Whitehurst, won the James Young Memorial Prize at the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore. Geraldine Triggs engagement to Donald Duvall celebrated with a personal shower hosted by Mrs Wilson Keiter. numerous attendees listed. Mr and Mrs Frank Chandler of Harrisonburg visited Mrs Beatrice Drake in town.

Ley Auditorium Jimmy Huntsberry Georgie Ace Anne M. Adams Palmerley Carol Cain Ann Lang- Bein Alice Langbein Dorothy Lickliter Suzanne Pingley Bever-ley Smith Jane Steele Suzanne -Arr Jane Cadwallader Anne J J. Deighton Charlene Grimm Ieknor Haldeman Margit Morland Vera Lupton Maryna Lorraine Dusing Ona Bageant Billy Dunham Fredy Ted Staples Finisey Inister Bridgers J. T. Draper Arrenton N. C Wilson Keiter Ean Duvall al. Omos John Jolliffe Keiter Jer Keiter Nellie Newe Mary Jane Jolliffe Margaret Duvall Alas Duvall Rosabelley Katherine DeHaven

Calendar of Evening Events at Winchester and Local Venues

The listing covers a Helen night dance at Winchester Golf Club at 10:00 p m. A Bethany Circle of Presbyterian Church banquet is set for 6:30 p m at Golden Glow. Madison Lodge O O F holds its weekly meeting at 8:00 p m on East Boscawen Street.

Helen Winchester Golf Club Bethany Circle of Presbyterian Church Golden Glow Madison Lodge, O. O. F Hall East Boscawen Street Bethany Circle The

Garden Tea at Macsfield by Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

The Memorial Hospital Woman's Auxiliary will hold its annual Garden Tea at Macsfield the home of Mrs. H. B. McCormac on June 21 from 4 to 6 PM. Tickets may be bought for ham and cake, but all attendees are included in the initial contribution. Proceeds fund hospital equipment and patient comforts. Local residents and guests are noted, with community members traveling and hosting gatherings around Winchester.

Judge Williams Describes Home of First Settler at Civic League Luncheon

The Winchester Civic League dinner at Middletown Inn featured Judge Philip Williams who recounted the first settlement of Winchester around Shawnee Spring. He described Abraham Hollingsworth’s stone house, land purchases, and the spring fed island, praising the old home as a Winchester treasure. The meeting adjourned for summer with the next gathering planned in September.

Judge Williams Civic League Winchester Civic League Middletown Inn George Snarr Philip Williams Winchester Abraham Hollingsworth Lord Fairfax

Berryville Alumni Dinner Dance Planned for June 11

Berryville High School Alumni Association schedules its annual banquet at the Community Building on Tuesday June 11 at 7 pm with Patrons League serving. After the banquet a business meeting and officer elections will take place, followed by a dance in the school auditorium with Douglas L. Carter as toastmaster.

Berryville Alumni Association of the Berryville High School Patrons League Douglas L. Carter

Modern Etiquette Q&A Tips From Roberta Lee

A reader asks whether guests should serve themselves at a large tea or have it served. The answer favors waitstaff service to save time. Ushers at church weddings should be instructed by the bridegroom on attire. A woman should always wear wet gloves to church.

Dancer Eleanor Powell Recovers After Major Surgery

Eleanor Powell is reported much better and resting comfortably in a Hollywood hospital following a major abdominal operation.

Eleanor Powell Hollywood

Local Figures Share Early Morning Western States Trip

Oscar Ramsburg chairman Maurice Wisecarver Jr Miss Alberta Elsen Miss Garnett Levi Miss Leona Krouse Miss Elsie Cadwallader Miss Gladys Ches hire and Miss Constance White with Mr and Mrs A M Hannum Mr Harland Hannum of 310 National Avenue and Mr Ernest Davies Jr depart for a tour of western states. Miss Mary Maxwell Bond returns to her home near here from Holton Arms School Washington to spend the summer with her parents.

Oscar Ramsburg Maurice Wisecarver, Jr Alberta Elsen Garnett Levi Leona Krouse Elsie Cadwallader Gladys Cheshire Constance White A. M. Hannum Harland Hannum National Avenue Ernest Davies, Jr Mary Maxwell Bond Here Holton Arms School Washington Mrs. Allen Bond

Miss Williams Visits Home and Events in Clarke County

Miss Elinor Griffith returns from Western College Oxford Ohio to Llewellyn Berryville for days before joining Hiram House as a student field worker. Garden Club Flower Show judges named including Mrs Aubrey Weaver and Mrs W Whitside with others. Miss Anne Cabell Williams back from Bryn Mawr College will be weekend guest of her mother Mrs Samuel Chew Williams with Miss Myrtle Nichols of Boston.

Berryville Elinor Griffith Alfred Kerfoot Aubrey Weaver Front Royal Woman’s Club of Clarke County W. Whitside Clarence Hobart Lippitt Hatchell Charles Town Rose MacDonald Anne Cabell Williams Bryn Mawr College Samuel Chew Williams Miss Williams Myrtle Nichols Boston Mass Williams Miss Nichols Millwood William Peterkin Frank Whiting Peterkin Ora Martin Parkersburg Clarke Courtney B. Jones

Harris daughter to attend Virginia commencement exercises

Miss Helen Harris will attend the commencement exercises at the University of Virginia. Miss Harris and Mr. W. H. Harris will be guests of Mrs. John B. Neill at her Berryville home next week.

Jean Brill Virginia Military Aloise Brill Mary Washington College W. & L. University J. M. H . Clagett Springfield Gertrude Brown West Palm Beach, Fla Virginia W. H. Harris Fort Valley, Ga Helen Harris University of Vineginia Harris John B. Neill Berryville

Clarke County Social Hostess Teas and Visits Tie Millwood Area

Millwood Virginia on June 8 reports a sequence of tea gatherings and dinners hosted by Mrs. Roland G. Mitchell and Mrs. Hugh M. Nelson at The Glen and Long Branch with guests from Richmond Baltimore and Wilmington. The piece notes Miss Margaret Dole accepting a New York law firm post and upcoming weddings and reunions including Miss Mary Isham Randolph and Miss Mary Meade.

Millwood Roland G. Mitchell the Glen E. K .Meade Jeanette Wright Richmond Robert Goodwin Courtney B. Jones Mary Woolfolk Richard Whiting Hugh M. Nelson Long Branch Eloise Randolph Page Mary Dougherty Polly Winslow Virginia Watkins Vida Boy-Ed William Bell Watkins, Jr Margaret Dole Richard E. Dole Clarke New York New York City Henry Post Mitchell Minturn R. G. Mitchell Agnes Mitchell Mary Page Roland Mitchell Benjamin Harrison Laura Crease Bunch

Memorial Service at Friendship Town Announced

The Rev. W. D. Mitchell says there will be no preaching in Stephens City tomorrow due to memorial services at Friendship at 11 15 a m. Preaching will occur at Reliance at 7 30 p m and Greenway Children’s Day services at the same hour.

W. D. Mitchell Reliance United Brethren Circuit Stephens City Friendship Reliance Greenway

Salvation Army Services Set in Winchester

The Salvation Army invites the public to attend Sunday meetings led by Brigadier George H. Marshall with Adjutant and Mrs. Stout. Morning sessions at Loudoun and Clifford streets start 10 o clock with Sunday School at 11. Evening services gather at the tent on South Kent and Cork streets with a 7 pm Young People meeting and 8 pm service. Special music will be provided by Adjutant and Mrs. Stout.

Salvation Army George H. Marshall Stout Marshall Winchester Loudoun Clifford Streets South Kent Cork

Methodist Vacation Church School Plans June Session

A cooperative Vacation Church School will be held in the Braddock and Market Street Methodist Church buildings from June 6 to 24. Classes run 9 to 12 with four age groups Beginners, Junior, and Intermediates. Pastors Rev. Herman McKay and Rev. T. M. Swann urge Methodist families to enroll their children.

Braddock Or Methodist Church Market Street

Program Of Home Agent Meeting And Club Demonstrations

A Monday 11 a.m. report to the Board of Supervisors on last month’s achievements. Tuesday morning a conference with Miss Sprouse Hazel Propst Mrs Walter Adams and Miss Blair in Strasburg to plan menu and food supplies for 4 H county camp. At 2 p.m. Star Tannery Home Demonstration Club meets Mrs Ernest Cooper with a Kitchen Storage demonstration. Wednesday 2 p.m. Mrs George Whitacre Jr hosts North Frederick Home Demonstration Club. The rest of the week Miss Blair and Miss Sprouse remain in the office.

Board of Sprouse Hazel Propst Walter Adams Blair Strasburg Star Tannery Home Demonstration Club Ernest Cooper George Whitacre, Jr North Frederick

3000 Flag Pamphlets Distributed for National Flag Week

Three thousand pamphlets on display and respect for the American Flag have been provided for National Flag Week through cooperation of the Winchester Junior Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce. Copies were distributed to city school children and more are available at the Chamber office on Reuss Avenue. The six page brochure offers information. The Chamber office interior has been repainted and a new map cabinet donated by A. C. Oates. highway maps of the 48 states will be filed. A large historical map showing Shenandoah Valley and Winchester will be exhibited on a table.

Winchester Junior Board of Trade Chamber of Commerce COC Reuss Avenue A. C. Oates Shenandoah Valley Winchester

Send your orders to the ad dress given in the box below

Instructions direct reader to submit orders to an address listed in a box, implying a classified or sales notice. The brief text emphasizes following the box for the proper mailing location and uses concise directive language. The available wording provides no further context or details about the advertisement.

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