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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1934
Page
3
Berkeley County notes the Garden Club will meet at Mrs. Kenneth N. Gilpin home in Shepherdstown on Wednesday June 20. Members are urged to bring plants for exchange with slips issued to participants. Plants should be bundled labeled by name and color. unnamed varieties should be marked. Mr Edward Butler will discuss Delphinium in the garden.
Sunday 8:00 a m Girls Athletic Association breakfast hosted by Miss Opal Robinson. Tuesday 12:30 p m Lions Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 4:30 p m Children of the American Revolution picnic from Winchester at Old Hopewell Meeting House. 8:00 p m McKinley Chapter Eastern Star card party at Mrs B Boyce 112 West Pall Mall. Wednesday 12:30 p m Kiwanis Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 7:00 p m Young People's DHE practice at First Baptist Church. 8:00 p m Winchester Elks Lodge weekly meeting. Thursday 1:00 p m Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 7:00 p m Lawn party at Angerona Terrace by 4 H Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts for summer civic improvement. Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion gathering at George Washington Hotel.
Miss Audrey Luttrell and Frederick Rathman wed at United Brethren Church with Rev. George W. Stover officiating. The couple, both Handley High School graduates, honeymoon by car to northern states and Canada, then reside at 15 East Cecil Street.
The Handley High School Alumni Association held a dance at Jordan Springs with Soddy Haines and His Orchestra providing music. About 100 couples danced through the evening and into the early morning. Arrangements were led by John Glaize, Sue Schlack, Jack Blackburn, Virginia Silver, Mrs. Kenneth Rice and Nat Hawkins.
Mrs Jack Kennedy of Chambersburg Pa. entertained a group of relatives and Winchester guests at Thornhill Manor on a Wednesday afternoon tea. Attendees included Mrs M Kennedy Miss Nancy Kennedy and Mrs Norman White widow of T B Kennedy Jr. Also present were Mrs Harman B Bell and more than forty Winchester ladies and their guests.
The Misses Hawley who spent a month at Thorn Hill Manor on South Washington Street will return Monday to their Bridgeport Connecticut home. They were met on arrival in Winchester by their brother George Hawley, president of the Connecticut State Manufacturers Association.
The Relief Methodist Church youths will host the Francis Asbury Union at 8 PM Thursday June 21 after the church business meeting. A speaker from the Bible Training School at Front Royal is expected. Beatrice Morris to appear on a radio program tomorrow at 2 PM on WJEJ Hagestown Md.
Mrs. Lottie Wolfe and her son James along with Mr. P. C. Petrie Jr. of Stephens City returned from a week in Hazelton and other Pennsylvanian spots. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tierney Jr. of Bluefield who stayed at Thornhill Manor on South Washington Street with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Baker.
A string of social notices from Winchester details Mrs Chauncey Jerome of Cleveland arriving with companions to visit the Stuarts at Hawthorne in Winchester. Other items recall births, visits to Charlottesville Harrisonburg and New York, and residents traveling to Fort Humphreys and Warren County for summer visits.
Miss Mary Warden Boyd attended the horse show yesterday. Mrs. B. B. Dutton will host the Thursday bridge club at her Washington 8 home. Mrs. Marcia Campbell from Chicago arrives to visit her sister Miss Caroline Hunter at Grey Gables on Washington Street. Mr. H. B. McCormac Jr. returns from Lawrenceville School to spend the summer with his parents in town.
Mr and Mrs R M Trimble Jr of Pittsburgh are visiting the latter s parents at Hawthorne on Northwestern Grade. Mrs F B Hunt underwent a minor operation at Memorial Hospital and is reported to be getting along very nicely.
Warm show days featured Kinprillis winning the hunter championship with Mrs John Hay Whitney in the Thoroughbred Hunters. Peggy Keith Hamilton rode six entries in the Ladies class while Roger Bayley rebounded after a spill in the Thoroughbred hunters event.
John Hay Whitney, riding for Benton Stables with Sach One Rees Game and Mother, finished third in the event at the Benton track. Officials noted strong early pace and a competitive field led by clearer frontrunners.
Clarke county hosts a diplomatic summer colony on the Blue Ridge with visitors such as Soviet envoy Alexander Troyanovsky renting Johannesburg and German counsellor Dr. Rudolf Leitner occupying Journey's End. Washington figures like Mrs. Lloyd Wilson and Dr. Lucan of Georgetown also occupy nearby cottages while General Pershing's former retreat Gen. Carter cottage is part of the scene.
Dabney Mrs Laurie Mrs Ickes and Mrs Weller all of Washington. Mrs Thomas Speer of Purcellville. Mrs F B Whiting Mrs Blackburn Smith Mrs E L Tessier Miss Mamie White and Miss Margaretta Whiting all of Berryville.
The home demonstration agent presents a week of meetings and demonstrations for rural groups. Activities include 4-H club dress contests, canning demonstrations, home dyeing sessions, and social hours, with meetings at Hayfield Whitacre Middletown Pine Hills and Stephens City.
Thursday morning office and clerical work. Thursday afternoon Gore 4-H D. F. Kern in Gore. Correct dress contest to be held at this meeting. All members urged to attend and join the contest. Friday morning county work with garden and poultry projects. Friday afternoon office. Saturday office work.
The document urges immediate contributions as second mile gifts to ease the State office embarrassment and prevent retreat from cooperative Christian education. It commends Dr. Minor C. Miller for service and calls for broader talks with public school and education associations to expand weekend religious education programs. Delegates are to promote the theme locally and in county units.
The International Council calls for concentrated prayer by leaders and officers, urging action in local, state, and worldwide relations. The message thanks Frederick County Council, Winchester churches, delegations in homes, and speakers including Prof. Smith and Dr. Eddy, for their addresses and publicity.
Edwin Estes Jr of Winchester, a Washington newspaper carrier, gained notice in a carriers' paper for recovering stolen bicycles belonging to his fellow workers. The story features a photo captioned with the nickname Captain C Sherlock.
Miss Ruby Weeks, a Salvation Army cadet from the local station, was called to Tampa, Florida, recently due to her mother's serious illness but is expected to return to duties tomorrow evening. The mother's condition is reported to be somewhat improved.
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