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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
3
Social items note Mrs. Isabelle F. Miller will attend a coming event the following day. Local society figures share greetings and small gatherings reflect the community's social calendar.
The article notes three weddings in Virginia society circles. Fran ces Cadwallader wed John C. Kanode in a Violet and orchid wedding ceremony with family guests at Gaylord Inn. Louise Wilkes married Archer F. Robertson at Charlottesville with plans to live in White Post. Katherine Spicer to wed John Willis Edmonds Jr. in Accomac after their June 28 ceremony. Spicer will be a bridesmaid.
Invitations have been issued for the engagement of Miss Catherine C to Mr Paul R Hartman. The ceremony will be at the Presbyterian Church in June on a Sunday at 8 30 in the evening. Catherine is a Handley High School graduate class of 1928 and works in the hackneyed department of the Nort Mag Power Company. Hartman, son of Mr Robert Hartman and the late Mrs Hartman, is a Handley High School graduate and former military science instructor at Handley. He is a captain in the Virginia National Guard commanding Company I of the 116th Infantry in this city.
The Women's Civic League announced plans for a summer flower contest to promote neat premises. Details on judging classes, prize awards, and garden visitation dates will be released soon, with participants asked to submit names and street addresses to Mrs. C. Fred Barr.
Miss Helen Simpson of Paeonian Springs married at 8 p.m. Saturday June 14 at Tabernacle Methodist Church with Rev Has tings officiating. The ceremony featured songs I Love You Truly and Atoning. reception followed at the bride’s home. Bridesmaids wore pink organdy and carried pink and blue larkspur. best man was Alvah Riggins. many out of town guests attended. gevolgd by social notes on local clubs and forthcoming wedding celebrations for Miss Ann Gibson and George Winthrop Sands with multiple parties in Winchester Leesburg and Washington events.
Next Tuesday evening June 24 at 7 oclock the Scottish Rite Masons will hold a birthday party at the Hotel Jack for brothers Philip R. Fowle Harry F. Byrd and C A Robinson. The events have long been a tradition and members look forward to an enjoyable evening.
Miss Mary Frances Ritter shows steady improvement ten days after ivy poisoning. The report notes her condition was once critical but is now better. The item also lists several local residents and visitors including Mrs Virginia Schuchman and families, Prof Robert Schneider of Yale, and others visiting or traveling through the area.
New York traders sent the market sharply higher in early trading as short coverings fueled a rally after late selling and a favorable London vibe. By midday professionals leaned bullish on a technical recovery, though activity cooled later. Call money stood at 3 percent and total daily volume approached 3.7 million shares.
Mrs. Carrie M. Gury died this afternoon at her Washington home after illness. Word came from her sister Mrs. R. E. March of 18 West Gerard Street. The body will be brought here for burial.
Bobby Jones shot a 72 in the second round at Hoylake to top the field with a two day total of 142. He holds a slim margin over the chasing pack as the British Open proceeds in England.
In Berryville Virginia June 19 a very pretty wedding will be held at noon Saturday. Miss Beatrice M Clugston of Waynesboro Pennsylvania will marry John Hartwell Moore youngest son of Mrs Annie Cabell Moore and the late A Moore Jr of Berryville.
Social page notes Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Virginia stay at Rosemont near Berryville with relatives Beverley Byrd and Harry F. Byrd Jr. Also mentions Margaretta Whiting and Joyce Townsend visiting homes in Maryland and Utah, and travel plans of the Aylors to New York and Boston. Homes and guests across Waynesboro and Clarke County are listed with several weddings and family ties.
A list of local residents and guests includes Mr. and Mrs. Randolph and Mr. and Mrs. Ran dolph visiting Baltimore for the week and planning to close their South Church street house before a two year abroad. Francis Wolfe, Berryville High School co principal, sails from New York to tour Europe and attend Oberammergau. Spencer Carter hosts in Rosney with son in law and daughter Walter Williams of Richmond. John Dawson of Leland, Miss., attends VMI alumni event in Lexington and visits grandmother Mrs. Powers. Winter travels to Gloucester and Rahway for Miss Elizabeth Milton's automobile accident funeral. Milton’s brother Lee Milton is a VMI classmate.
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