Meade Kern wedding at Christ Church in Winchester
Miss Charlotte Nelson Meade daughter of Everard Kidder Meade and Mr. Robert Smith Kern son of Henry Pressler Kern were married at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev. G Peyton Craighill officiating. Attendants included Mrs Albert Johnson Kelly and Miss Beat rice Heath O Connell. Capt Richard Kern served as best man and several ushers attended. The bride wore an organdy gown with veil and heirloom cameo necklace. reception followed at Edgewood with guests from Washington Alexandria Richmond and Tappahannock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Nelson Meade
Everard Kidder Meade
Edgewood
Clarke County
Robert Smith Kern
Henry Pressler Kern
Winchester
Christ Episcopal Church
G. Peyton Craighill
Cunate Chapel
Miss Meade
Albert Johnson Kelly
Beatrice Heath O’connell
Richard Kern
Everard Kidder Meade, Jr
Thomas Wright Meade
John Weiss
New York City
Francis Key Meade
Prospect Hill
Clarke
Thomas Roane Barnes Wright
Tappahannock
Grom
Jefferson Davis Kern
Isaac James Smith
Winches
Washington
Alexandria
Richmond
Garden Party Attracts 500 For Nursery School Benefit
More than five hundred people attended the garden party at Mac s field the residence of Mrs H B McCormac on Handley Boulevard to raise funds for Gertrude Barton Nursery School. Prizes included nylon hose chest of drawers and woolen suit material won by local residents and a Bluefield West Virginia visitor. Sixty costumes were shown by 16 Washington DC models and local families displayed mother and daughter outfits. A fuller report will follow after a committee meeting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macsfield
H. B. McCormac
Handley Blvd
Gertrude Barton
Betty Gibbons
Charles Stuart
Dailey Slonaker
Laurence E. Tierney, Jr
Bluefield
W. Va
W. A. Baker
Washington, D. C
H. Paul Rhodes
West Germain Street
Entertained Washington Guests At Gardens Party
Mrs. Robert T. Barton hosted a buffet supper on South Washington street for the ladies and sixteen fashion show models from Washington D C invited to the Garden Party at Macsfield. Guests included Mrs. H B McCormac Mr and Mrs H B McCormac Jr and their house guests Mr and Mrs John Dempsey and Mr and Mrs Guy Montgomery of Lewisburg W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Barton
South Washington Street
Washington, D. C
Macsfield
H. B. McCormac
H. B. McCormac, Jr
John Dempsey
Guy Montgomery
Lewisburg
W. Va
Comrade and Collins Denny Bible Classes Meet
The Comrade and Margaret Collins Denny Bible Classes will meet with Mrs C D Lanahan leading devotions. A quartet of Mr and Mrs Marshall Kline and Mr and Mrs Roy Wickes will perform musical selections. Mrs Ethel Hammond is the teacher. Members and visitors are urged to attend. Miss Elizabeth Lichliter and Miss Nancy Butler leave for New York City to attend Camp Edith Macy training. they were chosen by the local Girl Scout Council to participate and will later serve as counselors at Camp White Rock in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Collins
Denny
Foith
C. D. Lanahan
Marshall Kline
Roy Wickes
Ethel Hammond
Elizabeth Lichliter
Dudley Lichliter
South Washington Street
Nancy Butler
C. L. Butler
North Braddock Street
New York City
National Girl Scout Training School
Camp
Edith Macy
Pleasantville
N. Y
Miss Lichliter
Miss Butler
Camp White Rock
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Edward Swartz
Highland Avenue
Swartz
Mae Luttrell
Glenn Combs
Stephens City
Combs
Heath P. Adams
Ersel Pennington
Rose Lewis
Lorenzo C. Lewis
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Lewis
Rockville
Michigan University Forestry Department
Iron River
Mich
Dentons Planned South American Departure After Furlough
Mr and Mrs J R Denton will depart for South America on July 9 to spend four years. They are guests at Mrs Dentons mothers Highland avenue home. Sgt James Keller of Hailoran General Hospital Staten Island N Y spends a 15 day convalescent furlough here with his wife and child. Rev Nathanael B Habel of First Baptist Church will deliver the morning sermon titled God Our Help and Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Denton
South America
James Keller
Hailoran General Hospital
Staten Island
N. Y
Carl B. Keler
Habel
Nathanael B. Habel
First Baptist Church
Charles Stockdale
University Hospital
Charlottesville
South Church Street
Aikens announces Nancy Lee to wed Russell Wilfong
Mr and Mrs Carl Aikens of 317 Virginia avenue announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Nancy Lee to Russell Wilfong son of Mrs Carl Brown of this city The wedding is set for tomorrow at 1 oclock at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Aikens
Virginia Avenue
Nancy Lee
Russell Wilfong
Carl Brown
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ray Kern
Strasburg
Lawrence P. Ritter
Herman Crider
Clearbrook
Joesph B. Clowser
West Virginia Avenue
Clowser
Helen Ware
Married in Philadelphia Miss Dugre Scholler Weds Andre Leroux
Announcements report the marriage of Miss Dugre Scholler niece of Mr and Mrs Warren Bixby Sanford of New York to Mr Andre Leroux of Philadelphia Pa The ceremony took place quietly on Tuesday June 18 in Philadelphia Mrs Leroux owns a summer home named Heart's Ease in Clarke County near Bluemont Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Clarke County
Dugre Scholler
Warren Bixby Sanford
New York
Andre Leroux
Philadelphia
Bride-Elect Dorothy Scott Honored Before Wedding
Mrs Winfield Scott hosted a luncheon at Wayside Inn Middletown for bride-elect Dorothy Scott and guests Miss Phyllis Rollins Fowle and John Gravatt Goodwin. The wedding is set for 8 p m at Christ Episcopal Church with a wedding party including Jacquelyne Parker, Dorothy Hawthorne, Helen Gravatt, and others from Winchester Richmond Columbia Baltimore Berryville Petersburg. Prior events included Hawthorne hosting the bridal party and a supper at Tokes Inn for the couple and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Scott
Winfield Scott
West
Cork Street
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Phyllis Rollins Fowle
John Gravatt Goodwin
Christ Episcopal Church
Jacquelyne Lee Parker
Richmond
Dorothy Turner Hawthorne
Helen Gravatt
Columbia
S. C
Tokes Inn
Local News Flashes of Visits and Recoveries in Winchester
Mrs. Wisecarver returns home after minor operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Jane Stuart Bickers spends weekend in Washington, D. C. John Smoot Jr. on 10 day leave from Bethesda Naval Hospital. Mrs. Pinnell to Louisville as husband serves at Fort Knox. Tierney family and guests depart for Bluefield Va with plans for North Carolina camp. H. B. McCormac Jr. hosts guests from Lewisburg. C. G. Wilkins improves in hospital. Wins Largent returns home after appendectomy. Mrs. Funk home from Winchester Memorial Hospital after operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wisecarver
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Bunker Hill
Washington
Jane Stuart Bickers
Washington, D. C
Edgar Prochnik, Sr
John Smoot, Jr
John Smoot
Nain
Bethesda Naval Hospital
C. W. Pinnell, Jr
Myron Bickers
Louisville
Fort Knox
Bluefield
Laurence E. Tierney, Jr
Ann
A. H. Morgan
Eleanor Fauntleroy
W. Va
W. A. Baker
South Washington Street
Miss Tierney
Miss Morgan
North Carolina
Wini Largent
West Clifford Street
Funk
William Punk
Winchester Memorial Tal
Armel
Modern Etiquette Tips From Roberta Lee
A reader asks about egotism in conversation and avoiding self focus. Advice urges minimizing pronouns I me my and mine. Guidance also covers safely declining an unwanted male acquaintance by leaving via a friend’s home shop or transport. The bridesmaids bouquets are not the groom’s responsibility.
Four Baby Boys Born Yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital
Yesterday saw four baby boys born at Winchester Memorial Hospital with Congratulations to Barton B. Cook and wife of Boyce William Brill and wife of Angers Store W V Kenneth Adams and wife of 369 Charles street Winchester and Robert Corbin and wife of 450 North Loudoun street Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Barton B. Cook
Boyce
William Brill
Angers Store
W. Va
Kenneth Adams
Charles Street
Winchester
Robert Corbin
North
Loudoun Street
D A R Meeting At Berryville Honors Members
Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R met at Llewellyn near Berryville with Mrs. Alfred M. Kerfoot hosting. Officers and members praised past regent Mrs. Harry Greene and presented her pin. Ruth Rhodes of Woodstock became the new regent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Alfred M. Kerfoot
Llewellyn
Berryville
J. W. Rosenberger
Harry Greene
Greene
Rosenberger
Emma Ridgeway
Chapter Officers Named for Next Year
Members heard reports and named committees for the year. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Kerfoot, Mrs. W. W. Glass and William B. Davis. Officers include regent Miss Ruth Rhodes and vice regents Mrs. William Fletcher, Mrs. Wilbur Gaunt. recording secretary Miss Emma Ridgeway. corresponding secretary Mrs. Gordon Mackie. treasurer Mrs. Howard Cather. historian Mrs. Richard Hatcher. registrar Mrs. W. T. Colbert. parliamentarian Mrs. William M. Richards. curator Mrs. Charles P. McVicar. librarian Mrs. Harry Greene. chaplain Mrs. William B. Davis. custodian of Flags Mrs. Joseph Hodgson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerfoot
W. W. Glass
William B. Davis
Ruth Rhodes
William Fletcher
Conrerville
Wilbur Gaunt
Berryville
Emma Ridgeway
Gordon Mackie
Howard Cather
Richard Hatcher
W. T. Colbert
William M. Richards
Charles P. McVicar
Harry Greene
Joseph Hodgson
Visitors of Miss Boyd in Winchester
Mr. Marshall L. Farmer of Washington DC visited Winchester on business yesterday. Miss Mary Warden Boyd hosted guests for a few days including Mrs. Holden Hills and her daughter Miss Anina Hills of Syracuse New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Marshall L. Farmer
Washington, D. C
Winchester
Miss Boyd
Mary Warden Boyd
Holden Hills
Anina Hills
Syracuse
N. Y
George Wyncoop
Roy Revercomb, Jr
Washington
Pete Russell
Berryville
Revercomb
Mr. Russell
New York City
Berryville Social Calendar Shows Local Movements
Miss Irlene Russell attends Presbyterian Pioneer Camp at Massa Netta Springs. Miss Virginia Leigh Harris and Miss Brooke Harris return from Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edmunds and infant Carolyn Bryan back from McKenney with Nan Edmunds. Various residents visit Baltimore Philadelphia Richmond Charlottesville and Boston. Dr William S Dix returns to Cambridge after teaching at Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Irlene Russell
James Russell
Wadesville
Massanetta Springs
Arthur Edmunds
Carolyn Bryan
Mr. Edmund
McKenney
Nan Edmunds
Mr. Edmunds
Rome
William S. Dix
Cambridge
Mass
Dix
Harvard University
If Dix
W. 8. Dix
Word of the Day Tacit in Daily Usage
A brief lesson on English word usage defines tacit as implied or indicated without being spoken. Examples note pronunciation tas it and show why fetch and gild differ from guild and intrigue.
Local residents visit and travel notes across towns
A crowded social column lists arrivals and departures of families and friends. Dick and son travel from Balboa, Mrs Gaunt visiting Richmond and Farmville kin, hospital patients return home, chaplains and pastors at church and conferences, cousins visiting from Bethesda, New Jersey and Washington, and several siblings and students moving between Charlottesville Albany New York Ocean City and Michigan summer programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balboa
Canal Zone
Wilbur Gaunt
Oldest High School Graduate Remembered From 1906
The note highlights a woman who is among the oldest High School graduates, having completed her studies in 1906, reflecting on a long life tied to the institution.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charlotte Meade
Robert S. Kern
Friendly Grove H. D. C
Friendly Grove Home Demonstration Club
Russell Feeley
Madeline Myers
Feeley
Leslie Lucas
H. A. Snapp
Walter Solomon
Walter Conkey
Yonkers
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Huntsberrys
Front Royal, Va
Chambersburg, Pa
the Children’s Shop
S. Loudoun St
Gulf Spray
Gaunt
Bull Brand
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Roberta Lee
Virginia Leigh Harris
Brooke Harris
Margaretta Whiting
Baltimore
W. T. Lewis
Miss Whiting
Lane
Janie Gorod
Horace Smithy, Jr
Emma Carroll
Boston
Russell Johnson
Charles Marlowe
Navy
Thomas Marlowe
J. D. Griffing
Joel
John Munce
Windy Point
Amburg
Alfred Long
Mr. Long
Bureau of Mines
Mount Weather
Bluemont
Garland Williams
Berryville High School
Helen Royston
Mary Lee Tomblin
Mildred Childs
Ann Ridgeway
Radford College
Future Homemakers of America
Charles Baish, Sr
New Kensington, Pa
A. Garland Williams
Rosemont Circle
R. D. Colston
WALLY
W. L. Gordon
Carlisle A. McDonald
Presbyterian Church
R. K. McDonald
Hobson McGehee, Jr
Hugh Everett
ITI
Everett
Bethesda
McGehee, Jr
Sam Thomas
Nan Thomas
Gilbert Longerbeam
Arthur Edmonds
Edward Derrin
Shirley
Bethesda, Md
Donald Leay
Donald, Jr
Hillsboro, Va
Longerbeam
Marian Stolle
Georgiana Glascock
Gussie Malone
Leona Krouse
Ocean City
N. J
Christine Jones
Thomas Jones
Charles M. Jones
Albany
Jones
Atlantic City
Kiwanis
Jean Cather
Rice Levi
Joseph P. Jones
Chapel Hill
N. C
Matthew Jones
California
Matthew Jones, Jr
Gaylord
Mrs. Lester Morgan
Mrs.Morgan
Dr. Posner
Staunton, Va
The
Commercial & Savings Bank
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Winchester, Virginia
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
George Washington
Pine Motor CD
Startex
Cather & Moling
Seni Eieeemeneel
RCA
Baker & Anderson Electrical
N. Braddock St
M’lady
Timberlake
Dia
Palace Theatre
peRrier
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