Dr Wayland Addresses DAR on The Long Gray Trail
Staunton DAR hears historian Dr John W Wayland discuss The Long Gray Trail, detailing surveys by Daniel Morgan and routes from Winchester to Staunton, with photos and notes on historic homes and taverns. Embrey of Alexandria, a Shenandoah Valley Academy graduate, attended. a vote of thanks closed the address. A wedding in Royal Oak followed with Mr Embrey and a bride from Albany, NY, to reside in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Wayland
D.A. R
Staunton
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harrisonburg
Long Gray Trail
Wayland
Daniel Morgan
Winchester
Andrew Lewis
George Washington
Embry
Alexandria
Shenandoah Valley Academy
St. Mary’s Church
Royal Oak
Maurice* Chawke
Hester N. Staff
Mise Harriette N. Staff
Convent of the Sacred Haret
Albany
N. Y
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Embrey
Detroit
Miss Evelyn Shipley to Greet Cousin Commander Byrd
Miss Evelyn Byrd Shipley left yesterday for New York to be guest of Mrs Ellsworth Eliot and Miss Evelyn Byrd Eliot. She will attend the reception for Commander Richard B Byrd on his New York arrival. Mr J Lester Shipley Jr is a Virginia committee member chosen by Governor Byrd to meet Commander Byrd in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Shipley
Comdr. Byrd
Evelyn Byrd Shipley
New York
Ellsworth Eliot
Evelyn Byrd Eliot
Comdr
Richard B. Byrd
J. Lester Shipley, Jr
Virginia
Byrd
Baltimore Sun
Bennett
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Hubbard
National Geographic Society
Richard Byrd, Jr
Navy
Floyd Bennett
Richard Evelyn Byrd,Jr
Richmond
Byrd Richmond
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Broadstreet Station
Light Infantry Bloes
Grays
Naval Reserve
Naval Operating Base
Hampton Roads
J. Fulmer Bright
Admiral Koontz
Fifth Naval District
Asbury League to Present The Search For the Light pageant
The Francis Asbury League Union of the Methodist Church South plans a pageant on Handley School grounds Thursday at 8 p.m. The production shows a seeker’s journey through religions ending in Christianity with 125 characters in elaborate costumes. Audience seating and lighting are arranged with school board support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury League
Francis Asbury League Union
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Handley School
God
America
Handley
Mrs Leafe and Daughter Return from Dallas Trip
Mrs Arthur Leafe and her daughter Mrs Leslie B Shepherd returned last week by automobile from Dallas where they spent the winter. Accompanying them was Miss Elizabeth Grim of this city who spent part of the winter and spring in Dallas as their guest. Miss Grim is at her home on South Bradford street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyndham
C. Bryan Wyndham
University of Virginia Hospital
University, Va
A. B. Wyndham
Berryville
Cosie Byrd Wyndham
Mary Elizabeth Murphy
William Morgan Smith
Rosemont
Edwin Alderman
Detroit
Mich
Grover C. Rose
North Loudoun Street
Befford Lee Embrey
Edith M. Staff
Charles Staff
Embrey
Edward Lee
Arthur Leafe
Leslie B. Shepherd
Dallas
Texas
Elizabeth Grim
Miss Grim
South Braddock Street
Hodgson Youth Visits Kin During Vacation
Joseph Ellis Hodgson Jr. of Morgantown West Virginia, a Potomac State School student in Keyser, is spending his vacation at his uncle Charles Hodgson's home near town. He is the son of Mrs. Joseph E. Hodgson, the preceptress of the Keyser institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ellis Hodgson, Jr
Morgantown
W. Va
Potomac State School
Keyser
Charles Hodgson
Joseph E. Hodgson
Keyser Institution
Tomneys and Stryker Visit Harrisonburg Relatives
Mr and Mrs P L Tomney and son Paul Jr with Miss Marshall Stryker and Miss Billie Tomney spent the weekend in Harrisonburg visiting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Tomney
Paul, Jr
Marshall Stryker
Billie Tomney
Harrisonburg
Weddings Bring Guests From Several States To Winchester
A sequence of social notices from Winchester lists guests visiting for a wedding. R Reese and George Rees of Youngstown Ohio arrive while Grace Rosenberger’s wedding draws relatives including Graham and John Rosenberger from New York and W Sallow of Washington. Virginia Fritts of Jersey City comes to attend the ceremony at the Presbyterian Church. Other locals host or travel, with plans to visit families in Capon Bridge Stephenson and Martinsburg and to attend events in Washington and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Reese
George Rees
Youngstown, Ohio
George Washington Hotel
Graham Rosenberger
Richmond Hill
N. Y
John H. Rosenberger
New York City
Grace Rosenberger
W. A. Swallow
Washington, D. C
Virginia Fritts
Jersey City
Presbyterian Church
Shoppers from Virginia visit Winchester on Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bryarlyr of Boyce and Mrs. Laura Steele with her daughter from Stephens City spent yesterday in Winchester shopping. Mr. Lodge Bowles of Millwood also visited the city on business yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Bryarlyr
Boyce, Va
Winchester
Laura Steele
Stephens City, Va
Mr. Lodge Bowles
Millwood
Harry Warden
Berryville, Va
Byrd Receives Hubbard Medal Homecoming Plans
Commander Richard E. Byrd, first to reach the North Pole by air, nears arrival in New York with an emergency sea transfer plan and airlift to Washington. Navy and Army reps prepare a formal reception as President Coolidge to award the Hubbard Medal at the Washington Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
New York
Mitchell Field
Floyd Bennett
Hubbard
Byrd
Coolidge
National Geographic Society
Army
Wilbur
Robinson
John Rogers
Hawaiian Flight Fame
Navy Department
Bennett
Rogers
Hershey Conant
William Curtin
H. F. Council
Davis
Grover A. Whalen
Charles P. Summerall
Second Corps
Robert E. Peary
Ronald Amundsen
Grover Karl Gilbert
Robert A. Bartlett
Ernest Shackleton
Vilhjalmur Stefansen
Sesqui-Centennial Exposition Aerial View Philadelphia
A photograph shows the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition layout in Philadelphia from June 1 to December 1 marking 150 years since Independence. The Municipal Stadium seats 100,000. nearby are the Palace of Agriculture and Palace of Liberal Arts with a 26,000-seat auditorium. The Indian building and the Taj Mahal are also depicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Portland
Oregon
Philadelphia
Pompeo Coppini
Henry Waldo Poe
Washington
Amir Bux
India
Great Municipal Stadium
Palace of Agriculture
Palace of Liberal Arts
Ly Dan Smith
Independence Hall
Explorer to Speak Under News Leader Auspices at City Auditorium
Military escort will meet the explorer party at the station and accompany them to Monroe Park after assembling at the governor's mansion. Guests travel via Davis Avenue to Monument then Franklin to Capitol Square where troops will present arms. Loudspeakers will broadcast inside and outside the City Auditorium with no reservations for the explorer’s party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Bryan
Governor’s Mansion
Davis Avenue
Monument
Franklin
Monroe Park
Capitol Square
City Auditorium
Explorer
Byrd family reunion set around explorer Dick Byrd in New York
Mrs. R E Byrd travels from Winchester to meet naval explorer Dick Byrd in New York and join him for a reunion in Richmond with Governor Harry Byrd and other family members. The visit includes Dick Byrd's first public address at City Auditorium and a reception at the Commonwealth Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Byrd
Dick” Byrd
Winchester
Navy
New York
Explorer
Governor Byrd
Richmond
City Auditorium
Executive Mansion
Governor's Mansion
Commonwealth Club
Harry Byrd
Tom
Harry
North Pole
Virginia Divorce by Desertion Court Order
In Winchester Virginia on June 23 1926 Gladys Turner sues Roy G Turner for divorce a mensa support on the grounds of desertion. The court orders Roy G Turner to appear within ten days of publication to protect his interests and directs publication of this order for four weeks in the Evening Star Winchester. A copy is to be posted at the courthouse and mailed to the defendant. Clerk J Gray Beverley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy G. Turner
Corporation Court
Winchester
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Miss Thomas
Corinne Thomas
East Piccadilly Street
Kidskin Footwear
Sample Shoe Store
Lovett Bros
Esther Good
Rockville
Capon Bridge
Lyda Chapman
Stephenson, Va
J. D. Allamong
J. S. Wise
Middletown
Theodore Riley
Charles Grim
Genevieve Crismore
Mae Cooper
Marguerite Willey
Reliance
Martinsburg
E. W. Roller
Boyce High School
Arthur Shiley
M. B. Hook
West Clifford Street
Memorial Hospital
James M. Brown
D. H. Patterson
Mr. Patterson
Atlantic City
the Nathanson Company
N. Loudoun (Main
Klena Hoshour
Ida Fisher
Washingt
Pauline Harp
Potomac Edison Company
C. W. Ruble
Williamsport
George Ruble and Son
Ames
Albin
E. C. Emmatt
Gainesboro
Paul Beck
Walter Barr
Willie Wood
Alice McKee
Cedarville
Shenandoah River
Noble Whitacre
Mrs. W. S. Clark
Amherst Stret
Helen Virginia Carper
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Carper
Handley High School
DeHaven
Byrd and
Pole Pals
Milton .R. Moskow
San Francisco
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Chester Firement
Corporation
Court OF Winchester
Gladys Turner
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