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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1939

Page

8

Birthday tribute at Betty Washington Lewis tomb pilgrimage

A Culpeper Minute Men D A R delegation marked the Day of American Revolution with an annual tomb visit for Betty Washington Lewis wife of Fielding Lewis and sister of George Washington. Short services and flowers followed at the grave three miles east of Culpeper on West View Farm.

Betty Washington Lewis Culper Minute Men Lewis Fielding Lewis George Washington Culpeper West View Farm Charles Carter Berkeley G. Gaffee W. M. Fleming Kenmore Association

Local social items note June 21 dinner party and birthday gathering

Mr and Mrs Lewellyn Jackson hosted a dinner at Liberty Hall Tea Room on Wednesday June 21 in honor of Miss Ja Tull of Indianapolis and Miss Margaret Ewing of Kirksville Mo. Guests included Mrs James Robinson Miss Mamie Robinson Mrs Mabel Cather and James Mrs Lewellyn Jackson and the honored guests. Later at the Jackson home bridge games followed. Paul Chamberlin celebrated his birthday with a North Loudoun Street party attended by numerous friends. Also reported are birth congratulations for Gertrude Ann born June 13 at Winchester Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Philip Atkinson. The Haymaker group from Macedonia Methodist plans a yard party at the church Saturday evening open to the public.

Lewellyn Jackson Liberty Hall Weday Ja Tull Indianapolis Ind Margaret Ewing Kirilie James To Robinson Mamie Robingeo Mabel Cather Jers Mary Gail Jen Cather Hun Robinson Lee Miss Tull Ewing Mrs. Jackson Paul ‘Chamberlin North Loudoun Street Martyn DeHaven Caroline Stretchberry Mary McDonald Ruth Anna Craig Ethel Harry Sylvia Harry Mis. Weakley Evangeline Ebrisole Virginia Chamberh Lucille Wricht Robert Grim Joe Carr Benzil Timbrock Charles Herre Richard Boyce, Jr Kenneth Cievenger Warren Chamberlin Edwin Ebersole Kathleen Haymaker Macedonia Methodist Church

First Handley class of 1934 reunion planned

Friday events include a 7:00 p m reunion at Yorks with banquet and dance. An 8:00 p m Comrade Bible Class meeting is at Mrs Mildred Danleys home 719 National Avenue, and a Woodmen of World regular meeting occurs at Odd Fellows Hall. Saturday features a Winchester summer dance series kickoff 10 Pelee a gama.

Handley Yorks Comrade Bible Class Braddock Street Church Mildred Danley National Avenue Woodmen of World Odd Fellows Hall Pelee Winchester

Far mer Rays Virginia HH Billies Benefit Show

A benefit entertainment for Winchester Little Theatre will be hosted next Thursday night featuring the Virginia Billies with talent from Winchester and nearby Wes Virginia. The show, secured through Ray Sheetz, occurs June 29 at 8 o'clock on the second floor of the McVicar building with additional prestidigitation by Lewis Allen Jr.

Farmer Ray Virginia HH

Lawn party rained out. festival moved to tonight

After rain halted the Workers' Council of Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church lawn party at Kernstown, organizers announced the lawn festival will proceed tonight if no more storms occur. Mrs. Hubert Cather hosted a luncheon for Mrs. John Richmond, formerly Miss Jane Mudd of Detroit, with guests including Mrs. Virginia Anne Shockey and others.

Workers’ Council Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown Hubert Cather John Richmond Jane Mudd Detroit Winchester Virginia Anne Shockey Martha Kerlin Peachie Hockman Joanna Canter Hunter Gaunt Sylvia Madden Edna Snider Esther Lee Zirkle Henrietta Ritter Mary C. Huntsberry

Local Group Plans Weekend At Farmington Club

A group plans a weekend trip to the Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville Virginia departing tomorrow. Attending are doctors B M Knight Jr George Smith John B McKee Thomas A Gibson Allen T Hawthorne James A Miller J Visor Arthur Joseph Kalbach C Ridgely White John Scully and Mr and Mrs George A Carbaugh of Washington DC guests of Mrs E E Rogers of Middletown Virginia.

Farmington Farmington Country Club Charlottesville B. M. Knight, Jr George Smith John B. McKee Thomas A. Gibson Allen T. Hawthorne James A. Miller J. Vistor Arthur Joseph Kalbach C. Ridgely White John Scully George A. Carbaugh Washington, D. C E. E. Rogers Middletown, Va

Evendale Home Demonstration Club Forms In County

At the second regular meeting a new Evendale Home Demonstration Club was named. Mrs. J W Newcome announced the group and Miss Madeline Blair demonstrated a simple refreshment plan with hostess help. The next meeting will be at Mrs Walter Normans home with a salad demonstration. Members and visitors attended from multiple local households. In Warren County the Garden Club elected Mrs J Frank Forsyth Jr president with officers named and a silver bowl presented in memory of Dr L F Hansbrough.

Evendale Home Demonstration Club J. W. Newcome Paul Haldeman Madeline Blair Walter Norman Newcomer J. Frank Forsyth, Jr Garden Club Warren County Warren W. Whitside Front Royal Remount Depot W. P. Slaughter Henry 8. Wagner Claude A. Stokes S. Ralfe Millar, Jr Beverley F. Browne

Surprise Birthday Party Honoring Massie and Clem

Mrs. W G Massie held a surprise party for her husband and eight year old niece Fannie Lou Clem. Guests included Austin White C V Ashton Owen Moore Judith Ann, Ernest Clem Jr family, Marvin Massie, and Ashford Trail, with pink and green décor and summer flowers.

W G. Massie Fannie Lou Clem Ernest Clem Massie Miss Clem Austin White C. V. Ashton Owen Moore Judith Ann Clem Fanny Conrad Philip Marvin Ashford Trail

Kernstown Methodist Church Children Day Program Set

The annual Children s Day program by Kernstown Methodist Church youth will be Sunday at 8 p m Mrs Charles Barton chairs the arrangements and invites the public to attend Wayne Omps and John Hall returned from the Virginia Funeral Director s Association meeting in Roanoke Va E W Lathrope at Winchester Memorials hospital shows improvement prompting good wishes from friends.

Kernstown Wayne Omps John Hall Purcellville Virginia Funeral Director’s Association Roanoke

Birthday Celebration for Juanita Slonaker at Northwestern Grade

Mr and Mrs Kermit Slonaker hosted a Tuesday evening birthday party at their Northwestern Grade home in honor of their daughter Juanita Slonaker turning ten. A large group of friends attended including Carolyn Courtney Elizabeth Courtney Helen Pingley Gretta Carper Betty Jean Carper Jeanne Williams Mary Williams Marilyn Keister Gretna Sirbaugh Russell Harrick Frank Courtney Willard Slonaker Bobby Bayliss and William Slonaker Jr.

Kermit Slonaker Miss Juanita Slonaker Carolyn Elizabeth Courtney Helen Pingley Gretta Betty Jean Carper Jeanne Mary Williams Marilyn Keister Gretna Sirbaugh Russell Larrick Frank Courtney Willard Slonaker Bobby Bayliss William Slonaker, Jr

Bailey couple welcome daughter Patricia Jean in Winchester

Mr and Mrs H C Bailey of East Cork Street extend congratulations on the birth of a daughter at Winchester Memorial Hospital on Thursday June 15. The infant has been named Patricia Jean and the family are now at home.

H. C. Bailey East Cork Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Patricia Jean

Social Roundup in Winchester Guests Attend Visits and Reunions

Local residents travel to and from Washington and New York for visits, camps, and events. Several guests arrive in Winchester including Louise Glass and Lola Tull while Miss Margaret Byrd plans attendance at a Friendship ball. Jeanne Sprint returns for Handley class reunion with family hosting and bridge gatherings noted.

Margaret Byrd Edward B. McLean Washington LeCron Thompson Norfolk R. E. Byrd

Huntsberry family visit before Brooklyn move

Lieut and Mrs Abner Huntsberry and two children arrived from Georgia on Wednesday to spend a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Walter E Huntsberry at Redbud. They plan a short stay en route to Brooklyn NY where the lieutenant has been transferred from Fort Benning GA.

Abner Huntsberry Georgia Walter E. Huntsberry Redbud Brooklyn N. Y Fort Benning

Front Royal Girls Club plans meeting this Monday

The Front Royal Girls Sports Club will hold a business meeting Monday at 7 30 in the home of Mrs Wini fred Herr. Other items note Miss Juanita Gilkey and her sister leaving for New York for the World's Fair and several local residents with visits illnesses travels and social events.

Front Royal Winifred Herr Juanita Gilkey Marguerite Templeton New York

Modern Etiquette Q A Guide on Dining and Social Nuances

Advice notes on handling restaurant bills with grace and privacy, arranging wedding reception receiving line order, and using printed thank you notes. It covers quietly addressing errors after meals, bride and attendants’ positions, and appropriate occasions for sending engraved thanks.

Local Social Notes From Strasburg and Nearby

Mrs W Rice Mathews visits Miss Loys Crabill in Strasburg Monday. Mr and Mrs D E Walker of Washington announce the birth of a son at Johnson Nursing Home on June 21. Mrs W C Weaver and Miss Louise Harmon vacation in Pocono Pennsylvania. Weaver returns Tuesday. The Buck family spent Sunday in Charlottesville with Mrs Buck’s parents, Monty Hill. Dorothy Lock heads to Rehobeth Beach Delaware for a visit. Carolyn Carson returns this week from New York to Riverton. Caroline Pfohl returns home to Winston Salem North Carolina after weeks here with Mrs W C Carter. James Bennett Jr a Park Air College student in East St. Louis spends two weeks with his parents. Evelyn Higgins leaves for Norfolk to visit her grandmother, Mrs E A Clark.

D E. Walker Washington, Va Johnson Nursing Home Caroline Pfohl James Bennett, Jr Park Air College East St. Louis Mrs James Bennett

Little Mountain Children's Day Services Scheduled

Sunday at three o'clock Little Mountain Methodist Church will host Children's Day services. J W Ellyett Sunday School superintendent issues a cordial invitation to the public to attend.

Little Mountain Methodist Church J.W. Ellyett

Daughter Born To Tunney Pair

Gene Tunney former heavyweight champion has a daughter born in New York on June 23 weighing eight pounds Polly Lauder Tunney rests in Harkness Pavilion The Tunneys already have three sons

New York Gene, Tunney Tunney Polly Lauder Harkness Pavilion Tunneys

Beauty Shop Wins After In-Court Hair Curling Demonstration

A client had sued an Orangeburg beauty shop claiming burns from a permanent wave. A 12 man jury watched a machine curl a model's hair in court and sided with the shop, finding no liability.

Orangeburg S. C

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