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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
6
A group gathered last Saturday at Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Anderson of Greenwood to celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary and Mrs. Anderson's birthday. Guests included their daughters Amelia Gladys and Margaret and many friends and relatives from Greenwood and nearby areas. A kitchen shower for Miss Gladys Ann Humston followed at a country home near Boyce with about forty guests and gifts.
Miss Bessie Stouffer and Mrs. Harry Stouffer entertained at Mrs Stouf fers home at a luncheon on Wednesday June 23 in honor of the three brides to be Miss Gladys Humston Miss June Fishpaw and Miss Frances Parker. The table was
A marriage license was issued in the County Clerk's office yesterday to R. Davis and Miss Juanita Moton, both of Rio, West Virginia. The marriage occurred at Kernstown Virginia, conducted by Rev. T. H. Dafin. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moton, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, is a Rio farmer who will take their future home there.
Mrs. E. W. Miller entertained about fifty guests at a miscellaneous shower on Tuesday night at her North Braddock Street home in honor of her daughter in law Mrs. Paul L. Miller. A salad course was served and Mrs. Miller received many beautiful and useful presents.
Dr. C. R. Anderson Dr. Allen Hawthorne and Mr. Herbert S. Larrick left today for Roanoke Virginia to attend the Virginia State Association of Lions convention. Messrs William Brown Earl Clowser R L Chaplin Harry Lovett G F Norton and Herbert Miller expect to arrive tomorrow to join the gathering.
Mrs Eva Cleveland Shiner of this city married Julian Dean of Stephens City Frederick county yesterday afternoon in Hagerstown Maryland. Dean formerly kept at M Jrove Lime plant Stephens City and the couple planned a honeymoon trip to Philadelphia for the Sesqui Centennial Exposition with relatives in Chester Pa.
Mr HK Gray Williams spent part of yesterday in Hagerstown Maryland on business while en route to Richmond Virginia where he sits as a member of the Byrd party.
Local social notes itemize visits by G B Woods from Hagerstown Hudson Miller in Martinsburg and Helen Rossman with Nancey Rossman at Sunbury. Staunton guests Blair Hahn and family in Winchester for a stay with the Taylors. Various others travel to Hagerstown Benedict Columbus Pike and Columbus Ohio for business and familial visits.
Mrs P J Hammack of Strasburg Va arrived yesterday evening to dine with Mr and Mrs Oscar S Brown on North Loudoun. Harold W Wagner, visiting here, left for Joplin Mo to join his father’s business. Prof A C Hook and daughter Irene Hook returned to Elon College with Mrs W A Harper from Amherst Street. D E Stultz spent yesterday in Hagerstown Md on business. Amose Shryock and others attended the District Teachers Training School at Front Royal Va. R E Funsten of St Louis Mo, guest of Mrs R M Ward, left for New York then Norway plans. Robert B Nelson Jr returned from near Baltimore to attend a North Carolina boys camp. Rev Dr Thomas K Nelson accompanies him. W Page Dame of Baltimore en route to Wytheville Va. Mrs Crowell Boyce and her son Richard go to Atlantic City N J to visit relatives Lewis Starry.
The McNary farm bill was only briefly debated in the Senate with no vote expected tonight. A tight margin and possible vice president Dawes deciding a tie left both sides claiming support while Coolidge’s veto loomed if it reached the White House. Senator Reed proposed substituting the Underwood tariff law and will press the idea tomorrow.
After four crowded days of pageantry and prayer in Chicago the 28th International Eucharistic Congress shifted to Mundelein for concluding ceremonies. About 750000 were expected to attend with 200000 worshippers in Soldiers Field for a pontifical mass led by Cardinal Bonzano. More than 60000 students from parochial schools and universities marched onto the field as a two mile parade concluded the Chicago sessions.
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