Social and Personal Notes From The Day
Social column reports events and personal notices with brief details. The record records engagements visits and small gatherings as listed in the community pages.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1930
Page
3
Social column reports events and personal notices with brief details. The record records engagements visits and small gatherings as listed in the community pages.
Mr. Warden Maxwell leaves for a rail air trip to visit his father in New Mexico. He should stop at Indianapolis en route and reach his destination in about two hours after departing. The event marks his first trip with a senior rail pass arranged through the division passenger agent in Harrisburg. The Maxwell family has many friends here watching the journey.
Engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Chrismore and Mr. Paul Hartman announced recently. The wedding will be held at the Jan Church Sunday June 29 at 8 30 a m.
Tomorrow night a peace meeting will be held at the home of Arthur Robinson near Hopewell with addresses by Clark Kerr and Neville Gee Swartmore College students touring the south for world peace. Also noting visits by Mr and Mrs Ramon R Tonn in Clifton Forge and a New York business visit by George G S Teus.
The Rev Father William J Meredith, pastor of the Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament, left Harrisonburg for Montreal en route to a seven weeks tour of Europe sponsored by the Church Extension Society. He will visit continental Europe and witness the Passion Play at Oberammergau, with Baltimore priests alternating in Harrisonburg during his absence.
Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R with Lawrence Augustine Washington Chapter toured Old Stone Fort Harmony Hall Mount Pleasant and Cedar Creek shore near Winchester highlighting local history. A paper on the Hite family was read. supper followed at Cherokee Lodge and praise went to Mrs. S J Howard for planning.
Reported events include Burnt Factory Church plans for a yard fete this Thursday. Daughters Lucille and Clara Clark of this city are visiting relatives in Martinsburg. Dr. E. C. Stuart and Mrs. Chauncey Jerome connected to local homes. others mentioned involve Mrs. Albert White of Leesburg and Annie Whitacre, with various illness notes.
The Southern Cross reports near Cape Race Newfoundland as Captain Kingsford Smith and crew struggle through long hours of darkness. They warn of headwinds and fatigue while estimating arrival in New York around 2 p m today if winds cooperate.
On June 24 the Southern Cross reported from 100 miles off Cape Race Newfoundland that heavy fog hindered bearings. The craft aimed toward New York with an 1000 mile leg ahead, weather warnings cited thick fog and head winds, and Roosevelt Field prepared for up to 200000 spectators.
One of the four cars of the official Elks-Viking Prosperity Fleet will arrive in Winchester near noon tomorrow from Harrisonburg completing another leg of its trans continental journey toward the Grand Lodge meeting in Atlantic City. The entourage includes C W Cunningham as chauffeur and E L Urick of the United States Rubber Company. A Winchester Elks delegation will meet the car on the Valley Pike with motorcycle police escort to the Elks Club on North Braddock Street.
The aircraft continued its course toward Newfoundland and completed the first half of the over water leg from Ireland to Cape Race. It flew over the sea lane between southern Ireland and Cape Race, maintaining course despite foggy conditions.
New York June 25 bear factions pressed to break last November resistance while some bankers doubted the extremes of speculative pessimism. Bears claimed the market was under sold and during early trading many shares rose one to seven points. Public liquidations appeared active and genuine liquidations seemed to be pending from cool headed sources. Trading was dull and highly professional. Call money renewed at 2 percent.
The Fresh Air Committee will meet Thursday at one o clock in the building. All who are interested are urged to attend. P. R. Diehl is chairman.
Local market promotes fresh fruits and vegetables with daily ice cold watermelons and weekend orders. Owned by local residents, it markets itself as the home of fresh produce and invites customers to leave orders for week end watermelons.
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