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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1941
Page
8
Rehearsal of The Late Christopher Bean at 7 30 p m Tuesday. 8 p m I O O F weekly meeting at their hall. Kiwanis Club lunch eon at the hotel on Wednesday at 12 30 p m. Junior Century Club meeting at Red Cross rooms 2 p m. Rehearsal of The Late Christopher Bean at 9 30 p m.
Engagement of Anne Tucker Payne daughter of Abney and Mrs Payne of Charleston West Virginia to Francis Boyd Vaughan son of Louis and Mrs Vaughan of Worcester Massachusetts announced. Vaughan a 1933 MIT graduate now division superintendent with E I DuPont at Belle plant near Charleston. Wedding planned early in May.
Mr and Mrs Carl Martin hosted guests Sunday including Mr and Mrs Ben Massie Miss Louise Martin Miss Genevieve Massie of Stephens City Mr and Mrs O J Dorsey and son Dorsey of Winchester and Mr Kenneth Painter of Strasburg
Mr and Mrs Ernest Carper hosted a Sunday event honoring Holmes Carper on their 20th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mrs Mimy Lockhart and Miss Ernestine Carper. The report lists several local visits and gatherings with residents from Chambersville Opequon Berryville and Baltimore.
A Q and A on hosting debts through multiple small parties versus one large gathering. It suggests inviting congenial guests to each event and not overburdening the entertainer. It notes table d hote is typically cheaper than a la carte and advises prior arrangement before requesting a professional entertainer.
Mond attended events with Turner Ashby Chapter UDC officers. Mrs Mary Elizabeth Whitney returned to Llangollen near Upperville after six weeks in California. Miss Mary Virginia Steck came home from New York City. Mrs William Barrett of Clarke County improves at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs John Chapman and Mr and Mrs Charles Pine return from a three week motor trip to Mexico and New Orleans. Mrs Robert T Barton entertained Major Robert T Barton Jr as weekend guest.
A newspaper bedtime feature warns young girls about the dangers of late hours. It stresses sleep as essential to nervous system recovery, hair and complexion, and warns of penalties from nature for not resting. Practical tips include foot care with salt rubs, tepid bath and baking soda, and oil massage for rough skin.
The Winchester Memorial Hospital Woman's Auxiliary held a meeting yesterday afternoon to discuss last year's business and elect officers for the coming year. Elected were President Mrs Ellsworth Johnson First vice president Mrs John S Scully Jr Second vice president Mrs J M Steck Sr Third vice president Mrs Harry Schmidt Secretary Mrs Lewis H Hyde and Treasurer Mrs Dudley Field. Lutheran Women Meet Tonight At 8 oclock the Women's Missionary Society of Our Savior Lutheran Church will meet at Mrs Charles Maxfield 377 Virginia Avenue all members urged to attend and bring guilt money. True Blues Meet Tonight The True Blue Girls Class will meet tonight at 7 30 at the home Economic Department of the Northern Virginia Power Company invited by Miss Margaret Flickinger.
The Winchester Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet Saturday at 3 p.m. at 403 West Clifford Street hosted by Mrs. Herbert Larrick. Miss Nancy Gray Larrick assists. delegates for the state meeting in Richmond on March 28 and 29 will be elected.
The Julian Tyler Rosenberger Zone of Winchester will meet at Montague Avenue Church Wednesday at 10 30. District secretary Mrs Kathreine Balthis will preside in the president’s absence, and all members are asked to bring box lunches.
The Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital will hold a luncheon at the George Washington hotel at 1 PM Friday to hear the commander of the Woman's Field Army Virginia Cancer Control of Richmond. The meeting is joint with the Women's Civic League and reservations can be made by telephone.
Mrs. Jack Stern as chairman thanked merchants and residents of Winchester and surrounding communities for cooperation in a sale held to raise funds for the Jewish Women's Club charities. Proceeds will support the club’s charitable work.
At the Winchester Branch meeting of the American Association of University Women the life of Robert Schumann was explored by Miss Harriet Bosma who read a paper at Miss Harriet Krise’s home. The session featured discussion of Schumann’s symphonies and child welfare topics were reviewed by Mrs. George Williams of Harrisonburg. The Junior Century Club plans a 2:00 PM meeting in the Red Cross Rooms with Miss Frances Beverley presiding, and tea will follow at Mrs. Clarke T. Cooper’s residence.
Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls is announced as the outstanding book of the year by leading literary critics. The choice highlights the wartime novel's impact and critical acclaim in 1940.
Berryville reports include Fort Meade soldiers visiting home over the weekend with Master Sergeant Donald Cooley returning to camp. Local residents Lyle Simpson Paul Simpson Walter Shacklefood Raymond Shackleford Wilfrid Trenary Joe Pope Jack Vorus Ralph May James Ashby Bill Crim and Robert Pope were among those from Berryville who hosted or visited the fort.George Meade company members Claude Owens Vernon Racer Karl Pitta Harry Grubbs visited from Berryville. Activities include Friendly Bible Class at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church led by Mrs Grayson Sponseller Mrs Philip Cochran recovering at Memorial Hospital Winchester and moving back home. Louis H Ginn Sr returns from Washington to Berryville. daughter Mrs D E Lemay, son Capt L H Ginn Jr of the Medical Corps at Fort Knox visits. Marjorie Kerfoot leaves for Harrisonburg to assume duties as Area Supervisor of Adult Education and Recreation after several Richmond days.
The article lists numerous weekend visits and social stops in Berryville and surrounding towns. It notes the funeral of Mrs. Wisecarver's father, Mr. Bruce Capper, in Winchester on Monday afternoon and family members traveling from Richmond, Washington, D C, and other towns to visit relatives.
The National Service Act covers British subjects in Great Britain only. In India conscription is for Europeans, not Indians. Indian armed forces remain voluntary with high recruitment, 8000 applications for 350 air force DP posts, and troops in North and East Africa contributing to campaigns.
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