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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1949
Page
8
Miss Mary Ellen Nethers of Rt. 2 near Harrisonburg has been chosen as an attendant for the Madison Day exercises on May 14. She is the daughter of Mrs. J. L. Nethers.
The Century club will gather at Mrs J Victor Arthur’s home at 200 Fairfax Lane at 4 p m tomorrow. Mrs Lewis Allen will speak on Nehru.
Members of the Lord Fairfax Garden club will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Leonard Riley, 605 Tennyson Ave. 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Mrs. Dailey Slonaker will speak of The Human Side of Gardening. Special flower aunts will be entitled Forced Bloom.
Mrs Cather and her infant Lloyd Martin Cather of Memorial hospital are now at home at 309 Amherst St. The former Marian Martin of White Post is mother to Douglas A. Cather Jr. Mrs Stretchberry to entertain Civic League dress designers at her Park Way Ave home at 10 am Tuesday led by Mrs Leon Slavin and chaired by Mrs A C Halvosa. Braddock St WSCS to hear Mr Richard on Human Values in Labor Questions at Braddock Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 7:45 pm circle 2 led by Mrs Landon Boyer. Mrs De Hillyard to lead devotion with Mrs Teets. Wedding announcements include Mrs Mary E Baecher Teets of 212 East Lane married to Mr Fred L Jefferson of Winchester on March 1 in a ceremony by Rev E T Clark. Barbara Teets married James Edward Roach son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Roach of Stephens City. ceremony performed by Mrs B M Knight entertained Little Garden club with new members welcomed. blue ribbons awarded to several members. entries due by 2 pm at future meet. Master Robert David Novick, son of Mr and Mrs A J Novick Morgan Jr., recovers from mumps and returns to school today.
An advertisement for Plenamin promotes a daily iron and liver supplement habit. It directs readers to Brooks Pharmacy and lists the phone number 6461 for inquiries.
A dense list of local events and meetings across Clarke County and Loudoun including banquets, club gatherings, church services, soap box derby film showings, garden clubs, and PTA sessions with times and venues such as Berryville Battletown restaurant Handley High School and Clarke county venues.
Winchester residents may obtain Garden Week guide books for April 23 24 and 25. Four local homes Scaleby Red Gate and twenty estates in nearby counties will be open with drives from Winchester to Leesburg Middleburg Upperville Warrenton Front Royal and upper Rappahannock county. Proceeds support restoration of Virginia estates rarely open to the public.
Miss Helen Massie spoke at the Warren Garden Club about Arbor Day proclaimed in 1895 and now observed across the United States. She noted Arbor Day acceptance in Canada and some foreign countries.
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church circle hosts a dinner program in the church social room at 6 30 p m with Mrs John Golden catering Final arrangements are by Mrs Catherine Hartman with assistants Honor guests include Mrs Frank W Bailey Mrs 8 C Brooks Mrs R Gray Williams and Mrs E W Walker Music provided by Mrs Marshall Kline with singing by Mrs Gilbert Tillotson accompanied by Mrs Leonard Sirbaugh Mrs Julia Beaver will take over as circle chairman next year Mrs Minnie LaMond visits Roanoke before returning home to 1211 Valley Ave
Mr and Mrs Calvin Mogle of Stephens City announce the birth of a daughter born on March 13. The mother is formerly Jesse Smith.
The notice promotes Cheac dams Mastery Pattern 4896 for Jr. Miss sizes 11 through 17 with a molded bodice back-interest skirt and bow. It includes illustrated fitting instructions and costs twenty five cents, with an extra fifteen cents for a fashion guide.
Dick Charles, former Exchange Club president in 1948, was honored at the Founders Day dinner at York Inn receiving a gift case of two superduper pipes amid a large turnout. The event marked the club’s third anniversary with remarks from Hugh Emmer and appearances by local leaders and visiting service club members.
An advertisement promotes a streamlined booklet MODERN LETTER WRITER with nearly a hundred model forms for all kinds of letters including wedding invitations condolence and business notes. It invites readers to mail 20 cents postpaid to the City and Paper Information Bureau Washington D C with name address and payment.
Lesson in English by W L Gordon teaches proper usage pronunciation and spelling tips. It covers common mistakes mispronunciations misspellings and synonyms and invites readers to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily with a quotation by Sir Thomas Browne about falsity.
A reader asks where to seat families at church weddings with the bride on the left and groom on the right. The guide notes the proper knife fork limits and states the woman offers to shake hands first, though she should not show hesitation if the man offers first. It also mentions by products from gas manufacture such as coke coal tar ammonia sulfur naphthalene and carbon black.
Paris gossip profiles Monique de St Salvy a 17 year old marriage and 22 year old divorcee modeled at Balmain. The article traces her daily routine from eight o'clock tea to 7:30 p m fittings, photo sessions, pine resorts and evenings at La Nuit Saint Jean and Jimmy's nightclub with a strict diet, glamor workdays, and a glamorous French fashion world.
The text argues that enjoying one’s work is essential for success. It notes people start in disliked jobs, sometimes by circumstance, and gradually grow to find value or even fascination in their tasks.
An essay argues that success comes from a single consuming passion rather than multitasking. It asserts work is dignified when done with true dignity of soul and cheerful heart. It also notes the umbrella bird of South America is named for its forward falling crest that nearly hides its bill.
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