Local club notices and social events across Virginia
The report lists attendees and hosts for a conference with Gen William Mitchell and Mrs Mitchell at Colonel Rus sell s home, plus Mrs Hogart and Mrs Louthan hosting state officers. It also covers Dick Four-H Club March meeting with canning contest dogwood planting and chick care guidance, and a Strasburg bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs C D Guthrie with St Patrick s Day decor and prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Roubotham
Atlanta
P. B. Kegley
Wytheville
G. Lloyd Bell
Suffolk
Harrye Ashley ‘Hunt
Portsmouth
William Pouch
New York City
C. Edward Murry
An. Bal
Stanley Foreman Reed
Washington
William D. Mitchell
Mitchell
Thomas H. Russell
M. Prichard
Col
Ehomes Hogart
Dick Four-H Club
C. D. Guthrie
Strasburg
F. B. Sonner
Mary Machir
Mona Stover
F. E. Zea
Acree
J. A
Miss Kern Hosts Junior Century Club Meeting
Miss Anne Brooke Kern welcomed members at her Fairmont avenue home for a large Junior Century Club gathering. Susan Carson of Riverton delivered an in depth talk on the fourteenth century French theatre. Virginia Tayloe Boyd presented a paper on Noel Coward's Post Mortem. Next session with Miss Georgia Conrad set for March 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Brooke Kern
Fairmont Avenue
Susan Carson
Riverton
Virginia Tayloe Boyd
Noel Coward
Georgia Conrad
International Flower Show Opens Next Week in New York
The twentieth annual International Flower Show opens Monday in New York with exhibitors from Garden Club of America and Federated Garden Clubs. Baltimore residents Mrs William H Wilmer and Mrs L Emmett Holt serve on major committees. The event features a tea room and charitable proceeds support benevolent causes. A separate note announces a church play Are We Worthy of the Church by Miss Mary Louise Steele at Braddock Street Methodist Church South on Sunday March 19 at 6 45 PM inviting public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Garden Club of America
Federated Garden Clubs
William H. Wilmer
Baltimore
Clarke County
L. Emmett Holt
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South
Mary Louise Steele
Social Calendar Friday Activities In Winchester Area
A packed Winchester social schedule lists meetings and events across churches clubs and schools. Highlights include the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals annual meeting at Mrs Ward’s home on South Washington Street and the American Legion Post weekly luncheon at the Geo Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Chapel Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Robert W. Ward
South Washington Street
The
American Legion Post
Geo. Washington Hotel
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
United Brethren Church
First Baptist Church
Winchester Lodge
Club House
North Braddock St
Grace Lutheran Church
Ashby McVicar
Rockport
Texas
Robert T. McVicar
North Loudoun Street
Dennis Hayley
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
John P. Hayley
West Cork Street
General Mitchell To Address D A R Meeting in Staunton
General Mitchell will address the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution state conference in Staunton March 21 to 23. The Beverley Manor and Colonel Thomas Hugart chapters invited the event with headquarters at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and a dress parade by Staunton Military Academy cadets Tuesday at 5 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
Staunton
Beverley Manor
Thomas Hugart
Stonewall Jackson
Staunton Military Academy
Samuel S. Walker
Charles B Keen
Martinsville
Hampton Fleming
E. Scott Sandy
Benjamin Purcell
Richmond
Lewis C. Chapman
Smithfield
Harry R. Greene
Winchester
Aleatha Supell
Nathaniel Beaman
Norfolk
George H. Shackleford
Orange
A. M. Prichard
Miss Stouffer to Play Solo at Braddock Street Sunday
The Golden Rule Bible Class at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South will feature a violin solo by Miss Evva Stouffer, a noted local musician. She will be accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Harry C. Stouffer, at the piano, with a special teacher assigned to lead the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Stouffer
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Evva Stouffer
Harry C. Stouffer
Winchester Club Notes and Local Family News Update
The notices detail a Girls' Athletic Association dinner with Miss Philomena Larew as toastmistress and tributes to members including Miss Evelyn Wright who plans to move to Indiana. It also reports a bridge of social items: a New York Florida couple Miss Leona Barner and Mr Craig Sleichter wed in Kernstown, plus arrivals, illnesses, birthdays, and local movements of residents and students including Charlena Grim heading to Harrisonburg and Violet Hottel returning from Wildwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner
Philomena Larew
Helen Crisman
Miss Larew
Evelyn Wright
Miss Wright
Winchester
Indiana
Girls’ Athletic Association
New York-Florida
Leona M. Barner
Miami
Fla
Craig G Sleichter
Jamestown
N. Y
G. M. Morrow
Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Kernstown
Sleichter
Barner
Frederick County
Morrow
Harry M. Selichter
John I. Barner
Art Metal Soe Company
Jameson
Violet Hottel
Wildwood
N. J
R. D. Schlegel
Gables
C. A Douglass
Douglass Hotel
Douglas Fisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Pennsylvanian Political Leader Found Dead in Suspected Accident
Jacob Mathay, 48, chairman of the ways and means committee in the Pennsylvania House, was found dead with a bullet behind his ear in Philadelphia. Coroner says death reported as accidental. He had recent stress from an old auto crash and was treated by G Harry Ditter. survived by a widow and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jacob Mathay
Ways and Means Committee
State House of Representatives
Fred Schwartz
Harry Ditter
Mathay
Beer Bill Battle Rages in Congress Over 3.05 Percent Beer
Senate approves House beer bill with 3.05 percent alcohol as early April goal, sending it back to the House for amendments. House leaders plan to push changes and fight for 3.2 percent, while Senate adds wine legalization and restricts sales to under 16. Debate spans constitutional concerns and liquor laws with figures like Mrs. Roosevelt in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prohibition Bureau
Woodcock
Suds
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Friends of Prohibition
New Help For State Banks Is Being Prepared
Washington reports prepared measures to aid state banks in line with President Roosevelt. The House banking committee chair Steagall said the bill would give parity with Federal Reserve members and be acceptable to the President. The Senate moved to permit Reconstruction Corporation bank aid in more states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Reconstruction Corporation
Steagall
Banking Committee
Federal Reserve
Bulk
In Appreciation A Story of Shenandoah Valley Beauty
A public note from Guy Bell director of publicity for the Wild Flower Festival Association of Knoxville Tennessee celebrates the Shenandoah Valleys beauty during Apple Blossom time. The piece highlights regional scenery and the festival spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
the Wild Flower Festival Association
Knoxville, Tenn
Shenandoah
Apple Blossom Memory in Shenandoah Valley
The author recalls a vivid May memory of Shenandoah Valley Virginia apple blossoms seen from a morning train before the Apple Fete. They praise the orchards’ care and the public spirit of growers, noting color, fragrance, and the landscape’s beauty as a timeless heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Staunton
Winchester
Reconstruction bill discussed as substitute for Robinson bill
Lawmakers debate a measure allowing the Reconstruction Corporation to buy notes and debentures of state banks. The bill aims to authorize reorganization with double liability, with Ohio and other states insisting on double protection. Senator Steagall calls it a substitute for the Robinson bill, which passed the Senate but stalled in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley
Ohio
Reconstruction Corporation
Steagall
Robinson
Senate
House
Silver Maples Set Back For Pike Widening
First steps to widen the Valley Pike through the Kilmer Court Major Estate near Tenth Legion commence with moving a row of silver maple trees and pulling back the fence to widen the right of way. The project spans ten days to two weeks before state highway crews begin work, linking Frederick County to Harrisonburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Major
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Tenth Legion
Pike
Frederick County
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Melrose
Mt. Sidney
Staunton
Kilmer Farm
House Agrees To Changes In Economy Bill
The House passed the economy bill 373 to 19 after Senate amendments cut veterans compensation surplus. It grants the President power to slash government expenses and reduce salaries, with signing expected while sessions continue. The measure tightens pensions and lowers Congress salaries from 10 000 to 8500, up to a 15 percent cut possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Garner
Rainey
Representative McDuffie
Ala
Representative Cullen
New York Tammany
Roosevelt bids new farm program to lift prices
President Roosevelt asked Congress to enact a sweeping farm relief plan to raise farm prices and curb overproduction. The measure would grant Secretary Wallace powers to lease land, regulate markets, and limit output with packers and millers. It seeks a 20 percent acreage cut and a processors tax to fund benefits while aiming for world wheat curtailment and a prewar price baseline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Wallace
Farm Organization
Hoover
P. C
Long
Agric«Culture
Lost Spitz With No ID Sought By Local P C A
The local 8S P C A reports a lost male Spitz without a collar or identifying marks. It appears to be a pet. Call 41 J or A to claim or identify.
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Mrs. Guthrie
Bridge
Miss Kern
Braddock Church
Young People’s
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Handley.High Oo
Page County
Young Democrats Club
Seventh Congression District
Hotel Mimslyn
Luray
Winchester Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Club
George
Washtnges Hotel
Handoe High School
Huntsberry
Marshall Braithwaite
Clarence Braithwaite
Jackson Avenue
Memorial Hospital
John W. Rosenberger
Long Island
West Germany
Crump
F. S. Emmert Son and Company
L. R. Smith, Inc
W. A. Affleck
Miss Ada Affleck
Miss Affleck
C. Esten Affleck
Gertrude Bush
Philip L. Bush
Bloomfield, Conn
Mary Lyman
Lee C. Lyman
West Cecil Street
A. J. Novick
Morgan Street
Angerona Terrace
Miss Grim
Teachers’ College
Charlena Grim
Charles Henry Grim
State Teachers’ College
Penn
Associated Press
Borah
Idaho
Sheppard
Tex
Republic
Walsh
Mass
Tydings
Guy
Bell
United States
Shenandoah Wa
National Bank
Brooks’ S
Palm
Olive & Jasmine
Brooks’ Pharmacy
James M. Brown
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Reardon’s
Pure Food Store
Raddock and Boscow Phone
Big Joe
Persn
Margaret
Hodgson
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