Social Notes From Winchester Area Conference and Local Life Events
Social notes cover arriving delegates for the Virginia Conference of Social Work at the George Washington Hotel including Dr S D Starkie Dr Walter Newman and Kathleen Lenroot. Local updates report Mrs Gore undergoing major operation and other hospital stays births and a postponed banquet set for April 1.
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George Washington Hotel
Virginia Conference of Social Work
S .D. Starkie
Lynchburg
Walter Newman
Richmond
Arthur W. James
Art Jones
Washington, D. C
Katherine Lenroot
Washington
United States Children’s Bureau
Winchester VFW Auxiliary elects officers and plans joint installation
At Friendship Fire Hall on March 18 the Winchester VFW Auxiliary Post 2123 elected officers led by President Mrs Martha Baker. New officers include senior VP Mrs Dolly Adams junior VP Mrs Mary Reardon treasurer Mrs Sarah Graden chaplain Mrs Julian Riley conductor Mrs Angie Thomas guard Mrs Cora Robinson with a two year trustee Miss Esther Funk and a three year trustee Mrs Margaret Keffer. Joint installation scheduled for April 8 at Friendship Hall. State Encampment set for June 16 17 18 19 in Richmond with praise from district president Mrs Cecilia Bryan Staunton.
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Winchester Auxiliary
VFW
Friendship Fire Hall
Margaret Keffer
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Martha Baker
Dolly Adams
Mary Reardon
Junnior
Sarah Graden
Julian Riley
Angie Thomas
Cora Robinson
Esther Funk
Friendship Hall
Keffer
Richmond
Cecilia Bryan
Staunton
Miss Rose M MacDonald Heads to Richmond Board Meeting
Miss Rose M. MacDonald a member of the State Board of Education departed for Richmond to attend a board meeting for the next few days.
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Rose M. MacDonald
State Board of Education
Richmond
Local society and illness news from Winchester area
Mr and Mrs Ernest Grayson host dinner honoring Graysons and Gaitras of Cumberland Md after a double wedding March 16 in Hagerstown. Elizabeth Allen ill with measles. J Curtis Fray away due to mother’s illness in Advance Mills. Carlton McDonald had appendectomy. Thomas Polhamus had eye surgery. Austin Grim Jr ill with measles people noted at home.
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Little Mary Grayson
Mary Virginia Grayson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ernest Grayson
South Braddock St
South Braddock Street
Dyche Grayson
James Gaitras
Cumberland
Baptist Parsonage
Hagerstown
Dean Cooper
Front Royal
Hershman
Thaebious
W. Va
Boyd Grayson
J. Curtis Fray
Advance Mills
Albemarle County
Thomas Allen Polhamus
Charles Earle Polhamus
Dunlap Avenue
Austin Grim, Jr
Austin H. Grim
Cedar Creek
Agnes Mitchell
R. G. Mitchell
Roland Mitchell
Graham Dougherty, Jr
Ben Harrison
Richard Talbert
Return Home From Hospital
Mrs. Scott Atkinson and her young son John Scott Jr have returned to their home on Woodland Avenue from Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Scott Atkinson
John Scott, Jr
Woodland Avenue
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon
English lesson notes list common word usage errors and pronunciation tips. It defines modulate as varying tone and urges daily vocabulary growth with an example sentence on voice control.
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W. L. Gordon
Mr. Allen
Miami
Millwood Social Event Guests and Hosts Report
Millwood Virginia society notes list guests and hosts across Clarke and surrounding areas. Attendees include Miss Marie Wasserman and Miss Jane Cary Randolph with numerous Clarke residents at estates The Moorings Clay Hill and Edgewood.
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Marie Wasserman
Washington, D. C
Jane Cary Randolph
To Play For JET Dance March 26
Bob Chester and his band head for a public dance in Winchester on Tuesday evening March 26. The group has gained prominence after an eight month stint at the Deron Athletic Club and recent bookings at the Swank Book Cadillac Hotel and other major hotels in New York City Chicago St Louis. Chester credits a core team of eager, inexperienced players and counts Tommy Dorsey as godfather after a Dayton meeting. The orchestra also shot films for Universal and is set for a film role shortly.
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Bob Chester
Winchester
Deron Athletic Club
Chester
Astor
Pennsylvania
New Yorker
New York City
Sherman
Chicago
Chase
St. Louis
Tommy Dorsey
Dayton
Ohio
Dayton University
Hollywood
Universal Studio
Motion Picure
Learn to Live Safe Doorways
Do not walk in the dark at night. Night lights prevent door collisions and injuries on stairs. Properly designed illumination costs only a few cents to leave on all night.
Berryville Socials Highlights of Weekend Guests
Berryville Virginia residents hosted and visited numerous relatives and friends from Washington Richmond and Arlington over the weekend. Notable attendees included Lt Edward Owens and Mrs Owens and Master Jimmy Owens from Richmond and Miss Louise H Bell from Richmond. Several Berryville locals hosted guests from Washington and attended events in Staunton Winchester and Staunton.
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Berryville
Leonard H. Bell
Louise H. Bell
Richmond
Edward Owens
Josephine Drury
Mary Washington College
Eleanor Orr Dorsey
Dottie Fletcher
Washington, D. C
Mrs
Russell Fletcher
Katherine Page
Alice McLean
Virginia Page
Kate Powers
Misses Page
Miss McLean
Staunton
Providence
R. J
Washington
R. Meade Dorsey
Arlington
Samuel McAtee
Charlottesville
Mr. McAtee
Dick McAtee
Etiquette Qs on Cigarettes Handshake and Steak
A guest who took cigarettes should not be forced to leave them on the hostess table. Do not cut several mouthfuls of steak at once. eat one bite at a time. A hostess should always shake hands with her guests.
Miss Even Visits Berryville School on Weekend Trip
Assistant principal Miss Even spent the weekend visiting the Berryville School, meeting faculty and students and discussing community education needs.
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Miss Even
Berryville
Mrs Graham Dougherty and Mrs Hardesty Plan Ashland Richmond Trip
Mrs. Graham F Dougherty and Mrs. John Hardesty expect to spend Thursday on business in Ashland and Richmond.
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Graham F. Dougherty
John Hardesty
Ashland
Richmond
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Claude Gore
Clearbrook
Mrs. Holsinger
Charles Holsinger
Barbara Jane
Holsinger
Louise Henry
Kernstown Methodist Church
Jo Cammer
Jesse Cammer
James Donald
Crisman
Kenneth Crisman
South Street
Winchester Hospital
Frances Asbury
Sarah Zane
Doris Sartelle
Market Street Methodist Church
Mrs. Baker
Cara Nome
Inc
Ann Stepp
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Spgs
Alligator
Huntsberry’s
Huntsberry Fashion
Winchester — Front Royal Chambersburg, Pa
Miss Allen
Elizabeth Allen
Amherst Street
Young McDonald
Carlton McDonald
Carl McDonald
Wheatfield
Robert Glass
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Timberlake’s
Foutoun St
Millwood
Millwood, Va
T. B. Clagett
Anne Meade
Hamilton
Clarke
Louis B. Meade
Fairview
Jerry Firth
Capt
Ewart Johnson
Clay Hill
William Bell Watkins, Jr
Mrs. Ewart Johnston
A. R. Dunning
George P. Greenhalgh, Jr
N. Burwell Jones
Thomas B. Clagett
Sam S3irch
Ed. Lane
David Donovan
Louis B. Meade, Sr
Charles Lee Burwell
Tom Atkinson
Middleburg
Christine and
Louise Manning
Charles Town
Elizabeth Bradford
E. K. Meade
Alexandria
Everard K. Meade
Edgewood
Mrs. B. O'F. Randolph
Mrs. Fairfax Randolph
Henry P. Mitchell
Robert Alsop
George P. Greenhalgh
William Greenhalgh
Toledo
Col
Tony Luebberman
Geo. P. Greenhalgh
Gaunt’s Drug Store
JET Dance
Frills
Berryville Socials
Thomas E. Gold
Rebekah Gold
Emma Carroll
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
J. H. Alward
Belle Rowland
James Riley
Arling Lo
Berryle
Harry Berry
Helen Berry
James Tabb
Pacific
Cpl
Robert Berry
Berrys
T. A. Sims
Springfield
Mable Glascock
Rice W. Levi
Fredericksburg
Miss Gay Levi
Ruth McDaniel
Culpeper
Henry G. Lane
Richmond, Ia
Maria Williams
Archibald Cummins
Caryswood
Cummins
Shenandoah River
George Pope
Mr. Pope
Richard Potts
Roy E. Potts
South Carolina
Mr. Potts
Pacific Theatre
Armed Forces
Marion Ware
Tampa
Fla
Ralph N. Dorsey
Anna Moore
James Thomson
Balclutha
New Orleans
John McIntosh
Episcopal High School
Charles McIntosh
Kim Clark
Saint James School
William B. Stalnaker
Cumberland, Md
F. L. Ayler
Howard Benchoff
Woodstock
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fort Loudoun
Charles Louthan
Ralph M. Wares
S. E. Brown
Akron
Littleton
Colo
J. E. Harris
John Harris
Reid Gibson
California
Virginia
Harris
Harry Warden
Joel D. Griffing
Col. Griffing
Virginia Armstrong
Walter Withers
Lee Withers
Mr. Ayler
Moeney
Wallie Fritz
Walter Wisecarver
Ann Thomas Howell
Duggie Schollar
Philadelphia
Judy Beverley
Holton Arms School
William Beverley
Milton Valley
Roberta Lee
Palace Theatre
Staunton, Va
Seventeen
Loudoun St
Ing
Midland
Warrenton
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bates
Cather & Moling
RED Cross
Margaret L. Hodgson
HAT and Dress Shop
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