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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1941
Page
8
I O O F holds weekly meeting at their hall Monday at 8:00 p m. Century Club meets Tuesday at 3 30 p m at Mrs Louis Bakers home. Lions Club dinner at the hotel at 7:00 p m. Rebekah Association weekly meeting at Odd Fellows Hall at 8:00 p m.
Local girls headed to the 8th annual ring figure dance at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg this Friday and Saturday include Misses Jac Entie Cooper and Alfred Largent. Dorothy Allen of Strasburg also plans to attend. junior class rings will be issued and Tommy Key and his orchestra will provide the music. Visitors Returning To West Coast. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rehill of San Francisco depart Wednesday after a month visiting Winchester and Philadelphia with relatives Mr. and Mrs. Osmar Swanson and Mr. James F. Rehill in the area. Corbell McCarthy Wedding Set For May 24. Miss Helen Corbell of Richmond and Leesburg to wed Mr. Julian Bedford McCarthy of Richmond at 8 pm in St. James Episcopal Leesburg with a small reception at the Thomas Balch Library. The bride to be given in marriage by her father, with Rev. G Peyton Craighill officiating.
Miss Mollie Folkes Lee ends her reign as Queen of the 18th Apple Blossom Festival with a farewell dinner in Washington. She returns to New York after the celebration. Attendants included Mrs. H. B. McCormac and son, along with Mrs. Robert C. Lee and Miss Kay Lee. Families of the McMullans and Ashbys announce births at Memorial Hospital, Betsy Rice and Helen Pierce linked as former names.
Announcement Saturday of the marriage of Miss Marjorie Shumaker daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Shumaker near Welltown and Mr Kenneth Poole son of Mr and Mrs Charles Poole. The ceremony was held Saturday April 26 at 5 PM at the Market Street Methodist Church.
A guide on guests borrowing items, returning them promptly and in good condition. It forbids stacking finished dishes on tables and notes that a girl smoking on the street is conspicuous, though public place smoking remains debatable.
Local residents hosted family members and friends over the weekend and during visits. Guests included Miss Phyllis Hughes Oakes from Philadelphia with Crozer Seminary ties, Mr Kiracore of Harrisonburg, Mr William Johns of Washington, D C, and others visiting relatives in the area.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Braddock Street Methodist Church meets Tuesday at 7 45 P M in the Golden Rule Bible Class Room with vice president Mrs F W Danley leading devotion. President Mrs P G Ireland will report on the first Virginia Conference meeting in Danville Va April. The Ever Ready Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church holds its monthly meeting tomorrow night at 730 in Mrs Paul Hartman's home 301 East Piccadilly Street. SS members urged to attend.
Expert guidance on washing and shaping hair to avoid soap residue and dullness. Emphasizes brushing before washing, thorough rinsing, proper lather, and setting lotion use for different hair types to maintain shine and prevent breakage.
The Circles of the Market schedule meetings for tomorrow. Circle 1 convenes at 2 30 p m at Mrs P J Dale 318 Parkway. Circle 2 meets at 8 p m at Mrs Wilbur Johnston 1210 Berryville avenue. Circles 3 and 4 gather at 8 p m at Mrs W W McIntyre 405 Fairmont avenue.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Stephenson Church will hold its regular meeting tomorrow at 2 30 PM at Mrs. E W Grant's home. Members are urged to attend and note the time change.
The Century Club will meet tomorrow at 3 30 p.m. at Mrs. Louis Bakers home on North Braddock Street. Mrs. P. W. Boyd will present a paper on Argentina and Mrs. Dudley Fields on Terra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.
The Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Thursday afternoon May 8 at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs H B Mccormac on Handley Avenue. District Nurses To Meet Wednesday The District Nurses Association will meet in their office near the courthouse Wednesday May 7 at 3 o'clock. All members are urged to attend and hear reports on their work in Winchester.
Brigadier General and Mrs. Hierome Lindsay Opie announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Mary Alexander Opie to Mr. George Wilson Robinson of Richmond. Miss Opie is a Washington descendant with ties to Mt. Vernon and Stuart Hall. Mr. Robinson is a Clemson graduate and special agent with the Great American Group of Fire Insurance Companies. The couple plans a fall wedding and frequent Winchester visits mark their social circle.
Mr and Mrs Horace C Browne of West Pall Mall announce the marriage of their daughter Anne Bowyer to Mr Robert William Graf son of Mr Oliver Graf of Manchester Maryland and Washington DC. The ceremony occurred Wednesday April 30 and the couple will reside in Washington.
The FCC will consider a complaint about a radio program if the matter falls under the commission's jurisdiction as defined by the Communications Act. The standard hinges on whether the issue involves a matter within the agency's regulatory scope.
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Barnett announced the engagement of their daughter Miss An ne Neville Barnett to Mr. George Henry Pope son of Mr. Henry C. Pope of Harrisonburg and the late Mrs. Mary J. Pope The announcement came at a Berryville tea Miss Barnett studied at State Teacher College Farmville and graduates Berryville High School Mr Pope is a Berryville High School faculty member and athletics director He is a graduate of Shepherd College Shepherstown W V and part of the Berryville staff.
In Washington at St Matthews Cathedral Miss Katharine Powell McCormick daughter of Mrs. Marshall McCormick and Leo George Cyr were married. The ceremony featured Mrs. Thomas Sanfacon as matron of honor and Mr. Sanfacon as best man. A breakfast followed at the Smithy home. Cyr, a Georgetown Law graduate and adviser to the National Archives, and McCormick, a Brant and Shelton graduate, are connected to Berryville and Loudoun County lineages.
Miss Emily McCormick and Miss Wolfe returned to Richmond after visiting each other. Mrs. Robert Wright of Charles Town, guest of Miss Kate Powers after the Williams-Wills wedding, has rented two apartments in her Charles Town home for summer. Nancy Gray Stevens, St Catherines School student, will join her mother Mrs. A. F. Robinson in Short Hills for the season. Mrs. F. L. Ayler and Mrs. Robertson plan to attend the Virginia Federation annual meeting in Washington. Mrs. Randolph Weld of Boston was luncheon guest of Mrs. Kenneth N. Gilpin and joined Friday’s North Wales Club sale in Warrenton.
The George Washington Hotel Orchestra will play for a dance at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckingham W Va Friday May 23. During that week the orchestra will also fill engagements at Elkins Clarksburg Fairmont Grifton and Rowlesburg W Va.
The pope is stated as six feet two inches tall and 160 pounds with black hair touched by gray, dark brown eyes, and patrician features including a prominent nose and firm mouth. He wears gold-rimmed spectacles.
The Star notes press time differences across cities with 9 P M in London 10 P M in Bertin Rome and 11 P M in Alexandria Sucharems detailing late news bulletin timing.
Engagement notice announces Miss Marguerite Virginia Wohlford of Bartonsville to wed Carl Lewis Campbell of Winchester. The marriage is planned for May 15.
Miss Evelyn Elizabeth Cross of Stephens City married Carter Baker on October 6 1940 in the Church of Christ Hagerstown Maryland The ceremony was performed by Rev Dormant The couple will reside in Baltimore area after a short visit to have settled their plans Miss Cross is a Stephens City High School graduate class of 1937 and studied music at Madison College and Peabody Conservatory Mr Baker a Handley High School class of 1935 is employed at the Glenn Martin plant near Baltimore
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