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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1938

Page

8

Mae Ini Nina Beta Sigma Phi Initiates Two Pledges

Beta Sigma Phi chapter at George Washington Hotel last night initiated two new pledges Miss Betty Starner and Mae Burch. The event featured rituals dinner and dances with the group celebrating its seventh anniversary and toasts to honored members.

Beta Sigma Phi George Washington Betty Starner Mae Burch Boyce Interi Flower Beta Siema Phi Starner Miss Burch Martie Bryant Delta Chapter Richmond Winchester Memorial Hospital York's Betty Starmer Marie Bryant Alice Taylor Louise Butsier

Miss Margaret Byrd to Attend Annapolis June Week

Miss Margaret Byrd will attend the annual June Week exercises at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis after graduating from Gunston Hall School in Washington D C on Tuesday May 31 She will be a guest in Washington for several days of Miss Eleanor Flood who also will attend June Week.

Gunston Hall School Washington, D. C Margaret Byrd Annapolis United Sta Naval] Academy Washington Eleanor Flood

Modern Etiquette Q A Bride Elect Bridesmaids Duties

Questions and answers on wedding etiquette. The bride elect does not pay for bridesmaids gowns. bridesmaids cover their own costumes. Gift suggestions for graduates include a watch ring fountain pen cigarette case or traveling bag. Additional silverware arrives with the course it accompanies.

Sunshine Club Meeting At Braddock Street Church

Mrs. Low Larrick hosted the Sunshine Club of Braddock Street M. E. Church at her West Germain street home. Assistants were Mrs. W. H. McKwee Mrs. Emma Wise carver Mrs. Linden Singhass and Mrs. George Jaynes. The group opened with a scripture reading and an article on Mother’s Day. April 63 visits noted for sick calls. Linden Singhass won coupon prize and George Jaynes led games. Refreshments were served to 34 members and one visitor.

Low Larrick Sunshine Lou Mick Sunshine Club Braddock Street M. E West Germain Street W. H. McKwee Emma ~d Wisecarver Linden Singhass George Jaynes Frank Butsler F. H. Way

Stephenson Social Club To Meet Wednesday

Mrs. Emena Zinn will entertain the Stephenson Social Club at her home on North Brad dock street Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Meredith Anderson will lead the devotional program and Miss Meta Frazier and Miss Edith Jolliffe are in charge of the recreation. All members are urged to be present due to recent absences.

Fredericktown A. B. Groves Winchester Research Laboratory Harold Brown Margaret Collins Denny Braddock Street Methodist Church South D. M. Sprinkle W. L. Dudley Dudley J. H. Light Stephenson Social Club Emena Zinn North Braddock Street Meredith Anderson Meta Frazier Edith Jolliffe

Local Social Roundup in Front Royal May Visit

Front Royal and Warren County News reports social visits and guests. Mr and Mrs M C Vint hosted Sunday guests including Virgil P Hawse from Staunton and George Garber from Harrisonburg with Lucille McLean from Washington. J H Vance of Pittsburgh visited Mrs Hester Maddox and daughters Tuesday night. Mattie Brown vacations in Washington DC with sisters Janet and Sue Brown.

Front Royal M. C. Vint Virgil P. Hawse Staunton George Garber Harrisonburg Lucille McLean Washington J. H. Vance Pittsburgh Hester Maddox Mattie Brown Washington, D. C Janet Sue Brown

Richmond Residents Attend Fraternal and Church Gatherings

Rev Ronald Rowland attends the annual Episcopal council meeting in Richmond. Mrs Lloyd Willey and others attend the Grand Chapter meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star in Richmond and plan to return today. Mary Lee Hill Duncan announces her engagement to Charles Wesley Walton with a summer wedding planned in Front Royal.

Ronald Rowland Episcopal Church Richmond Lloyd “Willey G. Bierer Clarence Simpson Tom Downing Grand Chapter The Order of the Eastern Star Edgar Hill Duncan

Local Notes From Front Royal and Winchester Area

Mrs Senseley recovering after a Sunday fall that fractured her hip and led to her transfer to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Howard Maynard of New York City visits her parents Mr and Mrs Hitch Downing. Mrs Frank Jones Mrs W Keyser and Mrs Lewis Turner visited Front Royal Wednesday. John B Earl chairman of Warren county board of supervisors was honored at a Mt Zion home dinner for his sixty ninth birthday. Mr H H Marlowe spent Tuesday in Winchester.

Walden Resseguie Kingsport Tenn Mrs. L. B. Resseguie Martinsburg Pike Charles Burner University Hospital Charlottesville Randolph Burner Washington, D. C Mr. Burner Toon Terry Helen Shuman Lillian Marable Richmond J. C. Trice Howard Maynard New York City And Hitch Downing Frank Jones W. Keyser Lewis Turner Front Royal John B Earl Board of Supervisors Warren County Earle Mt. Zion

Local Socials Report From Stephenson Area

Stephenson notes detail social visits and guests including Blanche Jacobs and Doris Jacobs with Elsie Zinn and Martha Richards from Stephens City at Bertha Ashwood. Holmes Snapp of Martinsburg stayed with two Stephens City brothers last week. Leslie Stipe visited parents J. W. Stipe. E. W. Grant visits Baltimore. A J Price spent Tuesday in Berryville with Buckners. Guy Ebert of Winchester visited Earl Prince.

E. W. Grant Baltimore A. J. Price Berryville F. M. Buckner R. W. Buckner Guy Ebert Winchester Earl Prince

Greenbelt Has New Dilemma

Greenbelt residents face a lawn watering puzzle from the town’s front yard back yard layout. With spigots in the front, households improvise using hose routes through doors or over rooftops to water grass, creating a cascade of wet mishaps and comic difficulties across the cooperative community.

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Codling Moth Appears Early Warns for First Spray

Entomologist W S Hough reports codling moths emerging in large numbers and an early worm attack expected around May 15. He urges timely first cover spray from May 10 to 14, finishing by May 14, citing warm May and optimal weather for egg laying.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Average monthly and yearly rainfall figures from historic data

Present and past rainfall totals show 24 hour ending yesterday at 5 p m 0.15 inches May to date 0.34 inches year to date 7.41 inches. The 25 year period 1913 to 1937 lists average monthly rainfall with January 2.59 February 2.00 March 2.95 April 3.25 May 3.60 June 3.63 July 3.37 August 3.77 September 2.36 October 3.21 November 2.30 December 2.33 and average annual rainfall 35.36 inches.

Lead Arsenate Spray Mixes for Apple Scab Control

The guide discusses mixing lead arsenate with lime and fungicides for scab resistant apples like York, Jonathan, Grimes Golden and Ben Davis. It covers amounts per 100 gallons, use of Orthox spreader or fish oil, order of adding components, and higher arsenate rates for cooling moth risk.

Yorks Jonathan Grimes Golden Ben Davis

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