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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1939

Page

8

Social And Personal Chanters Ovation At Crystal Caverns

The Chanters received a tremendous ovation at Crystal Caverns Stadium during a Sunday afternoon concert before the Federation of Music Clubs. The group wore purple and eggshell vestments and performed with other bands and popular groups as its 15th concert of the season.

Crystal Caverns Stadium Federation of Music Clubs Floyd Haines Virginia Lupton Altos H. Russell Potts Robert Bridges Basses Annabelle Snyder Soprano Group Henry Keller Eugene Russell Meta Kline Mildred Jones Sue Anderson

Calendar of Evening Club and Civic Group Meetings

The calendar lists events for the week at George Washington Hotel and local churches. Activities include Century Club dinners, Appleby and Wiley Circles meetings, Winchester Rebekahs, Kiwanis luncheon, D A R gathering, and Junior Century Club sessions with designated hosts and locations on South Cameron Street West Hart Street Bos cawen Street and Mary Robinson’s home.

Century Club George Washington Hotel Appleby First Baptist Church Paul Whitlock South Cameron Street

Grand Chapter Eastern Star Meeting in Roanoke

The annual meeting of the Grand Chapter of Virginia of the Order of Eastern Star convenes in Roanoke with Grand Chaplain Mrs. Ella L. Hodges and Worthy Matron Mrs. Ethel Morrow among attendees. A 20-member delegation from Mary Washington Chapter heads the group, with officials from Arlington County directing events and a banquet led by Mrs. Grace M. Shawhan. Bob Riley’s Orchestra returns to Winchester and will perform at UVa Law SchoolFriday. Circle No. 3 Braddock Street Church meets Thursday evening at 8. Local notes cover illness, church activities, and visitors including Brice Bowie Jr. and others.

Braddock Street Braddock Street Methodist Church Mary Lou Steele Zaita P. Dove Morningside Drive Grand Chapter of Virginia of the Order of Eastern Star Roanoke Ella L. Hodges Grand Chapter Virginia Ethel Morrow McKinley Camp Mary Omps B. W. Largent Elmer Hodges Anderson White Hall Camille Heitmiller Grace M. Shawhan Mary Washington Arlington County Shawhan Nellie R. Cosden Ruth O'Halloran Mabel Sellars Braddock St Bertha Kline Dudley Lichliter

Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR to Meet at Mary Robinson Home

The last regular meeting before summer recess will be at 3 PM tomorrow at Miss Mary Robinsons home 222 W Cecil St. Assisted by Mrs A Garland Williams Mrs F L Ayler Mrs Wilbur Gaunt and Mrs W R Shade. Mrs George Slater will report on the National DAR Congress and officers for next year will be elected. The annual luncheon is planned for June.

Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution Mary Robinson W. Cecil Street A. Garland Williams F. L. Ayler Wilbur Gaunt Berryville W. R. Shade George Slater Upperville D. A. R. Congress Washington

Windsor Speech Editorial Critiques Broadcast Error

Meuse department officials escorted the Duke of Windsor and his American born duchess as they prepared for a car trip back to Paris after inspecting World War battle sectors. The London Evening Standard criticized the BBC for not relaying the speech to England and called the broadcast lapse an error.

Meuse Department Paris London Evening Standard Duke of Windsor America B. B.C England

Clarke County Social Roundup Shows Weekend Visits and Guests

Clarke county residents and Clarke County Clarke socialites attended Warrenton Cup races and hosted weekend guests. Notable names include George and Mary Greenhalgh Weatherall, Henry P Mitchell, Jane Brooks, Hugh Powell, A A Baldwin, and William Bell Watkins Jr. Many traveled to Philadelphia Columbus and New York for visits and hosted dinners at Minturn Woodsley and Carter Hall.

Modern Etiquette Briefs with Roberta Lee Q

A reader asks how to behave in a store and with guests. Answers advise stating I am just looking around without handling goods, offering nonalcoholic options for certain guests, and limiting a social call to 15 to 25 minutes.

Handley Golf Team Defeats MMA Cadets In First Inter scholastic Tourney

Handley High School golf team beat Massanutten Military Academy 4 to 2 on the local course in their first interscholastic tournament. Lineburg Whitham and Estes Whitlock won two matches while Estes and Whitlock added a third. A return match with Massanutten will be played soon.

Handley Massanutten Military Academy Kenneth Lineburg Wayne Whitham Melvin Estes Elmer Whitlock Richmond Morrison Paul Berthall Bill Riedle Lineburg Whitham Joe Swartz W. Clayborne Estes Whitlock Carl Campbell Winchester Club Woodberry Forest School Staunton Military Academy Massanutten

Women Architects Counted in Census

The latest occupational census reports 379 women as architects in the United States reflecting growing gender participation in the field. The data highlights the expanding role of women in architecture nationwide.

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Berryville Social News Highlights Weekend Guests

Mr and Mrs Blake Newton of Linden Westmoreland county visited Miss Rose MacDonald who hosted a dinner with guests Mr and Mrs Thomas Byrd of Kentmere and others. The group includes MacDonald and Williams attendees in Richmond for a State Board of Education meeting.

Berryville, Va Blake Newton Linden Westmoreland County Rose MacDonald Thomas B. Byrd

Local Residents Entertained And Travel Plans Noted

Mrs Blackburn Smith Mrs E L Tessier and Mrs James Riddle left yesterday for Norfolk returning Wednesday. Lieut Commander Frederick L Riddle USN son of Mrs James Riddle assigned to Norfolk will occupy the cottage at Ocean View this summer. Mrs William Paxton guest of brother in law Percy Randolph on Rosemont Circle while Mrs Randolph stays at Memorial Hospital Winchester. Mrs H B Harris and daughter Miss Virginia Harris leave for Richmond to visit Mrs Creed Davis. Miss Harris named Berryville High School student leader will attend Rural Urban Institute on Youth Migration at St Pauls Parish House. Richmond Miss Annie B C Moore and Mrs S C Williams lunch guests of Miss Bland Taylor at Blue Ridge Summit cottage. Mr and Mrs John A Chew of New York and Virginia opened Ellwood their Clarke county summer home. Chew returned to New York last night will return later. Mrs Chew hosts Mrs F C Kleinschmidt of Charles Town.

Dorsey F. Shipley Dorsey, Jr Frederick Md William B. Baldwin Norfolk Bland Taylor Blue Ridge Summit Annie B.C. Moore S. ©. Williams Charles F. McIntosh John McIntosh Blackburn Smith E. L. Tessier James Riddle Frederick L. Riddle West Coast Ocean View William Paxton Woodstock Percy C. Randolph Rosemont Circle Mrs. Randolph Memorial Hospital Winchester H. B. Harris Virginia Harris Richmond Creed Davis Harris Berryville High School Rural-Urban Institute On St. Paul's Parish House Annie B. C. Moore S. C. Williams John A. Chew New York Virginia Ellwood Clarke County Chew Francis B. Whiting Millwood Richard P. Whiting Garrison Forest School Baltimore William Travers Lewis Whiting

Whiting Family Guests and Summer Plans Noted Local Wheel

Mrs Francis B Whiting and her daughter Margaretta plan to reopen their Millwood home around June six joining Mrs William Travers Lewis. Nearby residents host guests including Frances Maddery of Norfolk Ella McCubbin of Ellicott City Eleanor Webb and James Galloway with plans to spend summer in Clarke county.

Moore Kin Visit at Little Upton Home in Atlanta

Nicholas Moore of Atlanta visited last week with his aunts Cornelia and Kate Moore at their home Little Upton on South Church Street.

Nicholas Moore Atlanta Cornelia Kate Moore Little Upton South Church Street

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Crystal Caverns Burton Ritter Donald Albert Theodore Jakimier Pauline Walker Georgia Crisman Chlowdell Kater Rosalind Kater Jane Jakimier Misees Rosalie Mollie Ann Grim Beverley Jakimier Laurence Grim Junior Century Club A. H. Morgan Thornhill Manor O’rear Raven Society Stewart William O'Rear W. T. O'Rear University of Virginia University George Washington Market Street Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Georgianna Graves Kerr Street Louis H. Grimm West Clifford Street John Kern S. Cameron Street E. William East Piccadilly Street Mary Martha Lutheran Church Grace Lutheran Church William Starkey Norris Mother Brooks’ Pharmacy N. Loudoun St Wiley Circle W. F. Rittenour West Hart Street Winchester Rebekahs East Boscawen Street A. R Miss Mary Robinson W. A. Baker Order of Eastern Star Bob Riley Chambersburg Wilson College M. M. Orndorff A. H. Jackson Oranda Shenandoah County Frances Watson Orndorff Lutheran Church of Our Saviour Virginia Jackson Fairfax Lane Brice Bowie Jr Riverdale, Md John Affleck Peyton Street H. B. McCormac White Sulphur Springs W. Va B. M. Reszel Stonewall Avenue Howard Frye San Francisco Cal B. E. Read St. Louis, Mo Robert M. Ward South Washington Street Robert T. Barton Arthur Field Charlottesville Church Council, Diocese of Robert McCarty New York City Miss Robinson Mrs. C. Ridgely White Mary Parke Maddox of Marshall Ann Kerr Russell Philip Williams Lillian Wood Louise Firth Mrs Frank Hack Jack Munhall Mary Warden Boyd Philip Boyd Charles Consolyo Eventide Elmore May Gordonsville Joseph C. Thomas Joseph Jr Adamstown Thomas Helen Brengle Berryville Avenue O. B. Shade Eddie Shade Berkeley Springs Windsor Millwood Social Notes Mary Dougherty Philadelphia Walter Roesler Great Neck Long Island Henry P. Mitchell Minturn Graham Dougherty Woodsley Hugh Powell Mrs. King Alexandria Benjamin Harrison Jane Brooks Woodbine William Brubaker Columbus Ohio George McGraw Richard Sedley Samuel Hopkins Jolliffe Hughes Jolliffe Clarke Frazer Dougherty Woodley Allen Maulsby Gilman School George Greenhalgh Billy Jacobs Weatherall Ennison Springsbury Agnes Mitchell King A. A. Baldwin Gerard Lambert Princeton, N. J Philip Walker Burwell Jacobs Richard Dole Virginia Watkins William Bell Watkins Vaida Karl Miss Spence Daniel Dougherty Charles Consolvo St. Paul's School N. H Richard E. Dole Blair Showmaker Helen Katherine Beatty Hobe Sound Florida Sunshine Cleaners Huntsberry’s Huntsberry Central Press Australia High Seas Canada By Roberta Lee Lineburg, Whitham, Estes and Whitlock Life Underwood Loudoun St Social _ News Emily McCormick Edwin S. Lewis Avon-by-the- Sea, N. J Robert E. Lee Lewis E. S. Lewis Frank E. Tappan C. H. Iden Meade Dorsey Ralph N. Dorsey Dorsey Mas Joel D. Griffing Kinney United Food Stores Mim Ella McCubbin Ellicott City, Md Eleanor Webb Col Arthur Webb Webb Miss Webb Bernard B. Jones Audley James Galloway U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis Frank Galloway the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Smider & Son Haldeman’s the Evening Star Barbara Bell Barbara Bell Pattern Service Winchester Evening Star Times Square Station New York, N. Y
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