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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1937

Page

8

Rotary Club Luncheon and Royal Calendar Socials

Social calendar lists 1:00 p m Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 3:00 p m Turner Ashby Chapter U D C at Miss Sallie Boyd's Fairmont Ave. 3:00 p m Handley Library trustees semi monthly TA meeting. 3:30 p m Girl Scout Council at Mrs Arthur Robinson South Stewart St. 7:30 p m Girl Scout leaders meet at Mrs Harold Rowe South Cameron St. 1:00 p m R Y C Post American Legion luncheon at George Washington Hotel. 7:00 p m Epworth League annual meeting and banquet at Market Street Methodist Church.

Rotary Club Orge Harold Rowe South Cameron Street R. Y. Conrad Post American Legion George Washington Hotel Epworth League of Market Street Methodist Church

Mother's Day Celebration at Stotler Home White Post

Sunday Mother's Day festivities gathered nine Stotler family members at Howard and Mrs Stotler's White Post home for a large reunion with baskets of food and gifts. Attendees included relatives from Rochester Martinsburg Winchester and nearby areas.

Stotler White Post Howard Stotler Jerome Stotler Rochester Raymond Slonaker Howard Ralph Ruby Martinsburg W. Va Conrad Stotler Roanoke Lemon Fred Stotler Power Stotler Allen Page Phyllis Winchester Jesse Stotler R. C. Cunningham Arthur Dolphin

Reception Planned For New Minister At Loudoun Street Church

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will host a reception at 8 p m Friday May 21 in the Sunday School rooms for the Rev Ronald S Wilson the new pastor and Mrs Wilson. The event welcomes church members and friends following his resignation as associate pastor in Greensboro North Carolina to accept the Winchester call.

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Ronald S. Wilson Wilson Greensboro N. C Winchester

Meeting of Old Frederickstown Garden Club Held Yesterday

The Old Frederickstown Garden Club gathered at Mrs. Wilbur Krise’s home at 3 pm. Mrs. Stewart O. Elting spoke on Rock Gardens tracing English origins three centuries back. The club set May 20 for its annual flower show at the Colonial Art and Craft Shop on Piccadilly Street with exhibits by 12 pm. Ribbons were awarded to members for various arrangements and tulip displays. Tea followed for The Little Garden Club. Col and Mrs Cullen returned to the city after wintering in St Petersburg Florida.

Old Piccadilly Street Daley Slonaker T. R. Cather Cather T. R

Lecture on Love Courtship and Marriage Tonight

Rev. W D Mitchell of Central United Brethren Church Stephens City delivers a lecture at 8 pm on Love Courtship and Marriage. The talk uses morals and amusing stories to illuminate the topic. Admission is free and the public is invited.

W.D. Mitchell Central United Brethren Church Stephens City United Brethren Young People’s Choir Allyn Russell Millwood Avenue

Pageant and Meetings Highlight Local Society Events

Missionary Society plans a June pageant of wedding dresses at Market Street Methodist Church with old and new gowns from members and relatives. Shawnee District Council relays its annual meeting on June 3 at Paxton's Chapel near Opequon. Fauquier-Loudoun Garden Club stages Plara's Feast pageant at Foxcroft School May 20 with Masque of Flowers and folk dances. Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R met at Hotel Dagmar in Hagerstown with luncheon and reports from the National Congress. Bosserman family to visit Norfolk in coming weeks.

Shawnee District Council Shawnee District Council of Religious Education Paxton's Chapel Methodist Church Opequon Reiter Colortura Giannini Gregory New York Foxcroft Garden Club of Virginia Fort Loudoun Cookus Daughters of the American Revolution Dagmar Hagerstown Harry Cookus National Congress

Modern Etiquette Q A on Conversation and Letter Writing

The guide warns against two extremes in conversation: monopolizing discussions and letting dialogue lapse. It advises proper letter writing avoids insinuating forgetfulness and states the hostess should lead the way to the luncheon table.

Carter

Frederick County Teachers Hold First Annual Banquet

Frederick County teachers held their first annual banquet at Tories Inn with about thirty attendees. Rev C W Caulkins of Winchester was guest speaker and O W Wake of Middletown High led songs. Ann Preston Starling of Winchester presented teachers and visitors. dancing followed.

Frederick County C. W. Caulkins Winchester O. W. Wake Middletown High School Ann Preston Starling Paul Behrens Gore, Va

Miss Virginia Lambert Engaged To Marry Mr Woods

Miss Virginia Slo ane Lambert, daughter of Rev and Mrs Elmer A Lambert now in Baltimore, will wed Mr John Hervey Woods of Camden New Jersey next June. The couple’s engagement was announced during the couple’s parents twenty fifth wedding anniversary observance. The Rev Lambert once led Braddock Street Methodist Church South in this city.

Mattie Orndorff Harry Pitcock Stephens City Mattie Gladys Orndorff Refuge F. M. Lucas James Orndorff Handley High School Winchester Pitcock Frank Pitcock Virginia Lambert Woods Elmer A. Lambert Baltimore Virginia Sloane Lambert John Hervey Woods Camden N. J L. Neill Woods Mr. Lambert Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South

Meeting of Junior Century Club Held This Afternoon

The Junior Century Club met this afternoon at Miss Virginia Dover Russell’s home on South Stewart Street after a two week postponement. Mrs. John M. Steck, Jr. presented a paper on Johann Strauss the Waltz King, with several of his pieces performed by Miss Russell on piano, including the Blue Danube and Sounds from the Vienna Woods.

Junior Century Club Virginia Dover Russell South Stewart Street John M. Steck, Jr Johann Strauss Russell Vienna Woods

Kernstown Community League Set Friday Meeting

Kernstown Community League schedules its regular monthly meeting for Friday night May 14 at 8 oclock in the school house. Members are urged to attend as important business matters will be discussed.

Kernstown Community League

Coronation Garden Party At British Embassy Attended

Mrs R E Byrd attended a coronation garden party at the British Embassy in Washington hosted by His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador and Lady Lindsay honoring King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Guests included Westminster Abbey events in London and other social notices reference local club and church meetings.

R. E. Byrd United States Lady Lindsay George VI Queen Elizabeth Westminster Abbey Lonon

Death Stops Visit In Shenandoah Valley Family Notice

A Winchester man William H Calvert dies during a visit to his hometown after years in Woodville Mississippi. The 50 year old was born in Winchester and is survived by his widow and son, a sister in New Orleans, and a nephew. Funeral by Rev W W McIntyre will be at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Mount Hebron W. W. McIntyre Winchester Methodist Episcopal Church South Calvert William H. Calvert Minnie Calvert Oscar Barr C. E. Huntsberry North Loudoun Street Mississippi Woodville Miss Express Agency Shenandoah Valley Staunton Walter Sullivan New Orleans Lillie Calvert

Berryville Personal Brevities Highlights Guests and Local News

Berryville Virginia May 12 highlights include Mr and Mrs John A Chew of New York leaving after Apple Blossoms Festival with niece Miss Gretchen Bigelow Thomson crowned queen. Guests visit, weddings, and family events at Ellwood Caryswood Hawthorne Airlie and other local homes with extended lists of visitors and attendees.

H. M. Pope Beatrice Painter Mae Painter Stephens City Bertha Suddith Margaret Suddith Berryville Pauline Fincham O. D. Perry Agnes Carrie L. W. Painter Mildred Painter Ray Albin Frederick County John A. Chew New York Ellwood Clarke County Gretchen Bigelow Thomson

Social notes list Blue Ridge Summit visitors and locals

Miss Bland of Blue Ridge Summit hosts luncheon guests Thursday at West Main street home. Mrs. Crown, a noted landscape architect, will speak before garden clubs after visiting Charleston. Other guests include Mrs. Castleman of Leesburg and Dr. Tappan at Yalding the summer home on the Blue Ridge.

Bland ‘Taylor Blue Ridge Summit William B. Baldwin R. Cornelius Taylor Norfolk A. Moore, Jr West Main Street Charles F. McIntosh John McIintosh Miss Taylor Sarah Blackburn Crown Fletcher Pearson Crown Decatur Crown South Frank E. Tappan Yalding Blue Ridge Mountains

Local society notes from Clarke county gatherings

The Rev. and Mrs. J. Mel Carr returned home after several days in Richmond. Mrs. Jaquelin S. Powers attends in Middlesboro Kentucky as guest of her son-in-law and daughter John Rhodes and wife. Mrs. Lee Goldsbrough of Shepherdstown speaks at the Clarke county Woman's Club meeting in Hawthorne Library. Goldsbrough, president of Shepherdstown and member of the Woman's Club, will discuss Peace with lifelong activism. Miss Jaqueline Moore, a Pratt Library staffer in New York, visited her parents Shade and Moore this weekend.

J. M. H Clagett Shelby Timberlake Richmond Wyndham Clark Fairmont W. Va Clagett B. F. Arthur, Jr Winchester Blackburn Smith James Riddle E. L. Tessier Arthur Archibald Cummins David Cleland Philadelphia Cummins W. H. T. Lewis Rose MacDonald A. F. Robertson F. B. Whiting A. P. Thomson Hawthorne Roscoe Anderson Louise Anderson Danville W. Berry Grove George Hartford Washington W. B. Grove Imogene Thomson Mary Thomson Nelson-Gregory Charles Town Samuel Chew Williams Anne Cabell Williams Lorna Pottberg Staten Island Annie B. C. Moore Katherine McDonald J. Mel Spend Carr Jaquelin S. Powers Middlesboro, Ky John Rhodes Lee Goldsbrough Jaqueline Moore Pratt New York Mrs Shade Moore

Windsor Wedding Dispute Over Public vs Private Ceremony

Reports claim King George and Queen Mother Mary clash with government over Edward's wedding. Royal aides say many royals favor a public ceremony while government argues for privacy. The royal stance honors Edward's service and calls for fair treatment in the nuptials.

George Mary Britain Edward Prince of Wales

Job Printing Bill Heads Joe Envelopes Star

Local printer advertises job printing services including bill heads envelopes and related materials under the Star Job Print banner highlighting quick turnaround and quality work for business needs.

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