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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1935

Page

3

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A Red Cross chapter service institute in Charlottesville the week of May 20 26 features a dinner in honor of Admiral Cary T Grayson chairman of the American Red Cross The May 21 dinner coincides with the Albemarle chapter annual meeting Red Cross workers from Virginia counties are expected to enroll for intensive study of chapter organization administration and service activities Attendees are invited to the dinner.

Cary T. Grayson American Red Cross Red Cross Charlottesville Virginia Albemarle Grayson

Henrys Welcome Son Robert Melvin Henry

Mr and Mrs Kenneth E Henry announce the birth of a son at Memorial Hospital yesterday named Robert Melvin Henry. Mrs Henry, formerly Edith V Spaid daughter of Mr and Mrs L J Spaid, resides in this city. Mr Henry is the son of Mr and Mrs Emmett L Henry of South Loudoun Street and is the Northern Virginia representative for Underwood Elliott Fisher Company.

Kenneth E. Henry Memorial Hospital Robert Melvin Henry Henry Edith V. Spaid L. J. Spaid Mr. Henry Emmett L. Henry South Loudoun Street Virginia Underwood-Elliott-Fisher Company

University Women To Meet With Mrs Elting Saturday

The Winchester branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its monthly meeting at 3 o clock Saturday afternoon at the residence of Mrs Stewart O Elting in Merryman s lane. Mrs James A Miller will be assistant hostess. The program will focus on Recent Biographies led by Mrs Alan Peery and Miss Caroline Hickerson.

Winchester The American Association of University Women Stewart O. Elting Merryman’s Lane James A. Miller Alan Peery Caroline Hickerson

Social calendar for Winchester area events and meetings

Regular meeting of McFaden Council No 1982 at Odd Fellows Hall. Onward and Upward Bible Class meets at Mrs Harry Meday. American Legion Post luncheon at George Washington Hotel. Friday Bridge Club at Mrs Joseph Wright. Civic League at Mrs Melvin Green. Mens Athletic Club meeting. Musial recital at Stephens City high school by Miss Mabel Massie students. Senior play at Boyce High School Parish Hall. Middletown high school senior class dance at the high school. Lions Club monthly meeting at George Washington Hotel. Winchester Kiwanis Club event at George Washington Hotel. Annual banquet of two local bowling leagues at George Washington Hotel. Adult choir practice at Grace Lutheran Church. Adult choir practice at United Brethren Church.

McFaden Council Royal Arcanums Odd Fellows Hall Onward and Upward Bible Class Kernstown M. E. Church South Harry Meday American Legion Post George Washington Hotel Friday Bridge Club Joseph Wright West Boscawen Street Civic League Melvin Green South Washington Street Mens’ Athletic Club Stephens City High School Mabel Massie Boyce High School Boyce Middletown High School Kiwanis Club Winchester Bowling Leagues Winchester Lodge Benevolent Order of Elks Grace Lutheran Church United Brethren Church

Winchester Girl Scouts win regional camp scholarship

Mrs Daniel Lupton hosted a Girl Scout council meeting on Washington street with members including Mrs Eugene Cooper Miss Carrie Hunter and Mrs Donald McFadden. The Richmond conference honored Winchester for having the region s largest number of registered Girl Scouts, earning a two week camp scholarship. Mr Sam Hurst earned thanks for decorating the Scout float at the Apple Blossom Festival and aiding the committee. Mrs Donald McFadden spoke on the Richmond convention.

Daniel Lupton Girl Scout Council Girl Scouts Washington Street Eugene Cooper Carrie Hunter Donald McFadden Harold Browne Herbert Solenberger Joseph Hodgson Mary Katherine Aulick William P. Massey Elizabeth Kern Cooper Richmond Winchester Sam Hurst Rainbow Ridge Gardens Scout Committee

Visiting Hall Couple Honored at Luncheon in City

Mr and Mrs D L Hall of Washington DC stay with Mr and Mrs Marshall Kline on Morningside Drive today. Mrs Hall former Esther Rutherford sister of Mrs Kline, and the couple have established residence in Quintana Place Northwest Washington. Mile Nella Veverka daughter of the Czechoslovak minister attended as guest of honor at luncheon served by Mile Gladys Broz and other society members.

Mile Nella Veverka Czechoslovakia Mme Vevereka Gladys Broz Legation Mme. Broz Florence Harris Dorothy Tirrell Katherine Brown Diane Maitland Jane Maitland Marjorie Campman Katherine Pearson Mary Elizabeth Damon D. L. Hall Washington, D. C Marshall Kline Morningside Drive Quintana Place Northwest Washington Hall Esther Rutherford Kline

Plans Set for Flower Show at Garden Club Meeting

At a Wednesday meeting on South Washington street plans were outlined for a Flower Show to be held Wednesday May 29 at the hotel. Mrs. Linead Arthur presided as chair man with public attendance and exhibits invited free. Various new classes debut including artistic flower arrangements with trays, white flowers in black containers, garden tables with breakfast service for two, and a Japanese arrangement class. Prizes and ribbons will be awarded, music and tea planned, Little Garden Club to stage a sidewalk push cart sale of plants and flowers.

South Washington Street George Washington Hotel Linead Arthur Winchester Little Garden Club

U D C Members Headed to Fairfax District Meet

Members of Gen Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy depart for Fairfax for the fourth district Virginia Division meeting. Principal speaker is Re Walton Moore assistant secretary of state with sessions at Fairfax Court House. Twenty six chapters will attend plus a dinner at Truro Church and a dedication at Fairfax Cemetery.

Turner Ashby United Daughters of the Confederacy Fairfax Fourth District Virginia Re Walton Moore Fairfax Court House John Warwick Rust Falls Church Severn Nottingham Culpeper Fairfax U. D. C Truro Episcopal Church Fairfax Cemetery Lindsey Carne Nora Allison John §. Barbour Jennie Moore Walter Tansil Oliver Wilmer S. Waring

Social gathering of Denny Bible Class at Braddock Street Church

The Margaret Collins Denny Bible Class will meet at the Braddock Street Methodist Church South on Friday May 17 at 8 o clock for a brief business session followed by a music and games program. Members are urged to attend with husbands or boyfriends as guests and home department members are invited. Mr and Mrs H S Renner and family visited Hagerstown Maryland last weekend with relatives.

Margaret Collins Denny Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South Ater

Fort Chapter D A R elects officers at meeting

A Fort Loudoun D A R gathering at the Francis home approved nominating results and elected officers including Regent Mrs Francis Marshall and Secretary Mrs J A Stretchberry. A new state chairmanship of Real Daughters was offered to Mrs Frank B Crawford, with brief notes on other officers.

D. A. RB Fort Chapter Daughters of the Revolution Francis E. T. Clark First Baptist Church Charles P. McVicar Francis J. Marshall Warren Rice Susie Glass Strider William M. Richards J. A. Stretchberry Frank B. Crawfoed Stuart H Edmonds Louise E. Rice D. J. Howard Herbert Trotter G. O. Miller William W. Glass J. Henry Moling, Jr George H. Heist Katherine Glass Greene Greene Fort Loudoun

Miscellaneous Showers Fold for Mrs. Hawkins

Mrs. Landon Boyer hosted a miscellaneous shower for her sister Mrs. Wesley Hawkins at her North Braddock street home. About 25 guests played the game Radio and enjoyed refreshments as Mrs. Hawkins, formerly Miss Ethel Renner, prepares to move to Harrisonburg Virginia.

Landon Boyer Wesley Hawkins Boyer North Braddock Street Hawkins Ethel Renner Mr. Hawkins Harrisonburg

Mrs Mary Renner Dies At Home In Clarke Virginia

Mrs Mary V Renner wife of Newton O Renner manager of Green Hill orchard near Berryville died at 4 AM in her Clarke county home. Born November 27 1879 she leaves husband mother daughters and sons. Funeral Saturday at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church with interment in Green Hill Cemetery.

Berryville Mary V. Renner Newton O. Renner Green Hill Renner Elijah Marlowe Letitia Billmyer Hampton Marlowe C. W. Hampton Sara Renner Deroy Baker Wilbur Farr Jefferson County W. Va James Alfred Robert Renner Newton Charles Connie Renner Berryvile Harry Renner Winchester Lester Sowers Duncan Memorial Methodist Church J. H. Brown Green Hill Cemetery William Moore William Levi Robert Bell Lewis 1 Robert Fowler C Hitech

Spanish Flier Sets Off For Reunion With Sweetheart

Juan Ignacio Pombo a 21 year old Spanish aviator left Seville on a flight from Tablada Airdome at 5 50 am bound for Villa De Cisneros in Rio De Oro on the first leg toward Mexico City to reunite with his sweetheart Elena Rivero whose photo he carries. He said wakefulness pills would aid his journey and spoke to cheering spectators before departure.

Seville Spain Juan Ignacio Pombo Villa de Cisneros Rio de Oro Mexico D. F Tablada Airdome Bombo Elena Rivero

Negro Pendleton Death Ruled Self Inflicted Shot

Fauquier county coroner returning a verdict of death by own action after examining Nelson Pendleton a 35 year old black man who tried to assault Miss Catherine Jones earlier. He was found dead from a chest gunshot near the Jones home after searchers were summoned by the victim's alarm.

Fauquier County Nelson Pendleton Catherine Jones Jones

Oaxaca Women Fashion Hats From Tree Fruit Line

In southern Mexico native women use the hard hollow woody fruit of a tree to fashion hats. Mixtec and other Indigenous women deem these hats chic. The phrase the line of least resistance describes the easiest path to any goal.

Oaxaca Mexico

Relief Fund Drive Totals Large and Small Contributions

The drive lists numerous donors including Dorothy Allen of $50 and B and C Baking Co $15, plus many individuals and firms such as Cooper Merchandise and Oil Co $25 and Shenandoah Motor Co $60. Public notices show broad participation from employees and organizations across towns, with several 100 percent subscribes noted for local firms and agencies.

Dorothy Allen B. and C. Baking Co George Baetjer W. A. Baker Nellie B. Baker Gibson Baker L. Baker Ethel Poptiss Gertrude Ww Andrew Bell Betsy Ross Case William Beverley Bicker’s Motor Co Fred S. Boyd Harold G. Brown George Bushnell W. BE. Cooper H. B. Gilpin John Glover I. N. Good Melvin Green J. S. Haldeman M. Hamburger Charles H. Harper T. W. Harrison B. P. Harrison D. E. Hawthorne R. G. Hengeveld Hodgson and Brown Lawrence C. Hollis Jewish Community Fund Frances Jones Emily W. Jones Mary R. Jones Philip Klompus B. M. Knight, Jr W. M. Krise Lupton Orchard Service Co M. M. Lynch H. B. McCormac H. H. McGuire C. P.mcvicar Percy D. Miller Montgomery Ward and Company C. L. Nicodemus A. J. Novick J. C. Oakes Nelson Page Edwin C. Parker F. A. Read, Inc J. A. Richard Warren Rice D. W. Ritenour Riteway Cleaners C. L. Robinson and Co J. W. Rosenberg L. H. Stokes Roberts. Underwood Virginia Woolen Co R. Gray Williams Philip Williams Winchester Dry Cleaning Works Winchester Seed Co J. T. Yates J. H. Yost Postoffice Cooper Merchandise and Oil Co Chamber of Commerce Texas Oil Company City Water Department Coca Cola Bottling Works Shenandoah Motor Co George Washington Lee Baking Company Ebert's

Seventeen Survivors Remain From Virginia 1901 Constitutional Convention

Judge Thomas W. Harrison of Winchester recently died leaving 17 survivors of the original 100 members of Virginia's 1901 constitutional convention. Hunter B. Chapman of Shenandoah County, a member, lists the remaining names including R. Walton Moore and Governor John Garland Pollard. A reunion and now photographs of the parchment signatures were organized at the governor’s mansion with copies sent to survivors and families.

Thomas W. Harrison Winchester Hunter B. Chapman Shenandoah County Chapman John Garland Polard J. M. Hooker Mr. Chapman R. Walton Moore Pollard Carter Glass J. W. Gordon Beverly Davis Rocky Mount R. Lindsay Gordon Preston Campbell Virginia Supreme Court Mr. Yancey Rappahannock Hubbard Goodrich Hatton Portsmouth C. H. Lovell Madison P. Wadill Henrico Jonathan Woodhart Prin Cess Anne Manly Barnes Providence Forge John 8. Barbour Culpeper Shenandoah Caverns

Boyce Seniors Present Comedy Tonight at Parish Hall

Boyce High School seniors stage a three act comedy The Red Headed Step Child at 8 p m tomorrow in Boyce Parish Hall with lively chorus numbers between acts. Directed by Miss Jane Jolliffe. Cast includes Irene Strode Lucille Carper Alma Vorous Louise Clark Olive Hart Dorothy Elsen Elizabeth Jolliffe Mozelle Racey Leland Pope Powell Jolliffe James Biggs Woodrow Larrick.

Boyce High School Boyce Parish Jane Jolliffe Irene Strode Lucille Carper Alma Vorous Louise Clark Olive Hart Dorothy Elsen Elizabeth Jolliffe Mozelle Racey Messrs Leland Pope Powell Jolliffe James Biggs Woodrow Larrick

Also Mentioned on This Page

Martone Lupton Kenneth Henry University Capital Mrs Huntsberry Warrenton George C. Lawrence Warrenton Club H. S. Renner National Avenue Patricia Anne Boyer Hagerstown Charles Hawn Clara V. Fultz W. Boscawen Brooks Brooks’ Pharmacy Prescription Druggists Wessey Hawkins Miss Rogers Mary Rogers Winchester Memorial Hospital Graduate Nurses’ Association of Virginia Albemarle Hotel Amherst Street Eastern Star B. F. Sargent McKinley O. E Daisy B. Shade Emily Hiner Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star Lynchburg Miss McDonald New York Mary McDonald Wonder Apparel Loudoun Street John S. Sloat Jack Wilkins Mount Sinai Hospital Baltimore Margaret L. Hodgson Mary Renner Clarke Green Hill Orchard John P. Allen Corrine Barnett Florence M. Barr Louis J. Bulda Genevieve Burton C. A. Carper Roy A. Cather W. L. Cobb Robert Combs James Chauderis Consumers Coal Co W. A. Denny Edward H. Durell Eugene Goss Lee Grant Gray John E. Lupton W. F. Luttrell C. M. McMahen Elizabeth L. Massie Catherine Miller D. A. Miller Moling and Cather Robert B. Nelson Garland R. Quarles Homer Rogers Julian Rogers Julia T. Rosenberger B. F. Sager Shenandoah Valley Vinegar Co R. Bruce Slonaker Walter J. Smith Ed. E. Stone Robert S. Underworld Winchester Furniture Co Shenandoah Valley National Bank Underwood Chinelle Hamman’s Dollar Store R. M. Swimley UIE N. Loudoun St Sylvia Daniel Green White Skinner Uneal Rin
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