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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
6
Harris Hart state superintendent of public instruction spent last night in this city and left for Washington, D. C. He visited Berryville yesterday and inspected the High School there. He attended the Bolyce commencement and addressed the graduates. He will return to Berryville to speak at the High School commencement June 7.
Invocation by Rev A S Buyck and salutatory by Miss Marthe Hemistey open the program. Choir and vocal numbers are listed with Miss Bila Grim, Ruth gtr chorus, and Mozell Je Carper. Class prophecy by Edwin J Buyck, class address by Hon Hares Hart, valedictory by Miss Lydia K Smith, diplomas by Leslie D Kline, and benediction by Rev W Lawson.
In Stephens City Virginia Miss Emma Howard Wight author, publicity agent for the Treasury Department, promotes war and thrift stamps. The sale the following day grossed 565 dollars, under the Virginia campaign director Thomas B. McAdams.
The Empire theater drew its largest crowd yet for The Pickert Sisters Stock Company. Mother was the billed feature with strong scenery and vaudeville acts, including three small acts that delighted the audience. Tonight offers What Money Will Buy in a three act drama plus new vaudeville between acts. Curtain at 8:30 with tickets 15 25 35 cents plus tax.
A vintage beauty tip promotes a home lotion made by squeezing two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint of complexion beautifier. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and soften the skin at little cost. It is described as harmless.
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