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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1929
Page
3
Social and Personal News welcomes tips by mail or phone. Social reporter Mrs. Isabelle P. Miller requests news by telephone from 3 to 4 p.m. for the next day. Call or call back to share society items and notices.
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Robert Beverley’s home on South Stewart Street with a large turnout. Members approved a high 111 membership, the largest in history, and outlined rehabilitation work in Virginia with $1,029.58 cash, $294.22 clothing, and $141.09 food distributed for January to March to 26 families and 58 hospital visits. The group will award medals to high school girls in Middletown, Stephens City, and Handley School, and adopt Virginia soldiers in hospitals such as Oteen, N.C., with 13 adopted so far. The next meeting moves to the first Monday in June.
Mr and Mrs H Clay DeGrange and family have moved from West Cork Street to 700 South Washington Street the former home of Mr and Mrs W L CAuthorne now in Salisbury Md The house is owned by John H Rosenberger and the Ralph R Rosenberger estate, marking a notable local residence shift.
Mr. and Mrs. W L Cauthorne relocate to Salisbury Maryland where he becomes head of Standard Oil branch. Winchester Oil merged with Hagerstown district under Frank B Miller. Century Club re elected officers for the year chaired by Mrs William P Massey with Miss Sophie Baker as treasurer. David M Lillis leaves Winchester for Hecht Company in Washington. Miscellaneous Shower honors Mrs J Earl Metz with orchid and yellow decor. Dr Robert E Lee of Wardensville recovering and using a wheel chair to travel downtown Memorial Hospital activity.
Winchester residents report Major O7 and Mrs. O Elting plan to make their home here after purchasing Mrs C F Massey Sr's Merryman's Lane residence west of town. Major Elting, a retired U S Army officer, will join Major and Mrs L B Goodier who currently occupy the house.
Miss Clara Wood spent a week at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. Mrs. C W Glenn of Richmond Virginia returned home after attending the Great Council of Red Men and the Degree of Pocahontas in town. While here Mrs. Glenn was the guest of Miss Lyda Chapman.
Miss Margaret Anderson of this city attends the United Brethren Missionary Convention in Staunton Virginia. Mrs. Lawrence Herrell returns from Johnstown Pennsylvania where she visited her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Pliny Wilson.
Mrs BE Hewlett of Portsmouth Virginia visits her mother Mrs Martha Sanford and Mr and Mrs H L Patton on Fairmont avenue. Mrs Joseph H Schmitt and son of Newark New Jersey return home after visiting Mr and Mrs Charles W Grim. Misses Katherine Grant and Heter Miller spent yesterday with friends in Martinsburg West Virginia.
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