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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1940

Page

8

Social And Personal News In Alexandria And Nearby Areas

Mrs Nicklin undergoing hospital operation in Alexandria with friends reporting slight improvement. Her brother in law Lewis Pearson and daughter Mary Pearson visiting. Mr W Alan Peery entertained at a movie party for Handley Latin team with Jean Fahrney Isabelle Larrick Alta Ayers Nina Ramacciotti and Walter Bailey Ralph Bailey Morris Cather Phil Barnhart attending. Kathleen McCartney sets May 30 recital for Handley School pupils. Joliffe Studio art class resumes with Dwight Williams as guest teacher. Visitors include Mrs Julian Lindsey and two children at Dr Hunter Holmes McGuire’s home. Mr and Mrs John Barnes Carr and Mary Greenway arrive from Clarksdale to visit Mrs Carr’s parents. Mrs Philip W Boyd hosts dinner for Mrs John Boyd and Mrs Frederick Small in Fairmont Avenue. Gretchen Thomson and Pegsy Jones of New Orleans visit Richmond area. Mrs H B McCormac returned from trip via Petersburg Richmond and Christchurch. Sidney Miller’s condition shows slight improvement. his daughter Mrs Thomas Byrd plans to stay in Detroit.

Nicklin Wil. Nicklin Alexandria Peery Ganiley Alan Peery Handley Charlottesville Jean Fahrney Isabelle Larrick Alta May Ayers Nina Ramacciotti Walter Bailey Ralph Bailey Morris Cather Phil Barnhart Greystone Terrace Philip W. Boyd Fairmont Avenue John Boyd Roanoke Frederick Small York, Pa Fred Glaize

Bisma Rex Relief Ad Coupon Sample Offer

An advertisement offers a free sample package of Bisma Rex to relieve gas acid indigestion sour stomach and heartburn. The coupon invites readers to redeem a free trial with the included form.

Calendar of meetings for Monday with four events

Special meeting of Little Garden Club at Mrs. Edward Barr home on Tennyson Avenue at 3 30 p m. Madison Lodge I O O F holds its weekly meeting at the East Boscawen street hall at 8 00 p m. Inspirational meeting of Woman's Auxiliary of Presbyterian Church at 7 30 p m.

Little Garden Club Edward Barr Tennyson Avenue Madison Lodge East Boscawen Street Woman's Auxiliary of Presbyterian Church Woman’s Auxiliary The Bethany Circle South

Young residents linked by visits in Winchester and region

Miss Thelma Green attends prom at Berryville and travels to Woodstock to visit Miss Florine Fravel of Massanutten Academy. Miss Mary Jane Gray visits Miss L Virginia Schmidt in Woodstock while attending a church meeting. Thelma, Mary Jane, and others are noted in a series of family and social visits across Winchester and surrounding towns.

Thelma Green Berryville High School Woodstock Florine Fravel Massanutten Academy Mary Jane Gray L. Virginia Schmidt Virginia Classis Evangelical and Ern Church

Dayton visit for Shenandoah College Mayday exercises

Mrs. E. E. Baker and daughter Anna Margaret Mrs. Ora Bailey and daughter Anna Marie and Mrs. W. B. Obaugh and daughter Laura Nell were in Dayton Virginia last week attending the May a exercises at Shenandoah College.

E. E. Baker Anna Margaret Ora Bailey Anna Marie W. B. Obaugh Laura Nell Dayton Shenandoah Colege

Garden Club hears zoning expert as billboard bill advances

The Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club met at Mrs. P. B. Davis home with speakers Pomeroy, Virginia planning expert, and John Neale, highway engineer. They discussed county zoning for highway beautification, noting Virginia counties may establish zoning under the Enndling Act and that zoning is voluntary and locally tailored. The meeting announced passage of a billboard restriction bill sponsored by Delegates Blackburn Moore and supported by Senators Harrison and Weaver.

Winchester and Clarke Garden Club Fauquier and Loudoun P. B. Davis Pomeroy John Neale George Sloane Virginia Associated Clubs Associated Clubs Blackburn Moore Harrison and Weaver California Virginia

Garden Club events and notices populate Virginia chapters

Local items include highway billboard regulation praise for engineer Mr. Neale, church auxiliary meeting details, Winchester Book Club dinner, and the Virginia Garden Clubs convention in Roanoke May 21 22 with officers speakers and tours. Change in Salvation Army staff announced in Baltimore linked to local service. Virginia Garden Club notes Virginia’s early club formation and history.

Neale Salvation Army Mildred Edwards Baltimore Margaret Douglas Salisbury Miss Douglas Mathias Bott

Mrs Earle Leaves Sofia for Genoa With Sons

Mrs George Earle wife of the American Minister to Bulgaria travels from Sofia to Genoa with her two sons amid hopes of a Washington ordered departure from the war zone. She is expected to return soon to the United States.

Sofia George Earle Pennsylvania Bulgaria Genoa Washington United States

Parties In Clarke This Week For Guests

Berryville Va May 18 Mr and Mrs Graham Dougherty have returned from Philadelphia to their Clarke County home Others host house guests and plan visits to White Plains for a wedding Miss Mary Louise Whitney To Be Married to Bayard MacDonald Stevens in New Jersey Families entertain as guests including Mrs William Suddath Mrs Neill and Baroness Dvorzak The Berryville High School awards Good Citizenship certificates to Louise Bell.

Berryville, Va Graham Dougherty Philadelphia John B. Neill William E. Suddath Warrensburg Charles Town Robert Browse Mary Louise Whitney Stephen Suydam Whitney Morristown N. J Bayard MacDonald Stevens Bayard Stevens Mr Stevens Short Hills Stevens Neill Suddath

Virginia group honors highway sign removal effort

The first state to form such an organization highlighted its annual reports noting the removal of over 148000 highway signboards. The Mill Mountain Club of Roanoke received an achievement medal for landscaping grounds at a new Roanoke hospital, awarded by Mrs. William K. Massie, honorary state president.

Mill Mountain Club Roanoke William K. Massie

Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee

Questions and answers on street etiquette introductions commencement invitation phrasing and candles on a table with yes and no guidance. The column offers practical etiquette tips for social situations and event planning.

Roberta Lee Colege

Distinguished D A R honors and high school event

The Fort Loudoun Chapter of the D A R presents a senior class member for leadership dependability service and patriotism. Miss Louise Bell is valedictorian with finals June 7 at 8 p m in the Berryville high school auditorium. Social and visiting notes follow including guests from Falls Church Richmond Avon-by-the-Sea and Roanoke with local civic events and dressmaking volunteer efforts continuing in Clarke County.

Herbert B. Whiting John Henry Falls Church Henry Whiting

Also Mentioned on This Page

Miss McCartney Kathleen McCartney Handley School Molliffe Joliffe Studio el B. Jolliffe Dwight Williams Phillips Art Gallery Washington, D. C Kenneth Gilpin J. Victor Arthur Virginia Boyd Crawford MacCallum Martin Kermacy Lewis Barton Charles Dick Ethel Jolliffe William Bell E. B. Cooper Clarke Cooper W. B. Watkins, Jr Julian Lindsey Robert Hunter Anne Tucker Lindsey Fort Meade, Md John Barnes Carr Mary Greenway Clarksdale Miss Gretchen Thomson Pegsy Jones New Orleans Richmond, Va H. B. McCormac Petersburg Richmond Christchurch Mansfield Sidney Miller Thomas B. Byrd Kentmere Detroit Mich Bisma- Rex Brooks’ Pharmacy Haldeman’s Winchester Mary Virginia Steck Karen Andre Little Theatre Chi-Chi) Steck Bjounn Faulkner Steck Mary Margaret Truitt Norfolk W. H. Bosserman, Jr Charles Beaver E. Fairfax Randolph Fairfax, Jr Georgetown Three Chopt Road Edward Grove Reading Jackie Pollard East Clifford Street Lucite DuPont Huntsberry Mervel W. Adams Plumbing E. Piccadilly St Presbyterian Auxiliary Winchester Book Club Wayside Inn Middletown Donald McFadden Delmar Robinson E. P. Browning Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs T. Gilbert Wood F. A. Wallis National Council of State Garden Clubs William Carpenter Jones Piedmont H. H. Hudson Shenandoah Southwest Janet Stuart Durham Newton Cordis Wing Merritt I. Taylor John O. Boyd Allen T. Kirk L. R. Curry Fay Huttenlocker Des Moines Iowa Better Homes and Gardens F. Joel Swift Nyack-on-Hudson N. Y Garden Club of Virginia Thomas S. Wheelwright Chesterfield State Garden Club Richard ‘Llewellyn Richard Wright Mr. Skiffington Elizabeth Pifer Company Fleet War Zone Clarke John Mason Brown Annie Stribling Emily MacCormick South Church Street Mary Ofalton St. Louis Howard O'Fallon Kenneth N. Gilpin Henry B. Gilpin New York Raymond Guest Guest, Sr Brown Century Club Zadenco Dvorzak Austria Dvorzak Edward Parke Custis Lewis C. T. A. McCormick Nelly Custis Lewis Lawrence Lewis Louise Bell Leonard Bell Lovett Brothers N. Loudoun St William Travers Lewis Claude Smith Smith Emily McCormick Lewis Edward Helfestein Helfenstine Ernest H. Williams Grace Episcopal Church F. Baughman F. L. Aylor Orange Divoti of Oime J. M. H. Clagett Joseph F. Moore H. B. Whiting Nannie Thomas Clarke County Red Cross John B. Neil Edwin S. Lewis Berryville Avon By-The-Sea Robert E. Lee Lewis Eugenia Swann M. N. Edwards Jeffrey, N. H Marjorie Kerfoot Henry Kerfoot Louise Glenn Charles McNulty Miss Kerfoot Miss Glenn Edwin A. Palmer William Beverley Milton Valley Elizabeth Beverley Martha Munson Sunshine Cleaners Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sanitary For All Underwood Barbara Bell Barbara Bell Pattern Service Evening Star
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