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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1916
Page
6
A critique of The Tight Rein from the Who's Guilty series is paired with Hubert Bosworth's Colorado. The tale follows a love triangle among mill workers, ending in tragedy as love collides with circumstance. Empire screens both features Monday night at 10c.
Spottiswoode Wellford Randolph of Chicago married Deborah Beatrice White at her home in Charlottesville with Father Rankin officiating. Best man was Robert Isham Randolph. matron of honor Mrs Hugh W. Davis. Guests over 500, decorations from the White House. Couple to Miami for his dock construction work.
Rear Admiral Dewitt Coffman of the United States Navy will be promoted to vice admiral when Vice Admiral Mayo succeeds Admiral Fletcher as commander of the Atlantic fleet on June 19. Fletcher will move to shore duty and the fleet will be reorganized. Coffman, native of Mount Jackson, currently commands the Seventh Division and has many Shenandoah Valley friends.
Rev W R Alexander will preach at the First Baptist Church on Sunday May 21 at 11 am and 8 pm. Mrs Henry Schneider Jr of Chicago Ill arrived yesterday afternoon and is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Jack Steele at their home on National avenue.
Extraordinary Saturday program features Miss Edna Mayo and Henry Walther in a five part detective and society play. Arnold Daly as Craig Kennedy leads a Keystone comedy The Birth of a Nations. Two shows at 7 and 9 with 10c admission up and 15c down.
Mrs. Edna Preffitt wife of G M Preffitt died at home near Winchester on the North Western Turnpike from complications of diseases at about 9:30 pm aged about thirty five. She was a former county schoolteacher and is survived by her husband three children and several siblings. Funeral services will be held Monday at Mount Hebron Cemetery chapel conducted by Rev Bowers and Rev Asa Richard.
Mrs. B. F. Cooley and daughter Mildred and Mrs. W. O. Cooley attended the Woman's Missionary Convention in Martinsburg this week. Annie Garretson and Miss Claire McDermott returned home after wintering in Washington. W. R. Widmyer and family visited Berkeley Springs for a few days. Jacob Gruver returned from Washington and Martinsburg. Mrs. James Reily of Middletown visited Ss. O. Kline. Mamie Mauck from Kernstown visited Mrs. John Showalter. Mrs. B. N. Grover of Washington left after a week with relatives at Reliance. Star Want Ads bring results.
Mr M L Pingley a well known young spainter sustained a severe back injury when a ladder slipped at the home of Mrs Juliet McCaw Amherst Street He fell twenty feet to the ground and is now able to walk only with a cane
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