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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1939
Page
8
Special meeting of Braddock Street Young People set for Monday at 8:00 p m at Seton Lodge I O F hall on East Boscawen Street a weekly gathering announced for members and attendees.
Mr. Harry R. Kern Sr and Mrs. Davis Mrs. Ritter and Miss Ruth Mann of Scotland Pa depart tomorrow by car for San Francisco to sail June 8 for the Hawaiian Islands. They expect about a month in Hawaii visiting points of interest including the San Francisco World's Fair and to return to Winchester about the first of August.
Mrs. Charles J. Blair Jr entertained about 40 guests at a tea at her home on Shirley street. Honored guest was Mrs. David Andrews of Indianapolis, visiting as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Browning Jr of West Leicester street.
Attendees included Mrs B B Dutton Mrs H Clay deGrange Mrs Clarke Cooper and Misses Shirley Williams and Allison Cooper at a luncheon in Washington DC run by Mrs John Nance Garner and Mrs Tully Garner honoring Miss Genevieve Garner queen of the Apple Blossom Festival. On Friday May 26 Kathleen McCartney will present a piano recital at Handley School with ensemble pieces and solos including Braham Waltz in A flat Faust Waltz Sonata Pathetique and more. The public is invited.
Mrs Phillip Williams announced the weekly Ladies Day program at Winchester Golf Club will start Tuesday at 10 AM with a post tournament luncheon. Non playing women members are urged to attend the luncheon. Virginia Lee Morrison, a daughter born May 18 to Mr and Mrs Grover Morrison of 14 South Kent Street. Clarke Garden Club to meet at Callander hosted by Mrs Karl Boy Ed Wednesday at 3 30 PM near Millwood Clarke County. Pred A Read Jr left for New York City for a weekend stay.
Clarke county announces the annual alumni association banquet at Berryville school to honor the graduating class. June 6 Friday is the date and Archie F. Robertson superintendent will present the program. A Berryville colored chorus will perform several selections. School board members and other guests are invited.
Miss Billie Pappas entertained last night at the Old Mill Tavern Strasburg for Handley High School 1939 senior class members. About 70 attended, with the tavern decorated in maroon and white Handley colors. Mrs. Alan Peery and Mrs. Ansel Solenberger served as chaperones. Pappas is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Pappas of East Piccadilly Street.
Mr and Mrs A O Downey of Martinsburg announce the engagement of their daughter Esther Downey to J Preston Hopper also of Martinsburg. The wedding is planned for this summer. Hopper is Inland Service Corporation manager and active in local business groups.
Mrs L J Langbein newly appointed visiting nurse for Clarke County Visiting Nurse Association was home from Memorial Hospital where she recovered from ptomaine poisoning and will resume duties. Weekend social notes include visits and travel by local residents and guests from Stephenson Gainesboro Winchester and Richmond with plans from White Post and Detroit Detroit to Detroit and further travel details noted.
Berryville Virginia residents report a flurry of weekend trips and stays. Mrs William Hardesty left for Niagara Falls to visit her daughter in law and son, Mr and Mrs Charles Gregory. Other locals including Mr and Mrs James Dake man spent time in Alexandria with relatives, while Mrs William Warde Blythe and children visited Fredericksburg family.
Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions about perfume use, dining manners, and offering an umbrella in rain. She favors faint scents, patience with waiters, and courteous chivalry for protective gestures.
Mrs Leondias Carlisle and son Granville of Waynesboro hosted by the Shepherds and the Carliles. Numerous visits unfold with relatives and friends across Waynesboro Covington Charlottesville and Berryville. News notes include a birth congratulation for the Duvalls and a trip to New York City by Dr Tappan and Rep Moore.
Major Joel D. Griffing spent Tuesday on business in Washington. Bernard B. Jones returned to Audley from Washington Tuesday night with Major Griffing after attending Derby in Kentucky and a Nashville meeting of the George Peabody College board. Virginia Page and Kate Powers visited Miss Katherine Page and Mrs. McAfee in Washington then joined Mrs. Bowie Clagett of Maryland to travel to Summit New Jersey to visit Dr. and Mrs. Carl Grammer. Grammer is Page’s aunt broke. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hysong of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Colston of Shepherdstown spent the weekend with Clifton Price and spouse.
Lieut and Mrs Morton C Mumma Jr and two children hosted by Mayor Griffing. Mummas later entertained by Mayor Harris. Mrs A C Cummins to return from Lynchburg. Percy Randolph weekend visit as Mrs Randolph recovers in Winchester Hospital. Judy Beverley underwent appendectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital. family guests expected. Invitations issued for June 7 debutante reception for Joanna Huntington in Washington. Huntington family summer at Journey's End Clarke county. autographed Tales of a Chinese Grandmother donated for Hawthorne Library Bazaar and won by Annie Cabell Williams.
Clarke residents received invitations from Mr. and Mrs. William Stanley Stokes to a Berwyn party after the Rose Tree Hunt Show on May 27. Miss Gwynne Harrison and Mr. Benjamin Harrison opened Long Wood for the summer.
Capt and Mrs Ewart Johnston hosted a dinner for Mr and Mrs Ralph Richardson in Gaylord on Thursday night to meet Mr Beverly Bruin. Mr and Mrs William Watkins and Mrs Earl Boy-Edmo drove to Washington DC on Wednesday for a luncheon with the Marletts Greenhalghs and Billy Jacobs. Weatherall headed to Atlantic City Tuesday where Mrs Greenhalgh presents the Springbury Hunters at the Atlantic City Horse Show.
Invitations are issued by Mr. and Mrs. John Bocock for a May 27 luncheon at their Richmond home honoring Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Scott Jr. Clarke attendees are expected. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Burwell hosted dinner Tuesday, and in Winchester Mrs. Frank Whiting and others went to movies afterward.
Mr and Mrs Edward Gay Butler Mr and Mrs Ben Arthur and Mrs Kenneth N Gilpin were hosted by Mademoiselle Bouligny of the Warrenton Country School on Thursday after visiting the gardens. Mrs Thomas Carter hosted Mr and Mrs Townsend Burwell and Mr and Mrs Edward Butler for dinner recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Dabney Harrison are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son at Garfield Hospital in Washington on Sunday. Miss Hellen Beatty leaves for Baltimore to be the guest of Mrs. Wood for several days.
A boxwood sprig saved before the war of independence moved from a colonial officer's daughter in law to Mrs Huyett who guided its growth. The plant later accompanied the Huyetts to Frederick where Mr Light now keeps it in front of his home, valued at $1000 though not for sale.
A dining room table and a grandfather clock once owned by Roger B. Taney sit in his front room. The clock, made in Hagerstown late 18th century by George Waltz, features a brass face unlike later white-faced clocks.
The article notes a proprietor with 318 acres cherishing his old Franklin store. Given to his grandmother in 1814 on her marriage, the building has served the family through many years, surviving as a rare type of store and symbol of continuity.
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