Social and Personal Calendar of Club Meetings
The Elk's club holds its weekly meeting on Wednesday at 8:00 p m and again on Thursday at 8:00 p m A Rotary Club luncheon is scheduled at 1:00 p m at the hotel.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1941
Page
8
The Elk's club holds its weekly meeting on Wednesday at 8:00 p m and again on Thursday at 8:00 p m A Rotary Club luncheon is scheduled at 1:00 p m at the hotel.
Miss Susan Stuart Gibson of Richmond selects Friday June 13 for her wedding to Step hen Rintoul of Davenport II also of Richmond. The ceremony will be at 4 30 PM at St James Episcopal Church with Bishop Tucker and several ministers officiating. Maid of honor is Gay Lloyd Gibson. sisters Elizabeth Dandridge and Beverley Kauffman serve as matrons of honor. The Gibsons vacation each August at The Bower near Leetown West Virginia.
The piece discusses manners at meals for families, handling noisy public behavior by seeking authority, and polite greetings among fellow steamer passengers. It suggests avoiding direct confrontations with boisterous individuals and emphasizes communication through proper channels.
Miss Virginia Eutsler and Miss Louise Eutsler visited Washington D C. Capt Leo W Cather moved from Fort Sill Oklahoma to Fort Ord near Monterrey California. Mr and Mrs J W Arthur hosted guests including Everts Scudder London representative of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies and others. Mrs John C Woolfolk returned home after a Knoxville Tennessee visit with relatives.
The Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church Missionary Society will meet at Mrs. Dora Dick's home all day tomorrow. Morning quilting and an Ascension Day of prayer program in the evening are on the agenda. all members are urged to attend. Troop 8 Girl Scouts held an all day hike Saturday starting at 7 15 a m from headquarters. They walked five miles, enjoyed meals and games, and presented dramatizations. New scouts Mary Jane Yellett Jane Grove and Margaret Ann Buchanan were welcomed.
Mrs. Busy faces rough, brittle hands from daily chores while Mrs. Useless avoids work. The article advises gloves for washing windows dusting and hot baths, uses lanoline to replenish skin oils, hand massages, and optional cornmeal in soap for cleansing rough finger bases. It emphasizes practical care and beauty of well kept hands.
The Archery class of the Girls Athletic Association will meet tomorrow at 5 PM at the home of Mrs. Helen Lovejoy on West Cork Street.20 plus Winchester business college graduates formed a Young Business Women's Club meeting monthly with officers Annie Scrivener Janet Lambert Grace Phillips Elsie Edwards and committees led by Joy Shank Jane Dailey Ruth Ryan.
Eight Winchester Golf team women competed in a Charlottesville tournament today. The Little Garden Club plans an annual Flower Show titled Flowers On Parade on June 18 at Christ Episcopal Parish House. Ribbons were awarded for various exhibits and Dorothy Biddle was highlighted as a garden lecturer and author with several upcoming books. Tickets for her lecture Adventures in Table Arrangements were on sale.
A social and club notices notice lists dial numbers for calls to The Star and to place details. It mentions Friday May 23 at 2 30 p m and a venue at George Washington Hotel in Winchester Virginia.
On Friday May 30 at Handley Auditorium the Ewings Studio of Dance Art closes its season with A Dance Fantasy. The program features three ballets and divertissements showcasing both long time students and beginners. Highlights include Les Sylphides and Ballet National with all American patriotic music. Spanish First is also featured. The soloists names will be published later.
Berryville hosts old acquaintances as residents greet visitors from Columbus and Richmond. Florence Boothe of Richmond stays with Mrs. Matthew Jones Sr. Worthington Whitaker and family visit from Weynesboro Pa while Garland Williams travels to Baltimore. Louis Lickey of Washington DC joins Henry and Mrs Lickey’s weekend guests, with Malcolm Johnson and family from Winchester also visiting.
Mrs. E. D Vaughan presented piano pupils Josephine Drury Mary Meade Osborne Susie Clark Betty Clark Martha Jane Jones Mildren Childs Marion Ray Margaret Hudson Archie Robertson and Jimmy Berlin in a Monday afternoon recital at the Presbyterian Church Sunday School Auditorium Berryville Other news notes mention relatives visiting and local society events.
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