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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1949
Page
10
Soa! Votes ! The Ewing Studio of Dance Arts under Miss Dorothy Ewing will present its annual spring fantasie at Handley High School Auditorium at 8 p m on June 17. The program showcases eight months of ballet training and features a rhythmic colorful motif Around the Calendar highlighting surprises.
Miss Patsy Ritter daughter of Mrs Virginia Ritter of Valley pike has been tapped by Alpha Kappa Gamma for leadership in women service. She will be a senior at Longwood College Farmville and is active in Alpha Sigma Alpha Future Teachers of America Orchesis Cotillion and Monogram club. BPW Club Plans Send Off Friendship to Winchester England Club via Miss Seward. John Hepfer Jr. Returns Home for Summer.
Readable ad item lists Homemaid Candy assorted chocolates priced at 1 lb for 59 cents and an Extra Special offer at $1.50 value. No clear date or location. Includes storefront Brook's Pharmacy with phone number 6461.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Helen Beatty and Mr. Robert Mohr performed March 2 by Rev. Frank A. Tyler in Rockville Maryland. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Beatty of Stephens City and Mr. Mohr is son of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Hullett of Defiance Ohio.
A schedule of community activities for Thursday May 26 and Friday May 27 includes meetings of Elks, VFW, 4 H clubs, Rotary, Civic League luncheon with State Senator Harry Byrd Jr., a Tom Thumb wedding at Stephens City High School, a piano recital, Girl Scout registrations at White Rock, and Woodmen of the World gathering. Activities occur at Gore High School, Armel School, Gregory House, Georg Washington Hotel, and various local venues.
At the annual dinner of the Junior Century Club at Wayside Inn Middletown four new members attended for the first time including Mrs Kenneth Robinson Mrs William McGuire Mrs Seddon Nelson and Mrs Joseph Schroth Officers for next season named Mrs John M Steck Jr as president with Mrs E C Stuart Jr as vice president Mrs Leslie Br am as chairwoman and Mrs Le secretary
Winchester alumnae plan to attend Founder's day events at Longwood College Farmville with coffee 9 30 a m in the student building lounge a program and business meeting at 11 luncheon 1 p m senior class day 4 p m picnic 5 30 p m and a 8 30 p m reception at the Lancaster home class reunions are invited with special invitations to several classes dormitory rooms available through Mrs M B Coyner attendees should contact the local chapter officers for details
Mrs J V Sumption and children James and Marty Jo spent the weekend in Arlington visiting relatives of the Hoolihan family who are improving after a Georgetown hospital stay. Miss Caroline Hunter returned to Winchester to spend several days with the Pennypacker and Battaile households. Dr Carrington Harrison and Mr Kremer will visit the Battaile boat for Memorial Day weekend. Stone Church auxiliary at Green Spring plans summer activities at 2 30 Sunday. Albin Fellowship Club meets at 8 tonight at Burnt Presbyterian church. Mrs Bessie King of Strasburg, previously hospitalized, remains in Strasburg home. Braddock Street Methodist Young Adult Fellowship meets tomorrow at 8 at the Butler home with Leatherman and Hawse assisting. The Fortunes attended the Baker Bayliss wedding in Winchester Presbyterian church after visiting Ernest Carper family.
The Sunfrock pattern 4834 offers a frilly collared sunfrock for teen girls in sizes 10 to 16. Easy to sew with complete illustrated instructions. size 12 needs 3 1-8 yards fabric plus 7-8 yard contrast. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams at The Winchester Star for pattern delivery.
Mrs. Georgia Bucher of Albin remains ill at her home with a heart condition. The notice provides a concise health update and location.
Mr and Mrs David Sencindiver Jr welcome a daughter Mary Deborah born in a Richmond hospital on May 13. The couple has a son David III, age 5. Mr Sencindiver recently joined WINC and plans to move the family to town. Mrs Sencindiver is the former Miss Marjorie Garrison of Richmond. The Sencindivers live at 415 W Cecil St.
A vintage sewing book promotes a one-suitcase travel ward robe for the entire family. It offers a free pattern for a shampoo and makeup smock printed inside. Order requires fifteen cents more to obtain the book.
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