Social calendar highlights for Thursday events
Regular luncheon and meeting of Kikanis Club at George Wainton Hotel at 12:30. Junior Century Club gathering at Mrs. James Miller's home on North Cameron Street at 3:30. Parade to Handley School by Acca Temple Shrine caravan with band and Shrine Chanters at 7:30 followed by a Shrine concert. Dance at George Washington Hotel at 9:30 in honor of visiting shriners. Rotary Club luncheon at 1:00 at George Washington Hotel. Circle No. 1 hosts a chicken and ham supper at Church of Christ at 5:30.
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Kikanis Club
George Wainton Hotel
Junior Century Club
James Miller
North Cameron Street
Handley School
Acca Temple Shriners
Shrine Chanters
George Washington Hotel
Rotary Club
Church of Christ
Circle No. 1
Winchester Club Banquet Closes 1936-37 Season
The Century Club of Winchester held its thirty first annual banquet at the George Washington Hotel with many members and guests. Mrs. L M Allen ended her term as president and presented new officers amid speeches and humorous verses.
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Century Club
George Washington Hotel
Century Club of
Winchester
L. M. Allen
Allen
Clarke County
Edward Butler
Sophie Baker
B. B. Dutton
eGorgia Conrad
Victor Arthur
Col. B. M. Roszel
Modern Etiquette Q and A on wedding attire and manners
A collection of etiquette questions about a wedding morning outfit for the groom and best man, hat removal in public, and the meaning of en coquille on a menu. The tone resembles short guidance notes from a society column with concise answers.
Handley High Student Wins DAR Essay Prize
Miss Aloise Brill, senior at Handley High School, won first prize in the Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR contest for best student paper on historical features. Her piece combines art and writing on Winchester doorway history, detailing doors from the Conrad residence, Glen Burnie, the Boyd home, the Morgan house, and the Hollingsworth property among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Handley
Aloise Brill
Handley High School
Daughters of the American Revolution
Vernon Eddy
Herbert Larrick
Col
B. M. Roszel
Conrad
Cameron Street
Glen Burnie
Valley
P. W. Boyd
Fairmont Avenue
Daniel Morgan
Amherst Street
Joseph Massie
Hollingsworth
Rouss Springs
Miss Brill
Mrs Barton Returns From Attending Meetings
Mrs R T Barton returned to her South Washington street home after a week in Richmond attending a series of meetings on auxiliary activities of the Diocese of Virginia. She will be joined later this week by her son and daughter in law Major and Mrs R T Barton Jr and Mr and Mrs Pinckney Harrison of Richmond for a weekend visit. Bennie Jones of South Braddock street is visiting relatives in New York City.
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Barton
R. T. Barton
South Washington Street
Richmond
Diocese of
Virginia
R. T. Barton, Jr
Bennie Jones
South Braddock Street
New York City
Frank Manuel Helps Officers Locate Abandoned Stolen Car
Frank Manuel informed police about a near new sedan parked on North Cameron street for over a week. Investigators learned the car had been stolen in Washington, D C and abandoned here. Washington authorities arranged for the owner to reclaim the vehicle.
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North Cameron Street
Frank Manuel
Washington, D. C
Washington
Mt Carmel Church Presents Pantomime of The Old Rugged Cross
The Missionary Society of Mt Carmel Church will present a pantomime of The Old Rugged Cross featuring six young women and a cross leader. Two vocal soloists participate with Rev Spriggs assisting as pastor.
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the Missionary Society of the
Mt. Carmel
Pantomine
Old Rugged Cross
Cross
Elizabeth Washington
Emma Parker Robinson
Spriggs
President Roosevelt Remains Home With Head Cold
Washington May 26 President Roosevelt stayed away from the office to speed recovery from a head cold. The absence follows his earlier days at the White House as doctors monitor his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
May Brucetown H D C Meeting Recap
Mrs. Julian Snapp Sr presided at the Brucetown Home Demonstration Club meeting held in the school house. The session opened with prayer and songs as Miss Farrar and assistant Miss Dovel attended. Farrar spoke of a dress review contest to be held in Winchester at the Episcopal Parish House in late June featuring home made cotton dresses. Jessie Snapp was recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Snapp
Brucetown
Miss Farrar
Miss Dovel
Episcopal Church
Winchester
Jessie Snapp
Library club plans magazine exchange at June meeting
As a new member of the club the group demonstrated Uses of Commercial Patterns. Other business covered including a magazine exchange as part of the library project. The June meeting will be held in the school house.
Young Son of Frank Alger Dies
Frank W. Alger Jr child of Frank and Beulah Alger died May 25 from pneumonia. Born March 10, 1937, he was an only child. Brief grave services were held at Mt. Olive Cemetery at 4 PM officiated by Rev. E. T. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Alger, Jr
Frank
Beulah Jenkins Alger
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Rev
E. T. Clark
Radio Highlights Show Clash of Summer Schedules
May 26 radio listings announce Jack Benny's July 4 vacation with Jane Froman and Don Ross as headliners. Cantor shifts to a continuing comedy theme while Stanley takes over dialect bits, and other programs feature Durbin, Black, Ruth, and musical ensembles across WJZ NBC CBS networks.
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New York
Cantor
Jack Benny
Eddie
Jack
Jane Froman
Don Ross
Die Stanley
Jimmy Wallington
Saymore Saymoore
Tele
Jack Renard
Deanna Durbin
Bob
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Bie
Beauty Shop
Salt Dotonnt
National Avenue
Sande B. Smalts
Theas
Silco
Cut Price Stores
Loudoun St
Connell
S. Braddock St
White Mountain
South Loudoun St
Leonard White
Middleway
Will White
Charles Kearns
Jay
Doris
Gilmor White
Lee White
Robert Moore
W. Va
Lawson Shirley
Viola Rogers
Betty Jane
Mary Shirley
H. B. DeHaven
Beulah DeHaven
Mary DeHaven
Frances DeHaven
Laince DeHaven
Harry Bell
Charlotte
Beulah
Katherine
Thurston Collins
Wadesville
Market Street Church
Epworth League
Market Street
J. W. Crider
South Stewart Street
Winchester Memo Hospital
Ghter of
Brown
Ghter
Memor- Bauserman
Ella Brown
United Brethren Young People's Choir
Homer Ferguson
Newport News, Va
Massie
T. J. Noffsinger
Peoples Life Insurance Company
Tokes Inn
Noffsinger
Nosinger
Lucy Douglas Drake
L. Russell Cather
E. A. Stough
F. W. Danley
John
Whetzell
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Andrew Rickie
Miss Knox School For Girls
Cooperstown
N. Y
Dorotha Jane Rickie
Clearbrook
Colonel William’s Military School
Florida
Miami University
Julian Steele
Stephens City
Miss Carson
Caroline Carson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
A. C. Carson
Riverton
William Beverley
Milton Valley
Berryville
Ralph Richardson
Alice Best
E. B. Gooper
White Rock Lodge
Capon River
Miss Alice Best
Raleigh
N. C
Miss Best
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Miss Hunter
South Carolina
Caroline Hunter
Robert Kennedy
Gibbens
Margaret Gibbens
Fredericksburg State
Bridge Club
H. K. Russell
Olga Nelson
Dara Nome
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Roberta Lee
Mt. Carmel Church
Underwood
N. Loudoun ST
John D. Rockefeller
Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland
Central Press
Frank Alger
Big Joe
Harper’s Bazaar
Vogue
Margaret L. Hodgson
WJZ
NBC
F. D. Roosevelt
J. Borden Harriman
WABC
CBS
Hugo L. Black
WEAF
Guild
Alice Remsen
Oxford
Dorothy Fosdick
Bill Wright
Lola Duvall Williams
Dallas
Senate
Fred A. Hartley, Jr
Berlin
Arthur H. Vandenberg
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sunshine Cleaners
E. Piccadilly St
Haldeman’s
South Kent St
R. M. Swimley
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