Shenandoah Valley Academy social week calendar
A dense schedule lists Lion Club and Civic League luncheons, theatre and Kiwanis Rotary events, Lambda Sigma and Delta Sigma Nu banquets, Alpha Upsilon dance, and Shenandoah Valley Academy finals, drills, and dances through Friday at local venues including the Handley Library Tokus Inn Winchester Country Club and the school gym. Floyd Mills and Marylanders perform at events. diplomas awarded to 1931 graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
John Handley High School
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lambda Sigma Fraternity
Tokus Inn
Opequon
Alpha Upsilo
Tokus' Inn
Lambda Sigma
Winchester Country Club
Handley Library
Alpha Phi Fraternity
Tokus’ Inn
Alaska Explorations and Society Highlight Local Events
An account honors Colonel Erickson and General Mitchell for leading late nineteenth and early twentieth century Alaskan explorations amid cold, famine, and danger. A society wedding in Warrenton plans a lawn ceremony for Miss Anne Serre and Mr. Raymond D. McGrath with a Winchester guest list and a bridge of committees for a June garden show at George Washington Hotel. Separately, the Baptist Church Youth outing to Apple Pie Ridge featured a hay ride and a marshmallow roast, while Kathleen McCartney of Handley High School previews a piano class recital with costumes and two pianos for a diverse program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon Valley
Mount
McKinley
Erickson
Colonel Erickson
Mitchell
Alaska
Anne Serre
Adeline Hand Serre
Scranton
Warrenton
Raymond D. McGrath
New York
Nancy Devereux Bowly
Charles L. Bowly
Washington Seminary
Atlanta
Miss Bowly
Willow Lawn
Valley Pike
Winchester
Frank Hack
Harry K. Russell
H. B. McCormac
Richard E. Byrd
Donald Weems
Tom Byrd
BoWly
Winchester and
Clarke County Garden Club
George Washington Hotel
Messrs
Harry Kellican
T. P. Fisher
Charles Ritter
Franklin Patton
Curtis Bly
McCartney
Kathleen McCartney
Handley High School
Handley School
Colonel Erickson Speaks On Alaska At Century Club Dinner
Colonel Erickson United States Army retired described his Alaska experiences from 1901 and 30 years earlier. He compared Alaska to Norway with fjords and mountains, noting 30,000 native inhabitants and 30,000 white adventurers in the frontier era. The Century Club closed its 26th year with a George Washington Hotel dinner for 65 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Club
George Washington
Carl Massey
Scandinavia
B. M. Roszel
Hijalmar Erickson
United States Army
Erickson
Norway
Tropics
Arctic
France
Colonl Erickson
Alaska
United States
Colonel Erickson
St. Michael
Bering Sea
Legion Auxiliary to Meet at Richards Home Monday
The American Legion Auxiliary will convene at 7 30 tonight at Mrs Boyd R Richards residence for the regular monthly meeting. A full attendance is urged and members should attend promptly.
Sixteen Seniors Graduate at Boyce Agricultural High School
Sixteen graduates of Boyce Agricultural High School in Boyce Virginia received diplomas at last night’s commencement in Parish Hall. Notable attendees included Miss Janis Willingham and Miss Florence Courtney Jones who gave addresses, with honors awarded to Florence Courtney Jones and Randolph Gaunt for scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Boyce Agricultural High School
Janis Willingham
T. W. Willingham
Florence Courtney Jones
George L Jones
Randolph Gaunt
Eva D. Massey
Reardon
James P. Reardon
Winchester
C. B Carr
Clarke County School Board
Misses Mae Lanham
Doris Reid Jolliffe
Louise Martin
Elizabeth Burch
Frances Pifer
Marian Martin
William Pifer
Robert Colston
Elwood Wiley
Glendon Lloyd
Don Gray
Henry Rodgers
John Anders
B. D. Chambers
Cunningham Parish
C. V. van der. Linden
Bone Baptist Church
Marian
H. J. Martin
Tuleyries
Boyce High School Alumni Association
Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Herbert S Jones
Mr and Mrs Herbert S Jones receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter named Anna Elizabeth at their Middletown home. Mrs Jones formerly Miss Ella Rinker. Mr Jones works at the Middletown post office. Several local residents and visitors are noted in extended social items, with mentions of hospital, travel, and local clubs. King Alfonso is parodied in a Boston Herald snippet about titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert S. Jones
Middletown
Anna Elizabeth
Jones
Ella Rinker
N. Norsack
West Orange
N. J
Frank Taylor
Frances
Roanoke
C. M. Wilgus
Taylor
New Jersey
Winchester
Lawrence Roland
Alexandria, Va
Lou Hollis
South Loudoun Street
Rowland
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Alexandria
Rain Delays Indy 500 Start As Cars Roar Off
The 500 mile race at Indianapolis was delayed two hours by rain before noon start. Billy Arnold, last year’s winner, led early action at 109.84 mph as Cummings and others chased in a damp, tense opening around the brick speedway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Speedway
Indianapolis
Arnold
Billy Arnold
Wild Bill Cummings
Francis Quinn
Los Angeles
Harry Butcher Wilmington
Ill
Butcher
Cummings
Ind
America
Texas Guinan Deemed Barred From France Visit
Paris authorities refused admission to Texas Guinan and her 30 member Broadway show party citing no stated reason. French officials ordered the group to return by the first available boat, with Havre police noting the Paris cabaret contract lacked ministerial labor confirmation before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Texas Guinan
France
Suret Generale
Havre
United States
New York
Labor
Newark
Mrs. George Brown Dies at Home in Berkeley County
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Brown widow of George W. Brown died last night at 10 at her son-in-law and daughter’s home near Mount Pleasant Berkeley County West Virginia. She was 75, born near Gainesboro, with three sons Albert Harry and William and three daughters including Mrs Roland Mrs Webber and Mrs Adams. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM from the Roland residence, Rev. C. J. Racey officiating. Burial in Old Stone Church graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Ellen Brown
George W. Brown
Melville Roland
Mount Pleasant
Frederick County
Berkeley County
Westoa
Brown
Gainesboro
Albert
Harry Brown
Near Greenspring
William Brown
Summit Point
W. Va
Roland
Carl Webber
White Hall
This County
Inwood
C. J. Racey
Old Stone Church
Steamer Harv ard Goes On Rocks Off California
The coastwise steamer Harv ard ran aground 130 miles northwest of San Francisco early today. All more than 450 passengers were put into lifeboats as the navy cruiser Louisville arrived at 7.45 a m to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Point Arguello
Here
Associated Press
Calif
Louisville
Horse Lovers at Annual Blue Ridge Hunt Show
The Blue Ridge Hunt annual show lists winners in divisions for three and four year olds. Top honors go to Ben Diablo and Red Tape with riders Mrs John Hay Whitney and Dr Lewis M Allen among others. entries feature Oswegatchie High Feather Wilmer and In The Way across various classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge Hunt
John Hay Whitney
Upperville
John Walker
Marshall
Judy O'Grady
Nancy P. Harina
Washington
Ben Diablo
Oswegatchie
E. M. Woolf
High Feather
L. M. Allen
Wilmer
Arthur White
Middleburg
Julia Whiting
Kenneth N Gilpin
Boyce
Imperial Farm
Capt
Ewart Johnston Millwood
Betty Lane
L A. Gibson
Green Hunters
Bon Diablo
E. M. Woolf Hunter
Lewis M. Allen
Clifton
Contributions To State Children Fund Hears Donor List
Mrs. R. T. Barton reports receipts for the emergency fund drive of the Children's Home Society of Virginia. Donors include Mrs. Robert M. Ward Mrs. Pennypacker Mrs. Herbert Miller Mrs. Polhamus H. F. as Mrs. Claude Grim Dr. Snarr Lawrence Herrell aeil Snyder Ezra Miller M Tayloe Mrs. Harry A idt Mrs. John Massie Col. and Mrs. B. M. Roszel W. Nelson Page Miss Mary Taliaferro High K. Green Louis Bernstein Louis Wender Harry R. Kern Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Massey Miss Flora Anderson Miss Ida Crum John V. Eddy Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brill C. A. Bahlman Mrs. J. B. Irwin Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Jamison Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Goss Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Moling Sr. D. H. Hamman E. W. Allison E. P. Bean John Dillis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Barton
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Robert M. Ward
Pennypacker
Herbert Miller
Polhamus
H. F
Claude Grim
Snarr
Lawrence Herrell
Aeil Snyder
Ezra Miller
M Tayloe
Harry A.” Idt
John Massie
Col
B. M. Roszel
W. Nelson Page
Mary Taliaferro
High K. Green
Louis Bernstein
Louis Wender
Harry R. Kern
W. P. Massey
Flora Anderson
Ida Crum
John V. Eddy
Edward Brill
C. A. Bahlman
J. B. Irwin
Memorial Day origins and evolution from Decoration Day to Memorial Day
The piece explains how May 30 became a day to decorate soldiers graves, tracing origins to Southern women and the Civil War era. It notes General Logan’s 1868 order setting the date for grave decoration and the shift from Decoration Day to Memorial Day as the proper designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Southern Confederacy
Logan
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Fidelity and Remembrance on Memorial Day Readings
A veteran speaking at a memorial gathering reflects on Memorial Day origins and its expansion to all wars. He urges reverence for the dead, unity of the union, and duties to future generations, citing poetry and a Savannah poem about the monument and Confederate past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions Club
Civic League
Gaylord Inn
Little Theatre Organization
Garden Club
Deauville
Huntsberry
N.main Street
United Brethren Young People's Choir
Boyce School
J. P. Reardon
Mrs. H
J. W. Bell
Wilbur Bell
Armel
Martin
E. H. White
Roy White
Cedar Grove
J. Theodore Fries
Gera S. March
Memorial Hospital
Alfonso
Boston Herald
BIG Roar
Texas
Guinan
George Brown
Gulf of Mexico
Wall
Confederate Monument
Ezekiel
Ralph Metheven Thomson
Hosts
Dixie
Strand
Buncutter Tire Co
S. Braddock St
Bell Clothes Winchester
Margaret L. Hodgson
ENNA
NA Jett
ARARA
Jettick
Lovett Bros
Harrisonburg
Staenton
Kaufman
Coats
Kama
Riley’s
Riley & Son
R. M. Swimley
J. Jos. Sullivan
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