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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1937

Page

8

Winchester and area clubs weekly social calendar

Regular weekly meeting of the Winchester Rebekahs at Odd Fellows Hall. Kiwanis luncheon at George Washington Hotel. DAR and Junior Century Club meetings in Woodstock and Fairmont Avenue. Rotary Club luncheon at George Washington Hotel. DAR chapter at Miss Lucy Kurtz home. Sunshine Club at Braddock Street Methodist Church. Market Street M E Church holds First Quarterly conference.

Winchester Rebekahs Odd Fellows Rotary Club George Washington Hotel Fort Loudoun Daughter of the American Revolution Lucy Kurtz South Loudoun Street Sunshine Club Braddock Street Methodist Church Market Street M. E. Church

Engagement of Viola Winmill to Randolph Duffey

Society news highlights Viola Winmill of New York and Warrenton set to wed Randolph Duffey of Middleburg. Both are prominent horsewomen with Warrenton Middleburg and Piedmont packs. Duffey is famed steeplechase rider. Wedding likely January at Clovelly Farm.

Washington New York Virginia Robert Campbell Winmill Clovelly Farm Warrenton Viola Winmill Randolph Duffey Harry J. Duffey Middleburg Miss Winmill Piedmont Warrenton Hunt Duffey George Bostwick Fugitive Foxcroft School Mlle. Miller’s Paris J. Allen Townsend Albert Winmill England Myrsen Jane Horner Campbell Alexander Spottswood Gude, Winmill and Co Bliss Electrical School University of Virginia

Sunshine Club Meeting At Braddock Street Church

The Sunshine Club will meet Thursday afternoon at 3 30 in the Womens Assembly room of Braddock Street Methodist Church. Hostesses for the session are Mrs Frank Butsler Mrs Edith Lichliter Mrs Howard Schindel Mrs Lela Sing hass and Mrs F H Way. Members are urged to attend.

Girl Scout Council Caroline Hunter South Washington Street Alice Porter Sunshine Club Womens Assembly Braddock Street Methodist Church Frank Butsler Edith Lichliter Howard Schindel Lela Sing« Hass F. H. Way

Modern Etiquette Questions About Bridal Showers and Social Graces

A reader asks if a sister’s party for a forthcoming wedding implies gifts. Answer confirms it is fine and suggests clarifying it is not a shower or hosting the event with men to avoid misperception. It also notes criticizing a husband in guests’ presence is rude and offers after theater supper venues such as home club hotel or restaurant.

Dorothy Kremer’s Bridal Tea At Mrs Rea’s Home

A tea and linen shower honored Miss Dorothy Kremer ahead of her October 26 wedding to Thomas Warburton of Richmond and Charlottesville. Guests included Meda Dick and many local residents at Mrs. Rea’s West Boscawen Street home.

Dorothy Kremer Robert J. Rea Kenneth Rice German Edgar Radford Rea West Boscawen Street Thomas Warburton Richmond Charlottesville Meda Dick Estelle Newlin Herman Stine Earl Parsons Edith Cornwell Oscar Cornwell Fred Ritter Isabelle Alexandria John Snyder Prince Salome Crisman B. G. Gorham Sue Schlack Emily Sanford Warren Eddy Margaret Snyder Lucille Jackson Mary Pearson James Shockey James Snider Thomas Kremer J. Thomas Kremer Irvin Cather Garland Quarles Alan Peery Geraldine Frances Brill G. F. Brill Miss Brill

Clergy and local visits mark Front Royal Warren County notes

Front Royal and Warren County sections report ministers Nolan B. Harmon of Roanoke and Harry Smith of Vinton preached in town. Residents Mrs. Harry Oxenbaum and Mrs. W. F. Locke visited Washington. Ben Downing and Bessie Brown hosted guests. George Vines to return from Washington and New York. Mrs. D. M. Kipps remains ill in Johnson Nursing Home.

Nolan B. Harmon Roanoke Front Royal Harry Smith Vinton W. F. Locke L. F. Hansbrough Dr. Locke Baltimore Winchester Washington Ben Downing Charles Town W. Va Bessie Brown Hitch Downing George Vines New York D. M. Kipps Johnson Nursing Home H. H. Downing Henry Graves Luray Miss Smith New York City

War Ren County High to Host Friday Dance by Boy's Athletic Club

The Boy's Athletic Club of War ren County High School will present a dance in the high school auditorium on Friday night with music by the Royal Troubadours. The event is expected to draw a large crowd.

Front Royal Warren County High School Royal Troubadours

Cumberland Court House C C C Boys Arrive at Greenhill Camp

One hundred three C C C boys from Cumberland Court House Virginia moved into the Greenhill Camp at Happy Creek yesterday. They succeeded the camp which was moved last week to the West coast. Lieut. Plunkett leads the camp until Lieut. Rice arrives from Cumberland Court House on Thursday.

Front Royal Cumberland Court House Greenhill Happy Creek Lieut. Plunkett Lieut. Rice

Front Royal Social Notes and Local Visits

Front Royal reports a string of local movements and visits. Hillidge improves and will go to University Hospital Charlottesville Thursday for examination. Guests include Downings and Mrs. Lee visiting Annapolis. Lions Club and bridge club gatherings noted.

Front Royal Grover Hillidge Hillidge University Hospital Charlottesville

Marriner, U S Disarmament Expert, Dies

Native of Portland Maine Marriner graduated from Dartmouth and Harvard and taught English at Harvard before entering the foreign service in 1918. He served in Stockholm and Bucharest, then worked on disarmament from Geneva to Berne and Paris, helping negotiate the Kellogg Briand Peace Plan of 1928 before becoming Counselor in Beirut in 1931 and moving to Damascus in 1936.

Portland Dartmouth Harvard Foreign Service Stockholm Bucharest Marriner Geneva Berne Switzerland Paris United States Bench Capital

Diplomat Marriner Slain in Beirut Under Syrian Mandate

State Department records Marriner a longtime official with posts in Stockholm Paris and Washington. He helped oversee Western Europe and advised on the 1930 London Naval Conference. Officials cautious on breach with Syria amid brief details of the Beirut murder by a lone Armenian nationalist.

State Department Western Europe Stockholm Marriner London Paris Pierre Laval Washington Theodore Marriner Beirut Syria United States

Duchess and Edward Inspect Welfare Efforts Amid War Hardships

The Duchess and Edward toured welfare work focusing on clothing for the needy. They learned of Nazi volunteer women coordinating garment exchanges and that 36 million marks were spent last year on clothes for those in need. The Duchess conducted her inquiry via an interpreter.

Edward the Welfare Society

Berkeley Church Evening Services Schedule Next Week

Berkeley Church will hold evening services each day next week except Saturday. Sunday features Rev. Guy A. Luttrell of Mount Washington Church Baltimore. Monday offers Rev. Howard M Amoss, the local pastor. Tuesday presents Rev. Charles E. Ely Brunswick Md. Wednesday to Rev. Clayton Luce North Harford Circuit. Thursday announces Rev. Trago W. Lloyd Woodlawn Church Baltimore. Friday lists Rev. Dillon B. (name incomplete).

Guy A. Luttrell Mount Washington Church Baltimore Howard M Amoss Charles E. Ely Brunswick Clayton Luce North Harford Circuit Trago W. Lloyd Woodlawn Church Dillon B

Bunker Hill Church Invites Attendance at Coming Week Services

Groves Ellerslie Church announces services Sunday October 24 at 11 a.m. led by Rev Dr Harry Evans superintendent of Frederick District. At 8 p.m. the Rev Mason A Keesecker of Monroe Street Church Baltimore speaks. The Rev Amoss and congregation extend a cordial invitation to all to attend the week’s services.

Monroe Street Church Baltimore Mr. Amoss Bunker Hill Church

Roosevelt Fireside Chat Sets Radio Schedule Across Networks

Roosevelt’s tenth fireside chat airs tonight from 9:30 to 10 on WEAF WJZ NBC WABC CBS WOR MBS and WMCA Intercity. NBC CBS plans and concert promos follow with Toscanini conducting 19 Saturday night concerts.

New York Roosevelt WEAF Wjz-Nbc Wabccbs Wor-Mbs Wmca-Intercity Wabc-Cbs Jack Oakie College NBC Arturo Toscanini Weaf-Nbc Wjznbc Martin H. Carmody the Knights of Columbus WABC CBS Hamilton Fish Weafnbc Ma Perkins Ben Alexander Hollywood Manhattan WJZ Haiti

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