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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1939

Page

8

Society calendar of events Monday and Tuesday

Tea for enrolled Sunday school pupils at Christ Church House Monday four o clock. Madison Lodge I O O F meets at pall East Boscawen street at five. Lions Club luncheon Tuesday noon thirty at George Washington Hotel. Century Club meets Tuesday three thirty at Mrs L M Allen West Clifford street. Winchester Rebekah Association meets Tuesday eight at Odd Fellows Hall. Euterpian Club Study Group meets Tuesday six at Mrs A C Halvosa Valley avenue.

Christ Church Church House Madison Lodge, I. O. O. F Pall East Boscawen St Lions Club George Ee Washington Hotel Century Club L. M. Allen West Clifford Street Winchester Rebekah Association Odd Fellows Hall Euterpian Club A. C. Halvosa Valley Avenue

Little Theatre Plans Stage Door December Show

Winchester Little Theatre may present Stage Door in early December. The production, a comedy about 18 aspiring actresses, previously starred Margaret Sullivan and later Katherine Hepburn Ginger Rogers and Andrea Leeds in film. Director C Ridgely White calls for 21 female roles and their male parts, with auditions on Wednesday October 18 at 7 30 in the West Boscawen studio.

Little Theatre Winchester Margaret Sullivan Katherine Hepburn Ginger Rogers Andrea Leeds C. Ridgely White The Star West Boscawen Street McVicar

Russian Music Event and Local Society Notices

At the Euterpian Study Group meeting at Mrs. A. C. Halvosa’s home on Valley avenue, local and out of town artists will perform Russian songs. William Wright Wood and Francis Conley will sing Russian pieces. the event is open to Winchester residents. Also announced is the Saturday noon marriage in Middleburg Va between Hazel Grant and Dan Dodson with details of their backgrounds and future plans. Mrs. Green to speak at Old Frederickstown Garden Club in October. Centenary Church circle to hold a progressive dinner on October 17. local notes on Mrs. Ida Points Willis’s return and household details.

A. C. Halvosa Valley Avenue Winchester William Wright Wood Episcopal Church Francis Conley Front Royal Green Old Reformed Circle Circle No Centenary Evanglical and Reformed Church Martha Grim Millwood Avenue

Old Photographic Exhibit Attracts Community Interest

The St. Joan's Guild sponsors an exhibit of historic photos at the Episcopal Parish House on West Boscawen Street Thursday October 19. Half of the day runs 4 to 6 pm and 7 to 9 pm with tea and a baby contest offering a prize for the best lookalike.

Episcopal Parish House Episcopal Female Institute Ginnie Sherrard Virginia Baker Vredenburgh Winchester Millwood St. Joan’s Guild Woman’s Auxiliary Christ Episcopal Church West Boscawen Street

WMU Group Meetings Set Across Shenandoah Association

Group No 3 meets in Charles Town West Virginia Baptist church October 19 an all day session with guest speaker Rev Bella Udvarnoki returned missionary from Budapest Hungary Group No 2 to meet in Front Royal Friday led by state WMU president Mrs George R Martin of Norfolk VA Group No 1 gathers in Luray Saturday for an all day conference Transportation coordinators Mrs W D Ritenuir and Mrs G R Haines urge members to contact for rides

Woman's Missionary Union of the Shenandoah Association Charles Town W. Va Bella Udvarnoki Budapest Hungary Winchester Baptist Church Front Royal WMU George R. Martin Norfolk Martin Luray

Mrs Larrick Begins Extended Midwestern Trip

Mrs Herbert Larrick of West Clifford street leaves today for a long tour through the Midwest. She will first visit Manhattan Kansas with Prof Olin Faulkner and his wife. From Kansas she goes to Nowata Oklahoma to see Mrs Burns formerly Miss Lena Gore of Frederick county. She then visits friends in Tulsa before returning to Winchester in a matter of weeks.

Herbert Larrick West Clifford Street United States Manhattan Kan Olin Faulkner Faulkner Kansas Larrick Nowata Okla Burns Lena Gore Frederick County Tulsa Winchester

Mr and Mrs Elbert T Magruder Visit City on Vacation

Mr and Mrs Elbert T Magruder of Richmond spent Saturday night in this city as guests of Mrs W S Bromley on Berryville avenue. They left yesterday for a motoring vacation to Chicago and vicinity. Magruder is plant superintendent at Richmond for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co.

Elbert T. Magruder Richmond W. 8. Bromley Berryville Avenue Chicago Magruder Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company

Mrs McDonald Recovering After Operation at Winchester Memorial

Mrs. William W. McDonald is home on the Valley Pike recovering well after a recent operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Relatives report she is up around the house and steadily regaining strength. The McDonalds long farmed in Clarke County before his retirement from farming.

McDonald William W. McDonald Valley Pike Winchester Memorial Hospital

Modern Etiquette Guide on Dress and Table Setting

A reader asks if clothing and suave manners reveal character. The answer warns appearances mislead and recommends proper table attire for guests, noting split sleeves are poor taste. It explains fork placement from left for fish or entree, then meat, then salad forks near the plate.

Social Notes From Braddock Street Church and Local Homes

Circle No 1 of Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet at 7 30 p.m. with leader Mrs H Clay Manuel at 7 East North Avenue. Mrs George A Butler, recently discharged from Memorial Hospital, is at home at 2 Glaize Avenue. Mrs Phillip Diffenderfer and son John return to Baltimore after a weekend visit with relatives here. Mrs Thomas B Byrd has returned to Kentmere near Boyce after visiting her father co Sidney Miller in Detroit. Mr and Mrs Holmes Yeakley Miss Mary Louise Yeakley and Harry Yeakley toured Gettysboro Pa yesterday. Miss Noble Pierce of Baltimore spent weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Art Pierce Sr of South Stewart. Miss Marjorie Wallace and Miss Emily Stone leave for New York City for about a week. they will then return to Springfield Mass and Providence R I. They are guests here of Miss Anne Tucker Payne of Charleston W Va at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W Nelson Page. Miss Lelia Leigh of Richmond is visiting with Miss Margaret Byrd who accompanied her in New York. Miss Helen Manuel Jenkins and infant daughter moved from Winchester Memorial Hospital to the home of her mother Mrs Elsie Haines 504 South Loudoun Street. The child is named Elsie Mae Jenkins, the fifth generation, with great great grandmother Mrs Virginia Rainsberger as the oldest living relative.

Marjorie Wallace Emily Stone New York City Springfield Mass Providence R. I Anne Tucker Payne Charleston W. Va W. Nelson Page Helen Manuel Jenkins Winchester Memorial Hospital Elsie Haines South Loudoun Street Elsie Mae Jenkins Virginia Rainsberger

Virginia Outing for Rehill Party Returns Home

Mr and Mrs Harry Rehill their son Francis and Mrs Rehill s parents Mr and Mrs Charles Fairburns have driven back to Philadelphia after touring Shenandoah National Park Skyline Drive and other northern Virginia spots They stayed with Mr and Mrs Asmar Swanson on South Loudoun Street Mrs Rehill s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Swanson were hosts Mr Rehill once lived in the city Small Luncheon For Mrs Edwin Palmer

Rehill Virginia Harry Rehill Francis Rehill Charles Fairburns Philadelphia Shenandoah National Park Skyline Drive Asmar Swanson South Loudoun Street Mr. Rehill

Local social notes from Berryville and surrounding towns

Mrs C H Iden Mrs Hugh Owens Mrs Gladys Hart and Mrs John Livingood all of Berryville attend the first session of the Methodist Virginia Conference in Richmond. Mrs Ralph Snapp leaves for Pittsburgh to visit her brother Mr Boone Groves. Miss Gretchen Thomson attends the Virginia Maryland homecoming game at Charlottesville. Gardens of Hawaii proposed for flower arrangements in the meeting Leis and a floating arrangement featured. Mr Kenneth Strowbridge returns from New York City and Atlantic City after summer work. Grant Haines Willard Corrigan and Charles Beaver of Washington DC visit Winchester. Miss Jessie Lupton returns to Winchester after weekend in Berryville. Mrs R E Griffith leaves for Parkersburg WV to visit Mrs Eatyn Crawford. Mrs Crawford is a niece of Miss Minnie Baker. Mr and Mrs Alex Lyon and son from Youngstown PA visit Mrs toward Cather. Mrs John Huffman returns to Wilmington DE after visiting relatives. Miss Ruth Davidson of Washington DC spends weekend with Mrs Kathryn Whetzel on Handley Avenue.

C. H. Iden Hugh Owens Gladys Hart John Livingood Berryville Richmond New Methodist Virginia

National Songs of America keynote at Front Royal Rotary

Mr. B K Hay of the Northern Virginia Daily spoke on The National Songs of America at the Front Royal Rotary Club luncheon. Visitors included Bryan Rudacille J M Bowling D C J F Forsyth III and others. Mr and Mrs J N Major entertained at Riverside and Mrs Florence Cornell hosted the Thursday Bridge Club.

Front Royal B. K. Hay Northern Virginia Walter H. Carter Chilton Weaver Reedville J.S. Rountree Woodstock

Churchill to Speak on Royal Oak Sinking Tomorrow

London dispatch says Winston Churchill will address the House of Commons with a statement on the Royal Oak disaster. Admiralty lists 414 survivors from the three ships and notes the chance of finding more crew members is remote.

London Winston Churchill The Admiralty Royal Oak House of Commons Lochaven Germany Briain Daily Mail

Tuberculosis Causes Most Deaths Among Virginians

Virginia Tuberculosis Association planners display graphs at the Newport News convention of parents and teachers to stress tuberculosis as the leading killer of Virginians aged 15 to 45. The exhibit features charts and photos with notes by Dr E C Harper Miss Leslie Foster and Dr Thomas Wheeldon and cites 1938 TB deaths at 1013 versus 930 from accidents.

Virginian Tuberculosis Association Newport News Virginia National Congress of Parents and Teachers Tuberculosis Association E. C. Harper State Health Department Leslie Combs Foster Thomas F. Wheeldon Richmond Old Dominion Miss Foster

Local Social and Employment Notes From Front Royal

Mrs. David Laing is ill at home near here. Major John Neu hosted a Friday supper at Skyline Terrace. Newton Brooks leaves Trout's Drug Store for a new job with Sharp and Dohme in Baltimore. Gilbert Lee Thompson and Margaret Virginia Thompson, both of Front Royal, married Thursday at the Methodist Church parsonage by Rev. J. F. Owens. Mrs. S. H. Trout Jr. and children recently visited her parents in Winchester.

David Laing John Neu Skyline Terrace Gilbert Lee Thompson R. M. Thompson Front Royal Margaret Virginia Thompson Charles Thompson J. F. Owens Methodist Church

Politeness Pays For Rockford Traffic Cop Patience

Rockford Illinois traffic policeman Howard Brewer found courtesy pays. Months ago he reprimanded a speeding motorist with a smile and politeness. He recently received a shipment of 500 tulip bulbs from florist K Klynn of Sessanheim Holland.

Rockford Ill Howard Brewer Brewer K. Klynn Sessanheim Holand

Also Mentioned on This Page

Hazel Grant Dan Dodson Meths Middleburg Virgie Grant Paul T. Grant J. D. Dodson Elizabeth Dodson Stephens City John Hendricks Handley Rosemma Dodson Stephens City High School O'Sullivan Rubber Co Mrs. Dodson Ida Points Willis Washington John Hoover South Cameron Street Alectia Beauty Salon N. Braddock &T W. M. U. Shenandoah Association Midwest Mr. and Mrs. Magruder Braddock Street Methodist Church H. Clay Manuel East North Avenue George A. Butler Memorial Hospital Glaize Avenue Phillip Diffenderfer John Diffenderfer Baltimore Thomas B. Byrd Kentmere Boyce Co. Sidney Miller Detroit Holmes Yeakley Mary Louise Yeakley Harry Yeakley Gettysboro Noble Pierce Baltimore, Md Art Pierce, Sr South Stewart Street Lelia Leigh Margaret Byrd New York Edwin Palmer H. B. Gilpilh South Washington Street William Beverley Milton Valley Girls’ Athletic Association Wayside Inn Robert Grove Kathryn Salome Crisman Paths of Glory Cobb Sgt. Grischa Pifer Printing CO N. Loudoun Street Charles Fortier Milwaukee C. Latham Sholes Fortier New York League of Business and Professional Women Ralph Snapp Pittsburgh Boone Groves Gretchen Thomson Maryland Charlottesville Kenneth Strowbridge Strowbridge Atlantic City Messrs Grant Haines Willard Corrigan Charles Beaver Washington, D. C Jessie Lupton R. E. Griffith Parkersburg Eatyn Crawford Crawford Minnie Baker Alex Lyon Youngstown, Pa Toward Cather John Huffman Wilmington Del Ruth Davidson Kathryn Whetzel Handley Avenue Front Royal Ann Warren County News J. N. Major Riverside James Robinson of Strasburg Florence Cornell E. Piccadilly St Churchill J. B. Golden Athens, Ohio W. A.carron Bealton Peggy Patterson Long Island E. K. Davis King’s Daughters of Herbert Smith Milton Manuel Browntown Samuel Blakemore Cincinnati, Ohio Julian N. Major Giles Bolen Frances Bolen Calvary Episcopal Church Harry Reid United Haldeman’s Milk D. W. Ritenour T B Staunton W. A. Turner Staanton Culpeper Doris D. Tompkins Alexandria Charles Cake Arlington John H. Bonner Norman R. Davies Foster Sula Freeman Virginia Tuberuclosis Association Newton Brooks Trout’s Drug Store Sharp and Dohme S. H. Trout Jr Mrs. Trout Miller W. B. Snider & Son SUEDE RED Cross Bellaire Huntsberry Czecho-Slovakia Joint Distribution Committee United Palestine Appeal National Coordinating Committee Fund, Inc United Jewish Appeal For Refugees the Commercial & Savings Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Underwood the Evening Star Barbara Bell Barbara Bell Pattern Service Winchester Evening Star N. Y
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