Weekly meeting of W. O. W. at Odd Fellows Hall
Social and personal notice states a weekly meeting of the Woodmen of the World will be held Friday at 8:00 p m at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1941
Page
8
Social and personal notice states a weekly meeting of the Woodmen of the World will be held Friday at 8:00 p m at Odd Fellows Hall.
Announcement of the marriage of Eva Mee Ryman and Charles Nicholas both of Stephens City. The ceremony was at the parsonage on Monmouth Street at 5 o clock Saturday October 18 with two attendants. Nicholas is stationed at Camp Lee. Doris Paxson and William Stanford wed in Forrestville Maryland on October 15.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Levi of Berryville welcome a daughter at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Levi formerly Pauline McFarland. Douglas Madigan, son of Garland and, near Winchester, underwent an appendectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital, with satisfactory condition reported. Grace Sager given a party by Mr and Mrs K L Bell on October 18 with many attendees. Richard Charles Williams, three months old, taken to Memorial Hospital with unchanged condition.
In Winchester England refugees face a hard winter and demand warm clothes and shoes in good condition. Local supporters in Winchester Virginia plan a charity box packed at Fairfax Lane by Mrs. Victor Arthur and others, aiming for arrival before Christmas. Several residents will travel to Baltimore for the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Friends.
Colonel and Mrs. William W. Russell host a dinner at the Mayflower in honor of Miss Jane Stuart Bickers and Mr. W Worthington Russell Jr. Readers include Miss Bickers, Miss Frances Bickers, and Margaretta Whiting with others visiting from Berryville and Washington for school, hospital, and football events.
Miss Frances Conner who had an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital last week plans to return to her home in Stephens City on Saturday.
The guidance states a woman's visiting card should bear her title such as Mrs or Miss. Crumbs should be brushed only where necessary at the table. Do not apologize for bad bridge play but accept penalties and even insist upon them.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kabler host relatives from Alexandria and Lynchburg on Oates avenue. The Applegets from Hagerstown visit Valley avenue. Miss Eleanor Leatherman will stay with her parents on Tennyson avenue, while Virginia Leatherman heads to Richmond for a Presbyterian conference. Mrs. A. P. Martin improves after a Memorial Hospital operation. Mrs. William C. Stuart to arrive in Amherst street for several days. Dr. Mack Shanholtz of Wewoka, Oklahoma visiting Gore residents. John Carr arrives from Clarksdale for a week with Mrs. Carr. D. L. Kinter moves from Millwood avenue to 330 West Cecil street.
Mrs. Harold Brown announces November 7 as the lecture date to benefit new decorations at the Episcopal Church House on Bos cawen street. Virginia poet Nancy Byrd Turner will be the lecturer and her new book Silver Saturday is drawing favorable notice. Friends are urged to save the date for an enjoyable event.
Millwood residents report a week of informal gatherings with luncheon and dinner events at homes named Powhatan and Chapel Hill. Social circle attendees include Mrs. George Greenhalgh Mrs. B O F Randolph Mrs. Karl Boy-Ed Mrs. Percy Randolph and others.
A vintage guide promotes clavicular and diaphragmatic breathing to sculpt a neat waist, improve posture, and boost vitality. It urges deep inhalations with hands on hips to lift the chest, tighten abdominal muscles, and expand lung capacity for better sleep and mood.
Washingtonian William Donovan Philadelphia’s Louise Stewart and Boston’s Sewall Cabot noted among social attendees. Gilpin couple to Far Hills for races. various hospitality hosts welcomed guests from Philadelphia and beyond at dinners and lunches through midweek.
In New Albany Indiana Justice Perry Rhoades parked at a meter without paying. He pleaded guilty in court to Justice Bertha Van Pelt who declined a fine since the ordinance was new. Rhoades fined himself one dollar.
A somber study titled American Pietz by Tom Loftin Johnson, 41, of Bedford Village New York, won the first prize of 1000 dollars at Carnegie Institute’s all American art exhibit. The show, limited to American painters and 302 artists, also awarded second prize to Harry Dix for San Francisco Gothic and third to Dean Fausett for The Green Mountains. Honorable mentions went to Karl Fortress Ruth Eric Garrett and Nathaniel Jacobson.
Miss Florine Thomason, Virginia Regional Supervisor of Nurse's Aide for the Red Cross, visited Clarke County and attended a Roll Call meeting. Local residents Mrs. Wells Daniels and Mrs. Harris hosted luncheons and dinners for guests from Massachusetts and South Carolina. Several Berryville residents traveled to visit family or attend seminars, including trips to Charlotte, Richmond, and Questover, with local officials and a Bible class planning a following session.
A meeting Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Walter Wisecarver Sr. features Miss Gold presenting on Roger Williams and Religious Liberties. The event focuses on early American religious freedom and its historical implications.
Dr Matthew Page Andrews of Baltimore, renowned Virginia history authority, will speak at the Clarke County Historical Society October meeting at Berryville Court House, Monday October 27 at 3 PM. Several local residents and visitors, including students and staff, attend events and visits across Berryville and surrounding towns.
SCOTTSBLUFF Neb Oct 24 a county draft board received weekly letters from 4500 registrants. One writer signed only Harold and another said he was called east to work and failed to sign any name.
Pattern 115c pattern and Pattern Book offered together for 25c. Sale note lists one pattern and one pattern book as a bundle.
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