Seated Dinner Honors Miss Kern and Mr Benham in Winchester
Mrs. Harry K Russell hosts a seated dinner at her South Stewart street home in honor of Miss Anne Brooke Kern and Mr. Harry K Benham who marry tomorrow in a quiet ceremony at the bride’s home. Guests include prominent local families and visiting relatives with plans for post nuptial visits and hospitality. The edition also notes Mrs Ethel Yost Havey’s California trip and a forthcoming Ebenezer church meeting with cemetery planning and a luncheon for the men and ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Russell
Miss Kern
Mr. Benham
Harry K. Russell
South Stewart Street
Anne Brooke Kern
Harry K. Benham
Agnes Mitchell
Roland Mitchell
the Glen
Kern
Benham
Hugh Powell
Paul T. Rosenberger
J. W. Arthur
James Miller
J. M. Steck, Jr
Henry Post Mitchell
A. R. Dunni
Billie Jacobs
Ethel Yost Havey
California
Chicago
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Reno
San Francisco
Hollywood
Los Angeles
San Simeon
Big Sur
Pacific Ocean
Havey
el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Mexico
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society
The
Ebenezer Church of Christ
S. J. Goode
Petersburg
W. Va
Brandywine
Franklin
Cast In Aid Society
Ladies Aid
Ladies Aid Society
Frederick Circuit
M. E
Round Hill School
George L. Waters
Harry M. Glaize
Stover D. Carper
Alfred Snapp
Carl Martin
J. W. Newcome
Florence Sumption
Robert O
Edwin S. Lewis
R.L. Lewis
Avon-by-the-sea
Calendar of Events in Middletown and Braddocks Street Church
Thursday at 7 30 p m dinner by members of the G A A at the Wayside Inn Middletown Virginia 8 00 p m installation meeting of the Frances Asbury Union at Braddocks Street Church Friday 7 00 p m workers dinner at George Washington Hotel on refinance campaign of local hospital 7 30 p m regular monthly meeting of Comrade Bible Class at Braddock Street Church in assembly room
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Frances Asbury Union
Braddocks Street
George Washington Hotel
Comrade Bible Class
Braddock Street Church
Fred Way
Comrade Bible
Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock Street
Church School
W. F. Danley
Comrade
J. H. Light
Ruth Racey Weds Weldon Bowser in 1938
Miss Ruth Morell Racey daughter of W H Racey of Boyce Virginia wed Weldon H Bowser of Presque Isle Maine in a August 7 1938 Lutheran parsonage ceremony officiated by Rev Harry C Erdman. Witnesses were Harlan Lillard and wife. They left for a short motor trip and reside at 408 New Jersey Avenue Washington DC. Bowser is a Brooklyn Engineering Institute graduate and former Eastern Air Lines employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Racey
W. H. Racey
Boyce
Ruth Morell Racey
Weldon H. Bowser
Presque Isle
Maine
Harry C. Erdman
Harlan Lillard
Boyce High School
Clarke
Frederick County
New Jersey Avenue
Washington, D. C
Bowser
George Bowser
Beatrice Bowser
Presque Isle High School
Brooklyn Engineering Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eastern Air Lines
Weems Attend Ohio Wedding of William Green to Virginia Voegele
Judge and Mrs. Donald L Weems travel to Mansfield Ohio for the wedding of Mrs Weems's brother William Green to Miss Virginia Voegele with Mr Weems serving as best man. Miss Mary Elizabeth Ebert arrives from Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg Virginia to visit her parents on S Stewart Street for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L Weems
Mansfield
Ohio
Mary Elizabeth Ebert
Randolph Macon Woman’s College
Lynchburg
H. W. Ebert
S. Stewart Street
Initiation Banquet for Beta Sigma Phi Holds at George Washington Hotel
The Virginia Epsilon Chapter held initiation at 7:15 pm with Dorothy Robertson and Mary Denny installed as pledges led by Miss Katherine Bradford. A banquet followed with corsages of yellow rose buds and baby’s breath, yellow theme decor, and a candlelit table. Attendees included Robertson, Denny, Starner, Burch, Bradford, Manuel, Taylor, and several spouses and guests. A dance at York's followed with additional attendees and escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Epsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
International Sorority
George Washington
Dorothy Robertson
Mary Denny
Katherine Bradford
Miss Robertson
Miss Denny
Robertson
Denny
Betty Starner
Mae Burch
Boyce
Bessie Manuel
Louise Butsler
Alice Taylor
Rodney Sirbaugh
Autumn Festivities At Virginia Lead Weekend Schedule
Charlottesville events open with Virginia Commonwealth activities and a Commonwealth Day football game against William and Mary. The weekend features a Norfolk Naval Training Station game, dances by Red Norvo and Mildred Bailey, and numerous campus gatherings with state officials attending the luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
U. of Va
College of William and Mary
Virginia
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Red Norvo
Mrs. Norvo
Mildred Bailey
Memorial Gym
James Price
General Assembly
John Lloyd Newcomb
Modern Etiquette Q A Guidance On Borrowed Books And Calls
The column answers etiquette questions about returning borrowed books within thirty days, identifying how to handle calls from an unknown number by stating your name, and whether a hostess should accompany a guest to the door when they leave luncheon early. It emphasizes timely returns, clear self introduction, and hostess duties.
Grace Luther League Social Tonight at Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church plays host to a Hallowe en social in the church social room at 7 30 this evening with a program of games and contests for youngsters followed by refreshments. Paul Campbell and wife welcome a son Garland Lewis Campbell born Oct 21 at their home 324 Highland avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Sunday School
Grace Luther League
Hallowe’en
The
Luther League of
Grace Luther Church
Hallowe'en
Paul Campbell
Paul D. Campbell
Highland Avenue
Garland Lewis Campbell
Campbell
Bessie Clowser
Mrs. T Russell Cather Visits Fairmont Guest of Mrs Williamson
Mrs T Russell Cather of South Stewart street travels to Fairmont West Virginia on Wednesday to visit her sister Mrs Harry Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Russell Cather
South Stewart Street
Fairmont
W. Va
Harry Williamson
Berryville and Millwood News Roundup
Berryville reports Miss Annie B C Moore returning from New York. Mr and Mrs George P Green Halgh hosted Mr and Mrs Charles Schmettau visiting from Brussels prior to touring Virginia. Virginia Branch annual convention notes Mrs Henry S Eley ill in Boston. Various rentals and visits in Berryville and Millwood as autumn continues. Blue Ridge Hunt met at Clay Hill with a good run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Annie B. C. Moore
New York
George P. Greenhalgh
Charles Schmettau
Toledo
Brussels
Belgium
Blue Ridge Hunt
Clay Hill
Geese Force Night Landing at Alexander Field
About 1 000 exhausted geese circled Wausau Wisconsin airfield at Alexander airport as lights, turned on by attendants as a joke, guided the flock to a safe landing. The birds rested on the landing field until morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Alexander
Mrs John Chew Returns Home From Hospital
The many friends of Mrs John Chew are glad to hear she is able to leave the hospital and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chew
Dr Newman urges Grangers help youth stay in school
Marion Va October 28 Dr Walter S Newman state supervisor of agricultural education urged local granges to aid youth to remain in school longer assist youths in farming and help those who must earn livelihoods partly on farm and partly off farm He cited an out of school survey showing 240000 youths aged 16 to 25 not in school and noted only four of ten farm boys reach age 20 fit for farming laying out need for vocational training and broader employment options
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman
State Planning Board
Virginia
Helen Ricks
Southwest Virginia
Con- Marion
Walter S. Newman
Richmond
Lions Club Initiates William Wake at Front Royal Dinner
The Front Royal Lions Club held its regular dinner at Hotel Royal on Tuesday night. William Wake was initiated as a new member. Honor guest Ray Hall of Fredericksburg spoke on "A Progressive Community" to the club. Other attendees included John Wilcox, guest of David Bennett, and Lion W. D. Daugherty of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Lions Club
Hotel Royal
William Wake
Ray Hall
Fredericksburg
John Wilcox
David Bennett
Lion W. D. Daugherty
Engagement Announced by Bryant Family for Edith Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Berton F. Bryant of Rutherford New Jersey announce the engagement of their daughter Edith Evelyn to Mr. R. B. Kerr Jr of Front Royal. Miss Bryant often visits Rev and Mrs John F Owens of Front Royal. Kerr is the son of Mr and Mrs Reuben E Kerr of Edgewood Park in Front Royal and manager of Piedmont Stores Inc. No wedding date yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berton F. Bryant
Rutherford, N. J
Edith Evelyn
R. B. Kerr
Front Royal
Miss Bryant
John F. Owens
Kerr
Reuben E. Kerr
Edgewood Park
Piedmont Stores, Inc
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WMG Auf
Thomas Cover
Olivia Cover
Thomas Barton
Philadelphia
Loring A. Cover
Francis Symington
Loring Cover
James
Nelson Cover
Philip Walker
Clarke County
Reid Riley
Washington
Winchester
H.R. Kern
Robert McC. Glass
Symington
J. Victor Arthur
Lori
Mitchells
Gwynne Harrison
Virginia Boyd
Bennie Thomas
Fenton Nelson
Georgia Conrad
Susan Carter
Mary Warden Boyd
Seddon Nelson
Burr Harrison
Ben Harrison
Philip Glaize
John Scully
Tom Scully
Mrs. Ethel Yost Havey
Ebenezer Ladies
Hallowe'en Social
U. B. Church
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
W. B. Snider
United Brethren Church
America
Bridgers
Pittsburgh
Willard Spaid
William Grove
Charles Baker
Thurman Potts
Mike Shannon
Thorton Bryarly
Raymond Kerlin
Asbury Jackson
Jack Crowl
John Fisher
James Allen
Cumberland
Alice May Wingfield
David L. Gruber
Sky-Mar Lodge
Woodstock
David Lewis Gruber
Strasburg
W. M. Narment, Jr
Gruber
Marvin Robinson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Nine Old Men’s Club
Nine Old Men's Club
George Hott
West Leicester Street
Lori Dunlap
Ray Robinson
Richard Himelright
Ottie Fries
Lawrence Herrell
Pliny Wilson
New York City
Garland Johnson
Judith Lynne
Keyser
F. J. Marshall
Williamsburg
Newport News
James Gordon
Dan O. Henry
Chapel Hill
N. C
University of N. Carolina
Duke
Roberta Lee
George Allen
May
Marina
Countess Beatty
Dorothy Sands
Britain
Duchess of Kent
Australia
Earl Beatty
Henry B. Gilpin
Caroline Stretchberry
Mary Washington College
J. A. Stretchberry
Burr P. Harrison
Tommy
Baltimore
Vamos
Huntsberry
Hamburger’s
Millwood
Mrs. Reid Riley
Mrs. Twigg
Howard Morrison
R. E. Reid
Garland Canter
Canter
Republic Oil Co
Twigg
Mary Dalham
Charles Consolvo
William Bell Watkins
Aang Tyson
Louis Maeira
Jane Brooke
Anne Reed
Barnaby Ridge
Harry Benham
R. G. Mitchell
Douglas Crocker
Pria
Fittsburgh, Ass
Henry Mitchell
A. B. Bevan
Miss Anne Meade
Latrobe Apartments
Robert Barton
Jane Cary Randolph
Mrs. Garrett
Princeton Navy
Dr. Newman
Grangers
E. B. Jones
Price
U. S. Department of Agriculture
J.R. Horseley
Appomattox
Jones
Mark Turner
Hugh Rhyne
Marion College
Robert F Williams
L. P Collins
House of Delegates
Smyth County
Pifer Printing CO
N. Loudoun St
United
Alecia Beauty Salon
Haldeman's
Haldeman
Front Royal and
Warren County News
Winchester Club
Frank Reese
Dalton Johnson
Charles Palmer
Thomas Kerns
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wilmer F. Shryock
Agt
Sunshine Cleaners
E. Piccadilly St
Underwoodd
Beauty Shoppe
Piccadilly & Cameron Sts
Blue Ridge
Teme
N. Braddck St
Atcleon Ting
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