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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1938

Page

8

Calendar of Events Tuesday and Wednesday gatherings

Tuesday features regular Mary Martha ean at Grace Lutheran church and Young Woman's Auxiliary at A T Baker home 93 Lee. Winchester Rebekah meeting at Odd Fellows Hall East Boscawen Street. Wednesday includes Kiwanis luncheon 12:30 at George Washington Hotel and Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R first fall meeting 9:00 p m at Mrs F J Marshalls Pembroke home.

Mary Martha Ean Grace Lutheran Ch First Church A. T. Baker Lee ‘P Winchester Rebekah Odd Fellows Hall East Boscawen St Kiwanis Club George Washington Hotel Fort Loudoun Pembroke F. J. Marshall

Winchester Auxiliary Plans and Engagement News

The Winchester Presbyterian Auxiliary met in Martinsburg with J A McMurray presiding. Plans were made for four one day district conferences in October and a luncheon was served by Mrs Owen. A family dinner announced the engagement of Miss Anne Ailes to Ira E Eyler.

The S Auxiliary of Winchester Martinsburg W. Va Presley Church J. A. McMurray Iess Ict Southern Presbyterian Church Bruce Silewaker When B. Stickley Vaucluse Ruth Rhodes Woodstock Marvin Ellis Hedgesville Mattie Wood Moorefield G. H. Bretnall Julia Reinhart Shepherdstown George Rector Berkeley John Snively Win- T Dawn Koeiz Keyser Elizabeth Burns Char- Town Philip Williams D. H. Rodgers Ray Botti M. A.grass Martinsburg Church Owen Ailes Dry Run West Eugene Ailes Annette Ailes Ira E. Eyler

Miss Sara Capper to Wed Philip Fisher in Market Street Church

Miss Sara Etta Capper will marry Philip Eugene Fisher at Market Street Methodist Church on Saturday September 24 at 4 PM. A reception will be hosted by her grandmother Mrs Walter Capper at 512 North Loudoun Street. Attendants include Miss Mary Capper maid of honor and sisters Etta and Irma Fisher, among others. Best man will be Lawrence Fisher, with ushers from Washington and nearby towns.

Sara Etta Carper John Ford Carper Mr. Carper Philip Eugene Fisher Lawrence Mactemer Fisher Washington Market Street Methodist Church Miss Capper Walter T. Capper North Loudoun Street Mary Capper

Surprise Birthday Party for Mr Henry Orndorff

A surprise birthday party was given yesterday at Mrs Henry Orndorff's Cedar Creek road home in honor of Mr Harry Orndorff. The event featured a splendid dinner organized by Mrs Lola Kelly of Washington and Mr Raymond Snapp of the city.

Ida Cain Roy Carlisle Stephens City Carlisle Lemuel Anderson Purcell Fincham Shirley Manuel Douglas Harry and Walter Cain Catherine Sherman Henry Orndorff Harry Orndorff Cedar Creek Road Mariella Jerry Anna Margaret Lloyd Alfred Washington Dewey Hazell Retha Vincent Geraldine Fra Harold Melvin Bobby Shirley Fawcett Gap Mary Snapp Betty Phyllis Snapp Williams P. W. Lockhart C. C. Gough John Lamp Vincent Miller Paul Clowser Winchester Cecil Rae Anna Mae Grubbs

First Fall Meeting of D A R To Be Tomorrow

Fort Loudoun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its first fall meeting tomorrow at 3 PM in Mrs. F J Marshall's Cedar Creek grade home. Mrs. Harry Raynor Green and Mrs. William W. Glass of the city and Mrs. George Slater and Mrs. G R Thompson of Upperville Va willassist as hostesses. Rev C J Sheffield Ryley, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church Upperville, will be guest speaker.

Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution F. J. Marshall Cedar Creek Harry Raynor Green William W. Glass George Slater G. R. Thompson Upperville Marshall

Private showing of Turgeon photos at George Washington Hotel

Frank Turgeon Jr invites guests to a private viewing in the hotel dining room on September 16 with two sessions from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The event is announced by Mr. Turgeon Sr. for a Sunday School class. Miss Casper attends a shower hosted by Mrs. Coffinberger on Kerr Street ahead of her September 24 wedding to Mr. Fisher. The gathering includes Miss Mabel Clark and several named guests.

Brown-Woods Fred Woods West Monmouth Street Eva Woods William Brown J. I. Brown Toms Breck Pennsylvania Brown Coca Cola Mr. Turgeon, Jr Frank Turgeon, Jr George Washington Hotel Market Street Methodist Church Casper Fisher William Coffinberger Kerr Street Mabel Clark Ethel Randall Lucy Gorham Benjamin Jones Oscar Harry Robert Miller Elizabeth Huff John Ford Carper

Modern Etiquette Q A on tipping gifts and dining customs

A reader asks if tipping a hotel valet for pressed suit is required and if gifts are obligatory for invitations or announcements. The answer notes tipping is customary though not required and that gifts are expected with invitations but not with announcements. It also discusses whether well bred women and girls should smoke in public dining rooms, and cites Rome's customs.

Rome

Chaotic day at National Tennis Championships

Forest Hills reports chaos as top contenders Bob Riggs and Helen Jacobs lose dominance. Riggs relies on assistance from Gilbert Hunt Jr. while Margot Lumb from England defeats Jacobs 7-5 6-2, emerging as a dangerous new tennis threat after switching from squash.

Forest Hills Bobby Riggs Helen Jacobs Riggs Gilbert A. Hunt, Jr Washington, D. C

Gray avenue youth enters Virginia Tech as freshman

Mr. Leary Baker of Gray avenue has begun his freshman year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg after graduating in 1938 from Handley High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E E Baker.

Leary Baker E. E. Baker Gray Avenue Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Handley

Local residents return or travel for education and visits

Mr. Jack Pennypacker returns to Blacksburg to resume studies at V P I after a July automobile crash left him on crutches but improving. Rev L H Smallwood family leaves Ridgeway W Va for Blackstone College. Miss Dorothy Smallwood will study another year at Blackstone College. Elsie Mathews and Mr T W Mathews return from England and Scotland. Mrs J Kenneth Robinson visits Blacksburg relatives Prof James Clower. Miss Margaret Bean departs Handley for Mary Baldwin College Staunton. An Anna Mae Grubbs birthday dinner and a Winchester apple season move noted.

Jack Pennypacker Blacksburg V. P. I. Young Pennypacker L. H. Smallwood Ridgeway W. Va Dorothy Smallwood Blackstone College Blackstone J. Kenneth Robinson Blacksburg, Va James Clower Margaret Bean Handley Staunton, Va Mary Baldwin College

Berryville Social Notes Show Weekend Visitors

Berryville and Clarke County society items list weekend visitors and guests in town and nearby cities. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reynolds and daughter Millicent from Washington, D C. Eddy Joyce from Washington. Edith Morrison visiting Baltimore. Charley Phillips in Hagerstown. Mrs. Owens returning from Washington. Elizabeth Cornwell from Washington. Kate Patterson visiting Ada Drake in Berryville. C M Feltner sending horses to Havre De Grace. Cyrus Pine visiting Hagerstown. Joseph F. Moore Jr. visiting with his parents in Berryville. John Piercy Jr and Virginia Piercy guests in Berryville. C H Young hosting Marjorie Wipple, Dorothy Young, A W Allen. Reva Berlin from Washington. John A. Brown back from Memorial Hospital. Francis and Billy Miller guests of grandmother W A Sinkabine. Leon Scheuer and host family from Baltimore.

Berryville, VA Henry Reynolds Millicent Washington, D. C

Local social notes list visiting friends and returning residents

Master Bobby Levi returned home from Memorial Hospital Winchester after a tonsil operation. Guests included Louie Lickey of Washington DC and the families of Lickey, Wisecarver, Levi, Blythe, Rideout, Long, Smithy, and others visiting in Virginia and Maryland.

Memorial Hospital Friends Armistead Fowler Bobby Levi Rice W. Levi Winchester

Miss Elizabeth Jess Returns to Washington DC From Visit

Miss Elizabeth Jess who has stayed with Misses Cornelia and Kate Moore has gone back to her home in Washington DC. Rev and Mrs R H Thomas and their son Bobby return to Waynesboro Pennsylvania after visiting Mrs Thomas's mother Mrs Will Hardesty. Mr and Mrs Eliott McSwen of Barnstable Cape Cod, who spent the summer with Mr and Mrs Leeds Riley, have returned home. Mr and Mrs Ned Shaffer of Richmond Virginia with their young son visit Mrs Shaffer's parents the Beardsworths. Howard OFallon and Joseph Drew of St Louis visit Miss Mary O Fallon and Mr and Mrs Percy Randolph families.

Mrs. Owens Washington, D. C Mrs Hugh Owens Elizabeth Jess Cornelia Kate Moore Washington, D.C R. H. Thomas Bobby Waynesboro, Pa Mrs. Eliott McSwen Barnstable Cape Cod Leeds Riley Howard O'Fallon Joseph Drew St. Louis Mary O'Fallon Percy Randolph

Road resolution as adopted by Clarke Chamber

At a Clarke County chamber meeting R N Dorsey moved to appoint a committee to draft resolutions to towns as far as Waynesboro to address Route No 12 and seek joint action with the chamber. The motion aimed to unify local towns in pressing broader regional improvements.

Clarke Chamber Berryville

Road funds sought for Park to Skyline Drive project

December road funds would be allocated for the shortest route from Washington to Skyline Drive. The chair named R N Dorsey E P Berlin and E B Moore R E Potts to report on Main Street lighting and to confer with Town Council on improvements. R M Ware reported a $234.54 fund from the community card party for the Community Christmas tree and a committee of Ware E P Berlin and Dr D B Allen to distribute any surplus after expenses.

Washington Skyline Drive R. N. Dorsey E. P. Berlin E. B. Moore R. E. Potts Main Street R. B. Pots Reg. Hin

Court News Cheatsheet Violations Briefs

Court this morning included cases: Perry Mason Kernstown reckless driving $14 Clarence Haymaker Orchard avenue drunk $10 Elmore Hartman Route 1 disorderly conduct $7.75 Marshall Cave 329 Highland avenue nk $10.25 Adem Seabright Millwood avenue drunk and disorderly $15.25 Floyd Newlin Opeqtion improper lights horn no muffler $10.25 Ray Kerns drunk $10.25

Perry Mason Kernstown Clarence I. Haymaker Orchard Avenue Elmore Hartman Route 1 Marshall Cave Highland Avenue Adem Seabright Millwood Avenue Floyd Newlin Ray Kerns

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