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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1941
Page
6
Miss George Bywaters has accepted a dietitian position at Cook County Hospital. She graduated Handley High School in 1935 and earned a bachelor’s degree from Madison College, later studying in St. Louis.
Lieut and Mrs Marshall F Hollis of Stephens City congratulate on the birth of a city of Winchester now stationed at Fort Meade Md. Miss Cain to wed Mr James Will Galladay of this city. Verna Isabelle Cain to marry James Galladay with wedding planned later in fall.
Mrs Mary Katherine Hardy of Baltimore announces the marriage of her daughter Elva to Robert L Adams of Baltimore son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Adams of Gainesboro The ceremony was performed by Rev Robert Whitten pastor of the Congregational Christian Church yesterday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Smith and Miss Ellen Butler of Winchester enroll for the 1941 42 session at Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg and will leave the first of the week. Smith is a sophomore and Butler enters the freshman class. Opening exercises are Sept 22 with Ernest K Lindley Washington correspondent as speaker.
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club will meet Wednesday September 17 at the home of Mrs. Walter Lee in Millwood at 3 30. Mrs. Lee will speak on Flower Arrangement. The Little Garden Club meeting is postponed from September 15 to September 22.
The Cherub Choir of Market Street Methodist Church resumes Monday at 3 30 p m with Miss Martha Babb as director and Miss Dorothy Grim as assistant director and pianist. Mrs Roger Laign serves as choir mother. Over 30 children enrolled last year. ages five to nine eligible.
Mrs Frank B Whiting and Miss Margaretta Whiting visit Hamden Sydney College hosted by Dr William Whiting. Lts William B Clagett and families travel for maneuvers. Grads from Berryville High School head to V P I Richmond University and more.
The Star invites readers to submit social personal or club events the day before or after they occur. It emphasizes fresh information and prints only news when current.
A Q and A on bread buttering politeness. It condemns buttering while holding bread, advises breaking off one bite, and eating. It also suggests women speak after an officer is spoken to and recommends plain black socks with formal evening wear.
Washington interior decorator Miss Genevieve Hendricks spoke to Clarke County Women's Club at Berryville about color combinations in wallpaper fabrics from Italy and England. She shared samples from three recent decors and noted her new ownership of Journey's End chapel remodeling on the Blue Ridge.
The piece argues beauty alone fails. smart, charming women gain lasting value. It contrasts prettiness with character, manners, and friendliness, noting looks fade but true beauty endures. A nagging wife and a sour disposition undermine even angelic faces.
Social column from Millwood lists guests visiting Mr and Mrs Edward G Butler at The Play House Civic life includes multiple dinners and teas with Hendrick Mitchell and Gilpin families. A tuberculosis fundraiser, a churchyard program, and a note on a marriage in Lynchburg are recorded.
Apple Pie Ridge Virginia reports extended family visits between Hausenfluck Jackson Ridings and Stimmels with Fr ance Jackson. Cedar Grove and Berkeley Springs trips noted. Rain delayed Greenspring Horseshoe Pitchers while early apple harvest begins and Bryarly School welcomes two new pupils Elsie Hepner and Frances Jackson.
Residents and visitors flock to local events and personal milestones. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Howard hosted friends from Washington D C while several families from Erie Winchester and Richmond gathered for reunions and studio openings. An Alumni Association Wiener Roast and Hamburger Fry was announced for Elizabeth's Furnace with a call for new members.
June Lemley welcomed guests including Mr Gordon a junior teacher at the high school. Mr and Mrs Marshall Hollis celebrated the birth of a son at Memorial Hospital with Mrs Hollis formerly Wisit Frances Vincent.
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