Calendar of Friday and Saturday Community Events
Friday 7 00 p m private exhibit of phs by Turgeon in the Willows home dining room 9 30 p m fourth quarterly iz and social of Margaret Collins Denny Class Braddock St Church 8 00 p m first fall meeting of the Euterpian Music Club at Gladys Cochran studio 314 South Loudoun Street Saturday 9 00 p m official reception and dance for visiting air men at Municipal Airport hangar dedication of new flying field
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turgeon
Willows Home
Lave Haines
Valley Pike
Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock St
Euterpian Music Club
Gladys Cochran
Loudoun Street
Municipal Airport
Winchester Club Meeting Highlights New Members and Speaker
Regular meeting of the Winchester and County Club featured 24 members and guests. Mrs. B. F. Arthur presided as J. Scully spoke on Current Events and new plant-growth methods, with judges awarding blue and red ribbons to floral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Arthur
J. S. Scully
Day
Scully
G. Butler
Ellsworth Johnson
Beta Sigma Phi hosts Dr Miller on health talk at Handley Library
The second September meeting of Beta Sigma Phi in Handley Library featured Dr James A Miller discussing syphilis in cooperation with Winchester Junior Board of Trade. Minutes were read, October rush discussed, pledges named, and a bowling outfit in black skirt and gold sweater proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Miller
Beta Sigma Phi
Handley Library
Junior Board of Trade of Winchester
Devotion Program At Braddock Street Church Members To Lead
Mrs John I Sloat presides over devotion at Braddock Street M E Church South Sunday at 9 45 leading study and discussion of the creed Mrs J H Light teaches the two classes and delivers a spiritually inspired message
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Sloat
Margaret Collins Ray
Conrad
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
J. H. Light
Ellis Family Vacation Tidbits and Local Society News
Mr and Mrs Wade H Ellis of Washington recently returned from England and will spend the weekend at their Virginia country home. They traveled over 2000 miles, visited Ripon, met Sir George and Lady Sykes, Lord and Lady Duveen, and stayed at Bournemouth and Torquay. Also in town Arbutus Hizer wins cake votes at Sandy Grove union yard party. Jefferson Players elect Jay A Eyster president with plans for a November production. Mrs A C Oates and Mrs Ethel Forney return from a ten day trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio. Miss C J Rust visits Mrs Martha Tucker in North Washington. Dorothy Jane Larrick returns to Shenandoah College in Dayton after a weekend in North Washington. Harry Benham leaves for New York City on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade H. Ellis
Washington
England
Virginia
Ellis
Louella Chase
Ripon
Rippon Lodge
Sir George
Lady Sykes
Lord Duveen
Lady Duveen
Sheffield Park
Bournemouth
Torquay
Arbutus Hizer
Sandy Grove
Stephens City
United Brethren Church Union Yard
J. C. Hizer
Jay A. Eyster
Jefferson Players
Charles Town
W Va
Eleanor Peery
Leeds Riely
Carrie Lee Strider
Modern Etiquette Q A Debutante Etiquette Questions
A reader asks if theatre parties introduce debutantes and is advised they are rare due to limited meeting chances. The etiquette column stresses writing a prompt bread and butter note after guests arrive home. It also defines an upstairs maid as responsible for bedrooms and adjoining bathrooms.
Bloom Family Heads to New York After Clarke County Visit
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom and daughter Vera Bloom return from a summer at their Clarke county Blue Ridge country home. They will head to New York until after the elections where Mrs Bloom and Miss Bloom typically campaign. The withdrawal of silk stocking candidate Mrs Livingston Rowe Schuyler eases Mr Bloom’s primary fight. Miss Gladys Haldeman resumes duties at Ogantz School in Philadelphia after summer at her South Washington Street home. Guests at Mr and Mrs C C Brill’s include several locals and visitors from Washington DC and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Bloom
Vera Bloom
Blue Ridge Mountain
Clarke County
New York
Blooms
Livingston Rowe Schuyler
Mr. Bloom
Gladys Haldeman
South Washington Street
Ogantz School
Philadelphia
Virginia Page
Washington
Bowie Clagett
Minneapolis
Minn
Miss Page
Clagett
Henry Gregg
Evanston
Phillip P. Page
David Pepper
Pauline Bowie
George H. Burwell
Mt. Airy
Leesburg
Sarah Chichester Page
John A. Chew
Virginia
Ellwood
William Travers Lewis
Murray McGuire
Squam Lake
New Hampshire
Francis B. Whiting
Whiting
Margaretta Whiting
Baltimore
Jean Marshall
Garrison Forest School
Henry Elliott
Power Company Files Statement On Bond Issue
Virginia Electric and Power Company of Richmond filed a registration statement with the securities commission for 37.5 million dollars of first and refunding mortgage 3 1 2 percent bonds due 1968. Proceeds plus bank loans will redeem 37.488 million principal of Series A four percent bonds due 1955 and fund capital additions at the Twelfth Street plant in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Richmond
Securities Commission
Engineers Public Service Company
Twelfth Street
Civic Leader Of Norfolk Dies At 76
John H. Brownley longtime Norfolk business and civic figure and Methodist Church supporter died at his home aged 76. He co founded Ames and Brownley Inc in 1898 and served as its vice president. Funeral at Ghent Methodist Church Saturday at 3 PM. Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
John H. Brownley
Methodist Arch
Brownley
Ames and Brownley, Inc
D. Baker Ames
Methodist Church
Ghent
Clarke County youths head back to school season
Clarke County families prepare for the new term with plans for travelers and students. John Reginald Beardall and family return to Washington after a summer at Cler mont. Miss Virginia Page and Mrs. Clagett depart for Minneapolis then Evanston to visit relatives. The Whitaker family hosts visiting relatives from Norfolk and Allentown as schooling resumes.
Local social notes on departures and guests at Clarke and surrounding areas
Miss Kate Powers plans to close her South Church home and travel to Washington to stay with sister Mrs. Frederick Whitehead for a month. Many local young people prepare for study at universities and colleges, including Moore at Texas Austin and Gilpin at Gilman’s near Baltimore. The Chews, Ellwood residence, and Springsbury estate are active with visits and seasonal travel, with а variety of guests in Clarke County and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Powers
South Church Street
Washington
Frederick Whitehead
Joseph F. Moore, Jr
University of Texas At Austin
Betty Robertson
State Teachers College
Farmville
Fraser Dougherty
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Marion Ware
Virginia Medical College
Richmond
Annie Laurie Parker
Meredith College
Raleigh
N. C
Lloyd Parker
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Richard E. Byrd
4Th
Episcopal High
Alexandria
Meade Dorsey
Harold Potts
Charles W. Tucker
University of Virginia
Thomas Iden
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
George Kackley
Kentucky State Normal
Robert Ayler
Gettysburg College
Anne Cabell Williams
Bryn Mawr
Louise Moore
Holton Arms
George P. Greenhalgh
San Francisco
Cal
Mr. Walbridge
Springsbury
Clarke County
Miss Margaret North Returns Home From Summer Visit
Miss Margaret North, guest of the Misses Shepherd on South Church street, has returned to her home in Washing. after a summer stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret North
Millwood and Clarke County Social Items
Millwood and Clarke County social notes recount visits, teas, luncheons, and guests. Notables include Mrs. Courtney B. Jones, Miss Gertrude Dougherty, Miss Virginia Watkins, Miss Rosalind Huidekoper, and families like the Meades and Spooners. Travel and attendance span Middleburg, Clarke, Baltimore, New York, and England with multiple host households and gatherings.
Presbyterians Urged to Abstain from Alcohol at Virginia Synod
The Virginia Synod adopts a resolution urging total abstinence from intoxicants and calls Presbyterians to aid in moral rehabilitation of alcohol victims. A chapel for University of Virginia students is to be built with gifts, and boards for Hampden Sydney and Mary Baldwin Colleges are re-elected. The synod reports gifts totaling 1 423 694 dollars, an increase of 29 418 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Sepulginia
Virginia Synod
J. P. MacMillan
M. L Denning
Blackstone
Home Missions
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Hampden- Sydney
Mary Baldwin Colleges
Mary Baldwin
Synodical
R. L. St. Clair
Staunton
Synod
Presbyterian Church
Social News from Clarke and Surrounding Towns
Mrs Archibald R Dunning attended a luncheon hosted by Miss Susan ne at Rosney on Wednesday. Several residents traveled to Washington Thursday and attended dances in Philadelphia and Middleburg over the weekend. Benjamin Miner of Washington was a weekend guest in Clarke, Polly Winslow plans to return Saturday, and Winston Frost leaves today for the University of Virginia to study law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Courtney’ B. Jones
Harry Frost
Middleburg
Faith Sulloway
Virginia Watkins
Annefield
Miss Sulloway
Miss Watkins
St. Timothy's School
Catonsville
Archibald R. Dunning
Susanne
Benjamin Miner
Washington
Richard Wilmer
Clarke
Polly Winslow
Winston Frost
University of Virginia
Portland Fisherman Reels In Cash With Window Hook
In Portland Oregon a fisherman uses a stick string and hook to pull cash from a window. He snagged overalls containing $1.50 in cash, left the fishing gear outside the target window. Police recovered the equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
R. EB. Raynor
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Sullivan
Betty
William Tullivan
National Avenue
Carrie R. Jones
M. Barton
C. Grattanord
Kernstown
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Rexall
Wilmer F. Shryock, Agt
General Insurance
Jalecia
W. B. Snider
Valley Ave
Haldeman
Mrs. Ellis
A. C. Oates
Ethel Forney
Pennsylvania
Ohio
C. J. Rust
New York City
Martha Tucker
North Washington Street
Dorothy Jane Larrick
Emory Larrick
Dayton
Shenandoan College
Harry Benham
Fidence
Sunshine Cleaners
E. Piccadilly St
Roberta Lee
Representative Bloom
C. C. Brill
Arnold Orndoff
Nettie Herbaugh
Rachel Orndoff
Zepp
George. Clinton
Nancy Joy
Washington, D. C
Lecca Crim
Otis Brill
Relief
Power Company
Piccadilly & Cameron
Beardalls
Berryville
John Reginald Beardall
Beardall
Edith Beardall
John 2, Jr
Geoffrey Beardall
T. W. Whitaker
A. W. Whitaker
Norfolk, Va
Elmer Jones
Margaret Les
Allentown
Roy Whitaker
Waynesboro
Vincent Franks
Adele
David Franks
Shepherd
Underwood
Loudoun St
Jacqueline Winslow
Gertrude Dougherty
Margaret Della Meade
Margaret Dole
Mary Dougherty
Anne Williams
Hugh Willoughby
Texas
Tyson Gilpin
Long Island
Lucy Hansucker
Washington, D.C
Harry Hansucker
Arnold Scruten
Cleveland, Ohio
A. A. Baldwin
Rosalind Huidekoper
Prescott Huidekoper
Ruxton, Md
Hugh M. Nelson
Long Branch
New Amsterdam
France
Page Huidekoper
Ambassador Kennedy
Louis B. Meade
Anne Meade
Latrobe Apts
Fairview
Clinton L. Riggs
Alexander Stronach
Katherine Stronach
Karl Boy
Mrs. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Francis Dougherty
Ra Dougherty
Woodley
Richard E. Dole
William Bell Watkins, Jr
Boy- Ed
Madeline Drake
Della Meade
Louis Meade
Larry Drake
Graham Dougherty
Jack Beardall
Ewart Johnston
Westbury
Baldwin
Johnston
Pifer’s
Proud
Marilyn Meseke
Marion
Atlantic City
Clara Meseke
Joseph Moore
Chas. Burwell
Mr. Burwell
Mr. Mitchell
Moore
Mary
Roland Mitchell
Louise Liggett
William Seipp
Ige
Lee
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Solenberger & CO
United Food Stores
Liberty’s
the United States
United States
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Rice O'Neill
Huntsberry
Thi
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Lim
John S. Miller & CO
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