Restoration aims revive Wilson birth place grounds in Staunton
The Garden Club of Virginia plans to restore the Wilson birthplace grounds in Staunton with about $2,500 for brick walks a Victorian summer house a well house and a grape arbor designed by Charles G. Gillette. W. E. Duval of Staunton contracted to do the work with completion in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erty
Garden Club of Virginia
Wilson
W. E. Duval
Staunton
Charles G. Gillette
Richmond
Lawrence Davis
Roanoke
Thomas R. Boggs
Fredericksburg
Wilson Birthplace
Andrew H. Christian
Fairfax Harrison
Belvoir
D. C. Sands
Middlebury
Floyd Harris
Aldie
Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Ritter Jenkins
Mr and Mrs Ritter Jenkins of Hayfield welcome a daughter born at their home on Saturday September 23. The infant named Virginia Jane is the couple’s second child, joining a son, and Virginia is formerly Virginia Smithey daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry R Smithey of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritter Jjnkins
Hayfield
Virginia Jane
Jenkins
Virginia Smithey
Harry R. Smithey
Mrs. Jenkins
Winchester social calendar highlights weekly club gatherings
A sequence of events includes Young Democrats picnic planning at George Washington Hotel Tuesday 7 30 p m and Rotary Club luncheon Thursday 1 00 p m Also choir practices at First Baptist Grace Lutheran United Brethren and Breddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church plus Elks Lions and American Legion meetings across Winchester and Frederick County through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committees For Young Democrats
George Washington
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
Young Peoples
United Brethren Church
Winchester Lodge of Elks
Grace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club
Young Democrats’ Club
Winchester
Frederick County
Rouss Springs Park
American Legion Post
Young Peoples’ Choir
Breddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Lions Club
Little Theatre
Handley Library
Prewedding teas mark Miss Steck nuptial week
Miss Susan Cover Steck receives gifts and attention at multiple pre nuptial events in Staunton as preparations for her marriage to Dr. James A. Miller proceed. Hosts include Virginia Hunter Boyd and Mary Miller and many social guests attend tea and showers at various homes. A separate article notes restoration work beginning on Woodrow Wilson birthplace in Staunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Greenway Russell
South Stewart Street
Wilmington
Virginia Hunter Boyd
Mary Miller
North Washington Street
Susan Cover Steck
James A. Miller
Miss Steck
William D. Smith
Shirley Street
Steck
Dr. Miller
Nancy Gray Larrick
Anne Brooke Kern
Winchester Golf Club
J. Victor Arthur
Country Club
Wilson Birthplace
Staunton
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Gift Shower Honors Mr and Mrs Sloan Wolfe
Mr and Mrs Luther Larrick hosted a pink and white themed shower at their Hayfield area home for newlyweds Mr and Mrs Sloan Wolfe. Guests enjoyed a musical program and buffet while receiving many gifts for their new home. Martinsburg Kiwanis plan a October 13 benefit dance at Shenandoah Hotel for a children’s Christmas party with Soddy Haines and His Orchestra. Mr and Mrs Harry R Greene visited Richmond returning via Old Aquia Church Wakefield and Stratford. they visited Hollywood Cemetery to honor Rev Dr Frank McFaden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Luther Larrick
Hayfield
Sloan Wolfe
Leslie Ramey
Martinsburg Kiwanians
Martinsburg
Greene
Lower
Virginia
Harry R. Greene
Richmond
Old Aquia Church
Wakefield
Stratford
Hollywood Cemetery
Frank [. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
Young Christians Class To Elect Officers
The Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Young Christians Class will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday at 8 o clock at Miss Bertha W Kline 705 Woodland avenue. Officers will be elected and other business for the year will be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Bertha W Kline
Woodland Avenue
DuPont Farm Sale Tops 96 Horses at $12 650 Across Market
At DuPont Farm a sale of 96 horses brought in total receipts of 12 650 with foals and yearlings including notable entries from Brookmeade Farm Mrs Dodge Sloan and Sunnyside Stables. Auctioneers noted prices for chestnut fillies and bay mares with foals and several winners from Imp Bloodlines across Middleburg Warrenton and Purcellville regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont
Page One
William ‘Metzger
Willian Bet Metzger
A. Johnson
Greenwich
Conn
Leon Carter
Warrenton
Imp. Relance
Aries
Renounce
Potomac
Brookmeade Farm
Dodge Sloane
Upperville
Western Water
Wiss
J .N. Fletcher
Brooms
J. N. Fletcher
Belray Farm
Raymond Belmont
Middleburg
Sunny Cloud
High Cloud
W. H Lipscomb
Washington
D. C
Canter
T. B. Gay
Royal Wager
J. T Skinner
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Boyce
Montpelier Farm
T. H. Somerville
Montpelier Station
Imp. Light Brigade
Edward Friendly
Carrie Moore
Imp. McGee
Julia Whitine
Mabel Curtis
Mr. Cashman
L. M Allen
Taylor Young
Outbreak
D. G. Wauch
Culpeper
Manuel
J. N. Andrews
Somerset
M. W. Carter
Orange
the Vogue
T B. Gay
J H. Sowers
Dress Parade
C L. Hoffman
England
Hurry On
Mr. Carter Rockburn
Loudounecounty
Wise Counselor
M. R
G G. Wauch
Roy H. Farmer
Lexington
Bubbling Over
David N Rust, Jr
Leesburg
Wisdom
Bumgardner Brothers
Taneytown
Imp
Norman Clarke
Washington, DC
E. Undyke
My Own
H. J. Pearson
Prince of Wales
H. S. Moffett
the Plains Stables
O'F. Randolph Millwood
Imp Royal Canopy
Dr. L. M Allen
Houghton P. Metcalf
Middlebure
Tryster
J. T. Skinner
Pagebrook
H. K. Benham
Coleman Dunn
Winchester
J.E Keyser
Flint Hill
E. B. Jacobs
Henry P Mitchell
Llewellyn Bull
Imp Sun Charmer
E. Updyke
John A. Morris
Robert J. Walden
Pennywise
Bucellas
C.J. Meister
Rustie
Peyton
Allen Merritt Gittines
Imp Bucellas
St. Maurice
H. J Pearson
Watkins
William Belle Watkins
Dogwood
Sumpter
HS. Moffett
Ayrshire
Mirawick
Westwick
H. S&s. Moffett
William Todd
War Lot
R. W. Walker
Justa Farm
Huntingdon Valley
Justa Lot
Thomas Atkinson, Jr
Justa Roamer
Broadway
Noel Laing
Amissville
N. Laing
Love Match
J. Smith
Gray Rock Farm
Allen Waters
Macden
Macaw
J. North Fletcher
Fallon
J. R. Pearson
Hamtree
Star Hampton
Henry P. Mitchell Stables
Herman H. Piggott
Purcellville
William Pancoast
Kilderrey
Upset
Ormondetta
Trap Rock
Wire Hangers Handy For Frying Small Items
A wire coat hanger serves as a quick improvised hook for frying hose or other small articles. Hang it on a 00k or nail on a porch or convenient place, ensuring the wire is not rusty for safe use.
Purpose of Chain Letter in Early Folklore
A chain letter is a superstition urging recipients to copy and forward it to friends. Failure to continue the chain allegedly brings bad luck. The craze was especially prevalent after World War I.
Mrs Trimble Joins Stuarts at Hawthorne Home
Mrs. R M Trimble Jr of Sewickley Pa arrives to spend time as guest of her parents Dr and Mrs E C Stuart at their home Hawthorne on the Northwestern grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trimble
Pittsburgh
E. C. Stuart
A. R. Lichliter
Valley Avenue
A. V. Hudson
Albin
R. M. Trimble, Jr
Sewickley Pa
E. C Stuart
Hawthorne
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ZEN Rsunal
Mrs
Alan Peery
American Association of University Women
East Cork Street
Europe
Cur
Edith Light
Adler Planetarium
John Scully
Art Institute
Brussells
Peery
O. R. Blois
St.Louis
Jane Scully
Mr. Hall
William C. Hall
Loudoun County
Bentley Gregg
Lincoln
Carol Lee Holliday
Summit Point
Angers
Mrs. Ritter Jenkins
Sally
Young Society of Colonial Dames of
Aer
Dumbarton
Georgetown
Washinton” de
America
White House
Mary Louisa Adams
John Quincy Adams
Republic
Thomas _ Royston Adams
Louisa Adams Clement
Dumbarton House
Theodore Roosevelt
New National Museum
Woodmen of the World
Martinsburg Grove
Lawrence B. Snider
Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation of
New York
Garden Club of
Lee
Westmoreland County
George Gordon Battle
Lee Memorial Foundation
Clarke County
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Friends’ Meeting House
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
Ruth Duvall
Collingswood
N. J
Pine Brook Inn
Poconoe
Percy Crawford
Philadelphia
G. E. Baker
Emma Connor
South Loudoun Street
Mildred Landis
Norfolk, Va
Caroline Jessop
Brunswick, Ga
J. A. Hottinger
Fairmont Avenue
The
Margaret Flannery
Baltimore, Md
Mount Washington, Md
Jane Mudd
North Cameron Street
Huntsherry
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Myrtle Carper
Raymond Clark
Hagerstown
Marie Cammer
West Pall Mall Street
Kitty Kline
South Braddock Street
Raleigh
N. C
Helen Allamong
Stephenson
Ohio
Michigan
Canada
Borgos
Mary S. Yeakley
W. Boscawen St
RG Astores
Pillsburys
Vicks VapoRub
VICKS
Nicolini
Antoinette de Palma
James Medley
Yonkers
N. Y
Helen Batcheller Dougherty
R. C. Leffingwell
J. P. Morgan
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washington Hotel
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
the Commercial & Savings Bank
U.S. Postal Savings Depository
Lovett Shoe
Loudoun St
Yay Atraiay Basa
N. Loudoun St
Cinderella
Margaret L. Hodgson
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