The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-01
SERVICE STAR
WELCOMES 1921.
WHEELING LADIES GIVE UNIQUE
WATCH PARTY AND ENTER
TAIN MANY FRIENDS
LAST EVENING.
Dancing, Vocal and instrumental Music
and Refrsshnsnts Wore AL
on tho Program.

The regular meeting OF the ladies OF
tho Service Star Legion. which was fo!.
lowed by a watch night program ana
which took place last evening az the
Wheeling Post No. l American Legion
at 1880 Market street. was an ataa TAR
Tho hall was crowded and after the
business meeting OF tho ladies, members
OF the American Legion and ex-serVice
men literally flocked In.
A Christmas tree gatly decorated ana
electrically lighted, stood In one corner
and its branches were ladened with var
ious tokens that were Afterwards ais
,rf,utrd 10 members and their ir!enos;
Mrs. John Stamm. the president Oh
tho organization. presided al inc me-
ing and after its conclusion busiod her
self In greeting guests. Mrs; James
Rane wife of James Bane OF wheeling
Post No. |, was the hostess Of the even
Inr and saw TO 1t that all guests were
accorded the fullest hospitality OF inc
Service Star.
Numbers Of various gitts, a.! auC,'ons
al nfr sight unseen. had been donated
bv various firms Of the city. BOD MOT
row. manager OF tho wheeling iost NJ,
! Headquarters, acted as aucti0hest anu
was success Of the most marked e"A'
After holding the position for awhile
he was succeeded by {. J. Barry. ne or
the K!wanls Club. and II didn't take y.
J. long to auction off the rest OF the
p!lc OF gifts. ,,.,o or.
~ r,ro merit and the success OF this
mart OF the entertainment was que III Il
treat measure 10 Mrs. George b. Wilson,
Chairman Of the program COMMITTEES,
The first number was piano duct ny
Misses Ncll Shafcr and Corina Frederick
that filled the immense room WIN Hel-
odv and call for an enthusiastic encore
Then Miss Mcdaline Kurnor gave I~S
rcc!tations. both OF them humorous ana
which kept the room tull OF peop'e 'iP
pljng with laughter.
Beautiful Dancer. j.
II there IL any eccentric IT."
v.udeyjll, more artistic than little MISS
Dorothea Stamm. the writer mas no:
seen her. The girl Is conservative anS her Ar
dancing would have called forth p!auo'
lis from the most critical audiences,
And little Miss Stamm doesn't neeo any
makeup, for she was ccrtaInIE 49,
when they passed the good LOOKS arounu
Her dance was feature VI ING eo
Mrs A. ID. Wells then rendered solo
that was accorded generous app!ause
and later on In tho program opUSeo W.
audience with me rsno'u Finished q, arts,
Ind aelcrt!ons were received with well
q
nleritcd applause.
Miss Virginia Garrison also lenuT. 60
TWO vocal selections during the eNen!ns
Mics Garrison Is we'll known Noca!ist
and she was In exceptionally sood VOICE
last evening. ,t,o,,o,
Miss Elo!se Dawson gave rectaWon
Tho wh!s,l!ng Regiment" tnst S Ghme.
form A sa!oo Of applause. and MIssos
wson and McCulla then performed
"Th Dance Of the Midgets; c,u,,
. Mrs. John Common and Mrs Sy. =.
sbarn sang a duet that was most pea >.
inr and Prof Elmer Hoelzle, without
whom any local program ar Is h s6Io I'm
Then the remainder Of the evening
until midnight, was spent in uS danc! olS
and Mt promptly IL %ci sSi,s " and cut cut
ie50 off short. the entire assemplaSe
sang America" standing.
Refrashments were served lale IN .ne
,.A,irs, ard everyone will rcmemor the
ushering in of 1921 by tho ladies' OF 'h'
service Star Legion OF wheeling