Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-22
SOCIAL EVENTS

with the announcement OF MISS
Shoots betrothal some weeks ago a
number of social affairs were given in
her honor, andon Saturday, Miss Mabel
Walton, Mrs. T. H. Fravel and Miss
Mary Beall Walton entertained fhe S.
S. S. Club at dining followed by a
shower at Birds Nest Inn; in honor OF
Miss Smoot The color scheme of pur-
pie and white, colors of the Sigma
Sigma Sigma SORORITY, of which Miss
Smoot and Misses Walton are members
was artistically carried out in the
decorations, and favors; masses of pur-
pler asters and Queen Anne's Lace
filled the quaint Colonial vases while
purple candles and shades, added to
the beauty Of the rooms.
An elaborate course dinner was
served after which Mrs. Allen and Mrs.
Trazzare, hostess of Birds Nest Inn,
invited the guests to go to second floar
to see some antique furniture, at the TOP
of the stairway they were met by Mrs.
Frank S. Tavenner, Jr. impersonating
an old fashioned colored Nanny, who
presented Miss Smoot with large
clothes hamper filled with kitchen
utensils OF every kind, including full
sets of aluminium.
TOM THUM HANDKERCHIEF SHOWER :
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Boyer was the scene of very happy
event when Thursday morning all the
school pupils and neighboring children
of Miss Lois Smoot gathered there for
handkerchief shower given in honor
of her coming marriage in September.
Thinking she was favoring Miss
Katherine Hotel by going with her to
Mrs. Boyer's she was very much sur
prised when Lacy Boyer offered. with
the help of the other children, to show
her the perfect road 10 housekeeping
since she was so soon to make that her
life's work. He led the way into the
house where every child was demon
trating some household duty. After
she had learned the art of sweeping,
securing darning etc. she was
then asked to splay some games with
the children. The climax came during,
drop the handkerchief" when look |
ing behing her she espied large pack
age tied up in red bandanna. Not
knowing what it meant she finally took
some bodys suggestion to open it up
and sitting down with the children
On all sides she found therin great |
handkerchiefs, small handkerchiefs,
hin handkerchiefs, thick handker-
chiefs handkerchief of every color
Of the rainbow;.enough to last a life |
lime. The last box contained mans |
folded into likeness of
Douglas Dymock. Frosted jacks were
served and Miss .Smoot was then taken
nome in great state-being pushed and
pulled by the mob of youngsters in
Jack Bailey's express wagon.
Those invited were Elaine Foster,
Marie Boyer. Josephine, Miller, Vir
ginia Miller, Dorothy Golladay, Martha,
Rosalie Saum, Alberta Orn-
dorff, Elizabeth. Rudy, Joyce Funkhous-
er, Dorothy, Helen. Emma, Lucy and
Charlotte Rush, Madeline Foltz, Mil
bred Miller, Mary Margaret Hisey,
Roller Golladay, Charles Shoemaker,
Sweeney, Frank Funkhouser,
Richard Wilkin, Fred Beidler, Jack
Bailey, William Birch, James Lee
Boyer, Billie Allen, Fred Will, Clayton
Grabill, Pat Riddleberger, Mark Cor
man, James Ambrose, Charles Monroe
Fravel, Tommy Fravel, Richard Bow
man, Gilbert Coffman, John:Morrison,
George Lee Sheetz, Josephine Orn-I
dorff, Rush Boyer and Lacy Boyer.
The party was given by Mrs. j.
Walter Bailey, Mrs. j. R. Miller and
Mrs. G. w. Boyer assisted by Mrs.
Lucy A. Rush, Misses Katherine Hotel
and Pauline Bowman.