Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-10
EDINBURG HOME COMING
BOOSTERS ARE BUSY
Town Teeming With Activity For Big Week In Auoust.
Chautauqua Program Other News


more accurately the chairmen of tn
several committees In charge of tn
big Homecoming week for Edinbur
and Madison District met on Monda
evening and partially perfected man
OF the plans for the towns gala week
Details were worked out coverin,
publicity for the big time and plan
were consummated to add to tn,
pleasure of the hundreds of visitor
who will come home for the Angus
celebration.
1t was decided to ask the minister,
of the Edinburg churches to hold two
services on August and thus fal
arrangements have been made fol-
Rev. DR.. j. Silor Garrison of Harri
sonburg and Rev. w. M. Arey tt
preach in the Reformed Church. The
Methodists will have as visiting
clergyman. Rev. William V. Miller
OF Spring Arbor, Mich. Arrange.
ments at other churches have not
been made.
At p. m. Sunday afternoon there
will be a community song service al
the Methodist Church. under the di-
rection of Mr.. ]. N. Coffman.
Two of the four big ball games for
the week have been provided for,
those with Front Royal and Wood
stock.
On Monday, August 3, Col How
ard ]. Benehoff, president of Shenan-
doah Valley. Inc, and DR.. John w.
Wayland of Harrisonburg will make
addresses
Five teams will compete in the
reel races and visiting firemen will
be one OF the big features of the
parade
Edinburg is lining up solidly be-
hind the movement and Madison Dis
trict is just as enthusiastic. The
week beginning August promises to
be red-letter week in Shenandoah
County.
Mrs. w. B. Hisey and son Edwin
of Macdonald, w. Va. arrived Mon
day for months visit to her moth,
er, Mrs. Belle C. Wightman
Mrs. Lou Messmer of Washington
spent several days last week at the
home of Mr.. George Fravel
Mrs. Rachel Miller of Columbia
Furnace is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. r. C. Mcdonald.
Miss Nell Cooper, of Baltimore,
spent last week with relatives and
friends here.
Mrs. C. P. Wightman left Wednes-
day for Aurelia. Iowa, for a three
months visit to her daughter, Mrs.
George Wharton.
Mr.. w. A. Levin and daughter, of
Stanton. spent several days this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Grove.
Joseph C. Campbell of Columbus,
Ohio. and M. M. Campbell, of Wash
ington spent several days this week
with relatives and friends here Mr.
]. c. Campbell again showed his gen.
erosity by giving SIS toward the
building Of the baseball field. Mr..
Campbell has always been a friend
to Edinburg and it is a pleasure to
have him with u.s.
Mrs. Emmett Barton, who has
been i'll for the past two weeks with
diabetes. was taken to the Memorial
Hospital, Winchester, Friday for
treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Ellis of Rich
mond, arrived Wednesday for visit
to Mrs. Ellis father, Mr.. r. NJ. Hisey.
Miss Evelyn Ring left Friday for
Bristol, Tenn. where she will coach
the swimming pools of Camp Sc
quoya," the summer camp of SUIT
tens College.
denim ofnc cDGetaoin sh en- nice
Miss Cornelia Coe and several
friends of Washington are visiting
at the home of her father, Rev. H. S.
Coe.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. Hisey and chill
dren of Harrisonburg spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Hisey.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Newman and
children. who have been spending
several weeks in Atlantic City, re.
turned home the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Young and
daughter of Apollo, Pa, are guests
at the home of Mrs. ]. Monroe Hot
tel
Miss Virginia Mantz left Sunday
for a visit to relatives in Baltimore
C. Dunfee Wightman of Roanoke
spent the weekend with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Wightman
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Whissel
of Braddock. Pa. are visiting Mr.
Whissen's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Whissen
Edward Hutchinson of Charleston
w Va. spent several days last weel
with his mother, Mrs j. s. Hutchin
son and brother, John c. Hutchin
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas M. Jenning
and daughter Audrey. of Clarendon
Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. AL Ray o
New York were guests of Mrs. Addi
Jennings over the weekend.
Miss Ruth Swami OF Butler, Pa
IL visiting relatives here.
Miss Mildred Beeler of Washing
ton was the weekend guest of Mis-