Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-03

Miss Jane Y. Veasey, pupil of Rich
ard Stevens at the New England Con
se~vatory of Music, will play in the
concert by advanced students to be
given Tuesday evening, May 18th al
8:15 P. M. in Brown Hall. Miss Yeas
ey will play Mozart Painoforte Sonata
in D. major.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fl. Walters
Jr., Miss Bertha Walters and Mrs. E.
Wilfred Ross motored to Baltimore
over the weekend where they visited
Miss Nellie Walters who is a patient
in the Church Home Infirmary. Miss
Walters condition is somewhat i'm
proved.
Miss Katherine Braithwaite, of Bal
timore, called on friends in Pocomoke
Sunday. The Braithwaites were resi-
dents of this city about thirty-six
years ago. Since leaving here Miss
Katherine has been resident of Bal
timore, Miss Pearl in Minneapolis,
while DR.. Braithwaite is located in
Beverly Hills, Calf.
Mrs. w. B. Lance, of this city, at
tended the Shaffer-Hynes nuptials
which were solemnized in the Shrine
of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Chevy
Chase, Washington, D. c., on Satur-
day, April twenty-seventh. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shaffer will take up their resi-
dence in the Blaine apartment on
Market St.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Young attend
ed the funeral Wednesday afternoon
of Mr.. William L. Purnell which was
held from his home in Snow Hill at
2:30 o'clock. Mr.. Purnell died early
Monday morning after a brief illness
following paralytic stroke. The de-
ceased was &c years of age and leaves
a widow, who before her marriage
was Miss Nora Lewis, two sons and
three daughters. Burial was made in
Bates Memorial Methodist cemetery.
The Bridge Tournament, sponsored
by the Pocomoke Public Library,
which has been in progress the past
eight weeks ended Thursday night of
last week with Mrs. Norris M. Young
and Mrs. Roy Bridger holding high
scores. Mrs. Young and Mrs. Bridger
were presented LIST prize and Mrs.
Clarence w. Duncan and Mrs. U. S.
Payne End prize. The low prize went
to Mrs. Leroy Birmingham and Miss
Alice Schoolfield.
Several very delightful bridge af-
fairs were given this week. On Tues
day and on Wednesday Mrs. James
M. Crockett entertained a number of
friends at luncheon and bridge at her
home on Market Street. On Tuesday
night Mrs. Harry C. Mears entertain
ed at bridge dinner at the Venable
Club and Dining Room. Miss Nettie
E. Barnes and Miss Alice r. Young
will be joint hostesses tonight at a
bridge supper to be given at the Hotel
Pocomoke at seven o'clock.
Mrs. A. S. Venable and Mrs. S. J..
Venable and children, of Colora, Nd,
spent the latter part of the week with
Mrs. Annie E. Hargis and Miss Mar
garet Clarke. The former will spend
some time in Cape Charles and then
go on to North Carolina for visit.
DR.. Venable and his family will attend
the graduation exercises of their
daughter, Miss Alice Garden Venable
from Flora Macdonald College, Red
Springs, N. c., on May %, returning
to Colora in time to witness the grad
uation of their son, Sidney Venable
from West Nottingham Academy on
June 3rd.
Mr.. G. B. Jenkins, for the past six
years manager Of the local A & P
store has been transferred to a SIM
liar position in their new store in Sea-
ford, Del, and left Sunday for his
new field. He will move his family
as sooneas suitable location can be
found. During their residence in Po-
comoke Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkins have
made many friends, who will regret
to see them leave but at the same
time wish them every success in their
new field. Mr.. Jenkins has been sue
ceded by Mr.. Edward O'Toole who has