Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
WINCHESTER SECTION
Happenings From Up in the
Valley of Virginia.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
People From All Parts of Shenan-
doah at Exercises.
MARCH PLEASED SOLDIERS
jeff Davis Birthday Anniversary.
Marrow Escape From Death-Ns-
MARCH PLEASED SOLDIERS
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF he star
WINCHESTER, Va, June g. 1908
Confederate memorial exercises were
held today in Stonewall cemetery and
We're attended by thronS of about 1909
people from all parts of the Shenandoah
valley. The ceremonies were under the
direction of Gen. Turner Ashby Camp.
c. v, and the grafton was made by Mr..
Harry ST. George Tucker, president of
the Jamestown Exposition Company.
After spending two days enjoying the
hospitality of the people of Winchester
and engaging in numerous outdoor sports.
the members of Company G, District Ma
tiona Guard Capt. Bean commanding,
broke camp on the Winchester fair
grounds early Thursday morning and left
on the return march for Washington. The
soldiers expressed themselves as highly
pleased with their practice march to Win
chester and wished that they had been
permitted TO remain TO participate in the
Confederate memorial exercises today.
DR.. F. Harry Eaetjer of Winchester
who has been connected with the Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for a nam
Der of years. was this week compelit,. :
have his right eye taken out on ac>.. =.
of the optic being impaired as result
of constant experiments with the N-ray
Some time ago one of his arms :hriVeied
from the same cause. He is reported TO
be recovering, however, from the opera
ton
Associate Justice Adam Clark Carson of
the supreme court of the Philippine Is
lands and Mrs. Carson left this week for
San Francisco. and will sail June /? for
their future home in Manila. Mrs. Car
formerly Miss Eleanor Barnard
Conrad. daughter of the late DR.. Daniel
Burr Conrad of Winchester. who served
in the United States and Confederate ma
vies. and h.r marriage 70 Judge Carson
in Christ Church the evening of May T.
was one of the most brilliant events of
the kind seen here in recent years. y
large party of prominent Washington
people attended the wedding festivities.
CONFEDERATE. memorial exercises were
held Wednesday afternoon in Martins
burg. W. Va. under the auspices of the.
Daughters of the Confederacy, and the
principal address was delivered by City
Solicitor r. Gray Williams of Winchester
Red Men to Celebrate.
Past Sachem Bush of one of the Wash
ngton tribes of the Improved Order of
Red Men made a visit this week TO Shaw
nee Tribe. No. >, of this city, which has
in charge the arrangements for home
coming week celebration in Winchester
during the week of September 14-19, and
reported that large delegation of WASH
ington Red Men will attend the demon
stiation. 1t is expected that several
troops of United States cavalry Will be
here at tn: time on d practice march
and participate in sham battles with the
Red Men.
Miss Mary Moore. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. \. Moore of Bsrryvllle, Clarke coun-
y. Va. and Mr. Eric Miller We're mar
RED this week at the home of the brides
parents by Rev. Edward Wall rector Of
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church OF
Berryville Mr.. Mill 4 is expert con-
nected with the United States wealth r
bureau experiment station al Mount
Weather ioudoun county. Va, where
they will reside upon returning from an
extend ID wedding trip.
Mai. Robert ". Hunter OF Winchester
was tn. orator on the occasion of the
obserXanc. of the on hundredth ami I
versary Of the birth OF jefferson Davis
by the cadets Of tn Virginia Military In
stitut- at Lexington, Va, this week. lie
also spoke To Lee-Jackson Camp OF Con
f1deraI- Veterans.
Mrs. Ellen Mccormick. member Of
distinguished Virginia family, died a few
days ago at her home in Berryvlllc,
Clark county. at an advanced age. Sna
Wds the mother of Surgeon Dupuy Nc
tormick Of the United States Navy
Geo,Sa W. Jenkins and Miss Ma bel Ger
trude Ldnham were married Wednesday
evening ~ X " ID. III. * IN at the South
ern Methods; Church parsonage. III"
groom IS prominen; Winch> ster bus