Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
CULPEPER, VA.
special Correspondence OF The stsr.

Special Correspondence Of The Stsr.
CCLPEPER, Va, May Is, 1911.
Rev. ]. F. Burks and Mrs. Burks OF
Brandy spent Thursday with friends In
Culpeper. Mrs. Matte Burney and her
niece Miss Martha Houck. are spending
the week end with friends in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gilkeson. ST.. are
spending several days with Mrs. Theodore
and other friends at Brandy Mrs. Frank
Higgins of Danvllle is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Duncan at their home on
East street Mrs. Roslin Vass has been
the guest Of friends in Orange this week.
Misses Mary and Florence Vass who
have spent the past month with Prof. and
Mrs. Walker at Woodbury. Forest. re-
turned home Friday. Miss Julia Hall of
Mrs. Willie Robertson, for several weeks.
Mrs. Anne Wingfield has returned from
Charlottesville, where she spent the win
ter and spring with relatives, and has
opened her home OH Piedmont avenue.
Mrs. Clifford Miller Of Richmond is spend
ing the week end with her sister. Mrs.
Writ Chelf. and will leave the first of the
week for visit to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pope Miller at their home near Sperry-
vile, Rappahannock. Mrs. Bolts Strother
will join her father. Mr.. ]. L. Johnson.
Mrs. Strother. who spent the winter in
Culpeper. will be very much missed in
the social life Of the town. Mrs. Gunther
Peyton Of Carbon, W. Va, who has been
the guest OF sriends in Richmond-her
former home-and Alexandria, is spending
a few days with Miss Nan Tate Gilkeson
before returning to West Virginia. Mrs.
Bessie Browning has just returned from
q weeks visit to her brother and sister
fn-law. Mr.. and Mrs. George Browning,
Of Orange. Miss Jessie Pendleton is visit
ing her brother, Mr.. Clarence Pendleton,
IN Washington. Mrs. Lewis Visa. Jen-
nfngs and Mr.. Mercer Jennings have just
returned from several days at Old Point.
where they went to bid goodbye to Lieut.
Lewis Wise Jennings. who sails this week
on the battleship Kansas for European
ports. Misses Matte and Kate Tompklns.
llghtfui trip to Washington this week.
where they were the guests of Miss Fant's
aunt. Mrs. Caroway. of Capitol Hill. The
Misses Tompkins also visited their brother,
Mr.. David Tompkins, of Alexandria be-
fore returning home Mrs. John Bur-
roughs was the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Halle Wager, and otlrer friends i'm Gull
pepper this week. Mrs. Glassell Fitzhugh
of Charlottesville has Leen the guest dur
ing the week of Mr.. and Mrs Judd Arm
strong on Main street.
Miss Sally Anderson entertained q few
friends informally Wednesday evening.
Those present were Misses Bessie and
Alice Carter. Martha Houck. Mr.. and
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and Fillison Latham. Miss Fannie Henry
returned Wednesday from a visit to
friends in Fredericksburg and Washing
ton and is spending q few days with the
Misses Wine before going to her home,
in Rappahanno,x. The Matinee Bridge
Club met this week with Mrs. Max Sam
uelson. Those playing were Mrs. Clar-
ence Underwood. Mrs. Samuel Booker.
Mrs. Clyde Lewis. Mrs Frederick Power
Hudgins. Mrs. Tucker Chef. Miss frankie
Taunt, Miss Byrd Law. Miss Sally An
derson. Refreshments were served. Mrs.
Charles Wager and Miss George Wager
left Thursday for an extended visit TO-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie sWager of Pittsburg
and from there will go to Seattle. Wash,
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wager and
Mr.. Eugene Wager. and will not return to
Culpeper until next winter The 'Billi-
ken Card Club was entertained Thurs
day afternoon by Miss Louise Fray. The
club members present were Miss Della
Holton. Miss Leila Fraley. Miss Mary
Taunt. Miss Mary Macoy. Miss Bessie
Carter, Miss Alice Carter. Miss Laura
Coons. Miss Sallie Anderson. Miss Ann:s
Sutherlin. Miss Lulu Sutherlin and Miss
Mary Alice Johnson. The guests of the
Mamie Waite. Miss Helen Litt!eton and
Mrs A. f. Hudson are spending several
days in Baltimore and are stopping at
the Shirley. Miss Evelyn Bowersette has
returned from the BUSINESS Normal
School at Lynchburg. where she has
been for the past session, and has &C
ccepted position il Culpeper. Miss Bes-
sic Makall is the guest OF the Misses
Strother at their home, near Washington.
Raprahannock. Mrs. Charlie Wine is
spending the week end with friends at
Haw!in. Rappahannock, and Will return
the first of the week, accompanied by
Miss Ruby Wine, who closes her school
at Hawiin this week. Miss Gertrude
Armstrong entertained the Senior Five
Hundred Card Club Thursday at her
home. on Railroad avenue. Miss Byrd
Law gave a card PARTY Thursday after
noon at her home. on the hill. Those
invited were Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. Fred
erick Power Hudeins. Mrs. D. J. Cole
man. Mrs. Charles Goldsboroush Mrs.
Samuel Booker. Mrs. Clyde Lewis. .trs
Frank Higgins of Danville. Mrs. Gun
ther Peyton Of Carbon. w. Va; Miss
Nan Tate Gilkeson. Miss Marian Samp
son, Miss Annie Sutherlin. Miss Lulu
Sutherlin. Miss Bessie Carter. Miss Kate
Latham. The rooms were attractively
decorated with lilies of the valley and
other cut flowers. At the conclusion of
the games ice cream. fruits and cake
were served.
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