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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-10
Beverly
Swanson.
Prominent Pittslyvania Lady
Becomes The Bride of
West virsinian.

The marriage of Miss Sarah
Archie Swanson 70 Mr.. Frank
o, Beverly, of Blueiield, West
Virginia, was solemnized az
"Restpore,n Whitmell, Va.
the home of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Archer
Swanson on Thursday evening
at seven o'clock, Rev. James 4.
Moore, of Norfolk, assisted by
Rev. Granville King perform.
ing the ceremony.
Miss George Swanson, of
South Carolina, was maid OF
honor for her cousin and Mr..
w. r. Davis was best man.
The ribbons were carried by
Cayne Norman, niece of the
bride and William Prittchett.
cousin of the same.
To the strains Of Mendels-
sohn's Wedding March charm
ingly rendered on tho piano by
Mrs. John Edward Swanson,
sister of the bride, Messers.
John z. Swanson, and William
b. Guorrant, of Danville, who
acted as ushers, preceded the
bridal party to tho alter; next
i'll order came the maid OF hon
or, clad in dainty creation of
white and carrying u bouquet
of white carnations. Wearing
u gown of white chiffon with
crystal trimmings over MESA
line, her veil caught with lilies
of the valley and carrying a
shower bouquet of sweet peas
aud lilies of the valley, the
bride entered on the arm of her
brother and proceeded to an
improvised alter where she was
joined by the groom aud best
man and the impressive cere-
mony of the Methodist Church
was pronounced.
The color scheme of white
and green was tastefully car
ried out in the hall, parlors and
dining room and the soft light
from numerous waxen candles
lent beauty and loveliness to
the scene.
An elegant pre-nuptial dinner
was served the bridal party and
after the ceremony the guests
were ushered into the dining
room where delicious refresh
ments consisting of salads. ices,
ETC., were served by Misses
Louise Pritchett, Belle Norman
and Ann Muse, of Bristol.
The wedding gifts were
numerous aud costly and attest
ed the popularity of the con-
tracing parties.
The bride is n lady of rare
culture and refinement and
these attributes combined with
n magnetic personality render
her exceptionally attractive.
The groom is q son of the Old
Dominion, descended from O
prominent family and holds a
responsible position with the
| Norfolk and Western railroad,
AT ten O'Clock, having donned
travelling suits, Mr.. and Mrs,
Beverly, amid shower of rice,
entered q car and were driven
to the railway station at Dan
vile where they took the train
for Washington, New York, al.
bany, and other Northern cities
they will be at home to theil
friends at Bluefield. West Yir-
ginia, after July fifteenth
i Danville Register.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-10
Big Celebration.
'ully Ten Thousand People
Here on July 18th.

s'nry as "the biggest fourth we
1a:,yer had" in Big Stone Gap.
Never before has the number
! Il visitors at any of these an,
Saaal celebrations scared to ten
Thousand, and never before has
S;6ere been so well. behaved.
Bod natured, interested and
gHleased a crowd of spectators
fsS gathered here on Wednes-
.eiiy aud Thursday of last week.
sWe take off our hats and
Rive three rousing cheers for
kifoop d of the nth Cavalry,
syhich was certainly "the whole
szh o W" at our celebration
2this year. Their fine work on
Ei6e field was spectacular TO a
&5egree and exceedingly instruc-
'3He and entertaining as we'll.
Il 1.-THE soldiers have endeared
themselves to Big Stone Gap.
Fans by their gentlemanly be-
s;layior around town. Capt.
zEwell, with his commanding
Fltesence and charm of manner
.i5ade warm friends OF the lead
lipg spirits in the Athletic As
sociation who were associated
s#ith this Veteran West Pointer
sapring and after the celebra.
Siipn festivities.
It's a pleasure to have come
I'D contact with Capt. Rawell
Sapd his officers of Troop D, and
ss,We should be glad to have them
Ehlke this way again next sum
sEier.
We should also give Pack
siaaster Ming and his good little
slack mules q warm welcome
fshy time they happen our
Sway.
Below we shall give, briefly,
slhe names of the winners i'm the
sFerious contests on July 3rd
eand 9Th.
Sd July Ord.
& In the finals of the tennis
tournament on the forenoon of
ssinly Bird. between the gentle
slAen Of Johnson City vs. Big
None Gap, the prize was car
sfied off by A. j. Anderson and
Henry Bullitt, of Big Stone
saap. In the finals of the ladies'
tournament, only the ladies of
vac Gap were represented. The
eflze was won by Mrs. Parks
END Miss Louise Goodloe.
In the preliminary race by
cavalry horses to determine
sshree fastest horses to race on
gstlly 18th, five entries were made
IS follows:
Sergeant Sease, Corporal
sArow, Private Davis, Corporal
llson and Private Riddle. OF
Eshese five, Corporal Wilson
game in first, Private @. NJ.
sshird.
The contest in high jumping
B,sSSok place before noon on
Thursday, and the four cavalry
siiPsrses entered by Sergeant
henderson, Sergeant Farrell,
lEorporal Suit and Private Fin
ey did some beautiful jumping,
1sssHs,rllculaTly the winning horse
,ndden by Sergeant Farrell,
hich made a clean jump of
spnr feet, three and one half
n In the field sports, the boys
4cycle race was won by Regi-
SNlid Smith, of this place, with
US u brother a close second. The
'sFst prize was $500, the second
'Hlze, $3.50.
John Allen Goodloe won the
YOO'yard dash. Prize $500.
Sergeant Prestwood, U. s. O.,
non the prize of $500 in the
gu yard hurdle race.
beginning at $50 in the after
won OF July 3rd, an interesting
7. zane of baseball was played by
|Sam Of Troop ID, vs. the Big
' al Gap team in which Big
lone Gap won by a close mar
Rh from the men in khaki.
sne prize to the winning team
sas $500.
Following was the score:
Innings 345Si7 90 Ri Il
81 Q u. l01i1 100 10 o 2
a . Z 0c 5000 90 3 5I1
i .a.' Henderson. DAVIS and
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-10

the former was at d distinct
disadvantage from the frat on
account of his horse, which
was determined to go back to
camp whether or no, &c the
fbont was won byPrivate Morse.
and the 50 90 prize.
lnthe golf driving contest
Mrs. j. b. Ayers was the win
ner in the ladies' contest, driv
ing her ball 395 yards. r. d.
Baker won, in the gentlemen's
contest, driving COS yards.
A feature of the celebration
this year was the number of
midway amusements, n merry
go-round being most in evi.
dence on account of the weird
collection of sounds issuing
therefrom.
July 4th.
The exhibition drill and cav.
airy charges ON the morning of
the fourth by the entire troop
was an inspiring sight which
alone was worth the price of
admission to the park. The
troops training was apparently
perfect, and the enthusiastic
applause from { he packed
grandstand, bleachers, and side
lines showed the appreciation
of the spectators of the beauti-
full work of Uncle SAINTS boys
in the field.
In the finals of the running
race of July 8rd., Corporal Will
son won first place and thu
prize of $500; Private G. NJ.
Davis came in second and won
the $500 prize.
Priyates Stewart and Mar
shall, Corporals Suit and Ecker,
Privates Evick aud Golden and
Privates Mayes and w. b.
Stewart took part in the rescue
race on the 4th, the details of
which were the same as on the
3rd.
The winning team on this oc-
casion was Corporals Suit and
Ecker, with Privates Stewart
and Marshall coming in second
The prizes were SIS 90 and So 90.
The Roman race resulted in a
draw between Sergeants Hen
derson and Farrell.
There were twelve entries in
the knights tournament, which
is always an annual event, the
winner having the privilege of
browning the queen of the ger.
man on the evening of July 18th
These knights were as follows
Knight of the Old Dominion,
! q. G.. McFerran.
Sir Launcelot, DIR. j. A,
Gilmer.
Richard Occur de Leon, j. NJ.
McLemore.
The Black Prince, Charlie
Bum.
| Sir. Galahad, curtiss Camp
bell.
Ivanhoe, Willie Jones.
Saint Patrick, NJ. X. Kelly.
Knight of the goth Century,
Capt. M. w. Rawell us. G.
Knight OF the Grey Friars,
DIR. w. G. Painter.
Knight of the Lone Star, A.
X. Morrison.
Knight of the Star and Gar.
| ter, w. Reason.
| Knight of Venice, j. b. Ayers.
The winner of the Tourna-
ment was DIR. j. A. Gilmer.
In tho field sports on the 4th.,
the winners and prizes were as
follows:
Running high jump, w. II.
Nickles, SIT. Gin. $500. 100
yard sack race, John Lane,
Cadet, $500; Ray Thomlinson,
@ a d at, $l.00; Oliver Swan,
Cadet, SO cents.
/ Running broad jump, j. B.
Kelly, loft. Gin, 800. Pota-
to race. John Lane, Cadet, $500.
Ray Thomlinson, Cldet, SO
cents.
The cavalry event occupied
the afternoon until the ball
game was called at $50. The
frat of these events was an
other cavalry charge and drill,
followed by q potato race. The
contestants in this race were
Trumpeter Lamm,, Corporal
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Church Dedication.

Rev. j. w. RAIDER attended
the Knoxville District Confer
ence held at Fountain City,
Tenn, recently aud in com
pany with Mrs. RAIDER and
Bishop Kilgo, went to Tn2ewell.
Tenn, where on the 9Th Satur-
day in June Bishop Kilgo
preached and dedicated the
new NJ ct h odist Episcopal
Church, South, which cost
about five thousand dollars.
The building lie constructed
OF stone and is very attractive.
Before the sermon Bishop RiIgo
baptiaed the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. RAIDER, John William,
Dr., he being the first TO receive
baptism in the new church.
Miss Laura Tate, of East
Stone Gep, who had charge of
the Junior grades of graded
school here the past year, arr
rived here yesterday. Whites
burg Eagle.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-12
$4,000 FOR FRUIT
FLY CAMPAIGN

SACRAMENTO, January 4-The
state board of control on the part of
the state today authorized State Con-
troller Nye to advance $500 to the
Hawaiian government to pay half ex-
penses of the campaign which is to
be waged against the Mediterranean
fruit fly on the islands. Seventeen
thousand dollars will be spent on the
work.
AS the crusade against this danger
Gus pest was practically initiated by
State Governor FreNF of Hawaii, he,
in view of the fact that California will
be benefited more than the islands be-
cause the big commercial fruits, ba-
nanas and pineapples, are not mole
sted by the fly, asked the state TO share
part of the burden.
State horticultural Commissioner
Cooke has dispatched H. A. Weinland
to the islands to work with the agri
culture and forestry department on the
islands He will not only keep In
tested fruits from the outgoing steam
ers, but will work to rid the very yards
/ and orchards OF the fly. Fhe cam
paign is being walked on plan de-
vised by Insectarian e. X. Carnes,
who investigated conditions
President Johnston of the control
board sent a telegram to Congressman
Kent, asking what the department Of
agriculture has done in the matter. II
mo federal action has been taken Cali
fornia will ask that the government
take part in preventing the introduc-
ton of the dreaded fly into the states.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-12
HAWAIIAN MOSQUITOES
CAROL ON CHRISTMAS

fish are done in this manner-sort of
like a flank steak, you see
Then they had poi 40 meal in
the islands would be complete with
out it. They serve it in two ways
in a sort of mush form and then as
'taro, when it looks like sweet 70
toto, except that it is blue. / know
that doesn't give you any idea-but,
20 over there and try it. We liked
it before we left-just sort of grew
to, you know, by seeing it around so
often
after dinner came the Christmas
mail, and | tell you letters and pack.
ages from home looked pretty good
to us. / believe they have a Santa
Claus in Hawaii now, sort of brought
in by Uncle Sam suppose, an
adaptation of German, Spanish and
Oriental customs. Personally should
think the old man would feel a Bit
out of place among the cocoanut
palms and banyan trees. Anyway my
children felt good old California
Santa was more to their liking and
the opening of the Christmas pack
ages was a very joyful affair.
"In the afternoon we took an auto
mobile ride over sixty miles, all about
the Island of Oahu. Roads were
fine and the air as soft and mild a;
on June day at home. I'm mo-
much of a hand on scenery as a rule
but that Christmas ride was fine auC
we seemed to someway get into the
spirit of the islands, if you know
what | mean.
I'VE were back at the hotel agaii
for the light supper and in the even
ing we celebrated by going to a pir
ture show. Sounds sort of a poo
way to wind up Christmas day t
you, doesn't it, but let me tell yoJ
that picture show is one OF III
curloslties OF Honolulu and seats ar
at a premium I suppose there
some Yankee capital back of it, bu
it's sure an attraction TO the native
You ought to see them pile NJ Tn
PICTURES were all taken there in tn
islands and were really very interes
Continued on page twelve)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-12

(Riverside, Cal, Press. December 23.)
Pliny T, Evans was in great rush
to get off to San Francisco for the
holidays, but he obligingly swung
about in his swivel chair to talk of his
last Christmas in Honolulu.
Let me see" he said, Eliminating
ly, well, you know it wasn't so diff
ferent from Christmas at home. OF
course, civilization and education and
all that are fine things, but they are
really spelling the native customs,
and it's shame. In place of its old
time observation of Christmas, Homo
lulu now apes San Francisco and
New York. | suppose out in the
country the natives still dance their
native dances and squat on the floor
and eat poi with their fingers, but
we saw the shop windows decked
with Christmas trees and red bells
for all the world like home.
There was nothing like Christmas
in the air, however, thermometer
somewhere about so degrees, and
everyone wearing white clothes. And
mosquitoes-say, Jersey isn't in il
with Hawaii, and they seemed tC
have a special appetite up for theil
Christmas dinner.
I'VE were at the Pleasanton, fine
house, run like a European hotel
There were quite a few Christmas
tourists there and they made a spo
cialty of the Christmas dinner served
about one o'clock think they triet
to have it a real American meal, but
of course, they couldn't quite sue
coed The tables were decorated witt
mounds of tropical fruits and thos
big ferns which grow in such luxu
rance in the islands.
81 remember they had turkey a
though 1t didn't-seem to have put o
as much flesh as ours do over here
and there was English plum PUDDING
too. For native dishes they ha
South Sea fish baked in banan
leaves Oh didn't you know that
Why they use banana leaves almo'
entirely In the islands for baking
place of dishes. Meats as we'll a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-12
WHY OAHU SHOULD Be MADE
IMPROBABLE TO ATTACK

marine is Britannia's financial bull
wark, Major Campbell sees nothing
unfriendly in this announced fortifi-
cation plan, but he believes that the
United States should, and probably
will, by force Of this example, con
tinue to enlarge the military base on
Oahu until it becomes the most pow.
erful and the best defended military
and strategical base under the Amer
lean flag.
The major as well as other mill
tary men, realizes that Oahu, IL only
partially protected would be nil as
factor in stopping hostile action
against the Pacific Coast. He, with
others, realizes that Oahu would
have, at the most, only about six
hours notice of the approach Of a
hostile fleet and its attendant trans
ports, and that against one part OF
the coast, as things are now, diver
sion would give the attending force
an opportunity to land elsewhere and
foothold for land operations with a
heavy force available to cover all vul-
nerable points that would with safety
be attacked, 1t is generally believed
that the present visit of MajoT-Gen-
eral Murray, while it is part of his
routine duties as commanding general
to visit the departments under his
command, has far-reaching purpose,
and that, as a result of his visit, Con-
gress will be asked to make addi
tional liberal appropriations for the
further fortificatiops of Oahu. 1t is
known that the Notifications already
built or in process of construction are
far from carrying out the entire plan,
for Oahu is yet to be circled by re-
doubts. Waianae Bay may yet see a
fortiication to rival Fort Kamehame.
ha. Windward, scattered along the
coast, and Waimanalo which is almost
a side door to Fort Ruger, will I'M
doubtedly come in for a share of the
coast defense. Waimanalo is particu.
larly a vulnerable section of the
Oahuan coast line, and hostile troops
could easily be landed there. The
fact that the big Pacific Mail liner
Manchuria could steam in through the
marrow passageway, although piling
finally on the beach, is evidence that
transports could easily land troops
there.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-12
bits OF HAWAIIAN
VERSE PRESERVED

"Bits of Verse from Hawaii" is the
title of an attractively bound volume,
the contents of which have been col
lected by Charles Dana Wright. a well
known Honolulan.
The verses are from the pens of a
number of local writer's, including
Mary Dillingham; Frear, Anna NJ. Paris.
Emma L. Dillingham;, Anne NJ. Pres
colt, Eleanor Rivenburgh, Anna c.
Dole, Leola Harvey Elder, Annie NJ.
Felker, Tom McGiffen. e. S. Goodhue,
w. F. Sabin, P. Maurice Mcmahon. H.
M. Ayres, c. D. Wright, Sanford b.
Dole, DR.. e. V. Wilcox, c. e. Merrill
and Jack Densham
There are also extracts dealing with
local subjects from the works of
Charles Warren Stoddard, Rollin NJ.
Daggett, Robert Louis Stevenson and
Mark Twain.
The volume is evidently published
with a view to preserving in book
form some of the many pleasant and
picturesque things which have been
written about the Paradise of the Pa
cific, and this end it will undoubtedly
serve.
The verses by local writer's, such as
Sabin, Ayres and Mcmahon, which
have in nearly every case appeared IN
the Honolulu papers, would, in many
cases, have been the better had a
chance been afforded the authors to re-
wise their work.
Such a courtesy would undoubtedly
have been appreciated and the writer's
might perhaps have submitted to Mr.
Wright some of their metrical efforts
which might have proved acceptable,
even though they didn't happen to
have first seen the light of publicity
in the local dailies
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-12

| themes from nature, the farm and the
home; spelling, language, number
work, nature study, music, hygiene
history, drawing, general exercises
writing.
Third year-Reading nature stories
forming a part; spelling, language
arithmetic, music, geography, hygiene
history, nature study, general exer-
cises.
Fourth year--Reading, country life
literature included; spelling, language
arithmetic, writing, geography, should
include the distribution of farm prod
uct3; drawing. nature study, general
exercises, music
Fifth year Reading, including
stories of our country and lessons in
agriculture and home economics, spell.
ing, language, arithmetic, writing
music, drawing, geography including
in part physical geography in respect
to the work done by natures forces in
blOpdllhB oOlloS nlSNOly, puySlOlOBy,
nature study, general exercises, liter
airy society work.
Sixth year-Reading, lessons should
include animal life and adventure;
spelling, language. arithmetic, writing,
music, drawing, geography, history
physiology, including principles OF
nutrition and food values; cooperative
enterprises, agriculture, list half-year
the affairs of agriculture; End half
year, the soil; general exercises, for
boys, woodwork; for girls, sewing.
Seventh year-Reading and liter.
ature, spelling, arithmetic, grammar
writing, geography, combined with
physical geography, music, history, CO.
operative enterprises, agriculture
farming schemes; general exercises,
literary society work.
Eighth year-Reading and literature
spelling, grammar, arithmetic, includ
ing farm problems, land surveying and
farm statistics; geography history
agriculture, general exercises, literary
society work
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-12
SHORT COURSE
FOR TEACHERS

The College of Hawaii offers a
course of fifteen lectures for the bene-
fit of teachers and others interested
in the elementary schools.
These lectures deal with the various
phases of the elementary school cur
riculum. The selection of subiect-mat-
ter, the use of experiments and illus
trative material, and similar practical
topics, will receive special attention.
This course is open to teachers and
the public free of charge. Persons de-
string a certificate will register, will
attend regularly, and will submit a
notebook at the close of the course.
The certificate states attendance and
grade, and is sanctioned by the Depart
ment of Public Instruction.
The lectures are given at the Col
lege, on Mondays, 3 to p. m. They
began on Monday last with one by
President Gilmore on "The Outlook for
the Schools" Following is remainder
of the course:
January 1.-THE English Language
and the Schools. DR. Andrews
January 22-The School Library
Miss Green.
January 29.-School Architecture
Professor Young
February 5-The Sanitation Problem
and the Schools, Professor Keller.
February 12-Elementary Expert.
ments in Physics, Professor Ballou.
February 19,-Simple Experiments
in Chemistry, Professor Dillingham;.
February 26-Agriculture in the Pub
lie Schools, Professor Krauss.
! March domestic Science in The
Schools, Miss Lee.
March 1.-THE Study of the Sea
Professor Bryan.
March 18-Methods in Insect Study
Doctor SEVERN.
March 25--The FIants of Hawaii
Mr.. Rock.
April Material for History Les
sons, Miss Yoder.
April 22-The Pedagogy of Aritf
metic, Professor Donaghho.
April 29-Art Appreciation and tn
Schools, Miss Chapman.
Prof Vauhn MacCaughey will Civ
any further information regarding tn
course to inquirers.