Evening star., 1912-09-01
SOCIETY.
CUIPEPER.
Special Correspondence o. The star.

CULPEPER. Va. August 81. 1912.
Miss Eliza Thompson. who has been
spending some time in Roanoke, has re-
| turned to Culpeper and opened her house
| on Spencer street for the fall months
Visiting her for the month Of Septem-
ber are her brother-in-law and sister,
Rev. and Mrs. Minnegerode OF Louise
| vile. Ky, who are just back from At
lantic City: Miss Minnegerode and MISS
Leila Thompson. also of Louisville The
Wednesday Bridge Club was entertained
by Mrs. Tucker Chelf at her home on
East street. In addition to the CLUB men1-
bers, there were PLAYING Mrs. Earie
Henry Blake OF Greensboro and Misses
Kate Cooper. Jennie Latham, Mary
Wortham and Augusta Bennett. Ihe
members prize. brass inkstand, was
won by Mrs. Samuel Booker, and the
guests prize. OF a deck Of playing cards,
by Mrs. Roberts. Miss Marian Sampson
was hostess at delightfully."- informal
afternoon tea Wednesday in compliment
to Miss Della Walker OF Richmond, who
is visiting her, and Miss Giddings OF
washington. who is the guest of Mrs.
Carter Page. Among those invited TO
meet them were Mesdames Lewis Mel
son, ST.. Wallace Nalle Edelin, OF wash
ington. Carter Page, Miss Sally strotner'
Mr.. J. F. Hill, Miss Linda Hill ana Mas
ter John Hill Of Ell Paso, Tex. have been
visiting Mrs. Kate Starke on East street.
but are spending part Of this week with
home in the F. T. valley. They were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Starke. Mrs. Jennie Ficklin of Fauquier
is also a guest of Mrs Starke. Mrs.
William II. Fray entertained with a din
ner Thursday evening in honor Of her
greatnieces and nephews. The guests
of honor included Misses Julia Miller
Blake. Crimora Waite and Julia Miller
Waite OF Culpeper. Misses Emma Blake,
Lucy Blake, Charles and Henry Blake
of greensboro, n C. Miss Iucie Wilt
shire is home after two weeks at Nir-
ginia Beach and a visit to friends IN
Gloucester county. Her cousin, Miss MIL
dred Bispham, Is visiting Mr. and mrs.
George Browning of Orange. Mrs. Rol-
lins and Miss Julia Rollins, who have
been visiting relatives here, were week
end guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Writ Chelf
and have since left for their home IN
Covington, Va. Miss Emma Greer OF
Roanoke and Mr.. Blakey Walker OF
Orange have been members Of a house
party at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rim
gold Armstrong. In Woodv1lle. Kappa
hammock county. Miss sally Strother ana
Miss Marian Sampson entertained at the
home Of the latter on Jamesons Hill Fri
day evening in compliment to the mem
bers of the Senior Five Hundred CLUB.
Those present included all the club mem
bers with these additional: Mesdames
PRESLEY Rixey of Washington, White
horne Of New Jersey. Dunbar OF Pitts
burgh, Nottingham and Roberts OF Gull
PEPPER Misses Cooper. Lizzie Waite. Manic
Waite. Eliza Thompson. Mr.. and o, Mrs,
assisted by keeping score. Mrs. Rosa
Bragg and two sons have taken house
on Piedmont street and will make their
home here during the fall and winter
months.
Misses Matte and Ruberta Walker. who
spent the summer with Mrs. Bispham on
East street left this week for their home
in Charlotte. n. c.. Miss Louise Fray en-
tertained the Billiken Card Cup tnls
week Four tables Of five hundred were
enjoyed. The prizes were won by Miss
Crimora Payne and Miss Frankie Taunt,
delightful refreshments being served at
the conclusion of the games. MRS. turner
Ratrie and her sister, Miss Payne. were
hostesses at a basket picnic near their
home in the country Tuesday. A party
went from Culpeper under the chaper-
onage of Mrs. Charlie Waite. They were
met at the station with hay wagons ana
enjoyed a drive Of several miles to their
destination in the Tate woods. Miss
Marian Sampson entertained with TWO Ia
bles of bridge Saturday afternoon, when
those playing were Misses Kate Cooper.
strother, Florence vass, Jennie Latham
and Workman, Nita Grimsley and her sis
ter. Mrs. Cadell Smyth OF New Jersey.
who Is visiting her. Mrs. Edwin Gibson
and little son have returned from Allan
tic City and have visiting them her sis
ter, Mrs. Peter Rust of Philadelphia.
Miss Sally Bennett. who has been spend
ing some time at Virginia Beach, returned
to her home in the county TINS week.
A hay ride given in honor of Miss Cross
of Richmond and Miss Eggleston OF Phii-
adelphia. who are guests of Miss Column
bia Nalle, was held Thursday night.
Among the party were Misses oross'
Granville Coleman, John Rixey and oth.
ers Misses Matte and Sue Henry or
Rappahannock were guests OF friends In
Culpeper this week, the latter leaving Fri
day for q visit to her cousins, DR.. ana
Mrs Powhatan Moncure. near Bealton
Mrs Keezee and Miss Virginia Harrison,
who have been visiting Mrs John a.
Holtzman, left yesterday for Richmond.
Mr.. Holtzman Is Just nome d,r3in. IRON at a.,
Criglersville. Miss Julia Miller Blake
gave a morning five hundred party Thurs
day at the home of her grandfather, Maj
Waite. on East street. The hlshest score
was made by Miss Byrd Law. who was
presented with the very attractive prize
Miss Matte Ball Buckner OF Rappahan-
mock has been visiting Mrs. Raleigh Green
at Green Lawn. Mrs. Green and chill
dren, who have been here for the sum
mer months, leave the first of next week
for their home in Clarksburg. w. va. The
Senior Five Hundred Club was pleasantly
Thursday evening at the nome
of Mrs. Alfred Pulliam on Railroad street.
DIR. OrViIle maize, MISS SoiuiIoid 49,
John Nalle and their guests, Misses Roy
Cross and Emile and Martha Egg!estOn,
we're dinner guests Thursday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hoffman on Piedmont street.
A four-in-hand party went from here
Wednesday on visit to the Luray cav
erns. In the crowd were Misses Helen
Macoy, Georgia Macoy. CAROLYN Dohme.
Willie Newhouse. Messrs. William Yam
cey. McChesney Jeffries, Jack Jones and
Tom Neal. They were chaperoned by
Misc EIizaheth Waite Mr.. and Mrs.
Rernard Fauntleroy have returned to
West Virginia after visit Of a week to
Mr.. Fauntleroy's sister, Mrs. BENJAMIN A.
Brown. in Madison. Mrs. Earle White
horne of Caldwell, \. j.. is here for
months visit to her mother, Mrs. S. Rus
sell-Smith, on Main street.