Evening star., 1912-10-06
CULPEPER.
special Correspondence Of The Star.

CULPEPER, Va, october -, l3l..
Mrs. Gordon Thomas and Miss Hester
Thomas leave today for a fortnight's s
visit to Mr. and Mrs. George Babbing-
ton at 424 Shepherd street. Washington.
Mrs. Glassell Fitzhugh and children Of
Charlottesville are visiting Mrs. F1tz-
hughs aunt, Mrs. Anne Wingield. or
Piedmont street, but expect to return
home soon, accompanied by Mrs. Wing
field. Among the guests at recent
house party entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Greaner Neal at Mulberry Green were
Miss Bette Kirkman and Mrs Writ
Chelf of Culpeper. Judge Daniei Grin
nan and James B. Pace, jr., OF Rich
mond and Mr.. Barron of England. On
Tuesday Mrs. Neal gave an attractive
luncheon in compliment to Mrs. John b.
Spencer Of Danville, who is spending
this week there. Those invited to meet
her were Miss Mary Spencer IT Danville,
Mrs. Lewis Nelson. jr., and her guest,
w. Chelf, Mrs. Johnson Strother. Mrs.
Royal Hume and Mrs. Lewis Nelson. ST..
all of Culpeper. The color scheme of
the table decorations was red, quantities
Miss Martha Houch left Tuesday for
Washington, where she Joined hzr aunt.
Mrs. Lambert, and her cousiS, liss May
Lambert, in tWo-week visit to Atlantic
City. Mr.. Nelson Pace. who has been
spending several weeks in Culpeper, left
Saturday for his home in Lewisburg, w.
Va. Mr. Frank NJ Gilkeson left Monday
for visit to his brother, Mr.. Fillmore
Gilkeson, at the old Gilkeson homestead
near Staunton, and will afterward make
a round of visits to other relatives In
Augusta. DR.. and Mrs. George s. Bagby
of Richmond, who have been on motor
trip through the state, were guests last
week of their cousins. Mr.. Archie Good
loe and Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer Jennings.
on Main street. They returned to Rich
mond Tuesday, accompanied by Mr..
Goodloe. Miss Helen Macoy also accom-
panied the party as far as Orange,
where she is visiting her grandfather
the Rev. John Hansborough. Miss
Mr. and Mrs Darlington Watkins on
Spencer street. Mrs. Edgar Noting
ham has returned to Brandy after several
days with Mrs. Carter Page on Jamesons
Hill Mr.. Chilholm Page. who is spend
ing some time in Warrenton. was a
weekend guest of Mrs. Page. Miss Lucie
Wiltshire and Miss Mildred Bispham will
spend next week in Baltimore, where they
go to attend the wedding on Saturday OF
Miss Bessie Dickey of that city to Mr.
Miss Mildred Hill, will also attend the
marriage, going later in the week. Mr..
Robert Goodloe of Alton was the week
end guest of Mr.. Archie Goodloe on Main
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Strother have
closed Kinloch, their country home, and
will return to Welch, w. Va. for the
winter, going first to Baltimore. where
they will put their young daughter, Mary
James, in school at st. Timothy's Acad-
emy. Paymaster Lewis Wise Jennings
was an over-Sunday guest of relatives
on Jamesons Hill, returning to Wash
ington, where he is stationed now. Mon
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Randolph
and small son Wilton are spending sew
eral weeks with Mr.. Randolph's mother,
Mrs. Mary Randolph, on Main street.
Mrs. Whitley and Miss Mary Whitley of
Williamsburg are visiting the Rev. and
Mrs. c. E. Peasants at the Methodist
parsonage. Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Hud-
West Virginia and spent several deys
with Mrs. Amanda Hudson on Piedmont
street before going to their new home
in Warrenton. Miss Selma Lewis is the
guest this week of her cousin. Miss
Russell Colvin. Mrs. J. Randolph Turner
and little son returned Monday from a
visit to relatives in Washington. Mrs.
d. James Coleman and Miss Frances
Coleman are spending several days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fuller on Riggs
joined by Mrs. Coleman's sister. Mrs.
Herndon Frazer Of Charles Town, w.
Va Mrs Mercer Jennings entertained
with a small bridge party last Thursday
in honor of her house guest, Mrs. George
s. Bagby of Richmond. Mrs. Arthur
Holtzman the first of the week, leaving
for visit to friends in Louisa county,
and will go to other friends in lower
Virginia from there. Mrs. Willie Nalle
spent Monday and Tuesday with friends
in Washington. The Billilken Club was
delightfully."- entertained Thursday morn
ing by one of the out-Of-town members,
Miss Celeste Williams. at her country
home, Fairview.
A social event of much prominence was
the marriage of Miss Arabella Bowling
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Hurt, and
the Stevensburg Baptist Church at 6:45
Wednesday evening. The ceremony was
performed by the father of the bride.
who is pastor of the church. The bride
entered with her brother, Mr.. George
Hurt. She was gowned in white char
meuse and carried a shower bouquet Of
bride roses and lilies of the valley. Her
long veil was fastened with a garland
of some of the same flowers and she
wore a pearl and cameo pin which had
been worn by her grandmother. Arabella
Bowling, at her wedding siXty-five years
ago. Mrs. John Jeter Hurt Of Durham.
n. c., was matron of honor. and Miss
Laura Elizabeth Hurt, a sister of the
bride, maid Of honor. Mrs. Hurt wore
white embroidered marquisette over pink
silk. and the maid Of honor wore pink
crepe over pink silk. Both carried bou-
quets Of bridesmaid roses. The four
bridesmaids were Misses Lindsey Gordan
and Florence Willis of Lignum, May
Stringfellow of Batna and Susie Rogers
of Onancock. They were gowned alike
carried bouquets of carnations OF the
same color. Mr.. Irwin Parr of Brandy,
George Hiden Of Culpeper, Gordon Willis
Of Lignum and Werter Hurt, a brother