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Evening star., 1915-05-23

Patterson was visiting in Winchester.
their dwelling. practically new house.
was burned to the ground. nothing being
saved except two chairs. Patterson's s
father had the building insured for 81. 900
The contents, owned by the son, were not
insured.
A Blue and Gray reunion will be the
chief feature of the memorial exercises
in the national cemetery in Winchester
Monday. May 81. under the auspices of
Mulligan Post, Grand Army of the Re
public. and the Ladies' National Memorial
Association.
Col. Robert T. Barton. former mayor of
Winchester. and for many years a COM
mander of Gen. Turner Ashby Camp. Con-
federate Veterans. will make the opening
address and introduce Col G. C. Ross of
washington. assistant attorney general
Of the United States. The Boy Scouts.
scoutmaster r. T. Barton. jr.. command
ing. will attend in body
J. NJ. Rothwell. cold storage capitalist
OF Martinsburg. W. Va, was in Staunton
this week making preliminary arrange
ments for erection of large and modern
cold storage plant. A large majority of
the leading fruit growers of Augusta
county have signed an agreement to
generously patronize the industry
Mr.. Rothwell declared the machinery
and other equipment for the plant will be
installed in ample time for the plant to
be put into operation by September l..
Last year many growers had to sell their
apples at the low prices offered by buy
ers because they had no cold storage
facilities in the vicinity of Staunton.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

Ponorow. Gertrude Constantine, Mrs.
Bailey. Helen Rowe. Helen Luve. Mil
dred Gray. Henry Roj-back, Susanna
Kyner, Charles Anderson. Frances
Clark, Walter Constantine. Gordon
Zollinhofer, Harry Trainham. Morris
Brown. Levy Fleshman and Earl
Abigail.
Secretary W. G. Brooke OF the South
ern Maryland Fair Association an
nounces that during the festivities be-
ginning June l. and lasting hve days,
there will be number of aeroplane
flights. base ball and an automobile
exhibition. 4 program Of six running
races each day will be a feature, the
horses to be entered being many or
those who participated in the meeting
at Pimlico Electric Park and Prospect
Park.
More than two months after the
event took place, the details of the
marriage of Miss Nora Nelson, daugh-
and Prof. Preston L. Peach. son OF
DIR. and Mrs. John Peach. have become
known through letters received by the
parents of the young people, who i've
near Mitchellsville. Prince Georges
county. Miss Nelson sailed for the
Malay Islands about the middle OF
January to meet Prof. Peach, mis-
sionary in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Their pretty romance began
when both the young people were stu
dents at Westminster. Md. The mar.
riage took place upon the arrival of
the steamer at singapore. being per-
formed in Wesley Church, Singapore,
Saturday. March s. at IL o'clock noon
Mrs. Peach is assisting her husband
in the work of one of the largest
schools at kuala Lumpor.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
HOPING FOR A RUN.
When the Thrills Come in the Com.
mencement Base Ball Game.
Scrjbner's Magazine

r rom scr1pnets Magazine.
When the score of a commencement
game stands one to nothing in favor of
the home team, with the young men of
a rival university at bat in the first
half of the ninth inning intercolle giate
base ball. in point of thrill, color and
general spectacular environment. may
be regarded as having reached its
apotheosis.
In the distance the hills and woods
sleep In the purple haze of a placid
June afternoon. over the base ball
neld silence hangs heavily and tensely.
"nere formerly the air had vibrated
Win organized uproar, breaking oc-
casionallE into that unordered upheav-
az or sound which one knows at the
folo Grounds OF at Shibe Park Myri-
aus or RED, blue. white. pink. mauve
parasols' gay costumes and flags have
become SO motionless that each color
note stands out distinctly.
me antics of the reunited classes
VINO just before the game paraded in
10 the held, dominating it completely
are forgotten. Scotch Highlanders
uien saii peasants, Indian Parsees. Arabs.
sailors and red Indians long ago melt :
ed from the center of the arena and
now form merely a segment in a vast
towering bank of color.
ne oands and drum corps have dis
appeared: floats laden with apt, timely
sgmooi1cal groups are out of sight be :
hlnd the stands. A great part of the
game. 1t may be supposed, had passed
before the jovial graduates and those
watching them had been able to dis
soclate this struggle on the diamond
from the scenes of merry abandon
which had marked its opening stages
but now. in this first half of the ninth
the game holds full sway.
A sharp crack of bat against an
inshoot smites the ears like the split
tlns or giant oak. deep murmur
browns the little Gathering volley OF
cheers from the devoted group Of sup
porters OF the alien nine AS the whit e
sphere describes a perfect paraboIa
But an agile outfielder keeps pace with
ia race always as beautiful as any
thing in the realm of sport-and the
ball finally settles into his hand A
roar of relief and applause acclaims
the play: as similar outburst does a
moment later when stinging grounder
whizzes to the shortstop and is deftly
handled, making two out.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
CULPEPER.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CCLPEPER, Va, May GA series OF
cottage prayer meetings have been held
at various homes throughout the week
They will continue until the first week
in July. when the meeting conducted
by Rev. Gypsy Smith. jr. will be held.
movement. and each of the churches
Is also having services each night.
The contract has been let by the
school board of Catalpa district for a
new building for the Culpeper High
School. to cost s1s.145, which will be
used in connection with the present
structure. Work will begin at once.
and the contract calls for completion
in time for the fall session, which be-
gins September Is.
Two games of ball were played at
the Culpeper athletic grounds Satur-
day between the teams from the Orange
High School and the LSnum High
school in the morning and Orange and
Culpeper in the afternoon. Orange
was victorious in both games beating
the Lignum team by a score of 13 to 3.
and winning over Culpeper by 12'to 10.
Both games were umpired by William
Bailey of Cuipeper. Wednesday the
cu1peper team went to Orange for re-
turn game. but was again beaten.
The funeral of Henry Hawley, who
died at his home in Washington last
Wednesday. was held here Friday. with
interment in Fairview cemetery. The
services were conducted by Rev E. W.
Winfry. assisted by Rev. r. p. Lump
kin. and the pallbearers were J. Cor
don Thomas. Bowman Clark. Frank
Brown. r. S. Riley. w. r. Hill and
H. {. Burrows. the latter two being
members of the A. F. Hill Camp. Con-
federate Veterans. Mr.. Hawley was in
his seventy-third year and a veteran
of the civil war. in which he was a
member of the Army of the Potomac.
Surviving are four children. Miss Loula
and Lydia Hawley Of Washington.
Washington, and Joseph Hawley of
Consonie. Conn. Also two grandchil-
dren, Lewis Hawley of Washington
and Miss J. Hawley of Consonie, Conn.
A Young Woman's Guild has been
organized at Christ Church. Brandy,
and held it's initial meeting last week
at the home Of the Misses nottingham.
The officers are: President, Miss Mary
Gait; vice president, Miss Naomi Abb
bott: treasurer. Miss Cora Loving Not
tingham. and secretary. Miss Lily ABB
bott.
Rev. Alexander Gait of Brandy, Rev.
Roberts Cole of Rapidan and Rev. Ken
sey T. Hammond of Culpeper, with the
lay delegates from each church, nave
been attending the meeting of the
council of the Episcopal church IN
Alexandria this week
Russell Ramey. the son of Mrs. Lucy
Ramey of this county. and Miss Lucy
Verne of El Paso. Tex. were married
at St Clements Episcopal Church of
that place last Wednesday. The groom
has been making his home IN I'll faso
for some years and is prominent in
business circles.
Mrs. James A. Strother of WEIGH,
w. Va, arrived in Culpeper this week
and is at her farm near town for the
summer. where she will be joined
shortly by her daughter, Miss Mary
lanes Strother. who is now at school.
and other members of the family.
Mrs. Andrew Falconer of Brandy, who
has been in i'll health for some time.
was found dead in bed Monday morn
ing. The funeral was held Tuesday
with interment in Fairview. Rev.
Grubbs of Brandy conducted the serv-
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Italy's Oil.
from the New York Tribune


The melancholy days appreciation
salad lovers. Italy, quietly. almost Sc
cretly. as becomes an important meas
ure OF, national conservation. has placed
an embargo on the ,exporta tion of olive
oil. Devotees of Muenchner and Pill
sener. deprived for months last fall of
their beloved brew. may now extend the
hand of sympathy to their brothers of
the Lucca habit. The ravages of war
seem past prediction.
OF course, the true patriot will offset
his grief to some degree with the re-
fection that the oleaginous product of
the domestic cottonseed may now come
into its own But patriotism of this
sort comes high. for cottonseed oil
means to the salad epicure what do
mestic beer does to the lover OF
Muenchner and Pilsener-a proclamation
Indeed. all such will be sorely tempted
rather than endure the substitution, to
crop their grasses undressed.
But what, it will be urged, does the
italian government hope to gain by the
embargo" All. that is the mystery.
Possibly the Italian soldier oils his gun
with the sacred essence. Perha aps-it is
bitter thought, but it will obtrude-
the emba rgo is not designed as war
measure at all. but simply to conserve
the supply of oil that it may he poured
on the troubled waters of diplomacy.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.

specal Correspondence Of The star
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va, May
22-rhe May term of court convened
here Monday. with Judge j. B. T.
Thornton of Manassas presiding. A
special grand jury was sworn in. with
John D. Garrett AS foreman. True bills
were returned against Henry Smith
and Alfred Bergman for grand larceny;
against John Wilson for felonious
housebreaking. and against Arthur
Mullen, jr, and Ralph Phillips for felo-
nious robbery. The wills of Cynthia
Bell and Nellie Carter were offered for
probate. The resignation of p. p
Thomas as sealer of weights and meas
ures for Fairfax county was received
and accepted. new voting precinct
has been ordered established at Pender
An attempt to kill a beagle hound be-
longing to William F.. Ford. jr., pos
tai clerk living in Clifton. in the belief
that the dog had been annoying sheep,
brought w. P. Doak and A. d. Bauser-
man, two farmers of the Clifton neigh
borhood. before justice court Tues
day night on the charge of unneces
sary cruelty to an animal After a
die of Centerville lasting several hours
the two farmers were fined $3.50 and
costs Both noted an appeal. The Incl
dent aroused much feeling among the
residents of Clifton.
Mr. and Mrs. George Watkins have
announced the engagement of their
daughter Daisy and Louis Oliver. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tansill Oliver.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Israel attended
the meeting of the executive board of
the organized classes of Fairfax coun-
ty at Herndon last Sunday. Mr.. Israel
substituting for Rev. John Kerr at the
services at the Methodist Church Sun
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Israel were
guests during their stay of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Cummins.
party of young people. chaperoned
tended the dance given Monday night
at Vienna by Ralph and Amos Chilcott.
Mrs. Denham Of Washington was re-
cent guest of Mrs. J. r. Allison.
Mrs Thomas r. Keith. Mrs. Norman
J. Gayner. Miss Helen Moore and Miss
Tillie Page attended the diocesan coun-
Gil of the Episcopal Church at Alex
andria Thursday and were dinner
guests of Mrs. John NJ. Johnson.
The women who attended the meeting
of the Virginia Federation of Women's
Clubs at Fairfax last week visited
Christ Church. Alexandria, last Satur
day as guests of the newly elected
president Miss Helen Cummins
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes Mon
cure. son and daughter of DR.. and Mrs
w. Peyton Moncure of this place. who
have been in the Philippines for the
past two years. are returning to this
Evening star., 1915-05-23
HYATTSVILLE.
Il Cn,te.lrn.!rnce nf rte Star.

Special C1fr"-f"n'!rnc. 81 Tt" star.
HYATTSNltLE, May cat "a meet
ng of the volunteer fire department
asst night Fred a Sou1es was elected
.hief for the third consecutive term,
defeating John VI. Adams 10y one vote,
he count beng, Soulies 30, and Adams
20 Other officers were elected as fol-
ovs. John 4 Dorr, assistant chief.
Nohle J. Wilson, recording secretary,
Fugh CrawIey. financial secretary:
lohn Fainter. treasurer: Harvey l..
smith. fire marshal; Frank Coates,
-aptain hose reel No. !; Harry Degges
.sptain hose reel No. .: A. j. Scho-
ie!d. captain irtlra a: Charles Robin
'oU, captain chemical No. I. sur
seons, DR. ". Z. Willis, Dr. Guy w.
.atimer. br, Robert B .Tohnstone and
or. Thomas T. i.atitner: delegates to
he state fremeu's convention AT Iona
'onine June L.. - and IA. Mayor Ed
yard DeVlIn. chief Fred A. SouIes
John Fainter. Charles Robinson and J.
Hawk ktns; alternatcs. a. j. Schofeld.
y \ Cooper. W y Dorr, John O.
Johnson and John Walsh
f. :. Burroughs. superintendent of
public schools for Prince Georges
.ounty. has about completed arrange
nents for the rally day exercises to be
geld at the fsir grounds at Timer
,uro of the exercises viii lie "A parade
" several hundred school children
Several prominent stat. and county
fpeakHrs VIII attend The winner in
he athletic contests will be sent 10
Baltimore to participate in the state
contest.
Several hundred democratic voters
rom every district iu Prince Georges
.ounty were in Upper Marlboro Tues
lay To meet Emerson &. Harrington
'sndidate for nomination for governor
NJ. Harrington made speech but
vas kept busy all day shaking hands
md passing pleasing word. A num-
Der of candidates for local Offices were
tlSo present. and these. too. had "A busy
lay. IL developed during the day that
considerable sentiment springing
ip throughout the state for the nomi-
ration Of Ogle Marbury OF Laurel dis
.rict for attorney general. Mr.. Mar
,ury was the democratic floor leader
II Annapolis during the 1912 session
" the legislature. and made many
friends
large audience was present in the
Town hall in Badensburg Thursday
evening TO witness two plays given by
he pupils of the school. The scholars
Inder Miss Caroline Duckett gave
Cinderella, those taking part being
Inder the age of ten years. "Susan's
finish" WAS eiven by the pupils of
9rof. clifford l.. Johnson, principal and
he school Mrs. Alfred y. Bailey and
or the performa secs. Those taking
S~atl Anderson, Rosa Watson, Rose
Evening star., 1915-05-23

the war is to be given Monday evening
at Warrenton. The proceeds are to be
expended for chairs and scenery for the
town hall. recently bought and re-
modelled by the business men of War
renton.
Rev. Dr. j. W. Cammack of Rich
mond is to preach Sunday evening in
the Warrenton Baptist Church.
The commencement exercises OF Eau
quier Institute are to be held Thursday
evening, June 3.
Mrs Jessie Caldwell Walraven OF
warrenton has issued invitations to the
marriage of her daughter Jessie and
Courtney Somerville Welton. The mar
riage is to take place wednesday even
ing. June .. in the Warrenton Presby-
terian Church.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
WHEN GREAT FORTS FALL,
What Surrendering With the Hon
ors Of War" Means.

From Pearsons Weekly.
When Peremysl. the great fortress on
the Hungarian frontier, fell into the
hands of the Russians, the terms of
surrender provided that the garrison
should be accorded "honors of war
AS consequence, the defenders
marched out with their colors flying,
and surrendered to the commander of
the attacking forces to the sounds OF
drums and bugies. The prisoners were
neither deported to Siberia nor sent to
concentration camps. but were placed
on parole in certain town of Russia,
and the officers were allowed to retain
their swords.
1t is interesting to recall that at Port
Arthur. the greatest siege ever known.
at the end of seven months investment
surrender if they could march out with
all the honors of war, but the Japanese
demanded unconditional surrender.
Ordinarily, in all these siege opera
conditional, and the vanquished tacitly
agree to accept whatever terms the
victor. in his wisdom. may impose. re-
lying upon the latter's magnanimity
for good and lenient treatment. The
usual course is this: The garrison is
disarmed They are made to fall in.
all so many prisoners. and escorted to
wherever their conquerors decide they
shall be detained.
The conquerors. of course, see that
the escort Is a strong guard. properly
armed. able to put down at once any
attempt on the prisoners part to es-
cape or disobey orders. Worst of all.
and certainly the most calling to any
real soldier. the almost sacred trophies
of the different regiments become the
SnOils Of the yfctOrS
Guns. ammunition. colors and such
like things all have to be given up,
though men have given their lives to
defend them. For the future they grace
the homes OF the enemy, or are turned
gainst their old owners in the field.
1t is in these things that the humilia-
tion of surrender becomes complete
yet all of it is saved when the beaten
war" as the Austrians were al Pere-
mysl. That means the defenders were
simply defeated. but not disgraced."
BY its use, the successful besiegers
admit to the world that the garrison
were able to make something better
than an unconditional surrender. Their
heroic defense had not left them at
their last gasp: they could maintain
hostilities for some time yet: and, al
though they would undoubtedly be
beaten at the finish, the fortress could
only be taken after more loss had been
suffered.
In such case all tina. is demanded
of the beaten men is that they should
evacuate all their positions. These the
enemy take possession of. what they
have been striving for. All the colors
and other trophies are retained by the
garrison. The defenders are not pris-
oners of war, compelled to surrender.
They are simply beaten men. volun-
tarily giving up the unequal contest.
They are not disarmed, and escorted
by guards. Mastering under their own
leaders, as they did at Peremysl. they
have no enemy over them giving or
ders. Headed by their owl bands. with
their own colors flying above them, and
10 foreign flag near. they '''march ou,
of the positions they have so nob1y
held, saluted by their successors. and
acclaimed by the world as heroes for
Evening star., 1915-05-23
VIENNA, VA.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
VIENNA. Va. May 22-Fairfax
County Chapter. d. A. X, held a special
business meeting last Saturday at the
home of Mrs. George r. King for the
annual election of officers. with Mrs.
Benjamin w. Sunny of Washington
presiding, in the absence of the regent,
Mrs. Franklin Sherman. Mrs. Sherman
was reelected regent; Mrs. Il. w. Sum
my, reelected vice regent; Mrs George
B. Corey, reelected second vice regent
Mrs. Joseph Berry. recording secretary.
Miss May Ballard of West Falls Church.
re-elected corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Tunis c. Quick of Falls Church.
reelected registrar; Mrs H. w. PETTY
of Arlington, treasurer, and Miss Mary
Huntington of Washington, historian.
The June meeting of the chapter will be
held at the home of Mrs. Franklin Will
liams, jr.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Edward Mower and
Miss Ivah Richards entertained the
young people of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church very delightfully."- last Friday
evening. A varied program was en-
ings pleasure being Mrs. c. L. Shear,
Sherwood and Deming Shear, Felix and
Mark Taylor. John Mccarthy, Miss
Mary Sherman, Miss Dorothy Freeman
and Miss Louise Hoge-
The Sunday service of the Presby-
terian Church was held last week at
the Methodist Church, as the Presby-
terian Church has been undergoing its
spring housecleaning. The service next
Sunday will be as usual
Clarence Smith of Vienna was thrown
from q freight train of the Washington
and Old Dominion railroad at Leesburg
one day. this week and badly injured
about the arm and hip.
Mrs Albert Rhett Walker entertained
the guild of the Episcopal Church Tues
day afternoon.
The Current Events Club met at the
public library Wednesday. with the
president. Mrs. Alma d. Hine. in the
chair Mrs. J. f. Dudley reported on
current topics and Mrs. Hine read her
report, prepared for the meeting of the
federation at Fairfax last week. Mrs.
]. w. Echols was appointed chairman
of committee to invite a representa-
tive from each of the clubs of the
county to attend the meeting of the
Current Events Club. June and con-
slider forming a county federation. The
annual election of officers will take
place next Wednesday. Mrs. Ralph G.
Lewis, Mrs. Paul Richmond and Mrs
Christian e. Sulzner were appointed
nominating committee
The boys of the Franklin Sherman
High School at Mclean gave a minstrel
show last Friday evening under the
management of Mr.. ]. S. Ball. president
Evening star., 1915-05-23

of the School and Civic League. and G.,
W. Hansen So successful was the show
that it will be repeated at the town
hall at Langley next month. The
league gave its last dance OF the sea-
son Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter mccarthy, who
We're married at Groom. Md, May 1. are
now at home at the residence of Mrs
James mccarthy, near Lewinsville.
The little daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
J. B. Anderson died this week at the
home of her parents. after long i'll
ness Interment was in the cemetery
at Townsville. Rev. William Painter of
ST. Johns Church officiating.
The mayor of Falls Church has issued
a call for a mass meeting to be held at
the council rooms the evening of June
I. to consider nominations for council
men to be voted for at the coming reg
ular election June s. One councilman
for each of the three wards will be
also be taken as an expression of opin-
ion on the subject of increase of taxa
tion for Improvements and also on the
segregation of the races in the town.
men. are eligible to vote their opinions
on these propositions. Road work
day" has been postponed until later in
the season.
A representa- tive gathering of Vienna
people assembled at the schoolhouse
exercises of the new schoolhouse. DR..
Arthur G. Coumbe. chairman of the
school board. presided and introduced
the speakers. Mayor Leon L. Freeman
made the opening address. after which
NJ. D. Hall. county superintendent;
Franklin Williams, jr., of the county
school board: NJ. E. Church OF the Falls
Church school board. and George f.
King of the Vienna school board made
addresses. Al the conclusion of the
m de sjt ~ in
spection to the school building.
The closing exercises of the Vienna
public school were held Friday after
noon. when a pleasing program was
presented by the children
Lansing NJ. Dow was in Alexandria
this week as delegate from the
Church of the Holy Comforter to the
diocesan council.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
KENSINGTON.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
KENSINGTON, Md. May 22.-A lawn
party was given by the Episcopal
Church last Friday night at the rectory.
The Cantrell Construction Company is
making much progress in the laying of
the sewers for which contract was
awarded by kensinEton under recent
municipal ordinance. The residents
there are greatly pleased with the con-
veniences afforded them in this line.
a lawn party will be given June for
the benefit of st. Paul's Methodist
Church. Preparations for the affair
now are being completed.
The recent rains have dispelled fore
hodings of crop failures and the en-
thusiastic gardeners of kensington are
looking forward to a large harvest this
season.