Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-06-04
Mcdowell

IS Every one IS delighted over
= fine showers of rain. The Fl
iecc really good rains for some weeks
,oi The Highland Chapter U. D.
- held an enthusiastic meeting
g the Mansion House." Saturd
rs afternoon, May 20. One of
'0 features of the business part of
81 meeting was the election of Office
~, All the old officers were re-elect
9 excepting the 1st Vice. Presto
.. and the Secretary who haveeved
n it impossible to attendeet the
70 meetings and asked teance and
~ of the Office. in or6retaries were
r disadvantage B. Wood was
mountains ,adng Secretary, Miss
elected corresponding Secretary
,r eiecteo6ne is absent we shall hope
L3e presence of the other. Their
INork is different, of course, but
under the circumstances we hope
to be- able to have one. if not both,
at each meeting.
The President reported 80 Crosses
of Honor as bestowed.
The Registrar reported 81 mem
bers enrolled. The Chapter lost
one member by death, which leaves
an enrolment of 80.
A sample of granite was given the
Chapter by Chas Wiseman: 1t Is
very pretty and they hope to he
able to use native Highland Granite
for the monument to the battle OF
Mcdowell, and for some part OF
the Tablet to be erected IN the
Court yard at monterey to comem-
crate the memory of Hjghlanders
enlisted for State rights.
The officers elected and re-elect-
I'd are as follows:
President MIS- J. B. Bradshaw
Mcdowell, 1st vice-Presldent MRS
J. Cliff Matheny, Monterey, Enc
Vice-President Mrs. c. P. } mes
Monterey, Recording Secretary Mrs
H. B. Wood, Monterey, Core
spending Secretary Miss Iona Pope
Doe Hill, Treasurer. MRS 5. .
Eagle, Doe Hill, Registrar Mrs. L
A. McNulty, Mcdowell, Historian
Miss Josephine Stephenson, mon
terey, Custodian Miss Martha Eagl'
Doe Hill.
After the election of officers
Miss Josephine Stephenson gave
splendid report of the Convention
of District No. 2, that met in Gov
lington last month. The report wa
both inspiring and instructive.
The Chapter adjourned to NEE
at Doe Hill the last Saturday /
!. June.
Rev. VIM. E. Hudson, Su pit. II
: NJ. Lexington Presbytery, spen
Monday night in our village on HI
way to Deerfeld where he expect
to hold series of services.
Mrs. W. R. Siron, Mrs. H. |
r Bradshaw and little Mary Virgins
5 Ihave gone to Deerfeld to visit Mrs
. J. W. Hop.
Mrs. Dennis Gum, of Meade
y Dale, was the guest of her fathe
/ G. S. Peterson, Saturday night.
a A number of our people attende
the Sunday School Convention {
Williamsville last week and te
/. repaid for their trip. There is
|. movement on foot to have High
II land organize, as it is the on
o county not organized and affiliate
L with tie State Association, we G
y not want to miss the great advar
Il tage of such help to Sunday Soho
e works and people in general for
10 includes evangelical demoninstr'
Il ton.
n Miss Lii Hook returned hon
:, from Roanoke Saturday where 81
= has been teaching school.
r. Miss Josephine Bradshaw h
i. gone to Fishersville to attend t
n meeting of the Lexington Presb'
i'd terial held in the Thinking Sprln
e. church. She goes as alternate f
Oh Mrs. E. A. McNulty, who was a
,; IL pointed to represent the Misslona
~, Society of of the Presbyterl
Mt church, but could not attend o'
5, ing to illness in the family.
to There will be meeting of t
III Stonewall Civic League, Saturd
IS evening the twelfth of June,
good Literary programe will