Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Culpeper. Va.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CULPEPER, Va, June S.-Under the
auspices of A. p. Hill Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans. assisted by the Gull
pepper Minute Men. appropriate services
were held on Decoration day at the ma
tional cemetery. EN-Mayor II. c. Bur
rows. who is commander of the camp
presided over the meeting and intro
duced Commonwe alth Attorney f. II
Gibson, who made an address. Amer
lea" and "Blest Be the Tie That Binds
were sung as choruses. and "Juanita,'
the old wartime favorite. solo by
Miss Jane Loving. The Culpeper Minute
Men fired a salute and at the close of
the ceremonies their bugler sounded
taps over the Federal dead. Lincoln 8
address at Gettysburg was read by Prof.
7. W. Hendricks of the Culpeper High
School. and the superintendent of the
cemetery, +. f.. Wagner. made a short
address expressing his appreciation of the
part taken by the Confederate veterans
and townSpeope
Mrs. George Williams entertained at
Redwood. her home near Culpeper, Fri
day evening in honor of her grand
daughter, Miss Mildred Stark, whose
birthday was celebrated with a de-
lightful dance to the younger set Of
town and county.
Miss Fannie Louise Rixey. who spent
the past winter In Pocahontas and has
recently been visiting her mother. Mrs. f.
HAYES Lipscomb. in Richmond, returned
to Culpeper Tuesday and is with her
grandmother, Mrs. Fannie Vowel, at
Corner View.
A charming entertainment to the Aft
ernoon Bridge Club was given by Mrs.
R. Clyde Lewis Thursday afternoon.
The rooms were decorated with bowls
of pink peonies and pink roses and the
hostess was assisted in entertaining by
her sister. Mrs Samuel Booker. The
prize for the top score was won by Miss
Taunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Whitehorne, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. Rus
sell Smith. left Wednesday for their
home in Caldwell, y. j., accompanied
by Miss Elizabeth Russell Smith, who
will be their guest for the month of
June.
The commencement of the Culpeper
High School was held in Fairfax Thea
ter last evening. the eight graduates
receiving their diplomas from I'rof
Hendricks Jury Loving was the vale
dictorian. Glenn Oldacre the sa1utato-
rian of the occasion and the class poem
was written and read by Joseph Daniel
Brown owen Nalle gave the class his
tory, Russell King the recommends
tons and Miss Reese Thomas the class
prophecies. Thomas Newton Tappv
was the orator of the program, and the
last will and testament was given BY
Miss Bernice Pierce. \ large crowd at
tended and among the visitors who
took part in the program WAS Prof.
Lindsey Rogers. who is professor Of
political science at the University of
Virginia
Ogie Singleton. Washington, spent
the week end in Culpeper with Mr.. Sew
ern NJ. Nottingham and made an ad-
dress 10 the teachers of st Stephens
Sunday school.
Rev. Henry Thompson Scudder of
New York was recent guest of Rev
and Mrs. kensey J. Hammond at St
stephens recto"y and preached last
SUNDAY. Mr.. Hammond's cousin. Miss
Annie Kennedy, of Newcastle. is now d
guest at the rectory and will spend
some time here before going to the
coast Of Maine for the summer
Jacquelin Amber Brooke Of this
place has announced the engagement
and approaching marriage OF his twin
daughters, Misses MILAN Carter
Brooke and Elizabeth Bruce Brooke
the former to Henry SomervilIe of West
Virginia and the latter 10 Thomas G.
Richie. formerly of Richmond. but
now Of Penn ylvania. The double mar
riage viii take place June IS in the
chapel Of Holy Trinity Episcopa
Church. in Richmond. where the brides
elect have been ma king their homes for
the past three years.