Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-30
Culpeper, Va.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
| CULPEPER. Va. April 29.-Miss Mary
Bowersett, daughter of Mr.. John A
Bowersett. was married Thursday
evening to John J. Davies, cashier of
the Culpeper National Bank. The cere
mony. which took place at the home
of the brides father. was performed by
Rev. Kensey J. Hammond of St. Steph-
| ems, and witnessed by a small gather
| ing of intimate friends. The bride is
a sister of Mrs. Joseph Harris, whose
| marriage took place last week.
| Miss Wilbur and Miss Sedore Wilbur.
| Cathedral School. have been spending
! some days in Culpeper as the guests of
| Mrs. Willie Hill. on East street. Miss
| Wilbur returned the past week to
| Washington. but her sister will visit in
| Culpeper for several weeks.
| Mrs. Turner Ratrie entertained with
! children's Easter party and egg rolling
at her country home, Auburn, Monday.
| in honor of her small son and daughter,
| Turner Rust and Sally Yancey Ratrie.
| About sixteen small guests went from
| Culpeper and were met at Auburn by
| nearly many more.
| Mr.. and Mrs Herman Winfrey and
! little daughter of Richmond have been
| spending the Easter holidays at the
| home of the formers father. Rev. E.
W. w ln1rsN. on ftaIlrOau street.
! Mr.. and Mrs 3. A Brown have re-
| turned to their home at Novum, in
Madison county, after a weeks stay in
! Ba ltimore.
Mrs. Catherine Meade Fletcher of
! Kappa hammock. who has been spending
the winter in Washington. returned to
| Culpeper the first of the week and is
the guest of Mrs. r. c. Vass.
Mrs. William Perry and little son
| Billy of Welch. W. Va. arrived in Gull
a re
| weeks a the home of Mrs. Taylor Per-
! ry on Main street.
Mrs. John A. Bowman of Washington
| is spending the week end with Miss
Sadie Gilkeson. Jamesons hill. >ar
| son. Rev. John A. Bowman. jr., who =
now at the Union Theological Seminary
| in Richmond. has recently accepted a
call to the Presbyterian churches at
Bealton and Wakefield, in Fauquier
county.
Miss Byrd Law and her niece. Miss
Nan Woolfork. have returned to their
home here after spending Easter in
Washington with Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Woolfork.
The annual election of vestry for st.
Stephens Episcopal Church was held
Easter Monday. Messrs. J. James Rob
erts. Lewis Nelson. John W. Vowel. r.
c: Eass. J. NJ. Lewis. John J. Davies,
Mayor r. NJ. Mackall, DR.. c. H. Colds
borough and DR.. c. B. Macoy were
elected.
Miss Lou FAINT. who had been visiting
relatives here for the past week, re-
turned to Washington Saturday She
was accompanied by her cousins Mrs
George Payne and Miss Nellie George
Payne. who will visit relatives in
Washington.
Miss Lucille Nelson has returned from
Richmond. where she has been visiting
her aunt. Mrs. J. Clifford Miller and ex-
poets to return to Stuart Hall the first
of the week.
Miss Carol Brown, a student of Ran
dolph- Macon Institute. Danville, who
spent Easter at the home of her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Brown,
Main street. returned to Danville Tues
day.
Dr. johnson Strother and Mr. Billy
fray were visitors to Washington on
Tuesday. Johnson Strother jr, who
was home for the Easter holidays. has
returned to his studies at Annapolis
Miss jamie Miller. Jeffersonton, was
a recent guest of her uncle and aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Z. Miller, on Main
street.
The Easter dance given here Monday
evening by the Pot-and-K Kettle Club
was a brilliant success and largely ~
tended supper was served by
the Young girls of the Junior Chap
acy, in the Masonic Hall. There were
many out-of-town guests. among them
being Mrs. Larkin Willis. Miss Agnes
Willis. Miss Elizabeth Ransome Miss
hclHtosh ana hrS. George j.. Brown
ing of Orange; Misses Nell Somerville.
Helen and Maud Payton and Mrs
Thomas Payton of Rapidan: Messrs
Lewis Barley, Alexandria: Noel. Cooke
and Appleson. University of Virginia;
Fletcher. Philadelphia: Adams, Lynch
burg; Douglas and Tom Somerville and
James Furnival. Rapdan.
Mrs. Robert Fuller Masters William
and Robert Fuller and Miss Phebe Full
Ter of Riggs place, Washington, were |
guests on Wednesday of Mrs. d. James |
Coleman.
Miss Pauline Edwards has returned |
to her home in Washington after a |
weeks stay with her cousin, Mrs. |
Wagner. at The Lodge. Miss Martha /
Stokes of Washington. who has been |
Mrs Wagners guest during the Easter |
holidays. will return to her school in |
Washington today.