Evening star., 1919-09-21
FREDERICKSBURG.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, September
20.-The Fredericksburg State Normal
School, which opened for registration
Thursday. was overrun with apph-
cants. All of the rooms in the dorm-
tories have been assigned and there
are twenty or thirty students on the
waiting lists. Classiflcations were
made today. and Monday the classes
will begin regular work.
Maryes Heights Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, mas
elected Mrs. Franklin Stearns and MISS
Mary Custls Lee as delegates to at.
tend the State United Daughters OF
the Confederacy convention to be held
in Staunton, Va, October IA.
The state board of education mas
elected Rev. Thomas P. Baker super
intendent of schools for King George
county and Whit D. Peyton as super
intendent of Stafford county:
Rev. John A. Callahan. who has peen
assistant pastor of St. Mary's Catnonc
Church since the first Sunday in July,
during the absence of Rev. Father
T. B. Martin at Colonial Beach for
summer months. has received orders
to report to St. PauIs Church, Ports
mouth, where he will be assistant TO
Rev. Joseph Magri, D. G.
G. A. Kiroklow and Mrs. Bette Rey-
nolds. both of Mount Airy, Md; came
here today. secured a marriage Incense
and were united in marriage by Rev.
r. c. Gilmore, the ceremony taxing
place in the Presbyterian Chapel. Mr..
Kirokiow formerly resided in Rich-
mond county.
Mrs. o. A. Kinsolving. mother OF
Rev. w. l. Kinsolving. formerly or
Richmond. died Monday in Baltimore.
She was the widow of Rev. Dr. o. a.
Kinsolving, formerly of Houston. va
and was formerly Mrs. Richard CorDin
of Moss Neck, Caroline county. wnere
for several months in 1851 Sne was
hostess of Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
The annual reunion of Mosbys men,
formerly the 43d Battalion of the
Confederate army, during the CIVIL
war. will be held here September ~
and %. The principal address VIII De
delivered by Col. Robert Z. Lee OF
Washington, grandson of Gen. RooeIt
E. Lee. The public interest," coInait
tee of the city council is preparing
program for the entertainment OF the
The Rev. B. F. Robinson has re-
signed the pastorate of the baptlst
Churches in Madison county, Whicn ne
has been serving for the last nve
feet October 81. Mr.. Robinson has ac-
cepted work in Culpeper county. so
that he can live in the town OF Cui-
peper, where his son can attend hlgn
school. Mr.. Robinson retains one
church in Madison county at Novum.
Harry NJ. Shacklette of Stanord mas
entered the race for sheriff of stafford
county. He offers to give to the
county. if elected, one-third Of his
salary for any purpose the county
might want it for. Mr.. Shacklette is
an active business man.
The Rappahannock valley con7oca-
ton will meet at the Hague, West.
and "a, in the interest of the nation
wide campaign for the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
DR.. and Mrs. William ]. Newbil of
Irvington were surprised by many OF
their friends few evenings ago, VINO
fiftieth anniversary Of their marriage.
The guests assembled in the large liv-
ing room Of the Newbill home and,
accompanied by Mrs. Irving Messick
en- piano, sang BLESSED Be the Tie That
Binds" which was followed by a pray
yer, who had been present at the
nuptials, recalled number OF Incl
dents in connection with the court
ship and marriage of the happy cou-
Pile. A large basket was brought in
filled with gifts. which the doctor and
MS DrlQc appreciated UcyOHo cA-
preston. Mrs. Newbil1 was presented
with a large brides cake. which was
decorated on top with the number so"
in green. DR.. and Mrs. Newbill are
the parents of Maj. Willard Newbill
Of the United States Army, who is in
Germany.
James S. Williams Of the Marine
Corps. stationed at Quantico. and Miss
Efie W. Howard, daughter of Eugene
Howard of Caroline county, were
married at the residence of the Rev.
George NJ. Donahoe, near Bowling
Green, September .13. They will re-
side in Fredericksburg until Mr.. Will
liams is discharged from the service,
when they will go to his home in st.
Louis, Mo-, to live.
The body Of Private Preston Sam
pie was taken Friday to Guinea. Caro-
line county. for burial. He served
overseas about twelve months, where
he contracted tuberculosis, from which
he died at Spartansburg, n. c. He
was son of Mrs. Courtney Sample,
and was a quiet and Industrious young
man who had been the support of his
mother for a number of years.