Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
FREDERICKSBURG.

FREDERICKSBURG Va, September
9Th and 9Th Regiment. I'd Division.
located at the Base Marine Hospital
at Quantico, in charge of Mr.. De-
vault. the athletic director. and
Mrs. Dodds. matron of the hostage
house at Quantico. came here and
spent an enjoyable day. They were
taken to Chatham. the handsome
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Sulli-
van, where they were permitted to
use the grounds for the picnic and a
basket luncheon was served. Later,
the visitors were taken over the city
in automobil on a sightseeing trip.
A fine supper was served at the War
Camp Community rooms, and the
days features concluded with dane
ing in the evening.
Philip A. Dew of Caroline county,
has instituted suit in the circuit court
of spottsylvania county to obtain an
absolute divorce from his wife. Mrs.
Mary Holiday Dew. on the grounds
of willful desertion and abandonment.
Mr. and Mrs. Dew are both highly
connected.
Browning Leavell. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs, Byrd Leavell Of Culpeper county,
met with a tragic death in stream
near his home, where he was bathing
with a number of other young men.
He was seen to dive, and when he
failed to return to the surface some
of his companions dived for him.
They caught his body and brought 1t
ashore. First aid was rendered, but
expired in a few minutes. He was said
to have been suffering with leaking
heart, which caused him to become
exhausted in the water. Mr.. Leavell
served with the American expedi-
tionary forces in France and recently
had secured his discharge.
Samuel Berry and Miss Virginia
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack HUMPHREYS Of Falmouth. near
here. were united In marriage last
night at the home of the brides
parents, Rev. A. J. Arthur performing
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry
left for a northern bridal trip and
upon their return will make their
home in Falmouth. where Mr.. Berry is
engaged in business.
The democrats of Stafford county
in mass meeting elected the following
delegates to meet the delegation OF
King George county in Fredericks-
burg Saturday. September 20. to NOM
house of delegates from the 1egis-
lative district composed of Stafford
and King George counties to succeed
Thomas L Hunter of King George. in
cumbent, who Is not a candidate Tor
reelection: George Moncure. George
Herring, Whit Peyton, Norman Brown.
c. A. Truslow, Bill Armstrong. Cleve
Harding and William Snellings.
The Confederate veterans of Caro-
line county. at a public meeting at
Bowling Green. elected Capt. c. T.
Smith and Maj. T. D. Coghill as dele
gates to the United Confederate Vet
erans' reunion. to be held at Atlanta,
Ca, October z. It was also decided to
give a big free dinner to all Confed-
crate veterans Of Caroline county on
the second day of the Caroline county
fair at Bowling Green. on October Is.
Miss Lee Edwards. daughter of T.
w. Edwards of Loudoun county. has
been selected as the sponsor for the
4th Virginia Brigade Of Confederate
Veterans at the big Confederate re-
union at Atlanta, October z.
News has been received here OF the
death of Miss Julia Terrell, who
passed away at her home in Jefferson
county, w. Va, near Charles Town. at
the age of seventy-seven years. She
was a granddaughter of the late DR..
Uriah Terrell Of Orange county, Va,
and a niece of the late Mrs j. H.
Bradley OF this city.
Big preparations are being made
for the Fredericksburg fair, which
will open two weeks from today for
an exhibition extending through three
days and three nights.