The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
Winchester, Va.

Winchester, Va, March 12-James
5. Ritter. junior of the Handley
| schools here, has won the first
prize in State wide essay contest
on rhe Navy as an Educational
institution" according to COM
munication received from the Navy
| department by Superintendent +. L.
! clerk. The prize. a ten-inch armor
piercing shell. will be presented as
memorial to the school, with a
plate thereon, engraved with the
name or the winning student and
schooL All the high schools of Vir-
glnia participated in the contest.
| Ritter Is president of his class. A
detail OF navy officers will present
the prize with appropriate ceremo-
nies.
The Rev. Malcolm S. Taylor, rec
tor of Grace Protestant Episcopal
Church, Berryville. Va, has declined
call extended by the vestry of
Monumental Church, Richmond, as
, successor to the Rev. James W. Nor
ris, who is leaving to become dean
or a theological school in Brazil.
Mrs. Virginia Clay Taylor, IS
years old. wife of George W. Tay-
lor, and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth SIoat,
oI years old, widow of Charles d.
sloat, who had been intimate friends
ana nelghbors for forty years, are
dead at their homes here. Mrs, Tay-
| Ior' VINO was formerly Miss Dean.
leaves her husband; four daughters.
MRS. Annie Supinger. Braddock, Pa. :
MRS. John Hammersla, Hagerstown.
Nd; and Mrs. Harry H. Woodward
ana Mrs. Lee Barr. Winchester, and
one sister, Mrs. Harry Shull, of Ir-
win. Tenn. Mrs. Sloat, whose hus-
/ band was personal bodyguard of
zen. X L. Lee, was formerly Miss
cave, or Page County. She leaves
one son. John I. Sloat Winchester.
and three brothers, John, David and
Danlel cave, of Luray, Va. Both
were members of the Southern
Methodist Church.
TWO carloads of fat cattle win
tered on the farm of Kenneth N
Glip1n In Clarke County have been
soid by j. M. H. Clagett. of Berry,
Hllle' to the Belgian government
Ihe cattle, which averaged 1.3S4
pounds each, were shipped yester-
day.
| The marriage of Miss Vireinia
fearl koontz. daughter of Mrs. HUI
bert Lee Koontz, Marksville, Page
| county. Va. to William Burton Guy.
or Roanoke, Va, took place at Q
O'Clock Saturday evening. March 6.
in Graves Chapel, at MarksyilIe. the
Rev. l.. L. Lloyd. pastor of the
church, officiating.
just pefore the ceremony Mrs. T..
X. Vertner, Luray, Va, sang at
Dawn&g." with Miss Grace Slower,
or Luray, accompanist. The bride
was given in marriage by her broth
er, Dr. Amos r. Koontz, Baltimore.
The brides sister, Mrs. Homer AL
len Lester. Charlottesville, Va. was
matron of honor. The maid of honor
was Miss Susan B. Faulkner, of win
chester.
The bridesmaids were Miss Hazel
Fitzgerald. Roanoke; Miss Frieda
koontz. Luray; and Miss Bes-
sic Stocking, Cleveland, Ohio:
Kendall Guy. Roanoke, brother of
the bridegroom, acted as best man.
and the groomsmen were Messrs
Richilieu Burton. New York: Raw
Koontz, Luray; Homer Allen Les
ter. Charlottesville, Va, and Vernon
Yost, Roanoke.
A reception was held after the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy will
live at Knoxville. Tenn. Out town
guests included Mr. and Mrs. War
rem Guy and son. Gerald; Mrs. Fitz-
gerald and Hodge Burton, Roanoke,
Va: Mrs. George Ferguson, jr., Uni
versity of Virginia. Va: Mrs. George
Clinton Haddox, Washington, D. c.,
and Mrs. Isaac II. Faulkner and ].
Gray Beverley. William B. Ryan and
Gibson q Rakar Uir,hasfor