Evening star., 1922-05-28
BETTER FIRE PROTECTION
PLANNED FOR CULPEPER
Citizens Hold Mass Meeting to Ar
range for Purchase of Ad-
ditional Apparatus.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CULPEPER, Va, May 27.-A mass
meeting of the citizens of Culpeper
was held Thursday in the Fairfax
Theater to provide more adequate fire
protection. This meeting. which was
presided over by Rev. Thomas w.
Hooper as chairman, was held under
the auspices of the chamber of COM
merce, and addresses were made by
Capt. T. Z. Grimsley, DR.. F. G. Scott
and Barton Mason, the latter two be-
ing members of the Orange fire de-
partment. Following these addresses,
a new volunteer fire company of for
ty-five members, composed of young
business men of the town, was form
ed, and j. William Swan was elected
fire chief A large amount was sub
scribed by citizens to purchase the
necessary equipment. including a
chemical engine and two speedy
motor trucks. to supplement the ex-
cellent gravity water system already
owned by the town.
The members of Phoenix Lodge, No.
the Presbyterian church in body on
Sunday, when the pastor. Rev. T. w.
Hooper, preached the one hundred and
third anniversary sermon of the
order.
Miss Matte Barham. aged eighty
y
brother in Woodstock. Miss Barham.
a native of Page county. was Sis
ter of Mrs. ]. l.. Williams Of Dane
Hill, Culpeper.
A serious accident occurred Sunday
morning between Washington, Rap
pahannock County, and Mount Salem
Church. when the automobile Of
Frank Cooksey overturned on Estes
Mill hill. Occupying the car were
Mr.. Cooksey, his wife, two daughters
and Mrs. Lizzie Rudasill. One. of the
daughters and Mrs. Rudasill were
seriously injured and all were more
or less hurt.
A subscription dance was given in
| the Pot-and-Kettle Club Hall Monday
evening for the benefit of the high
school base ball team.
Miss Blance Leavell entertained
with reception on Wednesday at
her home on East street. in compli-
ment to Miss Bertha Piefer, whose en-
gagement to Robert Maxwell Willis
was recently announced.
Representative UpShur of Georgia
has accepted the invitation of the
Culpeper Chapter. United Daughters
of the Confederacy, to be present and
make an address June 3. Confederate
Memorial day. The exercises will be
held in the courthouse. and dinner
to the veterans and visitors will be
served in the Masonic Hall.
Mrs. Tucker Chelef was hostess at
an afternoon bridge party at her
home on East street. The top score
was made by Miss Byrd Law, who was
awarded the prize. a dainty bit of
hand work
The commencement exercises of the
MitchelIs High School were held
Thursday evening in the High School
auditorium.
The closing exercises Of the Gull
pepper High School were held in the
Fairfax Theater Tuesday evening.
larger class graduating this year
than ever before in the history Of
the school. The address to the grad
yates was made by Prof. Fitzpatrick
of the Radford State Normal School.
The diplomas were delivered by
County Supt. of Schools Thomas W.
Hendricks. Miss Ann Mcdonald
Green was class president; Miss
Gladys Quinn, salutatorfan, and Car
ter Page delivered the valedictory
address. A feature OF the musical
program was a violin solo by Miss
Wilhelmina Brown.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Taylor. wife
of A. S. Taylor. died suddenly at the
home of her sister, Mrs. L. E. Jenkins,
in Madison county.
Relatives here have been notified Of
the death In Fort Collins, Col, of
Frank A. Somerville, a former resi-
dent OF this county.
Miss Nina Irving. who has been
visiting friends in this county was
the guest OF honor at a farewell
party Saturday at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Spicer. near E1kwood.
State Senator John j. Miller Of