Evening star., 1923-08-26
CULPEPER.

ciaD Mrs. George NJ Williams en-
tertained a party at dinner on Fri
day. celebrating her eighty-fourth
birthday. In addition to the members
Miss Mary Williams of Washington.
d. c.; Mrs. Malcolm Bruce of South
Boston. Mr.. Pendleton Williams OF
Huntington. W. Va, and from this
place Mrs. Edwin l.. Slaughter. Miss
Gertrude Slaughter, Mrs. J. Clifford
great-grandson OF the hostess. Jack
kearns.
Miss Mary Elley, daughter Of Mr..
William Elley of Culpeper county.
was married Wednesday at Brandy
Station to G. w. Blankenbaker of
Spotsylvania county.
At Hebron Lutheran Church Sun
day, when Rev. v. Y. BooZer. ID. D.,
was installed as pastor of the parish
Of Madison, Rev. George II. Rhodes,
and conducted the installation Serv-
Ices. This church is one of the old
est in Virginia and is in perfect
state of preservation. The pipe or
the solid silver communion service
was present to the congregation
from the then King OF Sweden.
william Major Welch. who vas
paralyzed in February. died at his
home near Ely in his seventy-siXth
eran.
Miss Lizzie Harrison is home after
visit to relatives in Falls church.
where che attended the marriage OF
her niece. Miss Marjorie Green. to
Charles Dallen of Washington.
ChiIdrens Bcueflt Success.
The subscription bridge party
given by the members OF the Nature
and Literary Club for the benefit of
crippled children was both socially
and financially success, the sixteen
tables engaged and the contributions
sent by other friends or the cause no
not present amounting to nearly SlUO.
A meeting of the Culpeper Chapter.'
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
was held on Friday at the nome OF
the chapter president. MISS Aoeila
Yowell, and an interesting program
given. Mrs. Pierce Horne of Wash
ington and Mrs. Berkeley q. Caitee
of Culpeper were elected delegates
from this chapter to the state CON
vention, which meets In Brissoi on
October 4.
Miss Elizabeth Coone was hostess
to a number of her friends or the
schoolgirl set at cards In compliment
to her house guests. Misses Caroline
Porter and Sallie Yancey Ratre.
DIR. Charles +. Ford died at ms
juries resulting from being thEpWn
from his vehicle when his horse be
came frightened at machine. fo
neral services were held at the ram
lily home, and interment was in Gra-
ham cemetery.
Eleven children, one of whom is
seventy-five years old. survive George
W. Beahm, Rappahannock county
oldest citizen, who died at mis- nome
in that county on Thursday at the age
of ninety eight years.
The annual meeting of the Rooln-
son River Primitive Baptist churC1DS
was held In three-day session. begin
ming Friday, and during this time
many additions in membership were
maas asr The EnS Of wsfs IN Ps
Elder T. S. Dalton of Baltimore, J. A.
Frazier Of Orlean and the pastor,
Elder Garland.
Mrs. Broyles Buried.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Ann BfoyIes, wife Of Frank BroyleS
of Banco, who died at her home near
that place, in her sixty-thfrd year.
were held on IT Tuesday; Wiay,sv Fore were
hosts at bridge on Monday In honor
of Mrs Madelaine Smith Of Richmond.
the house guest of Mr.. and MRS. n. Il.
Hughes Prizes for the top scores
were won by Miss Lucille Nelson ana
Bernard P. Williams. On TUESDAY
Miss Byrd Pulliam entertained the
bridge club and a number or addi-
tional friends. Four tables We're ar
ranged for the games, in which MIS-.
Russell Yowell made top score ana
was awarded the prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson l. Fray an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Ruth Elizabeth to Wilbert IL.
Eckman of Hanover. Pa, which took
place in New York city on August Il.
Mr. and Mrs. Eckman are visiting rel
atives here this week.
Due to the activities Of the Camp
Fire Girls of Orange a town clock
has been bought. and workmen are
this week busy installing 1t In the
courthouse tower Of that town.
Mrs. Wharton Aylor died Saturday
at her home. near Ruth, aged twenty
years, after an illness of weeks. She
is survived by her husband, four
brothers and four sisters.
Forty-two relatives and friends
were entertained at dinner by Mr.. and
Mrs. III. B. Fray at their home, in
Madison, in honor Of the visit Of rel
atives from Anchorage, KY.