Evening star., 1924-07-20
CULPEPER.

CULPEPER. Va, July 10 (SpeciaD.-
a spirited debate on Resolved, That
nome missions are. more important than
foreign missions" was a feature of the
July meeting of the Junior Auxiliary of
81 Stephens, which was held with Miss
| caroline Porter at her home in the coun-
try. On the affirmative side were Misses
Ann Strother and Julia Waite: on the
NEGATIVE n Misses Katherine Jennings and
Euooxla Strother. The judges, who
were Mrs. Ernest Porter. Mrs Calfee
| ana Rev K j. Hammond, gave a de-
cisloh In favor of the negative Plans
were made at This meeting for organiz-
ing young peoples service league in
TINS parish, and the fourth Sunday in
July appointed as the date for the first
meeting
Miss Marie Leake was married Satur-
day to Bailey f. Talley of South Boston.
the wedding taking place at the home of
the orlde's grandfather, l.. VI. Watkins,
in GordonSVillc
Diving into d deep swimming hole
II, IN the Robinson River, Sunday. Mac
Gore was seriously injured by stunA
Dr. CIore rendered first aid and then
rushed his patient to University hn~-
pitai, where he is under Treatment
James Wood, who died Sunday at fne
home of his daughter, Mrs. w. j. Smith
in Sperryville. in the SD year of his age,
throughout the Civil War. He was prom
iDent in county affairs
Re 'atives here have been notified that
DR.. Claude Lee. head of the Church
Hospital at Wusih. China, has recently
undergone an operation for appendi-
citis. and is convaiescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Donaghy have an
nounced the marriage of their daughter,
Jessie Evelyn Ruth, to James JeffrieS
Stanley of Bassetts, Va the ceremony
b31 faL Y,l in IIa
nesday, June 4. The bride, who has
frequently visited her brother Henry II
Donaghy in Madison, has been mem
ber of the BasSetts High School faculty
for two years.
Business property on Main street for
merry owned by J. William Swan has
been purchased by the Virginia Star to
provide larger quarters for the Star Of
fees and plant.
More than zoo persons gathered al
the horse show grounds Monday eve
ming to hear Attorney +. \. Hoy.
national platform speaker of the
Ku Klux klan make an address. The
speaker explained the purpose and his
tory Of the rganiZation.
Henry Lloyd Miller and Miss Mabel
Seibert, of Sperryville, motored to
Washington, j.. C.. on Thursday. and
were married there that afternoon
by Rev. Mr.. Stevens. Just as the
couple We're about to start on their
Sperryville by the sudden illness of
the brides father, W L. Seibert
Miss Rebecca Miller was hostess at
tea-dance, given in compliment 10
the house party entertained by Miss
Crimora Waite. on Tuesday: Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner Ratrie entertained III
honor of the same party on the fol-
lowing day; Mrs. Calfee was hostess
at a morning card party, and Mrs.
u. J. Coleman also entertained at
bridge
Miss Byrd Law was in Washington
the first of the week to attend the
marriage of her niece, Florence
Woolfork. to Fred Wallace, of that
city. which took place on Monday.
Vernon Mcdaniel, colored servant
in the employ of Mrs W. II. Dunn,
was Killed by the accidental dis
charge of a gun at the Dunn home
Tuesday.
The fine grazing farm of SO acres,
known as ''LonEWood,' and for d
long time the home of Rowson Hooe,
was sold this week by Charles J.
wilkinson, the last owner. to II. Il.
Orndon. formerly of West Virginia.
Rev. Grover Morgan, who recently
resigned the paStorate of the Madi-
son Lutheran churches to accept the
chair of Christian education at
Lenoir College in South Carolina. has
now been elected president of sum
merland Woman's College in South
Carolina, and will enter upon his
duties August l.