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Re-elaoted VIm President of Page Co. Historical Society ; —Tribute to KauffmanP Dr, John W. Way land, of the Har-! rlaonburg State Teachers College, waa re-elected-vice president of the Masflamitten Society at the seventh annual meeting held Saturday at Hiverdew, at the site of the old Mauch Mill, on the Shenandoah rivet, a mile r rth of White How*.U. S- Rlc Woodstoct was reelected prr J. Lynn Lucas,Luray. re, ,rd..ig secretary; Mis* : Mary Bruba.;.., Luray, correspond- • lag secretary: 3nd Phillip M. Koull- • man, Luray, treasurer.While the thermometer registered . 100 In the shade under the pavilion!: where the exercises were held, every-;. or.c seemed to enjoy the meeting. • Rlverview Is the home of Philip is. ■ Kauffman, 84-year-old Confederate |: Veteran, who is to be regarded as;: the lather of the monument croct-! cd to the Massanutten settlers. The j: building of this monument of Glxtyi tons of native Mas3anutten stone,1 Inscribed with the names of the ori- ►. . Blnal settlere in 1727-29 may be re-1-garded as the chief accomplishment ‘ #7f the Eoeiety although !t has done : much to stimulate an Interest in ■ the long neglected history of the : early settlement of the country- and to preserve the work of ihcse who ■ have, delved Into these matters.Harry Strlckley, author of “Forerunners” and '‘Massanulten ” at whose suggestion. It Is said, the Society was organized, said that the ■ . organization had already done invaluable Gervicc not only in sponsoring 3nd promoting the monument movement- but in many other ways. He cited Mrs. V. S. Melbourne's history of Page county, how being written, as a work that had encouraged and, perhaps, largely inspired by the Society.There waa an address by w. C.' Lauck, of the Page News and Cour- . Jar mainly reviewing the history or | • Page county since the Ma*sanmcea settlement 200 years ago and the i forming of the county Just 100 yean* ; ago,A historical paper by Mrs. V. B. i Milbourtv and a letter front Rev,. i Martin Luther Peter, first, jrres'.dcnt i of the 6odety were read. ! i
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Daily News-Record
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Wed, Jun 24, 1931
Page 3
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