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Mr. Walker states that it was an interesting piece of work and was satisfactory, in that it was a pleasure to see the old mill come back to life and usefulness after many decades of being idle.
The old reck walls were repointed, and in the rear «f the building, where the rock wall is into the side of the hill, a solid concrete wall was poured. 'This concrete cannot be seen and the old mill retains its picturesque look of age, with a solid foundation. ' |
New steel trusses have been installed and as many of the old original hand-hewn beams were left intact in order tint the building would be strong and keep as much of the old as possible.
Mr. Walker states that on one of the old hand-hewn columns in the center of the mill was found the stamped name of George Galvert, a contemporary of George Washington. This name seems to have been burned in with a hot stamp, similar to a branding iron. It is presumed that such was the custom of the day when the old mi}l was built.
Mr.. Walker was present on the evening set for testing acoustics. He says that 200 feet back from the mill, on the edge of the natural amphitheatre, the softest note struck on the piano on the stage could be heard easily.
The front of the mill opens by removing wooden doors, showing the stage (you can't say “orchestra pit” since it is elevated) in three tiers. The podium is one of the old wooden wheels "that was in the mill. The eix old miU stones are placed before the mill between the orchestra and the audience.
Tentative programs for the first concerts have been set and will be published soon.
A complete outline of the Music Festival organization appears on page 3 .of'this issue.
—a——'tfCol. Richards Dies
At Walter Reed Hospital
Col. H. H. C. Richards, 61, died at Walter Reed hospital, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 2, after an long illness. Services will be held today (Thursday) from Calvary Episcopal church, Front Royal, with burial in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Col. Richards is survived by his wife, Mrs. Landonia Brock Richards, of Riverton; s daughter, Miss ( Landonia Richards, and a son, H. H. C. Richards, of Ohio.
--- Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. R. Frank Goode of Flint Hill, announce the engagement of <thein daughter, Merle Elizabeth, to Robert K. Sabin, eon of Mrs. Bertha Sabin and the late Mr. Edward J. Sabin, of Kensington, Maryland.
Miss Goode graduated from Warren County High School, class of '47. She is now employed by Equitable Life Insurance Co., in, Washington, D.C., as supervisor.
Mr. Sabin graduated from Montgomery Blair High School, Silvier Springs, Maryland, attended Maryland University, and Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He served twentysix months as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division in Wrold War H.
Mr. Sabin is employed by M. Cramer, Brick Contractor of Maryland.
The wedding will take place October 20 at Kinsington, Md.
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