of its origin. In the same room

of its origin. In the same room is one part of a banquet table that was hidden in a spring house outside Richmond when that city was under siege during the Civil War.

In the dining room there is a whiskey cabinet that came from England in the early 1800’s. The Chinese screen in the dining room was originally in separate panels which were used in a Chinese temple. It was made into the present screen soon, after being given the owners in the early 1900’s. Framed Chinese prints on the dining room walls are done on silk and, while their history is unkhown, experts have said that the craftsmanship denotes they are hundreds of years old. The tops of two large round tables in the dining room and on the sun porch are of Phillipine mahogany and were the trunks of two trees.

The present owners of Killahevlin are Colonel and Mrs. T. D. Ferguson and Mrs. W. H. Lipscomb.

Adjoining Killahevlin is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. -Denny. This house, which was built prior to 1886, is beautifully furnished in the Victorian period with genuine antiques and authentic reproductions. It contains many art objects of interest and has an extensive library.

“Hilltop”, home of Mr. Edward Holmes Stokes, was built in 1942 and contains twenty rooms. Of Colonial architecture, the plans for which were drawn from data collected in Virginia, North and South .Carolina, Tennessee and Geprgia, the house is of brick and clapboard construction. Located on a hill overlooking Front Royal the house is approached through beautifully landscaped grounds leading to the main highway, routes 340 and 55 east.

Also, at “Hilltop”, and opened for the Tour, will be a replica of the country store and post office operated by the owner’s grandfather during the Civil War. It is stocked with items of that period generally carried in a country store, most of which were obtained in Warren County.

The oldest house on the tour is the home of Mr. and Mrs James Bennett. “Bonnie Brae” as it is now known, was formerly known as “The Criser Dower” tract and lay betw&er Gooney and Leeds Manor* Cyrus W. Murray erected the “on< ' storey stone house” sometime before 1800. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett restored the house in 1944, adding two wings but carefully retaining the features of the original house. The original stairway is noteworthy. The home is furnished with a blend of traditional and modern.

The residence at 394 Salem Ave., home of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Greeley, is a recently constructed one-level house furnished completely in French Provincial. This house contains many interesting and valuable object d’art. These include Majolica, Royal Copenhagen, Wedgewood, Staffordshire, Rosenthal and Meissen.

Tea will be served, beginning at 2 P.M. at “The Triangle,” home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson at 21 Lee Street. Built in 1890 by Henry Downing, Sr., this house was origin| ally used for a private school i and was known as the Holcome 1 Institute for Young Ladies. The school house consisted of four rooms. Other rooms were added when the house was converted to- a private residence in the early 1900’s. During the tenure of the present owner the blackj boards were removed,

j Block^tickets, which will inI elude tne six homes and after| noon tea are $2.00 per person, jor for fifty cents, tickets to 'single homes may be purchased. | These tickets may be purchased j from any member of the Garden | Club of Warren County, Weavers Store, Ramsey Hardware, or