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money. Women followed the men, too, in the war and the excess baggage entailed was somewhat compensated for as the women served as cooks, nurses and tended to all do*mestic needs. Some even took their husband’s place in the fight if he waskilled was were hailed as heroines, as for example, Margaret Cochran', Corbin known as Captain Mollie. • She died in 1800 and was reinterred in 1926 at the West Point Cemetery. Another heroine was Deborah Samson Gannett who dressed as a man , and served for five years, being wounded twice.
It was announced by Mrs. Randolph Dixon that there will be two memorial services on Nov. 19, one at 10 a.m. at the grave of Mrs. William Clayton Wynham and the other at 11:30 at the grave of Mrs. Gordon B.. Witt. . The Medal of Honor of the DAR,the highest honor that the national organization gives will be presented to Louis Walker Graves of Madison County at 2 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the Madison County Rescue Squad Building. This is for outstanding citizenship shown by Mr. Graves.
Money was voted to be used to; help preserve another Culpeper County record book. Nine have already been restored.
The annual National Defense lum cheon will be held at the Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville at noon on Thursday, Nov. 3 with Mrs. Kemper as the speaker.
The next meeting will be on Nov. . 8 at the Culpeper United Methodist Church with the speaker being Mr. Douglas Baumgardner, formerly Commonwealth Attorney for Rappahannock County.
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