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buildings, and in 1913 opened "Stuyvesant School," an institution devoted to the educa- tion and development of boys. Warrenton, located fifty-six miles from Washington on a branch of the Southern Railroad, is the county seat of Fauquier, one of the richest of Virginia counties. The location of the school is ideal as regards altitude, scenery and climate, while the beautiful valleys of the Rappahannock and Shenandoah rivers, the caverns of Luray and the Blue Ridge mountains furnish attractive fields of natural beauty, and are not too far distant for oc- casional trips. "Stuyvesant" endeavors to meet the demand which exists for a school which preserves a distinctively homelike at- mosphere and at the same time furnishes exceptional opportunities for study and de- velopment. A close relationship exists be- tween masters and boys, the relationship re- sulting in stimulating the ambition of the boy and in bringing out the best in him. The religious influence of the school is in accordance with the principles of the Epis- copal church, service being attended at St. James' Church each Sunday morning. In memory of his mother, Susan Le Roy King, and of Emily Klein North, two scholarships of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars each, are awarded annually to boys of high rank and character. Under Professor King and his able corps of masters, Stuyvesant School is taking high rank and winning gen- erous patronage.

Professor King is a member of many pro- fessional associations and societies: is an Alpha Delta Phi fraternity man : belongs to the Graduates Club of New Haven, the Yale Club of New York City, the University Club of Washington, D. C, Warrenton Hunt Club and was president of the Fauquier Club of Warrenton in 1914. His religious affiliation is with the Protestant Episcopal church, and he conducts morning and evening prayers at his school each weekday and a short service each Sunday evening according to the liturgy of that church.

On Tune 20, 1905, Professor King mar- ried IVIary Semmes Forbes, daughter of Murray and Emilv (North) Forbes, and granddaughter of Captain James North who represented the Confederate government in England during the war, 1861-65, having pre- viously served as an officer of the Confeder- ate States navy. Children : Mary Semmes Forbes, born October 29, 1909; Edwin Bur-

rus (2), born June 19, 1912, died March 4, 1915, both born in the city of Baltimore.

At his home, "Stuyvesant," Professor King has many rare and valuable memen- toes of his ancestors, and of the great Frenchmen, Napoleon and Lafayette. Among these is a clock presented by Lafay- ette to his friend and comrade. Colonel John Neilson, great-grandfather of Professor King, who was aide-de-camp and the youngest of- ficer on (jeneral Washington's staff. This clock and many personal letters written by Lafayette to Colonel Neilson are carefully treasured at "Stuyvesant." Another valued and priceless heirloom is the writing desk of Peter Stuyvesant that has been handed down through many generations to the keeping of its present owner. Another relic of da)s long gone by is a large pearl, black- ened by fire, which was brought from Mos- cow by Napoleon the Great and presented bv him to his wife, the Empress Josephine. The pearl was given by Josephine in later \'ears to her friend, the Alarquise De La Rosie, who was the great-aunt of Dr. Joseph Francis King, and by the latter given to his son, Edwin B. King. Still another valued possession is a flute that once belonged to John Jacob Astor, the founder of the pres- ent Astor family, who, it is said, came to this country with a capital of five pounds and five flutes. From the proceeds of these five flutes he obtained money to enter the fur trade.

Charles M. Edwards, M. D. Dr. Charles M. Edwards, of Petersburg, Virginia, is known far bevond the confines of his private practice and personal acquaintance as the editor of the Virginia Medical Semi-Month- ly, one of the standard medical journals of the state. In his connection with this scien- tific periodical. Dr. Edwards follows the course of his honored father, Landon B. Edwards, M. D., who established the journal in 1874 as the Virginia Medical Monthly, a title by which it was known until its more frequent publication caused the change to the present name in 1896. Dr. Charles M. Edwards has numerous other professional connections of responsibility and impor- tance, a private practice large and lucrative, and is numbered among the leaders of his ])rofession in all things relating to its ad- vancement.

Dr. Edwards is a grandson of the Rev.