Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-23


places will be He'd by others. Childrens names
can be entered at the residence of the secretary,
1885 street, and they will be taken In regular
rotation.
Good Place for n Good Thing.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
The suggestion in your Thursdays issue, OF
an arch as a memorial of President Garfield, is a
good one. Such structure would certainly be
very appropriate. and, properly placed, very
striking.
When the stand pipe at the head of 10th street
is removed. as it will be to the site of the new
reservoir at 9th, the spot made vacant by its re-
moya is, of all others in the city, the most per-
fectly adapted for such an arch. From the
great elevation of that point nearly IT'S feet
above the river, the structure could be seen
from a long distance, and it would front and
look directly down upon the White House. the
scene OF Garlield's long and patiently borne suf-
fering.
A stately arch, raised by the hands of the
people to the memory of their martyred Presi-
dent, would certainly be more appropriate. and
spring from more delicate and purer feeling
than the arc de Trionphe de rEtoite, begun by
the first Napoleon to commemorate his own
victories.
Should the arch equal in height the Arc de
1'aomphe. the statue on its top would be 162
feet above the base and 337 feet above the level
of the river. Such structure would be noble
memorial to the dead President from the peO-
pie, and happy departure from the too preva-
lent Washington fashion of placing the heroes
of the country upon brass horses, standing
sometimes in unnatural attitudes l..
Affairs Across the River.
FALLS CHURCH NEws-RAILROAD GREAT EXPEC-
TATIONs-FEsTIvAL sEAsoN-NEw BUILDINGS
THE CHURCHES, &C.
Correspondence of TIE EVENING STAR
FALLS CHURCH. VA, June g. 1885,
The change in the ownership and manage
ment Of our only railroad has given new life and
hope to the residents here. The Washington.
Ohio and Western railroad is now making such
arrangements to construct the road through the
mountains to connect with the Shenandoah
railroad. and also to make direct communication
with your city as, we believe, will give new i'm
petus to building and Improvement in our beau
tiful and healthy village.
The strawberry season is about over; the crop
was but medium in quantity and the prices
were better than the average OF the past three
or four years. but still it is not paying crop to
the growers. The peaches have dropped from
the trees, even after having attained half size,
owing to the cold spring weather, but Fairfax
county will be able to furnish hundreds OF
baskets to your citizens after supplying our
selves beautifully.
many strawberry festivals, lawn parties and
church sOciables. Week before last the young
ladies OF the Presby terrain church entertained
their many friends at the beautiful grounds OF
Mr.. c. Fl. Buxton. The net proceeds resulting
from the sale of ice cream, Strawberries etc.
made handsome addition to the organ fund OF
the ladies' sociable committee.
On Tuesday evening of this week the young
ladies Of the Southern Methods church held an
ice-cream festival in the beautiful grounds at
tt,ar n<,R m
people OF the village were out in full force, and
the pecuniary result Of the affair was highly
gratifying.
On the same evening, at o'clock. the ladies
OF the Congregational church and congregation
welcomed their many friends to an old-fash-
Toned New England dinner, on the beautiful
law nsurrounding the residence of Mr.. A. H.
Raymond. The occasion was the regular church
sOciable and the Yankee Virginians furnished
bOunteous dinner without price. The numer-
GUS Japanese lanterns added beauty to the
scene at later hour.
On the same day the ladies Of the PRESBYTERIAN
church furnished an elegant lunch and dinner in
their Sunday school rooms to about thirty
friends from Washington. who came out to at
tend "fOreign missionary meeting Last
Tuesday was truly day of good cheer in our
village.
Our new school building win be ready for the
fall opening OF the schools. The two lower
stories will be used for school purposes; the
third story Is finished in one large hall. which
will be used as q public hail. 1t Is expected, as
we have no large room here for general public
purposes. Already the Occasional club has
had two meetings in it, with supper and
dancing and have raised quite fund for the
finishing and furnishing of the hall.
The Baptist church Is still without pastor.
but service has been held on Sundays. with but
two or three exceptions ever since their late pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Thomas resigned last winter, to
accept charge in Baltimore.
All the other churches here are supplied with
ministers, and the citizens Of your city that
come to our place for the summer will be able,
among our numerous churches, to find their
own particular church home.
When our railroad connections are made
through and direct we hope to welcome many
of your people to our cool and healthy village
each summer. ARBoR VIrE.