Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-03
The Glorious Fourth at Bay Ridge.
FALLS CHURCH.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, July 8, 1898.
The new council elected on the 25th of MAY
last met in the council hall on Saturday night
to organize. The following members were
present: William N. Ellison, J. W. Brown, l.
c. Young, Harry L. Turner, W. B. Patterson,
G. L. Erwin and John d. Payne. Mr. w. NJ
Ellison was elected chairman The new men,
bers were then sworn in by the town clerk.
Mr.. Patterson WAS elected mayor, Mr.. T. s.
Luckett town clerk. and Mr.. A. r. Jacobs town
sergeant Mr.. ]. ID. PAYNE was Of opinion that
Mr.. Jacobs not being resident of the corpora
ton was ineligible, but Mayor Patterson over
ruled the point, whereupon Mr.. Payne entered
protest against the election.
Mr.. E. +. Shoots has secured q position in the
Post Office Department and will 20 on duty at
once.
Miss Minnie NJ Birch arrived home from
Carlisle, Pa. on Saturday.
Miss Maud Rathbun, who has been elected
delegate to the Christian Endeavor con-
vention at Montreal, Canada. will leave for that
point tonight
Mrs. Auchmoody, mother Of Mrs. A. E.
Lounsbury, Mrs. George b. Ives and Mrs.
John Hammond, residents here died in Ulster
county, n. Y, last week.
Mrs. Charles Gulager has recovered from Q
severe sickness of several days.
Falls Church Lodge. No. IL, Odd Fellows on
Thursday night last elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing six months. VIZ. Geo. W.
Hawxhurst, noble grand; William NJ. Ellison,
vice grand; Henry z. Center. recording secre-
tary; E. F. Shoots, permanent secretary; James
W. Brown, treasurer; Thomas Hitler, chap
lain; K. L. Kimball, organist. These officers
will be installed next Thursday night by Dis
trict Deputy W. ID. Zimmerman OF Alexandria,
on which occasion delegation from the lodges
Of that city will visit the lodge here
In the pf tha apf fort mi fusy In
Pioneer Lodge Of Good Templars at St Julian's
Lodge in Alexandria county the other night
the name of Mrs. DIR. ]. B. Gould. who gave
recitation. was inadvertently omitted from the
list OF those taking part
Mr.. Harry Buxton, son of Mr.. C. H. Buxton
of the Treasury Department, has returned home
from Mt Hermon College, Massachusetts,, to
spend his vacation.
Miss Emma Leeds Of Washington is visiting
her sister, Mrs. V. E. Kerr.
Misses Jennie, Maud and Maggie and Mr.
Spencer Thorne. who have been in Washington
all winter. have returned home for the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Thorne now have all their
children, ten in number. at home.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor held very large and interesting meet
ing on Sunday afternoon, with Mr.. Lynn s. Alb
bolt presiding. Miss Edith Merri6eld, one Of
the delegates to the meeting Of the local union
at Herndon on Friday last. gave an interesting
account Of the session. Mr.. Lynn s. Abbott
was elected as president OF the union and Miss
Clara Gulager as treasurer, both members Of
the society here. A business meeting Of the so.
ciety here will be held tonight for the election
Of officers for the ensuing year and a sociable
will take place at the residence Of Mr. W. W.
Kinsley on FRIDAY night
Mr.. John r. Thorne has been awarded Co.
lumbia exposition diploma on his standing in
the final examination of the Spencerian Bust
ness College Of Washington aud on the general
neatness OF his examination papers. These
were a part Of the exhibits from the college
to the worlds fair.
Miss Ida Ball, who has been visiting friends
in Herndon, has returned.
Pioneer Lodge of Good Templars meets TO-
night instead Of tomorrow night on account of
the 4th Of July. ..-
The NJ. E. Church South will hold its regular
annual lawn party on Tuesday night
The post Office was moved into the new build
ing on Saturday morning and Miss Nina New
Ion will deliver the mail for the next four
years.
Mrs. Geo. W. Hawxhurst and daughter
started for Bowling Rock, North Carolina, this
morning.