Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-12
FALLS CHURCH.
Many Happenings of Interest at This Pretty |
Virginia Town.

Virginia Town.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURcH, Va. June IL. 1898.
meeting Of the town council was held on
Saturday night, with the following councilmen
present. viz: Thomas Hitler, Geo. B. Ives. j.
W. Brown, W. II. Nowlan, Dr. ]. B. Gould and
W. Y. Lynch. Mayor Hitler presiding. Geo.
W. Hawxhurst. clerk. Mr.. VI. E. Church pre-
sen.ed petition from the Potomac River and
Great Fails Railroad Company, Endorsed by the
property owners the street, for right OF way
up Broad street, through the corporation limits.
for an electric road 1t was unanimously voted
to grant the right of way and Councilmen DIR.
]. B. Gould, ". v. Lynch and Geo. B. Ives
were appointed committee to draft an
ordinance to that effect and report to meet
ing of the council on Wednesday night.
The bid Of Mr. John Hodgkin for lighting
the street lamps for s36. 40 was accepted by the
council The contract will be for four months.
AL the lamps we're lighted for the first time last
night
The Y. p. 8. C. E. has established branch
of the society at Ford's school house, which
will be in charge Of a committee consisting Of
Messrs Geo. T. Mankin. Carl Rathbun and
Lynn 8. Abbott, and meetings will be held on
the second and fourth Sunday evenings of each
month Rev. D. L. Rathbun will preach at the
school house on the first Sunday night Of each
mouth
Dr. Geo. B. Fadely and bride have returned
and will 90 at once to housekeeping. They will
be lat home" to their friends after the 18th
inst
The N. E. Church South will hold their regu-
lar annual lawn party on the night o. July 4.
Pioneer Lodge OF Good Templars will pay
fraternai visit to st. Juiian's Lodge on Monday
nisht June 26.
meeting Of the citizens is called for tonight
to make arrangements for the celebration OF
the 4th Of July.
Miss Virginia Campbell and Miss Eaie A
Craig of the bureau of engraving and printing
are at the Eagle House.
The Young Peoples Society Of c. E. will visit
the society at Ballston on Sunday night next
and no meeting will be held here
Messrs C. r. Newman. DR.. J. B. Gould and
W. n. Lynch have been summoned as jurors in
the murder case which will be tried at Fairfax
Court House today.
Miss NJ. NJ Wilson led the Young Peoples
meeting on Sunday afternoon.
The new houses Of John Hammond and c. d.
Choate on the Sherwood subdivision are nearly
completed and ground has been broken for
four houses on the Block subdivision
The gypsy festival takes place at Odd Fellows
Hall on Friday night.
Miss Edna Luttren is laid up with a sprained
ankle.
John Timer. superintendent Of the colored
Methodist Sunday school. and prominent in
cnurcn aualrs, dled Yesterday.
There at thus time thirteen houses in
course of erection in the town.
The Presbyterian Sunday school celebrated
children 3 day yesterday morning with appro-
PIRATE exercises. The regular morning services
were omitted and the children Of the school
occupied the body Of the church. The exer-
cises were in charge Of the superintendent. Mr.
E G. Hough. and consisted of singing appro-
pirate selections by the school Recitation.
Free Seats" by Miss VI. ]. Munson. Special
music by the class of Miss Maud Rathbun.
Class recitation BY Misses Eta Allen. Annie
MCGOWAN. Mabel Ryer and Master Dotsie Wells.
Recitation by Miss Mildred Searles. Address
BY the pastor. Rev. d. l. Rathbun. The music
was under the leadership OF Mr.. NJ. Nj. Irwin
and nicely rendered The church was
Handsomely decorated with flowers for the oc-
casion.
In the u. E Church at night elaborate prep
aratious had been made for the celebration.
The pulpit was removed and the platform was
profusely decorated with flowers and flags.
aColumbia's Defenses' was the title OF the ex-
ercises which were In charge of Mr. J. NJ.
Thorne. with Mr.. K. L. Kimball as leader of
the choir and Miss Lille Porter as organist.
Mr. l. 8. Abbott, IT,, delivered the opening
address in a very creditable manner. Column
Just Laws" Miss Edith Kerr; "Worthy
Rulers Miss Claudio Curtis; christian
schools" Miss Mary Thorne: Pure Religion"
Miss Florence Perrigo; sacred Sabbath" Miss
Annette Pope; "Good Citizens, Mrs G.. G..
Crossman. The addresses by these and
sponsss by Columbia were good. The exercises
we're Interspersed with carols and hymns BY the
school
Children's day was very prettilv and profit
,bIy observed at the Congregational Church
Sunday evening at o'clock. The pulpit plat
form was finely decorated with ferns, flowers
AID potted plants, and the exercises consisted
of singing and repeating of Scripture texts by
the school. a recitation BY Miss Taught, and
.hort addresses by Mr.. VIM ]. Fay, Geo. F.
Rollins and the pastor, Rev. j. H. Jenkins.
Mis-. Julia Pond, former pupil of the school.
nresided at the organ. and Miss Louise Garvin
~ Ohio assisted in the singing. The school is
Sourishing under the superintendency Of Mr..
a p EASTMAN. who has conducted it for many
years