Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-04
FALLS CHURCH.

The republicans of this county held one
of their old-time. enthusiastic mass meet
inSs at the county seat yesterday Mr.
Job Hawxhurst, chairman of the party,
called the meeting to order. and stated the
object to be the election Of delegates to the
congressional convention to assemble at
Manassas on Wednesday to nominate
candidate for Congress. DIR. F. NJ. Brooks
was elected secretary. A resolution was
adopted unanimously that 1t was the sense
of the meeting that a candidate should be
placed in the field, and the delegates were
elected with the understanding that this
should be their action. The following were
elected as delegates and alternates, viz:
Falls Church district Capt. w. Y. Swig-
gott. delegate; Cassius Mcknight. alternate.
Providence district, Prof. Robert Nourse,
delegate; Lewis jackson, alternate Cen
terville district, Henry Mohler. delegate;
Alexander Brown, alternate. Lee district,
Dr. F. NJ. Brooks. delegate: Anderson
Capt. Elisha Dyer. delegate: G.. L. Howard,
alternate. Mt. Vernon district T. Shepherd
Wright, delegate; Vim. Holland, alternate.
Messrs. NJ. E. Church and E. l.. s. Bouton
were elected as delegates at large from the
county. Prof. Robert Nourse Of Falls
Church addressed the convention at length
In an eloquent manner. and received the
| lions were adopted which declared that 1.-The
Endorsement Of the un-American public
acts Of President Grover Cleveland the in
capacity of the present democratic Con-
gress and e. e. Meredith, by the demo-
cratic machine. well as the implied
declaration that democratic principles, or
lack Of principles, are best for the pros
perity Of the nation, are grave reflections
upon the intelligence of disguised, angry
and suffering people"
At the meeting Of the Village Improve
ment Society. held last night at the res
idence Of L. b. Parker. the annual election
Of officers was held. E. c. Hough was
elected president, L. B. Parker vice pres
ident, 8. V. Proudfit secretary, A. P. East
for the past year were submitted. The re-
port of the treasurer showed receipts for
the year, $3.50; expenses. $50. 40; balance
on hand. 1914. On Invitation of G. A l..
Merriheld, the society Will meet on the first
Monday night in October at his house. A
program of exercises will be arranged for
this meeting.
A business meeting Of the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor was
held last night at the Sunday school rooms
of the Presbyterian Church, Miss NJ. NJ.
Wilson, president, presiding; Miss Ida N.
Ball, secretary. Rev. Mr.. Meade was elect
ed to active membership in the society
Committees We're appointed to arrange for
the meeting Of the local union here in No
vember.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Shoemaker of Mary
land are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. B.
Parker.
Miss NJ. NJ. Wilson left today for an ex-
Carl Rathbun will leave on Thursday for
Wooster University, Ohio.
j. X. Jacobs will leave in a few days for
Front Royal, Va, to enter Randolph Macon
Academy to pursue his studies. preparatory
to entering the ministry.
Miss Minnie Harper Of Washington, who
has been visiting Miss NJ. NJ. Wilson, has
returned home.
Miss Lula Cramer Is visiting friends in
New York.
Lynn s. Abbott, who has been visiting his
parents for day or two has returned to
New York
The district conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will convene here on
Thursday morning. On Wednesday night
Rev. j. P. Feltner of Hillsboro'. Loudoun
county, will preach, and the conference will
open regularly on Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs James Jester paid a short
visit to her mother, Mrs. NJ. e. England,
last week.
The Baptist Sunday school went on a pic
mic to Vanderworkin's grove this morning.
Miss Bessie Jackson Of Baltimore is visit
ing Miss Maud Hodgkin.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars meets
In annual session in Staunton tonight. Mrs.
j. III. Garretson and James Leonard, dele
gates from Pioneer Lodge Of this town, left
this morning to attend the session. Mrs. j.
NJ Thorne. grand vice templar: G. w.
Hawxhurst, grand secretary, and Mrs E. j.
Northrup. members of Pioneer Lodge, also
left this morning
DR.. w. g. Bell met with a severe accident
last night by falling down the stairs during
the night, while attending his wife, who is
Ill. He was injured in the back and other
wise bruised. and is confined to his bed in
consequence.
Mrs A. c. Rorebeck, VINO has been visit
ing her son, E. +. Rorebeck, at Marietta,
Ohio. for a month, returned on Saturday
Mrs. Geo. F. Rollins has returned from a
trip to Maine.
Miss Grace Fiegenbaum of Washington
who has been visiting Miss Grace Tibbett,
returned home today.