Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-06
FALLS CHURCH.

The regular monthly meeting of the Viii
lage Improvement Society was held on
Monday night at the, residence of Mr. and
Mrs A. P. Eastman, and was a very pleas
ant occasion. Mr.. E. c. Hough president,
presided, and in the absence of the secre-
tary, Mr.. George w. Hawxhurst acted
Mr.. Eastman. from the committee on plat
of the town, reported the work we'll ad-
vanced, but the inclemency of the weather
had somewhat hindered it's progress All
the accepted streets of the town had been
surveyed, and the general boundaries of
the town established. The legislature
would be applied to to legalize the results of
the work of the committee The society
accepted an invitation to hold its next
meeting at the Eagle House. The company
present were agreeably entertained with
instrumental music by Miss Clara l.. Gula-
ger and Miss Louise Withrow of Washing
ton, readings, by Mr.. A. L. Rowell, Miss
Edith Merrifield and Mr.. E. c. Hough, and
recitations by Miss Edith Mortified and
Mr.. William Stranahan. Among those
present We're Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur X. Raymond. Mr..
and Mrs. e: G. Hough. Mr.; and Mrs. VIM.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. kinsley, Mrs. A. Z.
Raymond, Misses Edith Merrifield, Maud
Rathbun, Susie Thompson, Grace Harvey,
Clara l.. Gulager, Bertha Capner, Fanny
Bugg. Edna Luttrell, Florence and Flora
Zeigler of Baltimore, Garnet Payne, Susie
Thompson, Grace Harvey, Louise Withrow
of Washington. Messrs. R. F. Bartle Rev.
D. L. Rathbun, DIR. A. ]. Boswell, G. A. l..
Merrifeld, Charles Gulager, A. E. Rowell,
Charles Watson. Everett Merri1eld, and
others.
bracing the lodges of the counties of Fair
fax, Prince William and Alexandria, and
the city of Alexandria, held its session here
yesterday. The following lodges were rep
resented, viz: Providence Job Hawxhurst
]. H. Troth, Mrs. J. H. Troth. Miss Frances
Rumsey and Miss Marco Wiley; Rising
Starr. S. Porter, Mrs. R. S. Porter and
Miss Sarah Klock: Balston-J. D. Payne,
Goodson, John Proctor, Mrs. Hattie Her.
bert, Miss Annie Lucas and Miss Maud
Burrows; Shakespeare-Harry Merchant;
Talisman-J. F. Glover. M: Angelo; st.
John Merritt, John Morris, w. c. Shipman,
Jos. Merritt and Mrs A. g. Macmullen;
Fanny Bowman Memorial-Mrs Dottie
Corning, Miss Hattie King, Miss Minnie
ard, j. R. Howard, A. D. Swift, Walter
Moreland, F. NJ. Kerr, Miss Leila Jacobs,
Miss Emma Alder, Miss Stella Birch Miss
Ccrrie Cooksey, Miss Lille Porter; Key
stone-Miss BERTHE Leeds, Herbert Leeds;
Arlington Hill-Mrs. S. E. Bailey. The at
tendance Of delegates and visitors number
ed 100. The district lodge degree was con-
ferred on twenty new members. Past Dis
siding. The reports Of the district secre-
tary, j. H. Garretson, and district treas
urer. Job Hawxhurst. were submitted
showing the order in good condition in the
district, both financially and numerically
The membership numbers coo in thirteen
lodges. The charge Of Judge D. NJ. Chi
chester to the grand jury Of Alexandria
county at its recent term was the subject
of much favorable discussion, and a reso-
luton of Endorsement was unanimously
adopted.
Considerable other business of Importance
to the order was transacted. The annual
election Of officers resulted as follows ].
D. Payne, district chief templar; Mrs. j. M.
Thorne, district vice templar; J. H. Gar
retson, district secretary; Job Hawxhurst,
district treasurer; Robert Walker. district
counsellor; Mrs. l.. B. Stats, district SUI
perintendent of juvenile templars Miss
Annie Lucas assistant district secretary;
r. L. Trice, district sentinel; Eugene
Shreve, district marshal; Mrs. S. E. Bailey.
district chaplain; Miss BERTHE Leeds. assist
ant district marshal. These officers were
hurst, assisted by ]. M. Thorne as grand
marshal and other grand lodge officers.
Vienna was selected as the place for the
next session Of the district lodge. The dis
trict lodge banner was awarded to Fannie
Bowman Memorial Lodge for largest per-
centage of limitations The banner was
presented in an appropriate address by Job
Hawxhurst, past grand templar, and re-
ceived for the lodge by Mrs. Dottie Corn
ing in neat speech. The ladies of Pioneer
Lodge provided p bountiful dinner and
supper to the delegates and visitors to the
session.