Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-08
FALLS CHURCH,

An enjoyable meeting of the Village I'M
provement Society was held last night at
the residence Of Mr.. G. R. Albertson. Mr.
Z. c. Hough. president, presided, with
MIR. G. W. HawxhUrst acting secretary.
The committee on celebration of arbor day
reported that no special arrangements had
been made, but that a number of trees
had been donated by Mr.. D. o. Munson,
and that the town sergeant would set them
out. 1t was the opinion of the members
that the day. should hereafter be more
generally observed, as this town was the
hrst in the state to inauGurate the move
ment. 1t was reported that a sufficient
number of signatures to the application
for vote on the question of bonding the
town for new school house had been Sc
cured and remarks in favor of the propo-
sition were made by Messrs W. w. Kins-
ley, A. P. Eastman, G. A. L. Merrifield
K. +. Bartle, Dr. T. M. Talbot and Others
and it was voted that a committee be ap-
pointed to canvass the wards as soon as
the election is ordered by the council. The
question of a Fourth of July celebration
was discussed, and on motion of DIR. Tai
bolt, the matter was referred to the ex-
ecuttve committee to report at the next
meeting. An invitation was accepted to
meet at the residence of Mr.. G.. A. L. Mer-
rif1eld in June. The program of the even
ing consisted Of the following: Piano duet
Radieuse Cby Gottschalk), Prof Reuckert
and Miss Reuckert; select reading, Mr. G.
-
Miss Reuckert, with viola obligato; reci-
tation, Mr.. William Stranahan; duet, violin
and viola, by kalliwoda, Prof. Reuckert
and Master Ryall Albertson; solo, THE
Holy City" Miss Reuckert; violin solo,
Theme, with variations, Prof. Reuckert.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Z. Eastman, Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Hough,
Mr.: and Mrs. w. w. Kinsley, Mr.. and Mrs,
William Stranahan. Dr. and Mrs. T. NJ.
Talbot, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Erwin, DR..
and Mrs. S. S. Luttrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neitch, Mrs. A. H. Raymond, Mrs. G. w.
Poole. Mrs. c. c. Gardner, Mrs. Russell,
Misses Gertrude Nourse, Clara L. Gulager,
Edna Luttrell. Maud Riley, Edith Merri-
field, Lucia L. Newcomb. Florence Poole,
Blanche Reuckert Of Washington, Messrs.
R. F. Bartle, Charles Gulager, Prof. Reuck-
c. Evans, w. w. Kinsley, jr., and Stuart
Poole.
Miss Blanche Drummer. who has been
spending the winter with her sister, Mrs.
Albion Traylor, in Petersburg, returned
home Monday.
At meeting of the members of the Epis-
copal Church Monday afternoon thes fol-
lowing vestrymen We're elected: Messrs. j.
M. Mason, S. d. Tripp, DR.. j. B. Hodg
kin. G. d. Nicholson, Z. NJ. Edmunds and
w. E. Parker. Mr.. S. D. Trip was elect
ed as delegate to the Episcopal council,
which meets in Charlottesville in June.
Mr.. w. E. Parker was elected alternate.
Mrs. Matilda Herring of Petersburg is
spending two weeks with her brother, Mr..
j. g. w. Drummer.
Mrs. 1. S. Heffner, who has been visiting
relatives in Pennsylvania for several
months, returned Monday.
Under the new charter of the town, the
town sergeant is required to close the col
lection of taxes the 18th of June.
Past Grand Geo. A. Drummer and Dele
gate B. F. Johnson of Falls Church Lodge
of Odd Fellows will leave here Monday to
attend the annual session of the Grand
Lodge of the state, which meets in Man
chester Tuesday.
Prof. Robert Eourse will give his new
lecture, The Bells in the Congregational
Church the night of May 10.
While out riding Monday Miss Aida
her, throwing her violently to the ground,
but fortunately she escaped with only
slight injuries.
Messrs Geo. B. Ives, John Hammond and
w. NJ. Ellison have formed a partnership
in the real estate business.