Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-18
FALLS CHURCH.

Mrs. William Stranahan and son, who
nave been spending a couple of weeks
In Strasburg. Va, returned to their home,
Echo Hail." on Little Falls street last
evening.
Miss Louise Tucker of Washington, d.
c., who has been the guest of Miss Alice
Heiston at the Eagle House for few
days. returned to her home Tuesday.
The regular meeting of the l. O. G. T.
was held at their lodge room in the Odd
Fellows Hall, on Broad street, Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Robert Lay was initiated
into the order. The program was in
charge of Mr.. Carl Rathburn, and con-
sisted Of the following: Recitation by Miss
Emma Garner; vocal solo. Miss Matilda
Rawlings; reading. Miss Margaret Thorne;
Miss Ida n. Ball also gave a reading,
which was followed by a speech by Rev.
T. c. Jordan, and one by Rev. r. n. Hart
ness, both of Aurora Lodge, Pbeebus. Va.
Rev. Mr. Hardness is chief templar Of
Aurora Lodge.
James Proctor of Merriheld, Va, was
arrested Sunday night by Constable A. r.
Jacobs for stealing clothing from Charles
Taylor, also Of Mortified. Proctor was
tried here before Us: Riley Monday night,
but the case was dismissed for lack Of
Rev. D. c. Hedrick. presiding elder Of
Greenbrier district of the Virginia con-
ference. and wife are the guests of Rev.
and Mrs. S. P. Shipman, on Columbia
street.
The case of Leroy Jackson, for larceny
of suit of clothes at Merrifielc. which
was first tried here, has been appealed
to the county court by the defendant.
Miss Lille Christman. who has been
spending the summer at the residence Of
her uncle, Mr.. P. H. Christman, has re-
turned to her home in Washington, d. c.
A few of the young men at West End
entertained their friends by a straw ride
Tuesday night. Those who enjoyed the
fun were Misses Jessie B. England Belle
ner and May Davenport and Messrs. Web
ster F1agg, David B. Patterson, George
T. Mankin, Arthur Flagg and George 2.
Garrett. After the ride the party had
refreshments at Mr.. Elmere PeTrygo's ice
cream parlors. then driving to West End
had a quiet little dance at the residence
of Mr.. James L. Davenport.
Miss Vass of Danville va, Is the guest
of Mrs. Nathaniel Tyler at the Lawton
House.
Rev. T. C. Jordan and Rev. R N. Hartness
from attending >the Alexandria district con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
which convened at Waterford. Va. last
week, are the guests of Miss Ida N. Ball, On
Washington street
Mr.. Fred Buxton of Jersey City is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Buxton. Mr..
Buxton is in the employ of the United States
Express Company at their New York Office
While south he will spend a week at Shenan-
dale Springs, on the Shenandoah river, above
Harper's Ferry, and, after spending another
week with his parents here, will return to
New York.
e Miss Virgie Thompson, who has been visit
ing Miss Anabelle Rowell at West End for
some weeks, has returned to her home in
Washington, d. C.
At the adjourned meeting of the Village
Improvement Society, which met at the resi-
dence of L. B. Parker, on Washington street
Monday night, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year, viz: DR.. J. B.
Gould, president: Mr.. G. A. L. Merrifield,
vice president: Mr.. E. c. Hough secretary
and Mr.. Albert p. Eastman, treasurer The
next regular meeting of the society will be
held the first Monday night in October at the
residence of Mr.. Edgar Watkins, on Fairfax
street.
Quite a number of young people were de-
lightfully entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. w. Kinsley, at East End, Mon
day evening Games, dancing, music and re-
freshments filled up the evenings program
music by Miss Florence Poole, Miss Marga-
ret Nourse and Mr.. Frank Eastman In one
of the games. which was truly original the
feat was to make twenty engagements in the
corresponding number of minutes, and the
person fulfilling the greater number of said
engagements In ten minutes won the prize
Mr.. Charles Parker carried off the prize
having fulfilled eighteen engagements in the
allotted ten minutes. Among those present
We're Misses Elsie Febrey. Leanora Wright
Edith o. Merrifield, Fannie L. Moore, Flor
ence Poole. Ida, Jean, Grace and Lorraine
McFarlan and Margaret Nourse Of Falls
Church, and Miss Edna Bailey of Washing
ton, d. c., and Messrs. Brunson Buxton
Frank Eastman, Edwin Rorebeck, Edward
Talbot, Phillip Nourse Guy Luttrell, Carl
kinsley, Charles Parker and Writ W Kins-
ley of Falls Church, and Fred Buxton of Jer-
sey City and Albert Myers of Washington,
D. c.