Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-22
News From Falls Church.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

FALLS CHURCH Va, October %, 1902.
A controversy has arisen over the ques-
ton Of the registration of the voters of this
corporation. The town of Falls Church is
located within two counties. At the special
session of the legislature in July an act was
passed authorizing the electoral board of
the county in which town Is located to
appoint a registrar for such town. The
charter of the town provides that the clerk
of the council shall register the legal vot-
ers Of the town. The electoral board of
Fairfax county in August last appointed
Mr.. Geo. A. Drummer registrar for this town.
and at the meeting of the town council on
Monday night he notified the council Of his
appointment and requested that the neces-
sary books for the registration be furnished
him. This the council declined to do. 1t
is claimed that the act of the legislature
failed to amend the charter, and that the
present constitution simply provides new
qualification for the voters, and that the
clerk Is the proper official to conduct the
registration 1t is understood that a special
meeting of the council will be held to fur
Their consider the matter, as the appointee
of the electoral board proposes to at once
proceed to perform his duties under his
appointment.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Yates have issued
invitations to the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Garnet Yates, to Mr.. Theo-
dore Norton Sellers, the ceremony to take
place at the Bethel Baptist Church, Gull
pepper county. October %. The couple will
reside in Greensboro, N. c., after their
marriage. Miss Yates was for number of
years a valued teacher in the public graded
school of the town.
Mr.. Geo. T. Mankin has sold to Mr.. A.
H. Barber half interest In eighteen acres
of woodland recently purchased of Mrs. F.
T. Orrson.
A meeting of the public school teachers
and trustees of the district of Falls Church
and town of Falls Church was held at the
school building here Saturday. Capt. M.
D. Hall, county superintendent was pres
ent, and upon being elected chairman stated
the object of the meeting to be to take into
consideration the matter Of organizing an
institute for the purpose of discussing queS-
tons pertaining to school work, methods of
teaching, &c. 1t was voted to organize and
meet monthly at different places within the
Jurisdiction, and an election of officers was
held. resulting in the election Of Capt. M. D.
Church, vice president; Mrs. Henry Haight
of Vienna, secretary. The president ap-
pointed Miss Lottie Dyer, Miss C. v. Hick-
erson and Prof. E. c. Sine to arrange a
program of exercises for the next meeting,
and Miss E. E. Cowiing, Miss Lottie Dyer
and Mr.. r. W. Birch to select place for
holding the next meeting. At the afternoon
the condition of their respective schools.
These reports indicated an increased enroll
ment Of scholars and attendance over that
of the previous year
1t was voted that the next meeting be
held at Falls Church Friday, November 81,
and that the trustee boards be requested
to allow the teachers attending the insti-
tute to close their schools on that date
without loss of compensation.
- Mr. George w. Poole has commenced the
erection Of a six-room cottage on his lot on
Cherry street