Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-10
FALLS CHURCH NEWS.
Meeting Of Village Improvement So
ciety-Proceedings of the Council.

SASty 1IOCccO1uSS OF the COunC1l.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va. September 9, 1902
The Village Improvement Society re-
sumed its monthly meetings Monday night
assembling at the residence of Mr. Geo.
W. Hawxhurst, with Mr.. E C. Hough
president. presiding. The annual election
Of officers resulted in the selection of Geo
A. L. Merrifield, president; Rev R. A.
Davidson, vice president: Geo. w. Hawk
hurst, secretary; NJ. E. Church, treasurer;
Geo. F. McInturff, assistant secretary, and
the following members of the executive
committee: E. C. Hough, Geo. T. Mankin,
Miss Matte Gundry and Miss Belle c.
Mortified. Mr.. Church submitted his an
nual report as treasurer, showing total re-
ceipts for the year, including balance on
hand, S172.1l, and expenditures $139 40. The
public well at East Falls Church depot was
constructed during the year entirely from
the society's funds at a cost of S77.55. 1t
was noted that the society gave three en-
tertainments during the winter months, the
funds to be used as the executive commit
tee may direct The sum of S. was ap-
propriated for the use of the special COM
mittee in having the sidewalks cleared of
litter Mr.. EcholS reported progrs SIS in the
improvements al East Falls Church depots.
The invitation of Mr.. Hough for the So
ciety to hold its October meetings at his
residence was accepted At the conclusion
of the business session, Miss Ada Rhodes,
who has recently returned from a visit to
England, gave description of a coaching
trip through Devonshre.
The registration of voters under the new
constitution of the state will commence
September % throughout this county. The
following appointments have been made of
registrars for the magisterial districts of
the county, and the respective boards will
SIT fifteen days in each district: Falls
Church district George Aud, L. A. VIII
fiams. Geo. A. Drummer; Providence, Peter
Howard, J. A. Faulkner, r. E. Berry: Mt.
Vernon, r. c. Triplett, r. w. Ga1iard,
Frank Reid; Dranesville, ]. H. Hurst. Geo.
w. Gunnel, Arthur Wrenn; Lee. II. d.
Rice, Frank Wooster, j. w. Renney; Cen
terville, ]. P. Machen, ]. R. NJ. Gheen, ].
NJ. Ford In this district the registration
will commence at Falls Church on Septen-
Der %. From the list of taxpayers for this
district. as furnished the registrars, it APP
pears that only thirty-seven colored persons
in the entire district have qualified them
selves to register under the property quail
fication by payment of the 81 tax
Prof. E. c. Sine, principal of the public
graded school. and his family, have re-
turned from their summer vacation. The
school will open here next Monday for the
fall term.
Mr. Geo. B. Ives is visiting friends in
New York.
At the conference of the Washington dis
trict NJ. E. Church, South. held last week
at Remington, Va, Mr.. William NJ. Ellison
of this town was admitted on trial in the
Baltimore conference.
Mr.. w. T. SprankIe has commenced the
erection of a residence on his farm near
here.
The town council met last night at coun-
ell room, with Mayor Walters pres ding.
DR.. T. c. Quick was elected chairman OF
the board Of health. The ordinance regard
ing obstruction of streets amended
as to give the mayor authority to instruct
the sergeant to remove all Instructions.
An ordinance was introduced to prevent
dogs from running at large between the
hours Of 8 pm. and am. under a PEN
atty to the owners of 50 for each offense.
Councilmen Gibson and Ellison were ap-
pointed a committee to notify the attorney
for the corporation of the failure of the
w. A. and F. c. r. r. to comply with
certain contract regarding the occupancy
of Lincoln avenue.