Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
FALLS CHURCH.
,cial Correspondence of The Star.


FALLS CHURCH. va, December 2. 1911.
Mr.. John Herndon and family have
moved to 1916 18th street, Washington.
for the winter. Mrs Dickinson and daugh-
tiers are spending the winter in the city.
was destroyed by fire one morning last
week, are occupying a house adjacent to
their old home. Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Bux-
ton have closed their summer home and
gone to the. city for the winter. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. HoyIes Row entertained a fam
lily party at dinner Thanksgiving day,
their guests being Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hunter Cameron of Vienna. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Colt and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster Kirby and son of Falls Church
and Mr.. and Mrs. Germs and children of
Washington. Mr. and Mrs. c. T. Hend-
Ter were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
d. p Swope. Mr.. and Mrs. Pickering
Dodge and Miss Elizabeth Dodge have
taken apartments in the city for the Win
ter. Mrs Crenshaw was a luncheon guest
Tuesday of Mrs. Charles T. Hendler, in
Washington. Dick Moncure, jr., who fell
and broke his arm last week, is recover
ing nicely from the injury. Mr.. Milton
M. Thorne has returned from years
stay in Lawrence. Kans., and will visit
relatives here and In Washington until
the first of the year Mrs. Emma j.
Haight, Miss Bessie Haight, Miss Ander-
ton and Miss Louise Byrne spent several
days at Norfolk this week in attendance
upon the teachers convention held in
that city. Mrs. Lizzie HawxhurSt and
daughters of Washington, Mrs. Anna
Watkins and Miss Stella Watkins were
and Mrs. George w. Hawxhurst. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Fl. Thornburg have gone to
the city for the winter. Mr.. Percy Trip
is the guest of his aunt in New York for
a few days Miss Barrett of Boston is
visiting Mrs. E. l.. McNair. Mr.. w. III.
Wren and family are occupying their new
bungalow at West Falls Church Mr..
Stanley Mari, who has been residing for
many years at the old Bittinger place
here, has moved to the city. Miss lisa
bel Gray, who was the guest last week
Of her niece, Mrs. G. A. J.. Merrifield.
left Tuesday for her home in Fredericks-
burg, Miss Glenn Newell was a Washington
visitor Tuesday. Mr. Mack Fadeley of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute spent the
Thanksgiving vacation with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. G. B. Fadeley. Mrs. George
w. Hawxhurst Mrs. Tunis c. Quick, Mrs.
William Ellison, Mrs. G. r. Fadeley and
Mrs. Birch attended the monthly meeting
of Fairfax County Chapter. ID. A. r.. at
the home of Mrs. StuntZ. in Vienna, Sat
urday. At the meeting of the School
League Monday nigh last it was decided
to rec ommend to the school board shorter
hours in the schools here, the graded
schools to close at o'clock instead of
1, as heretofore, and to ask for d two
month trial SO as to ascertain If the work
could be accomplished in the time allOt-
ted. The Village Improvement Society
will meet Monday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. f. Church
The silver tea given Friday afternoon
by the Junior Auxiliary at the home of
Miss Katharine Garner was a delightful
affair, and very sue ceSSful both socially
and financially, each guest making a sill
yer offering to the auxiliary fund. Miss
lott Styrln Lyatt ~,
Garner, secretary; Miss Alice Colt. treas
urer, and Miss Margaret Birge received
the guests. assisted by Mrs. w. E. Cal
lender, wife of the rector. Mrs. Henry
Wednesday, and talked to Tie children of
the Clarendon School, her subject being
Our First Thanksgiving Day This she
contrasted with the first Thanksgiving
Ellis Island Falls Church Chapter, D.
A. r.. will meet next Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs 70: T. Fenwick. Mr.. and Mrs.
w E. Calender We're dinner guests
Thanksgiving day of DR.. and Mrs W. C.
Welburn at Ballston. Mrs f. J. Richard
son and little daughter have returned
from visit to Richmond. Miss Kathleen
McGroarty went to- Williamsburg Wednes-
german of the students of William and
Mary College. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Smith,
Misses Helen and Esther Smit. and Miss
TIME Merrifield were dinner guests
L 5. j. -.
Gould. Miss Nellie Mason spent last
week with Mrs Harry Fellows Mrs.
Browning has returned from visit to her
sister in Rappahanno, k Misses Eva and
Mary Birch went to New York last
Wednesday as the guests of Mrs Mande-
vile, who had a large house party at
Thanksgiving time. Mr.. Darling has bought
a house from Mr.. Scott Ryer, and will
move in at once. Mr.. and Mrs Will Ed
monds have moved from the Smith house
on Maple avenue to the one recently pur-
chased from Mr. Sam Luttrell. Mr. and
a "tete-a-tete" party December s. Mr..
G. r. White of Washington was a.
Sunday guest of Mr.. ]. w. Seay, jr,
Of Maple avenue. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Maben of Washington visited Falls
Church friends this week Miss Gertrude
Oliver Of Herndon was the guest last
week of Miss Shifiett of Oakton. The
Church Improvement Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South held its
regular monthly meeting Friday evening
at the home Of Mrs. W. n. Lynch, on
Broad street. An interesting musical and