Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09
FAIRFAX, VA.
Special CORE sI,ondcn"c Of The Star.
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. Va.

fAIkf -NA COl XII HOl Sc. Va.
April s. 1911.
Mrs. Howard Fletcher has returned
from visit to her father-n-law. Mr.. NJ
bert Fletcher. sr.. at Warrenton Miss
Annie Hill of North Carolina is spending
a couple of weeks with Mrs. Nj. u. Hall
al Burke Mrs. Thomas Moore who fell
and broke her arm last Saturday. is get
ting along very nicely. Mr.. Hugh Hutch
isop of Vienna was called to his home at
Centreville this week by the serious i'll
ness of his father. Miss Winnie Holden
Of Ccntrevillc has been visiting Mrs II.
Il. Mitchell at Herndon. Judge and Mrs.
j. E. T. Thornton. who spent two weeks
at the Hotel Fairfax, have returned to
their home at Manassas Mrs F. A.
Strother is visiting relatives in SteI->cns
City. Mrs. Edgar Mcfarland was the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Hough, in Wash
ington. last week. Miss Margaret Nc
Farland spent several days this week
with her sister. Mrs b. NJ. Thompson.
at Vienna. Mrs. Virginia Price of Viii
minSton. Del, is visiting relatives here
ana VIII later go to Herndon. Miss
Elizabeth Swetnam returned Sunday from
a visit to her uncle. Mr.. George Ford, al
Round Hill. Committees of three mem
hers from each magisteral district of
the county have been appointed to
sist i'm the work of preparation for the
confederate reunion. They are: Provi-
dence district. Capt. Franklin Williams.
vile. DR.. C.. F. Russell. James n. Gun
nell and John S. Pearson: Centreville,
Capt j. n. Ballard. r. l.. Spindle and P.
r Thomas: Lee. Rev. Everard Meade.
Mount Vernon. Thomas r. Chapman, DR..
\. b. hewitt and Robert Ballinger: Falls
Church. Robert f. Lee, jr.: George ].
Head and Thomas a. Williams; music,
.t,
ley, f. r. Holbrook and c. f. Wiley;
speakers and invitations, Judge j. NJ.
Love. r. Walton Moore ard Thomas r..
Keith. The central committee is COM
fax bar and F. w. Richardson and w. E.
Graham. The ladies' of Fairfax met
Monday afternoon to elect their officers
and to appoint committees.
Mrs. Robert +. Thornton was unani-
mOusly elected permanent chairman, Mrs
Thomas r. Keith secretary, Mrs. w. p.
Moncure treasurer. Food committee, Mrs.
{. Veron Ford (chairmam, Mrs. Elton
r. Holbrook. Miss Helen Moore. Mrs.
Ashby Graham. Mrs. w: w. Long. Miss
Margaret Farr and Miss Julia Ford
decorations. Miss Jennie Moore and Miss
Wiley: soliciting food and money. Mrs.
James Taylor Mrs. Walter T. Oliver.
Mrs. j. r. Allison, Miss MILAN and
ham, Miss Daisy Watkins, Mrs. w. p.
Causer, Mrs. F. w. Richardson, Mrs. w.
f.. Graham. Miss Marian Woodward,
Miss Ora Swayzee and Mrs. c. NJ. Rip
pey: reception committee, Miss Edith Wi
ley, Miss Virginia Richardson, Miss Ma
mic Wiley Miss Lillian Milan Miss Mabel
Jerman, Miss Chilcott; committee for re-
ceiving food. Mrs. Howard Fletcher, Mrs.
A. G. Bleight, Mrs. Daniel. Miss Mar
garet Moore, Miss Mary Donohoe and
Miss Hooe. 1t is the intention of these
committees to interest the ladies all over
the county in making the Confederate re-
union a great success. Mr.. Thomas r.
Keith returned Tuesday from a visit to
his mother. Mrs. Isham Keith. at War
renton. Mrs. James Barbour of Culpeper
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs John s. Bar
bOur and will remain with them until
their departure for Europe. June 3. Mr..
Walter Dawson was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Babcock Sunday. Mrs.
w. s. Fowler, Miss Dorothy Fowler
and Mrs. M. A Shoemaker visited friends
at Ida last week. Mrs. Shoemaker has
returned to her home. in Washington,
after visit of several weeks to rela-
tives in Fairfax county. Miss Margaret
Fowler spent Wednesday at Fairfax.