Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11
FALLS CHURCH.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va,

FALLS CHURCH, Va,
February 10. 1912.
Tuesday the members of the Ladies
Aid of the Baptist Church gave their
minister and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. w.
>. .. Thomas, a peasant surprise in
honor of their twenty-eighth wedding
anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas were
invited to dine with Mr.. and Mrs j. E.
Crupper at noon and shortly after their
arrival sleigh laden with the members
of the aid society, bearing variety of
table delicacies for the meal and later
consumption, arrived. Mrs. E. J. Gal
pin, the president, in the name of the
society, presented Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
with handsome china table service,
which Mrs. Thomas accepted with a gra-
cious little speech. Those present were
Mrs. E. j. Richardson, Mrs. H. c. Ryer,
Mrs. George Hawxhurst, Mrs. e. j. Gal
pin, Mrs. w. T. Westcott, Mrs. Ed OPP
dyke, Mrs. Mary PARROT, Mrs. w. S.
Hoge, Mrs. S. E. Hutton, Mrs. william
travail, Mrs. A. d. Cults, Miss Thomas
and the Misses Ciupper. The March
meeting of the society will be with Mrs.
Travail. The Falls Church Chapter, D.
A. r.. met Monday with Mrs. Frank
Dudley. The regent. Mrs. Calender, will
represent the chapter at the congress in
Washington the week of April ID. The
alternates are Mrs. Hairy Fee lows Mrs.
II. K. Mott and Mrs. ]. T. Unverzagt.
Mrs. Henry Gibson of Fredericksburg
was the guest last week of Mrs w. E.
Calender We: e among the guests at the
reception Tuesday evening given by
President and Mrs. Taft at the White
House. Miss Hilda Green entertained the
junior auxiliary Thursday afternoon, at
which time mission study club was
formed by Deaconess Gibson. Col. B. F.
Bingham of Washington spent the week
end with friends at Langley. Mr.. Mi
chael Magner and Miss Catherine Hor-
gan of Sidebu:n were married at st.
James Catholic Church at West End
by Rev. Father Van Inglegem January
Z. The Village Improvement Associa-
ton held meeting Monday evening at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Robert A.
Davidson. Mr.. s. E. Hutton presiding.
Mr.. c. M. McGroarty's humorous paper,
entitled, Looking Forward-the Summer
Vegetable Garden" created much merri-
ment. Mr.. "A. E, Rowell gave a brief
sketch of the life of Dickens and Mrs
William Morsell gave reading from
Dickens. The March meeting will be
with Mr.. and Mrs E. L. McNair on
Maple avenue.
Miss Demarest was the guest for sew
eraI days tn S week of Mrs Lincoln Smith
tertained the card club Monday afternoon
The members of the Kings Daughters
Circle spent Wednesday at the home OF
Mrs. George Tyree Mank;n, trimm' ne
hats for the rummage sale to be held
Thursday and Friday of next week at the
old Baptist church. Mrs. Mankin served
tea to her guests at 5 O'Clock. Miss Mary
Birch entertained a number of friends a,
an old time social at her home Satur-
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T
Hend,er Of Washington were Sunda.
guess of Mr. and Mrs. y. Paul Swone
on Cedar avenue. Mr.. and Mrs P. b
Nourse have returned from a weeks visit
to Richmond. Mrs. P. N. Smvth enter
tanned few friends at luncheon and
bridge Thursday afternoon Mss Mary
Piggott and Mr.. Dalton Dillon were mar.
ried here today at high noon. at the
residence of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Dill
lon will remain here week. Going late,
tn Leesburg to reside. Monday evening
the town council rerealed thes ordinance
against coasting within the corpora ton
limits and merry parties have enioyed the
snort AL the week. The Home Mission
and ladies' Aid Society of the Southern
Methodist Church met Thursday nf'er-
noon at the home Of Miss Stella Birch.
With eighteen members present the sub
iect urae~ discussion for the afternoon
ha'ng "The Crild at Work.'' After a
pleasant meeting REFRESHMENTS were
served and the society adjourned ~ meet
newt IN March The Nnsic Study Club en-
tertained it's friends Friday evening.