Evening star., 1915-11-28
FALLS CHURCH, VA.

Special Correspondence of The star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. November IL
Union Thanksgiving services We're held
| Thursday at the Presbyterian Church.
! which was decorated for the occasion
in harmony with the autunnal harvest
! ason. Jardinieres were filled with
yellow chrySauthemumS and the pulpit
was banked with fruits. flowers
and vegetables. including pumpkins.
squashes and cabbages. ears of corn,
grapes and apples. Pastors of all the
Protestant churches. with one excep-
/ ton, participated in the services. The
sermon was by Rev Merritt Earl pas
tor of Crossman NJ f. Church on THE
, Dangers of Prosperity" Music was led
by the choir of the Presbyterian
Church, with a special solo by c. n
Mctiroarty The collection was turned
over 10 the easury of the Associated
/ NH!age Charities. constituting its only
source OF income. \ report on charita-
Die work for the last year was sub
! mItted by Rev. Or, Il. y. Dawson, pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church.
I Union services last Sunday evening
| We're held at the Baptist Church. with
, a sermon by Prof. 4. J. Boatwris sht
president of Richmond College, who
, was III attendance on the Baptist con-
/ terence at Clarendon last week. Rev.
. NilEti ieS ffeTnuOn OF salem. Va.
| preached at the morning services at
| the same church.
During the Clarendon conference Rev
Herndon. Rev. Dr.. W. S. Dunaway of
Mlddlehurg. Va. and Claggett Skinner
of Richmond We're guests of Postmaster
and Mrs. +. w. Skinner
| Nf ana Mrs w. S. Jenkins and w H
| Baker of Leesburg and DIR. Hugh c.
smith OF Bedford City We're guests of
Mr. and Mrs. c. b Quick Rev. 3. f.
/ Crosslands. president of Fork Union
! academy Rev. MIR Ravender and Capt
Smead of Fork Union were entertained
by Mrs. George CrosS,nan
The Current Events Club met We'd
nesdaE afternoon at the home of Mrs
IT. G. Quick. Mrs. J. NJ des Rochers read
a Paper on st. Michael of the Azores"
by Henry Sandman, and Miss Nellie
Green "Children's Museums" by Mary
| Brown Hartt
About twenty-five friends of Miss
florence Crossman gave here sur
prise party Wednesday evening at her
home, in celebration of her eighteenth
birthday anniversary
MISS Louise Byrne. teacher of the
hfth grade of the public schools. left
TUESDAY to spend the Thanksgiving
holidays with friends at Richmond.
/ Miss Grace Thompson substituted for
her Tuesday and Wednesday,
J. NJ. des Rochers has purchased the
Fox bungalow on Great Falls street
from Edward Donaldson After the
completion of alterations they will oc-
cupy the property as a home about
January L.
| Misses Grace and Delavan Thompson
entertained a a Thanksgiving dance at
IGundry Hall last evening.
| j. NJ. fadeley. a student at George
Washington University Medical School,
| brother Charles, a student at the Uni
versity of Virginia. In company with
1 Ernest Harrison of Falls Church they
witnessed the Thanksgiving day game
at Richmond between L. of Y. and
South Carolina.
| Mrs. Elizabeth HaWXhurst and daugh-
| ters. Virginia and Mildred, of wash
! ington are weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs George w. Hawxhurst
| Miss Catherine Munson and A. G.
| Grinnan. jr., were guests at dance
at the Episcopal High School last Sat
urday evening.
! Mrs. George It. Mankin, Rev. DR.. and
| Mrs r A. Davidson and Mr.. and Mrs.
George ". Hawxhurst of Falls Church
were among those attending the we'd
ding, at Fairfax Court House. Wcdnes-
day evening of Miss Edith Regina Wi
| lev and Wilson N. Farr.
DR. and Mrs. J. =. Snailwood have
moved into their new home, near East
| Falls Church.
The Owl Club met last Saturday even
! ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
| Fellows. High scores were made by
! Mrs. =. II. Smythe, Mrs. J. B. Could,
Mrs. Copper and o. b Livingston.
| Guests of the club were Miss Emma
/ Garner and Miss Murra. os The Plains,
| Va, who is the guest of Mrs. Fellows.
Mrs. Hattie Wood of Montreal, Cam
ada, is visiting her sister. Mrs. J. 3.
! Gould
/ \ committee has been appointed by
the Crossman Methodist Episcopal Sun
| day school to arrange for a cantata
/ a Christmas entertainment. The date
has not vet been set. The Ladies' Aid
nF he 1f nfT EniE nal
/ Church will hold a rummage sale at
/ the Congregational building December
/ 2, and 4.
! The women of the Episcopal Guild
! have postponed the dinner announced
for December ) until some time in
| February
Falls Church Lodge Of Good Tenn
| plars met Tuesday evening at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. George W, Hawxhurst.
I Mrs. Hawxhurst and Mrs. Nettie
4 Thompson, who were delegates to the
meeting of District Lodge. No 4, at
Bethesda. Md, submitted reports.
i Mr. and Mrs. Parks Rucker of Claren-
don were THANKSGIVING guests of Mr..
ana Mrs w w Rucker.
Donald Lee. aged twelve years who
was shot in the arm by a playmate
and whose condition for a time was re-
garded as serious, is now pronounced
by Or. T. G. Quick, the attending physi-
clan. 10 be out Of danger.
Mrs. Harry Birch. who is convalescing
b / from a severe attdfk OF ISDnOi6 FEVER,
left Thursday for Waterford, Va to re-
| cHperate.
Members of the cast of the vaudeville
and minstrel show to be given Decem-
ber II under the auspices Of the Village
Improvement Society Will begin rehear-
sails next week.
Union church services will be held to-
morrow evening at the Presbyterian
Church.
The Mary Ball Sewing Society of the
EDiScOpaI Church held an aII-day meet :
ing yesterday at the home of Mrs J. NJ
des Kochers. The society will hold a
sale Of fancy work shortly before
Christmas, thep roceeds TO go for the
benefit of the church.
| The ladies' of the Presbyterian Church
are planning to complete a fund for the
purpose of building an addition to the
! chapel, 70 be used as a kitchen.