Evening star., 1915-11-28
HERNDON.

Special Correspondence Of The star.
HERNDON. Va, November 27.-Mr
and Mrs. Bayley of Somerville. N. j.,
have purchas sed the residence and Ave
acres of land belonging to Edgar E.
Gillette on the east road to F'loris, and
are to have immediate possession. Mr.
and Mrs. Gillette are occupying their
new residence on Grace street, Herndon.
The following officers were chosen at
the organization meeting of the School
League Friday evening: George Ram
way Bready, president, Ralph w
Crouch, vice president; Mrs. Arthur
Hyde Buell.. secretary. An interesting
program is in preparation for the next
meeting, which is to be held in the
assembly hail. December 10. The league
has been organized to meet once a
month and 10 arouse greater interest
in school affairs. Suggestions can be
made that will be helpful TO both child
and school. and matters of Importance
discussed at the meetings.
The schools here closed Tuesday for
the Thanksgiving holidays, Miss Hodg-
don spending her vacation in Cumber-
| land, Md. Miss McCorkle and Miss
Shreye at Dunn Loring, Miss Walker
at Oakton and Miss Lucille Stratton in
Winchester.
Richard McMillen, who last week was
dangerously gored by a vicious bull
which he owns, is considered out of
danger.
DR.. Merton E. Church of Falls Church,
district deputy grand master of the
Masonic Lodge, paid official visit
to Haymarket Lodge Monday night,
Guy \. Church and Albert T. Walker of
Herndon Lodge. No. 264, A. F. and
A. M, accompanying him on the trip.
The corner stone of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South was laid We'd
nesday with impressive Masonic cere-
monies, members of the Falls Church
Lodge assisting members of Herndon
Lodge, No. 264, A. +. and A. NJ. in the
exercises. DR.. d. H. Kern, presiding
elder of Alexandria district, made the
address of the occasion and Rev. Fran
els J. Lukens of the Baptist Church
gave the invocation and benediction
handsome and commodious, the out
side being finished in a veneer of white
brick.
Miss Helen Gibson of Dranesville, who
was thrown from her buggy and in
jured Thursday when the horse which
she was driving ran away and collided
with a tree, is improving
The Monday Bridge Club was enter
tanned this week by Mrs. T. Edgar Aud.
the highest score being made by Mrs.
William NJ. Ayre, the next highest by
Mrs. Charles w Rider. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. q. Henry Shryock.
Farmers NluD, NJ. II iiiSt
in all-day session with Mr.. and Mrs
Maurice Stroud at F'loris. large num-
Der of members and visitors being pres
ent. Cooperation in Buying" was the
subject under discussion. DR.. Drake,
the speaker for the day, was unable to
! be present Labor" is the subject for
| the December meeting.
| Miss Mary Holtzclaw was partially
paralyZed Monday, her condition being
considered serious, owing to her ad-
Vanced age.
| Union Thanksgiving services were
| held in the Baptist Church Thursday
evening, Rev. Luther F. Harper of the
| Floris Presbyterian Church preaching
| the sermon Others taking part in
the services were DIR. Joseph b. North,
! Rev Lukens of the Baptist Church and
/ Rev Bergerstock of the Methodist
church.
| At the recent meeting of the Willard
! civic League. Mr.. Rogers was chosen
| president, Mr.. Watson vice president.
| Mr. Middleton treasurer and DR.. James
| Blevins secretary. Wood for the school
] having been donated. the money usu-