Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28
MANASSAS, VA.

| MANASSAS, Va, November 27.-At
| the meeting of the Farmers Institute
! Friday DR.. w. Burdick, director of the
| city playground system of Baltimore
| was one of the speakers, together with
n. f Talcott, poultry agent of the
Department of Agriculture. who spoke
| on organizing poultry cubs in con-
nection with the corn and canning
clubs in the county.
John Ralph Gregory. eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Gregory. died at
his home here Sunday. The body was
sent to Stevens City for interment. He
is survived by his parents, five broth
erS and one sister.
civic league was organized at
Smithfield School, near here, this week,
and movement was started to raise
funds for new schoolhouse- several
speakers from Manassas delivered ad-
dresses.
Manassas Industrial School yesterday
closed the foot ball season by defeat
ing Morgan College of Baltimore by
the score of 25 to 0. Elliott for Manas-
sas featured the game by running 40
and so yards. scoring two touchdowns.
A pretty wedding took place at Bev-
erly Mill Tuesday evening at . O'Clock,
when Miss Bertha c. Fur. eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Craig
FUR. was given in marriage to John Wal
ter Carlysle Johnson of Clifton Forge. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Rob-
ert White of Haymarket. After a
honeymoon trip to northern states they
will live at Clifton Forge.
A romance terminated in Manassas
Wednesday and confectionery store
furnished the setting for the wedding
of Luther Breen and Miss Nola Ennis.
both of Bristow, this county. The
ceremony was performed by a preacher
of the United Brethren church.
Rev. L. L. Pickett. a temperance ora
tor, who is canvassing Virginia in the
interest of national prohibition, is to
speak in Manassas Tuesday and We'd
neSday.
A large crowd attended the annual
Thanksgiving german held in Corners
Hall Thanksgiving night. The music
was furnished by Pistorio's Orchestra
of Washington and the affair was at
tended by guests from Baltimore,
Washington and other cities.
The men of the town have effected
a reorganization of the Manassas vol
unteer fire company. New members
have been added and a committee COM
posed of Albert Speiden, j. NJ Bell and
H. P. Davis has beeen appointed to
draft a set of bylaws.
A barn on the farm of D. r. Grisso.
near Nokesville. was DESTROYED by fire
last Saturday morning. The loss ag-
gregated $1,000. with insurance to the
amount of $4,000 Mr.. Grisso's barn
by fire and last November his dwelling
was burned to the ground.
n. E. B. Talcott. poultry agent OF
the Department of Agriculture, made
address at the last meeting of the
School. Other addresses were a
Standard Two-room School," by C. ].
Meetze, Prince William county repre-
in the T raM,h house o9 r of
schools by Lieut.. George G, Round:
and THE Importance and Work of
the Civic Leagues, by George G. Ty-
Ter, county superintendent of schools.
ed by the league: E. NJ. Briggs, pres
ident. Mrs. r. r. Hayes. vice presi-
dent; Miss Elsie Fairbanks, secretary,
and F. Milstead, treasurer.
of the Loyal Temperance Legion sun
day afternoon at the Presbyterian
church.
Manassas High School is to open
giving week. The teachers passed the
week in Richmond. where the annual
meeting of the Virginia Educators
Conference was in session.
The women of the Manassas Baptist
Church, according to their annual Gus
tom. served dinner and supper to the
public Thanksgiving day. Fancy ar
ticles. candy. cake and ice cream also
were on sale.
The annual bazaar of the Guild of
Trinity Episcopal Church is to be held
Monday, December s, in the vacant
warerooms of the NJ. ]. c. building
Dinner and supper are to be served by
the women of the church and the other
features are to be continued as in the
past.
The annual Thanksgiving banquet
was given Thursday evening at East
ern College. DR.. Hervin L. Roop,
president of the college, was toast
master.
Mrs. j. F. Burks. wife of the rector
of Trinity Episcopal Church. who has
been i'll for some time, left Wednesday
to visit her niece at Brandy Station,
Culpeper county.
Mrs j. L. Harrell entertained at
bridge Wednesday afternoon in honor
of her house guest, Miss Cole of Roa-
noke. DR.. and Mrs. w. F'ewell Mer-
chant entertained at dinner Friday in
honor of Mrs. Harrell's guest.
Mr.. and Mrs c. Z. Nash left Tuesday
for Richmond. where Mr. Nash repre-
sented the Manassas district school
board at the Virginia Educators Con
ference. Mr.. and Mrs. Nash are to re-
turn via Petersburg. where they are to
be guests of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert w.
Ada mson.
Mrs. Victor Emerson and children of
Detrolt, Mich, are guests of Mrs
Enerson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs b. n
Lynch.
Mrs. William +. Hoffman of Wash
ington this week was the guest OF
Rev and Mrs T. d. b. Clark