Evening star., 1915-06-13
MANASSAS.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence Of The Star.
| MANASSAS, Va. June 12.-W. C.
| Wagner. a former mayor of Manassas,
] was elected mayor of the town Tues
! day The other candidate was the pres
ent mayor. W. Hill Brown, who was
defeated by twenty votes. Councilmen
| were elected as follows: E. r. Conner,
| Albert Speiden, c. NJ. Larkin, Q. E.
! Newman, c. E. Nash, c. r. c. johnson,
| w. NJ Wheeler, T. F. Coleman and H.
| D. Wenrich. Messrs Larkin, Newman
| and Wenrich are to succeed r. S. Hyn-
| son. d. H. Prescott and E. A. Brand.
| Votes were cast for thirty-six men.
A o. Weldon without opposition was
| elected mayor of Warrenton, to sue
| ceed Mayor Lucien Keith.
DR.. P. w. Covington, representing the
| international health commission and
| the Virginia board of health, is spend
| ing a short time in Manassas, to dis
| cuss with the people of Prince William
| the summer health campaign. which 1t
| zens are ready to cooperate. DR.. Cow
| ington has addressed citizen gather
| 1ngs at Haymarket. Nokesville and
| Bethel high schools. He is to visit
| Dumfries. Greenwich. Independent Hill
and other points next week. Three
community centers are to be chosen
| for the work, the interest displayed to
decide the competition. The greater
| part of the expense is to be betrayed
| by the international health commission
and the state board of health. The re-
mainder has been appropriated by the
county board of supervisors.
Friday has been named alumni day
by the former students of Manassas
High School. The high school tennis
courts and other playground features
during the morning hours are to be re-
served for the alumni; business ses-
sion is to precede the afternoon ath-
| letc meet between high school stu
dents and a team from the alumni, and
| the day will come to a close with
! banquet, an annual event, at the New
| Prince William Hotel.
The younger students of the Temple
| School of Music, under the direction of
| Miss Margaret Temple Hopkins, We'd
| nesday evening in Conner's' Opera
House presented four-act operetta,
| "Cinderella in Flowerland.' The cast
| included about thirty little boys and
| girls. ranging from four to twelve
years old.
The Virginia supreme court Thurs
| day rendered a decision in favor of the
plaintiff in the case of Ratclife versus
Costello. The case. which was first
| tried year ago in the circuit court
| for Loudoun county, involved the nom
| payment of note given by Costello to
Bullock and sold by Bullock to Rat
|
National Bank of Manassas.
| The Girls Auxiliary of Manassas Bap
| tist Church last Saturday afternoon
entertained the Royal Ambassadors.
another Baptist organization, at the
| residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Westwood
| Hutchison.
| Mrs l.. A. Snow Saturday afternoon
is to entertain the Bethlehem Good
Housekeeping Club.
| Prof. and Mrs. b. r. H. Hodge enter
| tanned Monday evening at Roblay Cot
tage. The guests included members of
the faculty of Manassas High School
| and Eastern College
| Judge ]. B. r. Thornton. Wednesday,
| 1t to entertain the members of the bar
association of the sixteenth judicial
circuit, at his residence on Grant ave-
nue.. The business meeting is to be
held in the county courthouse during
ment in the afternoon is to include
| trip to the Bull Run battlefield, sew
! eral miles distant.
| Miss Myra Payne. has been elected
honorary chairman of the relief COM
| mittee of Manassas Chapter. United
Daughters of the Confederacy. Other
| members of the committee are Mrs.
Albert Speiden, active chairman; Mrs.
Margaret Barbour. Mrs. c. NJ. Larkin
and Mrs. J. L. Bushong.
Miss Katherine Groh. superintendent
of the elementary division. Virginia
tSunday School Association, Sunday
afternoon, is to address mass meet
ing at the Manassas Baptist Church.
Miss Groh is to teach for demonstra-
tion class of primary pupils
sence of the pastor. Rev. DR.. H. l..
Quarles, is to preach Sunday morning
and evening at Manassas Baptist
Church.
| Miss Mary Garrison. Thursday after
noon, entertained the Five Hundred
| Club.
Capt William F. Rahlmann of Kan
sas City, Mo. returning from the Con-
week visited friends in Manassas.
Capt Bahlmann won his title in the
Confederate service from Virginia.
| orville w. Mosher. who taught the
past session in Prince William
county public school, is to leave to-
morrow for his home at New Rich
mond, Wis
| Eastern College. Sunday morning. is
to preach at the Presbyterian Church.
Or. Roop also is to lead song serv-
ice at pm A congrega tional meet
ing is to be held Wednesday mornins
to unite with the church at Clifton
Fairfax county, in calling pastor Tor
the two fields.
The June term of the circuit court
for Prince William county continues
Mrs F. NJ Osborne Wednesday after
noon entertained the Five Hundred Club
at Waysde, her country home, near
Haymarket.
ing opened a series OF services IN
large tent at Warrenton.
The annual meeting of the District
Nurse Association (Warrenton) was
held Tuesday morning at the Warren
Green.
Thomas c. Diggs, secretary OF thel
Virginia Sunday School Association.
Monday evening addressed mass
meeting in the Methodist church at
Marshall, Fauquier county. 1t was de-
cided to hold a Sunday school confer
ence at Marshall July 3 and 4.
Children's day was observed last
Sunday in the Methodist churches at
Remington and Warrenton.
George Latham Fletcher last Friday
evening made the address to the grad
yates at the annual commencement ex-
ercises of the Warrenton High Schooi.
Diplomas were presented by the super |
intendent, f. A. Smith, to Miss Kate |
Risdon, the youngest daughter or Mr.
and Mrs w. H. Risdon, and to Judson
Council. the son of Rev. V. H. and Mrs
counci1 MIR. Council is pastor of the
Warrenton Baptist Church. Principal
r q smith made a short address.
Miss Ruth Ball, Miss 1mogene John-
son Miss Kathleen Fletcher and John
Lawson recently were graduated from
the high school at Upperville, Fau-
quier county.
Miss Jessie c. Walraven of Warren
ton and Courtney S. Welton of New
mort News we're married Wednesday In
the Presbyterian church at Warrenton,
the Rev. William Chinn officiating. ihe
bride was given in marriage by her
mother, Mrs. Walraven: Her attehd-