Evening star., 1916-03-05
Falls Church, Va.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, March 4.-Th,
Current Events Club met at the home
of Mrs J. w. Garner Wednesday af-
ternoon. There were readings by
Mrs. p. H. Smythe and AIrs. S. II
styles. and in the absence of Mrs. W
l.. Morsell. Mrs. j T. d. Howard read
several chapters from The Harbor."
Mrs. r. H. Smythe has returned from
visit of several weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs Charles Sparks. at Medina,
n Y
Mr. and Mrs q. \. l.. Merrifield en-
tertained a number of friends Wednes
day evening ~ a dinner party in cele-
bration of Mr.. Merritield's birthday.
The table was decorated with pink
candle shades and carnations Mrs.
Merrifield was presented with beau
tiful cut glass vase. The guests were
Messrs. Wright. Cuddy, Pettus, Wade,
Folger. Cannon. Whitehead. Mehn, Riff
fel and Roberts.
Mrs. j. NJ Desrochers entertained the
Tuesday Bridge Club this week.
Mrs. s. X. Copper entertained at a
large bridge party last Saturday after
noon. Highest scores We're made by
Mrs. 7. IL. Smythe and Mrs. II. A. Eel
lows.
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. a. Shreve
at West End Monday evening. The
society will give a dinner at odd Fell
lows Half-Frday evening. March IL.
Mrs. W. l.. Morsell is spending the
week at the Richmond. in Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Demarest enter
last Saturday evening. Highest scores
were made by Mrs. Q. Il. Livingston
and Mrs. p II. Smythe, DR.. }. b. Gould
and O. +. Livingston.
The regular meeting of Falls Church
Chapter. u. A. r.. will be held at the
home of Miss Nellie Green Monday
afternoon. The exact amount OF the
receipts of the lecture held at Gundry
Hail last week. under the auspices of
this society, and from the tags sold
by the school children. Will not be
known until after this meeting Ell
eanor Eastman won the book entitled
Peggy Owen OF Yorktown, which
was offered ASA prize to the girl SELL
ing the most tickets
The regular meeting of the civic
league will he held at the league rooms
Friday afternoon. March 10
The Junior AUXILIARY gave delight
full musical at Gundry Hall Wednesday
evening. There was splendid pro-
gram of reading and music. after
which refreshments were served and
dancing enjoyed.
The regular meeting OF the mems
Bible class of the Presbyterian Church
was held at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
e. W. Hawxhurst Monday evening. The
speaker was Wells Sherman, assistant
chief of markets and rural orga MIA
ton who told of the government s
work in marketing periSha bile products.
particularly melons. peaches and ber-
ries. II was decided to invite the men S
classes of the other churches to at
tend the April meeting at the chapel.
A party of fifty is planning = trip to
Baltimore to hear BILLY Sunday. and
arrangements are being made At the
close of the meeting refreshments
were served.
Union services last Sunday evening
were held at the Southern Methodist
Church, where reports were heard from
the various delegates who attended
the Sunday school convention at New
port News.
The Kings Daughters Circle of the
Presbyterian church met with Mrs. J.
II. Bethune Tuesday afternoon.
Miss NJ. Greenwell has taken an
apartment at Florence Court.
DIR. T. {. Quick. who has been i'll in
the hospital for several weeks, is re-