Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06
FALLS CHURCH NEWS.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, July s.
Cracksnen who blew the safe in the
East Falls Church post office We'd
nesday night apparently have made a
clean getaway with $500 in cash and
a quantity of postage stamps. Blood
hounds brought up from Occoquan
took the trail and followed it to Up
ton, half a mile away, where they
lost it Tire marks there lead to the
belief that the robbers had an auto
mobile waiting and made their escape
in it. The fact that four explosions
We're required to open the safe in
clines to the belief that the job was
the work of amateurs. but they were
clever enough not to leave any clues
behind.
At the mass meeting in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church last Sunday
evening more than 500 was sub
scribed for support of the Children
Home Society of Virginia. which is
conducting a statewide campaign to
obtain a fund of $150.0oO. Fairfax
county's quota of this amount is ST.
0SO. and Falls Church is expected to
raise $500 E c. Hough of Falls
Church, who has charge of the cam
paIgn in the county, is confident that
Fairfax will go over the top, as 1t
has in every noney-raising campaign
which had to DO with war activities.
The local Red Cross is to be asked TO
make a contribution to the fund. and
a house to house cavaSS is to be
made.
W ednesday and Thursday afternoons
and evenings this week was imam
cial success. there being small bal
ance over expenditures, which VIII go
toward next years guarantee fund.
There are enough signers to next
q
tauQua again next summer.
Members of the choir of the Pres
byterian Church are rehearsing for an
"old folks" song festival. which is to
be held in the near future. Proceeds
of the entertainment Will he applied
to the debt contracted for work on
the manse. which was redeCorated and
modern Improvements Installed at the
beginning OF the passionate of Rev. DR..
McElroy.
Union services tomorrow evening
will be held in the Episcopal Church.
The sermon will be by Rev. Mr..
Henry, former pastor of the Southern
Methodist Church.
The base bail game yesterday be-
tween Falls Church and Vienna re-
suited in victory of s to in favor
of the home team.
The Falls Church Automobile Cor
poration has been chartered. with an
authorized capitalization of $4,000
and a minimum issue of 100000. The
officers and directors named in the
charter are: DR.. George b. Fadeley,
president: Carol V. Shreve, secre-
tary; ]. G. Gould. H. Scott Rior. NJ.
f. Church, W. NJ. Ellison, A. H. Bar
Dor. George w. Hawxhurst and Jesse
A Thomas. The company is to do
general automobile business at East
Falls Church.
At the June meeting of the Falls
Chapter, L. D. c.. held at the
home of Mrs. Myers, near Ballston,
the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. r. w. Birch; first
vice president. Mrs. Braden Hummer;
second vice president. Mrs. p. H.
Smythe: secretary. Miss Margaretta
Henry; treasurer. Miss Nellie Green
registrar. Mrs. c. w. Lee, and MS
torian, Mrs. RiXey.
Closing exercises of the Virginia
Training School were held Thursday
afternoon. There was a program OF
songs and Rotations and the pre-
sentation of ribbons of merit.
Mrs. NJ E. Teachem. grand lecturer
of the Eastern Star, paid the Falls
chapter VISIT Iuesoay
evening.