Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
FAIRFAX.

FAIRFAX, Va September 10
Plans for the annual fair are COM
pleted The fair will take place on
the list. I'd and Sd of October. The
first day will be devoted to q celebra-
ton in honor of the Fairfax county
soldiers in the war with Germany.
The feature Of the second day will be
the exhibit Of saddle horses. and the
third day the school children of the
county will parade on the fair III
press, and besides the regular prizes
offered by the fair association there
are numerous special premiums Of
fered by persons interested in the
work.
A band will be in attendance every
home celebration addresses will be
made to the soldiers by Representa-
tive R. Walton Moore and F. L. Bal
LANCER, chairman of the board Of
supervisors. The ranking officer of
the local soldiers will respond to
these addresses. Besides a short drill
there will be no other formal func-
tions, and the day will be given over
to entertaining the soldiers.
There are good prospects for finding
OIL gas and coal in the western sec
ton Of Fairfax county. according to
- y. buCndnaus h man WIN mas SpeHl
his life in the gas and oil fields of
the west. Mr.. Buchanan has been in
the Centerville-Clifton neighborhood
for several weeks looking the ground
over. 1t is intended to make test Dor
ings within the next thirty days. Mr..
Buchanan has the backing of men Of
means and has purchased. through T.
NJ Hamilton. John T. De Bell and r.
R Buckley, options on between 5000
and 1000 acres of land. Forty leases
are in the clerks Office at Fairfax for
record These leases cover farms in
Centervflle district and in the Center
ville-Cifton neighborhood to within
a mile Of Fairfax. The result of the
borings is awaited with intense in
terest by the people of the district.
On Friday, September 10, at 10 am.
there will be an informal hearing by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
in the building of the commission,
18th and Pennsylvania avenue north
west Washington, of the application
of the Washington-Virgini Railroad
Company for increased passenger
rates on all lines of the company.
The hearing will be open, and any
one interested may attend. The towns
Vienna and Oakton have held public
meetings to protest against the in
crease in rates. and plans were per-
fected to appoint a committee to ap-
pear in behalf of the residents of the
towns. At a general meeting held in
Falls Church September Maj. Ewing,
chairman of the Citizens Association
of Ballston, was appointed to appear
before the commission in behalf of
the citizens of the county. Another
meeting was held Friday, when final
arrangements were made.
The celebration of the anniversary
of the adoption of the Constitution of
the United States, which was to have
been held Wednesday next, has been
called OF on account of the parade
of the Army divisions in Washington.
ton.
Miss Lena Townshend. county school
nurse. has rendered her registration,
to take effect September Is She re-
tires after two years service. During
the children Miss Townshend has
done much for the betterment of their
health DR.. E. L. Flanagan. county
health director, has several applica-
tons for the position.
The county board Of health held its
annual meeting at Fairfax courthouse
recently and adopted q resolution in
dorsing the state law which requires
public school children to be vacci-
mated before entering school The
law requires that every child must
be successfully vaccinated before en-
that II the parents do not see that
this Is done by their family physi-
clan. the physicians of the county
board Of health will visit the school
and do the vaccinating.
The Fairfax school will open Mon
day. The building and grounds have
been put in first class condition, and
all is ready for the years work. Four
experienced teachers have been pro-
cured--Miss HARDWOOD. Miss Thomp-
son, Miss Compiler and Miss Pierce.
The drought from which the county
has been suffering was relieved
Wednesday evening by thunder
shower. Farmers say If this rain had
not come the potato crop would have
been seriously damaged