Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
MANASSAS.

MANASSAS. Va, January 1 (SpeciaD
The marriage of Miss Myrtle Mari.
Merrill and Frank Edwin Hill of Chi
cago, took place at the home of the
brides parents. Springdale, Christ
mas noon, Rev. Holland Hayes Of
Pendleton. Va. officiating. Miss Doro.
thy Merrill attended her sister a.
bridesmaid and Carlton Y. Hill, broth.
er of the bridegroom. was best man
Miss Mae Gotten of Minneapolis
Mimi, played the wedding music. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
L. F. Merrill of Independent Hill
this county. The bridegroom is a sor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Hill of Canova
He served with the Rainbow Division
in the war.
H. l.. Hundley has received WORD
of the death of his father, j. T. C
Hundley. in North Dakota. He was
elghty-four years old and a native
of King and Queen county, Va He re-
sided in Prince William county for many
years
The December meeting of the Won
ems Missionary Society of Grace NJ
e. Church was held at the home OF
Mrs. X ). Hynson and the following
officers We're elected: President, Mrs
A Cooke; vice president, Mrs. Will
lam stevens; treasurer, Mrs. r. S
Hynson; secretary, J. l.. Correll.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Mrs. Eta Lynn. with Mrs. C. F. Brow
er assisting. in compliment to Miss
Nellie Sanders, a bride-elect
Thomas Thornton, age eighty-nine
years, native of Englanl, died at
the home of his son, James Taylor
Thornton, Monday night. The funeral
was held at Greenwich, this county,
Thursday morning, the services being
conducted by Rev. J. r. Cooke. In
terment was in Greenwich cemetery
Mrs. Cora B. Griffin and Charles F.
Breeder We're united in marriage
Christmas morning at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Albert II. Breeder. Rev.
John M. Kline officiated. John D.
Kline acted as best man and Miss
Lucy Breeder was maid of honor.
The congregation of Bethel LII
eran Church presented a watch to /.he
pastor, Rev. Edgar q. Pence, at the
Christmas exercises held Monday
night.
Cards have been received in Manas-
sas announcing the marriage of Miss
Ella Marie Pollen of Haymarket, Va,
and Paul S. Harvey of Pittsburgh, Pa,
which took place in Washington.
Miss Ada G. Galliher of Gainesville.
this county, and Arthur L. Bartholo-
NEW of Burlington. n. j.. were mar
ried in Washington Monday, Rev.
Titus F. Davis officiating.
The annual reunion of members of
the Alumni Association of the Ma
nassas High School was held in the
high school building Friday night.
The semi-annual meeting of the
board of supervisors of Prince Will
liam county viii be held in Manassas
Monday.
County Farm Demonstration Agent
w. l. Browning announces a meeting
of the Prince William Pure Seed
Growers Association to be held in
Manassas January Z, when a consti-
tuition and bylaws will be adopted.
A seed corn grading demonstration
will be a feature of the meeting, with
a government expert in charge,
A Christmas dance was given in
Corners Hall Tuesday night by the
Manassas Dance Club. Many students
home from school attended, as well
as out-of-town gueStS.
Manassas Chapter, U. D. c.. shipped
a barrel of canned fruit and vege-
tables and turkey to the Lee Camp
Home for Confederate Veterans at
Richmond fer Christmas, and added
to this a nine-pound cake made by the
Judith Henry Juniors.