Evening star., 1923-07-15
.LEESBURG EXPECTS
BIG |. O. O. F. DAY
Citizens Already Looking Forward
to Convention of Lodges of
Northern Virginia.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LEESBURG, Va, July 14.-At a
recent meeting of delegates from all
| Odd Fellow lodges in northern Vir-
ginia, which was held in Alexandria.
| 1T was decided to hold the next meet
ing of the association in-Leesburg,
the date to be determined later. 1t
was suggested that the meeting
| be held on the first Friday in October,
and this suggestion probably will be
| carried out. These meetings have
been continuously held in Alexandria,
but an invitation to hold it in Lees
burg was extended by a committee
! from the local lodge, consisting Of
| l.. I. Frye, Rufus Wrenn and Wilbur
c. Hall. 1t is expected that 5000
/ Odd Fellows will be in Leesburg for
| the occasion. A feature of the event
will be parade with ten bands The
visitors will arrive in the early morn
ing and will leave about midnight A
big day for Leesburg is expected.
Rev. Carey Montague of Richmond
preached at the second open-air
meeting held on the courthouse green
on last Sunday evening. His text
was The Business Woman of the
New Testament"
DR.. G; T. Herdon. Baptist minis
years pastor of the Baptist Church
here, will be the preacher on this
Sunday evening. The Warrenton
Baptist choir will be present and rem
der number of selections. These
open-afr services are very popular
and draw a large crowd every Sun
day evening.
Bow Scouts Acttva
The Boy Scout troop which recently
was organized in Leesburg is already
taking up activities. Meetings are
held weekly In the auditorium Of the
high school. The officers of this
troop are: Lawrence T. Cooksey,
scoutmaster; Robert Titus, William
Drake and Albert White, assistant
scoutmaster and wilfred Lambert.
scribe. The local council are StiIson
H Hall. John T. Hourihane, Josephus
Carr and DR.. w. j. King. The execu-
tive officer is Randolph M. Lough-
The Loudoun Lodge. No. 26, I. O.
.. F.. installed the following officers
on Friday night: r. F. Wrenn, noble
grand; DR.. w. j. King, vice grand; !;
Cooksey. right supporter to the noble
grand; Charles Beali left supporter
to the noble grand; John G. Franklin.
warden: Stilson H. Hall, conductor;
L. L. Frye, outside guardian; Irwin
cooper, inside guardian; John Mil
bourne, rich scene supporter; Eugene
7. Titus, left scene supporter; Robert
Steadman, right supporter to the vice
grand; M r. Lowenbach, left sup
porter to the vice grand
DR.. 8. Carroll Brooks, a son of Mr.
! and Mrs. S. w. Brooks of this countv
was elected president of the Virginia
Pharmaceutical Association at the
annual meeting held at Virginia
Beach. Va. recently. DIR. Brooks is
a prominent druggist in Washington,
D. c. ~
Horse Show Glasses.
/ The following list Of classes will
be shown at the fourth annual Mid
dlesburg horse show which will be
held Friday. July 20: Half bred brood
| mares, thoroughbred brood mares,
sucking colts suitable to become
hunters, yearlings suitable to become
hunters, two-year-olds suitable to
| become hunters. three-year-olds suit
| able to become hunters, four-year-
| olds and under jumping class, green
hunters, hand hunters, mule fiat race,
| Shetland ponies, ponies twelve hands
| and under. handicap pony jumping
class. polo ponies. open to all jump
| hacks. ladies' hunters, heavy-weight
hunter class, bareback jumping class
| and mule steeplechase.
| Plans are under way for a large
swimming pool in Purcellville. The
new project will be finished under
| the direction of the Loudoun Light
and Power Company. of which or
ganfzation M. N. Lyon is manager.
| Water Declared Pure.
| Dr. P. N. Chichester. director of
the Loudoun County Health Unit,
who, since the installation of the
| chlorination plant has sent speci-
| mems of water taken from drinking
fountains in Leesburgh to the state
Laboratories at Richmond to be tested,
has received a report stating that the
| water is now free from all harmful
| germs. The condition of the water is
| undoubtedly due to the system of
Jpurihcation recently installed