Evening star., 1924-08-10
Mclean.

MCLEAN, Va, August 9 Especially
More than so members of the Mclean
School and Civic League and the Nc
Lean fire department met Tuesday
evening on the schooIhouse grounds
and under the leadership of the vet
eran construction manager, H. c.
Mackall, made a start in stalking out
and in preliminary construction of
the booths and pavilions for Mclean
day. The spirit of cooperation
shown by all community organiza-
tions assures the day viii be a great
success. The committee in charge
announces base ball game between
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture and rhe local boys, umpired
by the nationally famous Nick Alt
rock. The tug-of-war promises hot
competition, as the Mclean team has
challenged all nsighboring COM
munity teams to grand elimination
contest for the championship of
northern Virginia silver loving
cup will be awarded the winners. The
new fire apparatus will be decorated
with appropriate posters and sent
over all roads of the county to arouse
interest. A meeting of all members
of committees will be held at the
parish hall August Is at pm. for
A block of four attractive and mod
ernly appointed stores has been COM
pleted in Mclean by firm of Wash
ington real estate operators.
A second top dressing of crushed
rock and oil has been spread over the
Chain Bridge road between the bridge
and Langley, and the road is now
in excellent condition.
The present drought which has
continued nearly two months. follow
planting. threatens to materially re-
duce the corn crop in this vicinity.
Mrs E. D. Vosbury left Tuesday
on a motor trip to Blacksburg, Va,
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. j.
CARRIER of Accotink. Mrs. CARRIER and
Women's Advisory Council of Fair
fax County to the annual meeting
of the Virginia Home Makers Con-
ference held in conjunction with the
farmers institute at Virginia Poly
technical Institute August to s, in
elusive.
Rev. Council to Preach.
The Rev V. H Council will conduct
the regular services of the Mclean
Baptist Church today. Arrange
ments have been made to have
preaching every Sunday in September.
A prayer meeting will be held next
Wednesday evening at the Masonic
have been appointed delegates from
Mclean to the Potomac Baptist AS
sociation, which will be held at Falls
Church, Va, August 13 to Is. in
elusive.
Building operations will be re-
sumed this week on the new Baptist
Church at Mclean, and r. V. Gosson,
in charge Of construction, will use
every effort to complete the building
by November /.
The Women's Guild of the Method
ist Episcopal Church of Mclean will
hold reception at 8 pm. Wednesday
for the new minister. the Rev. Mr..
Sadtler, and Mrs. SadtIer. The COM
mittee in charge of arrangements
consists of Mrs. w. T. Weaver, Mrs
H. C. Mackall and Miss Sallie Ball.
Mrs. T. M. Corner and Mrs. M. Amole
have been appointed as the commit
tee in charge of refreshments.
In the absence of the regular min
services at the Townsville Presby-
terian Church will be conducted on
August "a and August 81 by the Rev.
Freeley Rohrer of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church of Washington,
d. C. The Rev. William Eisenberger
of the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church will preach on the first
Sunday in September, and the Rev.
Arthur Barrows of the Eastern Pres
c., will preach on the second Sunday
of that month.
The members of the Lewinsville
Presbyterian Church have announced
the organization of a missionary So
ciety, with Mrs. Sprager as president; :;
Mrs. Thayer. vice president, and Mrs
Hunter Mach as secretary-tre