Evening star., 1924-06-08
MCLEAN.

MCLEAN. Wa, June (SpeciaD.-
Monday eve hins in st. Johns com
mun1ty ha'L The resignation of c.
=. Know IS as a member of the
poaro OF governors for Mclean day
ana as chairman of the scheoi
1omfaittys was accepted with regret.
Harry ffarver was elected TO NIL Mr..
knowhfs' unexpired term on the
board 'of governors. Ralph Powell
reported the results of his COM
mite rs correspondence with the
to Troper signs for marking the
GhaGn bridge highway at Mclean.
TIA. league voted SIS to cover the
cast of erecting four large sisnposts,
f!To marked "School-Slo" and two
marked, 'aThis is Mclean. Please
drive carefully"
The corresponding secretary re-
ported the receipt of "a letter from
Isaac Cans. president of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
stating that the leagues resolution
urging the replacement of the pre-
sent chat bridge had been discussed
at the May meeting of the board of
directors, and committee of three
appointed to cooperate with the
league in the furtherance of this
project Philip Walker, secretary of
the Georgetown Citizens Association
wrote that the latter body had re-
ferred the chain bridge project to
their committee on public improve
ments, James Berrall, chairman, and
had requested the chairman of the
executive committee to take it up
when the annual estimate is con-
sidered. The Georgetown association
is also heartily back of the league
in it's action urging the repeal by
Congress OF the Key bridge toll.
New School Plans.
n. s. Mackall reported that the
plans of the new school building had
been turned over to the school hoard.
1t has been practically decided to
adopt that plan, which is estimated
to cost 100000 when completed. but
which can be brought within the
$4,000 now available by the omission
for the present of the auditorium.
The league voted to accept the offer
of the fire department to cooperate
on Mclean day on the same basis as
last year. Ice cream and cake were
served at the close of the meeting.
E D. Nosbury went to Fairfax
Court House Thursday to attend the
meeting of the school board as the
cations also were present from
Chesterbrook and Merrifield. The
board voted to refer all the Provi-
dence District School affairs to a sub
who is asking for a s23. geo bhilding.
has secured pledges of $4,000 of this
amount in the community and will
receive $4,000 from the liteES ~ fund
this fall. Merrifeld and Hallmark
combined are asking for a three
room frame building.
The women's advisory council of
Fairfax and Arlington counties will
meet Friday morning at the home
of Mrs. Charles BabcoEk of Vienna
The Mclean Community Library
Association will meet on Tuesday
afternoon at ESQ in the library
building.
Mrs. G A Knowles and Mrs w
L. Linn of Balls Hill will give a.
bridge party at the home of Mrs
Knowles Wednesday afternoon at .
o'clock for the benefit of the library
building fund.
Dinref Committec.
The chicken and strawberry short
cake dinner which will be given Sat
urday evening, June IA, in St. Johns
community hall will be under the
direction of the following commit
tee: Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Storm. chair
ager: Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Magarity
M. and Mra Arthur Taylor. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Koontz. MIR. and Mrs. II.
M Corner. Joe Farver. Henry Magar-
iey and J. H Beattie- The dinner
will be followed by a dance. An ef
fort will be made to clear at least
$500 in order to pay the cost of the
concrete foundation of the new build
ing.
Four new members to date have
signified their intention of uniting
with the Baptist Church as result
of the revival services which have
been held every evening this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner will join by pro-
fession of faith and Mrs. Frank
Walter and daughter Lena by letter
from the Lessburg Baptist Church.
Mrs Walter Mallory and the MEM
bers of group will conduct the
B. Y. P. U. services Sunday evening.
The Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing will be held with Mr.. and Mrs.
r c. Cline Children's day will be
observed tho third Sunday in June.
The Mclean base ball team met
defeat at the hands of the Forest
vile nine Saturday afternoon on the
homo diamond