Evening star., 1924-04-20
FALLS CHURCH.


FALLS CHURCH, Va, April 10
Especially At the meeting of the
ter of enforcement of the parking
ordinance was discussed at consider
able length The ordinance has been
found defective because of the diff
Guilty of telling which machine was
parked first, and under the ruling the
owner of the second car parked, If 1t
was parallel to the other, would be
the guilty party.
Repre- ,entatives of the Legislative
committee of the Wonans Club were
present TO ask that the ordinance be
enforced There is no town sergeant
now. g. Z. Rullman having resigned
the job.
Traffic Onicer Needed.
The need of a traffic officer was en-
phaSized and it is expected that one
will be engaged soon. 1t has been
suggested that a traffic officer would
have good opportunity to detect vio-
lationSo the parking ordinance.
Building permits were is ued to
Frank Thompson for house at East
Falls Church; to J. l.. Shotwen, for a
house in the Birge addition, and to
the W. F.. Moses Coal Company for a
building a East Falls Church.
The week beginning April IS was
designated as cleanup week.
AT the meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association Tue day night s.
A. RohweT talked OH school finances.
explaining how the necessary funds
are derived and the shortage which
makes it necessary to shorten the
term this year. Only a short Easter
Thursday and reopening Tuesday.
The school year will end May 81.
The week of April ell was OBJ
served as Jefferson week in the
schools. Rev. +. A. Castleman give
talk on jefferson and the Monti-
cello fund ct assembly Tuesday morn
Ing. A total amount of SEQ was given
to the Monticello fund by the pupils.
the majority of the rooms making a
100 per cent contribution. Mrs. j w.
Brown played McDowell's ITO a Wild
Rose" and RachmaninoT's Prelude
and Schubert's Fri King"
Miss Lucy Steptoe, county demon
strator, will meet her first class in
room decoration at O'Clock next
Thursday.
Easter sunday Program.
Senator Thomas Sterling of South
Dakota will speak at the Baptir Il
sunday school at 1890 o'clock Easter
sunday. There will be special
musical program and other attractive
features. The public is invited.
The Attendance at the Baptist Sun
day school last Sunday was 289.
:" - lASdhs tHt 'nDUl record. me
birthday anniversary Of Superintend-
ent Il. F. F'enwick, will be observed
Sunday, in addition to the Easter
Tervices.
The classes of the various Sunday
schools which MADE the highest 1er-
centase in conn ection with the SIX
Lot7t record system, and thereby pro-
cured the fishing trips to Franklin
Manor in May. are: Mrs. Ritchfe's
Class Gf 10y in the Baptist sunday
class Of boys in the Episcopal Sunday
school. 90 1-3: Edward Fenwick's
class OF boys in the Baptist SUNDAY
school, SO; MiTs Abbotts class of girls
IN the Methodist Sunday school ST,
and Miss Bonell's class Of girls in the
Episcopal Sunday school. s.. The
hrst fishing trip will be the first Sat
urday in May. All the classes arr
working hard to earn the trips for
June.
feunE Peoples Service.
A largo number attended the young
peoples service at the Baptist Church
last SUNDAY evening, at which time
MISS .. !. L. L. was married to MIR
Il. y. r. .. in a unique wedding"
ceremony. There will be a specia |
nuslcal program at all the services
All school children were weighed
again this week by d committee from
the Woman's Club. Many who were
underweight in the previous record
mado showed Improvement. and ali
pupils have taken an interest in the
subject.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald NJ. Jones are
receiving congratulations on the birth
OF daughter, Barbara Keith Jones
last Sunday.
Motion Picture Monday.
No moving picture was shown at the
Presbyterian Chapel last night, but
The Hottentot" will be shown Non
day night.
Under direction of the music COM
mlttee of the Woman's Club an enter
tainment will be given at the hom o
OF Mrs. r. J. Formad next Friday
night. The program will be made up
OF mum bers which have been used in
the school musical contest this win
ter, and the proceeds will be used for
the awards given the winners In
the contest the pupils are expected 70
know the titles of the pieces on hear
ing them played: be able to name the
composers and tell their nationality
Posters have been placed in promi-
nent places about town, including the
schools, asking citizens to aid in
saving the wild flowers and shrubs
for which Virginia is noted and which
are being exterrninated by thought
less people. The Woman's Club has
been active in this campaign and will
urge the passage of proper laws to
prevent the destruction which now
goes on.
The Music Study Club met with Mrs
X. c. l.. Moncure Tuesday night. The
program included a paper on Victor
Herbert, by Mrs. John F. Bethune; !;
Gypsy Love Song" by Mrs. J. T
Gnverzagt; Godard's "Au Matin" and
Chopin's Fantasia Impromptu." by
Mrs. j. T. Bowen: and q quartet COM
posed of c. N McGroarty. Guy Erwin,
Mrs. j. +. .Bethune and Mrs. Eva
Weir, sang Verdi's Requiem" and
Gounods Soldier Chorus"
The Kings Daughters Circle met
with Mrs. j. +. Trabold Wednesday
Chaplain Kirkpatrick will occupy
the pulpit at the Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning. Communion will
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