Evening star., 1924-03-30
FALLS CHURCH.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, March %
tSpecia) Because of the shortage
OF funds the school board has found
II necessary to shorten the school
term by ten days, which will make
This the shortest school term for
many years. Fairfax county has for
years been paying for the instruc-
non In its local schools for eight
months, but this year. because of a
large dehcit in county fundS, it was
recently decided to close all schools
ten days early and is therefore able
70 pay for the instruction in the
rails Church School for only seven
ana one-half months. The town
school funds. which total about $3,-
ooo, are used for operation and main
tenance and because of unforeseen
emergencies such installing Il new
furnace and renting the parish hall
VIII not be sufficient to carry all of
the expenses through the term. The
salaries of the teachers come from
state and county funds. partly from
Fairfax and partly from Arlington
counties. These funds can only be
used for instruction. The state fund
is returned to the school on the baSi' :
of school population, the county fur d
IN Arlington county on the baSf s of
tie amount assessed and in f. Irfax
county on the basis of the need g. The
Arlington county portion of II r TOWN
pays in taxes $1,626.45 into Ae state
and county funds and the boot re-
celVeS in return Sl,j>S.O3. 'f'le Fair
FAX county portion of the Town nays
in taxes S5,030.32 into the state and
county fund and the sc'Ivol receives
in return, Sl0,162.50.
congregational Meeting,
The congregational raeeting at the
Presbyterian Chur.f Wednesday
night was well atts o. led In the alb
S"nct OF Moderator ReN. l.. {. Vain
wright. George w. Hawxhurst called
the meeting to o'!T er and on his mo-
tion {. \. McGr"a q rty was elected pre-
siding officer ar0 |. \. Rullman clerk.
IteportS were re ceived from the clerk
OF the session, II. c. Hough: treasurer
Of the churcS F. H. Eastman. and
treasurer Of the Sunday school. G..
w. Hawxh erst.
Mrs. II. - Noble gave a report for
fhe Chris ,sian Endeavor Society: Mrs.
John r. Bethune for the Missionary
society. Mrs Shaffer for the Wom-
en- auxiliary; Mrs. f. l.. MacNair
TOT 'he Kings Daughters Circle.
\, nstees Horace r. Brown and W.
M Cobb. whose terms expired, We're
re elected and +. T.. Tillett was elect
eA in place of Forrest Howard. who
Is. not a resident of Falls Church now.
The sum of S25 was appropriated
Tor the daily vacation Bible school,
and the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Altfather: f.
II. Eastman, superintendent of the
Sunday school, and one other mem
her yet to be appointed will unite
After considerable discussion the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to
confer with the trustees as to ways
and means toward raising funds for
the proposed new chapel and manSe:
Mrs. George T. Mankin, Mrs. l.. G.
Hough, Mrs. l. A. Pullman. Mrs. II.
e Demarest and Mrs. j. f. Fraboid.
After adjournment refreshments were
served by the Woman's Auxiliary.
MIR. and Mrs. +. c. Hough are spend
Ing some weeks at Sarasota, Fla.
Measuring Social.
Last Monday evening the Woman's
Missionary Society of CroSsman NJ. h.
Church gave measuring social at
the home of Mrs Pansy Crossman.
Miss Abbott gave an outline of the
work for the year. Frances Twitchell
and Margaret Chanel gave recita-
tions. Miss Carrie Ball and Mrs.
cOmpanied by Mrs. ]. w. BROWN and
Mrs. Brown gave several piano Aelec-
tions. After the program. games and
refreshments were enjoyed.
The Falls Church girls played their
first game of basket ball with Baileys
Cross Roads yesterday. The score
was II TO in favor of Falls Church.
\ special committee Of the Wom
ans club met at the house of Mrs.
S. :. Cline Yesterday TO plan can
VaSs of the town in an effort to IN
tereat all eligible women in the ques-
tion of voting. The canvass will be
wholly uon-pa rtisan, but it is report
eti that only about 80 per cent of the
women have voted so far. some are
paying their poll tax without having
registered and many have never
registered nor paid their tax.
The tax has to be paid six months
before election time. but registration
can he made thirty days IN advance.
Persons coming here from other
states have to be residents for two
years before being entitled to vote,
but if they come from some other
part of the state, only SIX months
residence is required. For the ma
tional elections in November the
registrars Will be required to sit at
some stated public place for the pur-
pose of registering citizens put peo-
pie can call at the home of the
registrars at any time and register II
said registrars are found at home:
George Brunner is registrar for
residents of the Fairfax county por-
ton of the town, and Mrs. II. Il.
Moran for the Arlington county por-
'tion.
Attention is called to the fact that
the tax is compulsory for three years
and if not paid the sheriff Will be re-
uuired to levy on property Tor the
one dollar out of every $50 paid
is used for public school purposes.
Another fea ture of the new law IS
that no person can procure license
for any purpose whatsoever unless the
poll tax has been paid
Committee Members
Members of the committee are: Mrs.
H A Fellows, Mrs. T.. T. Fenwlck'
Mrs W. T. Jewell, Mrs. +. II. East
man, Mrs. P. r. Nourse. Mrs. Frede
rick Wright, Mrs. W. +. Callandar,
Mrs. X. A. Cushman, Mrs Herbert
Coward, Mrs. William Weeks, MIS-
G. V. Shreve, Mrs. S. H styles Mrs.
Barron Fredricks, Mrs. H: Il. Moran.
Mrs. ]. r. Bowen, Mrs. w. A. Fravel,
Mrs J, G. Hoskins, Mrs: L. h Cope
land. Mrs j. G.. Smith, Mrs. l. +. Eld-
ridge. Mrs c. p. Kincheloe, Mrs. G. b.
Fadeley, Mrs s. S. Cline.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. i. Tillett are re
ceivfng congratulations on the birth
of son.
A large crowd attended the show
ing of Jackie Coogan last night. Next
Friday night the film shown viii De
..ToI' able David" under auspices OF the
Kings Daughters.
Mrs. w. W. Rucker entertained at
a dinner party Wednesday evening IN
honor of Mr. Fuckers birthday. The
guests were: Judge Samuel +. Brent
of Alexa ndria, Judge William I. Glotn
of Arlington, Charles T. Jesse, Smith
s Rucker George A. Rucker, Herman
/, Bonney, William p. Ames. all OF
clarendon, ana X. a IIehsha" VI
Falls Church.
Miss Grace Beaman entertained at
500 this afternoon.
Church Notes.
The successful classes in the va
rious Sunday schools, who made the
birbest percentage under the SIX
noint record system, Will be an
nCunced next Sunday. The TOUR
classes making high percentage
will receive as a reward hshlns trips
to Franklin Manor on the Chesapeake
10 season