Evening star., 1924-09-07
FALLS CHURCH.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, September s
(SpeciaD.-The school board organ
lied at it's last meeting by re-electing
G. A. Stewart chairman, and S. A.
Rohwer clerk, and makes the follow
ing announcements:
Children must be 6 years old on
or before September Is to be ad-
mitted.
Arlington County has refused to
pay tuition for children In the county
but outside Of the corporation limits,
and they will not be admitted this
year.
About q pupils have been coming
from outside the corporation. The
Arlington County committee plans to
send them to the Leeway School and
the George Mason High School.
The faculty is practically complete,
and acceptances have been received
from the following, who have tenta
tive assignments: Miss X. Barten-
stein, principal; Miss NJ. r. Harrell
IA; Miss Florence Jarratt, 7B and
6B; Miss Hattie Lee Williams, GA
and 5B: Mrs. NJ. f.. Dillon. third
grade; Miss Mabel Hodgson, second
grade, and Miss N o. Page, primary
grade.
School will open at o'clock and
close at 3:35 o'clock. allowing a 10
minute recess in the morning and
afternoon and As minutes for lunch.
This makes " teaching hours.
The hours in the primary grade
will be from to IL o'clock, with a
15-minute recess, and from 1880 to
800 o'clock, with a 15-minute recess
The school calendar is as follows:
Opening on the 18th and closing for
the teachers institute on the 18th.
Thanksgiving holiday will be Novem-
Der 81, Christmas holiday from De-
cember 20 to January 5, Easter holi-
day from April 10 to 13, inclusive.
The year will close June 5.
1t is expected that the work will
be. carried on the same as last year.
with the possible exception of the
second half of the second year high
school.
Text books must be obtained from
Mr.. Dyson at Alexandria, as no one
in town will agree to handle them.
Will Lee was reelected janitor.
Mr.. Stewart chairman of the board.
recently has returned from trip
to eastern Virginia and North Caro-
lima. where he inspected modern
school buildings recently built in a
number of small towns and villages.
He reported many school buildings of
attractive appearance in course of
construction.
All trial examinations for the grades
will be given by Miss Harrell Tuesday.
September 16, and all children wishing
to take the examination will report to
Miss Bartenstein or Miss Harrell Mon
day the 18th. The trial examinations
for the high school will be given by
Miss Bartenstein at the same time.
At the meeting of the town council
Monday night the new members as
sumed their duties. They are w. T..
Parrott for the first ward. S. II. Styles
for the third ward and II. NJ keyser.
who was reelected in the second ward.
J. F. Haverty was reelected town
clerk
The regular meeting of the citizens
association was postponed on account
of Labor day, but probably will be held
later in the month
Funeral services for Mrs David
Demarest were held at the home Of her
son. H. A. Demarest, yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock Interment was in
Alexandria.
The Sunshine Society Of the Old Falls
Church gave a doll and boat show Sat-
Vrday afternoon at parish hall.
Although only weeks notice was
given, more than 81 dolls were en-
tered in the contest. Mrs. Charles
Quick and Mrs S. H. Styles acted as
judges Prize for the smallest doll
went to Browning Middleton; for the
largest. to Mary Louise Gallaher; for
| the ugliest, to Rose Ardai: for the fun
niest, to Betty Elsroad; for the pref
tiest, to Marian Erwin: for the best
costumed. to Elizabeth Dubois; for the
most unusual and cutest. to Jane Du-
Bois. for the best dressed. to Gretchen
Belcher. Helen Jewell received a prize
Tor making the best doll dress.
The boys receiving prizes for making
boats were Northrup Church, Chester
Cooksey, James Keith. William Stew
art and Charles Callander.
After the prizes were awarded Miss
Clara Stewart, president of the society,
served refreshments
Sales made through the office OF NJ.
e. Church, realtor, during the ~.
| month include:
The property of Lewis c. Gray,
known as the Duncan property, con-
sisting of house and 10 acres of land.
near West, Falls Church. to Joseph F.
Allison, druggist, of Washington, for
$13.500. Mr.. Allison and his family
will take possession October l. Dr. and
Mrs. Gray will move to Washington for
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Falls Church in the Spring.
New bungalow and two lots on Co
lumbia street belonging to Mayor H. A
Fellows, to Byron Austen of Clinton.
Md, for $4,000. Mr.. Austen and his
family have taken possession of the
property.
Lot in Falls Church Park belonging
to Dr. B. B. Detwiler of Herndon, to
j. v. Turner for s100.
House and four acres on the corner
Of Broad street and Ballston road be-
longing to Charles E. Higgins, to G. L.
Revercomb of Orange County, Va, for
$500.
House and lot Of Harry B. Major on
the Fenwick subdivision. near East
Falls Church, to Charles R Fadeley for
$4,000.
Lot in Falls Church Park belonging
to ]. A. Martin, to Wilmer H. Case for
$210.
The Defense day committee has
made tentative plans for Falls
Church's participation in. the demon
stration.
The Fort Myer Band of 2s pieces
will be here Thursday night to give a
concert on the Eastman lot at East