Evening star., 1926-08-22
MERRIFIELD.

/ MERRIFIELD. Va, August 21
engineer of the Virginia Public Serv'
ice Co, has been away on his vaca
| ton. the cost survey of the proposed
electric light line from Falls Church
out the Lee Highway through Merri-
| field was delayed.
| Community picnics scheduled for
Tuesday at Bay Ridge. Md. with the
Merrifield Improv vement Association,
and Thursday at Great Falls, with
the Sunday school Of the Methodist
Church, were called off on account of
rain. A new date for the Great Falls
excursion will he chosen Sunday.
The wind and rain storm Monday
did much damage to cornf1elds and
orchards, and disrupted telephone
service for two days.
At the meeting of the advisory
council at the courthouse Friday final
plans were made for the womens par
ticipation. Miss Ida Jones of the
treasurer's office was present with
the suggestions and instructions for
the superintendent of the different
departments. Several prizes were re
| ported as received too late to incor-
porate in the catalogues. Kyle Davis
of Lorton will give $3.50 each for the
best layer cake and the best loaf
cake made by child Of Is or under.
Miss Corita Seoane Of Merrifeld will
| offer three prizes instead of two for
bird houses. made by children under
ls-f1rst. $50: second. 81. and third,
so cents. An Alexandria firm offers
an electric iron for the best beet
pickle.
Arrangements were made to have
one or more trucks collect exhibits
on the day preceding the fair, for the
| convenience of exhibitors who have
no other means of transportation.
The following collection points were
decided on and Mrs. Vosbury was re-
duested to have posters made to put
up around the county: Legato. Pal
mer's store: Centerville. Turberville' s
store; Fender. Gheens store: Chan
ttlly, Woodruff's store; Floris, Bios
som Hill; Herndon. Wilkins store;
Forestville, Follin's store: Mclean.
Storms store: Chestehbrook, Staloup' s
store; Fails Church. Browns store,
BaileNs Cross Roads, Payne's store;
| vienna. Freeman's store: Annandale
! McDaniels store: WoodlaWn Cox's
store; Lorton. Springman's store
Clifton. Buckley Bros; Burke, Stew
arts store: Ok Road School. Mrs.
| Nathan Daviss store: Fairfax Station,
| Ford & kruse's store
| Ina aSmuch as the Boa rd of Super.
NlsorS has assumed the responsibility
! for the salary of the home demon
stration agent. Mrs. Nosbury, custo
dian Of the fund. turned in her final
report. showing $914.67 collected dur
ing the year. contributed as follows:
r. Walton Moore, 500: Mrs. J. U
kincheloe, eight months room rent
at $3.50 per month. 500: r. F.
Hanes. $50: Wilson Farr. s10 H. T
| Clarkson IS: F. s. McCandlish. for
Fairfax School League. sl5: McLear
School and Civic League. $50; Clifton
School League. $50: Pohick Schoo
League, s25; Potters Hill School
League, $25; Baileys Cross Roads
School League. $50: Forestville Com
munfty. $50: Vienna School League
$50: Herndon School League. $50
F'loris Community League. $40; Wood
lawn Community Club, IS: Woodlaw wr
Kings Daughters, $40; Fairfax Chan
ter, D. A. r.. $50; Alexandria Light
4 Power Co, $50: Washington Vir
ginia Railway. SIS: Herndon Chambe,
Of Commerce. SIS; Fairfax County
Chamber Of Commerce $50: Zion y
F.. Church Of Fairfax. S44.55; Clifton
4-H Club. $10.l2: Centervile All Club
415; Burke All club IS. Every
pledge was paid but one ANY sur
plus funds were voted to he spent or
stenographic assistance for Miss Step.
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