Evening star., 1926-06-20
FALLS CHURCH.

! FALLS CHURCH, Va. June -
| tSpeciaD-At the meeting of the town
/, council Tuesday night building per
mits were ISSUED to Harmon Green
for the house being built for him or
| Cherry street and to r. f.. Crowel
! for a house to replace the building re-
Gently destroyed by fire at West Falls
! Church.
i Barron Fredricks. chairman of the
special road committee, gave Nerbal
report saying that he had conferred
with officials OF the road department
Of the Agricultural Department and
! found them unable 10 give any help
1T this time in making maps and sur
VeyS Of the side streets of the town.
! Mr.. Fredricks also reported having
! consulted with Mr.. Kinnear, resident
| district engineer for the State high
way commission and he was unable
! TO give any assistance at this time.
! The committee will continue it's in
vestigations along the lines ON which
| the members have been working.
| The clerk was authorized 70 notify
| delinquent taxpayers that on June SC
! a list of delinquents will be submitted
to council, which will then take the
| necessary steps for the sale of prop
| arty on which taxes are unpaid.
Attention of citizens is called to the
| fact that an additional per cent is
added to taxes for each months delay
| in payment.
The clerk was authorized to pay the
| Citizens National Bank of Alexandra
the sum of $1,752.50 as interest on
school bonds falling due July !.
| Falls Church Lodge, No. II. !. O.
! O. F., held memoria! services at itS
hall last Sunday afternoon in mem
1ry of members who have died during
the past year. j. f. Haverty pre-
| sided at the service. Prayers We're
read by the chaplain John D. Payne,
and a short address was made by the
grand master, Edmond Fl. Allen OF
| Newington, Va.
| The Eastern Star Quartet sang two
selections and after the close of the
program the friends went to Oakwood
! Cemetery to decorate the graves.
| Funeral services for Mrs. America
| V. Darnes were held at Old Falls
Church Tuesday afternoon. with in
| terment in the family plot in the ad-
! joining Churchyard. Mrs. Darnes.
who was Sc years of age and lived
in Washington in recent years, was
a member of one of the oldest families
| here, having been Miss America Scott,
whose parents lived near West Falls
| Church years ago.
| In the absence of the rector. Rev.
K. A. Castleman. the service was con
/ Quoted by Rev. William Marshall of
| Fairfax.
The Music Study Club held its open
| meeting at the home OI Mrs. II. G. L.
| Moncure Tuesday evening. with the
following program: Chorus, Come
! Where the Lilies Bloom CIV. l..
| Thompson); vocal solo, THE Loreley
(Franz Liszt), by Mrs. Kathryn Davis;
piano solo, "Hark, Hark. the Lark"
| Schubert Liszt), by Mrs. j. T. Bowen;
vocal solo, Just a Cottage Small, :
by Miss Evangeline McGroarty:
chorus, "The Old Road" 0ohn Prinile
Scott); violin solo. Indian Lament in
c. Minor" Dvorak -Kreisler) by Robert
| Ballinger; vocal solo, Lullaby From
| Jocelyn" benjamin Godardl. by Mrs.
| r. c. L. Moncure: chorus, Bells OF
Aberdovey," Welsh air; Ladies
| Quartet. THE Lost Chord" (Sir Arthur
| Sullivan), Mrs. Eva Weir, Mrs. D. A.
| Lawrence. Mrs. j. +. Bethune and
Miss Margaret Sweeney; Mrs. Mary
Ryer sang the obligato and Mrs. j. w.
Brown was at the piano; piano solo,
| Rondo, Moonlight Sonata bee
thovenl. by Mrs. D. a. Lawrence;
vocal duet, "Roses of Picardy" Hay-
| den Wood, Mrs. Mary Ryer and G. l..
| Robertshaw; vocal solo. Happy Days
| "a. Strelesky) by K. A Balinger. with
violin obligato by Robert Balinger;
| Male Quartet, THE Tack" Parkes),
and "Steal Away to Jesus" negro
| spirituaD, c. n. McGroarty. +. l..
MacNair, Frank Thompson and Guy
| Erwin. with Mr.. Ingling at the piano;
Greetings to Spring" John Strauss),
Edward Balinger was accompanies for
| the chorus.
! Refreshments were served after the
| program.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
! Aid and Missionary Societies of the
/ Presbyterian Church was held at the
| home of Mrs. George B. Fadeley
| Tuesday.
| The annual June festival of st.
| James Church, at West Falls Church.
will be held this year on Tuesday and
! Wednesday, June % and %. in the
! school and on the school grounds.
! Supper will be served all evening and
there will be dancing and other amuse-
| ments.
| The Kings Daughters Circle held
! it's annual sale of needlework, cake,
candy. etc. at the home of Mrs. +. II.
! Eastman yesterday afternoon.
| Members of the Little Light
Bearers Society held their annual
/ party on the lawn at the home of
! Mrs. S. S. Cline this afternoon. Mrs.
| Virginia Austin is president of the
! society.
! An Echo meeting will be held in
| the Baptist Church next Sunday eve
| ming at o'clock when those who
attended the Summer school conven-
ton at Charlottesville will give re-
| ports.
Plans and specifications for the
new Sunday school building for the
| Presbyterian Church have been com
pleted by the architect, Mr.. Mitchell.
| and soon will be presented to the
| building committee and trustees. Work
! on the foundation is progressing.
! A play, entitled 1.-The District
| School at Blueberry Corners was
i given at Odd Fellows Hall last night
| for the benefit of the Great Falls
J Street Civic Association and the
/ Woman's Missionary Society of the
| NJ. E. Church South.
The Falls Church Dance Club gave
| a dance at Great Falls last night for
| the benefit of the fire department.
| The senior girls class of the Pres
| byterian Church will give a lawn
! party at the home of S. S. Cline, on
! Columbia street. next Friday night.
Would Reimburse Postmaster.