Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
MERRIFIELD.

MERRIFIELD, Va, July tSpe'
,iaD.-Mrs. Ella Walker of Merrifeid
died Monday morning at the age OF
70 She was buried in the Oakton
Cemetery Wednesday afternoon. she
ia survived by her husband, Wiiiiam
Walker, and an adopted son. she ha1 q
lived in Merrifield and WOODBURY. all
her life. >,.,s.,a ,,.th.
| odist Church South has purchaseu
new window shades for the church
| and a new carpet for the aisle from
| the front door to the pulpit.
Mrs. Robert Camden, treasurer OF
the Merrifield Improvement Assocla'
tinr has sent a check for 5000 to
co,,ntv Treasurer F. w. Huddleson,
representing the money raised by the
association and the residents for the
| Improvement of Prosperity avenue.
This money will be matched. dollar
| for dollar, by the county. Tne boaru
of Supervisors at next Wednesday
meeting will call for bids for work on
Miss Relle Burke, district home dem
onstration agent. leaves TO-DAY 1or
Ithaca. n. Y, where she Will take =,
six.week Sumner course at Corne'l
University. .,,,
he the delegate from the Fairfax
County Women's Advisory Council to
tho State meeting of Advisory Coun.
ellis and the Virginia Homemakers
Association. in connection with me
farmers institute at Blacksburg TINS
month, Mr.. CARRIER will represent the
Mems Advisory Council. .
The Woodlawn Community Clup
has this week sent to Mrs. T.. "
Vesbury a check for 80 as IT'S con.
tribution toward the years salary or
the home demonstration agent. a.
the July meeting Of the Board OF
Sunervisors Wednesday it will he de-
cided whether the county can assume
| the responsibility of financing THIS
| work. ry
FIFTY or more members OF the 4-H
cluhs Of Fairfax County will hold an
| o,,tinp at Woodlawn July 5 to 9, In.
elusive. The course is under the geH'
eraI direction of Miss Lucy Steptoe.
home demonstration agent, VINO VIII
he assisted by Miss Halle Hughes OF
Ria cksburg, State Girls Cluo leader,
DR.. William P. Cation. healtn onlcer
orton. Mrs. M. M. Payne Of Vienna
Miss Hope Fleming Of Round Hili'
Ioudoun County; Miss Gladys WIN.
Acid of Fairfax. Miss Rosamunda
burke Of Burke, Miss Mae Yancey ana
Miss Grace Steptoe of Lynchburs,
Nrs r. c. link, Mrs. Sarah Cox. MISS
Eleanor Enright. Mrs. j. o. curtis:
| Misc Taylor and Miss Harrison OF
Ivoodla WIN and Miss Hazel Doak ana
/ Miss Helen Quigg of Clifton.
Tn addition to instruction along
practical lines. great deal OF tine
viii be given to organized recreation
and play. The general program lot
| ali ave DAYS includes rising pen AT
sac setting.up exercises at Z, oreak'
fast at 7:30, chapel exercises AT O.
| dinner and quiet hour at lZ:3o TO
| athletics at to s, rest at TO o,
sumner at 6. vespers at Z, recreation az
40 to 9:30. and lights out at 10. ON
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
cia sses in canning and nature STUDY
,,,;Ii he given by Miss Hughes, and on
raolth Nv DIR. Cation; Tuesday, from
- instruction in basketry; Wed
resdav afternoon, basketry ana an
Illustrated talk OH milk by MISS I'm
rioht: Thursday morning MISS hughes
viii talk on table service and settine
and on personal hygiene, and more IN
emotion will be given in nature study
~ Tho afternoon club organization de-
tails will be studied ana the llnai pos
kerry instructions received rNoa
will be visitors day, TO Wnlch an
narents and friends are invited Inc
! children will present program STAR,
ing at 1890, and a basket lunch VIII
he served at noon. The expenses Oh
club members amount to $3.oO each.