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


MCLEAN, Va, July (SpeciaD.-
The School and Civic League will meet
on Tuesday night instead Of Monday,
and in the schoolhouse instead of the
parish hall.
The board Of governors for Mclean
day held its first meeting Thursday
night in the Office Of Laughlin &
Powell.
Preliminary reports made by Harry
Farver. financial manager Of the re-
cent three-day fireman's carnival, as
announced at the Fire Departments
monthly meeting on Monday night,
showed gross receipts amounting to
approximately $4,000. Bills are being
turns will be available in another
| week This includes $500 In cash,
which was collected by Fire Chief
Beattie and Assistant Chief j. c.
Storm from friends Of the department
throughout the county. The beauty
prize at the carnival, q handsome silk
parasol, with pearl handle and trim
mings, donated by John Wheat. was
won by Miss Helen Parker of Lang
ley.
The first use to which the Fire De.
carnival will be a reduction OF the
| note on the building debt; second. the
purchase of a body for the light truck
to carry additional equipment.
Mclean Community Library Asso-
citation will hold a meeting in the
| library Tuesday afternoon. A new
president will be elected and plans
made for an entertainment the latter
part of July.
There was large attendance at the
guild meeting and tea last Tuesday
/ afternoon. 1t was decided to aban-
| don the plans for a supper The en-
tertainment which will be given in
the parish hall July 8. will be under
direction of Cornelia Busick, assisted
| by Mrs. j. G.. Sadtler. The program
will be largely made up Of selections
by the children of the Sunday school.
Tom Thumb Wedding.
The feature Of the evening will be
Tom Thumb Wedding" written and
drilled by Mrs. Alyce Amole knighton.
/ The wedding cast follows: Bride Mar
tina Gicker: groom. Thomas Corner;
best man, Edward kerschner: maid of
honor, Mary Sanders: minister, Ruth
erford Sadtler; bridesmaids, Sarah Vir
| einia Farver and Betsy Briggs; ring
bearer, Ruth koontZ; flower girls, Nell
Koontz and Natalie Triplett; train
bearer. Chester Grimes; ushers, Cabell
| Busicll, Sedden Sadtler and Wade
! Sinclair; mother of the bride, Catha-
rine Cunningham; father Of the bride,
| Allan Sinclair; mother Of the groom,
Mary Russell Williams: father of the
bride, Junior Murray; President Cool
| idge, John Rusk Busick; Mrs. Coolidge,
Florence Grimes; Secretary Kellogg,
William Briggs; Mrs. Kellogg, Merle
Crowder; Secretary Davis. Denard
Farver: Mrs. Davis, Lillian Garland.
Mary Russell Williams will sing go
Promise Me" and "At Dawning" Mrs.
T. NJ. Corner is chairman Of the com
mittee In charge of the ice cream and
cake, which will be sold during the In
Permission. Admission will be % cents.
Mrs. l.. II. Crowder. vice president
of the Mclean Parent Teacher Asso-
citation. Is attending the course being
given at the University of Virginia,
July $40, for lay workers of parent.
teacher associations throughout the
country.
The Presbyterian Aid and Mission.
airy Society will postpone its meeting
one week, until July 10.
The Langley Methodist Aid and Mis-
sionary Society will hold an evening
meeting this week with Mrs. Stoy.
The Providence League OF Woman
Voters will meet in the Chesterbrook
Church on Wednesday afternoon. AS
soon as the chairs ordered for the new
school arrive the meetings will be held
| in the Chesterbrook School. The pro-
gram includes a general discussion
of local affairs.
The Presbyterian Girls Club will
meet on Tuesday night at the home
of Frances Hileman.
The dance and card party given by
the Guild Of st. Johns Church, under
direction Of Mrs. Adrian Blu stck, clear
ed $12.
Officers To Be Installed.
Mclean Council Order Of Fraternal
Americans. will install its new officers
in the lodge rooms on Tuesday night.
Raymond Rogers, past president, will
act as installing officer
The Vacation Bible School drew to
a triumphant close on Friday. with a
registration of 113. and an attendance
record Of well over 90 per cent. great
ly exceeding the expectations of the
founders. The Rev. Mr.. Latch Of
Vienna, who conducted the Bible study
class on Wednesday morning, con-
graduated the leaders on the success
of MCLean's first vacation school.
During the week the girls have re-
ceived instruction in making cookies
| from Mrs. Sadtler. candy from Mrs.
Dyer. and a demonstration on the
proper method of washing a baby. by
Mrs. Wittig and Johnny. The boys
Of the manual training class, having
finished their birdhouses. many of
which will be shown in the fair in
September. made "a boat under Mr..
Shumate's directions.
On Friday, the last day Of the school,
I . I. Ill
a basket picnic to Pimmit Run in
was made Of the children's handiwork
during the morning program.
State Architect Long and assistant
of Richmond Supt NJ. D. Hall, and
Herbert Williams spent Tuesday at
the Mclean School drawing up plans
and specifications for the heating and
water systems In the new school build
ing.
The Mission Union Of the Baptist
Church will meet on Tuesday at ,
o'clock.
The Sunday school teachers of the
Baptist Church will gather at the
home Of Mrs. w. II. Dodge on Thurs
day evening.
1t is expected that the Rev. V. III.
Council Of Clifton will preach at both
| morning and evening services tomor-
row. Dorothy Dodge will be leader
Of the B. Y. p. L. tomorrow night.
Mclean was the scene of three
| weddings last week, two Of them be
| ing performed in st. Johns Episcopal
Church by the Rev. J. G. Sadtler. On
| Tuesday night Miss Eleanor Estelle
Fellin was married to Franklin
Gicker, jr., in the presence of large
wedding party. Wednesday Miss Cath
ryn Hays OF Washington was mar
ried to r. j. Baker Of Mclean On
/ Thursday Miss Lena Waller WAS mar.