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BRENTWOOD.

BRENTWOOD, Nd July "a (Spe-
ciaD.--At a meeting of the Business
Bureau last week it was decided to
have the proposed road amendment
to the town charter printed and dis
tributed with an explanation of its
purpose, so that it may be clearly
understood by everybody before it
goes to the legislature.
The work of the Holiday Street
Ladies' Club on the construction of
the macadamized road on Holiday
street is progressing and it will soon
be ready for the final surfacing. The
work of obtaining the necessary funds
is also being kept up through the
efforts of the women under the leader
ship of Mrs. Georgia Lee.
The fire department held its regu-
lar meeting Tuesday evening.
Plans were made for the sale of the
new business directory, so per cent
of the proceeds of which will go to
the fire department. Delegates were
chosen to attend the convention to be
held by the firemen of Prince Georges
County at Riverdale, August IA.
The regular meeting of the Mayor
and Council will be held Monday eve.
ming Several important matters are
to be taken up. Citizens are invited
to attend. A half hour Is set aside
at each meeting for citizens to address
the Council
The Mems Club Of the M. E.
Church, South, will meet Tuesday
evening at the home OF e. w. Baker,
1915 Wells avenue.
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MERRIFIELD.

MERRIFTELD, Va; July "a, tSpe-
ciaD.--The annual picnic and field day
of the Virginia State Guernsey Breed
ers Association will be held on FRI
day at Willowmere farm on the Lee
highway, the property of B. F. Sails
bury.
Beginning at 1890 and closing at
pm, the days program will include
inspection of the Willowmere Guern-
sey herd, judging demonstration by
Granville Hibberd, superintendent OF
the Brooklandwood Farm, Md; lunch
served by Mr.. and Mrs. Salisbury. In
the afternoon talks by C. T. Rice of
Oakton. president of the association,
Dan Chichester, secretary; F. A..
Buchanan, professor of dairy husban-
dry at the State Agricultural College
at Blacksburg, and DIR. Mcdowell
from the dairy division OF the United
States Department of Agriculture at
Washington. At the close there will
be a stock. judging exhibition open
to all.
Invitations to attend this meeting is
extended to all local breeders.
C. A. Moran of Merrif1eld has sold
to Isaac z. Vincent of Washington
the store and residence of the late
E. M. Dunn, together with three
quarters of an acre of land. Mr..
Vincent will take possession August l..
Miss Pearl Dunn has purchased the
house and acreage of Mrs. u. Conkl1n,
and will take possession by August /.
Mrs. Conllin will visit at Dunn Loring
for short time before moving to
Pennsylvania.
The aid of the Merrifield Methodist
Episcopal Church South will meet in
the church Thursday at 2 pm. There
will be church services Sunday after
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EDMONSTON.

EDMONSTON, Md, July "a (Spe-
ciaD.-At a special meeting of the
mayor and town council of Edmonston,
held last night in the school, Orion r.
Butler was reappointed town clerk at
5000 year. His former annual sal
airy was $50 Sylvester Malone was
appointed town marshal and will name
such assistants as permitted by the
mayor and council. Other appoint
ments made were: Building inspector,
Frank Roth; electrical inspector.
Clyde E. WEIGH; health committee,
Councilmen William T. Page and
Henry Ripple; police justice, Joseph
King; road committee, Lewis and
Page; road supervisor, George Fen
wick: light committee, Leubner and
Ripple; publicity committee, Leubner:
ways and means committee, Leubner
and Lewis.
Walter Roth made a report, which
was accepted. of his audit of the towns
books for the year ending June 30
last. 1t showed total receipts to have
been $2,032.S4, comprising $827.68 in
1925 taxes; $649.54, road rebate;
$31123, entertainment; 500. building
permits; Sc, plumbing permits; $3.50,
electrical permits: $41.33, traders
licenses; $3.50, hire of tractor; $55,
fines. Total expenditures were
S1,615.95 and total liabilities are 500.
The light bill was $31.13 month.
Roth was paid $25 for his work.
It was announced that the mayor
and council will hold a field day here
on Labor day. The entire council was
named on the arrangements committee.
Proceeds will go to the towns general
fund
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CULPEPER.

CULPEPER, Va, July "a (SpeciaD
Hundreds of delegates and visitors
gathered at Novum Baptist Church
Wednesday for the annual meeting or
the Shiloh Sunday School Association.
which includes all Baptist churches
in Culpeper and the three adjoining
counties. The meeting was opened by
the retiring moderator, Rev. @. w.
Cox. Devotional exercises and ad-
dresses by Sunday school workers
filled the program. Robert Booton OF
culpeper. was elected moderator for
the coming year, with Enoch Lewis
secretary. The next meeting will be
held with Mount Carmel Church in
Madison.
Mrs. r. w. Ewers died at Univer-
sity Hospital from the effects OF
fall down the stairs at her country
home, near Locust Dale, several
weeks ago. Her body was taken to
her former home in Charleston, w.
Va. She is survived by a daughter.
Mrs. D. w. Morris of Charleston. and
a son, William E. Ewers, with whom
she made her home.
Right Rev. William CabeH Brown.
Bishop of Virginia, preached at both
morning and afternoon services at his
toric Little Fork Church, at Oak
Shade, Sunday, and administered the
rites of confirmation to the class pre-
scented by the rector of st. Marks
Parish.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mrs. Martha Bowman on
Sunday.
The Virginia Northern Power Com
pany recently sold the old Holiday
mill property at Rapidan to a COM
pany from Orange County
John r, TaffrieS has been Amounted
State inheritance tax commissioner.
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KENsINGTON.

KENSINGTON, Md, July "a (Spe-
cial) The Howitzer company. under
command of Capt. Clarence v. Sayer,
First Liuet Lucien B. Ernest and
Second Lieut.. David Parsons will
leave Saturday for Virginia Beach,
where they will join other units of
the Maryland National Guard for the
annual range practice. The bids for
the State armery are expected to be
returned the latter part of next week
making it possible that the building
will be under way by the time the
company returns from camp.
At the last meeting of the fire de-
.partment 1t was decided to hold the
annual firemen's carnival August IL,
10, IA and 16. This year 1t will be
held on the property of Joseph Um-
stead on the corner of st. Paul street
and the county road.
The Capitol View Citizens Associa-
ton held special meeting few
nights ago at the home of DR.. Philip
Wright when the question as to the
right of the Suburban Sanitary Com
mission to increase the front foot
benefit charge was discussed. They
have put the case in the hands of an
attorney and are waiting to be adj
yised by him as to the steps they
shall take. The test case is that Of
Jack Scrivener which has been filed
by Wilson L. Townsend, corporation
counsel, In behalf Of the citizens of
the town of Kensington.
Misses Harriet and Sarah Taylor
and Virginia Rusk are spending a
month at Camp Kahlert, on the West
River. Misses Margaret Films and
Eileen Waybright left yesterday for
Camp Kahlert, where they will stay
for q week.
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HERNDON.

HERNDON, Va, July "a Special
At the July meeting of the town coun-
Gil the resignation of Harry A. Sager
as a member of the council was ten
dered, and accepted with regret. Mr..
Sager has been appointed postmaster.
The protested game between Hern-
don and Upperville was played on the
latter's grounds Wednesday, Herndon
losing, 10 to 4. Sunday Herndon de-
feated the Red So& of Washington
for the second time this season.
The performance given by the 'Hill-
billies'' Saturday evening, for the ben
eft of the new-book fund of the
library, cleared more than $50.
At the meeting Tuesday afternoon,
at the home of Mrs. Mary NJ. North,
the Fortnightly Club appointed the
president, Mrs. Arthur Hyde Buell.. to
see the contractor and obtain prices
on a building of blonde brick. If the
sum available is not sufficient for this
structure, a succeed library will be
erected. Half the Good Templars' lot
and the lot owned by the club on Sta
ton street will be sold, these funds be-
ing added to the amount already on
hand
The Fairfax County Sunday School
Association will hold its annual meet
ing here August 20.
Miss Betty Lucas entertains the
Junior Auxiliary of st. Timothy's
Episcopal Church tonight.
The ten highest herds in the Cow.
testing Association are held by Benja-
min Middleton and son, Frank E. Peck,
G. T. Patton, Henderson brothers, T.
Newton Mohler, Warren McNair and
son, William Gilmore, Allen Bradley.
Asbury S. Harrison The ten highest
COWS are owned by BENJAMIN Middle
ton, G. A. McLearen, Robert L. Harri.
son and son, G.. Deyer. I. L. Harrison,
F. N. Mohler, Asbury S. Harrison and
c. T. Patton.
Richard Summers, aged 70 years,
died at his home at Sterling Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Myers enter
tanned 35 guests at dinner in honor
of the seventy-ninth birthday anniver-
sary of E. b Havenner.
A Joint meeting of the Women's and
Girls Missionary Societies of the Con-
gregational Church was held Wednes-
day afternoon.
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EVANSVILLE.

Announcement is made by Mrs. A.
3. Gahan of Berwyn, secretary of the
Prince Georges County Chapter of
the Red Cross, that the chapter is
authorized to receive contributions for
the relief of the families whose homes
were destroyed in the recent explosion
in New Jersey. Citizens desiring to
give to the fund may send their con-
tributions to w. S. Hill, Upper Marl-
boro, who is treasurer of the chapter.
Miss Mary w. Tise, Hyattsville
postmaster, announces that new mail
boxes are to be installed within three
weeks at Johnson and Wine avenues
and at Luttrell and Owens avenues.
New large boxes are to installed at
Johnson and Maryland avenues and
at Melrose and Park avenues.
The University Park Brethren
Church, which, pending completion Of
its new church in University Park, is
using the Odd Fellows Hall in Hyatts-
vile for Sunday services, is rapidly
gaining members. The Sunday school
also is fiourishing. Christian En-
deavor meetings of the young peoples
department are attracting large at
tendance. officers are: j. e. Hart
man, president; Elmer Sampson. vice
president; Ruth Hartman, secretary;
Minnie Schulze, treasurer.
At a special meeting of the fire de-
partment Wednesday night delegates
and alternates to the annual conven-
ton of the Prince Georges County
Volunteer Firemen's Association, to
be held August IA in Riverdale, were
elected as follows: Delegates, John
Fainter, Noble Rushe, B. E. Mccain,
Charles Johnson, Roy Johnson; alter
mates, Frank Elmo, Bernard and Fred
Dearstine, George Wilcoxen and Ber-
rfard Harrison.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, July a.
Painting and minor repairs win be
made to the public school buildings
of the city during the coming month
In order to have everything in readi-
ness for the reopening in September.
But little work, however, is conten-
plated, as the schools are all in ex.
cellent condition. 1t is planned to
reopen the schools in September. In
dications are that there will be a rec
ord attendance and that the high
school perhaps will have the largest
attendance in its history.
Local members of the Northern
Virginia Odd Fellows Association are
making preparations for meeting
of the executive committee to be
held here August 6, when plans for
the meeting in Clarendon September
25 will be made. The members of this
association are going to take part in
the parade in Washington Septem-
Der 25.
Plans have been completed for the
closing of the Daily Vacation Bible
School. The exercises viii be held
next Friday morning at the First
Baptist Church Awards will be
made and other features will be
given. The school has had an average
attendance of $50 pupils.
Since the work of imposing fines on
all delinquents for city licenses was
begun, large majority Of the tardy
ones have come forward and paid.
Many are still on the list.
Firemen are planning to attend the
State firemen's convention to be held
in Covington, Va, the latter part OF
August.
Work on the municipal bathing pool,
at the west end of Cameron street, is
now rapidly nearing completion. The
Y. M. G. A. building viii be used as
bathhouse and superintendent
office. All of the excavatiI1g for the
main pool, which will accommodate
400 persons, has been completed.
The drive for members being con
Quoted by Alexandria Post, No. "a,
American Legion, will close tomorrow
night. Thus far the local post has on
its roster 2S6 members, and they ex.
pect to have little more than 300
by tomorrow night. When the drive
was launched, few months ago, the
local post had a small number on its
roster, and it sought to get 286 mem
bers. The blanks to join may be OBJ
tanned from George F. Downham, F.
Clinton Knight or at Knights store.
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VIENNA.

& VIENNA, Va, July "a (SpeciaD.-
The Aid and Woman's Missionary So
scieties of the Presbyterian Church
met Thursday at Moorefleld. Dele
gates to the missionary institute at
Frederick, Nd, were appointed, as
follows: Mrs. Arthur W. darkness
and Miss Nellie Fouche; alternates,
Mrs. L. V. Schermerhorn and Miss
Estelle Miles. 1t was decided to dis
pense with the annual church chicken
supper in August, the needed funds
9 to be raised by individual contribu-
ton. The sum of $87 was pledged,
(which will be used toward the pay
inent of the extensive improvements
now being made to the church prop
serty. Mrs. Harry Blake of Bannock-
burn Farm will entertain the Sep
sember meeting of the two organiza-
lions.
! Miss Mildred Bauman and Fred
erick l.. Campbell Of Washington We're
married Saturday at the Presbyterian
Tnanse by Rev. l.. v. Schermerhorn.
The pastors and Sunday school SUI
@perintendents of all the churches of
Vienna, Oakton, Fairfax and Idyl-
wood are planning to hold commu-
nifty Sunday school picnic at Ash
grove about the middle Of August.
The secretary of the Antioch Rod
and Gun Club announces that unless
better attendance is maintained holi-
day shoots will be dispensed with.
! A meeting of the committees in
charge of Vienna day, July 80 and
81, was held Thursday evening at the
shpgne Of Arthur w. Hardness.
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LYON PARK.

LYON PARK. Va, July "a (SpeciaD.
AT the quarterly meeting of the
Community Center. Monday evening,
Z. ". Colberg resigned as custodian
of the building. He said that because
of special work undertaken he could
not devote the time and attention
to the care of the building which 1t
demands. The resignation was ac-
copied with special vote of thanks
and appreciation for voluntary serv-
ice rendered. Each month member
of the board Of governors will assume
the responsibility of caring for the
building, which arrangement VIII be
continued until Fall, when 1t will be
necessary to take care of fire. At
this time the question of employment
of a permanent janitor will be consid'
cred.
/. E. Collie was appointed chair
man of the membership committee,
and plans an active campaign for
new members of the organization. A
number of amusement features to be
held in the community house were
planned, beginning with a card party
to be held Tuesday night. Mrs. ].
E. Collie is chairman of the commit
tee in charge. Other events to be held
at an early date include a. luncheon
with Mrs. Wilson Tolford in charge,
and a moving picture entertainment
under direction of H. B. Hartung.
Arrangements also are being made
for an excursion to Marshall Hail
during August. A number of special
features are planned for this event.
E. ". Colberg is chairman OF the
committee handling the details.
The report Of the Fourth of July
Nd orb dfcTOIaU
was given by Wilson Tolford, chair
man. and Joseph Haley reported on
the benefit performance at Keith's
last week, both of which events We're
unusually successful. A number of
those present stated that during the
hot weather they would prefer to
make a small donation to the COM
munity house fund than to attend
the various entertainment features.
Wilson Tolford was asked to serve
as chairman of a committee to make
collection of any voluntary contribu-
tons.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
executive committee of the Lyon
Park Civic Association will be held
in the community house Tuesday at
8 pm.
The Women's Club held its bust
ness meeting in the community house
wednesday evening. Reports from
various committees were received, In
GLIDING full report on the work and
plans of the joint committee endeav-
oring to establish a voting precinct
in Lyon Park and Ashton Heights.
e. w. Humphrey announces black
berry festival with a number of new
features to be given in the community
house Monday night.
The county commissioners OF reve-
nue. is posting notices throughout the
community warning the citizens that
they must make returns of tangible
and intangible taxable property, not
later than August Is. The new law
provides that these returns shall be
made before July /, but this being the
first year of operation the time has
been extended to August Is.
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CHURCH UNITY AIM
OF WORLD SESSION
Episcopal Blue Mountain Confer
ence Hears Discussion by
Dr.. B. Talbot Rogers.
BY DIR. b. TALBOT ROGERS.


FREDERICK, Md. July "a
Church unity and its possibilities in
foreign fields were discussed last
night at a general session of the Blue
Mountain conference of the Episcopal
Church at Hood College by Rev. DIR.
B. Talbot Rogers, Sunbury, Pa, -
member of the commission on the
Worlds Conference on Faith and
Order. The unity conference, which
will likely be held in Geneva, Switzer
land, next year. he said, will consider
how the different divisions OF the
Christian world may be brought to-
gether.
He declared the situation in the mis-
sionary fields is distressing because
of the division among Christian
churches. workers" he said, ARE at
a very great disadvantage, owing to
the fact that those who are being
taught the true gospel soon observe a
division among their instructors"
On Friday afternoon a woman
conference was held ION the place IN
the church to be filled by the
younger women The meeting was
led by Miss Louisa p. Davis, presi-
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary, Do
cese of Virginia, and a member OF the
executive board of the Women's AUX
Hilary to the National Council Of
Episcopal Churches.
Tomorrow evening at o'clock the
conference will hold missionary
mass meeting in the chapel. which
will be addressed by Right Rev. w. III.
Overs, S. It. D., retired bishop of the
missionary district of Liberia. Africa
and president of the conference.
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ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

A fine Of SIS and costs was assessed
against G. 8. Grimes, Portsmouth,
Va, charged with colfiding and vio-
lating the traffic regulations in con.
nection with his car striking an auto
mobile driven by Police Justice w. s.
Snow. The machine of Judge Snow
was damaged to the extent of $3.50.
1t was struck yesterday afternoon at
the south end Of Hunting Creek
Bridge Grimes claimed he was MAX
ing only about 13 miles an hour and
had the right of way. He did not see
Judge Shows machine until IT was
turning at the intersection of the
cross road known as the River road,
he said. Judge Snow prosecuted his
own case, and Attorney Gardner l..
Boothe represented the defendant.
Acting Police Justice A. B. Nicol pre-
sided. Grimes is a student at the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute and is at
tending the citizens military training
camp at Fort Humphreys, Va.
Union Evening Services.
Union evening services will be held
beginning tomorrow night by five OF
the Protestant churches of the city.
The services tomorrow night will be
at o'clock, in the M. E. Church
Rev. Wallace NJ. Brashers, pastor of
Trinity M. T.. Church. August /
services will be held in Trinity M. T..
Church, and the speaker will be the
Rev. DR.. w. S. Hammond, pastor of
the NJ. E. Church South; August g.,
Second Presbyterian Church, Rev. O..
C. Horsman, pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church, Erie, Pa; August Is,
First Baptist Church, Rev. j. L..
Schlincke, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church; August %, Metho-
dist Protestant Church, Rev. Il. NJ.
Delaney, pastor of the Second Pres
byterian Church, speaker.
f. w. Deeton of SO Queen street,
while crossing at King and Payne
streets, shortly after IL O'Clock this
morning, was struck and knocked
down by an automobile driven by Miss
Emile Miller of Arcurus. Fairfax
County, Va. Miss Miller placed Mr..
Deeton in her car and conveyed him
to the hospital, where he was treated
for bruises, and later he left the hos.
pital. Afterward Miss Miller made a
report to the police.
Mrs. Julia M. Ziegler, "a. died last
night at her residence, Lloyd avenue.
Braddock. The body will be sent to.
morrow afternoon to Pen Hook. Va.
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FORESTvILLE.

FORESTVILLE, Va, July "a tSpe-
ciaD.-Great Falls Grange met in the
school auditorium on Wednesday
night. The third and fourth degrees
were conferred on holland and Clarke
Burgess, Howard Gardner and Alvin
Coleman. w. c. Walker. a past mas
ter, presided during the initiation GER
emony
Following the business meeting, the
grange was entertained for an hour
by the "Hapband," six young must
clans, all members of the grange
Mitchell Reid, Howard Bradford. Eo-
lene Follin, Dorothy Follin, Annie
Cornwell and Edna Dickey.
Women Of the Missionary Society Of
Arnon M. E. Church are giving an ice
cream festival tonight at the school
house, under direction Of Mrs. Cox
and Mrs. Pearson.
Gladys Robertson will lead the Ep-
worth League program tomorrow
night.
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PARISH TO MARK
ITS BOOTH YEAR
Only Two Churches Now in District
Once Largely Covering
Maryland.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, July 24.--The
2O0th anniversary Of the establish
rnent Of Prince Georges Episcopal
parish, which originally included all
of Maryland from Indian Head to the
Pennsylvania line and all territory
between the Potomac and Patuxent
Rivers, including what is now the Dis
trict of Columbia. but which now
embraces but a small part of Mont.
gomery County with Christ Church,
Rockville, and Ascension Church,
Gaithersburg, will be celebrated in
Christ Church, Rockville, tomorrow.
Rev. Willard F. Minnick, rector of
the two churches, who is at the head
of the committee in charge. has an
nounced that the Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, Bishop Of Washington,
and other church dignitaries and
prominent persons have been invited.
At the morning services there will be
prayer and holy communion, and
Rev. Charles T. Warner and Enoch N.
Johnson, former members OF the
parish, will participate in the eve
ming services.
The act of the Colonial Assembly
granting the charter to the vestry of
Prince Georges parish was approved
July rs, 1926. The first services were
held In the District of Columbia IA
years before by Rev. John Frasier.
The first church, near Rockville in
Prince Georges parish, was erected in
1898, where the Rockville Union
Cemetery is now located. The site
2 acres - was given by Thomas
Wilson. In 1922 the church was re-
moved to Rockville. the site, where
the present edifice stands, being
donated by Samuel Holland. The rec
tory was built at its present location
in 1929 on ground given by Judge
Kilgour. Both the church and the
rectory have been rebuilt several
times. Members of the parish have
decided to erect a memorial parish
hall and to have therein tablet or
tablets containing the names of those
who were most active in the work of
the church. To raise funds for this
purpose. a committee has been named
with William III. Baden as chairman.
The committee will present the
pledges as an offertory in commemo-
ration of those whose generosity has
made possible the present place of
worship. Ascension Church, Gathers
burg, is branch of the Rockville
church, and it's members will CO.
operate with those of Christ Church
in both the celebration and the cree
ton of the parish hall.