Evening star., 1927-09-11
FAIRFAX.

FAIRFAX, Va, September 10 (Spe
ciaD.-The Parent-Teachers Associa
tion will meet Monday at $3.50 at the
home of Mrs. J. U. Kincheloe. The
pre-school circle will hold weekly
meetings every Saturday afternoon
this Fall with the children present.
The Fairfax County Chamber oi
Commerce will meet in Falls Church
Tuesday night.
The Girl Scouts resume their weekly
meetings today at the home OF Rober
deau Allison. They will plan the work
Of the year and their participation in
the county fair next week.
Woodmen of the World meet in
Cavaliers Hall next Tuesday and the
Daughters Of America Wednesday
Mrs. Charles Smith, former assistant
secretary, has been made recording
secretary of the Daughters in place OF
Mrs. Fannie Perls, resigned
Mrs. Wilson Darr will entertain the
Volunteers class of the Methodist Sun.
day school Monday night.
The Labor day entertainment and
dinner given by st. Mary's Catholic
Church at Fairfax Station was sue.
cessful, over 100 attending. Net pro.
ceeds exceeded 81 900. This Is for the
benefit of the entire parish.
Work on the bowling alley in the
clubhouse of the knights Of Wesley
has been started. Two alleys are be.
ing built downstairs with alcove room
at the rear. These two alleys cost
50, 400. exclusive of the cost Of the
building itself. A room is being added
upstairs to hold an additional pool
table. Most of the work Is being done
by club members.
Sanitation Survey Made.
r. G. White has completed his sur.
vey Of the sanitation of the town
Of Falls Church. Four hundred and
thirty-three premises were inspected
with 1856 follow-up visits. Water
samples from IL wells were mailed
to the State laboratory and sew.
eral found polluted Mr.. White re.
ported one typhoid case in the county,
J. P. Chinn, near Oakton: one dip
iberia, B. 3. Davis, near Tysons Cor.
ners, and two mad dog scares which
proved unfounded.
Miss Mary Gill, trained nurse from
the State oard of Health, geports a
total attendance at the county tuber-
culosis clinics of 70, of which 49 were
positive cases. There were 13 sana-
torium recommendations. AS three
of the latter are charity patients. the
Board of Supervisors at Miss Gill's re.
quest appropriated $40 apiece for a
sixmonth period, the remainder OF
the $14 monthly payment for each
patient at the Piedmont Sanatorium
to be raised from private subscrip-
tions.
At the quarterly conference at the
Methodist parsonage Monday. r. e.
Berry of Andrew Chapel was elected
charge lay leader. Two vacancies on
the Board of Trustees were filled by
the election of James NJ. Sanders of
Andrew Chapel to take the place Of
D. J. Wiley, deceased, and Paul Alder
of Pender in place of Charles Stew
art, deceased. Rodolphus Robey was
elected lay leader at Fairfax and F.
NJ. Alder at Pender, E. Mack Wiley
Sunday school superintendent at Fair
fax and F. NJ. Alder at Pender.
Stewards for Fairfax are f. M. Wiley,
H. B. Derr, Miss Edna Jerman and
John NJ. Whalen. At Pender. F. M.
Alder and Alvin Birch were made
stewards.
At the school board meeting Tues
day. w. II. Fillmore handed in his
resignation as trustee from Drains.
vile district, as his daughter has ac-
cepted a position on the faculty at
Floris. The board made several
changes in the teachers covenants
from the committees recommenda-
tions. Teachers will be given pay for
the holidays at Thanksgiving, Wash.
ington birthday and Easter. No. hol.
iday will be given on May 80, and
school will close May 81 instead OF
June 4. Teachers institute has been
changed from Monday, September 10,
to Friday and Saturday of the first
week. Miss Josephine Howard of
Falls Church was appointed super.
visor of one and two room schools at
$1,500 year. Miss Howard and Mrs.
Salome Safer, also of Falls Church,
presented their applications.
Request for School.
A delegation from Gainesville, in
Drainesville district, asking for a
school and presenting a list of 80
scholars was referred to Mr.. Hall and
Trustee Gilmore. They promised the
use Of their church as classroom.
The board voted to prohibit sales
men and solicitors from all schools
unless provided with permits from Mr.
Hall, o. KID by the principal. Carroll
Shreve of Falls Church asked consid
Grafton OF the bill of $4,000 still owing
him for work done last year in Falls
Church and Providence districts. He
meeting. The residue of the book
fund money was transferred to the
county fund and used to pay salaries
Of Mr.. Woodson, Miss Gaynor and
Mr.. Seal, owing since July /.
The chairman was directed to accept
service in the chancery suit Of Stuart
VS.. Eskridge, pending in the Circuit
Court, to clear the title to the ole
school property at Hallmark, recently
sold to H. II. Anderson. A reversion
ary clause in the old deed gave the
property to the heirs Of the original
grantor rather than to the school
board.
At the supervisors meeting Wednes
day, Mr.. Crawford of Lee district pro
tested the construction Of a county
road across his property. which he
says was done without his consent
The case was settled by giving Mr.
Crawford title to the abandoned
county right Of way. plus $50.
A delegation was present petition
Fairfax Station from it's present
terminus at the Catholic Chapel te
the railroad tracks. The residents OF
the village have raised $500 to build
the road from the forks on top of the
hill, and Father Habets gave pledge
of $3.50 additional for this section
w. s. Hoger, jr.. stated that his
friends might give up to 81 900 to com
plete the road to the bridge. Mr.
Larkin and Mr.. Hoge made an ap
poifltment to inspect the road and de
termine the exact amount necessary
to complete 1t. Mr.. Probst, secretary
Of the Farmers Service Co., pre-
sented a petition in behalf Of the 12f
members of that organization asking
for a passable road to the freight sta
ton in all weather.
The State returned to the county
s203.60 due on bounties for hawks
killed. as returned by the department
nf nea raa and inland fisheries Thf