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VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS
AND AURORA HILLS.

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va, June
I (SpeciaD.--Evangelists Humphreys
and Lewis are holding revival meet
ings each evening at 1880 in tent on
Murray avenue.
The Citizens Association will hold
its monthly meeting in the church
hall Monday at 8 pm.
st. Rita's Guild will give card
party at the home of Mrs. j. l.. Lash
Thursday at $40 pm.
A contract for erection OF an addi-
tion to the Nellie Custis School will
be awarded the coming week. accord
ing to advice received from the office
Of the superintendent of schools,
The executive committee of the
Nellie GUSTS. Parent+Teacher Assoc
citation held a called meeting Thursday
evening, when plans We're formulated
for awarding prizes to the highest
point pupils.
The joint building committee will
hold meeting at the fire house June
II, when the subcommittee will make
it's report on the new community
house.
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The poppy sale In the public schools
Melted $S00.10, according to announce
ment by the Woman's Auxiliary OF
Arlington Post American Legion
under whose direction the sale was
conducted. The schools and amounts
returned to the auxiliary are: st.
Charles Parochial, $40; Robert e. Lee
$9.70; Hume, $3.50; Clarendon. SEQ
Woodrow Wilson, $3.50; Washington
and Lee, $26.25; George Mason, 1915
Cherrydale, $59.10; Livingston Heights
$3.50; Bancroft, $3.50; Seagmuller
1870; Falls Church. 1923; Stonewall
Jackson, $40; Glencarlyn. $500
James Monroe, $3.50; Ballston. $34.S0
The Parent-Teacher Association OF
Patrick Henery School has started
arrangements for a chicken dinner
to be given at the school house Thurs.
day, for the benefit of the playground
and sidewalk fund. Tickets are SO
cents for adults and IS cents for
children.
Harry X. Green, county commits,
sioner of revenue. announces that he
or his deputies will be at the Old
Columbia Pike School House Friday
evening to assist residents in making
their personal property and income
tax returns.
Aid for Fairgrounds.
Continuing It's efforts to secure use
of the school grounds Of the county
Tor playground purposes during the
vacation season, the Monarch Club at
its meeting Wednesday afternoon
voted to pay 10 per cent of the cost
of all materials needed to equip the
grounds. E. c. Cockrell owner of
Orkney Springs Va, made an adj
dress during which he invited the
members Of the club to attend the an.
nual convention to be held at the
Springs June 27-28.
Much progress in the plans for
establishment Of a memorial hospital
in Arlington County is expected to be
made by the time of the next meeting
OF the joint committee of the Airing
ton County Chamber of Commerce,
the Monarch Club, Arlington Post,
American Legion, and the County
Medical Society, which has the project
in hand, to he held Friday night,
Thomas S. O'Halloran. chairman of
the building committee, It is said,
probably will haye something definite
to report on this phase of the cues.
ton at that time and all but one of
several sites under consideration by
the committee of which DR.. W. C..
Welburn Is chairman may be elimi-
mated. The committee at it's meeting
Wednesday night. by unanimous vote,
selected Rear Admiral p. M. Rixey,
U. S. NJ, retired. as general chairman
of the hospital committee.
Arlington Chapter. Children of the
Confederacy, will join with the District
of Columbia Chapter tomorrow In
decorating the graves of the Confed.
crate soldiers at Arlington National
Cemetery. Members of the local chap.
ter with their leader. Mrs. w. E. VIII.
liams, will be met by the Washing,
tonians at the Confederate Gate at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon.
The monthly chest clinic. sched.
uled for Wednesday at the jefferson
Health Center. will be held Thursday
instead, between the hours Of 10 and /
o'clock and and o'clock
The regular meeting Of the Airing
ton County Civic Federation will be
held Tuesday night in Community
Hall of Lyon Park
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ARLINGTON COUNTY NEWS

CLARENDON, Va, June (Spe.
ciaD.---This year. for the first time in
it's short history, Washington and Lee
High School will have stable num-
Der of graduates to participate in the
| commencement exercises, which en-
| brace class sermon, to be held at
| the Clarendon Baptist Church tomor-
row night; class night and play at
| the school auditorium Thursday night
| and graduation exercises Friday night
\ In the school auditorium. Thirty-two
| pupils have qualified TO end their high
school education. Last year but one
| graduated.
Rev. George H. Fielding, pastor Of
| the Clarendon Methodist Church,
whose son, Parkes Fielding, is presi
| dent of the senior class, will deliver
| the sermon tomorrow night. Rev.
Perry Mitchell, pastor of the Baptist
church, where the service will be held,
will read from the scripture, while
Rev. E. l.. Smelling, pastor of the
Clarendon Presbyterian Church, will
offer prayer. Songs appropriate to
the occasion will be sung by a mixed
quartet.
The class night program will in
clude a song by the entire assembly
address of welcome by Parkes Field
ing, songs by male trio consisting or
Marshall Cook, Edwin Sherwood and
Spencer Sauls: class prophecy, 10 De
acted by members of the senior class;
cello solo by Roland Jones, Last WIN
and Testament: the class play,
Rooms to Let; last roll call by Ruth
Beale, secretary of the senior class,
and the school song by the audience
DR.. Edward T. Devine. dean of thr
graduate school, American University
re q G Il nnnOnnC4G
as the orator at the graduation eXer-
cises, which will open with process.
sion of the faculty and members OF
the 1927 class. Prof. Fletcher Kemp,
county superintendent of schools, Will
award the diplomas. The Statutory
address will be offered by Parkes
Fielding, and Janet Nevin will be the
valedictorian.
Graduation exercises of the colored
elementary schools of the county will
be held Wednesday night at s O'Clock
at the LomaX A. M. E. Zion Church,
Green Valley Station. Rev. c, c.
A. M, E. Zion Church of Washington,
will be the speaker Of the evening.
The address of welcome will be given
bv S. II. Thompson. Prof. Fletcher
Kemp will preside.
Zoning Move Planned.
The first concerted move to have
the county exercise powers of the law
pa ssed by the special session of the
state legislature providing for county
coming commission will be made at
the quarterly meeting of the Arlington
County Chamber of Commerce to be
held at the Cherrydale school Thursday
at Sp.m. Col u. S. Grant, Sd Maj. Carey
Brown and Charles w. Eliot, all OF
whom are. connected In an official ca
pacity with the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. are an.
housed as the principal speakers. An
invitation to attend the meeting sent
out by the chamber to its members
and other citizens interested in the
orderly development of the county,
both men and women. sets forth that
city planning" as we'll as coming will
be up for consideration. The addresses
will be illustrated with views of plans
for the metropolitan area. The pub
lie is invited.
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FALLS CHURCH.

FALLS CHURCH. Va. June 4
Thursday with graduation exercises
of the seventh grade class, which
will be held in the auditorium at IL
am. There are twenty pupils
on the class roll The exercises will
be simple and open to the public.
The third copy of the school paper,
Our Hobby" was issued this week.
This little paper has created new
interest for the pupils, and the issues
have been pronounced a credit to the
staff.
Summer Bible School will be held
this year from June 16 to July l.
Mrs. A. M. Safer will be the director.
with an able corps of assistants.
The place for holding the school
has not been definitely determined,
but it is hoped the Madison School
will be available.
Kings Daughters Meet.
The last meeting for the season
of the Kings Daughters Circle will
be held at the home of Mrs. j. w.
Brown Wednesday.
The Fire Department Band will
have a chicken dinner at Odd Fellows
Hall Tuesday, beginning at 5 o'clock,
Tickets will be Is cents each and the
proceeds will be used for the pur-
chase of Instruments, music and
uniforms. Following the dinner
speeches will be made by Delegate
H. carlton Haynes and others. The
auxiliary of the fire department will
be reorganiZed at this time. The
band will play several pieces.
A lawn fete will be held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Fenwick June
II from to 10 pm. Strawberry short
cake, homemade ice cream, cake,
candy, etc, will be on sale. The pro-
ceeds will be used to buy chairs for
the ladies' classroom in the new Sun
day school building.
Union church services for this
month will be held at the Episcopal
Church Sunday evening in connection
with the special mission services
which are being held there this week.
Members of Kemper Lodge, No. 64,
have arranged for a concert to be
given at the Madison School audi
forum Wednesday evening, June Is,
at s o'clock. The concert will be
given by members of the band and
Glee Club who are children of the Ma
sonic Home, and is part Of a three
day program of entertainment which
has been arranged for these children
by members of Alexandria Washington
Lodge, No. %; Andrew Jackson Lodge,
No 1870; Henry Knox Field Lodge, No.
$40, and Kemper Lodge, No, "a.
The committee in charge from KEN
per Lodge is Macon Ware, w. Mop.
w. Lee. Everett Demarest and Harry
NJ. Keyser.
There will be no admission charge
for the concert, and the committee ex-
tends a cordial invitation to the pub.
lie to attend the affair.
Arrangements have been made for
entertainment of the boys at private
homes Wednesday night, and they will
return to Alexandria Thursday.
The Woman's Club will meet at the
library next Friday.
Acacia Chapter. o. E. s., will meet
at Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday night.
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WOODLAND, Va, June 4 (SpeciaD.
Memorial day services were held
under auspices of Accotink Lodge,
]. o. 0. F., and Veterans of Foreign
Wars last Sunday afternoon in Pohick
Church. Rev. W. II. Pettus, rector
of st. Marks Episcopal Church of
Washington, conducted service. Music
was furnished by the vested choir of
Christ Church in Alexandria, with
solo by DIR. Pettus.
j. p. II. Mason, jr., of Accotink, a
student at the Theological Seminary,
conducted services at Pohick Church
Sunday morning. The church has re-
ceived an appeal from the Bishop of
Mississippi for relief for the flood
sufferers. The auxiliary met with
Mrs. Ben hewitt Wednesday to pack
clothes and other supplies.
The Rector's Aid of Pohick gave a
benefit movie in Hearst Hall last
night.
The Woodlawn Community Players
will present the play mo Trespassing"
in the Community House June II.
They are being directed by Mrs. D. j.
CARRIER.
The WoodlaWn Circle Of King q
Daughters will meet with Mrs. Mark
Cragg of Alexandria on Sunday after.
noon.
Mayfiower Lodge of Rebekahs will
meet next Wednesday evening.
Miss Mary Lippard, home demon.
Etration agent. has organized Sum
mer bread-making club at Lorton.
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CHESTERBROOK.

CHESTERBROOK, Va, June 4 (Spe,
ciaD.-The play given by the Senior
Boys Glass Saturday cleared $25 for
class expenses. 1t will probably be
repeated in an adjoining community.
The cast Included Forrest Darne. Sci,
den Byrnes, Frances Hall. Sam Stat
cup, George Heath. Roland Heath,
Elmon and Leonard Caslow. Murray
Wells, Charles Kadei Henry Brown,
Russell Hill, Miss Mabel Ball. Misses
Dorothy and Frances Stalcup, Miss
Ruth Kadel and Mrs. Myra Marshall.
1t was directed by Mrs. A. S. Muters-
baugh. Six-year'old Christina Pitcher
of Washington, a pupil of the Hart,
man dancing school, danced the min.
uet in costume during the intermis-
sion. ~.
The Sunday school council will meet
Monday evening at the home of Miss
Winnie Waite Watson. The program
Sunday morning will be in charge Of
the senior boys and girls classes.
The Aid of the Southern Methodist
Church will meet with Mrs. r. w.
Warfield Thursday.
The next meeting of the former
League of Women Voters will be an
open meeting in the evening, with Wis.
iting speaker The date is still uncer-
tain,
The organization formerly known as
Providence League of Women Voters,
Branch No. l. at Chesterbrook, and
No. 2 at Idylwood, has decided to
sever all Affiliations with the State and
National League of Women Voters.
and to reorganize on a purely local
basis.
County road forces. under Engineer
Larkin. have completed the two new
culverts in the Chesterbrook neighbor-
hood, one between Chesterbrook and
the Glebe road, near the Country Club.
and one on the road between Little
Falls and Great Falls streets. The
latter road will be opened in two
weeks Traffic Ia being detoured via
LeWinsville.
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KENsINCTON::.

KENSINGTON, Md, June (Spe-
ciaD.-The annual business meeting of
the women's societies of St. Paul
Methodist Church was held Wednes.
day, when Mrs. George w. Ashworth
was elected president of the Foreign
Missionary Society for the coming
year. Others elected were: Mrs. Edgar
w. Moore, first vice PRESIDENT Mrs,
Frank I. Chapman, second vice presi.
dent: Mrs. u. s. A. Heavener. secre-
tary, and Mrs. J. F. Defandorf, treas
urer. Officers elected for the home
missionary were Mrs. George H.
Snyder, president; Mrs. Raymond
Mooney, first vice president: Mrs.
Harry K. Corrick, second vice presi-
dent: Mrs. B. F. Dierdorf, secretary,
and Mrs. Edgar. w. Moore, treasurer.
This was the last meeting until Fall.
The town election will be held Mon.
day. when the polls win be open from
to pm. In the temporary armory
building. Candidates to succeed Coun.
cilmen George Sandck, jr., and Leslie
g, Van Fossen are Frederick w.
Brown and Archer MCDOWELL. There
will be no referendum made, it having
been decided at meeting of the citi-
zens to spend $1,000 of the towns
funds for Improvement of streets.
Closing exercises of Open Fields
School at Carroll Springs, Forest
Glen. were held Friday morning, when
Prof. Edwin w. Broome, county su.
perintendent of schools, made the ad-
dress. Wednesday evening the Indian
play, "Hiawatha," was presented by
students, and Thursday was the an.
nual field day. The closing exercises
for the Kensingron Grammar School
will be held Thursday. Commence.
ment for Miss Reinhardt's School for
the Deaf will be held Saturday.
The annual dance-recital of the pu.
pills OF Miss Alice Louise Hunter will
be held this evening in the Audito.
rum, with feature dances by Wash.
ington artists,
The lawn party planned by the
women of the Guild OF Christ Episco
pal Church for this evening has been
postponed.
The Home Interest Club of Forest
Glen will meet Wednesday with Mrs
+. w. Koch, when a program on cart
and Artists" will be given. The Civic
Study Club of Garrett Park will be
held with Mrs. Lewis w. Call Friday
| evening.
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COTTAGE CITY.

COTTAGE CITY. Md, June (Spe-
ciaD.-A Presbyterian church will be
erected in the near future at the cor
ner of Ross and Spa streets. The lot
has been purchased and plans are be-
ing prepared calling for concrete
basement under the entire building. to
be used not only as class rooms but to
be equipped as gymnasium. basket
ball floor and reading room. One eye
ming each week during the school year
this room will be in charge of a chill
dren's story-teller. Until the building
is completed regular services are held
each Sunday at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. r. G.. Reinoehl, Sunday
school starting at 10 am, and church
services at IL am. The Christian En-
deavor Society meets each Sunday at
Ppm at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. c. Cocker. Colmar Manor. The
monthly meeting of the adult Bible
class was held Thursday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Craig.
The fire company will meet Monday
evening, when plans will be completed
for a part in the State convention.
The Women's Club will hold a bust
ness maeting Tuesday night at the
home of Mrs. Albert Craig.
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ADDRESSES FEATURE
SUNDAY SCHOOL SESSION
County Association Hears DR.. Nc
Kibben, Col. Cudlipp, DR.. Hamm
and George w. Crabbe.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, June 4.-The
annual convention of the Montgomery
County Sunday School Association
was held at Washington Grove yes
terday.. Morning. afternoon and eve.
ming sessions were conducted by the
acting president, Frank T. Israel of
Kensington.
The principal addresses were by DIR.
Frank McKibben. general secretary
of the State Association; Col. Joseph
II. Cudlipp. State superintendent of
the young peoples division DR.. M. R.
Hamm, field secretary of the State AS.
ISOLATION, and George w. Crabbe,
State superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League.
DR.. McKibben's subject was Can
We Produce a Christian Citizenship
for Tomorrow" Col Cudlipp dis
cussed "Giving Youth a Chance DIR.
Hamm conducted and spoke at con-
ference of adults and Mr.. Crabbe's
topic was Educating for Temper
ance." Rev. Is. w. John, pastor of
the Rockville Methodist Church. told
about a training school to be held in
his church beginning tomorrow and
continuing through June 10. The
election of officers was deferred until
Fall. when a complete reorganization
of the association is understood to be
planned.
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WARRENTON.

WARRENTON, Va, June (Spe-
ciaD.-Robbie Ashby. years old. cid.
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Ashby. Bethel, Is dead as a result of
an automobile accident in which her
throat was slashed by broken glass.
Wilmott Lewis, Washington CORE
spondent of the London Times, was
the speaker at Warrenton Country
School Wednesday morning, when Is
girls received their diplomas from
Miss Bouligny, principal of the school,.
Nancy Breslin. Roanoke, Va, was
valedictorian and received the prizes
for general scholarship and deport-
ment. Wallace Brown, Warrenton,.
was awarded a prize for highest av-
erage in the primary department, and
Margaret Robertson, Warrentofl, in
the intermediate department. Emily
Virginia Tiffany was the only local.
graduate.
III. G. Groome, treasurer of Eau;
quier Chapter, Red Cross, reports re,
ce1pts for the flood sufferers as 49,.
93216. The original quota was 81 100,
later raised to $4,000. 1t is expected
soon to reach $4,000.
Two local base ball teams have been
organized for the Summer, the Live
Wires, managed by Preston Ruffner,
and the Short Circuits, managed by
William II. Gaines. Weekly games
Will be played, and when playing with
outside teams the two will combine.
The Warrenton Garden Club and
Flower Club will have their annual
flower show in the library auditorium
Wednesday.
The closing exercises of the Fau-S
quler Institute were held Thursday
afternoon. Miss Robin Kenner was
the only graduate.
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DAMASCUS.

DAMASCUS. Md, June 4 (Special.-
The Washington Grove Band. of which
Mr.. Roy McCathran is director, gave
a concert at Damascus last Saturday
evening. Special features were read!
lngs by Miss Becraft and Miss Ander.
son, songs and dances by Mr.. Palmer
and daughters. with Mrs. Palmer at
the piano; songs by Mr.. McCathran
and approximations by Mr.. Martin.
The proceeds went to the primary de-
partments of the grammar school. II. =.
One OF series of group meetings
OF home demonstration clubs of Mont.
gomery County was held Thursday at
Browningsville with the clubs of
Damascus and Claggettsville uniting.
An address was made by Miss Ethel
Regain, home demonstration agent for
Prince Georges County, on Gesso
products. Mss Cathleen Warren of
Washington gave demonstrations on
leiiy-mak1ng and talk was given by
MRS. Jacob Shillinger, Red Cross
nutrition expert, who is conducting
health classes in the county.
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CULPEPER.

CULPEPER, Va, June (Specian.-
Fred Garrison, student Of the Jeffer-
sonton School, has won the prize Of
fered by the Culpeper Minute Men
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution. for making the highest
average in the study of American his
tory during the past session. Papers
submitted by pupils from the public
schools We're examined by committee
composed of the county superintendent
of schools, assisted by James G. VIII
liams of the Culpeper Exponent and
II, G. Roberts of the Virginia Star.
Miss Lucy Russell Pulliam. daughter
OF Mrs. Alfred WEIGH Pulliam. was
married this week to John Kent Davis.
Confederate Memorial day exercises
were held here yesterday with an
appropriate program of music, read
ings and songs, the crowd being
gathered at the Soldiers Monument in
Fairview Cemetery. Among the or
ganizations taking special part in the
program were the Daughters of the
Confederacy. the Culpeper Band and
the Boy Scouts.
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine
Shields Williams of Manila, who had
been spending some months in Cul.
pepper, and who died here suddenly
THIS WEN VI tIEdIb NtSG0SCS hVAV AtCtA
at st. Stephens Episcopal Church.
She is survived by her husband. AL.
pheus Daniel Williams. director of
public works of the Philippine Is
lands, who recently Joined her in Gull
pepper, and three small sons.
Jerre Collins, Confederate veteran,
died Thursday at his home near Cul-
pepper. He had never married, and
made his home with a sister, Mrs.
Lee Collins. For more than 40 years
he had served as superintendent and
teacher in Sunday school near
Culpeper.
f. Mercer Nalle has withdrawn his
candidacy for the Office of county
treasurer. f. p. Hudgins has an
nounced for this Office.
One hundred and forty dollars was
realized from the sale of peoples Mon.
day, under the direction of Mrs. p. NJ.
Graves and number of other young
women.
Rev. Philip Mercer, formerly of
England, who is now living in st.
Cloud, Mimi, was in Culpeper this
week, looking up data on the death
of Mai. Pelham, the boy Major of the
Confederacy," whose life he Is writing.
The Culpeper Post of the American
Legion is making plans for a get.
together" meeting and initiation on
Friday, when the Alexandria Post will
be special guests, and addresses will
be made by State Commander Henry
NJ. Taylor and State Adjutant j. A.
Nicholas, both of Richmond.