Evening star., 1927-06-12
HERNDON.

HERNDON. Va, June II (SpeciaD.
Mrs. John Walker announces the
marriage of her daughter, Mrs. Annie
Haislip, to Capt. Joseph Neff, U. 5. A.
! retired, the ceremony being performed
Tuesday by Rev. Chancellor n. Brown
| at the home of the brides mother
Funeral services for John Frank
Gulick were held at his home in Aldie
Tuesday. He had been i'll several
| months. He is survived by his widow
and a number of children. Mrs. Clar-
ence Mills, daughter resides here.
Donald, 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Norton, died at the home
of his parents Monday after six
months illness of pernicious anemia.
Burial was made in Chestnut Grove
Cemetery
L. K. Stuart has been chosen scout
master for Herndon Troop.
Kew. Harold McClay. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Miss Louise Rose of Hyattsville, Md,
will be married June 10,
Home Interest Cub.
The June meeting of the Home In
tereSt Club was held at the residence
of Mrs. Alexander Gait, Spring recipes
being the subject for discussion. OF.
ficers chosen are Mrs. Alexander Gait,
president; Mrs. William Ellis, Secre-
tary. and Mrs. B. Harrison Bready,
treasurer.
Tuesday the Rector's Aid of st.
Timothy's Episcopal Church will hold
an all-day meeting with Mrs. Cassius
NJ. Lawrence, the time to be spent in
rugmaking. The Baptist Missionary
Society met Wednesday afternoon in
the church, the topic being Missions
In Foreign Fields The Missionary
Society of the Methodist Church South
met Tuesday. the social service topic
beng What Place Does Health build
ing Have in the Program Of the King
dom" Mrs. j. +. LinkinS read an
article on the harm done factory work
ers by substances containing poison.
Miss Estelle Holden read an article on
What diseases have yielded to science
ana nave been eXterminated and what
ones are yielding.
The Auxiliary of the PRESBYTERIAN
church met with Mrs. William Eads
Miller Tuesday evening, discussing
missions. Miss Estelle Van Meter
ana Mrs. Frederick w. Robinson
spoke. A contribution was made for
the hood relief and it was voted to
seha the birthday offering" of 1915
W tne Glrls Mission School at kwang-
iu, Korea.
The commencement exercises of
Herndon High School were held at
the Congregational Church last night
The chorus, Fiddle and l." was SING
py the pupils, after which Miss Carrie
Lucas, one of the successful district
contestants in The Star oratorical con.
teSt' gave her oration, Our Constitu
tlon. Hark to the Mandolin" was
sung by the high school, after which
Il. Hilton Jackson of Washington
MADE an address to the class. Diplo.
mas were presented to Is graduates.
School Staff Changes.
Miss Brown of the Business High
School has resigned, and the position
viii be filled by Rev. c. N. Brown.
MISS Lula Ferguson, teacher of grade
seven. has resigned to accept a place
at Vienna, and Miss Lois Gosnell of
Washington will succeed Miss Eliza.
beth Cation as teacher in the high
school. Miss Nancy Gregory Ed.
wards of Richmond will return as
principal.
Tuesday Mayor Edgar E. Gillett
presented an American flag to the
Centerville High School from the Or
der OF Fraternal Americans of Hern-
don.
The Medical Society of Northern
Virginia was entertained Tuesday eve
ming by DIR. William Meyer, about 20
members being present. Several pa
pers were read
A deficit of 10000 on the proposed
$45,000 school building made neces-
sary the raising of this amount in
order to begin work on the structure,
in 1,ox
amount had been pledged by 100 men,
who deposited notes for 500 each
To raise money for a new school
piano and aid the base ball club. a
carnival will be given July 4 by the
Chamber of Commerce of Herndon.
In addition TO the committee composed
of G. Robert Sims, Raymond N
Wrenn, Silas F. Hutchison, w. Frank
Humme and T. Edgar Reeds, the fol-
lowing have been named as COM
mittee on gates: Harry Bready. Rus
sell Lynn, F. N. Noble, Bernard
Poole, B. w. Middleton, George F.
Buell.. E. M. Armfield and Frederick
w. Robinson. Mrs. E. M. Armfield
has been named chairman of the food
committee for the carnival
At the commencement exercises of
the F'lori5 Vocational High School
Wednesday evening Walter S. New
man of Virginia Technical Institute
was the orator of the occasion Rep
resentative H. L. Hanes delivered the
diplomas to the graduating class of 10
young men and young women.
The Dranesville District Sunday
School Association meets in Salem
Methodist Church at 2:30 pm. tomor-
row. George Cornwell, the Washing
ton pianist, will give selections.