Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
FAIRFAX.

FAIRFAX, Va, January (SpeciaD
The board of supervisors will hold
it's annual meeting Monday at 10
o'clock. The county school board will
meet on Wednesday at 10. The town
council will hold its first meeting in
two months in Mr.. Rust's Office Mon
day night.
Fairfax Council, Order of Fraternal
Americans, will install officers We'd
nesday night in Cavaliers Hall. James
U. Kincheloe, deputy State president,
will preside.
Initiation Of members into the
Daughters of America will be post
poned until January IL. following In
stallation.
Fairfax Chapter, U. D. c., will meet
with Mrs. Walter T. Oliver Wednes-
day at o'clock. A program appropri-
ate to the celebration of Gene Lees
birthday, January 10, will be given.
Mrs. F. D. Richardson, president of
the u. D. c., is in receipt Of letter
from H. G. Shirley. chairman Of the
Virginia Highway Commission, au-
thorizing Mr.. Kinnier, resident State
engineer, to accompany Mrs. Richard.
son to Hallmark, on the Lee Highway,
for the purpose of selecting a site on
the highway right-of-way for the
monument to be erected by the Fair
fax Chapter in honor Of Peyton An
derson, the first soldier to be wounded
In the war between the States.
The Fairfax Garden Club will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Wilson Farr
Thursday at 3 o'clock. Each member
is requested to bring 81 as B. contri.
button toward the cost Of purchasing
shrubbery.
The Methodist Aid and Missionary
Society will meet at the home Of Mrs.
]. E. Nickel on Wednesday afternoon
instead of Thursday, as usual.
Elaborate Yule Program.
The Knights Of Wesley of the Metho-
dist Church gave an elaborate Christ
mas entertainment in Brooks Hall on
Tuesday night in honor Of the mem
bers Of the volunteers class of girls.
The Missionary Society Of the Bap-
fist Church met with Mrs. Taylor on
Wednesday afternoon, the chief topic
of discussion being plans for church
building
Rains have put dirt roads in bad
shape. Practically the only dirt road
included in the State system in Fair
fax County is that from Centervi.->
to Manassas. Engineer Kinnier is
having stone and stone dust placed in
the worst holes this week. The new
district almshouse is located on this
road.
DR.. J. II. Montgomery, director Of
the Cooperative Education Associa-
ton of Richmond, has written to Mr..
Woodson urging the School Leagues
Of Fairfax County to put on a mem
bership campaign during January and
February.
Lot Bought for County.
Norman Stewart and F. N. Frank
lin, appointed by the board of super
visors to purchase a location for the
new building which will house all
county road machinery, have this week
bought the 1.37-acre lot owned by
George Robey and Wilson Farr at the
juncture of the Little River turnpike
and the Burke Station road. This
deal will be submitted to Judge Brent
for approval at the beginning of the
January term Of court.
Capt. Thurlow White, secretary of
the Fairfax County Chamber of Com.
merce, has received from the Assist.
ant Postmaster General in charge Of
the Air Mail Service. letter of ap.
probation for the offer of 22-acre
field at the junction Of the Lee and
Jackson Highways made by John
Rooney Of Fairfax for use as q land.
ing field for the mail planes. The
offer was refused. as at least 800 acres
are required for such purposes, and
as all routes are at present contract
ed for by different corporations.
Patrol No. of Pine Tree Troop Of
Girl Scouts gave the scoutmaster,
Miss Ludema Sayre, a surprise party
Scout meetings will be resumed next
Saturday afternoon.
The Fender Ladies' Aid will hold its
postponed meeting Saturday Afternoon
A New Year eve dance was held in
the Fairfax Station Hall.