Evening star., 1943-05-30
UDC and SCV 10 Mark
Memorial Day al
Fairfax tuesday
Confederate Flag
To Be Presented
During Program

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Confederate Memorial Day exer-
cises will be observed at Fairfax at
2 pm. Tuesday. The program is to
be sponsored jointly by Fairfax
Chapter. United Daughters of the
Confederacy, and James Thrift
Camp, Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams.
A feature of the program will be
the presentation of a Confederate
flag, the property of the late Judge
M. Love, former judge of the Fair
fax County Circuit Court, and a
member of Mari Camp, Confederate
Veterans. The relic will be pre-
sented to Fairfax Chapter, UDC,
by Mrs Thomas Love and will be
placed in the courthouse, near the
Confederate memorial tablet.
The guest speaker will be Herbert
Williams of Vienna, member of
Thrift Camp and former member
OF the State House of Delegates. The
roll of Marr Camp will be called by
James U. Kincheloe, in accordance
with an annual custom, although all
members of the camp are now dead.
After the ceremonies in the
courthouse, members of the two Or
ganizations will proceed to Fairfax
Cemetery, where the Confederate
Monument there will be decorated
with flowers.
Will Open Bids.
Bids for the construction of water
and sewer lines in Accotink village
will be opened at pm. Friday, &C
cording to j. j. Corbalis, county
sanitary district engineer. The bids
will be opened in the office of
County Clerk John M. Whalen. Mr..
Corbalis said that a number of bids
have been received on the project,
for which Federal grant of $43 1862
has been allocated.
Project plans call for the installa-
tion of approximately 4685 feet of
6-inch asbestos s-cement water mains,
1852 feet of 12-inch, 1O-inch and
8-inch sewer lines, four fire hy-
drants, $500 feet of asbestos cement
force mains and concrete pumping
station.
Water for the lines will be OBJ
tanned from Fort Belvoir, and sew
age disposal will be made through
the post sewer system. The project
will be operated by Fairfax County
on a non-profit basis and a service
fee will be charged users for opera
ton and maintenance. The project
will be supervised by the Federal
Works Agency.
Bond Committee Meets.
Robert D. Graham of Fairfax, who
recently was appointed chairman of
the FaifaX County War Bond Sale
Committee, announces that a meet
inig to set up an organization to
assist in the sale of War bonds and
stamps in the county will be held
at 8 pm. Wednesday, in his office on
Payne street. District committee
chairmen will be appointed at this
session and plans for the bond drive
outlined.
Primary Date Set.
The Fairfax County Democratic
Executive Committee officially has
set August as the date for a Dem
ocratic primary election in Fairfax
County to nominate candidates for
State and county Offices.
Candidates will be named at this
election to represent the Democratic
party in the general election, No.
vember 2, for the Offices of State
Senator, member of the House of
Delegates, commissioner of revenue,
county treasurer, county clerk, sher-
if, attorney for the Commonwealth
members of the board of supervisors
from the magisterial districts and
justices of the peace from magis-
terial districts.
All candidates who plan to enter
the primary must file their notices
of candidacy, accompanied by re-
ceipt from the county treasurer
showing that the necessary filing fee
has been paid and a petition signed
by the required number of qualified
voters.
Fairfax Chapter United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, is complet-
ing arrangements to erect new
stone marker on the old portion
OF the Lee Highway, near Fairfax,
commemorating the spot where
Peyton Anderson, first man wounded
in the Civil War, received his in
juries.
Club Schedule.
Meetings have been arranged by
Miss Lucy Blake, county home dem
onstration agent, for four home
demonstration clubs and three All
clubs in Fairfax County next week.
The Dranesville Home Demonstra-
tion Club meets at 1::3O pm. Tues
day: Accotink Club, 1::3O pm.
Wednesday; Annandale Club, l3O
pm. Thursday, and the Groveton
Club, 1:30 pm. Friday. Demonstra-
tions on bread making will be given
at the meetings. =
The Dranesville All Club meets
at 4::30 pm. Tuesday, Annandale
Club, IL am. Thursday and the
Groveton Club 945 am. Friday.