Evening Star Newspaper, September 1, 1924, Page 9

MCcLEAN, MCLEAN, Va., September 1 (Special). +Returns from McLean day are still incomplete, due to the delay of some committee chairmen in turning over to J. S. Ball, financial manager, their unpald bills and cash on hand. The net proceeds will be not less than $1,250, with cvery indication of being much larger. Earl Sanders, chairman of the automobile committee, reports & net profit of $379.43 to qate. The net profit on the dance was $35.25, on the fancy work and Japanese ware 36.16, on the cake $39 and on the dinner $346. The half barrel of flour given to the largest family on the grounds was presented to Mrs. Ella Downey of Prospect Hill, who regis- tered nine present. The pearl beads went to Miss Mafle Carper of Lang- ley, the shopping bag to Mrs. Ralph Powell of Langley, the lace-trimmed Dillowcases to Fireman Speer of Ballston and the two cakes to H. C. Ayers of Tyson's Cross Roads. The school campus has been cleaned up and put in first-class condition for the opening of school, the McLean day booths having been demolished and all debris removed by a force of men. Mrs. U. S. Walters, who was in charge of the cake sold McLean day, has at her house all cake plate§ that were not claimed Saturday, and will be glad to turn them over to the owners. The Boys' Calf Club of Montgomery County, Maryland, accompanied by their county agent, Mr. Schnarr, vis- ited Wittlg & Drew's Kenilforth Farm, McLean, Friday morning, ‘Au- gust 29, to study the Guernsey cattle &nd receive instruction in methods of Judging cattle. In the afternoon they went to Merrifield to inspect the Guernsey herd belonging to B. F. Saulsbury. Entertainment for 0. E. S Mrs. H. A. Reed has completed ar- Tangements for an entertainment to be given in St. John's community hall, McLean, Saturday evening, September 13, for the benefit of Sharon Chapter, O.E. S. The program will be given by Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips of Wash- ington. Musical selections will be &lven by Mrs. Ralph Powell and El- mer Guilforad. The recently organized Women's Missionary Society of the Lewinsville Presbyterian Churah will hold its second meeting Thursday afternoon, September 4, at 3 o'clock, at the home of Miss Annie Mankin. At a meeting of the McLean Vol- unteer Fire Department recently the members voted to send a special resolution of thanks to J. A. Wheat of McLean and Georgetown for his recent gift of a ong-ton truck. Mrs. C. A. Knowles entertained three tables of bridge Wednesday afternoon, the prizes being won by Mrs. E. D. Vosbury, Mrs. Henry Mack- all and Mrs. Hunter Mack. Rev. G. C. Shears, formerly rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, while on his way to post a letter fell, breaking his knee. He was taken to the Alexandria Hospital. He is at home again, but will be forced to use crutches for some time. Mrs. Laura Magarity of Lewinsville, aged 75, died Thursday morning of injuries sustained when she was knocked down August 22 on the Key Bridge, Roeslyn, as she was prepar- ing to board a car for McLean. Her HENKE llxn _‘ -— s P20 AT RIGHT— in the y Kash- mana—destined to be one of lh. coat mfl‘rllll. In Kaffir brown, ‘with large muf- fler collar and Coat Shop— $125, 1924-1925 Coat Vcry struzl:t Melon, cape, circular flare and tight JPin tucks, corded borders, pouch A, skull was fractured. Mrs. Magarity, who was Miss Laura McDaniel before her marriage to Luther Magarity, who dled last year, was the mother of 1% children, nine of whom are living. Burial will be in Lewinsville Presby- terian Cemetery. The regular pastor, Rev. V. H. Council, who has been abent the past two Sundays, conducting & series of revival ~ ineetings at Haymarket, preached at 11 o'clock yesterday morn- ing in the Baptist Church. In the future Mr. Council will make arrangements to have the pulpit filled whenever he is absent. E. T. Fenwich of Falls Church will be his substitute Sunday morning, September 7. The B. Y. P. U. monthly missionary program Sunday evening was in charge of a mixed group and led by Mrs. A. M. Berthiaume, who has made arrangements for special musical numbers. Confer on Sehool Situatton. M. D. Hali, superintendent of schools; Herbert Willlams and F. S. McCandlish of the County School Board, held a conference with about a dozen local citizens McLean day to consider the school situation g Me- Lean. It was decided to recommend to the School Board that the erection of McLean's new school building be postponed until the Spring of 1925, and to recommend that the new struc- ture take the form oOf an annex. Supt. Hall has this week malled out contracts to next year's school teach- ers, and a completed list of the Mc- Lean appointments will be available a few days. School will open Mon- September 15. Ball of McLean, secretary of the Falrfax Fair Assoclation, an- nounces that it has been decided to award all concessions to the highest bidder. Bids must reach the secretary not later than September 15, and must be accompanied by 60 per cent of the amount bid. The Women's Guild of St. John's Church was entertained at the rectory Tuesday afternoon. Lodge, No. 327, held its gular meeting Thursday night. On September 15 it will pay its annual visit to the Herndon lodge. A delegation from the McLean Fire Department will go to Forestville Saturday to compete for the tug-of- var championship of northern Vir- ginla. The Ballston Fire Department won the silver loving cup. which was the prize at the McLean day tug-of- war. HYATTSVILLE, HYATTSVILLE, September 1.— Miss Kate Elizabeth Gmrrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gar- rett, Clifton Station, Va., and Mr. Carey C. Chevne of this place, were married Thursday evening, the cere- mony taking place at the home of Rev. J. H. Strong, Woodridge, D. C., only members of the families and a few intimate friends attending. Follow- ing the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Cheyne were entertained at a dinner and reception by Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Dutton, this place. Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Remmer and family have moved to Schiey avenue from Fairland, Montgomery County. About a year ago Mr. Remmer went to Hanover, Germany, and returned to America bringing his family with Jii B KB r KK [EetA CULPEPER. CULPEPER, Va., September 1 (Spe- ecial).—By general consent all places of business were clol on Thursday and all Culpeper celebrated and made merry in the big carnival held on the Fair Grounds for the benefit of the Culpeper Volunteer Fire Comnun Beginning at 10 o'clock, stréet parade of gaily decorated "oa and autos which moved through the principal streets to the Fair Grounds, . A 8Bwan, Jr, and E. O. Willts, Jr, being the marshals. An old-time tournament was held at the grounds later, the charge to the knights be- ing delivereq by John Y. Button of the Culpeper bar. The tournament was followed by a mule race and a Potato race on horseback, and many other amusing events. The toligate on the Madison road about eight miles from Culpeper was removed last week by order of the board of supervisors of Culpeper County, and this marks the passing of the last toligate on any road in this county. James A Strother, of Welch, W. Va., who is spending the summer at his' country home, Kinloch, near Culpeper, has been nominated on the Republican ticket for the office of criminal judge of -McDowell County . Va. 'The nomination is equiva- lent to an election as the county is strongly Republican. There was no opposition to Senator Strother, who Wwas named to succeed his cousin, Judge James French Strother, who is a candidate for Congress in the fifth district. The community picnie, whoch took place on the spacious lawn at Less- lands, the home of Mrs. Stearns Hal- sey, on the Rapidan River, was large- 1y attended. Athletic games, with prises for the winners, were the or- der of the day for the older girls and boys, who were under the su- pervision of Cameron Thompson and Miss Katherine Slaughter. Find Den of Rattlers. ‘When Ernest Meadows and George Burrecker were engaged in digging ginseng in the mountains of Madi- son County, they noticed a quantity of freshly thrown up dirt under the ledge of a large rock, which both thought was an indication of a groundhog’s den. They investigat- ed and found a pile of rattlesnakes. One of the men stepped back a short distance and discharged his shotgun into the den before conducting fur- ther investigations and after the smoke cleared they found thirty-two dead and wounded rattlesnakes. Seven or eight escaped. . Fire of mysterious origin destroyed the home of Robert Brown, near Slate Mills, August 24. The house was occupied by a tenant, W. H. Crowe, whose littls grandchild was wakened by the smoke coming in her window. Only a few pieces of furniture were saved. The J. E. Via property near Somer- set was sold recently to Philip Hiden ot Newport News, and Harry Bly of Barboursville. On the same date the John Wellersback property near Gor- donsville, was sold, after being di- vided into smaller tracts. The most elaborate pageant ever seen here was that presented in the Culpeper Methodist Church August 34, by the Epworth League, entitled “Christ in America,” and containing 15 parts. Seven members of the Ku THE SEPTEMBER COAT SALE—one of those yearly happenings which has contributed so largely to the popularity of the JELLEFF store—is ready again— opening tomorrow—Tuesday—larger in scope than ever before—and most astonishing in its values! Klux Klan entered the church, and marching up the alsle, presented the pastor with a contribution. Under auspices of the community leagues of Culpeper Cbunty, a num- ber of ehest clinics have been held in this county. E. C. Harper, who s making the examinations, is being assisted by Miss Anna T. Pope, fleld nurse from the Stats Board of Health. Thirty-five members of the Guinn family ‘and connections met Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Guinn, near Culpeper, to celebrate the 81st birthday anniver- sary of Mrs. Susan V. Guinn. The three-day meeting of the as- sociation of Old School Baptists, held at the church In Brightwood, at- tracted large crowds. Residents of Madison County turned out on August 12 for a free day’'s work on the roads, and many improvements on the dirt roads in that section are reported as a result of this co-operative movement. The men of the various localities also gave lumber for bridges or culverts, and the amateur road making force put these in place. On August 24 at the old toll- gate on the Madison road, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Weakley and their three children were in a car, returning to their home near Leon, two tires on the same side burst simultaneously, and the car swerved 'sharply and overturned. All were injured and a four-year-old son had his right arm 80 mangled that it was found neces- sary to amputate it. — A new use has been found for the locks shorn th the process of ‘“bob- bing,” and it remalned for a Chinese woman to discover it. Jung Bo, wife of a prominent Chinese merchant of Victoria, E. C., recently returned from her native land with bobbed halr, & most unusual style for a Chinese woman. But she carried her shorn tresses in the shape of an ex- quisite picture of Macao Harbor, em- broidered on silk with her own hair, working on the picture while on board ship. The necessary relief in the picture was obtained by the use of white hair, for which one of the stewards sacrificed a lock of his “pompadour. CLARENDON. CLARENDON, Va., September 1 (Spe- cia)—The Garden Club of Clarendon will give a garden party on the lawn at the residence of Samuel B. Det- wiler on South Beach street, Thurs- day eveping. Miss Lillian A. Guern- sey of the Departmen. of Agriculture will speak on the “Planting and Growing of Ball Bulbs.” The pro- gram has been arranged by Mrs A. J. Webb and Mrs. W. F. Sunder- man. Mrs. Detwiler, Mrs. W. G. Hast- ings and Miss Elizabeth Hull will act as hostesses. The pages will include Misses Alice Sue Kesselring, Charlotte Hagan, Florence Leighty and Mar- garet Flory. Mrs. A. F. Ehomsen ig chairman of the committee on decora- tions and seating and Mrs. Florence Lelghty heads the committee on re- freshments. Rehearsals are in progress for a musical skit and minstrel show bear- ing the title “A Dixie Revue” which 1S to be presented by members of the Clarendon Methodist Church and visiting artists for the benefit of the building fund, on the evenings of September 8 and 9. The Clarendon Rebekah Lodge will hold a garden party on the lawn of J. W. Myers at Edgewood Farm, near Ballston, on Wednesday, September 10. Mrs. Elsle Ellis, for some years principal of the Clarendon School, has been transferred to a similar ca- pacity at the Cherrydale School. She is to be succeeded by Miss Virginia Groves, who comes from the Fort Myer Heights School. Miss Groves will teach the sixth grade and her assistants as announced by the school board include Miss Lillie Massoletti, fifth grade; Miss Clara Coffman and Miss Elsie Burton, fourth grade; Miss Gertrude Smith and Miss Mary Bibb, third grade; Miss Mary Smith, second grade, and Miss Lena English, first grade. The seventh and eighth grades will be taken care of in the junior high school. E. H. Allen, president, and Frank Davis, chairman of the booster com- mittee, of the Northern Virginia Odd Fellows' Association, accompanied by a number of members from Arlington %_ ar old. of materials. 830 13th St. N.W. “A Shade Better” WINDOW SHADES Made by THE SHADE SHOP add to the attractiveness of any home, Fitted accurately of the best Factory prices. 'W. BTOKES SAMMONS, Propristor 32 lene Mll.ll 4874 S 100 £13 02180 SR 410 443 ¢ 2182 13 $56,’75,*395,";125 never at any time during the season can you choose from a more beautiful selec- tion of furs, for these have all been chosen from the first full assortments of the This great advance coat sale again finds us in the midst of rebuilding, and while we cannot present it in the beautiful setting which our store will soon have, such values as have made enlarging necessary may be counted upon, overshadowing any slight inconveniences which the builders may force upon us at this time. =57 S Styles KASHMANA JAMMUNA FAWNSKIN ROUBAYATT - NEWZELIA MOKINE PREMIER - KASHMIR KERMANA MONTEBELLO CUIR GLOVELLA KASHARA % furriers. vantages to the purchaser! and Accotink lodges, motored to Fredericksburg last Tuesday night and visited Myrtle Lodge, No. 50, in visits were made to Falls Church Lodge on Thursday night, and Po tomac Lodge in Alexandria on Fri- day night. The next visit will be to Loudoun Lodge in Leesburg on Sep- tember 12. Members of Henry Ma- sonio Lodge of Falrfax, Va., were guests of Columbia Lodge on Batur- day night, when the master Mason’s degree was conferred. This was one of the meries of visits among the lodges of District No. 54 srranged by District Deputy Grand Master Harry K. Green. The Clarendon Citizens’ Assoclation at its meeting last week indorsed the action of its delegates to the road commission in_endeavoring to have the road program confined to through traffic roads. No action was taken on the pending question of bond issue for new county jail and hall of records, this matter being held over for turther consideration. A resolu- tlon was adopted asking the sani- tary commission to push the sewer problem and endeavor to arrive at some conclusion which may be pre- sented to the court and the voters, N pluhii Still Looking for Him. From Capper's Weekly. “Have you ‘A Certain Rich Man'?" asked an elderly man of the girl at tho library desk. I had I, wouldn't be working Camp Springs—Oxon Hill CAMP SPRINGS, Md., September 1 (Special).—Thé A. M. Pyle# Memorial Woman's Christian Temperance Unlon held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. W. P. Mumford, Camp Springs, tomorrow. Six new members were enrolled. An excellent music program was enjoyed. Rev. G. L. Conner spoke of the work that could be done by the union, and tion was taker to carry out his sug- gestions. It was voted to send a dele- gate to the State convention. The young people’s branch of the W. C. T. U _met Thursday at the par- sonage of Bell's M. E. Church. In the absence of the president, Miss Row- annette Allen, the vice president, Miss Viola Allen, presided. A pretty weddirg was solemnized at St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Oxon Hill, Wednesday when Miss Addie Mae Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George N. Moore, became the bride of Mr. John Wesley Mum- ford, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Mumford, Newark, Md. Rev. Dr. Archbold, Hughsville, Md., per- formed the ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore powder blue georgette with hat to match and carried pink roses. She was attended by her sister, Mrs. P. ‘Walter Ward, as matron of honor, who wore brown georgette with hat to match and carried cream ‘roses. Mr. Edgar Russell, Washington, was best man. e If the earth had no atmosphere we would be subjected to a constant bombardment of shocting_stars. There Is Every Reason | Why You Should Locate | In Chevy Chase | | QUINTER, THOMAS & CO. Main 8416 i = —_— Money back without question if DR. HARRIS’ PRESCRIPTION fails to relieve Indigestion, Gas, Sour Stomach or Constipation. Try this wonderful remedy at our risk. Sold in Washington by Peoples Drug Stores L AAOIOICR RO OROROR O reconditioning. VB8 nap. T and fluffy. < & appreciate. & 10 & To repay you for making your winter coat selection in September, we absolutely guarantee you a saving of from $10.00 to $25.00 on each coat over October prices—at the same time presenting a complete gallery of the accepted new styles for the coming ‘winter; and In more ways than one does our September Coat Sale offer unique ad- There is no charge for storage up to November first and only a reasonable deposit is required to hold the coat NUBIAN DE LAINE VELORIA VELVOBLOOM GOVELLA of your selection. KASHLORA CLEVELO LUXORIA VELNEUVO The above comprise a partial array of the new fabrics distinguished by their tight weave, closely shorn surfaces and subdued finish, resembling as much as anything suede and mocha leathers. Not only are they of great beauty, wearability and should prove most satisfactory from every point of view AS TO but they are of great , fashion lines are very, very straight—and even those coats which fasten at the side do not wrap, but retain their strughtncss. Furs are more lavishly used than ever—not that collars are larger (they could scarcely be that), but the \ur is used as well for trimming on sleeves and pockets, as revers or as bands in many delightful neWw ways. $95 AT LEFT— Women’s Coat of Shut- ter Green Fawnskin—a cloth so finely woven and 80 closely sheared that It cannot crut finest mosha glove—Sabi Squirrel fur of matoh! beauty used for lnMP ing at the wrist of the the expected under ! Beptember Sale —sis, AT RIGHT— Tned with buttons and button holes. " Elbew Hepaion, et ‘muskrat) Coat of Velvobloom from our Women’s Coat 8hop. in handsome shade. and self walstline give a fitted effect. Th This material more of a velvet finish— Cinnabar The panel stitching back at ghtly collar, Let’s Have the Blankets To be Manhattanized NOW. You'll soon be needing them again—and it isn’t fair to the Blankets to press them into another season’s service without cleansing and “The Manhattan Way” makes them abso- lutely clean, and, in addition, restores them to the condition they were before use crushed the In other words, we make them “good as new”—with every fiber of the wool upstanding This Blanket treatment is one of the spe- cialties of Manhattan Service—that you will Phone North 3954 And We'll Respond Promptly Manhattan Laundry Service Co. Plant, 1346 Florida Avenue—Phone North 3954 Branch Office, 2506 14th St—Phone Col. 5596 Seal 395, UX0X0; O30 & KOFOXOTOXOXOXOX0; ; Women’s ot $95 (dyed The New Colorings Brown—and the influence of brown— warm, deep, rich—a becomingness that only leaf and bark and fur tones can give. Some are grays, warmed by the breath of brown—copper browns, seal browns—and ‘then greens—new reds, rich blues—and black. Their names distinguish them. . ETRUSCAN HINOKI ROSEWOOD CHESTNUT CINNABAR DUSK CRANBERRY SHUTTER GREEN CASSOCK HEMLOCK Buttons—buttons—rows of them. Al novel wing sieeve, and Embroideries—often combined with Y Y S "-'5"" ENwiines the furs on collar, cuffs and skirt of = Natural Squirrel — Sable Squirrel — DNEWML' ummngs collars, Natural'and Black Lynz—Mink Squir- .mu and wulldup dnwl collars—. rel—Fisher—Fitch—Marmot—Beaver eol.l-um!l:wfistom&dilndm Muskrat. All these are selected furs of great in tiers. o beauty, and purchasers at the Septem- e ek i e e S el ave sl e bend cuffs—deep elbow'caffs and nar- S FRANK R. JELLEFF, INC. row Russian tight band cuffs, AT advertisement size ‘Coats at all sale prices will be by it g sy advertised later, but now on sale! S ALL OF OUR FINER COATS—SISS TO 3275 EACH—-15% OFF DURING SEPTEMBER—TAKE DlSCOUNT FROM TICKETS! Here are Coats of surpassing beauty—fabrics of high cost with tich fars—and repeating our offer of last year—you may choose from these without reserve at 15% distount. Subtract the unomg yourself from the ticket, pay a reasonable deposit and the coat will be held for you unfil you are ready to wear it. cuffs and panel bor are of Marmink fur. A splendid coat—$58. Misses’ Coats Sale on Third Floor ‘Women's Coats Sale on Second Floor Larger Size Coats Sale on Second Floor Coats for Little Women Sale on Second Floor Specializing in sizes as we do—alterations are reduced to & minimum. You will find it easy to be fitted in our September Sale. -FRANK R. JELLEFF, INC. OXBLOOD PENNY FILAW. LUFRRW.