Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1926, Page 27

. == ROCKVILLE FAR 10 OPEN TUESDAY Children’s Day.” Horsei Show, Races and Exhib- ! its Are Features. $pecial Dispateh to The Sundas Star | ROCKVILLE. Md. August 21.-If weather conditions are favorable. the seventy third annual fair of the Mont gomery County Agriewitural Society. tn be held here Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. will prove a big 1ccess from every standpoint, say the fair offcials After several weeks of hard work ! on the part of President larence L. Gllpin. Secretary Othe Trundle and | the superintendents of the various departments. everythinz. excepting a few touches. is in readiness | All departments are expacted to be overflowing with high-class exhibits. | For the last week or more entriea have heen cominz in at a rapid rate and for the lasi dav or two in a steady stream. The various depart ment heads declared today the ex hibits already assured mean varied and interesting displays. but hun-| dred= of additional entries are to be; made A% usual. the opening day will be| observed as “Children’s day.” and sev eral thousand hoys and zirls of school | age from the Distriet of Columbia. | Montgome Howard and Prince | Georges Counties are expected to at tend as guests of the society. A pony show, in which something like 100 beautiful animals Xill be seen. and | six pony races outstanding | features of the program provided for [ the entertainment of the little visi-| tors. ’ Horse Show Wednesday. | The hig feature Wednesday will { be the annual horse show. AMrs. An drew 1. Cumniy aivman of the commitier in charge. and Miss Ar Gllpin. the secretary. are enthusiastic over the prospects for an’unusually fine exhibition this § Three har ness raccs--2:25 pace 2 trot and 2 pace--a mule race at six fur longs and a hunter's flat race at six furlongs. the gentlem T P pear in colors. are alen scheduled for the second day. as 1= a pacade arountd the race track of all horses. teams and prize cattle on exhibition Thursday has always heen the hiz Aay. Four harness races. a mule race. a parade of automobiles, trucks and smooth-wheel tractors are some of the attractions provided for that day. The harness races include the ! 2330 trot. open to horses owned in the District of Columbia and Mont- | gomery, Prince Georges. Frederick and Carroll Counties: 2:20 pace, 2:13| trot and 215 pace, each for a purse of $300. The anual dog show. of which Allen Hoffar will be in charge, and the 2:17 trot, for a purse of £300, com prise the principal part of the pro- gram for Friday. the closing day. Fireworks a Feature. management has announced as wae true of last he kept going Wednesday and dav nights, and that elaborate vs of fireworks will be added at o erions, The officers, ents and oth The that the fair will directors, ntend. who will run the big exhibition include manv of the county’s most prominent men and wor They are ident. Clarence L. Gilpin: vice president, John R. Dia mend: secretary, Otho ¢ Trundle: as sistant secretary. Miss Anna Gilpin treucurer. Perrie 1. Waters: directors William A, Waters. 'hn B. Diamond, fr.. Thomas 1 Fulks, Charles G, Hol land. James C. Christopher, « L. Gilpin. Char Haight T. Cashell. Willinm J. Thomas vev Harris, James: R Kir Harry Hunt. James D. King, Perrie £ Waters, Engene 8. Walker and James . Fitzgerald uperintendents, Mrs. George Hunter, William H. Gilpin Cecil. Z. M. Waters, Turner W Mrs. Charles GG, Holland, Mrs man Rouic. Mrs. George . Hane Mrs. Howard Larcombe. Mrs. BRen. Jamin F. Wehster. Miss Josie Higgin Mre. Samuel Riggs. Mrs. Josiah 1. | Hutton. Mrs. Renjamin Elmore, Mre. Walter Cashell. Mrs. Rohert F. 1.. Smith, Mrs, 0. ¢, Newell, Mrs, Wil liam Farquhar. Mr<. Robert Langlev, AMre. Thomas N. Henderson, Mrs, v E. Turton, Mrs, M. 1. B nd. Mrs, W, R Moblex, Mrs. Henry H. Griffith, Mrs. 1 H. Humphreys. Mrs, Thomas Barnsiey. Mise Elsie England, Mr Wilson Ward, Miss Blanche A. Corwin \ ter Cashell will aet as chief marshal. and his aids will he Rohert Chuchester, Sammnel Cashell. Thomas A, Barnsiev. Edward Snowden, Alhert Afnyard. Thomas T. Rarnsley, Frank Cashell, Charles Brown, Everett Reall Jdames W, Barnsley, Clvde Harvey. George D. Mover. Otto Hewirt. Philip Darling. Robert Alinutt, Mavnard | King. Robert Green. .lohn Mover Ridgely Chichester and Richard Janney. EDMONSTO EDMONSTON. Md.. Auzust efal. At the last meeting mayor and town council visor George Fenwick instructed to proceed with 1the Livine of a dr: Pipe at the and of the sidev 'L an the north side of Wells near Tewis' store ta cmpty in the branch Aand an appropristion not 1o excesd $100 was voted for the wik, The nipe will drain Wells avenia west of the branch to the old pumiping station The Chesapeske " rhone Co. will he cidad. that here struction or replicement have 1o he approved by eouncil hefore 11 siarted harles J. Marshall recentis appointes by the . missioners as eol of for Huatrsville plannine 4 thoves territory. it w meeting with force the law 'ha tire county to he Eight addiional authorized Ly the ®ach of the *wo wards row has ahout 30 i Appropriation of €230 was voted for road repairs. $17 n ward. and $100 was for pair of Wells avenne | Report of town trarsirer Henmry A Fherle showed $270 in <tdewalk fund and $1225.53 in the nd a total of $1495.81 Appointment of 1hes s The Labor day he held on the schoal lot for the hen fit of the town. was Pur chasing. Councilman W. W. Lewis: | arrangements and decorations. Coun cilmen Henry Ripple and William T Page. candy. Councilman Charles F. Leubner: donations, Mavor 1. Hazen Meleod. As proceeds of the function will he nsed to secure more lights. hetter walks and roads and to atherwise im prove the town. the commitee hopes that it will he liherally palronized by the citizens supe 5 N Maurice Welsh, . Nor: 21 qupe- | of the 1 Super norified Vo e Tele was de vsedcan wanld ind Edmoenste anvass of need ar teensed strpo; were | tor L four to he x) in each ed the re zeneral f <ubecommi " celebration to announced For All Time. From the London Mumarist Assertive Ladv (1o has just wrecked h a very expert driver! 1 take it Driver—On the eontrarv madam, | . I've just finished. motorist who cari—You're not Just beginninz. [ at | FIVE GENERATIONS HOLD REUNIO THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. G0V BRDTOCAL SPECAL SESSON B i i Mrs. J. E. Warfield, 89 years old, of 15 Sixth street northeast (seated) her daughter (left), Mrs. F. A. Shipley William W. Shipley, 3! Hahn, 18 (right), Cherrydale, a 8 months. 70, of the same address; her grandson of Cherrydale, Va.; great-granddaughter, Mrs. D. B. nd great-great-grandson, Daniel B. Hahn, jr., LENS GETS RARE FAMILY. Mrs. J. E. Warfield. 89, Poses With Four Lineal Descendants. Special Dispateh to The Star CHERRYDALE. Va.. August ? Five generations were represented at a reuninn_several dave ago at the home of William W. Shipley, here when his mother and grandmother, Mrs. F. A. Shipley, 70 vears old. of 13 Sixth street northeast. Washington. D. C.and Mrs. J. E. Warfield. 58, of the same address, cam® to visit his tamily Shipley, who is 3% venrs old. is the father of Mrs. D. B. Hahn. 18, of Cherrydale. and the grandfather of Daniel B. Hahn, § months old. Al posed for the camera in the front vard of the Shipley home. the great-great- grandmother holding the youngest in her lap as she sat in a chair su rounded by the great-grandmother the vouthful grandfather and the 1S-year old mother. McLEAN. McLEAN. Va.. August 20 (Speeial) ~The McLean Fire Department will hold a business mesting in the engine house Monday night. The department has decided o aceept the offer of the hoard of djrectors of the County fair to operate the lunch coun ter neession at the fair on a 50.50 basis. A contract is now heing drawn up te that effect. The officers of the department will he in charge, and nimerons pledges of assistance have heen received. The fair association will huild a new pavilian. 30 hy 10 feet. with kitchen at one end and din ing reom at the other: which will creatly simplify working arrange ments, The Ladies Social Club of St John's Church. Bl Nido, will meet at the home of Mrs. Martin Pevton of Ches terbrook on Thursday affernoon. Final plans will he made for the ham sup per tn be given hy the church Septem ber 2. Ten tickets were sent to each member vesterday by Mrs F: The NcLean Libwary Association will have a bridge party for the hene F of its building debt Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Owen Rriggs of Langley The farewell party of the Camp Fire group. which was to have heen held on the lawn of the guardian, Mrs. Walter Mallory, has heen postponed indefinitaly on account of the serious fllness of Mre. Mallory's father. a meeting of the Friday af the home of Katherine Ash, the president. two applications for membership were received, which will he acted on at the next meeting at the home of Mathilde Berthiaume. Dediea Is Postponed. The dedication services for the Bap tist Chureh_have hesn postponed until the third Sunday in September. The Rev. V. H. Council will come to M« Lean on the Afth Sundav and will hold church fees in the morning and baptismal services in the evening Mrs. R, . (line and the ladiea’ class of the Sunday school will be in charge of the B. Y. P. U. temorrow night The joint picnic of the Raptist and Methodist Sunday schools will he held on Saturday in Rock Creek Park large bus has heen provided to trans. port mothers and children without an The bus will leave MclLean at 10 Tock The lawn party planned by the Ladies” Ald of the Langley Church for vesterday afternoon will be held next week. the date to bhe announced from all chureh pulpits Sunday morning. Rev My Shumate has returned Night tos from his vacation and will fill the pul-| Sunday morning.s There wiil he Epworth League in the evening. il Fall the league will meet only every other week. on the Sundavs when Mr. Shumate preaches at night The meeting of the girls class at Miss Flsie Arnold’s last night was called off on account of the rain pit no The Preshyterian Sunday school pie- | held on Wednesday at Lunch will be served at 1 welock. Games and races are plan ned for the afternoon. with ribbons aml vandyas prizes. “The Preshyterian G $30 at a party held Wednesday night the oid Lewinsville School. 1 money. with an additional $10 alreaiy hand. will be turned over to Mr Reattie as the Sunday school's first payntent on its pledge of $100 Nervices Are Omitted. Rev. Mr. Dunham is spend inz two weeks at Fort Myer, there Wil be ne church or Sundayv school 1t the Presbyterian Chureh tomor The Girls” Auxiliary the Raptist Church will meet tomorrow following Sunday school, and the Nunheam Rand will meet on Tuesday afternoon > welock Gross veceipts from MclLean day to date amount to $1.927.76, with a littie money still due. Rids for the new septic esterbrook, West End and Annan dale have been advertised for and will be opened at 10 a.m. in the hoard room by the committee from the school board, Messrs. Williams, Gaines and Elmore The furniture ordered f lean and Chesterbrook schools has arvived. Thirty-five chair desks will he installed in the new high schocl at MeLean and 35 combinatien desks st Chesterbrook nic will he Great Falls, < Club cleared the As " tanks a the Me Ta ll;ed to Death. Necessity and Opportunity the street. “Hello. Opportunity.” Necessity, “vou look all in “1 am all in." repiied Opportunity “For months I've been knocking at the doors of offices. and all I ever hear 18 that the oscupant is 1; conference.” met on " said Fairfax | night | :ROAD WORK PROGRESSES. | | Blue Ridge Gap in Lee-Jankson Highway Soon Complete. | al Dienatoh 1o The Star | WINCHESTER. Va. August 21 Progress i heing made on constric- tion of a gap of several miles in the Lee-Jackson highway on the Blue Ridge Mountain siope. 20 miles east f here. it was said todar. after which the road will he in excellent condition hetween Washington and the Shenan- doah Valley hy way of Middleburg Paris and Winchester g Motor husses already are operating on the road between here and Wash- ington. and a freight line also was recently inaugurated. The Lee-Jack- son highway reduces the distance he- tween Washington and Winchester, northern gateway of the Shenandoah Valley, to 70 mile: | | ! BRENTWOOD. Md. August 21 | (special) —The regular meeting of the mayer and council will he held Mon evening, al which the results of the campaign for finances and rizht for the Ihode Island avenue exten an to Hyattsville will he an- nounced. The right of way committes will report that there are twa or more property owners alonz the proposed right of way in Brentwood who so far ihave refuse to make any conces { and the finance committee will {report that the pentwood proorata of the funds needed has heen raised including of vight of way Inspector Arthur W. Akers his vesiznation, due to | das of way sioms not cost Building handinz in poor health The earnival the Brent wood Volunteer F yepartment dur ing the week ot off with a bad start becanse of rainy weather They will continue the carnival next week, with a four-piece orchestia daneing in the hall and refreshments and games {on the lawn. It is understood that | Firemen's Hall. under the new owner ship. will he open many social therings and this coming Winter. By resolution educational committees |eivie organizations of | Mount Rainier and vieinity cont meeting. a letter wa to the eounty school hoard as additional grade school facilities in Mount Rainier and Cottage ity to take care of the present crowded con dition. and alse asking for a high cchool on a tiact of not less than five to he located in Brentwood or Mount Rainier, to serve that portion |of Prince Gearzes County Iving be tween the narthwestern branch of the A River and the Distriet of umbia line Fvery ne in Rrentwood and sur- rounding towns = invited to attend the Labor day celebration to he given in Bartlett Park under anspices of the [ Men's Cluh. It is understood that ad Aresses will be given hy a United States Senator and a Department of Labor representative. This will he followed by a hase hall game, tennis tournament. foot races. efc Miss A. Fiizabeth. danghter of Mr. | and Mrs. 1. E. Longley. Brentwood, | and Harvey (. Kellv, Eastport, Md., | were married Sunday afternoon in Washington. & dance of the federation of of various Brentwood. at a re addressed ng for acres, | 1 LEESBURG. ! SBURG, Angust 21 (Spe- The Loudoun Hospital build mmitiee hasx awarded a ¢ {tract for construction and heating « the new nurses’ home to (. . Kelley of Bluemont, Va. The huilding will correspond with the esign of the hospital Mre. Maria Elizabeth Hall, wife of the late Elijah Hall, died at the home | of her son, C. W. Hall, of Philomont. near here. She was 84 vears old Mrs. Hall ix a native of Warren Connty, but later vesided in Fauquier Rha is survived by five danghters and ) <on W ceived fr his commn Londonun County fownsend H ong resident o ing Clinton Saffer has recently re. m the Governor of Virginia ssion as game warden from Vandevanter, Loudoun County, died Wednesday at Richmond, V. He was §2 vears old and a Confederate |veteran He was with , Mosby's Rangers for a time, He is survived by two daughters, Mrs D. Smith of Dav Ohio, and Mrs. Anthony Dibrel lLeeshurg nd a son, Dr. Vivian ndevanter ¢ Ishpeming Mich I H. Mock Waterford firmities of invalid near three vears. He is sur vived by his wife. three daughters and four grandchildren. all of Water. ford He was a consistent membe of the Junior Order The Lake family of Virginia and the District of Columt its tenth |annual reunion at Va.. Satur. day. John Lake 34, settled near | Atoka and called it “Lakeland.” In the afiernoon memorial services were held in the old family cemetery. Gen. H. Oden president of the clan presided. Representatives of the | family from Indiana, New Jersey., ‘onnectieut. Hlinois, Ohio, Maryiand. and North Carolina were life. [ of his fav from He had died Tues at home heen m‘ in- an on Lake | ouri | Patience Heaton Pureell and | | more than | laws, {will he formally {and the operation of t | ghort and quick ride { Hanford H. MacNider. Thomas Hutchison of Texas and Washington were married at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Heaton last Saturday. . Abolishment of Needless State Offices Object of Pro- posed Economy Stroke. Special Dispatch to The !|; RICHMOND, Va., August 21. Byrd will call a special session of the Legislature when the report of the Gov. efficiency commission, named by him | some time ago, is in hand Material saving of public money by aholishing many of the overlapping hureaus and governmental depart- ments {s the object of the proposed section. He save that a session of 30 days will cost about $30.000. while that can he.saved. Re- duction of forces in many of the de- partments and getting rid of much red tape are planned. > The governor saye a epecial sion will be better for the discussion | of this business, as regular sessions have routine business and matters that demand attention at all hours. 1f the report is submitted at the special session the membsrs can confine themselves to the husiness in hand and give it more careful attention, It is said. Report Before End of Year. There is reason to helieve that the survey now heinz made hy a re- search bureau will he in the hands of the governor hefore the end of the vear, and this will be made to co-ordinate with the report of the efficiency commission, and when the governor has these in hand he will jbe free to act 1t _is accepted on all sides that the Legislature will he here in Janu ary next. and that the recommenda- tions of the sovernor on the report will he adonted The present Legislature friendly to Gov. Byrd. agreeing the many suggestions he made for and there is ne reason tn he- lieve that there wonld he anv hes tation (n accepting the sovernor's engrestion for the more economical ministration of Gavernment affaire is very to is Road to Begin Operation The Central Railroad of Vireinia ins hezun not Jater than Sentemher 1. said lLans- hourne M. Williams, the president of the road. Mr. \Villiams and his asso- ciates purchased the old Oranze and Frederickshurz road in having hean formerly the Piedmont, Frederickshurg and Potomac Rail- road. Originallv, the road was char- tered Road” in 1876 and was intended to run from Mathias Point. on the Po- tamac River, 27 miles east of Freder- jekshurg. to the Dora coalfields and on into Pennsylvania This road was operated until April. 1025, when there was a reorzaniza- tion wnder the name of the Orange and Frederickshurg. and it was on- eratad for several months. when Mr Williame and his assnciates purchased the propertv and heean the work of roconstruction. o this time 13 miles of new steel rails have heen laid and F0ann new ties have heen placed “Phiz read means that persons traveling frem Richmond to Oranze and points hetween Frederickshurs and Orange can make the trin from Tichmond in two and a half hoors.” caid President Williams. “That saving of several hours. Our efforts have heen and are to provide a safe. hetween the twn i« a pointz and to epen up A country rannot he surpassed for farming. tle raising. lumbher A nd fruit growinz Tt is a healthy favored section. hut the need has heen fe 1 railroad that will enable the pecple to grow crops and to get them to market quickly and cheaply. This will he p nunder the new road.” LYON PARK. LLYON PARK. Va.. August 21 (Spe- cial). The monthly husiness meeting of the Woman's Cluh was held in the [ commuite honse Tuesdav night with Mre. Joseph Haley, president. in the chalr. The need for side-wall light fxtires in the auditorium of the com munity honge was Siress 1. A com- mittee of three memhers, composed of Mrs. 1, C avl. Mrs. Joseph Haley and Mrs. E.W. Pumphrey, was ap pointed to make a welection and have them installed. Additional equipment for the community house kitchen was anthorized, and Mrs. James oole delagated to prrchase the articles. Complaint was registered as to the condition of a sidewalk on Fort ave nue. The matter will he called to the attention of owners of the building in front of which the walk is located The propesal to run a bus, line through Lyon Park along Pershing drive to Georzetown was unanimous- Iv opposed. The Washington-Vir zinia Railway is affording ample sery jce for the community, it was agreed. not only to Washington but Georgetown. i Special cards printed and mailed to authorized delinquent were to I members of the club. and the visiting committee was requested to extend calls. not only to the new woman residents in the community, but to those who Ao not attend meetings regularly ‘Avrangements were made for the memhers 1o assist at_the hooths of the Clarendon Fire Department in the \Washington Auditorinm. The regular meeting of the execu tive committes of the Lyon Park Civie Association will he held Tues. day night at 8 o'clock in the commn nity honuse. Al members are urzed to he present The luncheon and eard party given afterncon for the huilding fund of the Community Center was Jargely attended, and a goodly sum was turned into the treasury. F were distributed to the winning ear, players. The committee in charge of the arranmements was composed of Mrs. Wilson Tolford. ehairman: Mrs, James Poole. Mrs. B. Toulotte, Mrs L. C. Carl, Mrs. Joseph Halev. M E. 1. Merrick. Mrs. W. D. Lamhorne and Mrs. G. Simeox. Despite the weather “Lyon Park night” at the bheauty. food and health show in the Washington Audi- torinm was well attended. Commit tees from the Civic Association and the \Woman's Club manned the hooths of the Clarendon Fire Depart ment and were kept busy. A per centage the proceeds will go the fire department. and it is hoped in this wav to make up for the loss of revenue from the discontinuance of their annual carnival in Clarendon, owlng to the new law prohibiting the ddlewheels and giving of prizes. A Renews Arsenal Fight. Spacial Dispaten to The Star. BALTIMORE. August 21 Howard W. Jackson has made a new demand on the War Department for the removal of all the explosives a the Curtis Bay Ordnance Depot. Yes terday he sent a telegram to (ol Acting Secre. of War. citing the exniosion at the Army Ammunition Depot at Piz Point. Va.. as another illustration ot the menace which, e says, exists at Curtis Bay, Tuesday a % Placed in eommission | that | < the “Royal Land Company's| that | - | way Mayor | C., AUGUST 22. CLARENDON, Va. August 21 (8pecial).—Woman civic leaders of the county—members of the Ladies’ Auxillary of the Arlington-Fairfax | Voluntesr Firemen's Association—are |appealing to other members of their sex of the two counties to lend a hand |in conducting the annual carnival of the assoclation to be held at Falls Church September 9, 10 and 11. They have called a meeting for Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock at Clarendon ticipation of the women in Arlington and Fairfax Counties will be definitely outlined. Tentative arrangements have dining room, cake stand and a prize contest features allotted to the care of the womenfolks. Walter U. Varney, general chair man of the committee on arrange ments for the carnival, announces that practically evers amusement of- fered at the last affair will be in operation this vear with the exception of the base ball game and tourna ment. Besides Mr. Varney the gen- eral committee is composed of C. C. Donaldson, R. B. Janson, Howard Smoot and Mr. Tracey. Corner Stone to Be Laid. The corner stone of the new Mar Episcopal Church being erected at Rixeys Station will be lald Wednesday afternoon at 7 o'clock with appropriate exercises. The stone will be laid by Right Rev. Willlam Cabell Brown of Richmond, Bishop of the Virginia Diocese, who will also officiate at the services. A gavel used hy George Washington, who was a vestryman of this parish, now the property of Columbia Masonic Lodge of Washington. will be used. Efforts are also being made to procure & trowel used by Washington, now in the possession of the Masonic Lodge of Alexandria, hut some doubt is he- ing held that this can he done. An order of the lodge provides that when the trowel is taken away from the Indge rooms It must go with three of | the highest officers of the lodge and two of them are at present out of the city. The new edifice. which is to be of stone construction and to cost approximately $30.000. is heing | erected on zround donated hy Ad { miral and Mrs. P Rixey. Rev. J G. Sadtler. pastor. announces that the church expected to he com pleted some tima this Fall in readiness | to allow for the holding of Christmas rviccs there. The building com of the church consists of Ad xev. W. T, Weaver, B. G Foster, Dr. 15 M. Blackwell and Ed ward Kirschen. 1. W. Kilgore of Clarendon is the huilde Delegates from Fairfas. | Fauquie Prince William | Connties and Alesandria 1500 in all. attended the {annual convention of the Virginia Colored Baptist M m Arlington and Clarke City forty-ninth Northern Association FAIRFAX. FAIR Va.. August 21.—It has heen announced by the chairman of x County Near East Relief has heen received from . Sands. Vieginia State Chair to the effect that the county {quota will he largely reduced this {vear. and that in 1928 no contribu {tions will he asked Preparations for Annandale day are being made Dby the committee in charze. The celebration will consist ! of base ball zames. tournament. baby | show. dancinz. athietic sports. a com i munity falr and carnival. The fair feature is intended to seeure exhibits or the county falr. Due to the closing of the Richmond | Washington Highway durinz road construction. the annual Lahor day celebration at Pohick Chureh will not bhe held this vear 1t has heen arranged 1zers of the Fairfax County the accommodation of the persons who would have difficulty in setting heir exhibits to the fair grounds, that trucks will visit central points in the county not fater than 8 am.. Septem her 14, in order to gather bulky and non-perishable articles intended for exhibition. The State Highway Commission has awarded the contract for the rehuild- ing of the old railroad bridge at Wood- bridge over Occoquan Creek to the Atlantic Bridge Co. of CGreenshoro, N on a hid of $70.730. Work will be hegun as soon as possible, hut it is not thought that it ean ho fin |ished this vear. River Ro man hy the man Fair. for d W Waork on the River read from the south end of Hunting Creek Bridze {10 Fort Hunt. a distance of about five and one-half mile: is progres: rapidly, and it is expected that road will he apened early in the com- ing week. The cost of the work $19.700. of which £14.000 was raised hy the residents along the road. and the remainder paid hy the State. Funeral services for Charles R Garner, 30 vears old. a resident of the ¥ postoffice neighborhood. were held Monday last. Interment was in the family hurial ground at his home. Mr. Garner Is survived by a wife and four young children. He was a vet- eran of the World War. Work is rapidly progressing on the new plant of the Fruit Growers' Fx- {press. which s heing erected on the south side of the TLittle River pike in Falls Church district, and it Is ex pected that the work of transferring operations from the Potomae yards to the Fairfax County site will he hegun early in September. The new plant will eraploy about 1,000 men and will be used to huild and repair vefriger- ator cars for the handling of fruit and vegetahles coming from the Senth to Northern markets The training school #or Sunday schanl teachers in the Alexandria dis triet, which includes rfax County will he held at Manassas August 29 to September 3. F. W. Richardson, «lerk of the court, has issued marriage licenses to Alice Hewett and Richard A. Sehwarh jand to (lara E. Kelligan and Fred s Roberts, ail nonresidents. In July licenses were Issued, 17 to white and 3 to colored couples. The Fairfax Medical Society will he entertained by Dr. Anzust Simpson of Washington at his Summer home Au. gust 26, k. Baughman Funeral Rites. Funeral services for Charles Bangh man. residing on the Oakion-Lee High road were held Monday last. Mr | Baughman was 16 vears of age and is survived by his wife and two voung | ehildren. Interment was in the | fax Cemetery | “Work on the Warrenton-Centerville Iportion of the Lee Highway is prog | tessing. Concrete is being laid on the | coction between Havmarket and the | section near the Rull Run Bridge. {about a mile having heen laid at the Haymarket end The rains of the | past few days have interfered with the work to some extent. Arrangements are heing made for {the celebration of the fiftieth anni versary nf Salem Church near Forest | ville. which will he held September 12 A carpst will he presented to the | church by the Ladies’ Aid and a com Imittee consisting of ~Mrs. William { Winstona Mrs. Ella Sorrel and Charies | Henderson has been appointed to buy | ithe carpet and ha Virgil Williame of I nounced his eandidacy of sheriff of Fairfax ¢ o the Democratic primary | e it latd Fairfax has «n for the office unty., subject in August. Total consumption of ice cre the United States last vear was i 720,000 gallons, or more than two gal | ions for every man, woman and child in the country, ARLINGTON C Citizens’ Hall, at which plans for par- | St | abont | Fair- | 1926—PART EWS | held in Mount Salvation Baptist | Church at Halls Hill yvesterday. The gathering also embraced the ‘twelfth annual session of the Woman's Auxil {ary. An address of welcome was made by Rev. A. Deanes. pastor of St. John's Baptist Church of Midland. Va. Following reports of several standing committees the annual election of of ficers wan held, resulting as follows: Rev. George W. Powell of Falls Church. moderator: Rev. Willlam H | Triplett. first vice moderator: Rev. Dantel Lomax of Manassas. second vice moderator: Rev. P. W. A in of Rectortown, corresponding 'secretary Rev. Samuel B. Poss of Alexandria. clerk: T. C. Tyler of Calverton. assist- ant clerk. and L. C. Green of Warren- ton, treasurer. Augxiliary President Chosen. Miss/Alberta Thompson of Midland was elected president of the woman's auxiliary. Others elected were: Mise | Adeline Penn of Manassas. first vice | president. Mrs. Rosa Waters. Round | Hill. second Vice president: Mrs. F. L | Baker of Purcellville, recording secre |tarv: Mise R. N. Walker of Washing ton, corresponding secretary. and Mrs. | Frances Wanzer of Midland. treas | urer. The Halle Hill Volunteer Fire De partment, recently organized. will | stage a carnival on_ the srounds of | the John M. Langston School Wed | nesday, Thursday and Friday nights | Chief C. H. Chinn, with the following | officers of the department. will he in | charge: Robert Nickerson. president | Samuel Tavlor, vice president: T W | Bwell, secretary. and William I | Lewis, treasurer. | " The question of taxes was the prin ! cipal subject for discussion before the | regular meeting of the Monarch Cliub held Wednesday afternoon in the (larendon Baptist Church, and a re port made by a_special committee | headed by A. J. Porter showed that taxes in Arlington County were much {lower than in Washington, D. € ! "In the District of Columbia, the re- | port shows, property assessed at | $7.500 and $8.000 would pa a tax of $127.50 and $136 at the present raie {of $1.70 on the $100 valuation. In Arlington County the assessment on property of similar value is $3.500 and $4.000 and the tax on these properties | would he §77 and $38. based on a rate of £2.20 on the $100 valuation | " The semi-monthly meeting of the | “larendon Citizens' Assoctation will ! he held Monday evening at Clarendon Citizens” Mall. An unusual number of important county development prof ects will he presented for consider | ation and a large attendance is urged. | Rev. P. 1. Gatlin._ pastor of the Cherrydale Baptist Church. will con- | duet a fwo-week evanzelistic meeti at Nashville. Tenn.. beginning | zust 20, During his ahsence his nul | Bt il he lled by Rev. . H. Stuteh ter. ‘OUNTY | POTOMA POTOMAC, Va., August cial.—At the town council meeting | Monday night the budget for the next fiscal year was presented by the finance committee. The council adopt- !ed changes in the town ordinances aftecting prohihition enforcement. and adopted an ordinance conforming to the uniform motor vehicle law. The Advisory Ceuncil. Jr. O. U, | A. M., representing seven lodges of northern Virginia. met Tuesday night | with St. Elmo Council. No. 194 Several members of the local fire department will attend the State firemen’s ¢onvention at Covington, Va.. August 4. and will support the Alexandria department in an effort to lwinz the convention to Alexan- dria next year. | The Summer Mount_ Vernon 21 (Spe- term of classes from Avenue Ilementary and George Mason High Schools closed Friday. the majority of the pupils having won promotion to high- er grades Fletcher Kemp. superintendent of schools of Arlington County. requests all parents of children who will be- come £ vears of age hefore school opens in September to bring them to their health center Wednesday morning and have them examined physically in order that defects may \be corrected. Clinic hours at Jeffer son Health Center are % am. to 12 noon and 1 10 3 p.m. | dudge S. G. Brent on the <chool heard for Arlington | County the following: Mrs. Grace M. Donaldson. from Washington dis- | triet; Dr. Walter G. Moore, Arling- ton district, and Alan B. Procise, from Jeffersean distriet. A number of voung local Sunday sche Camp Farlington. at Bluemont. Va., vacation Bible school and recres tional camp. with Mrs. Pearle Sharpe |of Fairfax. director, and Mrs T. Israel of Clarendon. dean. Ifirst camp, from August 11 t | for girls from 18 tn 24 vears of age. A second camp. for bovs, will be held after Aungust 24 The Ini-rmediate Epworth League | held a “penny social” Tuesday night on the lawn of the Methodist Fpisco- I pal Church South | Jessica Callahan Chapter, No. 01. |0 k. S, conducted a lawn fete at |Peyton and Mount Vernon avenues [Monday evening. The midmonth meeting of the chapter was held Thursday night. has appointed people from are atiending | CAPITOL HEIGHTS. CAPITOL HF TS, (Special)l.—Bids are heing sought the permanent improvement of } Md., August for Sixty-first street here. The town is 21 planning another carnival in aid of the road fund for September 10. 11 and 12, on the sonth side of Brooks avenue Citizens of Sixty-first strest soon will petition the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to extend & water mains 1o that section. As soon as the sanitary commission compietes its work of installing water here the task of getting roads of the town in shape hefore Winter wili be started, states Mavor Thomas J. Luckeit. Proposed town health regulations 1o he in effect within a few daye, pro | vide for appointment of a health ofi- | cer to supervise and enforce the regu lations and investigate all cases of contagious or infectious diseases. He would list births and deaths, issue hurial permits, compel the abatement of nuisances found to he detrimental to health, placard buildings in whicn there are contagious or infectious diseases and see that buildings in which such diseases have existed are fumigated. The heaith officer would cooperate with health officials other towns in the suppressio of diseases, Physicians practicing in Capitol Heights would he experted to veport all cases of contagious or in fections diseases Mrs. Charles Rabhitt, her daughter and grandson were knocked down by an automobile operated by an uniden tified driver while walking on Central avenue hera ither was seriously hurt, or Deep One for Uncle. From the Christian Seience Monitor Emily had been fascinated Unele " Will'=s stories. was <he imprerend with ploite of Teddy Ronsevelt hecame President of hy some ex hefore he the United do vou d the littie girl Yes, indeed.” replied her uncle “You see. I'm much older than you | “Well. then' she asked. “how much older will i have to ha hefare 1 un'm | remember him?" [Gain on Fat Meat | 1 of | Particularly | | | | Endangers Life pf 350-Pound Girl, 15 Speral Mrepateh ta The Star LURAY. V'a Auust Miss Ef fie Cav Page County’'s 350-pound 15 yvear-old girl consumes 1 pound of fat meat every da;, ac cording to reports here. Physiciane declare her rapidly in creasing weight is endangering her life. She {s a daughter of Peter Cave, of Marksville district. this county, and is making preparation for her entrance in one of the public schools of that distriet. In reach ing school she will be compelled to walk 4 miles a dav She iz so ciable, amiabie and not sensitive about her unusual weight. * HYATTSVILE. HYATTSVILLE, (Special) —Mahony Baltimore submitted te the mayor and council for con struction of concrete roads. side walks and curbs in Cecil and Garfield avenues in Hyvartsville, $18.100.10 The counctl ordered that an ordi nance be prepared restricting park ing on the south side of Franklin street as far as Phillips street, west of the Washington-Baltimore houle vard. The clerk was directed to se cure crossing signs to be placed at the intersection of Franklin street and Wine avenue. The questinn of paving $250 to the local Volunteer Iire Department account of purchase of fire apparatu this money to he used to buy uni forms for the firemen for the big firemen’s parade in Washington Sep- tember 11, was referred to the coun. cll's Fire Department committee. Chief Noble Rushe and Fire Marshal B. Edward MeCann displayed the two cupe won in competition with other companies at the recent conven of the county Firemen's Association in Riverdale. Chief Rushe said his men were proud of the cups and that harmony prevailed in the organiza- tion, and was informed by Mavor Irvin Owings that the citizens ware as proud of the department the members themselves The council granted a permit for erection of a building where general mill work will be done on Railroad avenue. An increase from §1.500 to $1.800 a year in the salarv of Chief of Po lice Robert . Gallagher was voted effective September 1. The increase it was agreed was in recognition of faithful service. BLADENSBURG. BLADENSBURG. Md.. August 21 (Special). —Bills amounting to $301.67 were ordered paid, and receipts from taxes and other sources totaling $71 were acknowledged by the town com missioners at thelr August meeting. Willlam Norgle, chief of the Fire De partment, was given powers of a bailiff 10 serve at fires. It was explained that many firemen have complained that motorists frequently block the right of way of apparatus. Clothing one of their number with authority clear the road will prove helpful, it f believed Md & the August 21 Grifith of lowest bid on | | | street | | | | Commissioners A. P. Owens and W.| C. Constantine and Railiff George Wiseman were appointed a health committee 1o investigate alleged in fractions of sanitation laws. They will report at the next meeting of the commissioners. Commissioners Carl Frank Mace were asked County Surveyor Edward L. Latimer of Hyattsville regarding the ecost nf running out boundary lines of the town and making a plat of the cor poration. With school reopening in a few waeks the Parent-Teacher Association of the Bladensburg school is planning its vear's activities. Although four'room school here is new, an addi- tion will be required within a short time fo keep pace with the rapid growth of the territory served, it is asserted A committee comprising representa tives of the Parent-Teacher Associa tion. the Decatur Heights Citizens’ As cocation and the Bladensburg town commissioners plans to wait upon the County Board of FEducation next month at Upper \* =lboro and present its views, with spe« cmn%asis on the need of the addition. Many a socalled charitahle man draws the line when it comes to huy- ing his wife new clothes. Huber and to interview |for the benefit of | White 25" RAIN CUTS BERRYVILLE HORSE SHOW RECEIPTS Winners in Numerous Postponed Racing Events of Friday Are Announced. Special Dispatch to The Star. BERRYVILLE. Va.. August 21.- The postponed first da: of the Berry- ! ville Horse Show was staged vesterday with a emall attendance due to rain. Today the events scheduled for Friduy took place. including green hunters. hunters. heavy and middle weights. and Corinthian, and five local | races were run In the thoroughbred hunter classes’ vesterday. My Business. exhibited by Grove Stables. Upperville, excelled individually with a couple of firsts and a fourth ribhon. Capt. Doane. owned by Vint Hill Farm, Nokesvilie won twn seconds and a third. The Grove Stables of Mr. and Mrs.- John D. Lewis. Upperville. gathered in five blue rihbons. a third and fourth place, the Vint H Farms of Mitchell. Harrison, Nokesville, two seconds and a third. Capt. Ewart Joinston of Bovce. a first and three thirds. and Mrs. P. R. Drury of Bovece. a third and five fourth piac The clnzest decizion of the dav came in the handicap Jump. an entry of George H. Burwell and Benzone entered by Ben O. ¥. Randolph, tied for first place. the former winnir first on_the toss-up Hea. Louis Leith's horse. won the annual mile flat. which attracted 10 starters The steeplechase could not be run on account of the track eondition. i My Business. the largest winner in Friday's classes, took both of her classes today. including the Corinth- fan. This chestnut mare of the Groves Stables. Upperville, was a con-, sistent winner, but the championship. went to Miss Ganadore. anoth chestnut mare. belonging to Arthur Middleburg. Officials of the decided today that Mayflower belonging to Lee Ainsworth was oversized for the pony race of vesterday and declared the winrers of this race to he Rill Alberta Dillon and Doris Redclifte Merchan® Judges for the show were Turner Wiltshire, Middleburs: Julian_Morris Keswick; W. W orne. Gordons ville: C. G. Grove. Hagerstown. and Willlam Metzgar. Leeshurg. who was in charge of the races show pony « "FALLS CHURCH. FALLS CHURCH. Va. August (Spacial) —Members of the Volunteer- Fire Department are actively pushing preparations for their carnival, to be held next Tuesday. Wednesdav and Thursday evenings on the grounds of the primarv school. on Washington hoping the rainy spell will come to an end by that time. There will be dancing and other entertain- me as wall as booths, refresh ments and the sala of home-cooked food. A Ford automobile and an elec trie range are to he disposed of. The purpese of the entertainment {s to secure funds for the purchase of ad- ditional equipment and to meet other necegsary expenses. The worthy matron of Acacia Chap- ter. Eastern Star. has invited mem hers of Kemper Masonic Lodge and their families to unite with Acacia Chapter in celebrating the birthdav of Robert Morris, founder of the order,. t Saturday at Great Falls. A pic nie supper will be s ed at 5 o'clock. . Ma¥y members will go in automobile and others will take busses to Liv ingston Heigh nd go from there by the electric ca . On Monday evening there will be. musie and dancing on the lawn at, the residence of Maj. L. P. Danfel. Lincoln avenus and Great Falls street. the Great Falls, Ice cream Street Civie Association. and cake will be sold Miss Frances Butterworth enter tained at bridge Friday afternoon.” The prizes were awarded to the- Misses Elizabeth McGroarty and Vera Trabold. Boys Organize Club. Special Dispatch to The star DECATUR HEIGHTS, Md., Au- gust 21.—A boys' 4-H Club has been_ formed here with A. R. Lee, poultry expert of the United States Depar: - ment of Agriculture, in charge. Charter members include \\'prren. and Kenneth Gilhertson, Charles Thomas Maurice and Norman Jarvis Fach of the hovs has received 10 white leghorn chickens Barber & Ross z.c “the'Big Hardware and Housefurnishing 11™ AND G STS. 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