Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1929, Page 10

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FALLS CHURCH, Va., November 15 —The Fairfax County Teachers’ As- sociation, meeting last night at Falls Church in the auditorium of the Madi- son School, unanimously indorsed a pe- tition prepared by the executive com- mittee for presentation to the County School Board asking the board to allow each teacher five days of sick leave each year, at full pay, the substitutes to be pald by the school board. This resolution was introduced by Gordon Smith, prlnclrl at McLean, in behalf of the committee. A second recommendation of the ex- ecutive commmittee, presented by Mary M. Snead, principal at Oakton High School, was adopted by the sociation. This resolution calls for letter to be sent to Gov.-elect John Gar- land Pollard, calling upon him, in his capacity as educator and professor, to use his influence during his four-year term as governor to bring up the stand- ard of education in Virginia. At pres- ent the State ranks forty-third on the list of the States of the Union. In view of the great strides forward which Vir- ginia has made in other directions in the past few years it was felt only fitting and proper that under the ad- ministration of a trained educator, who has pledged himself to work for the improvement of the schools, the edu- cational system should make great g:greu. This letter will be sent to f. Pollard next week, and copies will g0 to the teachers’ associations in each of the 100 counties of Virginia, in order that unanimous action may be taken by the entire teaching personnel of Vir- ginia, Constitution Adopted. Miss Eleanor Appick of McLean re- ported for the publicity committee that monthly informatory letters will be sent to each member of the association. The new constitution and by-laws, drawn up by Miss Rosamund Burke of Clifton, were read and adopted, ' Upon recommendation of the execu- tive committee, presented by Miss Lula Ferguson of Vienna, letters will be sent to Senator Frank Ball and Delegate L. L. Freeman, asking them to work for the adoption by the next State Legisla- ture of a more liberal teachers’ retire- ment fund act. The Legislature, when the present law was adopted, promi further discussion of its provisions and necessary modification in 1930, accord- ing to teachers who favored this action. The delegates ‘elected to represent Fairfax County at the annual meeting of the Virginia Education Association, in Richmond, at Thanksgiving, include the president of the Fairfax County Association, Miss Dorothy Otley of Clif- ton, as representative of the high school principals; Harris Nipe of Oakton, rep- resenting the high school teachers; M Ethel Jeffries of Fairfax, the grades, and Mrs. Julia M. Riedel of Lee Jack- son, the primary rooms. Miss Otley was authorized to_appoint any neces- BT o Dt o the e ey pay a po of lelegates’ expenses. They.dwm leave }\ldl‘l:ly ltun’“o:n. tak- vantage o permission gran ed by the school board to close their rooms one day early. Miss Eolene Follin of McLean was ap- pointed chairman of a committee to recommend to the next meeting of the association definite plans for the presen- tation of a group of Shakespearean plays in accordance with the project the association . ces, Cuatt of X meeting was galled for the second week in January, at which time this committee and the delegates to the State convention will make their reports. Division Supt. W. T. Woodson ad- dressed the teachers on what. he felt the hing staff should year. The meeting was opened with “America” and invocation by the Rev. George Conner. Solos were sung by Mrs. Louisa Wright of Vienna and Talbot Haslet of Alexandria. Sev- enty-five or more teachers were in at- tendance, with the chair. .l In the last’two years the number of straw hats exported from the Philip- pines has doubled. 00K One reason why * Miller Cooks made good! You’d expect to pay $12 for the prse- ¢ velt. It has the “look”, the fit and the o feel of a $12 shoe. And yet it costs but $10. For the Roosevelt is one of the fa-- “mous Miller Cook shoes. Nettleton makes them . .. puts the skill of 50 years of $16 »“shoemaking into every stitch. And Miller {Cooks have made good ... . with men who ,:Pay $10 for shoes but have no objection Lo wearing the $12 kind! s { L RICHS e . ¥Street at Terth s —— gfixperiencedAdvertisersPreferTheStar Miss Dorothy Otley in | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, N MRS. ALADA T. P. MILLER. —Hargis-Ewing Photo. Ty g oto. ROOT WILL ADDRESS ROCKVILL™ CHAMBER Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE," Md.,, November 15.- Irving C. Root, engineer of the Mary- land-National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission, has accepted an in- vitation to speak before the Rockvilis Chamber of Commerce at its monthly meeting in the fire engine building here Tuesday evening, - according to announcement by the president, Leon- ard L. Nicholson, jr. His remarks will, it is understood, deal largely with the proposed develop- ment of Rockville and vicinity, par- ticularly street planning, and the elimi- nation of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road grade crossing as advised by him as a result of a survey he recently made. President Nicholson has not only urged a full attendance of members, but has invited the citizens of the com- munity generally to attend. Marie Antoinette’s Village Aided. VERSAILLES, France (#).—Money from®the Rockefeller Restoration Fund will be applied to Marie Antoinette’s village in the grounds of the Petit Tria- non. A dairy, mill, parsonage and other attributes of bucolic eyistence were built near a lake in 1782 to enable the glueeux; to indulge her taste for the sim- e life. VEMBER 15, ~ 1929. MRS. ALADA MILLER DIES AFTER STROKE Wife of General, Prominent in Church, Patriotic and Chari- table Organizations. Mrs. Alada Thurston Paddock Miller, wife of Brig. Gen. Samuel Warren Mil- ler, United States Army, retired, dled at her home, 1661 Crescent place, yes- terday, following a stroke Monday. Prominent socially, Mrs. Miller also ch, patriotic and charitable organizations. She wag pre ident of the Ladies’ Ausiliary of S John's Episcopal Church for five years, a director of the House of Mercy, an active worker in the St. Monica League, a former president of the Army and Navy League, and founder of the Army | Relief Soclety, which she served as pres- | Ident and secretary at various times. |, Mrs. Miller was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., where her father, Bishop John | Paddock, was in charge of St. Peter's Church 25 years. She was twice mar- ried, Her first husband was the late Maj. Gen. Albert Mills, the father of her two surviving children. She was married to Gen. Miller five years ago, sometime after the death of Gen. Mills. Gen. Mills and Gen. Miller were class- mates at the United States Military Academy at West Point and Gen. Mills later was superintendent there. Beginning Army life with Gen. Mills when he was a cavalry lieutenant in Montana, engaged in fighting Indians. Mrs. Miller, after living at various Army posts, settled here permanently in 1912. She is survived by her husband, a son, Maj. Chester P. Mills, retired, for- mer prohibition administrator of New York, and Mrs, George W. Graham, wife of Maj. Graham of the Ordnance Department, stationed here; and three andchildren, Miss Betty Laurson, laughter of Mrs. Graham and the late Lieut. Col. E. P. Laurson, killed in the World Wi Miss Lynda Mills and Marshall _Mills. She also leaves a brother, Bishop Robert Paddock. Funeral services will be conducted in St. John's Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and H streets, this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr..Robert Johnston, rec- tor, assisted by Rev. Leon A. Shearer, assistant rector, will officiate. The body will be taken to West Point, N. Y., ac- companied by members of the family. Burial will be there tomorrow. Honor- ary pallbearers will be as follows: Gen. Charles P. Summerall, Brig. Gen. Eben Swift, retired; Col. George H. Morgan, retired: Brig. Gen. James F. McKinley, Maj. Thomas M. Defrees, Harvey J. Wattles, Brig. Gen. Charles G. Treat, retired: Col. H. L. Lee, retired; Col A B. Hodges, Col. Gustave J. Fiebeger and Col. Charles Allen. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. There will be an oyster supper this evening, 5 to 7 o'clock, at the Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street, under the auspices of the Improved Order of Red Men and Degree of Pocahontas Dis- abled Membership Fund. The Curley Club will present a min- strel revue extravaganza tonight at St. Stephen’s Hall, Twenty-fourth and K streets, starting at 8:15 o'clock. One night only. Dancing will follow the minstrel. ~The performance is for the benefit of the archbishop’s school funds. The annual card party, under the auspices of the District of Columbia Homs Economics Association, will be held this evening at the Dodge Hotel. A card party will be given tonight by Gen. Nelson Miles Camp, No. 1, U. 8. W. V., Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast, 8 o'clock. Dr. Milton Bennett Lambdin will ad- dress the Men's Club of the Foundry Methodist Church tonight at 8 o'clock in the church clubrooms. Regular meeting of Cushing Auxil- iary, No. 4, will be held this evening, 7:30 o'clock, at Pythian Temple. Card party to foliow meeting. The Intermediate Federation, will meet this evening at West Washington, Thirty-first and N streets northwest, 8 o'clock. Bethany B. Y. P. U. No. 1, will pre- sent a play “The New Co-Ed,” with Miss Myrteen Sisson and Paul Dameron as the heroine and hero, this evening, 8:15 o'clock, at the church, Second street and Rhode Island avenue north- west, A harvest dinner and® sale will be given at the Trinity Church, Third and C streets, tonight. ‘Waneta Council, No. 6, Degree of Po- cahontas, will give a five hundred card party at 507 East Capitol street this evening, 8:30 o'clock. FUTURE. A lecture will be given by Miss Chris- tabel Pankhurst of London, England, tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the Business Women's Council, at the Y. W. C. A,, Seventeenth and K streets. The 739th regular meeting of the Bi- ological Soclety of Washington will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the new assembly hall of the Cosmos Club. ‘The Wanderlusters' hike Sunday will start from Seventeenth street and Penn- sylvania avenue southeast. Mr. McMil- lan will lead. FOUR ARCHITECTS | FOR CENTER NAMED Employment as Consultants on' Municipal Project Authorized. The District Commissioners today au- thorized employment of four Washing- | ton architects as consultants on the de- sign of the new municipal center. The architects to be employed are Edward W. Donn, Fred V. Murphy and Nathan C. Wyeth and George Burnap, land- scape architect. Each is to receive a fee of $2,000. Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris at first squght to employ the Allied Architects, ' Incorporated, of which the four named wre members, but the con- Commissioners also approved purchase of the property at 315 John Marshall place at a price of $26,000. 'he property is owned by Max Needle, rnett Shapiro, Max Simon and Mor- ris Garfinkle. The sale was arranged through Attorney Alexander “Wolf. Purchase of a lot in the rear of the Banneker School at Fourth and K streets at a price of $5,250 was also lfpruved as an extension of the school rlynruund. The lot is to be bought 'rom Cora M. 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