The Washington herald., 1919-07-27
CLARENDON

Baseball today Double-header,
first game at ais p. m.. with War
Department; second game at p. m.'
with Empires, recently reorganized
with a strong-appearing personnel
Oil your voice and let the world
know we are behind the boys. They
are some speedy boys. They don't
slacken up even around curves
avoid skip stops and can give the
Wreco pointers on running past stop
signals. They will shortly have
their pictures taken and their fair
faces will be flashed before an awe
stricken and anNiously awaiting
public. and when they get into their
new glad rags. will they be cute !
Look for a new stand shortly, also
= clubhouse which will be worthy
of the team. and don't forget neigh
Dor Pete Latterner. That good old
scout says the offer of two lots for
the clubhouse still stands. The
clubhouse will be here shortly and
we expect to have it ready for the
Labor Day celebration.
At a meeting held last Wednesday
in the town hall, the Indian Guard
Band. Of Alexandria, and the Clar-
endon Band united under the name
of the Old Dominion Band. with a
membership of fifty, consolidated
officers to be named at a later meet
ing. They furnished the music at
the Cherrydale lawn party the lat
ter part OF the week and add"d fresh
laurels. 1t is the finest band IN
Alexandria County, and when it gets
into action on it's Friday night con-
Certs, the natives feet just can't
keep still. a resolution of condol-
ence was extended to Mr.. Burrows,
of the organization, who recently
lost his infant son, and a committee
to visit the sick was appointed. The
band will be engaged for the joint
lawn party Of the Citizens Associa-
tion and the fire department to be
held August :, S and .. and the new
fire fighting apparatus to be paid
for out Of the funds has been Sc
leCted.
Committees were named to arrange
and assist in the lawn fete as follows:
A. +. Snyder, chief of the fire de-
partnent, general chairman; dancing,
c. s. GeOrgius. W. w. Cation and A
II. Langley; music, w. J. c. O'Brien.
Thomas 5. O'Holloran and Edward
! McReady; lights and decorations, H..
w. Henley. F. &. Keefer. Thomas
Graham. George II. McCrillis; stands
and amusements, A. L. Payne, J. Mar
lin Jones. a. X. Mason, A. II Rubin,
Rex Furr Thurston Fur. Fred
Schoole. Jcre Flanagan: publicity,
F. 3. keefer, J. T. Lipscomb, jr.; F..
II. Miller and F. Fl. Caldwell.
w. w. Cation. manager of the Junior
baseball team. wishes to cOmmuni-
cat" with the managers of the Cher
rydale Glen Csrlyn, Rosslyn. Balls
ton and other Virginia teams in or
der that the amateur championship
series Of the country may be arranged.
L. W. Mason. owner of the Dixie
Theater. has resumed its management
and will stage semi-weekly perform
ances, featuring up-to-date vaudeville
The thcater has been entirely revamp-
cd. a new slopinS floor and advertising
curtain installed. with all modern I'M
provements in place. such as typhoon
air-cooled system and electric fans.
J. Marlin Jones. late of the Quar-,
termaster Department. L. S. A. has
entered into partnership with Ian
don \. Walker for a general plumb
ing, steam-ftting and well-repairinE
business. Both are members of tho
Citizens Association. and Mr. Jones
is an active member of the Athletic
Association.
During the recent race rioting in
Washington. Clarendon was not
asleep. though there are no ColOred
residents within a radius Of three
miles. Bearing in mind the better
safe-than-sorry slogan. Constable w.
W. Cation organized 4 posse. COM
posed Of Special officers Langley and
GeorSiuS, who, together with Deputy
Constables Sebastian, McCrillis, Dor