The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
Across-the-Pot NeuUs
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF PEOPLE AND THINGS
IN vIRG1NIAS NEARBY COMMUNITIES

gagged and three enjoyable evenings
are promised those who attend. The
proceeds will go toward outfitting the
major and Junior teams with new
uniforms. equipment, and II Is hoped
sufficient will be realized TO complete
me covered grandstand at the ath-
ieuc field. that our visitors may en-
Joy the games in comfort.
IN the meantime a volunteer band
OF amateur worknen will revamp the
present stand on the grounds in order
70 AFFORD dressing facilities for the
teams. and Pop Scheely and his pop
stand will be housed in the cute lit
ue RED building which was formerly a
playground for Mr.. Yateman's kids.
Inc Aurora Heights Citizens Asso-
ciauon which Is working in contunc-
tion with the Clarendon Association
70 get water and sewerage held a spe-
cial meeting Tuesday which In point
OF attendance was a record-breaker.
PRESIDENT L G. Leech called the
meeting to order with Secretary Roger
M stuart at his post. The sense of
the meeting was unanimously in IA
vor OF water and sewerage with in
corporation as the means of attain
ing il.
Hemarks were made by Fl. s. E1kipS'
Harry X. Green. Otto z. Hoard and
others OF the association. and full
discussion of the steps so far taken
was disclosed by Chairman A. p.
Payne OF the Clarendon Association.
President f. I. bennett. Vice Presi-
dents c. s. Taylor. r. H Coiley, J..
Thomas Manning, J. NJ. Walsh and
+. b. Keefer OF the Clarendon Asso-
citation.
Petitions were at once circulated for
signatures requesting incorporation
and standing committee of Aurora
Heights composed OF II. T. Clark
son. chairmans J. n. Spawn, Gordon
Lyle and Otto f. Hoard was an.
pointed to represent the association at
future meetings of the Joint COM
mittee
The engineer in charge Of the
project will submit three projects, one
embracing Clarendon and Aurora
Heights. the second including Ballstoh
and the third extending so far as
Cherrydaie and probably Columbia
Pike. so that IL the communities
named desire the benefit of the water
and sewerage. facts and figures will
be available.
At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Alexandria County Civic Fedora
ton President Frank C. Campbell
submitted the resignation of Secre-
tary Clarence r. Ahalt Of woodmont.
his reasons being that his interest In
the affairs OF the county had been
enlarged by his appointment as a
member OF the board of supervisors
which required much Of hts time. but
he assured the federation that as
member of the board he would be
glad to cooperate with the fedora
ton in any and all county matters
and would welcome suggestions and
recommendations for the betterment
OF the county and would also be pres
ent at future meetings.
The resignation was accepted with
a rising vote of thanks for his past
services, and Frederic B. Keefer, q
member OF the Clarendon Citizens
Association was appointed as secre-
tary pro tenn. the bylaws recurring
thirty days notice before a permanent
officer may be elected. The feder,.
ton will get in communication with
all county civic bodies and inject
little pep Into its members in view OF
the Importance of the coming county
elections when 1t expects to be heard
FROM in no mean tones.
other matters of vital importance to
the county are about to come to Il
focus and it is imperative that the
meetings be better attended and thai
representatives from all parts of the
county be present
Politics in the county are in keeping
with the weather. hot and still a heat
ing and some good dope will appear
in these columns next week. The
items submitted this week are too hot
to handle without verification. and if
some Of the facts in possession of the
writer turn out to be true, in news
paper parlance a good story will be
submitted.