Evening star., 1919-07-27
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.

w. W. Douglas. president of the
Arlington Trust Company. announces
that he has rendered his resignation
to the board of directors, to take
effect at the earliest convenience Of
the board. Mr.. Douglas. who leaves
the bank in excellent financial con-
dition. has parted with most of his
stock in the bank to James Turner of
Nackeys Hin. Poor health and a
desire to devote more time to his
private business are the reasons
given by Mr.. Douglas for seVering his
connec ton with the bank. The resig-
nat on viii he considered by the board
at its next meeting in August.
Two new names have been added to
the list of candidates for county
offices Jacob Core has announced
his candidacy for the board of super
visors from Jefferson district and
A. y. Langley. chairman of the public
order committee of the Clarendon
Citizens Association. will run for con-
sta Bile in Airing ton district.
The tent meetings being conducted
by the five churches in Bal!ston are
proving popular with the residents of
that place. Every evening. regardless
of weather, the tent is filled to ca
pacity. Ministers of the churches
deliver ng the evening sermon. The
meetings will be concluded Wednes-
day night.
y mems class. numbering twenty
members to date. has been formed at
the Hallston Christian Church. The
class. which meets every Sunday at
IL am. is taught by the Rev Smith.
minister of the church. Efforts are
being made to enlarge the member
Shlp. ana men and young men above
the age OF sixteen are invited to join.
The next meeting OF the Clarendon
Citizens Association will be held to-
morrow evening at SIS at the Dixie
Theater.
Arrangements are being made by
the Ladies Aid Society of the Metho-
dist Church of Clarendon to hold a
lawn party the evenings of August
! and > on Follansbee's corner oppo-
site the drug store. The ladies who
will have charge of the booths are
planning to wear Japanese costumes.
Herman Rayerman of Washington
has purchased from Frank J. Benson
OF Del Ray new bungalow which
is nearing completion on Carroll ave
nue.. MIR Rayerman will occupy the
home as soon as it is finished.
Six lots on Lloyd avenue, Del Ray,
We're recently purchased by S. B.
Starnell of Alexandria. from A. H.
Meeks and George o. Preston. each of
Wnofn held three. Mr. Starnell ac-
quired the ground for the purpose of
erecting new homes
The board of supervisors has awarded
a contract for the construction of a new.
roadway from Cherrydale to the corpo-
ration line at Falls Church to L. r. Col
bert of Fredericksburg. Va 1t is said
the work probably will be started next
week and will be completed in seventy
working days If the proposition meets
with the approval of the state highway
commissions. The road. which is to be
improved, will be about two miles in
length and be 4 continuation of the
tosslyn-C -Cherrydale highway. 1t Is to
be of concrete. sixteen feet wide. and
constructed at cost of 1000 The
money for the roadway will be taken
from a fdnd of 100000 raised through a
bond issue ordered by the board An
appropriation from this fund is soon ex-
pected to he ordered for the improve
ment OF the road from Wunders cross
ing to Chain bridge.
Twenty new cars ordered about a
year ago will soon be added to the
service OF the Washin ngton Virginia
Railway Company. according to an an
nouncement by j. w. Rich. superin-
tendant. The arrival of the cars will
not affect the schedule of the company,
he said.