The Washington herald., 1919-04-06
Clarendon.

! strenuous one for Clarendon, there De-
ing something doing every night ana
some of the nights double and triple
! headers. The Boys Friend campatSn n
| opened Monday night and was well
attended Tuesday three events were
staged: the election of officers by the
| fire department. the meeting of the
| civic association at the courthouse,
| and the pilgrimage to the association
| at Arlington. The delegates to the
| civic association were Messrs. Porter.
Manning. Walsh and Keefer; to the
boys campaign. Messrs. Sherman. A.
E. Smith. Sharp and Dawson, and to
| the Arlington Association. Messrs.
Bennett A. p. Payne. c. R. Taylor.
Colley, Carr and McCrillis. Wednes-
day night the dance for the benefit OF
| the Clarendon band, piloted by c. 5.
Georgius and A. F. Snyder with the
| Boys Friend Campaign, and the In
stallation of officers in Martha Wash
| lpRton Chapter of the Eastern Star
wers counter attractions; while
| Thursday the association visited the
| boys campaign headquarters. Friday
night they repeated and Saturday
| wound up the campaign in a blaze OF
enthusiasm which will be resumed by
Ballston. where the campaign will run
for a week commencing Monday.
But two candidates will enter the
Democratic primary April % for
| Congressman from the Eighth Con-
gressional District. They are r
Walten Moore. OF Fairfax. and H.
carlton Hanes, an attorney. OF
Herndon, they being the only can
didates who had filed notice of their
candidacy with the chairman of the
Eight District Committee by mid
night. April 1. The situation, as
regards filling county Offices this
fall, however. is of an entirely diff
ferent complexion as the present
incumbents will have plenty OF
competition.
A building boom is on in Claren-
don, there being in the course OF
erection at the present writing, up
wards of eighteen houses, and
ground will be broken in the course
of the next two weeks for an equal
number. Mr.. Jones, Of Rucker and
Company, having purchased the en-
tire frontage on Sherman avenue in
Wilson's Addition. embracing over
500 feet, and Mr.. Kilgore. of Claren-
don and Strickler avenues, con-
templating the erection of six
houses, three facing Clarendon and
three Strickler aveN.e. Mr.. Will
son has disposed of a number OF lots
on Strickler avenue, while Marion
avenue looks like a small-sized lum-
Der yard on account of building ac-
tivities. The pretentious residence
of Mr.. z. T. Simpson, on Marion
avenue, is rapidly reaching compile
ton and is a monument to the
building skill of Mr. Porter and
compares favorably, both in size and
conveniences. with any of the Cap
itals suburbs.
Thursday night, fifty members Of
the Citizens Association attended
the Boys Friend campaign in a
body. They assembled at the engine
house and marched to the First
Baptist Church. headed by Sergeant
alarms Commodore Patrick Burke.
There was but one absentee among
the officers and executive committee.
Mr.. Conner's subject was peculiar
ly fitting. being The Upward Pulr'
and he heartily congratulated the
association on its work with the boys.
Robert L. Walker, late of the
board of supervisors. has been ap-
pointed full time sanitary inspector,
and Mr.. Garrett, county surveyor,
c. E. Ahalt being successor on the
board of supervisors for Washing
ton district, to serve until the fall
election.
The Clarendon Baseball Club will
inaugurate its 1919 season this
afternoon at 2:3o. playing the Y. NJ.
H. A. team, of Washington. Busi-
ness Manager W. w. Mainhall is
getting UP a heavy schedule, in
cluding several trips through Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. with pros
poets of game at York, Pa, on
Decoration Day.
The new officers of Mary Wash
ington Chapter, Order of the East
ern' Star, were installed Wednesday
night by Grand Lecturer Teachem,
of the District of Columbia, before
large gathering of the members
and friends of the chapter. Mrs.
Samuel Warner, of Cherrydale. is
the new worthy matron. and Mrs.
C. A. Mason, of Clarendon. worthy
patron. In Mary Washington Chap
ter Clarendon has the second larg-
est organization of it's kind in Vlr-
ginia. Following installation cere-
monies there was a musical pro-
gram with bountiful refreshments.
Associate Grand Matron Blanche
Torreson, of Virginia, was present,
and Mrs. Teachem was presented
with a handsome pearl necklace.
The new officers of the Clarendon
fire department, appointed Tuesday
evening by Chief A. Frank Snyder,
are as follows: Aquilla Payne. first
assistant; C. S. Georgius, second as
sistant: A. C. Putnam, FIRE marshal;
A., d. Langley, chief machinist; j.
D. Flanagan and James Tucker,
captains.
The newly-elected Officers Of the
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