The Washington herald., 1919-08-17

Garfield contender.
There was some dissatisfaction on
the method of conducting the popu-
larity contest in the recent Citizens
Firemen's lawn party, and at a spe-
cIal meeting of the executive commit
tee held Tuesday. it was decided to
recommend to the Citizens Association
ct special meeting called for Fri
day. that public announcement be
made that the association would con-
done Irregularities. and that any sub
scriber to the contest would have his
money refunded upon application to
the executive committee Mr.. Evans,
the sailor who backed Miss Kenyon,
authorized the secretary to state that
he was perfectly satisfied and had
no complaint to make, but Dame
RumOr. fostered by trOuble-making
element in the community, raised such
a cOmmOtion that it was decided to
run the matter down. and the assu-
cation did il. Nevertheless and not
wIthstandInS. arrangements are be
ing made for n lawn party in the near
future under the auspices of Saint
Charles Catholic Church, and paddle
wheels will be on the tapis. Father
Lackey is a liye-wire and Judging
from his past record will enrich the
church materially from the affair
The committee in charge Of the
home coming celebration to be held
Labor Day is on the job and the vari-
Gus subcommittee have got together.
elected their CaI5rmen and will re-
port to the citizens on Tuesday OF this
week at the court house a s o'clock
Vr0rG:t. The various committees will
meet at o'clock on the same evening
~ the sam" place ard put the finish
ing touches on their tentative plans.
Citizens OF rural districts are pro-
testing that their postmasters have
not been provided with order blanks
for army food. This. of course. does
not refer to Clarendon or her suburbs.
as they are part of the Washington
city postofice.
Nancy. the 2-year-old daughter OF
Eddie Foster, third baseman Of the
Washington ball club. and Mrs Fos-
ter. died Tuesday morning after an
illness of two weeks at their home in
CherTydale.
Tomas Weaver. colored,I It years Of
age. living at Falls Church. was
drowned Tuesday while swimming in
the Potomac at the foot of Thirty
sixth street.
The following delegates from the
Clarendon Baptist Church attended
the BAPTIST Potomac convention held
1t North Folk. Va. Rev. Charles
P. Ryland. Mrs. Ernest Wilt. Mrs
L. T. Hough. Mrs A. s. Woodland,
B. B. McNeeley and Mr.. and Mrs. b
+. Baldwin.
The new bank for Clarendon will
soon be reality. More than $50
900 has already been raised by local
people. and the other $4,000 will be
raised by selling shares of 800
each. Messrs. Stone. Sutton. Lat
tcrner and Porter and others are
interested. A meeting was held
last Monday night when details
were fully discussed.
At the meeting of the athletic
association held Thursday the board
of directors authorized an apprJ-
pTiation to purchase a suitably en-
gTaved spoon for the newest re-
cruit to the ball team, young
''Heine" Druckenmiller.
The flooring on the Auueduct
bridge is in bad shape The boards
are loose and heavy trucks cross
ing shake the nails out OF place.
When Clarendon takes over the
postal delivery Of the county great
irnOrOyementS ara IOOLad for hut
until the new postofice and bank
building is completed there, some
thing should be done to relieve the
present intOlerable conditions at
ROsslyn.