Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
BALLSTON.

BALLSTON, Va, September ID
Members Of the Ballston Citizens As
ISOLATION at a meeting at the Old
School House Friday evening Endorsed
plans for a general clean up of the
county. which were outlined to them
by Health Of1cer Cox of the state
board Of health, who has been loaned
to the county for this campaign.
While Ballston will be the first COM
munity to have its sanitary conditions
looked into and improved, Capt Cox
assured the association that it was
not because Ballston needed a clean
up more than any Of the other places,
but because residents of the town had
requested Of the board of supervisors.
who are back Of tho movement. that
any such campaign be started there.
Sanitation from every angle was
gone into by Capt. Cox. suggesting
ways Of sewage disposal and re-
moval Of garbage that would be of
great benefit to the health of the COM
munity, and could be effected with
but slight cost to the individual He
said that hogs were a menace to
public health, and If the residents here
would back him there would not be a
single hog in Ballston by November 1.
Regarding the health of the school
children OF the county, he said every
child will be given a thorough ex-
animation, and report of it's con-
dition sent the parents, who will be
expected to consult the family ply
stefan II advisable. He said also that
after he and his oo-workers were
fhAi haf Ia
Of the county could be sure Of buying
clean meat and good milk, as every
store would be inspected and every
COW tested.
John S. Lyon, who presided in alb
6ence of the president of the assecia-
bic Information given and assured
him OF the hearty cooperation Of the
citizens of Ballston. He appointed a
committee composed of S. R Lewis
chairman; Howard Smoot, c. C. Grimes.
A. c. Smith, and Frank Thompson. to
lend assistance to the health officer
and report progress at the next meet
ing.
A resolution. offered by DIR. W.. c.
Wellburn. pledging support of the as
ISOLATION to the board OF supervisors
in their fight to eliminate signboards
from the county. was unanimously
adopted.
Frank ". Thompson. chairman of
the hre department committee, told
the association that he was preparing
plans for a new building of two
stories. the first floor to house the fire
apparatus and the second story to
be used as quarters for the associa-
ton. He suggested that a tract of
land on what is known as q dead
street." near the station. be secured
for the proposed structure.
q G. G. Grimes was elected assistant
chief Of the fire department and will
serve as purchasing agent.
Thomas J. DeLashman of Arlington,
candidate for a place on the board Of
supervisors, made an address in in
terest of his candidacy.
The following were elected to MEM
F. NJ. Hummer. Kenneth Zickafesse.
Ashton Owens. Walter Knott, Fred
Whitmore. W. C. Lorimer. w. D.
Lucas, w. E. Burner and Garrett
Fitzgerald.
The annual convention of the Alex
andria County Sunday School Assoc
citation will be held in the Christian
Church tomorrow afternoon and even
ing, beginning at pm. The program
will include addresses by persons
prominent in the association, con-
school work and a basket lunch A
story teller will be on hand to enter
tain the children at the afternoon ses-
sion.
The children Of the Presbyterian
Sunday school enjoyed a lawn party
held on the church grounds this aft
ernoon between the hours of 2:30 and
$50. The program included games and
refreshments.