The Washington herald., 1919-06-22
Clarendon.


o'clock. Latterner's Field. Clarendon
VS.. Brentwood A. C. A good game
is looked for as Clarendon has lost
but two games this season. and
Brentwood is going strong at the
present time. Arrangements are
being made for a visit to Norfolk
in the early part of July. Clarendon
defeated Y. n. H. A. last Sunday.
the stick work OF Watts being u
feature. and the pitching Of johnnie
Stewart showed he is no one-posi-
ton player, third base being his regu-
lar home. Contending pitchers are
learning that when Johnnie gets on
a base. he is apt to be seen cross
ing the home plate before the end
Of the inning. Last Sunday the in
dividual players were shifted in un-
familiar positions, the majority o.
the regular team being with War
Risk and Rex. This Sunday IT IL
expected the regular lineup will be
in the game.
The lawn fete given Friday and
Saturday by the Patrons League of
the Clarendon School. sponsored by
the Citizens Association, was a
great success. not only financially,
but on account of the interest Great
ed In the league. Every mother in
Clarendon should be a member of
the league, as the work 1t has un-
dertaken is of the greatest import
ance to the child. The program set
q mark in point of nts,
and the league and Citizens Asso-
citation is extremely grateful to the
merchants who supported it by their
advertisements.
Vice President Colley. in charg.
of the roster to be issued by the
committee. reports progress to the
point where 1t is ready to be put in
print IT will be a handsome book
let. setting forth in pithy para
graphs the location and advantages
of Clarendon. with a list of all COM
mittees, railway schedules and
other information of value to citi-
zens in boosting the town.
A record breaking run was made
by the fire apparatus Wednesday
night. an alarm coming in from
Sunnyside right in the midst of a
political meeting in the engine
house. The engine was manned and
on the street. before the alarm
ceased ringing.
The Alexandria County Supply
Company. a corporation organized
by Clarendon and Ballston citizens
reports satisfactory progress on
their new coal dump at Douglas
Station on the Old Dominion line
The officers are A. p. Payne
Clarendon. president; c. r. Taylor
Clarendon. secretary-treasurer and
Frank L. Ball. Ballston. vice presi-
dent. Harvey Cock and Thomas J
Crack will attend to the auto de-
livery of orders.
The next meeting of the CIaren-
don Citizens Association will be
held tomorrow. A report of the
water and sewage committee. to-
gether with other important busi-
ness. Is on the program.
The Clarendon Athletic Associa-
tion meets Thursday and details re-
garding the contemplated trip OF
the ball team and rooters to Nor
folk will be discussed. The matter
of uniforms and grsndstand VIII,
also be brought up. and a full at
tendance Is requested. Every male
resident of Clarendon who is not
already a member should join the
association Application blanks can
be obtained at this meeting.
The fire bell has been removed
from the pole in front of the Porter
residence and has been installed in
the cupola Of the engine house. A
new series OF alarms for various
localities is being arranged by
Chief Snyder. of which due notice
will be given.
The Clarendon schools closed the
season Friday, a very interesting
program being rendered. The off,
GERS of the graduating class, eighth
grade, were: Eleanor Furr. presi-
dent; Alice Kingsolver. vice presi-
dent: Bertha Rubin, secretary. and
Claude Ives, treasurer. The mem