Evening star., 1920-11-20
COUNTY'SCHAMBER
TO Be CONTINUED
Non Attendance Notices
Bring Throng to Clarendon
Meeting.

Notices sent out to members OF the
Arlington County Chamber OF Commerce
intimating that there was a possibility
of non-attendarne of the directors at
board meetings and members at general
meetings had the desired effect. not only
of bringing out a large assemblage at
last nights meeting. at Ives Hall. Ckiren-
don. but also cleared away all doubt
Of the need and usefulness of a. cham
ber in the county. President Frank
Lyon presided.
The evident lack of attendance at
the meetings. it was explained. was
due to the fact that the citizens who
are most vitality interested in the wei
fare of the county and the most active
workers are connected with too ma ny
organizations. all working toward SIM
liar ends.
Others I'm Field.
Besides the chamber of commerce,
there are the Arlington County Civic
Federation and the Arlington County
Public Health Association, The latter re-
Gently organized. One of these, il was
stated. could handle any question per-
tanning To the betterment of the county
II given the proper support. Discus
sion along this line indicated that the
meeting would favor the consolidation
OIL these organizations, and an effort will
be made to bring it about.
On motion of A. =. Payne. the cham
Der voted to invite the members of the
Civic Federation and the officers ami
directors of the Public Health Associa
ton to meet with the officers and di
rectors of the chamber next FRIDAY
evening for this purpose.
Although the chamber has been hay
ing difficulty in getting a quorum at its
meetings. its committees have been far
from idle and much progress was re-
ported in their activities.
w. o. Pickett, chairman Of the com
mittee appointed TO handle the matter
reported that the committee has been
successful and that an express Office is
now open for business in Rosslyn.
Progress on the chambers project OF
having opened UP a new highway from
Clarendon to Washington via the High
way bridge was reported by C. w. Fitch.
chairman of the committee charged with
this matter. Mr.. Fitch stated that the
part of the proposed highway located
in Arlington county has been adopted
as a county road by the board Of super
visors, and the question of securing the
connecting link which would carry the
road over the government reservation
Is now before the Secretary Of War
from whom favorable action is expected
in the near future.
Committees Chosen.
The report of the committee on COM
mittees, which was adopted. included
the appointment of the following
committees Transportation, c. w
Fitch and Jesse Thomas: schools, w
W. Smith and G. r. Taylor: sanitation,
DR.. w. c. WeIburn and r. r. Hsugh:
District relations. W. K. Handy and
e. w. Fitch; public utility. A. c. Jones'
and A. j. Porter; civic improvement
Thomas J. Crack and Col. j. G. Pep
per; membership. w. r. Boyer. George
A. Collier. John r. Lyons and W. H.
Duncan: publicity, G. A. Collier and
j. T. LipScomb jr.
By unanimous consent. the constitu-
tion was amended to provide for re-
ducing the quorum at directors meet
ings from eleven to seven. -
A membership drive with a goal of
ESQ members by the time of the next
meeting, which will be held at the
courthouse Friday. November. rs, was
decided on All present were put on
the membership committee. The pres
ent membership is about eighty, and
to reach the mark set every member
was urged to bring in at least two
new members.