Evening star., 1922-03-28
c.R TAYLOR AGAIN
REc|P|ENT0F RQNOR
Reelected President of
Clarendon Citizens As. E
S0ciation.
ial Dispatch to Tho St.r

'Peciai Dispatch to The Star
CLARENDON, Va. March CSC. r.
idSlor was unanimously reelected
president of the Clarendon Citizens
association last night. at a meeting
III the engine house. several adj
dresses praising the work of Mr..
Iaylor were made.
PRESIDENT Taylor thanked the orsani-
Zation for what he termed q .1n+a af
commence and promised his besr ef-
toi Is IN carrying on the work of the
asssocLation. He said a great portion
81 81 ms energies will be devoted 10
Ihuuclng more residents of the town
20 take an active interest in the $50.
ciaLions anairs and to promotin,A
eioser cooperation between the yarj,
'us SNe organizations of the county.
Much interest was manifested in
the selection Of a fire chief and re-
cording secretary. Three candidates
We're entered for the place of fire
chiet' put the ballot gave the nres-
ent chief. a. 3. Eaton. a large ma
}ority' Fred B. keefer. the incunl-
oent secretary, requested that his
name be withdrawn from nornina-
tion, but when he, too, was eulosized
LOT services OF the past, he was pre-
VaiieG upon to accept the nomina-
ton, and, as there were no other
candidates named, he was unani-
Other Ofhcers Elected.
The remainder of the official staff of
the association was chosen, as fol-
lows: Fred L. Sharp, first vice nresi-
dent; w. +. SunGerman, second vice
president; w. F. Jewett. third vice
president; E Lester Bennett, financial
secretary: A J. Porter, treasurer:
Patrick Burke, sergeant at arms: Il.
T. Hough, Herbert Porter and A. +.
payne: trustees; J. Thomas Manning.
n. u. Mitchell, A. p. Payne, G.. II. Mo
Crillis and J. T. Lipscomb. jr. execu-
tive committee, and A. i. Payne and
Fred L. Sharp, Legal board.
PrecedInS the election OF officers an
amendment to the constitution, pro-
Floing that no member of the asso-
clation IN arrears for dues over one
year shall be eligible to vote at any
meeting of the association, or al the
annual election of officers" was ap-
proved.
The establishment OF cistern in the
center of the town. the water from
which 90. be used exclusively for fire
protection, is recommended in a report
m ade TO the associaitno by Fire CHER
Eaton The report sets forth that al
though the tow is well equipped with
chemical engines they would make
little Impression if fire got a good
start in the frame structure in the
vicinity OF the Clarendon station.
Cistern Urgently Needed.
The cistern is urgently needed al
the present time. the report states.
and will be doubly SO when building
operations of the Clarendon Trust
Company, the Citizens Association
and Odd Fellows Lodge are COM
pleted.
In installing the cistern it is as
sumed, the report states, that the
town would have the use of the Fort
Myer and District of Columbia pump
ers, in case of a fire. which could not
be handled by the chemical engines.
A cistern to hold not less than 25,006
gallons of water is recommended. 10
be established at a cost less than
$1,000. The water for the cistern
would be supplied by the drippines
from roofs of the nearby buildings.
Wants New Fire Engine House.
Other recommendations contained
in Chief Eaton's report include the
erection of a new fire engine house.
estimated to cost $1,000, exclusive of
the land: the acceptance of the Fort
Myer Heights chemical engine and
placing it in the vicinity of the
Spruce and Lyon Park stations. and
the remaining of Several streets in the
town which bear the same name.