Evening star., 1922-07-11
FALLS CHURCH CIVIC
BODIES MAY UNITE
Citizens Association Takes
First Formal Steps-Spe-
ciaI Committees Named.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, July 11.-At
the July meeting of the Falls Church
Citizens Association last evening
the first formal steps were taken
looking to amalgamation of the
School Association with the Citizens
Association. A special committee
which had conferred with a like COM
mittee from the School Association
presented a resolution inviting the
School Association to merge its
membership. functions. activities,
funds and other assets" with those
Of the Citizens Association.
The resolution provided that any
funds turned over to the Citizens As
sociation by the School Association
should be received and held as a
special fund which shall be used only
for purposes directly and intimately
public school facilities of the town
of Falls Church." and provided also
for continuing in existence the
special survey committee Of the
School Association. which is expected
at an early day to recommend a pro-
gram for the erection of a new
school building.
Act1On EXpecte0 SOOns
The resolution was adopted and
President Bethune of the School As
ISOLATION is expected in the near
future to call special meeting of
that body to act on the proposal for
a merger on the basis outlined
Upon recommendation Of the execu-
tive committee two new committees
of the Citizens Association were Gre
ated last night. one on fire protec-
tion and the other on public recrea-
ton. The latter is expected to recon-
mend to the association an ambitious
program for building up public re-
creational facilities.
ment of the following committee
chairmen: Publicity. Charles A Ber-
ger: public utilities. DR.. julius H. Par
malice; streets, sidewalks and shade
trees. John F. Bethune: public schools.
Mrs. W. A. Fravel; sanitation, DR.. c.
A Ransom; public order, Q. B. Living
ston; membership. John F. Trabold !:
Are protection, Carroll v. Shreve:
public recreation. Frank H. Eastman.
Mail Service Probe Planned.
special committee consisting of
C. A. Stewart, John F. Bethune, Will
liam NJ Ellison. S. A. Rohwer and Rev.
r. A. Castleman. was appointed to in
vestigate the desirability and prao-
ticability of consolidating the Falls
u
mail delivery, and to ascertain the
wishes of the people in the matter 1t
will report at the next meeting
DR.. W. R. McElroy and DR.. S. Reese
Murray, who as clergymen have been
honorary members of the associa-
ed active members. o. B. Livingston
and Philip Nourse also were elected
to membership.
DR.. Cation. health officer for Fair
fax county. and Mr.. Snydow, sani-
tary engineer from the state health
the association and reported the re-
suits of a sanitary survey of the
town. About 500 residence proper
ties were inspected and insanitary
conditions found in more than 800
cases. This, the association was told.
which should be remedied without
delay.
New Sanitary Rules Urged.
DR.. Cation and Mr.. Snydow later in
the evening appeared before the
town council and submitted the same
report officially. They recommended
that new sanitary regulations be
drafted Immediately and a collection
service inaugurated. The state health
Office stands ready to lend an engi-
neer to inaugurate such service, the
town being required to pay his salary
only during the period SO employed.
Council is expected to take action on
the recommendations at it's next
meeting. DR.. Cation and Mr.. Snydow
both emphasized the fact that condi-
fions in Falls Church are not worse
than in other communities compar-
able in population, and stated that
the campaign for better sanitary con-
ditions Is statewide.
Council at its meeting last night
of the school board to succeed Frank
II Eastman, whose term has expired
and who declined to accept re-
election.