Evening star., 1923-08-12
ARLINGTON COUNTY.

CLARENDON. Va. August II (Spe-
cfaD.-Now that the democratic pri-
lnaries are over and the party's candi-
dates for the Legislature elected, the
attention of the voters of Arlington
county is focused on the coming fall
elections and interest is rife as to who
will be selected by the republicans to
oppose the democrat<> nomineeS-JeSse
for the house and Ball for the senate
This question will be settled next
week, the Arlington country republic
on Monday evening at 7.30 O'Clock a
mass meeting will be held at the court
house for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the Arlington senatorial con-
vention. which meets Wednesday. and
also to nominate candidate for the
house of delegates as we'll as candi
dates for local offices.
Candidate for House.
Thomas d. Bailie. an avowed republi-
can. has announced himself as a cam
didate for the county's seat III the
house of delegates. but whether or not
he will be Endorsed by the party at
the meeting Monday evening could not
he determined at this time.
All county offices, with the excep-
,tion of that of clerk of court. this
being an eight-year term office, are to
be contested for in November. Can
Gidates for these offices are already in
numerous others will be heard from
before the campaign is many days
older.
Charges Denied.
Mrs. r. y. Sutton. a member OF
the Arlington county child welfare
board, has investigated charges that
Wilbur podson. nine-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Dodson of East
Falls Church. who is being held by
county authorities as an incorrigible.
has been improperly treated and has
5een confined to cell at Arlington
county Jail and has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
: The boy. has been at the Jail, but
has never been locked in cell. He
has been allowed almost unlimited
freedom except when he displayed
signs of unmanageable disposition, a
condition for which he is hardly re,
brain. and then he would be closeted
in room in the jail"
Mrs Sutton states that although the
youth has brain of three-year-old
child. it is a condition that she be-
lieves can be corrected under good
treatment and tender care.
The boy, she states, is being held
awaiting the arrival of a representative
fof the Children's Home Society of
Richmond. who will come to take him
back to this state welfare institution.
Odd Fellows Ball Game.
Odd Fellows ot Arlington county are
t,nanifesting keen interest over the base
hall game to be played at American
League park next Saturday afternoon
with a team representing Arlington
Lodge and another selected from the
arious subordinate lodges of Wash
fngton as opponents.
The grounds fo- the game were Sc
cured through TIE efforts of Capt.
Tim" Jordon, assistant business
manager of the Washington base ball
club and prominent member of
Arlington Lodge. The gate receipts
will be divided equally between Airing
ton and Washington lodges. the latter's
share to be applied to the fund being
temple in Clarendon. Music will be
furnished by the Odd Fellows Clown
Band and an Army or marine band.
The job of selecting Arlington's ball
and Arthur Welch, well known players
of amateur circles of the county and
Washington. Many good players are
numbered among the lodges member
ship and a team that will be hard for
Washington to beat is expected to be
placed in the field.
The degree team of Arlington Lodge,
1913, /. O, o. F.. of which A c. WEIGH
is captain, has accepted an invitation
to confer the first degree on a large
class of candidates of Beacon Lodge
at the next meeting of the latter's
hodge at Odd Fellows Temple. Washing
ton.
Moose Day Plans.
Plans are completed for a Moose
day in which all lodges O. the Loyal
Order of Moose of the World in
northern Virginia, southern Maryland
and Greater Washington Lodge of
Washington. d. c., will unite for a
twelve hour picnic and entertainment
Saturday. September l at Arlington
amusement beach a The program pr era which
and continue until IL o'clock in the
evening, will include many interesting
and amusing events.
James ]; Davis. secretary of Labor
" Moose of the World. will deliver
brief address of welcome, and at night
free motion picture show, including
pictures. of Moosehart. will be shown
on a screen built upon float in the
Potomac river.