Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-10

|SCORE OPPOSITION
| T0NEW bUSL|NE
CherrydaIe Citizens Want Ad'
ditionaI Service Over Route
Now Operated.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CLARENDON. Va, July 10.-Oppo-
sition of the Washington and Old Do
minion Railway Company and the
Comfort bus line, which operates a
bus service over the Lee highway
from the District OF Columbia to the
| Washington Country Club, to the es-
| tablishment by Sandifer. Brooks &
Co. of a new bus service over the same
route, but having its terminus at
Cherrydale. was bitterly scored by
members of the Cherrydale Citizens
Association at the regular meeting Of
the organization last night.
The discussion of the matter re-
suited in the association unanimously
adopting a resolution urging the state
corporation commission to grant the
company a charter, which was ap-
piled for about two weeks ago. Copies
of the resolution were ordered sent to
Senator Claude Swanson, Representa-
tive r. Walton Moore and members of
the general assembly of Virginia from
this district, with the view to having
their influence brought to bear on the
commission.
Candidates Speak.
Several questions concerning the
welfare of Arlington county in which
the citizens are vitality Interested
were debated at the meeting by A.
Parke Payne of Clarendon and Hugh
Reid of Thrifton Village, candidates
for the county's seat in the state legis-
lature.
Miss Mildred Mclean of the Rad
cliffe chautauqua made an address,
in which she explained the benefits
to be derived from the chautauqua
which the company she represents Is
to present in Cherrydale July FL, 70
and "a.
Cooperation Sought.
The Clarendon Citizens Associa-
tion at its regular monthly meeting
at Clarendon Citizens Hall last night
unanimously adopted motion call
ing for the appointment of a COM
mittee of the association to meet
with like committee of the women
Civic League TO effect plan whereby
the two associations may cooperate
for the best interests of the COM
munity. 1t was pointed out that both
bodies desired to maintain their in
tegrity as separate organizations, but
as they were working toward the
same end-the advancement OF Car
endon-they should get together in
some way. J. Thomas Manning, y. d:
! Mitchell and H. H. Porter were named
as the associations committee.
y. ID. Mltcheii, chairman OIL the
utilities committee, reported that the
board of supervisors had ordered i'm
provements TO the Alexandria avenue
crossing of the railway tracks, which
project includes considerable grad
ing. filing in and the construction of
culverts.
Fire Chief Modest.
Fire Chief A. B. Eaton "modestiy"
announced that an old automobile
donated to the fire department had
been transformed into a supply wagon
by members of the department and
had been placed in service. 1t was
up to President Taylor who presided.
TO tell the meeting that the donation
was made by the chieef.
President Taylor announced that
the board of supervisors had yester-
day taken under consideration two
petitions presented to it by citizens
of the county looking to water and
sewer development. but no definite
action had been taken. Mr.. De Lash
mutt. chairman of the board. Mr..
Taylor, said. had informed him that
no action would be taken until after
the people have had chance to eX-
press their views at a public hearing.