The Washington times., 1924-12-25
PRESENTSG|VEN
At CLARENDON
COURTHOUSE
Employees Have Impromptu
Celebration Around Christ
mas Tree in Courtroom

Impersonating Santa Claus, VIII
liam III. Duncan appeared laden with
many packages which he distributed
to the employees. He was ably az
sisted by the Commonwealth At
torney William c. Cloth.
Considerable merriment was added
when packages were opened and
handsome gifts were displayed upon
the table from which the attorneys
argue their cases before the court.
Following the distribution, Mr..
Duncan announced that the offices
at the courthouse would remain
closed until Friday morning.
At a meeting Of the board of su-
pervisors, Captain John T. TaImar1,
superintendent of roads. and of.
ficials Of the Washington Virginia
railroad, held yesterday, satisfactory
arrangements regarding the drain
ing OF Washington avenue in JEFF
feson district were made, said Cap
| tain Talman.
Captain TaIman declared the
building of the road was progress
ing rapidly and with all arrange.
ments completed regarding the lay.
ing of the drain pipes, the road
would be completed in the near fu.
ture.
The annual election Of officers Of
Cherrydale Lodge, No. AZ, A. F..
and "A. M. resulted In the following
being elected: A. L. Ransdel, mas
ter: Frank J. Halleck, senior war.
den: Joseph l.. May, Junior warden:
Jesse w. Rohrback, senior deacon;
Norman L. Martin, junior deacon:
Cooper, treasurer: the Rev, Wilbur
NJ. Snyder, chaplain; Herbert Tuck
err, senior steward, and William
Roundtree. Junior steward.
Following the election, the newly
elected officers were installed by
the retiring master, Louis Bullock.
and the past masters gavel was
presented by Harry K. Green, Dis.
trict deputy grand master.
Several hundred persons attend.
ed the reception and Christmas
tree given by the officials of the
Peoples State Bank, Of Cherry.
dale, last night. The building was
decorated with Christmas greens. A
large tree stood in the center Of
the room, which was alight with
electric bulbs.
Impersonating Santa ClN6s, D. 3.
Luttrell, vice president distributed
gifts to those attending.
The reception committee was
composed Of Mrs. Ellen Wallis,
Samuel Cooper, Hugh, Reid, J. H.
Burkholder and III. b. Green,
| directors Of the bank.
The drive for funds for the Clar.
endon Citizens Association and fire
department. will be suspended until
after the holidays. according to C.
r. Taylor, chairman. The cam.
paign will be renewed about jan
uary 10, and will continue until
every home In the town has been
canvassed.
Plans for a party to be rendered
the Clarendon Lions, winners of the
| championship Of Independent foot.
ball Of Northern Virginia, early in
January are now being made said
A. F. Snyder, manager. Tentative
plans provide for a banquet to be
served in the lower hall, which will
be served by the Woman's Civic
Club Of Clarendon. Among the
guests to be invited are Clark Grit
fifth and Bucky Harris, president
and manager respectively of the
Washington baseball team.
The Cherrydale Council No. IL,
Daughters Of America will give q
Christmas dance in the Cherrydale
Firemen's hall tomorrow night. The
committee on arrangements is head.
ed by Mrs. Sophia Mann as chair
man and includes Mrs. Ruth Marcy
and william D. Topley.
A new church, to cost at least $40,.
900 and to be Of stone construction. is
the plans of the officials of the
Arlington Presbyterian church, to
replace the one destroyed by fire
last Sunday, said Thomas J. De
Lashmutt, today.
Losing no time, a meeting was
held at the home of Thomas De.
Lashmutt, attended by the officials
and members of the CONGREGATION
where plans for temporary quar-.
tiers were discussed, many Offers
having been received, but as vel
no final arrangements have been
made.
While 1t will take some time II
arrange the many details incident
to the building, Mr.. DeLashmutt
said that by early spring the new
church would be- under way.
The Reverend l.. N. Smelling. pas
tor, who has been in the county
only few months, declared thai
with the spirit demonstrated by ths
officials and members nothing car
stop u.s."
Considerable progress Is beins
made on the proposed co.operativ,
sewerage system which will inclul.
Thrifton Village, haywood, Wood
mont, the northern part of Claren
don and extend to Ballston, sal(
Hugh Reid today.
The company is formed now II
Thrifton Village, with the followluF
officers: p. v. Roundy. president
p. e. Schaub, vice president; w. B
Wright, secretary; B. C. Borec
treasurer: Hugh Reid, attorney, anC
II. A. Spillman, g. r. H. Goodner
III. G. Roberts, III. M. Brown, and
c. A. Candee, directors.
The election of officers at thu
regular meeting OF Clarendon he
bekah Lodge, No. %, resulted in tn,
following being chosen: Mrs. Cort
III. Fields. noble grand; Mrs. Mar,
lO'EIalloran, vice grand; Mrs. H. w
Beattie, recording secretary; Mrs
Margaret Mayors, treasurer; Mrs
l Made Hoffman. mistress of robes
Ira l.. Brashears, degree director
and Mrs. Clara Nevin. trustee fo
three years. The installation Of tn