The Washington times., 1924-06-09
HUGH REID WILL
NOMINATE
BRAGG
Arlington Democrats Indrose
Him for Eighth District
Committee Place

CLARENDON, Va. June o.
Delegates recently elected by the
Arlington county Democratic com.
mittee to attend the State Demo.
cratic convention at Norfolk
Wednesday viii leave tomorrow
night. They have Endorsed VIII
liam L. Bragg, county chairman,
for membership on the Eighth Con.
gressional district committee. and
Hugh Reid. chairman Of the dele
cation. was instructed to present
his name to the convention.
Those who win attend the con-
vention are Hugh Reid, Harry K.
Green, j. G. Byars. Mrs. Florence
e. Cannon. Charles r. Taylor. Ash
ton C. Jones. Charles T. Jesse,
Frank L. Ball. Eugene NJ. More
land, e. C. Turnburke. Thomas A.
Hodgson. Robert T. Scott, e. C.
Dawson. Alan T. Hume and vii.
liam L. Bragg.
Charles T. Jesse, treasurer of the
Jefferson NJ e morial Association
Fund, announces the following sub.
scriptions to date: Oliver Warfield
King. 50: Charles T. Jesse, SO; Park
Lane Citizens Association, $1S.75:
Mary e. Jenkins, Woodmont May.
wood. $67: Fletcher Kemp, superin-
tendent Of schools, $2S0.79. repre-.
senting collections made in various
schools; United Daughters Of the
Confederacy, $40: Clarendon WON.
ans Civic Club, $40: Clarendon
Parent.Teacher Association, S3S
Women Voters League, S.; card
party at Ballston, $35.75: luncheon
at Clarendon, $34; Auxiliary Ameri-
can Legion, IS; Mary Washington
Chapter, o. e. S., $40: Daughters
OF isabella, S., woman's committee
from Lyon Park Association. $40,
ana special collections, $40, making
a total Of $471.69.
Announcement Of the purchase of
the Ballston Drug Store by Doctor
John w. Rogers, Of Clarendon, was
made last night. The store, for
many years located at the Ballston
station OF the Washington-V Virginia
railway, has been run and owned
by William L. White. Doctor
Rogers Is widely known among the
druggists OF Washington, and is
president Of the O'Donnell Drug
Company, Of Washington. He an.
nounces that there will be no
change in the management Of the
store.
William G. Cloth, Commonwealth
attorney of Arlington county, left
last night for his old home in Erie.
Pa, where he was called by the
serious illness Of his sister.
Mrs. Charles H. Picken, who has
made her home with her daughter,
MRS. A. M. Dawson, Of Clarendon
lett Yesterday for Cleveland, where
she will spend the summer with her
son. James Roswell Picken.
The plans Of the woman's Civic
Club. OF Clarendon, for the opening
OF a community library in the
Clarendon Community Hall are
progressing rapidly, according t.
mrs. Nat Hines, chairman Of the
educational committee. in charge
It Is planned to open the library
about June Is. The committee re
ports that about 300 books nave
peen received. Among those who
have contributed books are Gov
ernor e. Lee Trinkle and Congress
man r. Walton Moore.
announcement Is made that the
spring festival being given jointly
py the fire department and Claren
uon Citizens Association will be con.
tinued up to and including Wednes
Day night. Chief A. b. Eaton, gen
eral chairman, said bad weather had
caused many postponements, and
tnat receipts and attendance have
not been up to expectations, but he
hopes favorable weather will bring
larger crowds. Many interesting at
fractions are promised this week.
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