The Washington times., 1924-07-10
CITIZENS MEET.
ON LYON PARK
MATTERS
Association Votes to Begin
Community House
Construction

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| CLARENDON, Va, July TO-
Lyon Park Citizens Association met
last night in the office Of Lyon
and Fitch, with President A. A..
Moore presiding Matters of i'm
portance to the citizens Of the
park were discussed and acted
upon. The most important was
the building of the community
house. Chairman Arthur Orr, Of
the special committee appointed
sometime ago to make investiga-
tions as to whether or not it would
be practical at this time, reported
that the committee recommends the
association proceed with the plans
as laid out. 1t Is the plan, said
Mr.. Orr, to build the building along
the unit plan, the first unit to cost
$3.50. OF this amount Frank Lyon,
has agreed to contribute $1,000.
The report of the committee was
adopted by the association and It
is expected work will start very
soon.
Following the discussion on the
community house, the association
went on record, as favoring the
Arlington District Good Roads Com
mission becoming organization.
The question of providing q
teacher for the Lyon Park play
grounds received the approval of the
association. The play grounds are
in the hands Of the Woman's Club
and it is announced that they will
be prepared to announce their COM
plete plans within a few days.
The vacancies on the executive
committee of the association were
filled last night by the election of
Miss Cora Woolsey and c. K.
Lewis.
Chairman Arthur Orr, of the Ar
lington district good roads commits
sion, announced last night that a
meeting of the full commission will
be held tomorrow night at the
Arlington county courthouse at s
o'clock.
The commission at this meeting
will receive the recommends tons of
the executive committee relative
ito plans for a bond issue. The
executive committee submitting their
report will at the same time pre-
sent the tentative plan submitted
to the committee by Captain John
T. Talman, superintendent of roads
In Arlington county.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Holy Name Society of ST.
Charles Church, Clarendon. will be
held tonight In the auditorium of
st. Charles school at o'clock. Jo-
seph L. Dugan, president of the So
ciety, said last night that this
being the second meeting since its
organization, many matters of i'm
portance will be discussed, including
the completion of the roster Of the
organization
The annual picnic Of st. Charles
Sunday School, of Clarendon, will
be held today at Glen Echo. The
children will leave early, a large
number going in machines. It was
announced last night by Father James
II. Mcconnell, that very inter-
esting program for the day has
been arranged. which will include
field events.
The Alexandria Light md Po--er
Company will give a demonstration
OF cooking by electricity today be-
tween the hours OF 2 and 4 o'clock
and from TO 9 o'clock, in Pc.
tomac. The demonstration, which
Will be In charge of Mrs. John Nc
kerichaP, will be held, on Mt.
Vernon avenue adjoining Ranbo
Ladies' Shop.
In order that Potomac may have
a parent-teachers' association
special meeting Of the mothers of
the town will be held this after.
noon at 2:SO o'clock in the town
hall.
1t is expected that prominent
workers in Arlington county in
parent-teachers' association will ad.
dress the meeting.
A cake and pie sale will be held
tomorrw at the Ballston drug
store by the woman's committee of
the Ballston fire department. The
committee was organized to assist
In raising funds for the fire de.
partment, and the proceeds of this
sale will be used to aid in purchas.
Ing needed equipment.
The annual election of officers
of the S2Riston Junior Improvement
Association will take place tomor-
row night in the junior hall at
o'clock.
The Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
of Braddock, perfected an organize.
ton to be known as the SUNDAY
School Teachers Association last