The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-08
ARLNVGTONPARK
PURCHASEDBT
H. R. DULA|NI
viii Operate Il With Percy
Thompso1 Jesse Thomas
Win Manage It

equipment. including buildings Or
the Arlington amusement park. To-
Gated at the south end Of the high,
way bridge. In Arlington county.
was sold yesterday at public auction
by Sheriff Howard B. Fields to III.
Rozier DulHny, jr., Of Washington.
for the sum Of $4,000.
Mr.. Duiany announced, following
tho sale. that he with s. Percy
Thompson, OF washington, the trus.
tee. win operate the park next year,
with Jesse Thomas. Of Arlington
county, as manager.
Chairman William L. Bragg, Of
the Arlington county executive com
mittee, announced last night the
first Of series Of Democratic raj
lies would start with a mass meet.
ing at the Odd Fellows hall, at
Falls Church, tonight at o'clock.
The principal speaker of the eve
ming will be H. B. SteagaIl, MEM
Der OF Congress from Alabama.
Tomorrow night r. Walton Moore,
Congressman from the eighth con-
gressional district, and Wilbur G.
Hail. member OF the Virginia State
legislature from Leesburg, will ad.
dress a mass meeting to be held in
the auditorium Of the Firemens
hall, Cherrydale.
At meeting Of the town council
of Potomac last night the report
of the fire department committee
with recommendation for the Off
GERS of the two fire companies.
were received.
Those presented for consideration
Of the council were: For chief, John
Gary; first warden, William KleH-
steuber; second warden, William r..
Joens; first assistant cher, Ed.
ward D. File: second assistant chief,
Owen L. Keys; captain of No. J.,
Amos e. Herbert; captain of No. 3.
II. L. Kisendafeer, and, marshal
Robert E. Zimmerman.
A benefit luncheon for the I. o. O.
r. Orphans Home at Lynchburg
win be given today by the Clar-
endon Rebelah Lodge, No %, at
| the home of Mrs. John E. Nevin.
According to Mrs. Joseph L.
Haley. president of the Women's
Club of Lyon Park, special so
cial meeting will be held tonight at
the office Of Lyon 4. Fitch.
with more than 400 patrons 81
the BaIlston school attending last
night welcome return reception Z
was rendered the teachers of the
Ballston school, given under the
auspices of the BalIston School Pa.
rent. Teachers Association. Prof
Fletcher Kemp, in a few remarks,
said that nothing better could be
done than by gathering together Of
the teachers and the parents Of the
various schools. Others on the pro.
cram: Miss Florence Gravitt. s. r.
Vanderslice. principal of the Central
High School; Mrs. j. F. Donaldson,
and L. K. Bergey, physical director.
/ Following the speaking ]. L. WIKI.
inson. as chairman Of the enter.
! tainment committee, introduced
Prof. s. F. Fiester, who for more
than eight years was superintendent
of the schools Of Iowa, who re-
icited two famous poems entitled
1.-THE Rarest Pearl" ana "Appreci.
ated Service Commun'- songs
were sung by Mrs. J. r. madison
and J. Sterling Loran. Piano solo
by James Wells, jr., and musical Sc.
lections by Loretta Heishman and
Frank ]. Heishman.
| General chairman A. F.. Driscoll
! In charge of the first annual car.
rival OF the Potomac Fire Depart,
I ment announces the following FRO.
gram: Tonight will be Cherrydale
night with music from the Fort
Myer band; tomorrow night will be
Clarendon night. and on Friday
night grand Ku Klux Khan bali
is announced with music to be
furnished by the Fort Myer Band
The proceeds of the carnival will
be used to equip the newly organized
fire companies.
| The missionary society of the De
Ray Baptist Church will hold ar
all-day meeting tomorrow.
The regular meeting of tho BAN
ston council No. 221, Junior Order
United American Mechanics will II
held tonight at 8 o'clock in thu
junior hall at Ballston.