The Washington times., 1924-03-29
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|NCLAREND0N
ELECT
Citizens Association Commit
tees for Ensuing Year Are
Announced.


At the regular monthly meeting Of
Mary Washington Chapter. o. e.
8. No. 50. Of Clarendon, held in the
Masonic Temple last night. the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year
were elected: Matron. Mrs. Caroline
b. Parkhurst: patron. Clarence r.
Alhalt: associate natron, Mrs. Min
ME C. Whitehead: secretary, Mrs.
Minnie Naylor: treasurer, Mrs. Jen,
ME Smith. counductress. Mrs. Olive
Moreland; associate conductre0s, Miss
Mary Balster: sentinel, e. Naylor.
The following appointive offices
were filled by the matron-elect:
Ada, Mrs, Bessie Wardell; Ruth,
Mrs. Rue B. Wood; Esther, Miss
Ann Kicker: Martha, Mrs. Annie l..
Arnold; marshall, Mrs. e. MacCuI-
Hen; warder. Mrs. A. Massey: chap.
lain. Miss Grace Smith: organist,
Mrs. Edna woodward.
Installation Of the newly-elected
officers Will take place at the Ma
sonic Temple at Clarendon Monday
night at 8 O'clock, Mrs. Mary q.
Teacham, grand lecturer Of the Dis.
trtct Of Columbia, will offtciate.
With the executive COMMITTEES Of
the Clarendon Citizens Association
in executive session last night, with
! President j. Thomas Manning pre-
siding, the following standing COM
mittees Tor the year were appointed:
Publicity-John T. Lipscomb, A. M.
Dawson and Thomas Bailey; fire
George McCrillis, w. ]. O'Brien,
Ralph Campbell and A. C. Putnam;
/ schooools-John w. Palmer, jr., and
e. r. Follon; sanitation--W. J.
O'Brden and A. M. Dawson; sewers
r. P. Hough; public order-A. d.
Langley; public utilities-N. D.
Mitchell and w. Thomas French;
water-A. Park Payne; roads-A. J.
Porter and A. B. Eaton: delegates
to the Arlington County Civic
Federation-Fred L. Sharp, A. J.
Myer Blumathel, H. II. Porter and
Am. Dawson.
The first vice president, w. F..
Saunderman, was appointed 70 take
charge Of the work Of the executive
committee, while the second vice
president, n. D. Mitchell, win have
charge Of the finances. Following
| the meeting Of the executive COM
mittee, Fire Chief A. B. Eaton an
1 nounced that the second annual
reception OF the Clarendon fire de-
partment would be held Wednesday
night, April 8, at the engine house.
| Chief Eaton announced that the
dancing would be in charge Of Capt.
Marlin Jones; Capt. James Tucker
will be in charge of the Engine
assisted by Assistant Chief A. D.
Langley with the general arrange
ment committee.
William e. Humphrey. former
| Member Of Congress- from Washing.
ton State. was the principal speaker
at a mass melting Of the Repub-
licans of Arlington county, held in
the Clarendon Citizens Hall last
night.
In speaking Of the investigation
now going on at the National Capt.
tai he said that the Teapot Dome
Scandal has spilled more ''oil'' in
| the Democratic camp than in the
Republican, and strongly denounced
| methods being used to blacken the
| names of Republicans in office.
Turning to the accomplishments
of the present administration, Mr..
Humphrey pointed to the great saw.
ing to the Government through the
budget system, he further said that
$500, 000, 900 has been recovered from
| war contractors.
1t was announced by the presi.
dent, John Warner, that commit
| tees will be organized in each vot-
ing precinct in Arlington county in
the near future. William H. Dun
can, member Of the committee from
jefferson district, urged all Re-
publicans to, pay their poll tax be-
fore May and to get busy through
out their precincts and urge the
Republican voters to quality. that
they may vote in the November
election.
The Clarendon Parent-Teachers
Association will give q Monticello
Memorial tonight at the Clarendon
Citizens Hall at o'clock, at which
time Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews. Of
Washington, president Of the Ma
tional Monticello Memorial Associa.
ton. will address the meeting. A
musical program will follow the
| address of Mrs, Andrews.