The Washington times., 1924-06-30
FIRE
DEPARTMENT
To ELECT
Many Candidates Offer for
Offices at Meeting on
Schedule for Night

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CLARENDON. Va, June 3d.
The annual election Of officers will
be held at the meeting Of the Ball.
ston Fire Department tonight at rhe
engine house. Those nominated at
the last meeting are: Board Of di.
rectors, Albert Veitch. John r.
Crack, Elmer Speer; for president,
w. L. Golden and Frank u. Saun-
dersOn; vice president. Howard "a.
Smoot, Frank Vitale, w. L. Colleen
and Frank u. Saunderson; chief.
Guy T. Rogers: deputy chief, Ashton
Owens; secretary. G. #. Crump and
Frank Blumer; financial secretary.
Walter Uphold. Frank Blumer, Fr.d
Gadd, Charles Gessford and Eugene
Payne; treasurer, e. b, Spencer, II.
Lambert, s. r. Lewis. Frank Blu
mer and Eugene Payne; fire mar.
shall, Charles Gessford. Howard A.
Snoot and w. L. Bristow: property
custodian, Charles Gessford and
Howard A. Smooe.
Captains for first ward, W. l..
Bristow, Frank Blumer, Fred Gadd,
Howard A. Smoot. Frank Smith and
Edward Bouton; second ward. Z.
Cartwright, Frank WHALE, M. Veitch
and Charles Gessford: third ward.
e. Cartwright, Fred Gadd, Ashton
Owens. Frank Stump, Charles Cess
ford and B. Graves: fourth ward,
Fred Gadd, w. L. Bristow, e. Cart
wright, B. Graves, Frank Stump,
Frank Blumer. Edward Boutor aid
X. Zickeffose.
James Kennedy. ten~year-old son
Of John r. Kennedy, of Raymond
avenue. Potomac, yesterday escap-
ed serious injury when he was
knocked down by an automobile,
said to have been operated by Will
liam Bentley, colored. Bentley,
driving down Hume avenue, made
a sharp turn into Alexandria Wash
ington road. hitting mail box
that young Kennedy was sitting by.
Town Sergeant A. f. Drtscoll.
arriving on the scene. on investi-
cation, charged that Bentley was
driving without permit and using
car said to belong to q man by
the name OF Payne. He was taken
to the Alexandria jail and VIII be
given a hearing before the mayor
Of Potomac tonight on charges OF
reckless driving and damaging
United States property.
The Arlington Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy' will
hold lawn fete tomorrow night
on the lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r..
McGonegal, corner of Clarendon
and Alexandria avenues. 1t is said
q very interesting program has
been arranged
with the establishment of the
baseball park in Lyon Village
through the aid of Frank Lyon.
owner. the Cherrydale team and
the Clarendon Seniors will have
place to play. The diamond has
been laid out by w. d. Sunder.
man, landscape architect OF Lyon
village and by the end Of the week
games will be played.
Announcement is made of the
election of the following as officers
of the separate companies or the
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire depart
ment. Company No. 3. II. G.
Roberts, captain, and K. II. Patter-
son, ueUlSnAulS SOLlphIly ANO' n
Benny Walker, captain, John r.
Mccormick, lieutenant: Company
No. S, Fred H. Doe. captain, Frank
williams, lieutenant. There win be
a business meeting of the newly
elected officers tonight at 8 o'clock
in the central fire house.
The Arlington county summer
schools, Fletcher Kemp, superinten-
dent, said yesterday, will open Mon
day, July Z. The schools which
will hold summer sessions are
Cherrydale, Mt. Vernon and Claren-
don. The hours of the summer
sessions will be from 8 o'clock TIL
IL noon.
Tonight from $50 until IL o'clock,
Clarendon Rebakah Lodge, No. 2S,
win celebrate the second anniver-
sary Of its institution. Invitations
to all Rebekahs and Odd Fellows
of the country grand lodge and
assembly have been sent out.
Officers are: Noble grand, Mrs.
Frankie Ristine: vice grand, Mrs.
Cora Fields. treasurer, Mrs. Mar
garet Myers; trustee for three years,
Mrs. Mary O'Hallorin; degree direc-
tor. Ira, L. Brashers.