Evening star., 1924-10-12
ARLINGTON COUNTY.

CLARENDON. Va, October II tSpe-
ciaD.-Al records for school enrolment
for Arlington County were shattered
when schools opened for the 1924-2o
session Monday.
A bulletin just issued by the Airing
ton County School Federation sets
forth that the original pan of the school
board to convert the B3ilSton Elemen-
tary School into temporary high school
for both Arlington and Washington
districts, had TO be modified. due TO the
large enrolment. The high school regis
tratiOn on Monday was 4JU, and when
it was determined that the Ballston
School would accommodate only $50
pupils, arrangements We're made to take
care of the Washington District pupils
in the schools OF Cnerrydale, and four
of the Is high schoo! teachers We're as
signed to Cherrydale. c. a. Candee
president of the school federation, an
nounces that the federation will issue
bulletins from time to time for psrents
and pupils. Five elementary schools
now under construction. il is believed
will be in use early in November. The
schools are located at Aurora Hills,
Bancroft. LeeWay, kemper and Sumner.
Teachers of the new senior and junior
high school of Arlington and Washing
ton districts, and those of the George
Mason High School Of Jefferson dis
trict We're assured of wholehearted
support in their work by speakers at
the public reception rendered them last
night in the Cherrydale School Audi
torium. The reception was given under
auspices of the Arlington County School
Federation. Addresses were made by
Prof. Fletcher Kemp, county school su-
perintendent; State Senator Frank l..
Bal, j. Sterling Moran. member of the
federation from the BallSton School
League, s. Z. Eanderslice, principal of
the ArlingtonW Washington High School;
Harry Baker, principal of the George
Mason High School. and c. A Candee,
president of the federation. A delightful
musical program was rendered. inc.ud-
ing piano solos by Mrs. J. F. Couch
ard vocal selections by Mrs. Richard y.
Sutton.
Women Voters to Meet.
A meeting exclusively for women
voters is To be held under auspices of
the Arlington County Organized Wom-
en- Voters al Clarendon Citizens Hall
October n at . O'Clock, according to an
announcement of Mrs. c. NJ. Rogers,
chairman.
The annual election of officers of
the Arlington County Chapter, Amer
lean Red Cross, viii take place at
the courthouse Wednesday evening al
S o'clock.
The monthly meeting of the Board
of Supervisors will be held at the
courthouse Monday morning.
W. \. Doak, Republican candidate
for the United States Senate and
vice president of the brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, is announced as
the principal speaker at the fourth
series of rallies being conducted by
the Arlington County Republican
Club to be held in Ballston Tuesday
inc 1I,,r<
James J. OLeary and Edgar c. Snyder
are other speakers on the program,
which will also include music.
Organization of a citizens welfare
league is to be perfected at a meet
ing at the courthouse tonight. One
of the chief objects will be to pro-
vide ways and means for maintain
ing a permanent and all-time welfare
worker in the county. A committee
will submit the following names: Mrs.
Florence Cannon of Arlington, for
PRESIDENT; Mrs. William kleysteuber
of Potomac, Mrs. G. NJ. Rogers of
Ballston and Prof. Fletcher Kemp
county superintendent of schools, for
vice presidents; Miss Hattie Warfield
of Virginia Highlands, for secretary,
and Mrs. Henry Thomas of Leeway,
for treasurer.
Missionary to Speak.
DR.. Robert Boville. a missionary.
recently returned from China, will
address the Intcrdenominational Mis-
sionary Union of Arlington County at
Clarendon BAPTIST Church tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
The need for a place of shelter at
the Capital Traction loop in Rosslyn
for passengers awaiting cars was
stressed by speakers at a meeting
of the Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton Tuesday night. When it was
claimed that conductors had refused
to permit prospective passengers to
board cars until just before their
time to withdraw from the loop, no
matter how severe the weather, the
federation adopted a resolution asking
information from the company as to
instructions to its employees regard
ing this phase of the service and
also urging that the cars be open
ed for passengers at any time they
may care to board them. President
c. r. Ahalt presided.
The proposal to connect Arlington
County with the park system of the
National Capital was discussed re-
sulting in the appointment of a COM
mittee to lend it's aid in furthering
the movement The committee con-
sists of Frank G. Campbell, Hugh
Reid and A. j. Porter