The Washington times., 1924-01-31
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ARLINGTON
SCHOOL
General Committee Accepts
MlTIard- Douglas Location
Offered.

CLARENDON, Va. Jan: S1-!The
advisory committee to the 0chooI
board OF Arlington county, meeting
at the courthouse last night' re-
ceived the report from the SUB
committee containing recommenda'
tions for the site Of the new high
school for Arlington and Washing
ton district.
The subcommittee recommended
to the advisory board the purchase
Of the Millard Douglas site, consist
ing Of eight acres, located at Car
rison ana Cherry Valley roads.
which IL centrally located near
AZ the site for the new e160,OO0
composed Of Henry Gilbert, chair
man; d. W. Cushing, r. Vlrts, II.
NJ. Brown, Henry Thomas, w. J.
ingram and william T. McClosl1ey.
The report was submitted to a
vote by the general committee and
was unanimously adopted. The
meeting was presided over by Wal
ter X. Handy, president Of the
advisory board.
The selection Of the site by the
committee last night means that
Arlington district will have its high
school by NEXT fall
Fletcher Kemp, superintendent
OF the Arlington county schools,
said last night that the school
board which ID composed Of Clyde
IC. Lamond, chairman; w. A. e.
McShea and e. M. Shreve will pro.
ceed a4 once to purchase the prop
L ~-A.s "a Md Narl0N 10 NAT0AH
for in q few days for the new
school.
Fletcher Kemp. superintendent of
the county schools, stating that the
Lyon Park and Ashton Heights
Citizens associations not being able
to agree on Q site for the ele-
mentary school, requested the pres
ident Of the advisory board, Walter
X. Handy, to appoint q special
committee. The. following were ap.
pointed by the president with in
| structlOns to submit their report
to the school board: r. Virts, c.
A. Candee, Frank Sherwood, q. w.
Cushing and c. r. Taylor.
Mrs. J. II. Nash, Of Fairfax, of
Va, 10 visiting Mrs. McKeOwn, of
A3 Lorton avenue, Clarendon.
The Woman's Auxiliary 20 the
| American Legion Post, 1S9, OF Ar
lington county, met at the home of
Mrs. A. J. Porter's last night. Mrs.
Ida Frank, president OF the aux
iliary. appointed the following Of
ficers; Mrs. ]. A. Boston, sergeant
alarms; Mrs. Laura Mayc0ck.
chaplain: Mrs. A. J. Porter and
Mrs. A. M. Dawson were appoint
ed ON the welfare and hospital re-
lief committee; Mrs. A. ]. Porter
and Mrs. j. A. Boston were ap-
pointed on the auditing and finance
committee.
After the business meeting the
members Of Arlington Post 230 were
entertained by the auxiliary.
The regular meeting Of the Loyal
order Of Moose Lodge, No. 1916, of
/ Clarendon, will be held tonight at
8 o'clock In the Clarendon Citizens
Hall.
Officers early yesterday morning
raided the house occupied by Wal
ter Jackson and Lauretta Cooper,
colored, at Cowdin station, near
Four-Mile Run. Both were arrested
charged with being under the in.
fluence Of liquor and operating a
disorderly house. Others arrested
were Thomas Thompson and James
e. Eaton. of Washington, charged
with being under the influence Of
liquor.
| All were giving q hearing before
Police Judge Harry r. Thomas yes.
terday. Walter Jackson and Lau.
retta Cooper were fined 0SS.26
apiece, while Thompson aud Eaton
were fined 32S.26 each.
Il G. c. Anderson. Of Washington,
who was in the Jackson house at
the time Of the raid and who made
, his escape, was arrested yesterday
on q charge Of being under the
influence Of liquor. He will bN given
q hearing before Police Judge
Harry r. Thomas today.
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