The Washington times., 1925-02-07
POSTOFF|CE A 7
ARLINGTON
CLOSED
Postal Inspector Takes Charge
as Postmaster Is Still
Missing


THE Arlington postoffice Is
closed today with postal inspectors
and the newly appointed postnnis
tress, Mrs. Jninta watson, making
every effort to straighten out the
conditions in the office. With many
packages not delivered since Christ
mas and hundreds Of letters piled
on the floor and table the inspec.
tors said the office was in the
worst condition they had ever seen.
Thursday afternoon when an In
spector visited the office the acting
postmaster, Paul d. Mayree, said he
had to go to washington on bust.
ness.
Leaving the office in charge Of
the inspector, according to s. T.
Brown, in whose store the post.
office is located, Mayree departed.
When he had not returned at
late hour the Inspector swore in
Mrs. Watson as acting postmistress.
After passing all yesterday look
ing over the mail a notice was
posted. signed by w. III. Moore,
postal Inspector. saying that, owing
to the condition of the office it
would remain closed until Monday
The books Of the office are In the
hands Of the inspector, who sal ]
nothing will be known until q COM
plete audit has been made. Youn :
Mayree, it is said, accepted the Of
flee only temporarily and had made
several requests to be relieved. His
whereabouts are unknown today.
During the day many citizens
crowded in the OFFICE but mail was
refused them.
Arlington Chapter, American Red
Cross, announces a meeting Of the
executive committee at the court
house at s o'clock "Wednesday night.
At a meeting OF the board of
directors of the Arlington Hall As
ISOLATION last night, plans for the
completion of the new home OF
the Arlington Lodge, No. 1913, !.
o. o. F., and Clarendon Rebekah
Lodge, No. %, were announced
by c. Eugene Doyle, chairman of
the board. The contract for heat
ing was awarded to George HI.
McCrillis, of Clarendon.
r.
Al special meeting OF Columbia
lodge No. 285, A. F. and A. M,
viii be held in the Masonic tenn
pie, at 8 o'clock tonight.
The Reverend Perry Mitchell
will conduct both morning and
evening services in the Clarendon
Baptist church tomorrow. The
Sunday school service will be
held at $50 o'clock, while the Sc
nior and intermediate B. Y. p. u.
societies will meet at $50 o'clock.
The February meeting Of the
F. NJ. B. club, of Clarendon Meth
odist church, was held last night
in the home of Francis Sparshott.
Plans for the activities Of the club
in the spring were discussed.
The Reverend E. L. Shelling
pastor of the Clarendon Presby.
terrain Church, will conduct the IL
o'clock services tomorrow. and at
8 o'clock he will conduct services
in the Methodist Church, Arlington.
SUNDAY school will be held at 9:45
o'clock, with c. L. THAT presiding,
and the Christian Endeavor Soc
iety will meet in the Clarendon
church at 7:45 o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society. Of the
Presbyterian church, announces a
turkey dinner will be served in
the church Friday evening from
$50 to o'clock. The proceeds will
be used for improvements on the
church.
The Reverend C. /. Flory, of the
Clarendon Methodist Church, an
nounced last night that he will de-
liver q special sermon to the Boy
Scouts OF Troops No. 104, at the IL
o'clock service tomorrow. His text
will be, Lives That Remind Us"
Plans are being completed for
the rebuilding Of the Presbyterian
church Of Arlington, recently de
stroyed by fire. Next week it Is
proposed to hold a congregational
meeting, at which plans will be
submitted for approval.
Monday night at o'clock, the
st. Elmo Engine Company, No. q,
of Potomac fire department, will
hold it's February meeting. The
meeting will be held over Mlller's
store, near Hume station.
The building of the new com.
munity hall in Park Lane will be
the outstanding business at the
FEBRUARY meeting of the Citizens
association Monday night at 8
g.Ioo1r t., TaEa hall