The Washington times., 1925-05-11
WATER SYSTEM
IN ARLINGTON
PLANNED
Clarendon Citizens Association
Will Discuss Project
at Meeting

ARLINGTON COUNTY, MAY IL.
The establishment of a modern
water system for the more thickly
settled sections of Arlington dis
trict will be the outstanding issue
for consideration at the semi
monthly meeting Of the Clarendon
Citizens Association to be held to-
night in the Citizens Hall, with
the president, N. D. Mitchell,
presiding.
Plans for the first annual con-
vention and field day, to be held
September 8, and by the Ar
lington County Volunteer Firemen' s
Association, now are being formu-
lated, Chief Guy T. Rogers, of the
Ballston department, general chair
man in charge of arrangements,
announced today.
While Chief Rogers said he could
not say at this time where the
convention and field day exercises
will be held, efforts are being made
to secure grounds in Lyon Village.
The plans just at this time are
somewhat tentative, and at q meet
ing to be held tomorrow night at
the Cherrydale Firemen's hall full
committees will be announced.
It is the plan of the firemen of
the county, said Chief Rogers, to
make this affair the biggest event
in the county.
The organization, which was
formed recently, is composed OF
the departments from Potomac, Nc
Lean, Arlington, Falls Church,
Clarendon, BallSton and Cherry
dale.
Judge Harry r. Thomas has been
designated to preside at the mock
trial to be held tomorrow night in
the Calvary M. P. Church. Virginia
Highlands.
The prosecution will be directed
by Commonwealth Attorney Will
liam c. Cloth and associate coun-
sci, and the defendant, Mock
Orange, alias Mock Trial, will be
defended by State Senator Frank
L. Ball, Charles T. Jesse and
others. The court will convene at
8 o'clock. Considerable interest has
been manifested in the proposed
trial and it is anticipated that the
attendance will tax the seating
capacity of the building.
been directed to empanel a jury
to be selected from the Arlington
County Courthouse practitioners.
Mrs. Ashton left last night for
Memphis, Tenn, where she will
represent the Potomac Association
of the Woman's Missionary Union,
as a delegate to the Southern Bap-
tist Convention.
The Bon Air Citizens Association
will hold a special meeting tomor-
row night at o'clock at the home
Of c. v. Bislaski.
Among the speakers Of the eve
ming will be Professor Fletcher
Kemp, superintendent of county
schools, who will discuss school
matters, and William J. Ingram,
supervisor from Arlington district.
who will speak on general county
affairs.
The changing Of the name Of
Cathcart road and that section of
Fort avenue which meets Cathcart
road at Lyon Park Station and ex-
tending to Fort Myer to "Perchinf
Drive" will be presented to the
board of supervisors today at their
regular monthly meeting. The
change is requested in a resolution
passed at the recent mass meeting
of the citizens of Lyon Park and
Ashton Heights.
There will be joint meeting of
the Arlington Chapter Of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and
Arlington Camp, Sons of Confeder.
ate Veterans tomorrow night at 8
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. w. w.
Snyder, on Clarendon avenue.
Commissioner Of Revenue OF
Arlington County Harry K. Green
will be the principal speaker at the
monthly meeting of the Aurora
Heights Citizens Association to be
held at the school house tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock, Mr.. Green will
speak on Taxes"
Among other matters to come be.
fore the association is the report
to be received from Myron Writer'S,
president Of the Sanitary Corpora
ton of Aurora Heights.
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