The Washington times., 1925-11-07
PLANS ARE MADE
To- DEDICATE
SCHOOL
State Senator Frank I. Ball
TO Speak at Ceremony at
Hairs HiIl

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Nov. -
State Senator Frank Il. Ball, Pro-
lessor J. M Candy, president OF the
Petersburg Normal Institute. and
w. D. Gresham, State supervisor,
will speak at the dedication Berv..
ices OF the new John M. I,anggtona
school at Halls Hill tomorrow at.
2.30 o'clock.
FLETCHER Kemp, county superin-
tendent or schools VIII preside. and
music win be furnished by the.
Community Center Band Of Wash
lngtOn.
AT meeting of the Greater Ar
IingtOn County COMMITTEES ~ the
courthouse last night. Chairman y.
Il. kirkpatrick presiding, map
showing the tentative layout Of the
bouleyards and highways Tor Ar.
Al. s. Sinclair, was approved BY the
COMMITTEES. ana upon motion cf J.
CIoyd Byars will be submitted to-
the County Civic Federation at q
meeting Tuesday night.
IL adopted By the Civic FEEDER
alton. the maps win BE submitted
to the county board of supervisors.
and then to the National Capital
Park Commission
Az the annual election OF officers
OF the Aurora Heights Citizens A.
ISOLATION, held IA the school house
last night, Frank Scott was elected
president. Other officers elected
were u. R. Price, vice preStdent;
Mrs. e. Il. kirkpatrick, secretary
and treasurer, and Walter X. Mar
shall. assistant secretary. President
Scott announced q special meeting
wednesday night when he will ap-
point the standing committees.
Funeral services Tor Captain
James Willis Jones, eighty, civil
war veteran, who died at Falls
Church, Wednesday. were conduct
ed ct his late home there today at
2 o'clock by the Reverend u
Knox. Of the Columbia Baptist
Church. Burial was In Arlington
National Cemetery.
Besides his wife, Captain Jones is
survived by two daughters Of q for
mer marriage, Mrs. Clara Jones, e
Denver, and Mrs. Lola Jones, War
ner, Of Washington.
with the auditorium Of the.
Observable school decorated In
autumn leaves and several booths
filled with attractive articles for
sale the annual fall bazaar given
under the auspices Of the Cherry
dele League Of Women Voters
opened last night with the hall
filled to It's capacity. The bazaar
WIN continue tonight. Proceeds viii
be devoted to the general work Of.
the organization.
A play, ''The Money Makers, VIII
be presented under the direction q
Miss Hazel Dopheide, Of Washing
ton. under the auspices Of the MAI.
earet Thomas circle OF the Claren-
don Methodist church In the church
on the night OF November 1S ct 3
o'clock. The proceeds will be added
to the Sunday school building fund.
The Falls Church Citizens A..
ISOLATION has adopted a resolution
asking that the school building now
under construction there be ftreproof
throughout, President A. L. Ander-
j son announced today. He says the
plans for the building were changed
/ to come within the bonded issue OF
| SIS, 900 and call for wooden floors
and stairs, and to make the building
! fireproof will cost between $4,000
and $1,000 additional.
Arrangements for the raising OF
| Arlington county's quote OF $4,000
for the establishment of the Shen-
andoah national park In Virginia
were completed at q meeting In the
1 Ia 80 nAfe wrYf* .
| Chairman William H. Duncan pre-.
siding.
The drive in the county, accord.
| ing to Duncan, will be conducted
| by George w. Howard and M. b.
Founders, representing the Shen-
andoah National Park Association.
The only condition on obtaining
| the park for Virginia, said Howard,
is the furnishing by the people Of
| the State of money to purchase the
land, approximately $1,000, 1000.
After the purchase Is arranged,
and the land turned over to the
Government, the cost OF building
roads, and development OF the park
j will rest upon the national Gov.
eminent, following establishment OF
the park by Congress, which will
spend between $20,00O,O0O and
SSO,VUOsVUV.
With the completion Of the Me-
mortal bridge, which 1t is under
stood, will be open to traffic with
in five years, the building of the
Lee boulevard, and the establish
ment of this park, Arlington coun.
/ ty will benefit as much II not more
than any other section Of the State,
asserted Howard.
The Lee highway between Fair
fax and Centerville is completed and
opened 20 traffic. Plans for cele'
bration bv citizens Of Centerville on
the completion Of the road. to DC
held Monday, are being made.
Work on the construction of the
community sewer, which will serve
more than seventy.five homes in
| Aurora Heights, was started yes
terday. The lines being laid are
IateraIs to connect with the main
line, which runs to Spout Run.
LEGION POST HoNORS
Ex-COMMANDER DRAIN
James A. Drain, former national
1 commander If tho Anoorlnan Tn0iou