Evening star., 1925-07-12
CLARENDON.

CLARENDON, Va, July II (Spe-
ciaD.-Plans for the first annual car
nival and celebration of the recently
organized Clarendon Volunteer Fire
Department were formulated at a
meeting of the committee in charge at
the engine house last night. Milton
Crutchley, general chairman of the
committee on arrangements, presided
and announced the names of those
who win have charge of the various
features, as follows:
Purchasing committee - Milton
Crutchley, L. c. McNemar, A. B.
Eaton.
Ice cream committee-A. C. Put
nam.
Beverage committee-J. B. Swecker
Invitation committee-Capt. J. w.
Tucker.
Secretary of the carnical-L. c. Nc
Nemar.
Treasurer of the carnival-R. F.
Brooks, jr.
Storekeeper-W. l.. Bragg. Nolan
D. Mitchell.
Publicity committee-A. NJ. Daw-
son. j. T. LipsComb, jr.
Illumination committee-H. w.
Beattie.
Stand decoration commiteee-W. F.
Sunderman.
Amusements committee-A. F. Sny-
der.
Band committee-Sergt Witchey,
Fort Myer, j. NJ. Alexander, leader.
Walker Chapel Band.
The women of the Rebekahs will
conduct a stand on which many novel
features will appear. Mrs. Clara New
ins and Mrs. Howard Fields are in
charge.
Hot refreshment stand-Woman'
Civic Club. Mrs. j.. +. Bushong in
charge.
Cigars and cigarettes, ball and ten
pin stands-American Legion.
Bingo stand-G. H. McCrillis.
Blanket stand-A. B. Eaton.
kiddies' stand-W. f. Sunderman.
Invitation is extended to Boy Scouts
of Clarendon and Lyon Park to assist
in executing numerous details Incl
dental 10 the largest carnival.
The affair is TO raise funds for ad-
ditional hre-ighting equipment and
as a neucleus for the establishment of
cisterns in the town.
Citizens Meet Monday.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Clarendon Citizens Association
will be held Monday evening in
Claredon Citizens Hall. Matters of
grave Importance to every citizen of
the town, it is said, will be presented
for consideration, and all residents
are invited to attend whether they
are members of the organiZa ton or
not,
The Aid Society of the Methodist
Church has about completed arrange
ments for a lawn feta to be given at
Citizens Hall Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings for the benefit of the
church building fund.
The Missionary and Aid Societies of
the Methodist Church will hold
joint all-day meeting Wednesday,
starting at IL o'clock.
Mrs. Clara l.. Nevin, district deputy
president, and her staff will install the
newly elected officers of Clarendon
Rebekah Lodge, No. 2S, at the meet
ing of the lodge to be held Monday
evening. The new officers are: Mrs
Mary O'Halloran, noble grand; Mrs
Rose B. Brooks, vice grand, and Mrs
Margaret Myers, trea surer.
The Clarendon post office will be
moved to it's new quarters in the Odd
Fellows Temple, nearing completion
at Wilson boulevard and Lawton
avenue, on Thursday. according to an
announcement made at the office to-
day. While some of the equipment
for the new office has yet to arrive. it
is expected everything viii he in readi.
ness for the receiving and delivery of
mail from the new location on the
above date.
Impetus was given the movement of
the Clarendon Fire Department for a
series of cisterns in the town last
night when at meeting of the board
of trustees of the department contract
for the construction of one of the
tanks was awarded to Carl +. Sven
son of Clarendon. The cistern is to be
of 10000 gallon capacity, and will be
established on the grounds of Citi-
zens' Hall. Citizens who come under
the protection of the water in times of
| fire will be called on to contribute to
the cost of construction.