The Washington times., 1925-01-12
BODY
OF CLARENDON
To MEET
Many Items of Public Interest
Are Scheduled to Come
Up for Discussion

CLARENDON, Va, Jan. 1.-THE
semi-monthly meeting Of the Clar.
endon Citizens Association will meet
tonight in the Citizens hall at
o'clock.
With this the first meeting of the
new year and many proposed i'm
provements being placed before the
people, such as roads, sewers and
bond issue contemplated for Inn
provements at the courthouse, in
dications are that. the meeting will
be an interesting one.
President J. Thomas Manning
urges full attendance that the
citizens may be heard on the va
rious subjects.
With the rapid growth OF the
telephone service in Arlington coun-
ty, 1t was learned from Hugh Clark
son, manager, that 1t is now planned
to increase the switchboard. At
the present time the board provides
eleven positions, nine for the local
calls, with two for long distance.
The local calls average 1000 daily
while the calls to washington total
1900. Mr.. Clarkson stated that
during the past six years the serv-
ice has increased from 55J stations
to 1900 with calls for new tele.
phones coming to the Dffice daily.
With the movement started at
the recent meeting of the Airing
ton County Civic Federation look
ing to fire regulations in the
r A nIS CH EaAt
Cherrydale Fire Department, said
today that this matter now ls
before the Arlington County Volun-
teer Fireman's Association and a
special committee composed of the
chiefs, now are preparing plan
to be submitted to the board OF
supervisors.
In discussing the matter, Chief
Spates said that while he had been
appointed chairman of the special
committee from the Federation, he
felt that a report from the fire.
mems association should be re-
ceived first.
The next meeting of the Fire
mems Association will be held
TUESDAY night, January 20, at the
Ballston fire house, at which time
Chief Spates announces the sub
kiect of better fire protection for
the county will be further dis
cussed.
IT was reported today that the
condition of Mrs. Raymond Crack,
who has been seriously i'll of pneu-
monia at the Georgetown Hos.
pital, was greatly improved.
r,..o..,,ror n wada Pail
announced today that dog taxes
are due and must be paid by Feb
ruary /, as on and after that cate
a fine of per cent will be added.
Mr.. Ball said that before any
person can secure dog tags all
poll taxes must be paid and a
certificate signed by the treasurer.
The Daughters of Isabella, OF
st. Charles Church, will resume
their Monday evening card parties
tonight in the auditorium OF st.
Charles School.
The Organized Woman's Class of
the Clarendon Baptist Church will
hold its monthly meeting tonight
at 8 o'clock at the home OF Mrs.
v. T. Lancaster.
The annual stockholders meeting
and election of officers Of the Peo-
pies State Bank Of Cherrydale will
be held in the board room at the
bank tomorrow night at o'clock.
Plans now are under way, 1t was
learned today, for the organization
of a, parent-teachers association at
the Nellie Curtis School, recently
opened at Virginia Highlands. The
exact date Of the first meeting has
not yet been decided upon. but will
be announced within few days.
Mrs. Catharine Rogers, of. Balls
ton, has been appointed by Gov
ernor E. Lee Trinkle as a notary
public.
1t is announced that an Interde-
nominational Missionary Society
meeting will be held Wednesday
night at 1870 o'clock at the home OF
Miss Walters, Of Virginia High
lands.
The Civic League of the Town of
Potomac. will hold their regular
monthly meeting tonight at O'Clock
! in the town hall.
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