Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25

CLARENDON, Va, July "a (Spe-
cian.--Dr. s. M. Johnson, director gen.
eral of the Lee Highway Association:
DR.. w. ]. ShoAalter, vice president
of the Lee Highway Association, and
Judge Charles A. Douglas, a noted
attorney of Washington and Airing
ton County, are announced as the
principal speakers at a mass meeting
to be held Tuesday night in Colum
bia Pike Schoolhouse in the interest
OF the soUtherly route selected by the
Lee Highway Association for the pro-
posed Lee boulevard through Airing.
ton County.
The meeting, which il being ar
ranged by the recently formed Lee
Highway Association of Arlington
County, is for the purpose, 1t Is an
nounced, OF acquainting the people
with the reasons entering into the
selection of this route over others
suggested and, that of lining up citi.
zens in support of the route and of
plans to be made to bring the project
to successful contamination.
Several citizens of the county, in
Guiding G. r. TAYLOR of Clarendon
and Walter II. Varney of Potomac,
have also accepted invitations to make
short addresses, according to Richard
l.. Eacho, chairman of the Lee High
way Association of Arlington County,
who will preside. The attendance at
the meeting, II is said, is not confined
to residents Of communities favorable
to the southerly route. An invitation
is extended to residents. including
women folks. of all sections to attend.
Work of resurfacing Wilson boule-
ward from ROsslyn to Luhbers Run
will be started I'm the next few DAYS,
Supervisor William J. Ingram an
nounced today. When this improve
ment is completed, Mr.. Ingram states.
the road force will tackle that stretch
Of the boulevard from Lubbers Run
TO the Fairfax line. but the work be.
tween those points VIII not be ON as
elaborate a scale as that at the other
end. funds not permitting a hard.
surfaced road throughout at this
time.
Semi.NIOnthly Meeting.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Clarendon Citizens Associa-
ton will he held Monday evening at
Citizens Hall. President s. r. Camp.
bell urges a large attendance of mem.
bers, stating that many matters of
vital interest to all residents viii be
presented for consideration.
Music by we'll known band, dane.
ing and refreshments will feature a
big community rally to be staged
next Saturday night at Columbia
Pike Schoolhouse in celebration of
the taking over and improving by a
local citizens corporation of the
school property as a community cen
ter and home for the volunteer fire
department. Everything is Ia be free,
II is said. and all citizens Of that
community are invited to attend.
The old Mitchell estate, on Columbia
Pike opposite Alcova Heights, embrac.
ing about two acres, was sold through
j. Cloyd Ryars this week to Alexandra
i2ckart financial representative in this
country OF the Argentine Republic.
The house will undergo extensive re-
modelling. after which Mr.. Eckart
plans to occupy 1t as his home The
consideration involved was not given.
in answer to cries of why the de-
lay" in the appointment of an engi.
netr TO install the county's water sup.
ply and other plans for getting the
worf under way. Supervisor William
j. InFram, chairman of the county
hoard % water supply. stated today
that If tie plans are not going along
as fast as some people think they
| ought 1t is not because of any laying
down on the job.
THE people have been promised
water in the county when the United
States Government is in position to
serve Il. he said. "and they should not
feel alarmed hat this promise will not
hold good. We cannot get the water
until about July of next year, and |
feel that we will not only have the
water running through the mains into
the county by that time. but viii have
| more people conr ected with the serv-
ice than is now expected. This is "A
big project, and to rush things through
when there isn't any iced for 1t might
result disastrously. Everything in
connection with the system should re-
ceive careful consideration regardless
! of the time consumed, that regrets
may be avoided later on.
One Engineer Considered.
Mr.. Ingram stated that the beard of
supervisors has not given constdera.
| ton to the appointment of any engi.
neer other than Asa h. Phillips. How
ever, ne said, the stand taken by Com
| monwealth's Attorney Cloth in con
| sidering the contract submitted by
Mr.. Phillips relative to the salary and
powers of the engineers should meet
| with popular approval. The peeps