The Washington times., 1926-03-26
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NEWS NOTES

ARLINGTON COUNTY, March
2e.-Announcement was made to-
day by Robert Lee May, owner and
operator OF the Alexandria, Bar
croft and Washington bus line, that
he has purchased the Alexandra
Suburban Motor Vehicle Co., oper-
ated by the Alexandria, Washing
ton and Virginia Railway.
The transfer of the bus line TO
Mr.. May was completed yesterday
when Mr.. May, in company with
Chester r. Wilson, vice president
Of the Alexandria Suburban Motor
Vehicle Co., appeared before the
Virginia corporation commission,
which approved the transfer.
The transfer becomes effective
April 5. Mr.. May said today on his
return from Richmond.
Bids for rebuilding the Robert e.
Lee elementary school, which sew
eral months ago was destroyed by
fire, and the addition OF four rooms
to the Mount Vernon elementary
school at Potomac will be received
and opened by the Arlington county
school board at the court mouse
April Is.
Instead of restoring Robert e.
Lee school as a two-room building
the plans call for a four-room school
building.
At a special meeting Of the Fair
lax county chamber OF commerce
last night. with George b. Robey
presiding in the absence OF the
president. NJ. w. Church, the move
ment to establish belt line rail-
way through the county was IN
dorsed.
The offer of Alfred Nicholson, Of
Fairfax. OF his collection of colonial
and civil war relics was accepted.
The chairman announced the ap-
pofntment of Thomas r. Ketk, X.
r. Buckley and w. e. Earle, as
special committee to appear with
Mr.. Nicholson before the board OF
supervisors OF Fairfax county in an
effort to secure their interest in
the proper care Of the collection.
According to an announcement
made today by Past Noble e1rana
C. Eugene Doyle, Of Arlington
Lodge. No. 1913. I. Q. o. F., plans
have been completed for an en-
sca1nnment in Arlington county.
Officers viii be elected and degrees
conferred on the night OF April II
in the new Odd Fellows Hall at
Clarendon.
Election of officers OF Mary
washington Chapter, No. so, 0.
e. S., viii be held tonight in the
Masonic Temple at Clarendon at
8 o'clock.
DIR. p. NJ. Chichester, county
health officer, announced today the
health centers located in Cherry
dale. Clarendon and jefferson dis
trict win be closed during the week
OF March %.
DR.. Chichester win depart Nom
day for Richmond where he win
attend the annual State health
and sanitary conference
Special Lenten services win be
conducted tonight in St. Georges
Episcopal Church at Farlee by the
Rev. Alexander Gait, rector of st.
Timothy's Church, Herndon, Va.
Services at st Charles Catholic
Church win be conducted by the
Rev. F. p. Lackey, while the Rev.
w. w. Johnson win conduct the
services at st. Agnes Church.
CherrydaIe.
S. p. vanderslice, principal OF
the Washington-Lee High School,
has announced the organization OF
q Journalism club at the school,
with Miss Elizabeth Gideon as pres
ident.
At meeting of the Mother
Ewing circle OF the BaIIston Metho-
dist Episcopal church last night
at the home Of Mrs. George Cur
tice, Mrs. C. o. Bean was elected
captain; Mrs. A. e. MacKlnney,
first lieutenant; Mrs. J.-W. Myers,
second lieutenant; Mrs. L. B. MUIR
ply, secretary and Miss Bette
hewitt, treasurer.