Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

4 CLARENDON, Va, July To- Heart.
ened by statements OF Gov. Byrd and
Henry G. Shirley of the State High
way Commission. published recently
in The Star, that the State has not
made any promises in connection with
the location and jurisdiction Of the
1 proposed Lee boulevard and the par.
lticipation of the highway department
in the construction and maintenance
Of q roadway through the county 10
4 connect with the Arlington Memorial
Bridge. Is still and open question,
the right-of.way committee Of the
| ISOLATION met last night to further its
| plan for a direct route from Falls
Church. through Clarendon and Ball.
ston to the bridge.
| Confidence was expressed that the
| association would be able to offer at
| the public hearings to be held by the
State Highway Association in Decem.
| Der to determine the allotment Of
State funds, roadway right OF way
the merits of which would impel Sc
| lection. The right OF way planned
I to be acquired, 1t was said. Will be
| mapped to best serve the interests Of
the State and a majority Of the peo-
pie of Arlington County and conf
dence was expressed that the State
Highway Commission would be con-
WINGED that 1t would be the road to be
improved by State and Federal funds.
It was said also that the association
would be able to acquire right OF
way that will be far superior to any
roadway now embraced in the State
highway system.
Seek 1000 EnrOllnlents.
! Mrs Catharine NJ Rogers. chair.
man of the membership committee re.
ported that the committee will not
stop it's drive for enrollments unit.
the 1000 mark has been reached. One
hundred members were ENROLLED at the
organization meeting and those OBJ
tanned since. it Is believed. have in.
creased the membership to 800.
Arthur Orr, chairman. presided.
Returning from Charlottesville,
where she went to represent Airing
ton County at the dedication OF Monti.
monies incident to celebration of the
150th anniversary of the signing of
the Declaration Of Independence, Mrs.
w. w. Snyder. reports that a more
impressive patriotic ceremony has
never before been held in the State.
She was named to represent the
county by Stuart G. Gibboney OF New
York city, president of the Sesqui-
centennial OK American Independence
and president of the Thomas Jefferson
Centennial Commission.
The name of the recently organized
Monarch Club Of Clarendon was
changed to the Monarch Club of Ar.
lington County at a luncheon meet
ing of the organization. held Thurs
day afternoon at the Baptist Church.
Rev. Perry L. Mitchell. president,
who presided, announced the follow
ing standing committees: Educa-
ton, Prof. Fletcher Kemp, chairman;
Harry X. Green and L. K Bergey;
membership. William j. Ingram,
chairman: DR.. j. A. Boston, Rev.
George w. Fuelding, A. J. Porter
and j. E. Spaulding: attendance, w.
Thomas French. chairman; w. HI.
Whip and J. W. Alexander: public.
ity, Al. NJ. Dawson, chairman, and r..
Bleakley James: luncheon, A. Reiners.
chairman; E. X. Trone and s. T..
Hatcher: intercity relations, j. E.
Spaulding, chairman; Bryan Gordon
and Leon Arnold; laws and regula-
tons. Frank L. Ball. chairman, and
L. G. Kendricl: public affairs. A. J..
Porter. chairman, and H. w. Beattie;
reception, Frank Davis, chairman; G.
j. Ives and R. r.. Bouse: business