Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
ARLINGTON URGED
TO PUSH PLANNING
Five-Year Development Pro-
uram Discussed at Meet
ing of C. of c.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

CLARENDON, Va, July 10.-Retro-
cession of Arlington County to the
District of Columbia is so problematical
that county development should be
planned without regarding it, Keith A.
Brumback, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, stated last night in his
address of welcome to the civic aSsocla-
ton members who gathered with Cham
Der of Commerce officials at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club for dis
cussion Of 5-year development pro-
gram.
Discussing the necessity of co-opera-
ton between the trade body and civic
associations, Brumback declared that,
because of the fact that the county is
made up of many different thickly
settled communities, the civic associa-
tions can accomplish a great deal more
in their particular sections in many
major development plans than can the
Chamber of Commerce.
Hospital Need Expressed.
While most of the delegates to last
nights session concurred in a greater
number of the development proposals
outlined by the chamber, every delegate
expressed the great need for a hospital
in the county. Although many OF the
delegates differed as to the matters OF
major Importance, the need of the
hospital was brought up by each.
The Chamber of Commerce program
as already outlined and voted upon by
a large per cent of the membership
includes the following in the order OF
their Importance to those voting upon
them:
Improved streets and highways, COM
plete city planning and coming, public
health work, industrial promotion
study of local and State legislation, ed
ucation and general publicity. There
is a total of 80 items in the list.
Both Mrs Florence E. Cannon, presi-
dent of the Arlington Citizens ASsocla-
ton. and William P. AmeS, member OF
the board of directors of the Chamber
OF Commerce, expressed the opinion
that the extension of the water system
to the many communities not now
served can be made only after the peo-
pie living on the streets along which
the mains have been made are COM
PEELED to make use of the water. AmeS
also suggested the preparation by the
Chamber of Commerce Of classified
list of the present manufacturing con-
Germs in the county, the list to be useo
in persuading other concerns in locat-
ing here.
Woman Voters Activities.
Mrs. Ruby Simpson, president of the
OTRdIllZSu WO1IdIA fObNAS ~
County, gave the extension OF the
county health work, establishment of
county owned and operated library and
reduction of the public utility rates as
the matters considered most important
by her organization.
A suggestion made by Robert E. An
derSon, president of the Lyon Village
Citizens Association that committee
be formed of representatives of the
Civic Federation, Chamber of Com.
merce, Rotary and Monarch Clubs ano
other of the larger organizations tol
perfecting a program suitable to all, was
received with favor by last nights as
sembly and is expected to be acted upon
in the near future.
Among others who spoke at last
nights get-together dinner, which was
sponsored by the Chamber of Com
merce. were: Hugh MCGrath OF the
Civic Federation, the Rev. Perry Mitch
ELI, representing the ministerial all1-
ance; w. w. Weeks of the Walkers
Chapel Citizens Association; George M
Yeatman, president of the Ashton
Heights Citizens Association; Arthur
Orr. president of the Lyon Park Citi-
zens' Association; Robert H. Forman OF
the Glebewood Citizens Association: T
z. Gilbert of the Fort Myer Heights
Citizens Associa ton; F. E. Mann of the
Cherrydale Citizens Association anc
Henry C. Morris and Ashton G. Jones Of
the governing board of the Chamber Of
Commerce.