Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-13
Mt. VERNON PLAZA
TO Be DISCUSSED
Fairfax County Chamber
Committee win Confer on
Project Nov. is and 20.

Franklin Park as welfare worker IN
Fairfax County. A letter was read from
A. C. Ritchie, Judge of the Juvenile
Court, thanking the chamber for Its
assistance In securing the appointment
of Board of Public Welfare. the
chamhsr adopted a resolution, intro
siuced BY George K. Pickett, approving
the placing of this work on a Salaried
basis as soon as possible. Capt. Thur
low White, George K Pickett, Herbert
Haar, Mrs. G. Ashley Money, j. B. Bar
rett and Rev. c.. A. Langston were APP
pointed to appear before the supervisors
In December to urge oficial recognition
of this work.
elected member of the House of Dele
gates from Fairfax County, was APP
pointed chairman of the chambers
committee on countrywide fire protec-
ton, In place of j. H. Beattie OF Nc
Lean, resigned Mr.. Freeman pledged
his best efforts to the service of Fairfax
County and thanked the chamber for
the telegram of congratulation on his
election He believed, he said, that
much of the advance made by Virginia
of recent years was due to the activity
Of the States Chamber of Commerce.
Prizes Are Given.
@. O. Carr was appointed chairman Of
the education committee, replacing F. S.
McCandlish. President Allen presented
the Chamber of Commerce award won
at the county fair to three members Of
the All Clubs of the county, John Beard
Of Floris, Elizabeth Harrison of Hern-
don and John Webb of Annandale, all
of whom responded with short speeches
Of thanks, Elizabeth Harrison being rep
resented by Virginia Carr Miss Sarah
Thomas, home demonstration agent,
pledged the cooperation of her organ
fzation to the chamber and extended
her appreciation of assistance rendered
H. G. Gibbs announced that meeting
OF the subcommittee of the chambers
committee on the plaza at Mount Ver-
non would be held Friday in the office
of Senator Carter Glass. The full COM
mittee will meet the supervisors and
other ohicials next Wednesday morning
ct Mount Vernon.
E. H. Allen reported that the Spring.
neld crossing project was under way.
He stated that he had appointed j. w.
Brookfleld and himself a committee to
interview the officials of the Southern
Railway about right Of way. Con-
siderable discussion developed among
the members as to the change in the
plans for this crossing and MIR. Larkins
abandonment of the original concrete
bridge in favor of fill with two lines
of heavy pipe TO carry off the hcod
water. Supervisor C. H, Powell assured
the members that good crossing would
be constructed here and the action of
Mr.. Larkin was defended by e. H. Allen
and Mrs. e. D. Vosbury both of whom
explained that the completion of this
read as through route from the North
to the South its traffic would so increase
that it will only be short time until
an overhead crossing becomes a neces-
sity. If $4,000 to $4,000 is used now
in concrete bridge to be replaced later
there will be nothing to salvage J. w.
Bro kfield stated that Vice President
Miller of the Southern Railway said the
company was ready to build that por-
ton on its right of way and to erect
the necessary crossing signs. E. G.
Gibbs moved the continuation of the
chambers crossing committee to work
for the elimination of the crossing.
Emergency Exists.
Herbert Haar reported that Resident
Engineer r. /. Mount had reported be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 available Tor
surfacing the Ok road and that work
was proceeding as rapidly as possible
j. Sidney Wiley of Lorton reported that
Mr.. Mount had promised him to set
Lorton and Richmond highways, as re-
quested by the chamber at It's last meet
ing, but that no action had been taken.
The secretary was instructed to write
Mr.. Mount that an emergency exists
and work be started Immediately.
M M. Barnard. superintendent Of thu
penal institutions Of the District OF
Columbia, emphasized the danger exist
ing at this point, and his name was
g. kAA R1af Roa To us.
Wiley and j. w. Cox in securing speedy
action from the State Highway Commits
Mrs. @. Ashley Money and Mrs. E.
D. Vosbury reported on the county
loan library project. The supervisors
have granted free use of room in
the old clerks office building, and a
conference has been arranged between
the committees of the different organi-
cations sponsoring the movement and
Miss LiSlie Stevens of the extension
department Of the State Library AS
ISOLATION. Mrs. VoSbury also reported
that DR.. McIlwaine, State Librarian,
had pledged his assistance In estab-
lishment Of q county library at
Fairfax.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate H. T. Magarity's claim for the
second 925 award for apprehension of
with the recommendation that If any
future awards be made officers Of the
county be excluded from participation.
Martin T. Webb moved that an adj
ditional 500 be appropriated for this
purpose. to be expended by the agrl-
cultural committee at its discretion
This was approved, but was referred
back to the agricultural committee
for study and report on the exact pro-
viSsnnS under which the new awards
will be made. Members expressed the
opinion that the former awards had
been productive Of good results.
E. H Allen, registrar Of Pohick Epis-
copal Church, extended an invitation
to the chamber. which was accepted
to attend Thanksgiving day services
in a body at IL O'Clock. ThuTloU
White presented to the chamber, In
behalf Of C. H. Powell, gavel made
from an oak fence rail on the Bul
Run Battlefield, the tree from which
battlefield during Civil War days.
George Smith reported that the
Franconia telephone committee hac
conferred with Mr.. Roland, manager
of the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele.
phone Co. and inspected the territory
and that eight telephones were to oS
added to the Alexandria exchange in
this territory E. C. Gibbs, Red Gross
roll call chairman for Fairfax County
bespoke the cooperation OF all mem.
b@rs of the chamber of commerce III
the drive for 2,ee0 members In Fair.
fax County, and the raising of tn
81 600 plede toward the expense u
the county health unit. The chamber
accepted an invitation from II. M Gas.
ton to hold the next meeting at Pioneer
Grange Hall at Masonville.