Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23
FIGHT IS RENEWED
FOR ENABLING ACT
Arlington G. 0. P. to Make
Political Issue of City
Movement.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn TO Inc StaT
LYON PARK, Va, May 23.-Renew-
ing the fight of the people of Airing
ton County to have the enabling act
passed at the General Assembly, the
Arlington County Republican conven-
ton. at its meeting last night, adopted
a resolution requesting the county COM
mittee to appoint committee to make
study of the legislation desirable to
be enacted respecting the powers of
the people, and the form of local gov
eminent under which toy desire to
live.
Arthur Orr, delegate from Lyon Park,
presented the resolution, which was
adopted by a unanimous vote, and is
regarded as a STRONG issue in the COM
ing campaign. having been defeated
previously with Democratic delegates in
the General Assembly.
The resolution provides further that
the Republican candidate for the Gen
eral Assembly be an advisory member
of the special committee and shall re-
port its findings not later than Sep
TENDER l.
On recommendation of the permanent
organization committee. L. C. McNemar
Of Clarendon and Mrs. Eva Fay Pumph-
rey of Lyon Park we're unanimously
elected chairman and secretary.
j. E. Spaulding, county chairman,
was elected to be the official spokes-
man at the State convention.
Delegates Selected.
The delegates selected to attend the
State cony ention at Richmond. June
rs. from 10 of the IL voting pre-
cincts. are:
Arlington: Delegates-Col j. G. Pep
per. j. J. Clarkson, j. P. AgneW, Mrs.
J. B. Lowell and H. H. Whitehead:
alternates, Alva H. Brooks. j. j. Well.
Herbert Bowbeer, George F. Cook and
j. B. Lowell.
Ballston: Delegates-Ray r. Cogswell.
Mrs. Lora B. Sanderson, j. Foster
Hagan and Mrs. Grace S. White:
alternates, H. D. Coffman, Charles E.
r. Cogswell
Carne: DelegateS-S. H. Williamson,
John H. Randell. G. F. D. Rollings and
Mrs. S. H. Williamson.
Cherrydale: Delegates-Mrs. M. H.
Dudley, J. r. Mccormick, Harry B.
Mason and Louis Bullock; alternates,
Mrs. r. Starkweather, Luther w. Stro-
bel, c. w. Burger, ST., and E. B. Rynex.
Clarendon: Delesates-Arthur j. Por-
ter, A. B. Eaton, Louis A. MacMahon,
Mrs. Mary Lockwood. T. B. Bailie, Mrs.
Louis A. MacNfahon, Melvin G. Ely,
C. w. Harris, Dewey j. Edwards. Mrs.
C. w. Harris, c. w. Clever, c. E. Sven
son, T. E. Gilman, Mrs. A. M. Dawson,
Harold Steele, Mrs. Harold Steele, Mrs,
George B. McKeown, Mrs. L. C. Nc
Nemar. Ernest Morsell, william Harris,
z. E. Porter, L. c. McNemar and Mrs
Ernest Morsell.
Del Ray Delegates.
Del Ray: Delegates-M. L. Belts
William Kleysteuber. Richard A. Rose
berry, Mrs. William Kleysteuber, S. J.
Spaulding; alternates, j. A. Logan, E
Evans, j. r. johnson. S. G. Holdings
A. F. Driscoll, F. H. Keeler and w. E
Fulton.
! East Falls Church: Delegate-Wil.
liam G. Crossman; alternate, Herbert
Coward.
Glen Carlyn: Delegates-B. M. He'd
rick and John Olcutt.
Lyon Park: Delegates-Edgar w
Humphrey, Lawrence Michael and Mrs
Eva Fay Humphrey; alternates, JOSEPH
Macpherson, Mrs. James Poole and M
D. Medley.
Rosslyn: Delegates-E. 3. Whitaker
j. j. Matter and Carl A. Marshall
alternates, Hugh Mccartney, Victor
Myers and Paul Proctor.
Virginia Highlands, not being present
delegates and alternates to be announced
later.
Delegate at large-Joseph L. Crupper
The convention recessed until Augtls
8. at which time it will select can
didate for delegateship to the Genera
Assembly,