Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21

WOMEN
ASK ENABLING BILL
Organized Voters to Appeal
to House Delegate for
Incorporation.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent Of The Star.


CHERRYDALE, Va, November 21.-
AS the last act of meeting that lasted
from l o'clock until o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the Organized Women Voters
Of Arlington County passed resolution
to the effect that the member of the
House of Delegates be asked to intro
duce an incorporation enabling bill as
soon as in his judgment such meas
ure win not embarrass him in regard
to other important legislation"
The resolution was offered by Mrs.
Florence E. Cannon of Arlington and
caused considerable excitement becaUse
a number of those attending the meet
ing had already left. A count, however,
revealed that there was a quorum pres
ent and the president, Mrs. Julian w.
Simpson, ruled that the motion was in
order. The belief was expressed last
night by a number of the members that
the question cannot yet be considered
settled and that 1t will be revived at
the next meeting.
Jail Report Accepted.
Upon the motion of Mrs. Cannon, the
report of the jail investigation commit
to the Board of County Supervisors
with the recommendation that a new
jail be constructed and that special
levy be laid for its erection, the levy to
be spread over a period of years. 1t
was also moved that the resolution I've
presented to the Civic Federation by
the delegates to that organization.
A resolution was passed instructing
the secretary to write to Frank Balm,
State commissioner of public welfare
requesting that the mothers pension
emergency measure, because II it is not
included at this time, it cannot be-
come available until the next budget
is made up in 1881.
1t was pointed out that under the
Virginia law the State will provide a
certain amount for the pension of
mothers if the county will match it,
dollar for dollar. The county has been
putting up approximately 1000 yearly
for this purpose, it was said, but the
State has never included like amount
in the budget.
Boundary Committee Reports.
The special committee that had been
appointed to study the procedure neces-
sary to change the boundaries of the
magisterial districts, suggested because
Va CIlC large pdII VI JcIlGISOu QlSJTlCC
annexed by Alexandria, made a report
on its findings, but recommended that
no action be taken because of the
matter of referendum on various forms
OF county government that will come
up early in the next General Assembly,
any one of which may necessitate its
own Encouragement"
AS set forth in the report, the re-
arrangement of the boundaries may be
made by petition to the Circuit Court
by so or more qualified voters, the
petition having been posted for 80 days
at the courthouse and all voting places.
Such a petition may be contested by
one or more citizens, the report shows,
which contest is decided by the court
and not by jury.
Nominations Committee.
Acting on instructions from the
president, the members representing
the three districts in the county sepa-
lowing nomination committee to pre-
pare a slate of candidates for the an
nual election of officers which will take
place in January:
Arlington district-Mrs. Joseph Haley,
Mrs. r. L. Eacho and Mrs. j. B. Lowell
jefferson district-Ndiss Margaret Bash
ford, Mrs. Alice Semones and Mrs.
Pauline A. Smith. washington district
Mrs. Harry Fellows, Mrs. J. H. Wal
ton and Mrs. Crandal Mackey. Mrs.
Lowell was selected chairman.
The following delegates and alter
mates to the Civic Federation were Sc
lected:
Mrs. Alice Semones, Aurora Hills;
Mrs. Ruth B. Lowell, Arlington, and
Mrs. j. H. Walton, Cherrydale.
Alternates, Mrs. Isabelle Davis, Virginia
Highlands; Mrs. Margaret Tapp, Airing
tom Mrs. Mary Anderson, Lyon Village,
and Mrs. Mercedes Reid, Thrifton
Village.
Because of the length of time that
was consumed by the meeting, it was
found necessary to postpone until the
next meeting the reading of papers for
and against incorporation. In order
that this and other matters might be
considered before the next General
Assembly, which meets in January, 1t
was decided to hold an adjourned meet
ing early in December, the time and
place to be set by the executive COM
mittee..
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle, lieutenant
in charge of the Woman's Bureau of
the Washington Police Department, was
the principal speaker at yesterdays
meeting.