Evening star., 1930-06-21
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 81 (Spe-
cia) This city's playground system
opened for the year this morning, when
the five Fairgrounds were put into oper-
alton. At recent meeting held at the
municipal swimming pool building a
Playground Directors Association was
formed, and j. F. Wilson was named
president; Mrs. Virginia Wade Ryder,
secretary, and Mrs. Roseberry, treasurer
Plans we're made for staging a folk
dance July 81, for holding a monthly
doll show, and for a fed day for the
system August 20. The directors of the
five Fairgrounds are j. r. Wilson,
Washington street; Mrs Virginia Wade
Ryder, Queen street; Mrs Roseberry,
Alexandria High School, and Ellen Gray
for Parker-Gray Colored School for
been named for George Mason High
Fairgrounds.
A party OF 100 boys left Gadsby's
Tavern this morning for a days outing
at the Boy Scout reservation at Drip
ping Springs. The outing was under
the auspices of the Society of Forty and
Eight of the American Legion. in CO.
operation with local Scout officials.
Athletic contests and other games we're
held this morning and others are sched-
uled for this afternoon
Ahc AcW OUU-BalIOn. Triple cOmDl-
nation pumper of the Cherrydale Fire
Department was given a test at the
Cameron street wharf here yesterday.
The test lasted three hours and the
apparatus Is said to have satisfactorily
passed the requirements. Arlington
County was represented by e. o. Fearn
superintendent of the mechanical de-
partment of the Washington Fire De-
partment, while E. M Woodworth
faI
Theft Of one pint and one quart Of
milk resulted in Adrian Jennings and
Charles Mills, non-reSidents, being
given 10 days in jail by Acting Police
Justice Kennedy yesterday. The Judge
announced that If the parents of the
young men would send for them, he
would release them.
Approximately rs local Odd Fellows
went to Leesburg last night to visit the
lodge at that place, when travelling
gavel was presented.
A guard rail fence is now being
erected along the hot-water pond Just
north of the city line at Four Mile
Run, on the lower road to Washing
ton. This fence has no connection
with the death trap" end of the
wide portion of the road, as it starts
a considerable distance to The north
OF that point, but is designed to pre-
going into the pond
John Spencer, 80. colored, was SEN
fenced to three months in jail and fineo
$3.50 and costs in Police Court TODAY
on a charge of transporting alleged
whisky. He was arrested early today
and police say he had IL gallons oi
liquor in his possession.
Five local women left today to at.
tend a State meeting of the Business
Draf
held in Petersburg. Va.
Russell Barker, aged 9, of ITO Wolfe
street. received a broken left leg wher
struck by an auto driven by Thomas
Peyton, l8, of Groveton, Va, at Wolfe
and Lee streets last ngiht, according
to a report made to police. The lac
was treated at the Alexandria Hospital
Peyton was brought to Police Court
/ this morning on charges OF operating
without a permit and colliding. The no.
permit charge was dismissed, and the
| colliding charge held over until the
Barker lad could appear in court. Pey-
| ton was released on his personal bend.
George L. Davis, 33, who was arrest
! ed yesterday on charge OF larceny oi
| an auto from the Temple Motor Co
| which he was loaned for purposes OF a
! demonstration, was released today wher
| it was stated that he ran out of gaSo.
| line on Johnsons Hill and the car re-
mained there all night and was towec
| to Arlington Court House by county
| officers yesterday morning. The cal
| has been returned to its owners Davis
! said he had no intent of stealing the
car.
Marshall Provo of Quantico has askec
police to look out for a movie camera
valued at $3.50, which he says was stoler
| from him at the Marine Barracks. i
has also been reported to police tha
| thieves broke into a box car on loca
siding and stole a box of surgical in
struments ard drugs consigned to thu
post quarter1naster at Quantico M