Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
ARLINGTON CITIZENS.
lin MEMBER DRIVE.
Civic Federation Also Hears
Plans for School Fund
Campaign.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON. Va, April 19.-Seed
for a county-organized citizenship drive
was sewn by officers and members of the
Arlington County Civic Federation, last
night at meeting of the Clarendon
Citizens Association held in the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce here
President C. w. Hull of the Fedora
ton, former President r. E. Plymale,
Harry A. Fellows, chairman of the eX-
ecutive committee, and Hugh McGrath,
first vice president, explained tentative
plans that have been made to spur Mr..
Average Citizen" to take an interest in
the affairs of his particular community
and the county in general.
Being Transformed.
With the county fast being trans
formed from rural community to a
oensely populated city, the speakers de-
clared the time is ripe for the citizens
70 awaken to their civic responsibility.
Inc proposed drive contemplates a
united effort to increase the member
snip OF the various citizens associations
and aftiliation with the Federation as
well.
Others who talked along this line in
cIuded Mrs. Florence E. Cannon, presi-
cent OF the Arlington Citizens AsSocia-
ton; Walter U. Varney, president Of
the Arlington-FairfaX Volunteer Fire
mems Association. Grover E. Payne,
president of the Arlington District Coun-
Gil OF Citizens Associations; F. E. Mann,
chairman of the Federation'S county
revenues and expenditures committee,
and 2. Wade Ball, county treasurer.
arthur Orr, chairman of the citizens
group, which is directing the campaign
for the proposed bond issue of 500 900
SCHOOL dnVnlnrNTl1nF1+ 1oi, "a
status of this project to date He told
OF a meeting of the executive commit
tee held earlier in the evening, at which
II was planned to organize groups in
each OF the many localities of the
county to circulate petitions calling for
a special bond election.
The petitions, according to Mr.. Orr
are now being prepared and will be
ready Tor circulation in the next few
Gays. 1t is hoped, he said, to present
the petitions to the court not later than
next Saturday The law provides that
the petition must contain not less than
800 signatures. The campaign commit
tee has set goal of 1000 signatures,
Mr.. Orr declared adding that he hoped
the spirit OF rivalry among the workers
would bring about that result.
Voters to Be Circularized.
SICuIdIS, giving Iull particulars as
to the present school conditions and of
the plans for the proposed school addi-
lions will be placed in the hands of the
voters in ample time to allow for study
before election day, which under the
law must be 80 days after its authorize
ton.
Acting on request of Mr. Orr that the
association take steps to have the petit
lions circulated in Clarendon, the meet
ing adopted a motion which instructs
the executive committee to take care
of this feature Of the proposal and
otherwise to cooperate with the cam
paign group.
To the surprise of many of the men,
berS and guests County Treasurer Ball,
announced that no commissions are
paid out of school bond funds and that
all of the money derived out of the
proposed issue will so into the school
buildings.
A committee consisting Of L. G. Nc
Nemar, Walter u. Varney and A. j
Porter was named to carry out sugges-
ton in letter from Representative r
Walton Moore. relative to the proposed
Federal Post ONCE Building for Airing
ton County. Mr.. Moore suggested that
representatives of influential organiza-
tons and other citizens who may not
belong to any organization, but who
nevertheless can present the matter
strongly and impressively, call on
Thomas F. Fitch, assistant superintend-
ent of the division of Post Office Ser
vice." who is considering the matter.