Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
CLARENDON HOME
WINS GRAND PRIZE
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Lipscomb's
Premises Adiudged Best in
Identification Contest:
BY a star Correspondent Of The star.

6y stan correspondent OF The star.
CLARENDON, Va. June 27.-The
beautiflcation contest that has been
running for the past month under the
auspices Of the Arlington County BIZ
centennial Council came to q close
today with the announcement Of the
winners in all classes. The principal
award. that Of the disappearing com.
munity in the county, went to Lyon VIII
lage. The prize was q cup donated by
the Arlington County Dairy. Ashton
Heights received honorable mention.
The grand prize for the best appear
ing premises in the entire county went
to Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Lipscomb, 2O5
Clarendon avenue. Clarendon. A blue
spruce which was donated by q local
nursery was the prize. Second honors
were won by Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Eacho
$40 Marion avenue. Ashton Heights
and third, bv Mr.. and Mrs George A.
Lohr, 602 Washington avenue, Aurora
Hils.
Clarendon Business District Wins.
Clarendon was adjudked the best
appearing business section, winning q
banner.
East Falls Church Christian Science
Church won the prize Of $50 worth OF
evergreens, donated by Arlington Post
No. l3e, American Legion, for the best
appearing church premises. Honorable
mention was given the Clarendon Bap-
list Church.
woodrow Wilson School at Fort Myer
Heights won the prize in the public
school class, being awarded the Murphy
g. An1es prize, a bust of George Wash
ington.
Community prizes were awarded or
the basis Of THE best appearing home
premises. 2-The neatest and tidiest
home premises 3-The best appearing
block in each community. In some in
stances the judges ignored one OF
another of the headings. Awards are
Lyon Park, Misses Minnie and
Addie Hawkins, 307 South Spruce street
2. James A. Hardester, 235 South Oak
street.
Clarendon-1, Percival Measor, s
North Main street. 2, E. G. SpeAkman
100 veitch street; 3. First block North
Lacy street.
haywood Thrifton-l and 2, 3. c
Hise, $50 Church street.
Lyon village winners.
Lyon Village, 8. Groome Eareck.
son, ali Oak street; 2, George z. De.
Vaughn, 800 Key Boulevard; 3, Norton
street between Oak street and Ruckel
avenue.
Clarndon-1, John T. Lipscomb. 20:
Clarendon avenue: 2, A. l.. Payne,
Holly street; honorable mention, p v
Hilton, 24e Marion avenue. and Mrs
Mabel Potter Payne, 201 Hamilton
avenue.
Arlington, Mrs. w. H. Hunt
Shelly road and Snyder street; 2, j. H
Ballston-1, T. r. Gray, First stree
near Baltimore street; 2, A. s. Kaye, II
South Mckinley street.
Waverly HillS-2, Thomas Miller, 02(
Willet street; 8, North Veitch street be.
tween Miller and Willet streets.
Cherrydale-1, Charles Morrison, II
Monmouth avenue; 2, Give Palmer
Cedar and Fairfield streets.
Ashton Heights, r. L. Eacho, 54(
Marion avenue; 2, Robert Dye, 1913 Ash
on avenue; 3, Marion avenue from Hun.
ter to Langhorne streets.
Aurora Hills and Virginia Highlands
/, George A. Lohr, 500 Washington ave.
nue.; 2, James Moore, 106 jefferson aye.
avenue, tied: 3. Warren street between
Monroe and Tyler streets.
Selections In Bancroft.
Barcroft-1. Joseph T. Kirchner, I'll
Prescott street; 2, L. e. Foster, 00(
Brook street; honorable mention, Mrs
James HenesSy.
Fort Myer Heights, John Smith
deal, Wilson Boulevard; 2, Thomas E
Gilbert.
The contest was under the supervision
of the Identification contest committee
of which Walter r. Sunderman Is chair
man, Awards In the community con
tests were made by judges selected from
communities other than those in which
they lived.
The countrywide awards were mad
by the following group Of judges: A. c
Hanson and Thomas Jehers. landscap'
architects Of the once of Public Build
ings and Public Parks Of the Nationa
Capital, and DR.. L. G. Corbett, Franz
e. Milford and r. j. Haskell OF tn
Bureau Of Plant Industry Of the Unites
States Department of Agriculture.
It Is the plan Of the Arlington Count!
Bicentennial Council to conduct anothe
contest either this Fall or next Spring