Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
D. c. AND ARLINGTON.
HEADS PLEDGE AID.
Mutual Cooperation Prom
iSed at Luncheon of
Officials.
~ stan Correspondent of The Star.

~ stan Correspondent OF The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, November 10
FULLEST cooperation between the OFF,
cials Of the District of Columbia gov
eminent and the newly elected Arlington
County board was promised at get
together luncheon held yesterday under
auspices of the Arlington County XII
wants Club.
Yesterdays meeting, which was the
FIRST move on the part Of the local serV-
ice club to insure a unity of effort be-
tween Arlington County and all ada
cent jurisdictions. was one Of the few
times on record when such gathering
of officials of Washington and Arlington
County has been accomplished.
The only address was made by George
w. Offutt, president of the washington
Board CT Trade.
Destinies Are Linked.
Ofutt declared that the District OF
Columbia and Arlington County have
destinies that are inevitably linked and
that the progress of one is certain 10
be reflected in the progress OF the otner'
He voiced heartiest approval OF ire
result CT the recent election OF members
selection Of three men whose homes ave
in Arlington County and business IN
terests in the District of Columbia Is a
further Indication of the increased COCO
will between the two communities:
THE first of the year." he declared
"opens the most monumental approach
to Virginia that the State has ever
known. I refer to the Arlington
Memorial Bridge. The washington
Board of Trade is conducting cam
paign to get people to come TO WASH
ington during 1881 and to make Ilelr
homes there Most of them, because
of the unusual advantages offered by
the county and the new approach, VIII
probably take up their res ence over
here" ,,.
He predicted unusual development
under the new county board ana con-
graduated the people upon the election
of Lawrence Douglas as commonWealtnS
attorney. declaring that the latter Will
undoubtedly fit into the new plans OF
government.
Commissioners Introduced.
The meeting was presided over by
Amos c. Crounse, president OF the
Arlington County KiWanis Club. John
webster. chairman of the committee
chat arranged the affair, introduced DR..
Luther Reichelderfer and Maj Gen.
Herbert d. Crosby, District Of Columbia
Commissioners, and Mai. Donald A.
Dawson, District of Columbia Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, and Brig. Gen.
Pelham D. Glassford District of Column
bia police head.
Arlington County and State officials
in attendance we're introduced by Dele
gate Hugh Reid. These included Rep
resentative Howard W. Smith, State
Senator -elect John w. Rust, Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Magruder, Harry A. Fellows,
Fred A. Gosnell, John G. Gall and
Lyman M. Kelly, members-elect of the
county board; Harry X. Green. com.
missioner of revenue; Sheriff Howard
b. Fields and Commonwealth Attorney
elect Lawrence w. Douglas.
Among other guests present were
Mayor L. p. Daniel of Falls Church;
Thomas w. Phillips, president of the
Arlington Rotary Club Albert H.
Cohen, president of the Arlington
County Monarch Club; Allen j. Sa-
vile of Richmond, who was consult
ing engineer for the. county in the
recent coming program, and Harry Pitts,
District of Columbia amateur golf
champion.
entertainment was furnished by
Fred East and Bill Raymond, radio
entertainers and members OF the Wash
1ngton Kiwanis Club, and Frank w.
Young, radio announcer and pianist.
Members of the Committee on Ar
YangementS consisted Of John Webster,
chairman; Henry j. Klinge, Frank
voolfolk and Stephen E. Childs.