Evening star., 1899-02-10
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Two Local Organizations Formed for Aiding
the Poor.
Report to Health Office of Additional
Smallpox Cascs-General
and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 727 King Street,
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ALEXANDRIA. Va, February TO- 1899.
A meeting of the leaders in charitable So
cieties was held at o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the Business Mems League
Hall, corner of King and Washington
streets. A permanent organization was
formed, to be known as THE Cooperative
Charities Association" A constitution and
bylaws drawn up by committee of which
Mrs. J. E. Alexander was chairman, were
adopted A preamble defined the object OF
the association along the broad lines of
united effort in relieving the suffering and
assisting the needy, the ground of which
was recently sketched in The Star. The
following officers were chosen: Miss Vir-
ginia Burke, president Miss Belle Hunter,
first vice president; Mrs George r. Hill.
second vice president; Miss Elmer Chanulee,
corresponding secretary; Miss Florence
Evans, recording secretary, and Mr.. NJ. b.
Harlow, treasurer. Weekly meetings Will
be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoons in
the Business Mems Hall.
Meeting of Relief Association.
The Alexandria Relief Association, which
did such good work in relieving the needs
of soldiers during the late war, has decided
to continue its organization for the pur-
pose of attending to the sick and needy
in this city. For the purpose of organiza-
tion a meeting was held at 10 o'clock to-
day in the Business Mems Hall. Represen-
tatives from the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union and the Young Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Joined with
the association in this movement. Miss
Katharine Stuart is president; Mrs. ]. E.
Alexander, vice president; Mrs. George A
Mushback, secretary, and Mrs. Thomas
Perry, treasurer.
Delegation to COngress.
10 =;
citizens left hera this morning for Wash
ington to appear before the House COM
mittee on interstate and foreign commerce
in behalf of the Memorial bridge. An ap-
preparation for thu commencement of this
structure across the Potomac will be asked
for. The committees visit is largely due to
the Efforts of Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow, city treas
Urer, who has been for a long time inter-
esting himself in ths matter.
Status of Smallpox.
few additional cases of smallpox were
reported yesterday evening. The house of
John Griffin, on the corner of Prince and
Pitt streets, has been quarantined; also the
residence of Mr.. George Pettey, on Fairfax
street between King and Cameron streets.
A nephew of Mr.. Pettey is i'll of the dis
ease. Two children in the family of Will
liam Fortune, colored, janitor of Hallowell
street, are reported to be also sick of
smallpox.
About fourteen premises have recently
been released from quarantine, and the flags
will shortly be taken from several others.
So far only one death from the disease has
occurred.
General Matters.
Miss Minnie Bendheim, daughter of Mr..
David Bendheim of this city, and Mr.. Mag
nus Bernard Shrier of Greenboro, n. c.,
will he married February % at Z o'clock
p. m, in Odd Fellows Hall, this city.
The river channel. which was kept open
yesterday, was SO blocked with ice this
morning that the Norfolk steamer expert
enced difficulty in reaching her wharf, and
still more in proceeding to Washington.
The ferry steamer was tied up this morn
ing and the Wakefield had not arrived
Preparations are being pushed for the
opening of a soup house for the benefit of
the poor on Henry street near Cameron.
Officers Spinxs and Wilkinson have secured
building and have received several con-
tributions. The Y. W. c. T. U. will assist
in this enterprise.
The Office of VIM. Shock, overseer for the
poor, will be moved from the market build
ing to the old county court house on Co
iumbus street.