Evening star., 1901-08-07
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
DISTRICT ORGANIZATION CHARTER
ED BY JUDGE NORTON.
Association of Spanish War Veterans
Mayor Compliments hoard of
Heaith-t:enerul Items.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 1ul King St.
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ALEXANDRIA,, Va, August T. 1901.
In vacation this morning Judge j. h NJ
Norton of the corporation court granted a
charter 10 the Spanish War Veterans Hall
Association of the District OF Columbia.
The object of the association is declared to
be ito encourage. promote and maintain
the social welfare of all honorably dis
charged soldiers. sailors and marines who
were In the service of the United States
during the war with Spain and incident
war In the Philippines and who, by their
actions and department, are considered re-
spected citizens" The purpose is further
to acquire, hold. own and dispose of real
estate In the District OF Columbia by
grant, purchase. etc. and to improve the
same by the erection of buildings. The
chief business of the company Is to lease,
suitcase otherwise acquire hall or
property suitable to be used for the pur-
poses, as indicated above, OF the veterans
association.
The principal office Is To be located In
this city. and the following are the officers,
all OF Washington: Daniel V. Chisholm,
president; George W. Byron, vice presi
dent; Herbert V. Meyers, secretary: Virgil
u. Williams, treasurer; L. c. Dyer attor-
ney, and Charles O. Paxton, auditor. The
directors are William S. Hodges, ]. Ligon
King and A Van Reuth tr.
Police Court Proceedings.
In the police court this morning William
Saunders, colored was before Mayor simp-
son on the charge of assaulting Eleanor
Tyler, also colored, with a knife. Eleanor
appeared as the complainant, and stated
that the prisoner had entered her house
and stabbed her with a small knife after
picking quarrel. The blade made only a
small flesh wound. Saunders was assessed
$40
t, Of
Robert Casey, Walter Kennedy. j. H. Rus
sell, Frank Williams and Thomas MCGUIRE.
were lined up in the dock on the charge Of
vagrancy. Their arrest was the result OF
orders recently given the police to break
up the congregation OF hobos about the
city. They We're gathered in by Officers
Keith, Davis. Griffin and Travers. The
mayor committed them for twenty days.
Another lot, including Charles Wilson, A.
J. Fensterer, James Townsend William o.
Foster. Charles Gresson and Daniel Nc
Neal were held until further orders, to
subsist on a diet Of bread and water.
Work of Board of Health.
Referring to the Improvement Of the SAN
itary conditions Of the city, Mayor Simpson
this morning alluded in complimentary
terms to the energy displayed by the MEM
bers of the board of health i'm carefully in
vestigating and reporting unhealthy condi-
tons about the city. The mayor has
given orders whereby any member Of the
board may at convenient hours secure the
services of policeman to investigate al
leys, cutters and premises about resi-
dences. Places are being investigated every
day and the reports are promptly acted
upon. On the new board there are three
or four newspaper men and their enter
prise has become conspicuous
New Enterprise Launched.
A valuable piece of property on the
southwest corner of Pitt and Wilkes streets
has just been purchased from the c. G.
Smoot & Sons Company by party of local
business men for the purpose of erecting
and operating thereon hosiery factory.
Work on the buildings will be commenced
in the near future. Among those who Will
manage the affairs of the new enterprise
are Messrs William SchwarZman, who viii
be president; Arthur Schwarzman, vice
president; John Schwarzman, treasurer,
and Samuel Stokeley, secretary and general
superintendent. Mr.. w. L. Iost of Penn
sylvania, who will be foreman. will arrive
tomorrow to assist in the preparations for
the erection of the plant. The success OF
the movement up to the present has been
due largely to the efforts of Mr.. r. f.
Knight, one of the local business men in
tereSted.
Memorial for Father McCarty.
A handsome granite monument has been
purchased by the congregation Of ST.
Mary's Catholic Church TO be placed over
the grave OF the late Rev. Father +. X
McCarty, formerly assistant pastor Of St
Mary's Church. The monument has reach
ed this city and is being prepared to be set
in position. 1t is expected that the work
will be completed next week. when the me-
mortal will be placed over the grave of the
priest in' st. Mary's cemetery.
General Matters.
Mr.. l.. I. Haney, who has been civil en-
gineer for Alexandria county for the past
two years, will at the next meeting Of the
board of supervisors tender his resignation.
to take effect at once Mr.. Haney will
leave next week for Vintondale, Pa, where
he has accepted position IS chief mining
and civil engineer for the Lackawanna Coal
and Iron Company of that place.
The board of fire wardens has elected Mr..
NJ. L. Risheill president. At the next meet
ing the organization will be completed with
the election of a secretary.
Among those who have recently gone
from this city to the Sweet Chalybeate
Springs, Va, are Mr.. NJ b. Harlow and
family, Mrs H. K. Field, Mrs. A. A. War
field, Mrs. b. Wheauey and Mrs. B. Wheat
ley. jr.
Mr.. John NJ. Johnson is being spoken Of
as a possible candidate for the state legis-
lature. Many names have been mentioned
in this connection.