Evening star., 1901-12-20
AFFAIRS iN-.ALEXANDRIA
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH.
Death of Edward Rammel - Various
Sunday schools Arranging for
Xmas Entertainments.
Evening Star Bureau.
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| Bell Telephone No. 106.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 20. 1901.
The regular monthly meeting OF the board
of health was held last night in the Office
of the commissioner of revenue. DR.. E. A.
| German presided. and the following MEM
bers of the board were present: NJ. T. Dwy
er, James F. Peyton. w. L. Hoy. j. T.
| Harrison. The board condemned two frame
| houses situated on the east side of Alfred
| street between Prince and Duke streets.
| The matter will now be placed In the hands
| Of the city engineer. The houses in ques-
| tion are very much dilapidated. and have
been the source OF much complaint.
| The secretary was directed to notify the
mayor to instruct the police to have resi-
dents clean their cutters and pavements Of
| ice.
| E. M. Birrell was elected member of the
| board from the southern district to fill the
| vacancy caused by the resignation of j.
Johnson Green. A general discussion then
| followed concerning the sanitary condition
| of the city, after which the board ad-
journed
| Death of Mr.. Edward Rammel.
| Edward Rammel. son of Mrs Augusta
| Rammel. died shortly before o'clock this
| morning at his residence. 112 North Royal
| street. The deceased was twenty-five years
| Of age, and unmarried. His mother and
| two brothers survive him. The funeral ar
| rangements have not yet been made. Mr..
| Rammel had been i'll about three weeks
! with d-pneumonia, and during the
| past week the physicians in attendance ex-
pressed Little hope for his recovery.
| Mr.. Rammel was part proprietor of the
| Hotel Rammel, on North Royal street, and
| was very popular and well known here
| The announcement of his death this morn
ing was surprise to his friends.
| Industrial Rally.
| A special industrial rally was held last
night in Roberts Chapel, colored, on South
| Washington street. Professor A W. Wha-
ley, recently elected vice principal of the
John Hay Industrial School, colored, delv-
| cred an interesting address, entitled In
dustrial Education, the Keynote to Solve
| the Negro Problem" A special musical
| program was also rendered. The enter
| tainment under the auspices Of the
" omen's Industrial Club. The proceeds will
| be used to help to liquidate the debt of
| the John Hay Industrial School.
New Club Opens.
The Ravensworth Club, recently organ
| lied here, opened it's club house on North
! Washington street for the first time last
night. The rooms are very comfortably fur
niShed and presents a nice appearance The
! club will give a general opening at a later
| date.
| Funeral of Mrs. AitchesOn.
! Thefuneral of the late Mrs. Jane Aitcheson,
| whose death occurred on Wednesday after
| noon last, took place at 3 o'clock this af-
ternoon from her late residence, 200 Duke
| street, and was attended by large num-
Der of relatives and friends Of the de-
| ceased. The funeral Services were conduct
| ed by the Rev. P. Phillips of St PauPs
Episcopal Church, and the fnterment was
| made In st. Paurs cemetery.
Xmas Entertainments.
| The Christmas entertainIhent of-St. Mary's
Catholic Sunday yscheal was held in Lyceum
| Hall this afternoon. An excellent program
| was rendered. A large number of scholars
and their parents We're present. At the con-
clusion of the exercises s the little ones re-
| ceived candy. "a : -
The Sunday school, Of the Methodist Epis-
copa1 Church South WIN hold its Christ
mas entertainment on Monday night De-
| cember 30. An excellent, program is being
prepared for the occasion. ana there viii
be readings by Professor Wiiloughby Reads
| OF the Theological, Seminary, and vocal Sc
| lections by Mr.. John Duffey of Washington.
| The primary department of. the school will
| hold its entertainment on the night of
! December 27. ,I~ a.
| General and Personal.
The Alexandria basket ball team will to-
| night line up against the team representing
| the Morton Cadets of Washington. The
game will be played in Armory Hall, on
| OoutH ItOy dl street. BOln teams are ABOUT
evenly matched, and a good game is antic-
| ipated.
| A tramp, giving his name as John Ander-
son, was arraigned in the police court this
morning on the charge of yagrancy He
was detained at the station house until
/ tomorrow morning when he will be
| sent out of the city. Anderson last evening
| approached Policeman Davis, who was in
| civilians clothes. and demanded money
He was then taken in custody. Anderson
| claims to hail from Cherry HILL Richmond
Miss Sarah Stuart will speak at Grace
| Episcopal Church at 4:15 o'clock this af-
| ternoon. She will take for her subject the
| connection of the Woman's Auxiliary and
| the general convention which met in San
| Francisco October last
| Mrs Fannie B. Belts ct al. have sold to
F. p Reid a house and lot on the south
| side of King street between Royal and
| Fairfax streets. and also a house on the
] and Prince streets