Evening star., 1903-07-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MEMBERS OF LODGE OF ELKS DE-
PART FOR BALTIMORE.
Progress Made on Railway Loop-Al-
legged Deserter Produces Discharge
General Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
701 King Street.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, July -. 1913.
A large number of the members of Alex
andria Lodge OF Elks. No. IaS. left this
morning on the 71U o'clock electric train
for Baltimore to attend the Elks' reunion IN
that city. All the members wore their
badges and they were accompanied py
quite number Of citizens. The ALEXANDRIA
Elks met the Washington brothers and the
lodges left Washington on a special train
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
$40 o'clock for Baltimore.
Work on Railway Loop.
The loop being constructed by the Wash
irgton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Elec-
trio Railway Company on the blocks bound
ed by King. Prince. Royal and Fairfax
streets is being rapidly pushed to COM
pletion. The vitrified brick roadway on
Prince street Is almost completed. Upon
the arrival of the iron work for the J..
which will be near Prince and Royal
streets the work will be completed in short
order. 1t Is expected that the last named
will arrive before the close of this week
The case of Frank Foster and Daniel
Grounds who We're arrested at Jackson
City Saturday night by Constable Elvin
Marcy ON the charge of gambling, VIII De
heard before Judge Love tomorrow morning
a. 10 O'Clock in the county court house.
Produces His Discharge.
The police received a communication from
the Navy Department asking for the arrest
of John Thomas Davis who was said to be
a dcserter from the Nevada, at Norfolk,
Va. Davis was taken into custody In this
city yesterday by officer Griffin, but In the
police court this morning his father pro
duced a discharge from the Nevada, Whlch
dated June -. 1903. while the procia-
nation declaring him deSerter was dated
July 3. Owing to this circumstance the
mayor directed that the Navy Department
should be communicated with. and pending
the arrival of this he released Davis on The
personal bonds of his father TO produce
him whenever wanted.
Jert Washington was In the police court
this morning charged with disorderly con-
duct. The mayor imposed fine of So
Mayor Will Veto.
The mayor stated this morning that tho
ordinance recently passed by council to 1e-
pair the roadway of Franklin street from
Washington to Alfred streets would be
vetoed, owing to the fact that no provision
had been made for any Improvement in the
sidewalk which is in very bad condition
at that point.
telegraph pole had been recently placed IN
his pavement leaving the pavement in quite
a bad shape. The mayor directed that 1t
should be remedied Immediately.
Matters of General Interest.
A meeting of the board Of health will be
held at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at 107
North Fairfax street, at which time the
newly elected members will qualify. 1t is
expected that considerable business con-
cerning the sanitary condition of the city
will come up for consideration.
BY the will of the late Mary Alice Bacon.
which was admitted to probate in the cor
poration court yesterday. the deceased
leaves her entire estate to her mother, Mary
trix, with the will annexed
Funeral services over the remains Of the
late George Calvert. jr., former Alexan-
drian. who died in Baltimore last Monday,
undertaking parlors of Messrs. William De-
maine & Son. The services We're conducted
by Rev. William j. Morton. rector of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church
Mr.. James w. King died at his residence,
at 523 South Lee street, this morning. Ar
rangements for the funeral Will be COM
pleted later
Charles Brown, one of the best-known
coored men in the city. who was stricken
with paralysis several days ago. died yes
teray at his home on South Pitt street.
The deceased was for many years janitor Of
the SnoWden colored public school for boys.
He also a member of the Columbia
fire engine company.
Misses Fannie Smith and Pearl Hoffman,
teachers in the public schools of this city,
who have for the past month been attend
ing the summer school at the University of
Tennessee. at Knoxville, Tenn, have re-
turned home.
The Alexandria Athletic Association will
with the nine representing the marines Of
Washington. The game will be played on
the old fair grounds. Both teams are about
evenly matched. and good game Is antici-