Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEW PLAN FOR SUPPLYING
NEEDS OF THE POOR.
Ladies Of the Cooperative Charities Re-
ceive Reports-General and
Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
101 King Street,

Evening Star Bureau,
701 King Street,
Bell Telephone LOG.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December IL, 1903.
The new arrangement for supplying the
needs of the outdoor poor during the winter
| months, suggested by Mayor Simpson and
authorized by the city council at its last
meeting, went into effect this morning,
when the ladies of the Cooperative Chart
| ties Association met in the mayors office
| to consider reports of cases requiring as
| sistance. At the recent meeting of council
| the office of overseer of outdoor poor, which
| had salary of S25 a month during the win
ter period, was abolished and the duties
which had attached to that position were
transferred to the hands of the Charities As
ISOLATION. At the same time the sum OF
$1,000 was appropriated for the year for the
work of the society in supplying the wants
of the INDECENT. In addition to this II is
hoped by the members of the association
that the private contributions winch nave
been made heretofore for their use Will De
continued. The new plan 1t is believed Will
be a considerable improvement on the ola
system. Some reduction in the expense 10
the city is expected while it is said that
under the present plan many needy ana de-
serving people in class heretofore unas-
sisted will be reached and supplied by the
ladies of the association. Miss Virginia
Burke is president of the society and has a
large number of assistants Until a regu-
lar room can be fitted up in the Market
House building with the entrance from the
Fairfax street side. the morning meetings
of the ladies will be held in the mayors
Office.
Fined $25 for Assault.
The case of William Trigger, charged
with assaulting and cutting Charles NOW
land with a knife, which was continued
several days ago, was called before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning.
Rowland appeared with a bad cut on th7
side of his face, which he testified had oeen
inflicted by the defendant. other Witnesses
to the cutting were examined. and Trigger
in his own defense, stated that he had bean
rudely grasped by Rowland, whom he sus-
pected of the intention to do him some
harm. He admitted having used his kni1e
on Nowland's face, and the mayor imposed
a fine of $50.
General Matters.
The following officers have been elected
by Fitzgerald Council knights OF Column
bus: c. T. Hellmuth, grand knight William
Whitcomb. deputy grand knight; W. j. NC
Farland, chancellor; F. T. Quinn, recorder;
R. L. Carne financial secretary; S. A.
Breen, treasurer; W. F. Carne, senior lee
turer; j. T. Sweeney, advocate; 7. l.. Dow
ney. warden; J. E. Bremen. inside guard;
E. A. German, trustee; c. L. Hellmuth and
E. A. German, delegates to the state coun-
ell; William Whitcomb and E. j. McFar-
land, alternates.
Judge Charles E. Nicol, in the circuit
court yesterday. overruled the demurrer in
the case Of L. p Haslup and s. T. Beacham
against the Alexandria Insurance Company.
and the defendants We're given thirty days
in which to file exceptions In the case of
j. NJ Johnson, ad1ninstra tor of w. H. Nc
Weigh against J. H. McVeigh decree was
entered for the sale of certain property in
volved
A devotional meeting of the Epworth
League NJ e. Church South will be held
this evening at O'Clock in the lecture room
of the church. Prayer will be the subject
of the evening.
Mrs. Sherwood, wife Of Policeman Joshua
Sherwood. is critically i'll with pneumonia
at the family home in North Pitt street.