The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Post +, Travelling Mems As
ISOLATION, Elects.
WILLIAM POSEY IS IN JAIL
EmDIOye of Grocery Firm Accused of
Stealing s15s-Denies the CharEe.
Cashier of Round Hin Bank seeks
FOrger of Rev. MFR. RegeEter,s Name
to cheek-ReceptiOn to Pastor.
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lBe Telephone Co.
so King Street.
Alexandra, Va, April ia largely at
tended meeting of Post F. Travellers
Protective Association, was held to-night
in the rooms OF the chamber Of com-
merce. at which the following officers
we're elected: J. Y. Williams. president;
II. K. Field, vice president; r. NJ. Gra-
ham, secretary and treasurer. c. c. Car
lin, counsel
| The following are the directors. c. c.
Leadbeater, r. S. Jones, F. T. King, G.
D. Hopkins, J. 3. Robinson, and J. NJ.
Willis
Chairmen Of committees named were
as follows; A. d. Brockett. railroad: J.
II. Trimyer. legislative; O. II. Kirk.
press; Raymond Hulhsh. hotels; ". A.
smoot, jr., employment; DR.. s. 3. Moore,
post surgeon and physician; Rev. j. r.
Sewer. chaplain
Those selected as delegates to the State
convention, which conYenes at Roanoke.
Va, May 22-23, next were Alfred Thom-
son, j. w. May, R. r. Miller, H. L. Reed.
o. II. Kirk. W. g. Rogers. J. T. John
son, ". y. Ballenger W. n Lindsey,
Herbert Wood, Raymond Hulhsh, J. T.
Darling, j. II. Trimyer, NJ. L. Price, A
d. BrOckett, chairman OF the railroad
committee; J. Y. Williams, member Of
the State board. and R. NJ. Graham.
William Posey. a trusted empIoye Of the
firm of Charles King & sons. wholesale
grocers. IS locked up at police headquar-
ters on suspicion of the larceny of sl5S
from that firm. Posey was employed by
the firm as a collector. The arrest was /
made on a warrant sworn out by Chief i
OF Police Goods. Posey denies the charge. /
It Is said that Posey claims he lost a /
pocketbook containing the money. His /
story was examined into by Chief Goods /
and the latter. it is said, ascertained that /
Posey was drinking last night. and it is /
said he told a friend who walked home /
with him that il would be the last time I
he would walk with him. II Is also al 1
legged that Posey went TO Washington a /
few nights ago and blew in" $50 Posey /
has been employed By the firm several /
years past, starting in as a driver. He 4
will be given hearing in the police court 1
Monday morning.
Z. F. JAMES. cashier OF the national |
bank al Round Hill Va reported 10 the /
police this afternoon that man who /
claimed to be J. ". Bledsoe jr. of Alex /
andria, Va. few days ago succeeded in
passing a forged check for S25 on his bank. /
drawn on the Citizens National Bank. Of 4
this city with a signature purporting to /
be that Of Rev. E. Y. REGISTER. presiding I
elder OF the Washington district of tie 4
Methodist Episcopal Church SOUTH. Mr.. /
James showed Chief Goods the check and
the signature proved 10 be a poor imita- 4
ton, and the name of Rev Mr.. REGISTER ]
was Incorrectly spelled.
Rev. l. HUMPHREYS pastor Of the Meth I
odist Protestant church. viii be rendered /
a reception in that church at S o'clock
tomorrow night by the members Of I
that church, as token Of their apprecia-
ion in having him reappointed pastor of 1
the church by the conference which re-
Gently met at Snow Hin Nd
Special faster services viii be held az
: o'clock tomorrow night at the church.
under the auspices of the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor Society of that
church. 4 solo viii be sung by Miss
Anna Nierkorn.
l.
emy viii hold q business meeting at that
school az 4 oclock Monday afternoon for
enrolment in St Mary's alumnae. and
also for the purpose of completing plans
Tor the first annual reunion, which viii
be held October i. All former graduates
Of the academy are invited TO be present
Miss Emma Stratford. a niece of Mrs
Robert Crimes OF S22 King street, is con-
fined to her home suffering from injuries
sustained by falling from an electric
train on the Washington. Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Electric Railway, at
g:45 o'clock last night at the intersection
of King and Royal streets. It IS claimed
that when Miss Stratford attempted 10 /
alight the car started and she was thrown
and BADLY bruised about the head and \
hands
Mrs. Lucy c. Wrights funeral took
place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from
her home. 1115 Duke street Rev c. /
pastor of the Methodist Prot
estant church. conducted the services, /
and the interment was in Bethel Gem
etery. The p8llbearers were Spencer
Forrest. Robert Alcock, Zedd Kidwen
Albert Nails, James Wigfeld, and James
Bryant
The funeral Of Mrs Polly Murphy. who
died Thursday night last took place at
10 o'clock this morning from her home
in Alexandria County north of this city.
Rev. Charles D. Bulia. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, con-
Quoted the funeral services, and the burial
was in Bethel Cemetery.
John S. Dunn. a former resident of this
city died in Baltimore yesterday Mr..
Dunn was a son of the late Edward Dunn,
Of this city. His funeral will take place
Monday next. and the interment will be
In Baltimore.
The remains Of Mrs. Virginia Briggs.
who died in New York Thursday last,
we're brought here to-day and inferred in
Union Cemetery
A telephone message was received this
evening by the police department from
+. B. Granny. of Charlottesville. Va.
now in Washington, asking the local au-
thortties to assist him in locating his
son, about thirteen years old, who ran
away from his home this morning in
company with another youth about /
twelve years of age
Rev. Carlton d. Harris. of Baltimore.
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock will
deliver an address before a mems meet t
ng which viii be held in the Young Peo- {
De's Building of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. He will take for his sub /
ject, The besetting sins OF men," A