The Washington herald., 1908-01-04
GlObe-trotter MOsse Arrives
from Richmond.
WILL INCORPORATE TOWNS
Del Ray and st. Elmo to be Com
bined Under the Name of Potomac.
Home Fire Insurance Company to
Discontinue BusineSs-Other Hap
penings in the City.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

lBeil Telephone So
SO King Street
Alexandria, Va, Jan. 3.-Henri Mossa,
the famous French giobe-trotter, arrived
in this city al $40 o'clock this afternoon
from Richmond Va. He obtained the
services of George Heon a Greek, and
Immediately went to police headquarters.
where he had his book signed By Chief
OF Police Charles T. Goods He after
ward went to lunch room Mossa re-
manned here over night. and will to-mor-
row 60 TO Washington, and from thence
he Will go to Boston, and afterward to
Canada, and after making circuit. he
says he will return TO New York. from
which city he will embark for France
Mossa was attired in navy blue
sweater and pair OF heavy white duck
trousers. lie has his book containing
credentials from many notables through
out the world on on his back in a case,
and he also carries a leather knapsack
containing a change of clothing. together
with a raincoat Moses walk down
King street attracted considerable atten-
ton.
Mosse says that were il not for the
Greeks he has met since his arrival in
this county he would not get along.
The traveller relates many interesting
stories concerning his travels. He says
that he was thrown IN Jail al Odessa,
Russia, November S, 1904. and held a pris-
oner, he being taken for a japanese spy.
Morse is thirty years of age, and APP
pears TO be little the worse from his long
journey,
At a meeting of the Citizens Improve
ment Association of jefferson district.
Alexandria County, held tonight at the
Del Ray schoolhouse. that county. it
was decided TO have Del Ray and St
Elmo Incorporated under the name Of
Potomac. and the charter for incorpora-
ting viii he at once placed in the hands
of State Delegate James r. eaton, of
this city, and State Senator r. Ewen
Thornton, Of this district, and they will
be asked TO use their united efforts to
have the matter passed at this session OF
the legislature.
According 10 the provisions Of the char
ter, the officers Of the new town will be:
J. Z. Supplee. mayor; G. ". Zachery,
clerk; Richard H. Roberts. sergeant:
Walter T. Varney. treasurer. Those
named as c0uncllmen are " T. Emerson.
W. f. Bidwen Il. r. Powell. Charles a
Campbell, J. Y. Barrett J. A. Carpenter.
The above-named officers will. IT is
stated, serve until the second Tuesday
in June. at which time their successors
will be elected. The officers OF the new
town will be indicted into office in Sep
tember
Al meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Alexandra Home Fire Insurance Com
pany. held this evening in the rooms Of
the chamber of commerce, a resolution
was passed instructing the secretary 10
writing new business, and ne
was also authorized to take steps having
for its object the legal dissolution Of the
company
J. Harry McIntosh's funeral took place
at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon at Wheat
Icys undertaking establishment Rev. z.
P. Phillips. rector Of St PauTs Protestant
Episcopal Church, offlciated. The burial
was in Bethel Cemetery. The pail
bearers were John Phillips. Bushrod Phil
lips, Frank Latham, and Richard La
than, jr.
The recently elected officers Of the
Christian Endeavor Society OF the Metro
dist Protestant Church were duly in
stalled at that church this evening. \
business meeting was also held. which
was followed by a social.
The schooner Martha Davis. owned by
A. GTeenstein. was libeled to-day by At
torney Howard ". Smith for Z. S. Wiley
for alleged debt. The vessel is now al
Driefus d Co.'S wharf.
Elizabeth Churchman has purchased |
from c. z. Churchma1 a house and lot |
on the east side of Royal street between
Wolfe and Wilkes streets.
In the corporation court to-day. r. II |
Cox, city sergeant, qualified as admins /
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