The Washington herald., 1908-08-24
NBWSCF CFALEXANDRIA
George Washington Park to
Be Dedicated.
HOUSES Will BE DECORATED
Alexandria to lave Holiday and
Parade in Homo of 6eremOny At
the summit of shooters Hill, if
Plans In Hands Of A. }. Wedder-
burn and others HateriaIi=e.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
Ben TieTl1ue Hsr

I
80 KrE street
Alexandra. Va. Aug. 23-George Wash
iHg,on Park, west Of JEis riry. on what is
known as the shooters Hi property. vii
be formally dedicated next October. The
movement is f0stered by - : wedder-
burn. secretary Of the parI association.
and father of the enterprise.
II the plans are carried oJt the affair
viii include a monster parade. There
SiiI be speecL-ra king. and a general 58I-
ilfcation- In su probability the latter
event viii take place On the ste OF the
proposed park.
An invitation viii be extended 10 sSrate
and government troops Efforts vii also
be made TO secure music from various
places and citizens viii De asked 20 dec
orate their residences and business
houses. Il VIII be Q rival for the sesu1i-
centennial which was celebrated IN This
city several years ago The site fd- the
park consists OF nineteen acres On to0
OF the hill The monument VIII be a tail
granite shaft with q substantial base and
viii depict Washington as a Mason. fre-
man. farmer. and soldier The movement
IS iu the hands Of NIr. A J. Wedderbur1
who was instrumental fn acquiring tie
property and aIlottinS the greater por-
tion OF il 10 purchasers The gOverumeu
VIII in all probability be asked 10 con
tribute 70 the fund.
A movement IS also on foot among SeV-
eraI Of the lot owners 10 establish a
children's playground. and the ceIe5ra-
ton may include Tag Day." similar
10 that held in Washington last June
At an early hour Saturday morning.
Bernard McGilvery. twenty-three years
old. who lives at 206 Wolfe street arose
in his sleep and walked out Of the third
story window Of his room at hotel at
Colonial Beach He was picked I'D by
attaches OF the hotel and taken back TO
his room. where he received medical at
tenti0n. McGlvery feII a distance Of fully
forty-fve feet. and was not seriously in
jured.
There is considerable speculation in
this district as 10 who viii get the poIiti-
cal plUms in the event Taft is elected.
Joseph L Crupper is slated for collector
Of internal revenue, and il is said that
the present incumbent, Lewis P. sum
mers. whose Offices are located at Abing-
don. Va. wfI1 be pushed forward Tor dis
A
VII in all probability be placed in noni-
nation for Congress al the district Cor
gressional meeting. which VIII be held
here August 81
r. T. Quinn. J. d NormoyIe. Zora Hi.
and William Desmond depart tomorrow
for Portsmouth. Va. 10 attend the annual
meeting Of the state convention Of the
Ancient Order Of Hibernians. Wednesday
and Thursday They will represent Alex
andria Division, No L II is expected
that other members Of the order viii
accompany them The ladies' State con
vention viii also convene in that city at
the same time. and delegates from their
division Of this city viii attend
The cheer Of faith was the subject
Of a sermon delivered this morning by
Rev G I Humphries pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant Church. At the
evening service his subject was The iiv-
ing stone At the First Baptist Church.
Rev ". F. Watson. pastor. preached at
the morning service. taking for his sub
ject Lessons from the TRANSPORTATION -
His subject at the evening service was
"Leveling forces Of the world The
services at Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church were conducted by Rev Berry
man Green. Of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary Rev L. r Combs conducted
the services at s.. PaUls Protestant Epis-
copal Church At the Second Presby-
/ terian Church the services were conducted
by Rev W McWhite- No services were
held at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Resident clergy filed the pulpits
al the other churches
The injunction suit fled by James z.
Clements. superintendent Of the Alexsn-
dria County schools. against the school
board Of Arlington district and John P
Morris and II. SChuring. contractors 70
restrain them from building the proposed
schOOlhOUse on Fort AIyer Heights. Alex
andria County. is slated 20 be heard to
morrow morning at % o'clock, before