Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-20
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
RESIDENTS MANIFEST INTER.
EST IN MILITARY ROAD.
rag Day Proceedings Occupy the At
tentlon of Young and Old.
General News.
'pecial Correspondence Of Tho Star.

special Correspondence Of Tho Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February 20 19no.
residents of this city and Alexandria,
county are deeply Interested in the army
appropriation bill which includes an ftcrl
or $4,000 for a roadway from the new
Highway bridge TO Arlington.
Tag. mister: tag. LADY,"
The foregoing has been the call of sew.
eral thousand school children all of TODAY
The indications are it will he continued
| until late Monday night The youngs-cr.
have succeeded in tagging nearly every
resident of the city. the wearers Of the
tags thereby indicating sympathy with the
Fairgrounds movement.
The committee in charge is very much
graufied with the results thus far at
taIned. and expects to realize large sum
Many of the merchants have tagged their
wagons and stores.
The distribution of the tags is under
| the auspices of the George Washington
Birthday Association.
Plans for Patriotic Service.
Arrangements have been completed for
| the special patriotic service to be held In
Christ p. E. Church Monday morning at
IL O'Clock under the auspices Of Mount
Vernon Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
-.
Tucker, bishop coadjutor of the southern
diocese of Virginia. will be the orator
Special music will be furnished by thet
Christ Church Chapter OF Praise.
No meeting of the Teachers Association
Of the seventh and eighth districts will
be held next month as was proposed
members of the city's school board decid-
ing it unwise to hold such meeting.
The authorities of Henrico county. Va.
have offered reward Of So for the ap-
nSi r,f ESy-l,o lob sod $o,-
horse stealing. Johnson escaped Wednes-
day last while being conveyed from this
city to Henrico by a deputy sheriff. He
leaped from train.
Funeral services. over the remains of
John Morissey were held at q O. clock this
morning in ST. Mary's Catholic Church
Rev. l.. r. Kelly assistant pastor. Off
ciated. Burial was in ST. Mary's Gene
terry.
The funeral Of Mrs Annie NJ. Church.
wife of Frank A. Church. took place at.
> O'Clock this afternoon from her late
home. 323 Commerce street. Rev G. L.
Humphreys, pastor OF the Methodist
Protestant Church, conducted tho,
services.
The funeral of Truman p. Hull. who
died Yesterday at his home. Aide. Lou
doun county. Va. will take place at 1880
O'Clock tomorrow morning from Trinity
Chapel, Arlington. Va Mr.. Hull was
SeNenty-flve years old
Brief Mention.
4 boys brigade has been formed among
the scholars attending the Sunday school
of the Second Presbyterian Church They
will hold meeting at Armory Hall Tues
day afternoon at O'clock. TIE boys
will be furnished with wooden guns
Several of the grand officers of the
Royal Arcanum will pay an official visit
to Alexandria Council, Royal Arcanum,
next Tuesday night.
deed OF conveyance was today placed
on record in the Office of the clerk or
the corporation court from Ross T Ell
liott to r. B. Robinson affecting lot
on Patrick street near Montgomery
street.
Arrangements have been made by
members of Oriental Court. knights OF
Pythias. for special services in Trinity
NJ. +. Church tomorrow evening in OBJ
servance of the forty-fifth anniversary %
the date of organization of the order.
Steel cases for the records have been
installed in the office of the clerk Of the
corporation court.
Charles c. Carlin. jr.. is i'll at his
parents home, 211 North Washington
street.