Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-16
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONERS
ORDERS VACCINATION.
Compulsory Decree Creates Con-
sternation Among School
Children.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. February Is. 1909 :
All children attending school. both
public and private. will have to be vac
cinated. This edict came this morning
to Health Officer E. A. German in the
shape of a letter from E. G. Williams.
state health commissioner. Richmond.
Va. and when it became known among
the school children it created consider
able CONSERVATION. This will mark the
first time in the history of the city that
there has been compulsory vaccination.
1t is said that the law is not a new one.
but simply has not been enforced
When seen by a reporter for The Star
this morning DR.. German said he ex-
pected to take the matter up at once
with Supt. X. Kemper and make ar
engagements for the necessary vaccina-
ton without further delay. This action.
1t is believed. will have a tendency to
reduce the number of contagious dis
| eases now existing among children in
| this city.
| DR.. German has not yet fully deter
mined what method will be adopted He
will probably make a personal eXamina-
ton of each child attending both public
and private schools to see that the law
| has been complied with. 1t is more than
probable that children whose parents are
INDECENT will be compelled to have the
vaccination done by the physician to the
poor or the health officer. 1t may be,
however that certificates from the ply
scians who vaccinate the children will be
accepted by the health officer if this will
prove satisfactory to the state authorities.
| This matter was discussed al a recent
meeting of the city council. 1t was sug-
gested by a physician and brought to the
attention of council through President
| Snowden. The matter was referred to a
TOD inof
was stated in the resolution offered that
for several winters past there have been
many cases of smallpox of mild form.
| not considered dangerous. and proper
vaccination would in all probability stamp
it out.
Tag Day February 20.
February % next will be tag day."
| Everybody will be asked to contribute
their mite toward securing for the chill
dren of Alexandria a suitable playground
at the George Washington Park west.of
this city. The foregoing was decided
upon last night at meeting of the
| George Washington Birthday Association,
held at the rooms of the chamber OF COM
merce The meeting was presided over
by President ]. Y. Williams.
Plans for the raising of funds are as
yet in their formative stage, although II
is proposed to hold meetings from time
to time to make future plans for securing
money for the enterprise Doubtless the
public school teachers of the city. to-
gether with the teachers of private
schools, will be asked to lend helping
hand to the enterprise, and also to see
that the children attending their respect
i've schools dispose of tags that day. Mer-
tchants, professional men and others Will
also be asked to assist in the enterprise
by contributing for large tags. which they
can place in their windows as was done
In Washington last June. The commit
tee in charge are very sangulne over the
prospects. and believe that a goodly sum
will be realized-in fact, a sufficient sum
to start the work and have the grounds
open this summer. committee of Off
GERS of the association was named to place
a wreath on the tomb Of Washington
February %.
It's First Annual Banquet.
The Young Mems Senate will give its
first annual banquet tonight at the Young
Peoples building Of the NJ E. Church
! South. The hall has been tastefully dec
GRATED for the occasion. and large num-
Der of the members of the order and their
lady friends are expected to be in attend
ance. An elaborate menu will be served
H. Noel Garner president OF the associa-
ton, will serve as POSTMASTER of the
evening. Toasts will be responded to as
follows: "Reminiscences" Rev. DR.. H. N.
Couden. chaplain of the House of Repre-
la pastor of the NJ. E. Church South;
absent Friends T. H. Clarke: Pros
pects." Lon. Duffey: Vanity Fair" H.
n. Garner!
sists of the following: Carl w. Shaffer,
chairman: H. n. Garner. j. G. Graham.
William H. Luckett. T. H. Clarke and c..
B. Starnell.
association: H. n. Garner. president: T.
H. Clarke. vice president: Josef Gold
smith, secretary; c. NJ. Schofeld. treas
urer: Rev. C. D. Bulla, chaplain: Harry
journal clerk: H. M. Dawson. sergeant
alarms: Roger Picken. assistant SER
geant-at-arms; e. Rinor. postmaster.
Base Ball Schedule.
The following base ball schedule has
been announced by the strong Episcopal
High School for the coming season:
March 2. Alexandria Athletic Club. at
home; March %, Technical High School,
Washington, at home; April Z, Central
High School. Washington, at home;
April I. Baltimore City College. Balti-
more, at home: April IA. Charlotte Hall
Military Academy. at home: April 90.
Georgetown Props. at home: April "a,
Eastern High School, Washington. at
home; May l. Woodbury. Forest School,
at Orange. Va; May s. Johns Hopkins
University. at home: May 10. Fishburne
, Military Academy. at home: May 10 Mas
sanutten Military Academy. at home:
May II. Jacob Tome Institute. at Port
, Deposit, Md: May IL, Shenandoah Mill
tary Academy. at home; May -. Wood
berry Forest School, at home; May 26,
Fredericksburg College. at home May 20,
Bethel Military Academy at home.
; The team this year will be in charge OF
Capt Carter. and Is regarded as being
very strong. Pendleton, one of the old
$ stars. has returned and will resume his
, work as shortstOp Capt. May will play
third and Grant will fill the box. Several
more games will. it is expected. be add
ed to the foregoing list
Four years In the state penitentiary
was the verdict given by jury yester-
day afternoon in the circuit court for
Alexandria county in the case of Leo
Thomas. colored. charged with larceny
from the person Of David Petit.
William Craig. colored. charged with
unbeconing conduct, was sentenced to
serve five days in jail. Matte johnson.
colored. charged with adultery. was sent
to Jail for fifteen days.
The case of N. r. Graham against the
school board of Arlington district. Alex
andria county. is being heard today. The
object of the suit is to recover $500 for
plans of a school building drawn by Mr.
Graham. alleged to be owing to him.
The case will probably be given to the
; jury late this afternoon.