The Washington times., 1909-01-23
APPOINTS BOARDS
FOR HOME WEEK
Interest Is Increasing and
Plans Being Perfected for
Big Celebration.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. IAN. %

Interest en- "OId Home Coming Week
IS increasing. Nearly every day a new
committee as appointed. President vii
liam Is. SmoOt today announcing the
following as a board on transportation
and excursion rates. j. IT. Preston,
chairman; ". O.. LeHew, r. c. Joyce.
r. NJ. Colvin, r. NJ. Graham. c. II.
Hinkenss ~. NJ Reardou, c.. w. Wat
ties. s. u. Lindsey, r.. s. Barrett, Percy
Gift and a. ID. Brockett.
Dr. William A. Smith chief marshal
of the parade ON April so. has appointed
Capt r. n, Latham, chief marshal OF
the fire division.
In the corporation cOur-. Judge Louis
G. Barley presiding, today q decree was
entered i'm the case of u. Albert IenGer-
son US. Avery Henderson, and others re-
ferring case 20 II. Noel Garner, special
commissioner for report
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
have elected the following officers.
Mark Miller, president FLOYD Saunders.
vice president Mrs. r. F. Bolts, secre-
Larys John Watson, treasurer, Lizzie
Payne, pianist Bessie Elliott. assistant
pianist James L. Foster, cnorister.
DR.. Thomas s. Gibson. e. b. Taylor.
and G., j. Moore have been appointed
jail inspectors. These Gentlemen viii
. inspect the city jail ana viii make their
. report 10 Judge Barley at an early date.
Governor Swanson has appointed A.
/ d. 6rocketL. of this city, O. member Of
/ the board Of visitors 10 Mount Vernon
/ for one year, commencing april IL, 1903.
Henry Johnson. c0Iored. who lives
near BrOCkes Station, was picked up in
the stree this morning III and taken
( 10 inc bLdlOh mouse lie was later
placed I'm a cab and taken TO the
Alexandria Hospital
While attending "a moving picture
chow. IN King street between Royal and
Pitt streets yesterday afternoon Mrs.
-i- l.. BurgaTdln lost hand satChel
. containing $40. A little daughter of j.
Iiglow found the satClel in the LHeauer
and gave 1t TO her father VINO turned
T. over 10 the manager or the theater
Later Mrs. Burgardiu returned to the
tEeater and the lost article was re-
I turned to her
The Y. ~ s. L. basketball team last
/ evening defeated the P0tomaCs al the
/ Lyceum nall by 10 10 3. The T. NJ. $.
/ L. team wants games with teams av-
eragIug 100 pounds. Address James
/ Patterson 1910 Cameron street.
/ Mrs. s. Il. Poiutou, of Fairfax street,
who was seriously burned by the cZ-
pl0si0u of an alcohol lamp, is able TO
/ be out again.
A meeting for men viii be held at
/ the Young Peoples building, t0 South
/ Washington street. tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock. Carl O. Countryman
F wiz deliver an address on Throttle and
/ Rail" Dr. q. j.. OutCalt viii sing q
/ solo. An invitation Us extended to all
! railroad men TO be present.
The funeral of Mrs. Efhe Is. Blaaen
was held from Demaiue's undertaking
j rooms this morning The burial was IN
the Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
/ u c. Rodericb, who was recently held
+ for the action of the grand jury on the
. charge OF embeZzluE funds or the
. Alexandria Electric Company, was yes
. lerCay afternoon released on $500 BAIL
. w. NJ. Ellison. OF Washington, becoming
his bouoslnau-
The chamber of Commerce of this
CITY has appointed the following com
mILtee 20 IOokiugSlnto the matter OF the
|ue-0ueuiug of the ferry between Alex
audria and Washington, which mas been
. closed since the collision between the
ferrv steamer LacElWauul and the
Norfolk steamer The committee is COM
posed of a. d. Eruckett. Charles King
j. NJ. Willis, u. S. LeaU1eat6r O. ID.
Hopkins. IS. a. Smoot, jr.. and j. v
Williams.
on Monday next committee Of the
Richmond H0WItEcTs VIII arrive In this
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