Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Street Improvements to Come
Before City Council.
VIRGINIA WOMEN. TO MEET
Two-Day Session of Auxiliary at
Christ P. E. Church-Fire-
mems Bills Paid.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

SfNNA"i correspondence Oh he star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October o5, 1910
When the city council meets toniRh,
committees will make reports recon-
mending that certain work be done. The
street committee will make a number
OF recommendations for street improve
ments, its members having recently
made an inspection Of the city's streets.
The resolution carrying with it an APP
preparation Of $500 to treat with coal tar
the broken stone roadway being con-
structed on North Washington street to
the corporation line will doubtless be re-
ported favorably by this committee. The
matter came up at the last meeting, but
was referred .---
Considerable other business of rou-
tine nature will also come up at this
meeting. .-.- =.
Woman's Auxiliary to Meet.
The annual meeting of the. Virginia
branch Of the. Woman's Auxiliary will be
held at Christ P. e. Church November
2 and next. Each branch is entitled to
one delegate. .'
November an informal reception will
be held at o'clock in the evening at the
residence Of Mrs. Arthur S. Lloyd, and
November >, at $50 O'Clock, the branch
Of the Emmanuel Chapter, Theological
Seminary. has extended an invitation for
q reception.
The junior auxiliary will hold its annual
meeting November from 1915 until
1 30 O'CLOCK in the afternoon, and
quiet hour will be conducted at s
o'clock that evening by Bishop Arthur s.
Lloyd. November will be known as
Auxiliary day and among. those ex-
pected to make addresses are Bishop
Rowe, Bishop and Mrs. Kinsolving and
Bishop Brent.
Three Months in Workhouse.
Three months in the workhouse was the
sentence imposed in tho police court this
morning in the case of Emma Carter, col
ored, charged with stealing q tin box con-
tanning $16 together with valuable pa
pers, from the residence of John j." ".
Summers, 121 South Pitt street.
A negro witness named Hunter testi-
fed that Emma. after getting him to pro-
cure her some gin THURSDAY night. came
to his house. pryed open the box and alb
stracted some money, and left the box
with him. He subsequently notified the
police and turned the box over to them.
Norman Willis colored. who was yes
terday released from a term at the city
JAIL took away a fellow prisoners coat.
He claimed 1t was a mistake, and the
court fined him S. for making such mis-
takes.
J. W. Keli was last night elected a
member of the police force to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Po-
liceman Herbert c. knight. Two other
applicants presented themselves before
the board Of examination for the posi-
ton. They were Edward j. Harrison and
II. F. Burke. =
A business meeting Of Alexandria Lodge
Of Elks was held last night, at which
time several applications for membership
were received. Considera BILE other rou
tine business was also disposed of.
K. Of G. Business Meeting.
A business meeting Of Fitzgerald Coun-
Gil. knights Of Columbus, will be held
at o'clock tomorrow night at st. Mary's
Hall Considerable business will come
up for consideration at this meeting.
A bazaar which was opened last night
at Odd Fellows Hall, under the auspices
Of Oriental Lodge. knights OF Pythias,
was largely attended.
Announcement Is made that Bishop
Virginia, has decided to accept the posi-
ton OF president OF the reorganized do
mestic and foreign mission board. to
which position. he was elected last Thurs
day. He will give up his position as
bishop coadjutor when he assumes me
duties incident to his new position
The COMM, lee which has charge of the
firemen's convention held in this city the
latter part OF last August held a meeting
last night at the Columbia engine house
and ended up the affairs by paying all
bills.
The local board OF civil service ex-
auiners today held an examinat ton at
the city post Office for stenogra piers and
typewriters. There were seven males and
eleven females who took the examination.