Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFA AIRS
Plan to Advertise City With
Big Electric Sign.
TO BE PUT ON RIVER BANK
Christmas Aeroplane Company
Leases Old B. & o. Freight Depot
for Airship Factory.
DeciaI Corr.s,.oudencc Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. october IL, 1910
The chamber of commerce is going
to advertise the city with big cleo
tricaI sign. which will he placed at a
conspicuous point on the river front
The sign will be forty feet long and
ten feet wide. This action was decided
upon at a meeting of the chamber last
evening Arrangements will be made
in the near future for similar sign
near the new union railway station.
Ii is understood that the Christmas
Aeroplane Company. recently chartered
for the manufacture OF airsnlpS' mas
leased the old Baltimore ana ONO one
freight depot on Union street, ana Will
in a short time, have ii htted up LOT
the manufacture of aeropianes.
The first business meeting OF the new
city council Will be held at o cloch 10
night. Committee appointments VIII De
announced in both boards. 1t Is expected
that considerable business of routine
nature will be taken up The new councii
was sworn in September 1 last 1t Is re
ported that the eligibility of certain MEM
bers of the council may be brought up
Mrs. Sarah Catherine OMeara, widow
of Iucian l.. OMeara, died today at the
home of her son, j. I. - Meara, 1ovo1s
Prince street after long illness. She
leaves the following children: c. w.
O'Meara. j. T. OMeara and Mrs Harry
HAYNES and Mrs. Arthur Mitchell. Inc
arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been made.
Funeral of William Duncan.
was killed Saturday night at the Potomac
railroad yards by being struck by a
freight train, took place. this afternoon
from his home in Del Ray, Alexandra
county. The services were conducted by
Rev. Dr. 8. A. Wallis of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary, and burial was in
Bethel cemetery. The floral offerings were
handsome and numerous. The pallbearers
were Capt. Crandal Mackey, A u.
Crockett. Joseph L. Crupper, w. l..
Gary, Curtis Graham and Joseph Walker.
The funeral of DIR. Harry 7. Butts. vino
died in Washington last Saturday, look
place at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon from
the residence of his sister. Mrs. James A.
Stoutenburg, 40 North Columbus street
Rev Edgar Carpenter. rector OF Grace
p. T.. Church, conducted the services.
Burial was i'm Bethel cemetery. Members
of Alva Aerie, Fraternal Order OF Eagles
of Washington. together with a delegation
of local members of the order, ATTENDED
the funeral
In the circuit court for this city. in the
chancery suit of John Jensen against Au
gustus Dean and D. A. Raglan, VINO coi-
duet a dredging and pi1e-driving business,
J. Randall Cation and l.. f. Harlow were
appointed receivers for the concern and
directed TO take charge OF the aiairs OF
the company, pending further orders, 1ol
the court. the receivers gave poHu al
the sum of $1,000.
An effort on the part of two undermined
negroes at o'clock last night to enter a
rear window at the residence of r. Lee
Stuitz 40 South Pitt street. caused MISS
Nellie Ellis, sixteen years old. sister oil
Mrs Stutz, who was in the house alone
to scream. \ passerby mistook the cry
for an alarm of fire. In a few minutes the
entire fire department responded and the
negro had vanished
IneZ Brown, colored. was charged III
the police court this morning with steal
ing pair OF shoes belonging to William
Taylor, colored. The shoes, Taylor said.
were taken Sunday. colored girl testi-
fed that Inez got the shoes, and said she
had them on in court. Inez admitted the
theft, but said she was persuaded to steal
the shoes by the witness. \ fine of 81
was imposed.
Elks Plan to Open New Home.
A business meeting of Alexandria Lodge
OF Elks was held last night. at which
arrangements were completed for the
opening of the new home tomorrow
James b. Fitzgerald has been appointed
manager OF the home. Other routine
business also was disposed OF.
Alexandria Camp of Woodmen, at a
meeting last night. elected \. l. Jameson,
venerable councillor, vice G. o. Emerson.
resigned. The camp has just organized
degree team, which is now preparing
fer fall work
In the corporation court for this city
today a final decree for divorce on the
ground of desertion was granted in the
case of Jessie Cary Fillingame against
Daniel +. Filhngame.