Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
New City Council Is Expected
to Be Progressive.
PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Question of Raising Money a Vital
0ne-D. A. R. Chapter
Elects Officers.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

special Correspondence OF ne Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May IL 1910
What will the new city council just
elected do when the members are in
Quoted into office next fall following the
general election? This question is now
| being asked by many residents. and
their work will doubtless be watched
with no little amount of interest. mas
much as il is said the majority of those
chosen in the recent primary favor pro-
gressiveness in its broadest sense. Eve
new members will take seats in council
and one new member in the board of
aldermen.
The personnel Of these committees Will.
therefore, be considerably changed. 1t is
reported that the new memoirs Will
strongly favor street improvements as
well as other city Improvements. Prob
ably the most serious proposition that
will confront the members will be the
| raising of funus for this work. It Is
Understood however, that plans will be
made whereby the work of improving the
clty's streets Will be done Announce
ment Of the plans is awaited with an
| terest. as Is also the WORK that Will be
accomplished by the new council.
d. A. r. Elects Officers.
Mount Vernon Chapter. Daughters Of
the American Revolution, has elected the
following officers: Mrs. William \. Smoot,
| regent; Mrs. Samuel L. Monroe, vice re-
gent; Mrs. Dabney Herndon. recording
secretary; Mrs. William ]. Boothe. il.
corresponding secretary: Mrs. William B.
olnoot, treasurer; Mrs. George Chier. reg
| istrar; Mrs. Robert c. Powell, historian.
Arrangements have been made by the
| local chapter tor erecting public drink
ING lin md q ~
| Streets, and an entertainment will be
gwen May 70 at the Young Peoples build
ing of the Methodist Episcopal Church
south for the purpose of raising fun0s.
remission for its erection was recently
granted by the city council.
| While playing with ma.ches at his home
On South Fairfax street this morning Earl
| Knight, four years old. son of Ferdinand
knight, was badly burned. The child s
CLONES took fire and he was seriously
burned about the body. His Injuries were
dressed by DR.. 4. A. German
! The general committee of local firemen
appointed to arrange for entertaining the
delegates to the state convention OF hire
men, which will meet here next August.
will be held Monday night at o. clock, in
| the rooms Of the chamber of commerce.
Funeral of Jesse Sprouse.
Funeral services over the remains of
Jesse Sprouse. who died from being
struck on the head with base ball bat
| in the hands of Frederick l.. Thompson.
were held this afternoon at DemaIne' 5
| undertaking establishment. Rev. ". NJ.
| Postal, pastor Of Bethany Methodist
Protestant Church, conducted the serv-
| ices. The body will be shipped tomorrow
! to Hickory Hill, Va, for burial.
A meeting oI the Executive committee
| of the SUNDAY School Association of this
| city will be held at 400 O'Clock tomorrow
| afternoon at the First Baptist Church.
ARRANGEMENTS will be made to participate
| IN the parade which Will be held In
Washington during the worlds Sunday
school convention.
The annual contest in reading and dec
la1nation Will DC held in Liggett Hall, at
| Monday night, between the Fairfax and
Blackford Literary societies Of that
school.
Next Tuesday will be registration day.
day for the purpose OF amending and
| directing same. ANY quai.hed voter
| who has not previously registered and
| vo.crs who nave or Will become of age
OH or before November can be regis
| lcied.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Johnson Green have
| sold to Mili: Jackson lot Of ground
| On the south side of Gibbon street pe-
tween Pitt and Royal streets. a deed
| of conveyance was placed on record to-
! day in the office of the clerk OF the cor
porGtIon court.
| Syrian to Deliver Address.
Rev F'addoul Moghabghah, f. a..
known as Our Syrian Guest Will the
evening Of May % denver an address d.
the Young Peoples building of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. .Appro-
pirate music will be furnished by the
| choir
\ tank containing gasoline in the store
| Of VILLAIN P. Taylor, King street, eX-
pioded this morning. but the fire was ex-
! uns ulshed by Stephen Taylor of the Co
| lurabia engine, and W. Il. Bont| of the
| Reliance engine. with chemical eXtiil-
guishers before much damage was done.
| Rev ]. r. Sewer, pastor Of the Second
| Presbyterian Church. will Monday evening
next begin assisting Rev. William Chinn
! in a series of evangelstic services at
| Warrenton. Va.
| The Farmers Institute train over the
| Southern railway will hold an institute
mere Monday morning. after which the