Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
Ordinance to Extend City Limits.

The ordinance providing for the eX-
tension of the city limits Will. it is ex-
pected be ready for the third reading
and passed at a meeting of city coun-
ell which will be held Tuesday night
next. There will be some little oppo-
sitien to the ordinance in the lower
board, although the opinion prevails
that it VIII be passed. 1t is probable
that some amendments will be made.
Plans for the installation of SWIM
ming pool, steam heating plant and other
modern features for the Young Mems So
dality Lyceum Hall will be discussed and
probably acted upon at a meeting of the
men of ST. Mary's Catholic Church, fol-
lowing the late mass at St Mary's Church
tomorrow.
A preliminary meeting was held Sun
day last, and a committee appointed to
devise ways and means, and also submit
plans for the proposed improvements, in
order that the hall may be made more at
tractive for the members. It is expected
a report will be made by the committee
at this meeting.
Invitations have been sent out by
the memorial committee of Alexandria
Lodge of Elks to the members of the
organization for it's annual memorial
services Sunday next. The services
will be held at s ,o'clock at night at
the Elks' home. The orator of the
occasion will be Representative Au-
gustua o. Stanley of Kentucky.
In addition to an address there will also
be a musical and literary program, which
will be furnished by local talent.
Owing to the limited seating capacity
of the hall but two invitations have been
issued to each member. This number of
people will, it is estimated. comfortably
fill the hall, which will be more than six
hundred.
The memorial committee is composed of
the following: r. s. Barrett, chairman
Charles b. Marshall, James w. Bales, H.
FIR Frederiek p. Russell;
Howard W. Smith.
Nine of the public school teachers OF
this city, among them all of the high
school teachers, will leave Monday and
annual meeting of the state board of edu-
cation, which will convene In that city
Monday. The session will end Thursday.
Thanksgiving School Holiday.
All of the private and public schools
of this city will close Wednesday after
noon next for the annual Thanksgiving
holidays. The public schools will not re-
open until the following Monday, giving
the pupils a holiday Friday.
Preparations Ore being made by the
various church choirs in the; city for
Christmas music at many of the
will be given and augmented choirs will
assist.
The work of laying vitrified. brick
roadway on the square on Alfred street
~ zen King and Prince streets is now in
progress, and it is expected that the COM
ing week will mark its completion.
There will be a foot ball game Monday
afternoon at o'clock between the Alex
andria High School and the Kensington
Athletic Club of Kensington, Nd. The
game will be played at the ball park.
Francis Fl. Williams of Baltimore,
member of the executive board of the
Glass Bottle and Blowers Association
of the United States, tonight paid an
official visit to local branch, No. 6S.
and made an address. During the even
ing considerable business Of routine
nature was disposed of.
A store and dwelling located at the
northwest corner OF Fayette and Queen
streets was sold at public auction to-
day, and purchased by e. Duncan for
SLABS.
for Jacksonville, Fla, where he has
accepted a position.