The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

aF1a at the following Fatess
Daily and Sunday. .4Oc per mo.
DAILY 0nly ....-.... .26c Der ne.
Alexandria, Va, Dec. GA triumphant
welcome was given the New Year with
the ringing of bells. blowing Of horns
and discharging Of fireworks. Many
merrymakers were on the streets at mid
night.
\ few minutes before the stroke Of l.
the bells began to peal forth the death
knell Of 1910, and almost simultaneously
they were runs to give welcome to the
birth Of the New Year. Before the pas
sage Of another hour all Alexandria was
in bed and many good resolutions had
been made and none broken. it is said.
Watch night services were held at the
First Baptist and Trinity Methodist
churches. and the arrival Of 1911 was
greeted by clubs and social organizat tons
During the year Alexandria has made
steady and substantial progress. The
city engineer issued 81 building
permits, of which As were for new
to cost $6OS.0. and sS per-
mits for repairs and alterations, to cost
81 "n making total of $3.50 against
e. year.
ms Of fire during the
-s- nent was in service
lteS. The total fire
n was $3.50. against
as consumers in the
I 1,59, and the num-
D.. ers 3,GS, against 3,416
I. ion Court the business
rs: There were f53 deeds
.s entered, 10 wills re-
istrators appointed, ~
d, SOL marriage licenses
cult Court follows: Thir-
ntered, &c wills recorded.
strators appointed.
,t. Turing the year made !, 81
there were 1901 lodgers at
si.. Iuse. The number of arrests
LIE. Fines collected in
u. Court amounted to s., 1880.
S.25 more than last year. The
.lH'-- cases tried was an increase
81 w"'. four over last year.
@: ty Jail. the number OF prisoners
'.---. ated was 3S1. of which 126 were
aJCs ID I1 negroes.
tt 2ths in the city numbered 3HcH.
166 were white and 157 negroes.
II" increase of twenty-five in whites
.a decrease of nineteen among ne
riding to statement given out this
.r- loon by Frederick Coates, jr.. a ma
1 bank examiner, who came here this
noon to look into the affairs of the
fnia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
4. which is now in the hands Of re-
-,
ould feel any uneasiness.
he said that while in Richmond he had
liked with members OF the State cor
Grafton commission, and had seen the
tatementS OF the state examiner con-
erning the bank. He said he had also
urriedly gone over the securities turned
yer by Mr.. RiXey to the bank. He also
dded that all that is necessary now is
and proper handling Of the |
ssetS of the bank.
icnday next and continue throughout the |
eek at Protestant churches. Every |
vening except Wednesday a collection
'ill be taken up to defray the expenses
the meetings, and on that evening the |
objection will be taken up for the benefit |
{ the Children's Home. The schedule |
s announced follows:
Monday at Trinity Methodist Episcopal |
hurch by Rev. ]. NJ Holmes, pastor of |
he Methodist Protestant Church.
Tuesday at Methodist Protestant Church |
y Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor Of the
'irst Baptist Church.
Wednesday at First Baptist Church by |
ev. Edgar Carpenter. rector Of Grace
Episcopal Church.
Thursday at Bethany Methodist Prot
slant Church by Rev. A. w. Rudisil.
astor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal |
hurch
Friday at Second Presbyterian Church |
Y Rev. w. M. Poisal. pastor of Bethany
Protestant Church.
The following have been elected officers
Alexandria Council, No. j. Fraternal
rider of Americans:
George X. Bender. president: George
7. Petit, vice president: James R
[ansfield, recording secretary: Samuel !
!. Wade. assistant recording secretary;
red w. E-bhardt. financial secretary;
Gorge Fl. McArtor, streasurer; Ernest
uffey, marshal; John Kimball. warden;
ulian Simpson, inner guard; John H.
rimyer. L. d. 'LyIes, o. II. Daniels,
ustees for one. two. and three years. re-
,ectively: Lambert D. Lyles. representa-
We to grand council; w. d. thinner
an. alternate representative to grand
,uncil; ". Leon Clark. pianist.
During December the clerk of the Cor
ortion Court recorded twenty-eight
Reds. and issued thirty-five marriage IL
snses, OF which twenty-five were to
hites, and thirteen to negroes.
The Christmas music will be repeated
,-norrow at many churches.
A special mass will be celebrated at s
clock tomorrow morning ut st. Mary's
atholic Church, when members Of the II
oily Name Society win attend holy COM
union in a body.
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