Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Glass Factories Getting Ready
to Open in the Fall.
MANY ORDERS ON BOOKS
Managers Looking Forward to a
Prosperous Year-Soldiers Are
Congratulated.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August 5, 1911.
All Of the Alexandria glass factories
are being renovated and improved during
the summer idleness, so that when the
plants resume operations next month they
will be in frst-class order. The Alex
andria plants already have orders enough
on hand to keep them running full time
for many months.
At the Virginia glass works several
new glass-blowing machines have been
installed and will be used when the plant
| opens in September
Circular to Militiamen.
Capt. F. L. Slaymaker Of the Alex
andria Light Infantry this afternoon re-
ceived the following circular from the
headquarters of the LIST Virginia Regi-
ment, in Staunton:
Circular No. 10. The regiment is to
be congratulated upon the discipline main
tanned while en- route and at camp in Gull
pepper; also for the good work done by
the entire organization. The camp it is
believed, was of very material benefit in
putting the regiment in shape for field
service
Accompanying the circular was a letter
from the mayor OF Culpeper congratulate
ing Col. Perry on the conduct of the SOL
diers while in camp.
The Southern railways special road i'm
provement train will reach Alexandria
Monday morning at $50 o'clock and will
stay here for several hours.
Three Sunday Funerals.
The funeral of little Marian Page
Davis. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Davis, will take place from her parents
home, 1909 Duke street, tomorrow morn
ing al o'clock. The Rev. W. +. Wat
son of the First Baptist Church will
ofhciate, and burial will be in Bethel
cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mary Gallahorne, who was found dead
In front Of her residence on Franklin
street yesterday. will take place to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock from her
will officiate, and burial will be made in
Bethel cemetery.
The funeral of Miss Emily c. Skid
more will be held from the home of her
sister, Mrs. NJ. Drusilla Allen, 2O2
North Columbus street, tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. Rev. II. M. Canter
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
will offciate. and the pallbearers will be
H. K. Field, c. ]. w. Summers. j. J.
Greene and f. Warfield, ST. Burial will
be in the Presbyterian cemetery.
Plan for Flag Presentation.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
will hold a meeting at the hall on Prince
street Monday evening, when arrange
ments will be made for the presenta ton
Of the flag of the 18th Virginia Regiment
recently returned by the legislature of
New York to Lee Camp. The presenta-
ton ceremonies will be held in the fall.
A special car will leave Alexandria to-
morrow morning at $40 O'Clock for Pur-
cellville to accommodate the Alex
andrians who wish to attend bush meet
ing at that place. This car will be at
tached to the regular train,
The choir Of Grace Protestant Episco-
pal Church is spending a few weeks at
Atlantic City. chaperoned by Mrs. Flor
ence Wheat
Rev. C. d. Bulla, who for many years
was the pastor of the Southern Metho-
dist Church here, was visitor in the
city today.