The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Alexandra Hospital Trustees De.
eide to Build New Home
Costing About $4,000.

Alexandria. va. Jan. 30.-Foliowing
Joint meeting OF the board Of trus-
tees, managers. and physicians of the
Alexandria Hospital tonight II was
unanimously decided to have a new
hospital erected. to cost not less than
$4,000. The oficials and others at
tending discpssed a number OF pro-
posed sites, and 1t was announced that
this question will be determined at the
next meeting, which will be held at an
early date.
Several propositions were considered
as sites, among them an offeE OF Ed
ward L. Daingerfield for the purchase
OF his home and the grounds surround
ing at the northwest corner OF WASH
ington and Duke streets. Another fea-
ture discussed was that Of financing
the proposition.
Attaches OF the hospital and others
contend that the present institution is
entirely Inadequate to meet the pres
ent demands. and a new and more
modern building is imperative.
Invitations to the annual banquet Of
the chamber OF commerce. which will
be held Tuesday night. next. at $50
o'clock at the Elks' Home. have been Is
sued to the following: Gov. Mann. Sena-
tors Martin and Swanson. State Senator
R. Ewell Thornton, State Delegate Robin
son Moncure, Representative c. c. Car
lin. W. T. Dabney, president of the
Richmond chamber OF commerce; the
Commissioners Of The District OF Columbia.
railway cfficials. boards Of supervisors Of
Alexandria and Fairfax counties, and
Commonwealth attorneys OF these coun-
ties. Several OF those invited have been
asked TO speak. The caterer Will be Ram
mel Brothers, and ]. Y. Williams is
chairman OF the committee OF arrange
ments.
r. H willis. of Remington, Va, to-
day purchased, at public auction, the
branch bank of the defunct virginia safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation. The
price paid was S1.40O. The bank was
sold by Gardner l. Boothe and Howard
w. Smith, commissioners appointed by
the court to sell the property.
John Murphy died this morning at his
home, Franklin and Washington streets.
He was about seventy years old and a
native OF County Wexford, ireland. He
came to Alexandria in 1850, and for more
than thirty years was employed at the
tannery conducted by c. c. Smoot, Sons
& Co. Two sons, Thomas and James
Murphy, survive. The funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
The funeral Of William C. Plaskett,
who died yesterday, will be held at 2:5O
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his
late home, 115 North Payne street. Serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. II. NJ.
Canter, pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Burial will be in Bethel
Cemetery. The funeral will be attended
by members Of Alexandria-Wa shington
Lodge OF Masons.
Miss Sylvia Beavers funeral will take
place at ! o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from the residence Of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. W. II. Beavers, near Fort Hunt,
Fairfax County. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor Of
the First Baptist Church. and burial will
be In Bethel Cemetery.
The days OF the Immigrant di-
vorcees" in Virginia are numbered, IL a
bill of State Senator r. Ewen Thornton,
of Fairfax. already passed the senate,
passes the house OF delegates of the