Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11

ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Council to Frame New
Health Laws.
NO MEMBERS TO RESIGN
So Far as Can Be Learned None In
tends to Leave Body at Meet
ing Tuesday Night.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Spetlal correspondence OF Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May IL. 1912.
When the city council meets Tuesday
night next a new set of health laws to
meet the requirements of the state health
laws, which will become operative June
il next. will be presented for considera-
ton by the joint committee on finance
and general laws.
In view of the fact that practically all
citizens are interested in the health laws
there will be public meeting of the joint
committee at 80 o'clock Monday night
in the rooms of the chamber of COM
merce, when the ordinance will be read
and any changes suggested by those at
tending the meeting will be given consid.
Grafton by the committee.
An emphatic denial is made by members
OF the city council that there will be
wholesale res.gnations among members
OF that body at the meeting which Will
be held Tuesday night. So far as can be
learned none of the members intends re-
signing. notwithstanding this fact there
has been persisten rumor current on
the streets for the past ten days that
large number of members of the council
contemplated resgning.
Bobby" Dawson. colored. fifteen years
old, was held for the action Of the grand
Jury in the police court today ON charge
cen years old. The shooting took place
Thursday night last in the northeastern
section of the city Buckner was shot in
the foot Dawson denied the charge.
Wants to Leave Alexandria.
Please don't send me to jail: send me
out of the CITY," was the request of Jen-
ne Payne, colored, when arraigned In
the police court today to answer a charge
Of drunken and disorderly conduct.
Twenty days in the workhouse' was the
sentence pronounced by the court, where
upon Jennie thanked the court and ap-
peared well pleased with the sentence.
Blanche Miller, colored, charged with
trespassing on the property Of the South
ern Railway Company. was acquitted A
hne OF s. was imposed in the case OF
Mary Jeans. colored, charged with dis
orderly conduct.
Peter ]. Murphy. forty-nine years old.
died at 3 o'c-ock this morning at the
Alexandria Hospital. following a short i'll
ness. he was employed as e foreman
by the Southern Railway Company. and
was native OF Springfield Va His
funeral will take pace at 2 o'c'ock to-
morrow afternoon from ST. Mary's Cath.
Ole Church.
sneak thief this morning stole a
pocRetoook from Rose Simms, colored, OF
Fairfax county, who has stand In the
city market. The woman saws she saw
the man as he left her stand and then
discovered that her pocketbook was gone.
a report has been made to the police
To Attend Grand Encampment.
About thirty members OF Potomac
Lodge Of Odd Fellows will attend the
annual meeting OF the grand encampment
and grand lodge, which will convene in
Norfolk, Va. Tuesday next Many Of the
members who will attend will leave to-
morrow night. Ar a meeting of the lodge
last night the first degree OF the order
was conferred on two candidates
Old Dominion Commandery. No. IL
Knights Templar. has arranged for AS.
cension day services which will be held
al O'Clock Sunday afternoon, May 10. a,
Grace. p, Z. Church, at which time q
special sermon will be preached by Rev
Edgar Carpenter. rector. A program o,
exercises is being prepared by +. w
Latham. eminent commander.
Misses Spitzler and Townsend of Wash
ington. assisted by local talent. last nigh
gave a complimentary musical recital Il
the members of the alumni OF ST Mary,
Academy.
The civil service commission announces
the following examinations will be he'll,
here June > next: Agricultural propa ga
tor. mae Philippine service. at salar.
Of $.ct0 a year: dental interne male