Evening star., 1912-11-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plans to Raise $4,000 for
High School Discussed.
NOTES MAY BE ISSUED
Matter to Be Taken Up With Council
Committee by Board of
Education.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, November S. 1912
!, Plans for raising the sum of $4,000 for
| the erection of new public high school
building. were discussed last night by a
| special committee Of the city school board
at a regular meeting Of that body. The
! opinion prevailed that the best manner
| of obtaining the money would be by
| means of longtime notes. This plan will.
| therefore. be submitted to the joint COM
mittee of finance and schools of the city
council for it's consideration at an early
date.
Recently the city purchased a lot at the
| northwest corner of West and Cameron
| streets as a site for the proposed build
ing. The lot contains several acres.
The board was reorganized for the year
with the reelection Of DR.. William NJ.
Smith, president, and Harry D. Kirk,
clerk.
Announcement was made of the ex
first ward; Moxley Erwin, second ward;
DIR. William NJ. Smith. third ward; Frank
Myers, fourth ward, as members Of the
board.
The clerk was instructed to notify coun-
Gil Of the existing vacancies, and it is ex-
pected that joint session of that body
will be held Tuesday night for the pur-
| pose of electing their successors.
Dog Case Dismissed.
Twelve witnesses were heard, requir-
ing exactly forty-five minutes. in the
| case Of the people against a bulldog in
| the possession Of H. F. Costello at a
special night session of the police
court last night. Some Of those pres
ent declared that the dog was vicious.
Others claimed the canine was very
docile. and only assumed the vicious
attitude when he was attacked by
| nefghboring dogs. Justice Cation dis
, missed the case.
Escaped Soldiers Caught.
Considerable excitement was created in
| the vicinity of police headquarters at s
o'clock last night when Frank Machazina
and n. A. Erskine, soldiers from Fort
Washington, who escaped yesterday aft
| ernoon from the guard house at Edsalls
station, Fairfax county. seven miles
southwest of this city, broke away from
the guards after being rounded up here
There was merry chase after the men
of boys. Chief Goods proved too fleet of
| foot for Mahazina and after a chase Of
two squares captured him. The guards
caught Erskine few minutes afterward
Both We're taken to police HEADQUARTERS
| exhausted from their short run and soon
after We're returned to Edsalfs. where
| they will have 10 face the charge of
breaking away from the guards.
Fred j. Groom, military secretary of
| the Patriarchs Militant and grand master
| Of Odd Fellows Of Maryland, of Balti-
| more, last night inspected Alexandria
Canton, No. l, this city. The inspection
was attended by number of women.
Following the inspection supper was
| served and afterward there was dancing.
| During the evening addresses We're made
| by Mr.. Groom and others.
George g. Brent Dead.
! George G. Brent. former resident of
| this city, died last night in Staunton, Va.
Mr.. Brent was fifty-two years old. He
was son Of the late George W.. Brent. !
and also a brother of Commonwealth s.
Attorney S. G. Brent, this city.
The body was brought here this after
noon and buried in st. Paul's cemetery.
Services We're conducted by Rev. Will
liam J. Morton, rector of Christ p. +.
Church.
Lodge of Masons last night paid a fra
ternal visit to Andrew Jackson Lodge or
Masons and conferred the third degree.
Afterward a buffet luncheon was served.
The Elks' Rest Association, incorporat-
ed in this city. with a capital stock OF
from S., 900 to $4,000, has been granted a
charter by the state corporation commits
sion, with these officers: j. NJ. Hopkins,
president: Arthur Parker, vice president;
s. S. johnson, secretary and treasurer,
all Of this city.
Estate Of Virginia through the state cor
poration commission by the Maryland
Virginia Railway Company. for the in
crease of it's capital stock from $@OOOO,OOO
to SJO,OO0O 900. The company had already
paid an organization fee Of $3.50 to the