Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Mrs. Rose Macdonald Criti-
cises the City Council.
SAYS LAWS NOT ENFORCED
President of Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety Charges Laxity-Mrs.
Fleming Buried.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 2, 1912.
In her annual report president of
the Alexandria Anti-tuberculosis Society,
submitted to that organization at it's
second annual meeting last night, Miss
Rose NJ. Macdonald criticises the city
council for its laxity of the enforce
ment of the state health laws. Twice
during the year, she says, the society
called the councils attention to the nom
enforcement of the health laws, but no
action was taken.
City council, she says, has not an
enviable record and it makes one think
they are not good economists, or, at
any rate, they do not believe the wealth
of nation is it's health. Continuing,
she says: NO, they have business to
attend to- and protecting the health of
the citizens is not good business"
Miss Macdonald, in concluding her re-
the light than we think, therefore. let
us go forward in the coming year with
a greater realization of the response
billty of our work, and with the desire
to bring it into fullest development and
power"
4 complete review of the work accom-
pished during the year is given in the
report, as is also history of the asso-
citation since it's inception in December,
1909.
Representative G. c. Carlin is thanked
for having paid for the services for a
visiting nurse for the first year. as are
also the BOARD of managers of the hos
pital and others who contributed money,
garments and linen closet supplies.
1t is set forth in the report that at
least $1,000 is needed for the work next
year, and of this amount one-half is al
ready available. The president expresses
81, hot hn hor
tee will see that the required amount Is
given.
Police Court Cases.
Cases disposed of in the police court to-
day follow: William Shields, selling pa
pers without a license, forfeited So COL
lateral; John Butler. colored, stealing a
hat from Logan Smith, colored, continued
until tomorrow; Lynn Love, stealing a
whitewash brush from M. H. Derrig,
fined IS. Eugene Parker and Cornelius
Bayles, colored, disorderly and fighting,
former fined so and latter acquitted;
Mary Jones and Maggie Bell. colored.
disorderly conduct and fighting, fined S.
each; Oliver Jackson and Courtney
Gaines. colored, disorderly conduct and
fighting, jackson fined So and Gaines ac-
Quilted; Thomas Lane, colored, charged
with disorderly conduct and fighting for
feited collateral.
Members of the committee from the
chamber of commerce, who yesterday
held a conference with the board of SUI
pervisOs of Fairfax relative to the con-
struction of a part of the Quebec to
Miami highway. between Fairfax Court
house and Alexandria, reported that the
meeting was quite satisfactory. 1t was
decided to have an estimate given by the
state highway commissioner on the cost
of the construction Of the fourteen miles
of highway.
The funeral of Miss Margaret G. Flem-
ing. who died Monday night last. took
place at $3.50 o'clock this morning from
st. Mary's Catholic Church, Rev. l. f.
Kelly officiating. Burial was In st.
Marys cemetery.
The palbearers were George T. Cation.
George w. Bontz jr., ]. c. Gates, M. ].
Mcfarland, H. B. Quinn and w. D.
Smith.
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha w.
Hutchinson, who died in Washington,
were held at o'clock this afternoon at
Wheatley's undertaking chapel. Rev DR..