The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-07
PLANS To FINANCE
SCHOOL PROPOSED
suecial Committee Meeting with
Alexandria Council Reports
Progress.
BANK STATEMENTS PUBLIC

Alexandria, Va, Dec. 6.-The special
committee of the city school board APP
pointed to confer with the finance COM
mittee Of City Council to devise ways and
| means for financing the proposed high
school building, reported progress at
meeting of the city school board, held
last night However. II Is hardly Thought
that any definite action In this matter
! win be taken by City Council until after
decision is given in the annexation
| case which is expected shortly.
The school board has decided to close
the schools for the Christmas holidays
December 20, and they will reopen for
studies January next.
Forty applications for membership in
! M d Corse Camp, Sons Of Confederate
VETERANS, will be considered by that or
| ganiEation at a meeting which Will De
4 held the second Tuesday in January next.
At this meeting arrangements will also
be made for a second entertainment, to
| he known as Ground Hog" social.
! Among the things which will come up
at that meeting will be the annual cleo
| ton OF officers
National Banks Statements.
The statements made by the three ma
tional banks OF this city show decided
increase In the total resources and in the
amount of deposits from the date Of the
last statement, September :.
| According to the reports, the three ma
tIonal banks have total resorces of
81 100000, the figures being as follows:
First National. Sl,6s6. .O6: Citizens Ma
tIonal Bank. 81. q. 30.ss: Alexandria Ma
tIonal Bank $S3e,62S.
The Alexandria High School squad. &C
1
departed on the Norfolk steamer tonight
for Hampton. Va, where tomorrow aft
eFnoon they will play the strong eleven
OF the Hampton High School for the
State championship.
The Interstate Investment Company. In
corporsted. this city. with a maximum
capital stock of $4,000 and a minimum
| OF IS. 0OO. has been granted a charter
| by the State Corporation Commission.
| Officers are J. Selwin TAFT, president;
&. II. Ridenour, vice president; Ora b.
Dalrymple, secretary, all OF Washing
| ton.
The revival services which for the
| past two weeks have been conducted by
Rev, E HeZ Sven, OF Washington, at
the First Baptist Church, were con-
cluded Tonight. A large congregation
|
Inauguration OF the services, there have
been many professions OF faith.
The marriage OF Miss Sarah Gorham
and Charles Dodson. both OF this city.
took place at 10 o'clock this morning at
the rectory OF Grace Episcopal Church.
| The ceremony was performed by Rev.
| Edgar Carpenter rector
A final decree for divorce on statu-
tory grounds was given to-day in the
Corporation Court. in the case OF Evelyn
Marguerite Gorham against George Ash
by Gorham.
Arrangements have been made by the
ladies OF the NJ. Z. Church South for n
sale of fancy articles oMnday and Tues
day night at the Young Peoples Build
ing On Monday the sale will be from
until 10 o'clock, and on Tuesday from
s until o'clock, a supper will be served
| in connection with the sale.
Funeral services for wKilliam Bolton
were held last night from wheatIcy's
| Undertaking Chapel. and were conducted
by Rev. c. X. Hebbs. parton Of the
Second Baptist Church. Burial was
made to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bloch VIII sail
Tuesday form Baltimore to visit Mrs.
Blochs parents at Rust Baden, Germany.
They will return in February and make
their permanent home here.
chat Fatal Nap.
From Judge.