Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Fk-Swatting Contest Will Be-
gin Tomorrow.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
Health Laws to Be Presented to City
Council Again Tuesday
Night.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

A fy-swatting crusade under the au-
spices of the city health department ana
a committee of five citizens, Will pegln
Monday, and will be continued until DC
tober 1. Valuable prizes will be AWARDED
the children swatting the largest number
of the pests. The prizes will be awarded
each month For the month of July ten
prizes will be given
All competitors must be under sixteen
wears of age and must live within the
city limits The ties killed should be
turned over to the office OF the health
department daily between the hours or
o'clock and noon.
Boxes for the flies have been placed In
n number of stores in different parts OF
the city 1t is expected that there VIII
be a large number of contestants
A list of the ten prizes announced to
be given In July follows: flrst pre-;
$40 in gold. by DR.. E. German ana
Mount V>rnon Livery Stables; second
prize, handsome library table reading
lamp, William Desmond; third prize,
due bill for SIS in trade. r. c. acton
4 Son: fourth prize. one electric
iron, Alexandria County Lighting
Company; fifth prize, one pair of boys
or girls roller skates, r. r. Knight
& Son; sixth prize, one library rocker
NJ Ruben & Son: seventh prize, due
bill for So in trade Preston o. Cockey;
eighth prize. $3.50 gold piece, Swan
Brothers; ninth prize, one pair OF
girls or boys shoes, j. A. Marshall
& Brother; tenth prize, due bill for
$3.50 in trade, d. Bendheim Son.
Members of Committee.
These prizes were secured through
the efforts of John B. De Motto, chair
man of the committee in charge of the
contest The committee, in addition to
MIR. De Motto. is composed Of Mayor
F. ]. Paff. j. E. W. Timberman, Benoit
Baer and Robert s. Barrett.
The city's much talked off new set of
health laws will again be presented
for the city councils consideration at
a meeting Tuesday night. At the last
meeting Of council, when 1t was seen
that no agreement could be reached on
the amendments to the new laws made
by the aldermen, it was decided to ap-
point conference committee. Thfs
committee is composed of Councilmen
Rirrell Lambart and Williams. and
Aldermen Field and Ogden. The mem
bers of this committee will hold
meeting tomorrow night for the pur-
pose of formulating a report.
In the event an agreement is reached,
the new laws amended by the COM
mittee will first be presented to the
lower branch of council. and afterward
sent to the higher board. which. in
to be held July %.
To Dedicate Organ.
With appropriate ceremonies, the new
pipe organ just installed at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church will be for
mally dedicated at the II o'clock serv-
ices at that church tomorrow morning.
At the morning services Rev. w. w.
Barnes. pastor of Douglas Memorial
Church. Washington. will preach
The ministers in the city have been in
vited to attend special service at this
church at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. This
is being done in order to give them an
opportunity to hear the organ
The first of a series of joint services
at a number of the Protestant churches
during the months Of July and August
will be held tomorrow night in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
when sermon will be preached by
Rev. g. A. Luttrell. pastor of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church
The music will be feature OF the
services Donald Harris Freeze, or
ganist of Luther Memorial Church,
Washington. will preside at the organ.
and will be assisted by Frank f. Boyer,
tenor, and w. Roland Carter. basso
both from the Luther Memorial choir
The following will be sung: Anthem
20 Come to My Heart, Lord jesus,
Song of Thanksgiving" by Mr.. Car
ter; duet so Thou Liftest Thy Di-
vine Petition" from Stainer's Cruel
dxion, by Mr.. Boyer and Mr.. Carter.
Several selections at the opening and
closing of the services will be given
by Mr. Freeze.
Want Fireworks Prohibited.
In view of several accidents and OF the
exceedingly noisy celebration of INDIE
pendence day. efforts shortly will be
made. it is reported. to have the. city
council pass an ordnance prohibiting the
sale of fireworks in the city
There will be meeting of the officers
of the Sunday School Base Ball League
Monday night next in the rooms OF the
chamber Of commerce. when bylaws will
be adopted and complete schedule an
nounced for the season.
The recently installed officers of
Oriental Lodge, knights .f Pythias,
Tuesday night next will tender q rccep-
ton to the members of the order at
fythian Hall.
Recently a large number of foreigners
have declared their intention of becoming
citizens OF this country and have filed
their intentions with the clerk of the
United States court for the eastern AIS
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