Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
FEEDS THOUSAND PEOPLE
Salvation Army Also Sends Out 700
Baskets to Homes of Poor.
INTEREST IN WATER REPORT
Recommendations for Improving
System in Virginia City Are
Soon to Be Made.
Special Correspondence of The star.


LYNCHBURG. Va, December -, 1912.
Rev. Claudius +. Smith. who accepted
call some weeks ago to the rectorship of
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church. reached
here yesterday and will preach at that
church tomorrow. He returns to Eliza
beth City, n. c.. where he has been To-
Gated. next week. and early in January
will return here with his family, moving
into the rectory in short time. Mr.
Smith succeeds Rev Edwin r. Carter
who left Grace Church several months
ago for a parish at Hampton. who In
turn succeeded Rev. DIR. John j. Lloyd
archdeacon in charge of missionary work
in the counties of southwestern Virginia
Mr.. Smith has accomplished a great
work at Elizabeth City. and great work
lies before him, with a parish strong in
numbers. influence and in a financial
way.
The removal of the body of the late
DIR. W. w. Smith. for eighteen years
president of the Randolph Macon Wom-
ans College. to Richmond for interment
at Hollywood cemetery means that the
grave of the late educator Will be remote
from the college for which he gave the
best of his l.fe. There IS no doubt that
steps will be taken ere long for the erec-
ton of monument by the people or
Lynchburg on the college campus to DR..
Smiths memory. Action looking to this
has not been taken Yet, the delay be-
ing incident to the fact that the final
burial place was determined upon by
DIR. Smiths widow only late this week.
During the week the local corps of the
Salvation Army brought Christmas cheer
to probably as many as a thousand white
persons of the city, for Tuesday baskets
were distributed that contained dinners
for about 200 people, and Yesterday after
noon 800 children received presents from
the army at an exercise rendered by the
corps Sunday school at the City Audi
forum. These treats were made possible
by very liberal donations made the army
since Thanksgiving day by chartably dis
posed people of the city.
Await Water Report.
Much interest attaches in Lynchburg
in the impending report to be submitted
soon by George NJ. Fuller. New York
city engineer, who was retained three
months ago by the city council to make
recommendations as to the needs of the
city water system. 1t is thought the re-
port will be submitted to the January
meetings of the two branches, and that
the council will make provision in the
budget for 1913-191i for undertaking d
part of the work, at least during the
coming year. to protect the city against
water famine in case of a break in the
thirty-inch water main, which is 22.6
miles long. and in a general way to i'm
prove the system and supply.
A storage basin near the city, to-
gether with an additional main al points
of high pressure. II Is believed. will be
one of the recommendations. The ex-
pert is also expected to deal with the
prevention of trouble from algea in time
of drouth. This latter trouble was a
source of much complaint last summer
and the city hopes to prevent this trou-
BILE again. In the past nine years the
city spent $SOO,OOO to secure mountain
water. which comes from Amherst county
by gravity, in addition to large sums for
additional fire protection in the fire limits
and for the extension of mains to terri
tory annexed five years ago
Altavista. Campbell county's youngest
though largest town. next Wednesday
will became municipality, for on that
date the first mayor and town council
will be in charge of the affairs of the
town, which loses its former identity
with the county government. Mayor
elect Thornton does not anticipate the
slightest jar in the change from the old
regime to the new
Virginia has the distinction of having
the oldest living licensed undertaken. as
we'll the first woman undertaken to
be licensed in the United States, and
both of them are still living. The first
mentioned distinction belongs to James
Perley, who has been engaged in the
undertaking business in Charlottesville
since short time after the civil war.
while Mrs NJ b. Hamrick of Staunton.
holds the first certificate ever issued to
. female embalmer in the United States.
Vandal Desecrates Monument.
Much severe criticism has been heard
here on account of the work of vandal
who desecrated monument to the late
George NJ. Jones, erected at the entrance
of \ Ia
widow. for the bronze figure was daubed
with red paint some time Tuesday night.
the paint being made to appear as though
the figure had been wounded in the side
of the head. with blood running down
over the entire figure and onto the
granite pedestal The police are making
an effort to ascertain who perpetrated
the act.
The finance committee of the city coun-
Gil will shortly begin consideration of the
tax ordinance and budget which are to be
adopted at the February meeting for the
fiscal year beginning February /. The
committee begins about January Is to
hear requests from the several depart
ments and committees OF their needs
FOR the coming year. and at the meeting
of the common council will report the
budget Usually the ordinances carrying
appropriations for the year are adopted
by the councils as they are reported.
This year there has been some talk of
further increase in the liquor license.
but II is not known whether this will be
attempted or not.
Last year the appropriation ordinance
carried appropriations amounting to S679,
s9I.91. of which SSi s74 III was reserved
for liabilities carried over from the
previous year. This total included the
estimated revenues for the year. but from
time 10 time since additional appropria-
tons have been made. thus bringing the
total up To more than S1O0,Uo
In the taxes next year the city will
fnr a
in 1905 at $50 a hundred instead of
ST. that being the old county rate. which