The Washington herald., 1912-05-20
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Town Of Potomac, Eager for Fire
Protection, Will Hold Public
Mass Meeting Tonight.

Alexandria, Va. May 1s-Residents Of
the little town Of Potomac, ALEXANDRIA
County, want FIRE protection OF some kind,
at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night at Car
penter's Hall. Del Ray, for the purpose
lof considering the proposition to pur-
chase a fire engine.
At this meeting ways and means will,
II is expected. be devised by the residents
OF the town for the purchase OF an en-
CINE and also the kind OF an engine
| Whether or not a steamer, chemical or
hand engine will be obtained is yet to
be determined upon. It is said that most
OF the residents of the town favor the
purchase OF an engine of some character
! At the present time this town Is with
out FIRE protection, although no fire OF
any consequence has occurred in the town
In recent years. All OF the houses, how
ever. are frame, and the place is rapidly
building up. II is. therefore. realized by
the residents that one fire might Just
now result in a serious confagration. In
cases Of FIRE at the present time this
| city would be called on, but before the
arrival Of the local fire department. es-
pecially lin winter time, great damage
could be done.
The question OF the purchase OF a FIRE
| engine has been under consideration by
| the residents OF the town for a long
time past but this will mark the first
time that the movement HIS crystallized
/ into a mass meeting for all Of the citi-
gems OF the town to give expression TO
their views on the subject. and also TO
devise ways and means for the purchase
Of an engine.
Arrangements were perfected to-day by
Fitzgerald Council. No. so. Knights OF
Columbus, for participating in the parade
which will be held in Washington June
s next, in connection with the unwilling
Of the Columbus memorial statue. About
100 members Of the local council are ex-
pected TO attend and participate in the
parade.
Delegations OF several OF the Virginia
councils have planned to come TO Alex
andria the morning Of the unwilling and
will accompany the members of the local
council to Washington. The uniform
adopted for the parade consists of a dark
blue suit, sailor straw hats and gray
gloves and white tie
seventy-five members Of Old Dominion
Commandery. No. IL. Knights Templar,
this afternoon attended special Ascension
Day services held at Grace Episcopal
Church. A sermon appropriate to the
occasion was preached by Rev. Edgar
Carpenter. rector. The members marched
In a body from their asylum and were
headed by Frank W. Latham, COM
mander. The members in their regaIia
looked very attractive.
New papers in the annexation fight on
the part OF the city, whereby the city de-
sires to obtain a part of Alexandria and
Fairfax counties. will shortly be served
by the local authorities on the Board Of
Supervisors Of each respective county
It Is understood that the papers will be
served this time on the supervisors as
individuals and also on the boards as
corporate bodies.
1t has been planned to have the pre-
liminary motions come up again June
% before Judge J. B. T. Thornton in the
Circuit Court for Alexandria County. The
Judge will. under the law, request the
Governor to designate a judge from some
other circuit TO sit in the case and the |
latter will arrange for a date for the
hearing OF the proceedings.
These proceedings came I'D MAY be- |
fore Judge Bennett T. Gordon, of Nelson |
County, Va. in the Circuit Court for the |
county, and the Judge dismissed the pro-
ceedings on the ground that the papers |
had been improperly served. the counsel
for the two counties involved contendinR
that they should have been served on |
W.
not as individuals.
City Council WILL at q special meeting
Tuesday night. take up the new set OF |
city health laws for consideration. II Is
regarded as doubtful, however IL they
will be passed that night. The laws
will be read by the clerk in sections,
and each member has been furnished |
with a printed copy Of the new laws.
They are very stringent, compared to
the former health rules and regulations
OF the city.
In addition to considering the health
laws, another matter which will come
before Council for its consideration Is
the annual license laws The latter
were passed by the aldermen at a meet
ing held Tuesday last without any
change.
The funeral Of Miss Ida C. Cox, who
died Thursday last, took place at S
O'Clock this afternoon from her home,
s1s King Street. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector
of Grace Episcopal Church. assisted by
Rev. W. r. Watson, pastor Of the First
Baptist Church. Burial was made in
Trinity Methodist Cemetery. Those
serving as pallbearers were Charles c. /
Boss, James Callan, N. s. Greenaway,
James F. Cox, NJ. B. -Koonce,- 8. w. 4
Pitts. The funeral was largely attended.
The State convention Of the Travellers Il
Protective Association, which adjourned
at Suffolk, Va, yesterday. elected ]. Y. +
Williams. this city, a member Of the
board Of directors. A. d. Brockett, OF
this city. was chosen chairman OF the
railroad committee, and A d. Brockett
and D. II. Kirk were elected delegates
from the local post to the national con-
vention which will meet In Peoria, H..
next month. +,
The remains Of Miss Mamie L. Dienelt.
Of Fredericka and the late Ju- 4
lius Dienelt. who died in Philadelphia +
October IS last, were brought here to-day
md buried IN Ivy Hin Cemetery.