The Washington herald., 1912-02-18
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Letters Received from State Of
hcials Regarding Police Force
Change May Be Read Tuesday.

alexandria. Va, Feb. I'D. r. Stans-
bury, clerk OF the common council, to-
night received letters from State Sena-
tor r. Ewell Thornton and Robinson
Moncure, delegate in the legislature. re-
garding the bill recently introduced in
the State legislature. having for its OBJ
ject change in the city charter, regard
ing the workings Of the police depart
ment. The city council at its last meet
ing directed the clerk to ascertain who
was responsible for the introduction of
the bin.
Senator Thornton, in his letter, SAYS
that Delegate Moncure requested him TO
have II brought Up in the State senate
and he adds that he saw Mr. Moncure
after the matter was discussed by the
city council, and is OF the opinion that
MIR. Moncure mentioned the name of a
city official who desired its passage. The
letter Of Mr.. Moncure also tells about
the introduction Of the bill
Both letters probably Will be read at
a meeting Of the city council which will
be held Tuesday night.
The question TO be decided is whether
or not the city council will request the
passage Of the bill by the State legisIa-
ture, or whether II will ask for its re-
call.
The main purpose of the proposed
change is to abolish the office of Iieuten-
ant and substitute therefor sergeant. the
idea Of the police board being to have
three or more sergeants instead of one
lieutenant II has already been recon-
mended by the board of police commits
sioners. Because the measure was in
troduced in the legislature before the
city council had time to look It over was
responsible for the investigation and a
halt OF its Passage on the part Of coun-
ell.
At a meeting OF the general committee
in charge Of the tag day celebration,
which will be held February % by the
public school children of the city, final
plans for the sale and distribution OF the
tags were completed. The ladies' COM
mittee has organized. with the election
of Mrs. Clifton Howard as chairman. |
She will designate four women from each
of the four wards in the city to assist |
her in the work of distributing tags to |
stores, residences, and other places. This |
work will be begun Monday. The sale, |
however. Of tags by the children OF the |
public schools will not be begun until \
Thursday.
Prices Of the tags are as follows: |
Store tags, 81 each; residence tags, 50 |
cents each; wagon tags, . cents each: |
tags sold by children, 10 cents each
The marriage OF Miss Emma Lee Cook.
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Thomas
Cook. this city. and Seymour ]. Stouten-
burgh. took place at noon to-day at the
parsonage of st. Mary's Catholic Church.
The ceremony was performed by. Rev. L.
F. Kelly. Only the immediate relatives
of the contracting parties witnessed the
ceremony. Following the wedding Mr.. L
rs ITryb ~ /
tended Northern trip. On their return
they will live at the Kenyon apartments, /
after March ]. The bride
groom is a former resident of Alexan- |
iria, but now resides in Washington.
With a maximum capital stock OF
:. 10000 and minimum of 100000.
,harter has been granted by the State
corporation commission to the Chesa-
'eake Blaugas Corporation, this city.
The objects of the concern are to man
fracture and sell liquefied gas and ma
hine appliances. As a result of the /,
harter the corporation paid the State
fee OF $500. one OF the largest recently
eceived.
Rev. Mr.. wilkerson. of Trinity par
sh. New York, will preach at 1880
fclock Monday night at st. Pauls
I the Men and Religion Forward Move )
nent.
Rev. Wilbur Cosy Bell. of Louisville,
Iy..- who recently accepted the chair of !
heology at the Episcopal Theological .
has assumed his duties as !
uch.
Rev. DR.. R. W. Micou. a professor at ,
he seminary, accompanied by his wife 4
nd son. Paul Micou. sailed to-day from )
for six months European v
Zip. They will spend most Of their time
London.
The officials OF Trinity Methodist Epis- r
opal Church have awarded a contract 9
,r the installation Of modern organ
that church. The organ win be in 3
.alled June l. a
Rev. G. Walker Mason. Of Chester, 4
a.. will III the pulpit OF the Second I
aptist Church tomorrow at both serv- d
es. At the other churches RESIDENT
ergy win occupy the pulpits.
Samuel Dove. sIxty-four years old, J,
no last night fell into the river from D
eardon's wharf had sufficiently re- 9,
,yered this afternoon from his ex- ),
srience TO leave the Alexandria Hos B
tal. 81
Dove went in search for a relative .
nd wandered in the direction OF the :,
harf. and 1t was while groping his Fl
ay in the darkness that be walked Il
Z the wharf and fell into twenty feet /,