The Washington herald., 1912-02-23
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
No Public Celebration Marks Birth,
of Washington in His
Home Town.


Alexandria, Va. Feb. .z2-There was no
public celebration here to mark the BIRTH
day OF washington, who practically made
Alexandria his home town. There were
hundreds Of visitors here during the day.
and with business suspended at noon and
fiags fiuttering from many places Of
business IN the old town on Its main
street. II gave the city holiday appear
ance. To add to the OCCASION the IRE
bells let loose at the noon hour. following
an annual custom. President Taffs visit
al 50 added to the occasion.
Alexandra Council, No. 5. Fraternai
Order Of Americans. tonight held pa
triotic services at Sarepta Hal In OBJ
servance OF the day. Rev. J. L. Allison.
pastor OF the Second Presbyterian
Church, made an address 10 the members
Of that Organization. Afterward there
was a smoker. ,.1
Following an annual custom. n hand
some memorial wreath was to-day placed
on Washington's tomb by COMMITTEES
Of members of the George Washington
Birthday Association. They left on the
palace car Mount Vernon, and were &C.
companied by several others. Those IN
the party were Mayor F.. ]. Pan, ]. II.
Trimyer. p. Won De westiaken, A. ID.
Brockett, J. Y. Williams, X. w. Ogden,
z. Downham. HarrIe white, w. w. Bal
llenger. A. A. Paul. w. Fl. Luckett, r.
8. Jones, W. A. Anderson, and Stanley
@. Blanton.
Dissatisfied with the action OF the city
council in failing to adopt their recon-
mendation for q proposed change In the
city charter and adopting substitute IN
stead, the board Of police commissioners
may resign II the councils action is
passed by the legislature.
They have passed a resolution that II
the change in the city charter is made
effective the board Is of the opinion that
the best interests OF the city will be SUBJ
served by abolishment OF the board OF
police commissioners and the vesting OF
the entire jurisdiction of the police de-
partment In a committee of council, and
they add in the resolution that they feel
should be placed in the hands of city
council.
All this was brought about when the
board requested a change In the city
Quarter TO the effect that the officers OF
the force shall consist of a chief and as
many sergeants as they may see fit. The
council got sort OF mixed on this end Of
the proposition and finally passed a sub
stitute offered by Councilman Brumback
be designated by the city council.
The commissioners think this would be
detrimental to the workings Of the force.
and they also think that the duties of
the chief OF police should be fixed by the
board and not by the city council
The outcome Of the AFFAIR Is awaited
With interest.
Tho police here are of the opinion that
Samuel Allen. colored. now being held by
the police Of Richmond. Va. on sus-
picIon Of having committed a murder
in this city, is wanted here in connec-
tion with the death Of Richard Mills,
coIored, which occurred here in Novem-
Der, 1906.
Mills was shot by an unidentified coll
ored man on November /, 1906. while in
the northeastern section OF the city, and
died November s, as a result of his in
juries. Subsequently two colored women
were arrested In connection with being
accessories after the fact, and were given
jail sentence. The man who did the
shooting, however. made his escape, and
the police had, in the meantime. given ur
hope Of obtaining clew until the letter
announcing Aliens arrest was received
to-day from Richmond. Chief Werner
in his letter gives the names OF Robert
Fuller and John Drew, colored, who, II
Is alleged. were eyewitnesses to the
shooting, and are being held by the Rich
mond police. The police will send for
Allen tomorrow, it is expected.
The tag day celebration here to-day
was a huge success. Nearly everybody
on the streets wore the little piece of
card board bearing the inscription 'I am
tagged" Those who failed to wear 1t had
every step by the hustling youngsters
who disposed OF tags with rapidity at
10 cents each. As result of the activity
Of the youngsters a satisfactory sum was
realized from the sale Of the tags.
As heretofore stated In The Washington
Herald. the funds derived from the sale
Of the tags will be applied to the ath-
letic association OF the high school, to-
gether with the proposed Fairgrounds for
the school children.
During the storm last night the barn
Of p. p. Clark, who operates a dairy
farm at Hunters Station. Fairfax County,
three miles south OF here, on the electric
railway. was razed. Forty cows were in
the building at the time, several OF which
were injured. The barn will be rebuilt
at once.
sembly. No. 40. Knights OF Columbus,
the fourth degree branch OF the order,
went to Washington tonight and were
initiated in the order. Following the
ceremonies there was a banquet at the
National Hotel. A large class OF WASH
ingtonians were also initiated.
The degree team Of Potomac Lodge OF
Odd Fellows will tomorrow night confer
degrees on a class of ten candidates from
Fans Church Lodge. smoker will be
given.
Frank MicheIbaeh has purchased from
Charles p. Brawner and others a house
and lot on the west side Of Alfred street.
between King and Prince streets.
Next Tuesday night a large number Of
prominent members OF the Knights of
Pythias Of Washington will pay a fra
ternal visit to Oriental Lodge. No. 6, this