Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
TreStIe at Gas Works Will
Save City $1,000 a Year,
It Is Expected.
OFFICERS FOR LEE CAMP
Decoration Day Committee Also
Named-Drug Men Meet in
Convention.
OFFICERS FOR LEE CAMP
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ton of big trestle to connect with the
city gas works for the unloading of cars
OF coal at that plant. The new trestle
Will be used within the next few days.
upon the completion of chute and hood
for the dumping of coal into the coal
shed at the gas works.
| Workmen are today engaged in digging
out part of the east brick wall of the
big coal shed of the gas works so that
coal can be dumped directly into it from
| the cars.
Prior to the erection of the trestle coal
has had to be hauled in wheelbarrows
considerable distance by laborers en-
ployed exclusively for that purpose The
| erection of the trestle will .obviate this,
and will, tits estimated, save the city at
least $1,000 a year.
| The trestle is 700 feet long, or a dis
lance of little more than two squares.
| and it's erection cost $4,000, one-haIf
of the cost being borne by the South
ern Railway Company. Within 4
period Of a little more than two years
the cost of it's erection will be saved
by the city, it is estimated by city Off
Gals.
The coal shed at the gas works has
| capacity of 1000 tons. and it is stated
| that 400 tens can be placed in the
| space directly beneath the trestle,
making total capacity of 1,4O0 tons.
Lee Camp Elects Officers.
| r. f. Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
| Grams. held meeting last night at
Lee Camp Hall and elected officers for
the year and also appointed commit
| tees to arrange for its annual memo
| rial day exercises, which will be held
May "a next. The annual reports of
| the executive committee and treasurer
showed the camp to be in a healthful
condition financially and otherwise
Commander William a. Smoot also
| submitted his report.
The thanks of the camp were extended
to Mrs Charlotte c. Bergman for
number of books donated the camp which
have been placed in it's library
| Officers chosen follow: William A.
Snoot, commander; ]. w. Hammond. first
| lieutenant commander; Jesse Murray, sec
ond lieutenant commander; Booker c.
| Hall, third lieutenant commander; Edgar
| Warfeld, ST.. adjutant: r. M. Latham,
quartermaster: E. c. Graham, treasurer;
q. William Ramsay. officer of the day: H.
III. Zones, chaplain; James r. Spicer
lyidette; Edgar Wartield. sr.; G. Wliiiam
Ramsay and +. j. Davidson, executive
committee. =
Committees appointed for Memorial day
follow: q. William Ramsay. Jesse Muir
ray, f. J. Davidson, p. +. German. E. C.
Graham, John M. Johnson, r. n. Roland,
j. O. Adams, J. r. Zimmerman, Alex
ander Lyles. r. w. Ballenger, r. N.
Crook, and r. +. Knox, arrangements; g.
William Ramsay and Edgar Warfield, ST.
orators; Edgar Warfleld, ST.; d. Harry
Appich, w. p. Mcknight and Jacquelin
"A. Marshall. to assist ladies in, decorating
the Confederate monument at Washington
and Prince streets; P.sF.5 German, r. NJ.
Latham and Levi Hurdle, to decorate
graves in ST. MaryS cemetery: Col.
Arthur Herbert, George Wise and L. NJ.
Blae kford, to decorate graves in Ivy Hill
ham. Booker C. Hall. John NJ. Johnson.
Sc! tBoush. LIZ Morgan Davis. John r.
Zimrnerma nj James g. Spicer and E. H.
O'Brien. to deodkate graves near city.
The veterans will be.assisted by COM
mitfee of members OF M. D. Corse Camp,
Sons Of Veterans.
Drug Men in Convention.
With fifteen delegates in attendance
from this city. Richmond Petersburg
and Lynchburg. the annual meeting Of
the National Virginia Drug Club, COM
posed Of wholesale druggists of the
state. convened at noon today at the
Hotel F.ammel. The meeting is being
presided over by Edgar d. Taylor Of
Richmond. its president. who is also ex-
president of the National Wholesale
Druggists Association of America.
An address was made to the members
by Mr. Halliday. national representa-
tive Of the Wholesale Druggists Asso-
citation of New York. The affair will
end with a banquet late this afternoon,
and officers will also be chosen for the
ensuing year.
Attorney G. L. Boothe has made appli-
cation for a writ OF error to the state
court of appeals in the case of City Coun-
Gilman Julian Y. Williams Of the second
ward. who was recently held by a jury in
the corporation court to be illegally hold
ing his seat in city council on the ground
that he was resident of Alexandria
county.
The case was instituted against Mr..
Williams by six members of the common
council in the nature of quo warranto
proceedings. 1t is expected that the ap-
peals court will within the next few days
pass upon the application. The record
in the case was slightly delayed in be-
ing transmitted to the higher court The
time limit for making application to the
court of appeals expired yesterday.
In the event the appeals court grant
writ of error the case Will hardly be
heardy before next winter. Should the
application for writ be refused, it would
end the case.
New Council Is Instituted.
With charter membership of thirty
one, Del Ray Council, Daughters of
America, was instituted last night at
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics Hall, at St. Elmo, Alexandria
county. The ceremonies were conducted
by Mrs J. H. Mansfield, special deputy
national councillor, this city. Meetings
will be held every other Monday night
at the homes Of various members until
a place for holding meetings Is definitely
decided upon.
In the presence of a large gathering
! of members of the order, the recently
elected officers of Alexandria Lodge, No.
1888 Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks were installed last night The
ceremonies were conducted by Harry B.
Quinn, past exalted ruler. He was as
sisted by several other past exalted
rulers.
James w. Bales. the new exalted ruler
of the lodge, was the recipient of hand |
some bouquet of flowers, the gift Of the
members of the Collinwood Club, of |
which organization he is also the presi- |
dent.
The two new fire engine horses re-
Gently brought from Loudoun county.
Va, on probation for the Columbia
fire engine company will be given a
final try-out this afternoon.
Officers chosen by the Collinwood
Club for the year follow: James w.
Bales president; Joseph De Silva, vice
president, and w. C. Wildt secretary and
treasurer, who with E. c. Wildt and
George Peymount will comprise the board
Of directors.
CANNOT RECOVER TIPS
ON EXPENSE ACCOUNT |