Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Council Committees to Discuss
Erection of New School
Building.
NEW HOME FOR FIREMEN
Relief Hook and Ladder Company
May Be Provided With Mod
ern Quarters.
NEW HOME FOR FIREMEN
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, June p, 1913.
Plans for the erection of a new public
school building, to be used for high
night at meeting of the joint committee
on finance and schools of the city council.
This committee will make it's recommen-
dations to the city council at the next
meeting of that body. which will be held
July s.
A sinking fund towards the erection of
the proposed building, together with a
new structure for the Relief hook and
ladder fire company, will be brought about
by the increased license tax netting the
city approximately $500 additional rev.
enue year.
1t is hoped by the committee to be
able to have the plans prepared within
short time, SO that the work may be
begun at an early date. The location of
the school is yet to be determined
upon.
The city now has a lot of several
acres at the northwest corner of West
and Cameron streets, purchased for
that purpose. a number of the mem
bers of the school board feel disposed
toward the erection Of the building ad-
joining the Washington School for
Boys on the site of the old Hallowell
southeast COIHeT OIL w dSnlnS-
ton and Wolfe streets. However. it is
said that a majority of members of
both council and the school board favor
erecting the building on the site at
Cameron and West streets.
Three River Excursions.
Three excursions from this city are be-
ing held today, two to Marshall Hall and
the third to the Dyke, two miles below
this city on the electric line.
The excursions to Marshall Hall are be-
ing held by the Young Mems Sodalty
Lyceum and Grace Episcopal Church
Sunday school. and the First Baptist
Church Sunday school is holding its ex-
cursion at the Dyke. All being large
ly patroniZed.
Funeral services for Harrison Kirk,
jr., were held at o'clock yesterday
afternoon at his late home, 2US North
Columbus street, and were largely at
tended. The burial was with Masonic
rites in the Presbyterian cemetery. Mem
beIS of Andrew Jackson Lodge of Ma
sons. with members of Old Dominion
.Commandery, acted as an escort. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev
DR.. j. w. Duffey, pastor of the NJ f.
Church South. assisted by Rev. DR.. John
Lee Allison, pastor of the Second Presoy-
terrain Church, and Rev. G. r. Strauss
burg, pastor of the Methodist Protestant
CHuTCfi
Six employees of the store OF Mr. Kirk
acted DIS active pali5earers, while the
honorary pallbearers were Theophilus
Bailenger, A. d. BrOckett, James r. Ca
toa. y. 5. Greenaway, Augustus Dean
and Frank a. Bayliss.
Auto Owners to Meet.
A change in the bylaws will be con-
sdered tonight at a meeting of the Alex
andria Automobile Association, which will
be held at the rooms of the chamber Of
commerce. All owners attending are re-
quested to bring their cars with them.
1t is expected that the meeting will be
largely attended.
hTe eight participants in the fly
Swatting contest have thus far swat
ted more than a half million flies during
the month This months contest will
close Monday next Prizes will be award
ed the three swattinS the largest num-
Der of the pests.