Evening star., 1913-12-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Red Cross Seals to Be Placed
on Sale Monday.
FIREWORKS SALE BARRED
Fines to Be Imposed if Law Is Vio-
lated by Merchants, Mayor
Declares.
special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence OF The Star,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 6, 1913.
Red Cross Christmas seals will be placed
on sale in a number of stores in this city
Monday. 1t has been decided to place the
sale of seals in charge of number OF
young women during Christmas week.
They will be stationed at prominent
stores, banks and government offces,
vish booths The sale will be under the
euJpices of the local branch of the Anti
tuberculosis Society.
asst year d total of $3.50 was realized
from the sale of the seals. and 1t is the
hope of the members of the local branch
Of the society that an even greater
amount will be realized this year.
Cne-half of the money raised from the
sale will go toward maintaining visiting
nu Sc in Alexander. Her duties are to
LOOK after the sick of the city who may
de sire her services, many of whom would
bc unable to pay for the services of a
tTs ned nurse during the entire time of
tFCir illness.
= or several years past the Anti-Tuber-
~ isis Society has maintained the serv-
ic+.' of visiting nurse in this city. Each
ye one-half of the proceeds of the sale
Of The Christmas seals is donated toward
H@i- goes to the state headquarters of the
national organization in Richmond.
Corporation Court to Convene
lie December term of the corporation
u. Judge l.. c. Barley presiding. will
svll yene at II O'Clock Monday morning.
This will be the regular grand jury term.
The e will be only one criminal case pre-
SenIed TO the jury for its consideration.
that of Louis A. Tucker. accused of rob-
bins the house of Mrs. Louise Lindner,
81 King street.
ri jury is composed of r. Lee Field.
T. :. Barrett. +. +. German. 5. W. Pitts.
San uel Bendheim, James T. Peyton. NJ
l.. lsisheill, j. Fred Birrell, III. X. Field.
]. :. Fitzgerald, ID. j. Howell and John
T. Sweeney.
Tie body of newly born colored girl
WAS found beside a lumber pile on Fay
ettc street between Oronoco and Princess
sire Its this afternoon by Sidney Ham
Iler5ley. He notified Policeman Roland
the body was removed to Demaine un-
dertc-king establishment. Coroner Moore
aEt the police are making an investiga-
tios. Of the case.
will be eighty years old tomorrow
..Iij ! feel like l am only twenty-five,
CoI John S. Mosby wrote TO an Old friend
iE t.lis city, the card being received today.
lie anniversary of his birth. Many
con .ratulations to him.
Fireworks Are Tabooed.
Glowing out policy inaugurated
time ago the use of fireworks and
IRE; rms Christmas will be tabooed.
Nas or Thomas A Fisher has ordered the
pcli-e 10 see that the laws are enforced
al1.s this line. Merchants are forbid
iep TO sell fireworks of any description
and their sale is punishable by the i'm
I,osi ion of a fine.
TIE euchre and dance which will be
ivva Monday night by Alexandria Lodge
Of lIks promises to be one of the most
is.Ts .iy attended ever given in Alexandria.
aoEe than fifty prizes will be awarded
Ire successful players One OF the prizes
is a handsome gold stick pin. made with
- eik's head, donated by DR.. T. Il.
4 =. iran.
H. Lunt, auctioneer today sold at
.,.,O Ic auction for Harvey L. Peck. trus-
t-e for the Peck estate five two-story
I. ATE dwelling houses at the northeast
lnFl.er OF Payne and Queen streets They
SO ). 1'eSs' 0' Ni'S' : = Fo'ih TOT
funeral OF Mrs. William +. Baker
~ take place at o'clock tomorrow
a. moon from her late residence. 922
- Rev. DR.. ". +. Watson. pastor Of
te First Baptist Church.
Evans Funeral Tomorrow.
mes Milton Evans funeral will take
= at :; o'clock tomorrow afternoon
-. his late residence, 4.e North Alfred
et- Services will be conducted BY
- ". f. Watson. pastor of the First
l'r ,tist Church.
obert s Barrett, district deputy grand
aited ruler of the Benevolent and
tective Order of Elks for the western
a. rict Of Virginia. this city. will de-
the annual memorial address al
National Home for Z KS, Bedford
cS. Va. tomorrow afternoon
any matters OF importance will be
- Tor consideration at the regular semi
lthly meeting of the city council.
lch win be held Tuesday night.
NJ annual oyster supper Of X. +. Lee
IN. Confederate Veterans, viii be held
.sdaS night. from until 10 o'clock, at
4 Camp Hall.
r.. Margaret Thompson Miss Hannah
'upson, John Thompson. Robert
,npson and Lorenzo Thompson OF
HlaFfStown. n y, are the guests OF
aud Mrs. Lorenzo Wolford with
ON tley Will spend tho inter
/. Foster VIII leave tomorrow for
: 'ksonVille. Fla. where ne has accept
= position with the Fruit Grow ers'
press.
'eN- Or Bergman Green of the Epis-
- Theological Seminary win preaci,
-. fauis Episcopal Church ut II
lock tomorrow morning. Services III
ot.4er churches will he conducted bv
{ : resident clergy.
Neck Broken in Auto Crash.
CHICAGO. December c.-Raymond
JN OF Wllmotte suffered a broken neck
ana I'VE other men We're injured early
today when the automobiles i'm which
fley We're riding coilided at the inter