Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Apathy Apparent Among Can
didates for Postmaster.
STATE HEALTH is GOOD
Plans for Remodeling Armory Hall
Are Soon to Be
Ready.
s.-.c,a. Corysspondcnce y The Sta.


September Is. 1913.
For som. unknown reason there ap-
pears 10 be considerable apathy among
tho candidates seeking the office of
postmaster Of thu city. Following the
election OF President Woodrow Wilson
I'll. candidates were legion. For sew
eral months speculation ran rife as
10 who would be the successful can
dldate FOR the office and then the ac-
JIvity ceased for reasons probably best
known 10 the would-be candidates.
Now practically nothing is heard of
tn. contest The term of Postmaster
Egghorn will expire next spring, IT
Is stated.
The position i regarded as the soft
est" federal job in this city and pays
4 salary OF s2,70o a year.
Or Roy II. Flanagan of the N1r-
ginia board of health, while In TINS
city TO-DAY SLaIed tnat ne mas sanitary
conditions greatly Improved In mdhS
places throughout the state. While there
are q few sIurauIc cases of typnoid fever
AT certain PAGES. ne says, tnrie As nolh-
ing apploacu.n7 All epiuenlc IN any par
ClCutar locally.
~. as,,Ives improved sanitary con-
ujtlons as pelng responsible IN d iafSe
measure Tor tue decrease or typnolu
in the state as wen as othcr dreaded
diseases.
The various secret and Soclal or
-aniZatIons OF the city are no" actiNe-
~ piann4ng Work OF various hlnus cur
ing the IAN ana winter months. Most
OF the Organizations Wnlch practicdliS
suspended Nork during the SUMMER
months nave resumed their Winle,
schedules. and from now on there VIII
be no little amount OF activity among
them. i number OF oazaars and otner
forms Of entertainments will be tea'
lures in the near future.
Plans for the remodellnS or Armofy
HAL will shortly be ready. AS soon as
completed bids will be asked and the
contract awarded. so that the work can
be gone ahead with as quickly as pos
sibia. y part of the expense incident
10 the Improvement of the hall Will be
borne by the city. The proposed i'm
provements will make the hall a mod
ern and up-to-date hall in every par
ticular.
The local branch of the Holy Name
Society will be represented by dele
cation of 500 n the parade of that or
xanization which will be held in Bal
simore October next Final plans for
taking part m the parade will shortly
be made by this organization.
Presbytery to Meet.
The Presbytery of the Potomac will
hold a meeting at Floris. Fairfax county
Va, beginning Monday. This will be the
regular fall meeting OF the presbytery.
Rev. NJ Z. Hanson, pastor of the church.
that place will look after the entertain
rnent of the delegates attending the ses-
sion, which will tast several days The
last meeting of the presby was held
in Baltimore last April. and was largely
attended.
Rev. ]. L. Logan. editor of the Free
Methodist, tonight de.ivered lecture on
Prohibition at the Free Methodist
Church. He will preach at both services
at this church tomorrow.
Services at Second Presbyterian Church
tomorrow will be conducted by Rev. DIT
John Lee Allison, who has just returned
from his vacation. Rev. DIR. W. +. Rol-
Inns will occupy the pulpit at Christ Epis,
copal Church. Resident clergy Will Nil
the pulpits at the other chuI ches.
Plans are about complete for the cele-
bration of the eighty-fifth anniversary
Of the Methodist Protestant Church the
preachers will be here on that occasion,
and oil different nights during the prog
ress of the celebration Will make ad-
The Retail Merchants Association will
hold meeting at its rooms Monday
night when a number of matters OF i'm
At this meeting it is announced an adj
dress will be made by one of Alex
andria's prominent business men.
Members of the Alexandria Motor Boat
Home a large quantity of food and other
attic .eS which remained after it's house
warming, which was held at the new
clubhouse last night
W. r. Mcbride to Wed.
Miss Nellie Conway, Philadelphia, and
William X. Mcbride. this city, will be
married Monday at st. Mary's Catholic
Church. The bridegroom is well known
IN local athletic circles.
Practically all of the Alexandrians who
have. been spending the summer at the
various seaside and mountain resorts
have returned home. The recent cool
spell brought many home who had plan
Ned To stay considerably longer
BY score of 10 4 the Cardinal Ath-
letic Club today defeated the Southern
Railway office team of Washington. The
Cardinals will tomorrow cross bats with
the Fort Washington team. The game
Will be played at the fort at o'clock.
The Cardinals will leave here at IL
O'Clock on the government tug.
The following de egates from R. K. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. will leave
here Tuesday evening next for Roanoke
Va. to attend the annual meeting of the
grand camp. which will be held In the
Magic City September IL to 10: F. j.
Davidson. James B. Spicer and Booker
G. Hall 1t Ia expected that Commander
W. A. Smoot will also attend
Work will be resumed Monday, after
the annual summer ciose-down, at the
plant Of the Virginia glass works, which
is located in West End. west of this city.
During the summer number of improve
ments have been made at this plant.
Christ Church Chapter of Praise held a
business meeting tonight