Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plans for Erecting a Catholic
Church in the County.
WARDEN is WELL EQUIPPED
Fairfax Official Has Motor Boat and
Field Glass for Catching
Illegal Hunters.
WARDEN is WELL EQUIPPED
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA,. Va, September &. 1918.
Definite plans for the erection of a
Catholic church at either Mount Ida or
Del Ray. Alexandra county to be known
as st. Rita's Church. will be made at a
meeting of those interested which Is
slated to be held at s o'clock Thursday
evening at Del Ray.
The movement was originally launched
by women identified with the proposed
parish and they are to be aided by the
men. who have formed what is known as
ST. Ritas Church Society. permanent
organization has been perfected with the
election Of these officers: P. j. Conlon,
president; P. Fegan, vice president, and
Thomas E. Dolan, secretary. The joint
meeting to be held Thursday night WILL
with other things, decide upon the char
ter of the building, together with the
location, it is stated
A large number of Catholics are now
residing in Alexandria county in TINS
section and i'm order to attend services
they are compelled to come either to this
city or Washington.
To Play for Red Men.
The American Indian Guard Band will
go to Washington Tuesday night and
play several selections in the lobby OF the
New Willard Hotel before the delegates
attending the siXty-sixth annual session
of the Great Council of Red Men of the
United States. which will convene their
Monday One hundred Red Men from
this city will also attend the session
that evening.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector Of Grace
p E. Church, this city, will deliver the
invocation at the opening OF the session
Monday.
A. J. Payne, Fairfax county's game
warden, now chases violators of the
game laws of that county in high-poWer
motor boat. Mr.. Payne only recently
purchased from F. G. Spinks the latter's
boat known as the skibo and violators OF
pretty active to escape the clutches OF
the Virginia game warden. Payne also
has procured for himself pair OF pow
erful field glasses which he says con-
siderably help him in his work of looking
up and down the river in search OF viola
tors of the law Comparatively few
have been captured thus far this season
for illegal cunning owing to the close
watch being kept and also the heavy
penalty imposed
Extra IS for His Meal.
George Cook, who lives near Pohick.
Fairfax county, was arrested this morn
ing by Sergt Wilkinson because it was
alleged that he failed to pay Mrs. Fanny
Cook, proprietress of an eating house In
the city market, % cents for meal he
obtained Cook was arraigned later in
the day and fined S. for disorderly con-
duct and also compelled to pay Tor the
meal.
Cook subsequently, started for his home
in a wagon, and his next m1shap was
colliding with q wagon in charge of James
Minor, resulting in the breaking OF the
shaft of the wagon driven by Minor AS
a result Of the collision Cook was thrown
out and sustained a slight cut on his
head. He was placed in his wagon and
is again a prisoner at police station. this
time being charged with drunken and dis
orderly conduct and destroying property
On account of the tax levied by the
this city will pay into the state treasury
about 5000 a year. it is stated. This has
just become operative. That state has
added az per cent to the value Of every
ton of anthracite coal mined there This
tax must be added by the dealers to the
consumer. Local dealers have just been
notified that they must pay the tax.
Improvement Of Streets.
There is considerable street work. in
progress at the present time. Improved
grooved rails have been laid on the
three squares on Royal street between
Prince and Wilkes streets. which are
shortly to be improved with a modern
roadway.
Work of grading the square on Fair
fax street, from Wolfe to Wilkes street,
has been begun. and this square will
With pr vtried du briek 1 rosdW Su week
the work of improving the square on
Fairfax street. from Duke to Wolfe
street, will also shortly be begun. the
cobbiestones already being removed to
make way for a modern roadway.
Three hundred members of Washington
councils of the Fraternal Order Of
TENDER is and be entertained by Alex
andria Council. No. >. The visitors will
be met with a band and escorted to the
hall where an evenings entertainment
will be given.
The Alexandria Glass Company will re-
sumo operations Monday morning after
the annual summer close down. Opera
tons will be resumed by the Virginia
glass works. whose plant Is located in
West End. about September Is. Already
operations haze been begun al the plant
Of the Old Dominion Company. it hav-
ing started work last Tuesday.
The glass trade of Alexandria is one
or its big industries. and gives employ
ment to a large number of skilled help,
together with unskilled.
Tournament Club Picnic.
Arrangements have been completed for
the tn!rty-hrst annual picnic of the Fran
coma tournament Club, which will be
heic Thursday next on the tournament
GROUNDS, one mile east Of Franconia
The Charge TO the knights will be de-
liFered by Representative c. c. CarIin,
anc alter T. Oliver Of Fairfax. demo-
cratic nominee for the house OF dele
gates from that county. will deliver the
coronation address
The Agricultural Department has es-
tablished temporary branch here in
charge OF NJ. Klein and Thomas Her
bert. Seven young women are employed
IN the work of packing seeds for ex-