Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
New Hospital Building in View
to Cost $4,000.
PLANNED BY THE TRUSTEES
Shriners Arranging for Special Meet
ing-Fraternal Visit by Pythians.
General Items.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. September 80. 1915.
A new hospital to supplant the present
| Alexandria institution, at cost of no,
| less than $4,000. was decided upon last
night at a meeting of the board of trus.
tees of that institution. held at the rooms
of the chamber of commerce.
a committee of fifteen will be named
| by the president, Worth Hulfish. to So
licit contributions and make report to
the trustees as soon as possible. The
resolution to erect the structure was Of
fered by Carroll Pierce. and c. S. T.
Burke offered resolution to appoint the
committee to obtain subscriptions
resolution Of Z. c. Dunn, city en-.
gineer. that a committee be appointed tc
investigate the condition, capacity anG
size OF the present hospital and grounds
and cost of a new structure was adopted
The meeting was called to order by
Worth Hulf1sh. president Of the board
who outlined the needs OF new struc.
ture, the present institution having beer
declared to be too small for the presen,
demands
| He then relinquished the chair to Gard
| ner l.. Boothe. who presided during the
remainder Of the evening.
| A. d. Brockett made a statement re
garding the need of more adequate
| institution.
| The meeting was attended by twenty
two citizens, as follows: Worth Hulfish
William B. Smoot, Robert S. Jones, Jane.
| w. Roberts, NJ. l.. Dinwiddie. Hunt Rob
erts, S. f. Dyson. William Campbell
James NJ. Duncan, W. A. Moore, jr, Rev
Herbert jr., r. l.. Payne, ]. Y. Williams
j. T. Harrison, A. D. Brockett, G. L
Boothe, Carroll Pierce. ]. K NJ. Norton
Z. S. T. Burke and J. 7. Preston.
Shriners Plan Ceremonial Session.
The Alexandria Shrners will hold
meeting at 8 O'Clock tomorrow night a
the Elks' Home for the purpose OF com
pleting arrangements for a ceremonial
session of Acca Temple, A. A. Q. N. NJ
S., which will be held here Saturday nigh
| under the direction of the Richmond
Shriners. On this occasion twenty neo
phytes will cross the oasis, following
| which the usual banquet will be held
Both the session and banquet will be hele
in the Elks' Home.
The Richmond delegation will arriv,
here at o'clock that afternoon and will
bring along with them a baggage car o.
paraphernalia.
The twenty candidates who will e
through are from Alexandria and the sur
rounding country.
Pythians to Pay Fraternal Visit.
A delegation of fifty members of Sill
Launcelot Lodge, knights of Pythias, oil
Ballston, Alexandria county. will tonigh,
pay a fraternal visit to Oriental Lodge
No 6, of this city. E. r. Boyer, district
| lecturer. will pay an official visit to the
local lodge on this occasion and make
an address. Others who will speak are
| State Senator r. Ewell Thornton an6
| State Delegate Robinson Moncure. A
| banquet will be served at the Pythiar
| Hall following the speechmaking.
Drinking; Unable to Remember.
| THE only thing l can say is that
have been drinking and don't remembel
striking her." was the statement mad,
| by Arthur A. Mankin, when arraigned II
| the police court today to answer thu
charge Of assaulting and beating his wife
| Mrs. Mankin told of the assault, an,
| added that he broke her finger. Ninet,
| days on the state convict road force wa
the sentence of the court.
fine of so was imposed in the cas-
of Henry Little, colored charged witt
drunken and disorderly conduct, VINO wa
| also charged with having thrown a pisto
out of the house before being taken int,
| custody.
General and Personal.