The Washington herald., 1913-03-30
FIRE PROTECTION
N.ROSEMONT URGED
New Alexandra Fire Rule initiates
Against Suburb Primary
Will Be Called OF.

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Alexandra, Va, March 2s.-At a meet.
ing Of the citizens Of Rosemont. Alex.
andris County. tonight. the Rosemont
Citisens' Association was organized with
the election OF the following ofiicers
Z. H. kemper. president; r. L. Payne.
vice president: +. L. Slaymaker. secre-
tary: L. A. Garlock. treasurer. The. ex-
ecutive committee IA composed of A. J.
Pohl, G. w. Keys, and T.. A. Hulhsh.
The president and vice president will
be ex officio memberL
There will be a meeting Of the exec
utive committee Tuesday night next.
when number of matters, including
fire protection for the subdivision. will
be discussed. Inasmuch as the city no
longer will send fire engines beyond
the corporate limits some other means
of security from fire must be obtained.
The city and State officials will have
no opposition and the primary set for
May q next will therefore be called of.
II is expected that a meeting of the city
called for the purpose Of declaring the
incumbents the party nominees.
| The ordinance requiring all dogs on the
| streets to be muzzed became a law to-
day when 1t was signed by Mayor Fisher.
The dog wagon will be placed on the
streets Monday and all unmuzzled dogs
found will be captured. In addition, their
owners will be fined.
| The Mayor also signed the ordinance
| forbldding children over ten years OF age
to use roller skates on the sidewalk. and
also the ordinance making IT illegal to
show crime pictures in the movies"
| after April 10 next
J. d. Normoyle. real estate dealer. has
1 aha Of Woe Ii
| ington. to Henry L. Cheshire. house 21S
North Fairfax Street: for Mrs. Georgia
Renoe Tansill, OF Manassas, Va. lot
of ground improved by a siX-room frame
dwelling at Riverside Park, near Mount
Vernon. TO Sylvester Corun. OF Mount
Vernon: also for William r. Daily. of
Fort Hunt. two acres Of land adjoining
the Fort Hunt Reservation for John
i Austin.
Abram F. Enos has sold to Alice Lee
| house and lot on the east side OF
Patrick Street, between Princess and
Oronoco Streets: Abram +. Enos
10 Mary Jackson. house 4Is North
Patrick Street: Egbert A. Thompson and
wife to George L. Appich. house and lot
at the southeast corner OF Duke and
Pitt Streets: Walter c. Foster. special
commissioner. TO G. Carroll Phillips.
house and lot on the east side of Fairfax
Street, between Prince and Duke Streets;
Annie f. Brenner to John E. Brenner
house 5l4 South Alfred Street.
Monroe & Marbury. real estate dealers.
have sold for the Alexandria Construc-
ton Company to II A. Riggs, house $50
North Washington Street
The Alexandria Realty Corporation has
sold forty-one lots bounded by Princess.
Oronoco. Fayette, and Payne Streets to
various citizens.
Rev. Harry VI. Canter. pastor ~ the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, of
this city. who is now attending the con-
ference in Staunton. Va, may be trans
ferred to Harrisonburg. Va. According
to information received here Rev Mr..
Canter's successor will he Rev. David
4. Kern. now OF Staunton. Va.
These officers have been elected BY
Randolph Chapter. No D. Rose Croix
Scottish Rite Masons: n. Noel Garner.
wise master: Frank w. Latham. senior
warden: Percy c. Gift. junior warden;
w. s. Connolly. orator; W. G. lie Hew. !
almoner: James NJ Duncan. treasurer:
James +. King. secretary. At the next |
meeting the foregoing officers will be |
installed. and the wise master will ap-
point a number of other officers.
Charles II. Callahan. past master Of |
Alexandria Washington Lodge OF Ma |
sons. this city. has been elected an !
honorary member OF Constitutional !
Lodge. of Beverley, England. accord
ing to a letter received by August II. |
Oehlert. past master OF the local lodge, |
from the master of Beverley Lodge.
Mr.. Oehlert is an honorary member of
the English Lodge.
Mrs. Alvina Simms' funeral took place
today from Mount Olivet Church. Fairfax
County. Services were conducted by Rev.
Everett Meade. rector of Pohick Church.
Fairfax County.
The Alexandria Boy Scouts opened up
headquarters In the room over Sarepta
Hall today. A number OF contributions
in the shape of books and furniture have
been received.
Fire Chief Gronau has received q
-heck for 800 from the Texas Oil Com
pany. whose plant recently was badly
by fire. The money will he dis
ributed among the three volunteed COM
panies in the city
Contributions today were received hy
he banks for the food sufferers The
collection. amounting to ss066. raised
ast night At the organ recital at the
second Presbyterian Church, today was
AIKEN to Washington and turned over to
he Red Cross.
Grafton c. Trenary. who was recently
'leCted second lieutenant of the Alexan-
lria Light Infantry. has successfully
,assed the State examination and will be
within the next few days
Funeral services for Thomas II. Walker
will be held at o'clock tomorrow after
oon from his late home, 210 Duke Street.
Rev. c. r. Strausburg. pastor of the
lethodist Protestant Church. oficiating. a
The following officers have been
lected by Virginia Lodge. No. 1916. Y
.oyal Order of Moose: DR.. ]. T. Ash n
on, dictator: J. II. Harrington, past fl
ictator: r. N. Roland, jr.. vice dicta- i
or: Rev. c. X. Hobbs. prelate: c. C.
Iitt. sergeant-at-arms; ]. W. Varney,
secretary: E. c. Burner, q
nancial secretary; ]. A. Hulfish. treas