The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
LEARNS HIS FIANCEE
HAS We'd ANOTHER
North Carolinian Wrote to Alexandra
Official to Find Out if Report
Was True.
TO DISCUSS HOSPITAL NEEDS

Alexandria, Va, Sept. g7.-'Please let
me know. as l can make other arrange
ments," is the concluding paragraph in
a letter written by a man in Charlotte,
| n. c, to y. s. Greenway. clerk Of the
| CORPORATION Court. who desires to know
| II the girl to whom he claims to have
been engaged obtained marriage license
here.
The woman referred to did get a license
| here and was married August q last
az the parsonage Of Trinity NJ. (. Church
| by Rev. c. \. Luttrell. pastor.
| The writer of the letter Gets forth that
| he had heard that license was issued
here. He adds: 1t would be a great
favor to me to give me an early reply"
| He further states that he wants to know
positively If the girl has married.
| Judge L. c. Barley, of the Corporation
Court who saw the letter, requested
Mr. Greenway to reply at once, which he
! did.
The trustees Of the Alexandria Hos
pital will hold a meeting Monday night
! in the rooms Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, when the growing needs Of the
| hospital will be discussed. II is expected
that plans will be formulated for meeting
any unusual demands on the hospital
in the future
Should the plans under consideration
having as their object the erection Of
new hospital, fail to crystalline, II IS
expected that an adequate addition Will
be built to the present structure.
The small ferry boat Frank NJ. Phillips,
in command of Capt. Douglas Ramsay.
its owner drifted on the Maryland flats
this morning while en- route to the Wash
ington Navy Yard. II is said that its
engines became disabled The tug Win
ship was signaIed for and the twenty
Yard returned TO Alexandria at $50
o'clock.
Two truck automobiles. one driven by
J. A. Kelly. of this city. and the other
by Arthur Campbell. of St Elmo, Alex
andria County, collided at Four-mile-run
at o'clock this afternoon. CampbeiIs
machine was thrown over the embank-
ment into the run. but Campbell and a
boy in the vehicle escaped injury. Ef-
forts will be made tomorrow morning
to pull the machine out of the run.
A movement has been started by the
members of Troop No. l, Boy Scouts, to
obtain a suitable building as a permanent
headquarters. 1t is the desire of the boys
to have a building with a gymnasium,
readlng-rOOmS, rooms lot games, anu a
hall for entertainments. The movement
will be formally launched at an ami
versary entertainment, october To-
officers chosen by the Willard Woman's
Christian Temperance Union to serve for
the year are Miss Alice De Vaughan,
president; Miss Amy c. weech, financial
secretary: Mrs. Lille Henderson, record
ing secretary; Mrs Oscar Pterpoint.
treasurer. Miss De Vaughan and Mrs.
Pierpoint were elected delegates to the
State convention, which will be held at
Luray, September ..
Ben Franks and Morris Turner, both COL
ored, charged with stealing clothing from
Ida Jordan, colored, were sentenced to
ninety days on the State convict road
force by Police Justice Thompson in
court today.
Frederick P. Russell, master commits
sioner in chancery, has been appointed
bv the CORPORATION Court TO ascertain
the assets and liabilities of the News
Publishing Company, which concern was
recently placed in the hands OF receivers
and report to the court
Scout Edward Schuller, OF Troop No.
50. who is on a hike from Philadelphia
10 Roanoke, Va, stopped on here
and is the guest of Scout Lambert Ber-
ryman. Last night he gave an account
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