The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
ALEXANDRIA POSTAL
SERVICE EXTENSION
Rosemout Now Gets City Delivery and
Del Ray Also May Be Supplied
by Department.
TRAVELLER TO BE RECEIVED

Alexandria, Va, Nov. 15.-Application
will be made by the residents of Del Ray,
in the town of Potomac, Alexandria
County, for city delivery service in that
suburb. The application will be made to
Postmaster Eggborn and submitted to
the Postofice Department in Washing
ton.
Within the last few days the depart
ment granted the request Of the residents
of the subdivision known as Rosemont,
west of Alexandria, for city delivery
service. This will be put into operation as
soon as schedule can be arranged. Resi-
dents of Del Ray are willing to number
their houses and I'LL other requirements
of the department in order to obtain city
delivery service. Their mail now goes by
rural free delivery.
George H. Armstrong, national presl-
dent of the Travellers Protective Asso-
citation, will be given a reception Mon
day night by Post F., Travellers Pro-
tective Association. A dinner Will
be given Mr.. Armstrong, the invited
guests, and the members Of the local
post, at the cafe of 7. F. Ellis at Mount
Vernon.
The delegation will leave here at
o'clock for Mount Vernon.
Among the State officers who Will at
tend are Clarence D. Coleman, director,
Richmond; Robert Davis, chairman Of
membership committee, Richmond; P. II.
Harwood, secretary, Richmond, and w.
II. Jones. president, Danville-
From the Chamber Of Commerce Car
roll Pierce, president, and J. T. Preston
have been invited.
The local committee in charge of the
arrangements is composed of ]. Will
lam May chairman; Hunt Russell, sec
retary; Alfred Thomson, Walter Rogers,
and T. F. Ellis.
Through ]. D. Normoyle, real estate
dealer, Mrs. Julia Dunn Downey has pur-
chased the handsome three-story brick
dwelIing-house at the southeast corner Of
Duke and Pitt Streets, and a deed for
same was admitted to record this after
noon in the office Of the clerk Of the Cor
poration Court
After extensive improvements to the
property Mrs. Downey will occupy 1t as
her home.
Mr. Normoyle also reports the sale Of
5000 square feet of ground on Windsor
Avenue, near Mount Vernon Avenue, in
Del Ray, Alexandria County, to John r.
Harding, this city. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Harding contemplates erecting a
dwelling on the lots in the near future.
The following delegates were named
today by Carroll Pierce, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, to attend the
tenth annual convention of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress of the
United States, which will meet at the
New Willard Hotel. Washington, De-
cember 3-5 next: William B. Smoot, H.
X. Field. A. D. Brockett, George S.
French, and ]. Y. Williams
Pauline Dreifus has purchased from
NJ. B. Harlow two. two-story frame
dwelling houses known as 1l4-1ls Com
merce Street
Robert B. Thompson has purchased
from Gordon Thomas two frame dwelling
houses known as 1315-1317 Queen Street
Graham & Ogden have sold to Virgil
A. Payne and wife house 81 North
Columbus Street.
The will of Benjamin j. Langdolf was
admitted for probate this afternoon
Testator leaves his estate, consisting of
real and personal property. to Miss
Clara H. Collins.
The funeral OF Mrs. Mary A Schmidt,
who died in Washington Friday last,
will take place at 10 o'clock Monday
morning from st. Mary's Catholic
Church.
The body of Frank A. Hoy, a former
resident of this city, who died this
morning in Brooklyn, N. Y, will be