The Washington times., 1913-10-02
ALEXANDRIA OPENS
WAR ON MIGRANTS
Justice Thompson, in Police
Court, Sentences Four Old
Offenders to Hard Work.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA. Va, OCT.

WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, OCT. z.
Drastic action to rid Alexandria OF
the vagrants who have heretofore MADE
this city a stopping point on tnelr
journeys south in the early fail, otten re-
turning to spend the winter months IN
the city jail, was taken by Justice
Thompson in police court this MORN
ing when he sentenced four men to hard
work on the public roads for ninety
days All of the men are old onenders.
but heretofore they have been let on
with small jail sentence or given the
opportunity to leave the city, only 10 re-
turn in a short time. Carmede MANS
who escaped yesterday from the ponce
station, was one of the victims, evidence
having been shown that he has been
drunk on the streets for several nights.
Melvin Page, a printer; James Reeves
who gave his occupation as gentle-
man from Fauquier county virgin. Slrginla,
the road" were the other three who
win spend from now until New Year
helping improve Virginia's highways.
Mrs Mary Jane studds died at her
home in West End yesterday. Her
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
At o'clock. and will be conducted py
the Rev S. A. Wallis, of the Theoiogi-
cal Seminary.
At a meeting of Aiva Aerie, No. Sl,
,Fraternal Order of Eagles, held last
night, James B. Waddy was elected
treasurer in place Of B. B. Cline, resign
ed. Five candidates We're Initiated.
Five years work at the First Bap-
.tist Church, under the pastorate OF
the Rev. w. F. Watson, d. D., will be
reviewed at meeting OF the churcn
4 ton to the pastor, tomorrow night.
The following interesting program
has been prepared: Greetings from
the Potomac Association by the Rev.
Moderator mo si to- Aa0'i Of the p Potomae Baptist
Association; '"Five Years of Material
Progress by William Jorg; Five
Years With Our Choir" by James I.
Preston !, The Women o,S,l Of Our
Five Years With the Teaching De-
partment and the Treasury Of Our
Church" by Samual. w. Pitts; Our
Young People" by c. E. Yeager; Five
3 M M saunders; .our Spiritual Side"
by Judge Charles E. Nicol; "A Dream
of the Future" by the Rev. w. F.
Watson.
The reception committee will con-
sist of Mrs. NJ. NJ Hickman, president
of the Ladies' Aid Society; Mrs. l. E.
Winston, president of the Ladies' So
cial Union; Miss Rosalie Broadus,
president of the Women's Missionary
.SQcfcIF, MTS. w. r. WATSON, pIe8l-
dent of the Young women's Auxiliary;
Mrs. Walter Nails, president of the
Women's Mite Society, and Mrs Will
liam Jorg, president Of the Sunbeam
Society.
A number of prominent speakers will
deliver addresses at the banquet to be
held tonight by the members of the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum in honor
of the twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
founding Institution
them will be the following: United
States Treasurer John Burke, former
governor of North Dakota: P. I. Moran,
national director of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, Washington; Joseph d.
Sullivan district president of the Anci-
ent Order of Hibernians. Washington.
N. J. Mcfarland, chairman of the enter
otainment committee, will act as toast
master. More than 100 members of the
Lyceum are expected to be present
& The Alexandria Free Kindergarten
will open for the fall session on next
Monday. Rooms have been procured
AT the northwest corner of King and
Washington streets. The directors nave
secured Miss Louise d. Crittendon, o'
Washington, as teacher, End Miss Mar
tha Lee Allison, of this city, as assist
ant.
Miss Mona Carrick Reynolds. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Mcdowell
heynOius, ana AlOlS bdnl11dn ADDOtt
were married at the home of the brides
brother. R. S. Reynolds, at Braddock
yesterday afternoon at 5 O'Clock. Only
members of the immediate family we're
present.
The city school board will hold its
regular monthly meeting tonight, at
which time resolution relative to the
sadmittance of children of nonresidents
TO the public schools in this city will be
considered.
Services in observance of the feast Of
Rosh Hoshanah began last night at the
Jewish Synagogue and were conducted
by Rabbi Cohen, of Washington.
= The pastorate of the Rev. c. Kelly
Hobbs, Of the Second aptist Church.
was concluded here yesterday. Mr..
Hobbs having resigned to take up mis-
= eionary work in Albemarle county. His
successor will be appointed early this
month.
3. gtracting s25 from letter addressed to
Jane Kelly, was held for the action of
grand jury Of the United States district
. court yesterday by United States Com
missioner r. p. W. Garnett. The ac-
. cused entered a plea OF guilty.
Captain Reeves. for the past five
years superintendent of the United
states NaIlOnal Cemetery at NSWDeFH,
n c., has been appointed as superin-
tendent of the National Cemetery here
lin place Of Col w. p. Reppert, de-
ceased.
= r. NJ Petit, president of the Mt
Vernon stables, has purchased from
3 Frank l. Slaymaker lot in Rosemont,
on which he proposes to erect a hand
: some home next spring.
No trace has been found BY the po-
lice of George Williams. one of the
prisoners who escaped from the police
station yesterday. Carmede Nails,
another man who escaped, was captured
by the police yesterday afternoon.