Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Parties and Entertainments to
Observe Halloween.
POLICE BAR RoUGHNEss
Representative Carlin Opens His
Campaign by Defending His
Course in Congress.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The star
ALEXANDRIA,. Va, October 90
Many parties and entertainments Will
mark the observance of Halloween
number Of which will be held ton1ght.
Tomorrow night there will be several
masquerade parties.
The police have decided that roughness
will be tabooed, and with this end IN
view all who attempt unseemly pranKs
will be arrested, orders being given TO
that effect today by Chief Goods.
One of the features tonight will be
the dance given by the Collinwood Club
at it's clubhouse on the Potomac, sew
eral miles below Alexandria
A Halloween entertainment will be
given in the lecture room of the First
Baptist Church by the Baptist Young
Peoples Union. and there will also be
similar entertainment in the Westmln-
ster building by the Sunday school of
the Second Presbyterian Church.
Carlin Opens Campaign.
Representative Charles c. Carlin
night with an address at the Alexan-
dria county courthouse. He was intro
duced by Walter U. Varney, chairman
Mr.. Carlin told of his work in Con-
gress and denied the charge that he
was asleep at the switch" when the
bill was passed excluding NONRESIDENT
pupils from the District schools. His
speech also dealt largely with the trust
bill in Congress.
Water furnished by the Alexandria
Water Company has been pronounced
safe to drink by a competent chemist
and bacteriologist, according to state
ment issued by the directors of the
company and signed by Walter Roberts,
president.
The statement reads:. 'The company
has had samples of water analysed
regularly from two to three times a
week since the chlorine plant was in
stalled at our works, and since Septem-
Der the water had been pronounced
safe drinking water by a competent
chemist and bacteriologist, and the
company so notified the health depart
ment at the meeting held with the
committee on health October 6, and at
the same meeting made the request
that the public be notified by the
health officers verifying statements by
calling at the company's Office and ex
aiming the report of the chemist.
Elected Grand Captain General.
The Grand Commandery, Knights
Templar. in session in Richmond. has
elected ]. Johnston Green of this city
grand chaplain general William AL
len of this city has been appointed
district deputy high priest of Dis
trct No. 1, Alexandra Chapters No. IA,
Al and SIS.
The board of aldermen at an adj
journed meeting last night decided to
borrow $4,000 to meet the current ex-
penses of the city for the fiscal year
ending May 81, 1915. 1t is expected
that common council will hold special
meeting early next week to act on the
resolution. The money will be bor-
rowed as needed.
Mrs. Adeline Florance. eighty seven
years old, died yesterday afternoon at
her home. near Cameron run. Fairfax
county. She is survived by two sons.
The body will be shipped tomorrow to
Haymarket, Va, for burial.
Georgianna Day. better known as
Georgianna Nelson, colored, for the
past thirty years janitress of police
headquarters, died this morning.
Rev. Father L. F. Kelly, who has
just returned from an extended trip to
the Holy Land. yesterday afternoon de-