Evening star., 1914-04-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Light Infantry Ordered to Re-
crMt Full Strength.
COMPANY IS ENTHUSIASTIC
Expects to Get Call to War-Rail-
way Yard Men Form an
Organization.
COMPANY IS ENTHUSIASTIC
special Correspopdence Of The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April %, 1914
Orders directing him to recruit his
company up to seventy. or full strength,
were received this afternoon by Capt F.
l.. Slaymaker of the Alexandria Light
Infantry.
The orders came from Charles NJ. East.
adjutant. captain of 1st Infantry, Vir-
ginia Volunteers. headquarters Staunton.
Va, by direction of Col. Perry.
The members of the Alexandria Light
Infantry will hold a practice drill Monday
night. At this drill it is expected there
will be number of recruits, During
the week a number have been added to
the list.
Members of the local company are very
enthusiastic over the prospects of being
called into service, and from now on drills
will be held five nights a week, in COM
pliance with the orders just received.
Paper Storehouse Burned.
Fire at $40 o'clock this afternoon de-
stroyed the paper storehouse and stables
at the plant of the Virginia glass works.
Duke street extended. The origin of the
fire is not known. An alarm was sounded
in this city and the Reliance engine went
to the fire. although the place is beyond
the corporate limits of the city. The
loss. it is thought, will be about S4OO.
covered by insurance.
About forty employees of the Potomac
railroad yards at a meeting held tonight
at the Hotel Rammel, this city, organized
what is known as the Relief Association
of Railway Employees at the Potomac
yards.
An organization was effected with the
election of the following officers: Harry
Chambers, president; E. c. Crump, vice
president, and H. B. Struder secretary
and treasurer.
May Select Commissioner.
1t is expected that joint session of
both branches of the city council will be
electing a police commissioner from the
third ward to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Commissioner August H.
Oehlert.
1t is expected that the finance commit
tee will make favorable report on an
appropriation of S4,O1534 to continue the
public schools of the city until July l
next
The tax ordinance. already passed by
the aldermen, will come I'D for final pas
sage at this meeting.
The body of a colored man, apparently
about forty years old, was found float
ing in the river near the acid plant this
afternoon. 1t was badly decomposed and
had been in the river about two months,
it is thought 1t was removed to De-
maine's undertaking establishment The
man had S1-S3 in his pockets, and there
was memorandum written on a pay en-
velope to either I. or j. Baker showing a
balance due of S4.15. The man wore tan
shoes, apparently new.
Undergoes Operation.
j. E. Peterson of this city. who fell
from a scaffold while painting yesterday
at Fort Royal, Va, was brought to the
Alexandria Hospital for treatment, and
today was operated on by DR.. NJ D.
Delaney for a fracture of the spinal
column. His condition is reported salts
factory.
Mrs. Phillips, wife of Rev P. P
Phillips. who was operated on yesterday
at the Alexandra Hospital by DR.. NJ
D. Delaney, is reported to be rapidly
improving.
Plans are being made by the members
of Post F, Travellers Protective Asso-
citation, for attending the annual state
convention of that organization, which
will be held in Norfolk. Va, May 50.
Harry Hempler, arrested Thursday
night on charge of firing pistol from
an automobile and exceeding the speed
limit. was released on furnishing bail
bond in the sum of $1,000. The two
others arrested at the same time were
released yesterday.
William Larner. national secretary of
the Glass and Bottle Blowers Associa-
ton of the United States and Canada,
tonight delivered an address before the
members of branch No. 6S of this city.
The Boy Scouts announce that they
will hold a Tag day celebration next
month for the benefit of the hospital
building fund.