Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Relief Hook and Ladder Com
paB to Have New House.
WILLIAM MlLSTEAD DEAD
Meeting Of Musicians to Be Held
Today to Form
Union.
WILLIAM MILsTEAD DEAD

Special Correspondence of The Sta-
ALEXANDRIA. Va, March IL 1914
A number Of street improvements are
being mapped out by the city council.
They will be begun at an: early date. 1t
Is expected that many sewers will be laid
this coming summer.
Among the improvements planned is the
erection of new house for the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company on the north
side of Prince street between ROYAL and
Fairfax streets. at a cost CT $4,000.
William Milstead. about twenty-five
years old. while on fishing boat on the
river this afternoon was taken ill and
died before James Dear and William
Eberhardt could get him to the Alex
fered from commissions.
Milstead's body was. however. taken
into the hospital and every effort made
to resuscitate him. DR. W NJ Smith was
also called in short time afterward.
Milstead lived on North Fairfax street
removed to Demaine's undertaking estab-
lishment and prepared for burial
To Celebrate Founding.
All arrangements have been completed
by Potomac Lodge, No. IS, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. for the celebra-
ton of the seventy-fifth anniversary of
the founding of the local lodge. The
exercises will be held Friday night next
at Odd Fellows Hall. A feature of the
celebration will be an entertainment,
which will be given by the dramatic as
ISOLATION of that organization.
Judge l.. c. Barley of the corporation
court will hand down Monday next his
10 IN fhn ~ \
others against the town council of Ma
nassas, Va Arguments in the case were
heard recently. The purpose of the suit
is to Nrestrain the defendants from issu-
ing bonds for $4,000 to Install an cleo
trio light plant, water works and sewer
age system. and to prevent the sale of
bonds to the Hanchett Bond Company.
Arrangements will be perfected tomor-
row afternoon by Alexandra division. No
!. Ancient Order of Hibernians. for a
program Tuesday next in; observance of
st. Patricks day. Each year the organ
ization holds a celebration on this oc-
casion.
Or Adkins and Samuel jackson, both
colored. arrested by Deput.- United States
Marshal William Schoeni. ware this after
; noon arraigned before United States
Commissioner R. p. w. !Tarnett to an.
swer charge of retailing liquor with
out government license Adkins plead
ed guilty and was put under bond in sthe
T-co
July term of court. Jackson was &C
quilted.
To Form Musicians Union.
A meeting of the musicians of the city
Will be held tomorrow afternoon at 80
/ O'Clock at McBurneys Hall, King and
Washington streets, for the purpose OF
organizing musicians union. Many
have signified their intention of joining
Representative w. H. Temple of Penn.
sylvania will deliver an address at 3 *
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at a mems
mass meeting at the Westminster build
ing of the Second Presbyterian Church
The mission for men which has been In
progress during the past week at St
Mary's Catholic Church will be concluded
tomorrow afternoon. The service.
| throughout have been largely attended
Last week the mission waS for women.
The board of supervisors of Alexandra
county has installed incandescent lights
from Potomac bridge, that county, by
way of Braddock down Mount Vernon
avenue as far as Rosemont. The lights
were turned on for the first time tonight