Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Site Is Decided Upon for New
Hospital Building.
PLEDGES TO BE COLLECTED
School Board Takes Steps to Protect
Children and New Teachers
Are Selected.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va, September A.
The square of ground bounded by Co
lumbus, Alfred, Pendleton and Wythe
streets will be the site of the new
Alexandria Hospital. The hospital will
cost $4,000. Purchase price of the
square of ground is $500. The prop
erty belongs to the estate of the late
John w. Green, and is regarded as an
ideal site for the erection of the hos
pital.
1t was decided to have the site COM
mittee collect all of the outstanding
pledges for the erection of the new
hospital, amounting to about $4,000.
Both the site committee and plans
committee have been merged and will
hereafter be known as the building
committee. Within a short time this
committee will have plans and speci-
fications prepared for the erection of
the hospital, and it is hoped by those
pushing the project that the work of
erecting the hospital will be begun late
this fall
The present hospital building, now To-
Gated at the southeast corner of Wolfe
and Pitt streets, which was originally
started as an infirmary will be sold and
the proceeds applied to the new hospital
building fund.
Steps to Protect Children.
In view of the typhoid situation ar
engagements were made by the city school
board at it's meeting last night to serve
water from Portner's artesian well to the
children with the reopening of the pub
lie schools September IA.
Miss Helen Blake was elected a teach
IN +ho 0~1,
caused by the resignation of Miss Janet
E. Carter, and Miss Celeste Cox was
elected substitute teacher in the white
schools and Bessie L. Riddick substitute
teacher nthe colored schools.
The resignation of c. W. Wattles as a
second ward because of his election to
the common council from that ward was
read and accepted. His successor will be
teacher in the colored schools.
w. S. Nicklin and T. Clifton Howard
were named as a committee to recon-
mend teachers to the board.
1t is expected that three new teachers
will be elected for the white schools to
take charge of the new classes which
will be started with the reopening Of the
schools September Il.
Hunting Season Shortened.
The hunting season for land game in
Fairfax county has been curtailed fifteen
days by the board Of supervisors of that
county, according to a statement made
today by Constable A. ]. Payne.
The season will open November Is and
end December 1. Heretofore the season
extended from November Is to December
10. All violators of the law, it is an
nounced, will be arrested by the game
warden and subject to fine.
Addresses on statewide prohibition
do at no irCf n
last night by Rev. c. r. Strausburs,
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church; Rev. DR.. w. F. Watson, pastor
of the First Baptist Church; Rev. o. w.
Church, and Rev. G. A. Luttrell, pastor
of Trinity NJ. E. Church.
M. J. Tanning of Philadelphia, who was
slated to have spoken, was unable to
reach here in time, and he will speak al
that church Tuesday.
Sam Small, the noted evangelist, Is
slated to deliver an address at CLOCK
tonight at the First Baptist Church.
Funeral of Miss Martin.
The funeral of Miss Madeline L. Mar
tin who died yesterday morning, will
take place at 3 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon from her late home, 6O9 North Co
Iumbus street. Services will be conduct
ed by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector Of
Grace Episcopal Church. Interment will
be private.
Effie " Suthard's funeral will take
place at 5 o'clock this afternoon from
the home of her parents, 525 South Lee
street Services will be conducted by
Rev C. R. Strausburg, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church.
In the circuit court for this city in va
cation today R. H. Cox. sergeant, was
appointed administrator Of the estate Of
Harriet Johnson. deceased.
James r. Cation left today for Atlantic
City, where he will spend his vacation.
Capt. W. B. Smithers returned today
from Atlantic City, where he spent his
vacation.