The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
ALEXANDRIANS PLAN
FOR QUIET LABOR DAY
With the Exception of One Celebration
at the Dyke. Town Will Look Like
the Deserted Village"
PROPERTY VALUES INCREASED

Alexandria, Va, Sept 5.-Hundreds OF
Alexandrians will spend Labor Day out
of the city. Many left this afternoon for
various seaside and mountain resorts and
will remain out of the city until Tuesday.
Banks, city and government offices, will
be closed all day, but most of the retail
stores will remain open until noon.
There will be no public celebration Of
any kind in the city, although the Alex
andria Trades Council has arranged to
hold its annual celebration at the Dyke.
A varied program of sports and athletic
events has been prepared.
The program will be opened at 10
o'clock with a ball game between the
machinists and glassblowers of this city.
The committee of arrangements is COM
posed of d. j. Larkin. chairman; F. G.
Padgett. secretary: J. X. Sparrow, treas
urer; S. MILAN, and T. Mueller.
Officers of the Trades Council who
also are members OF the committee, are
w. Hamilton. president; T. Mueller. vice
president; F. G. Padgett, secretary: J. X.
Sparrow, financial secretary: T. R.
Zones, ]. Sprouse, and G. NJ Cragg
trustees; L. MILAN, second vice presi-
dent Of State Federation.
have increased more than SeO0OOO during
the last year. The foregoing is shown
ty the report of Commissioner of Reve-
nue. William II. Duncan. This valuation
is due to the erection OF new buildings
and improvements to old ones, together
with a normal increase in land values
Both real and personal property taSed
amounts TO S7.5SSlH of this amount
more than S45OO.OOO is in real estate.
10 G In
bonds and notes form the largest item.
being listed at more than $4,000, with
household furniture next, listed at $132,-
ESQ.,
Other items shown are more than 100
horses, 2S2 hogs, 5,3i3 watches worth
1855 There are also thirty-three boats
The amount on deposit in banks is
ported last year. Incomes reported total
S1,S26.
Mrs. Herman Friedlander has been
elected chairman of the ladies' committee
to arrange for the bazaar to be given
October l. in the hall Of the new Rich
mond Theater. under auspices of Vir-
ginia Lodge, No. 1915. Loyal Order of
Moose. Mrs. Friedlander will appoint
subcommittee.
J. H Harrington is chairman of the
general committee of arrangements. In
vitations to attend the bazaar will be ex-
tended to the lodges of Moose in Wash
ington, Baltimore. Philadelphia. Whining
ton, and Camden. A large delegation of
Moose will attend the dedication of the
new home in Baltimore Monday.
These officers have been elected by
Mount Vernon Chapter No. "A, Royal
Arch Masons: c. Page Waller. jr., high
priest: R. A. Zachary, king; V. c. Dav-I
is. scribe: William Lewis Allen, treas
urer; A. G. Uhler, secretary; c. P.
HeishIey. captain of the host; c. A
Gwinn. principal sojourner; w. X. Grit
fifth, royal arch captain; P. E. Cliff,
master Of the third vail; E. F. Hoffman.
master of the second vail: E. S. Faw-
cett. master of the first vail; George w
Zachary, tiler; Rev. DR.. w. F. Watson
chaplain: Leopold Ruben, steward: F.
w. Latham, district deputy grand high
priest, installed the officers
Six schoolmates of Miss Madeline l.
Martin. who died from typhoid fever,
acted as paIlbearers this afternoon al
her funeral which took place from the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w
L. Martin, COG North Columbus street.
Services were conducted by Rev EDGAR
OaA pClAtlB ltNlOI VI SIdCe T.. l-nuTCn. /
Pallbearers were: Barton Phillips, Will
liam Boswell, Joseph Chauncey, Robert
E. Knight, jr., Frank Johnston and Ell |
don Raison.
MSss Gertrude c. futile and Ivan H |
Johnson were married this afternoon 1T |
the parsonage Of Trinity n E. Church. |
The ceremony was performed by Rev. q. !
A. Luttrell, pastor.
Perry Davis, crippled colored news |
boy was run down by a horse and wagon |
in King street this afternoon and slightly |
injured He was treated at the hospital. |
A pair Of horses belonging to the Relief |
Hook and Ladder Company was sold at |
public auction today and purchased by !
Hugh Strider for sos each.
The board of lady managers of the
Alexandria Hospital are opposed to the
site selected for the new hospital. IL is
announced. The site is the square |
by Columbus Alfred PendIeton
md Wythe streets.