The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-19
ALEXANDRIA PREPARES
FOR D. AR. CONVENTION
Members of Mount Vernon Chapter
viii Entertain Daughters at Meet
ing October 27-2S.
POOR GAS DUE TO WEATHER

Alexandria, Va. Sept. B.-ArranRe-
ments are being made by the members
! OF Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters OF
/ the American Revolution, for entertain
ing the delegates who will attend the
State convention Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, which win be held
here October Z-&
by fifty delegates representing the vari-
Gus chapters. Meetings viii be held In
the auditorium Of the Wagar apartments.
The local committee has prepared an
elaborate program for the visitors during
their sojourn in the city. Two receptions
are planned. including a luncheon at
Mount Vernon
! According to a statement made today
by F. w. Latham, superintendent of the
city gas works, weather conditions have
been responsible for the poor quality of
gas during the last few days. weather
conditions. he said. caused napthaline to
get into the gas mains. The gas COM
pany Is doing everything possible to
remedy conditions which have improved
recently.
The funeral of Andrew J. Bradley, of
Nokesviile, Va, who died last night at
Providence Hospital, Washington. will
take place at 70 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing from Wheatley's undertaking chapel.
Services will be conducted by Rev L F.
Kelly, and burial will. be In St Mary's
Cemetery. Mr.. Bradley was sixty-seven
years old. A sister, Mrs. w. H Green
well, of this city. and brother, John r
Bradley, Of Washington, survive him.
The Herfurth Engine Company, Of this
city, has been granted a charter by the
State Corporation Commission, with a
capital stock OF from 5000 to $4,000 It's
objects are manufacturing and dealing
in engines. automobiles. machinery, etc
Officers and incorporators are: Rudolph
Herfurth. president; SaIlie Herfurth, sec
rotary and treasurer, both Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, and Hugo Herfurth, Alexandria
In the Circuit Court today arguments
were heard by Judge J. B. T Thornton
on the demurrer to the evidence in the
case of Zell's administrator against the
Washington and Old Dominion Railway.
Attorneys John NJ johnson and Capt.
Crandal Mackey appeared for the plain
tin. while the railroad company was rep
resented by Attorneys c. E. NicoI and
Wilton ]. Lambert.
Through Graham and Ogden, real estate
dealers, Mrs. Sarah NJ Baggett has sold
to Frederick and William ]. Schiller
several building lots on the upper end of
King street in what is known as Bag
gett's subdivision. Messrs- Schiller viii
shortly improve these lots with the cree
ton Of several brick houses
Graham and Ogden also have sold for
Mrs. Kate n. Williams, Of Pocomoke
City, Nd, to Lewis l.. Lyles, two three
story frame dwelling houses on the south
side Of Prince street, between Fairfax
and Lee streets. i
Examinations to be held September n
3 by the local board of civil service ex-
aminers are as follows: Assistant super
intendent Of construction, male; specialist
in industrial education. male; associate
sngneer-physicist, male.
The suit Of the Observation-Disclosures
Railway Company against N. Lindsey &
Co. is slated to be heard tomorrow morn
ing in the Corporation Court The OBJ
tect Of the suit is to recover damages in
the sum Of S23.S for injuries alleged to
have been sustained to a car of COM
plainant company when an automobile
truck Of Lindsey & Co. collided with II.
An oyster roast was given tonight by
the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum at its
hall In Duke street.
The committee In charge Of the bazaar
which will be given next month under
auspices OF Virginia Lodge, Loyal Order
OF Moose, met and mapped out plans for
the affair.