The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-08
ALEXANDRIA TO Remedy
OVERFLOW OF SCHOOLS
Steps Are Being Taken to Have Ad-
ditional Buildings Ready for Open
ing of Season. September IA.
CHANGES In TEACHERS STAFF

Alexandria, Va, Aug. 7-when the
, public schools of this city reopen Sep
TENDER Il, there will have to be addition
al accommodations for the overflow OF
pupils. q.
Suitable buildings for school purposes
are being sought by the committee on
school houses and furniture OF the city
school board. This committee has several
places under consideration. according to
a report made to the board. and expect
to have the same in readiness for the
accommodation of the overflow Of pupils
with the reopening OF the schools.
The school board has decided to begin
the work OF issuing permits for children
to attend the schools the week Of Sep
TENDER :. They will be issued by Harry
Kirk, clerk Of the board. during that
week at Armory Hall.
Miss l.. Pearl Hoffman, a teacher in
the high school. has resigned. and Miss
Mary +. Bontz, a teacher in the graded
school, has been appointed to fill the va
cancy. Miss Flora Glasgow has been ap-
pointed a teacher in the graded school.
Joseph T. Jones. forty-five years old.
a Southern Railway locomotive engineer.
died this morning at his home. 62i North
Washington street, OF typhoid fever. He
Is survived by his wife and four children.
Mr.. Jones was a native of Pennsylvania.
Before coming to Alexandria, twelve
ears ago, he was employed on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad. lie was 4
member of the Robert Andrews Division.
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
and was local chair:nln OF that board.
The body of Mrs. Eliza Lonsdale Smith.
who died while visiting at the home of
Mrs Z. A. Smith, New Hope. Va, will
be brought here tomorrow afternoon and
taken to the residence Of her sister. Mrs.
Knox. wife Of Capt. Robert F. Knox. 81
Duke street. She was well known in
Alexandria, where she had lived for
many years. Arrangements for the fu-
neral have not yel been made.
A committee composed Of the captains
Of the three fire engines has been APP
pointed and authorized to arrange for
the transportation OF the firemen from
the three companies OF the city who will
attend the State convention OF the Nir-
ginia fremen. They are as follows: +.
c. Wildt. Relief Hook and Ladder: r. J.
McDerrnott. Columbia, and a. u. Grimes.
Reliance.
This convention will be held in Ports
mouth. August 2-29. and 1t is expected
that nearly 100 fremen from here will
attend.
The funeral of George D. Fowle TWEEN
ty-two years old. who died today at the
Union Protestant Infirmary Baltimore.
will take place at 81 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from st PauIs =. +. Church.
He was a son of Bernard II. and Milley
Dorsey Fowle. former residents Of Alex
andriG
Complaints have been made 10 the DO
lice of depredatiOns committed b. boys
who invade yards. injure trees. and de-
face property in order TO get fruit. Four
white youths were arraiEned today in
the Police Court for entering a yard in
South Lee street. and the court imposed
fines Of 81 each on the youthful offenders.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth II.
Black. who died Yesterday. will be held
at II O'Clock tomorrow morning from De-
maine's undertaking chapel. Rev. {. L.