Evening star., 1914-02-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Council Appropriates $500 to
Rid Streets of Snow.
CITY PLANS FOR PARADE
Decorations Being Put Up for George
Washington Celebration-0ther
News of City
CITY PLANS FOR PARADE

>Pec,a' Cor -sionienee Of Tie >laf
ALEXANDRIA. Va. february is i"l4
Vt y special meeting of tie city council.
sid 1t noon rodaN $500 Vas appropria ted
% clean the s!.ow tront tn" streets over.
a4'.i' ;;.a SEQ. ~ Na@h:l @tYn parade will
pass Ato-,!as
rli5 j.isntee, D4Gu today detailed a
force a. ABOUT astv men. who we're at
work earlv c1-arinl ;he STOW from King
street y large Number Of carts and
wagons are btinG i:setl- Immediately
a:ter clearing King street the work of
clearing the snow from Washington street
will be begun
The Virginia Railway Com
pany is also engaged in removing the
snow from its different stations in the
city
Decorating Work Starts.
Tic members O: the George Washing
ton BIRTHDAY Association held another
meeting last night and made further ar
rs,u@,rneut.s fo- the parade. Work of
decorating has been started by many
merchants On King street The majority
"t the Decorations however, will not be
pat uu Uuti' saturday.
'tac III, hinurG EInmtzerS atil tomorrow
MS. NJ decide Whether they will take part
iu the parade. The itic'u9ond Blues have
already accepted aA invitation and Will
act as escort for COY Stuart
y vcrdc; for the defendant Was given
py Il Jury i'll the corporation court late
last night in the case of Mary A. Cox
against Frank Shepheard and others. The
s,t;t was a dispute over the boundary of
an alley and damages i'll the sum OF
Sl.uoJ Mas asked by the plaintiff
Grand laatron Visits Looge.
Mrs Evelyn W Heath. grand matron
of the state last night paid an official
visit 10 Martha Washington Chapter, No.
-. order OF Eastern Star. She made an
address. after which a musical and lit
eraT. program was given.
Among those present was the grand
worthy hatron OF the District of Column
Washington.
Mrs. Heath and officers Of the local as
s"ci.tion today went to Mount Vernon
on the palace ear Mount Vernon as tn.
sus SIS OF Mrs. Percy T. Cliff.
r,ve clinln,.i cases. four for robbery
,,Hd %" Tor shooting. Wlil be resentcd
40 TIC grand jury wnlcn Viii meet in
tht corporation court tomorrow morn
..p% at q" clock The cas-" OF John
i'tN.rIil. charged With larceny from the
~ 4ra:i-S"lItn. ru is;tIi!.&N COM
.pauN. ~ sal i"r hcar1n- tomorrow
.p"riline.
"A am. itdn"ut Nae jssu"d /" the
chart + uf tEe Potomac and tncSapf ah"
Steamboat Company. .Ni-Nandria Va,
Grating S15o preferred stock
nc corporation commission has also
granted q cnart.r to the 1rr"nton anu
r.aI!tax Turnpike Company, incorpo-
rated. with "a maximum capital stock
Cr $ar.h 900 and d minimum o. S25,ouU.
ttitchell Harrison, president. WasnlnS
-on. il, e., j. Donald klchards, secre-
tary. Warren,on, Va.
When TIE hoard o: polio" commission
ers meets tonight a request VIII he nade
that twenty-five citizens u. appointed ny
the George Washington Birthday .Asso-
citation To act as special policemen Mon
day during the progress Of the parade.
Uiher routine business Will also De con-
Sid-red ~ tn. meeting.
Tae Mut14i 1.:fc Insurance Company of
New York today pald To the Boar Motor
rrt!cl. Company and IL. Board Ann
strong Company $1,000 and ,l1.ND. re-
spectiyely, representing lie insurance
policies held by these concerns on tn lic
Of the late B. +. Board, who was prcsI-
dent Of aoth concerns. Tn" cases wcr~
taken to the court OF appeals by the in
-Ilrance company, resulting in d victory
t"r the plaintiffs.
Arrangements have been made by the
stmirarltn Society of St. Marys Catho-
.lc Churah Ia for a CHART. dance, which wit.
he gwen Tuesuay night in the auditorium
Of The Elhs' home.