The Washington times., 1914-01-13
ALEXANDRIA.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA,, VA. JAN. l


hight action will 6e taken on the Two
vetoes of Mayor Thomas A. Fisher, one
on the appropriation Of $50 to pay the
legal expenses of Urban 5 Lambert in
the recent contest over his seat in Couh-
oil and the other IN the appropriation
of 500 TO provide Tor surface drainage
N upnar King street near the county
line.
An election will ne held in the lower
board TO ill the "acancy caused by the
rcsiSnauop of J. Fred BIrrell, VINO, on
Wednesday Will take his seat as MEM
Der of the Virginia house of delegates
1t is expected that action will also De
taken bv council on the ordinance pro-
NidIng for a loan of $4,000 with which
10 erect q new h gh school builulhg anu
a house for the Relief Hook and Ladder
company.
The annual meeting and election Of
officers of the Chamber of Commerce
vas held on Monday night. Carroll
Pierce. vice president of the Citizens
National Bank, was reelected president;
j. NJ. Duncan, vice president; }. !.
Preston, secretary and treasurer d.
rectors chosen were j. NJ. Duncan
Worth Hulfish, W. w. BallenSeT, John
W May and Robert S. Jones. A resoIu-
ton was adopted providing for COM
mittee to be appointed 10 cooperate
with the State Banking Association 10
obtain the revision of the state bank-
ing laws having for its object reduc-
tton Of cost incident to the close OF de-
funct banking institutions. A speclal
committee composed of Julian !: VIII
liams, Robert l. PAYNE J. Louis LOOSE
4. D. Brockett and John H. Trimyer
will investigate passenger rates on the
WASHINGTON Virginia Railway. 4 com
Inittee to cooperate with the board OF
trade of Leesburg and other towns 10
obtain an Improvement of the service OF
the Washington and Old Dominion kalI-
way follows: II. D. Kirk, F. I. king
7 T. worthington and c. S. T. Burke.
J. T. Preston. secretary Of the chamber
vrss elected national councillor ana dele
gate to represent the organization at the
meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce
of the United States to be held in Wash
IDrton. February 10. John W. May was
appointed to attend a conference In
Richmond January % and q on revision
Of the State laws of taxation. Carroll
Pierce and ]. T. Preston were appoint
ed to attend the banquet TO pc given N
honor Of Clark Griffith on January =.
The Real Estate and Investment Cor
poration was elected TO membership IN
the chamber.
The Alexandria Musical Association
officers: James II. Mansfield, president;
y z. Wade, recording secretary; E d.
Vernon. financial secretary and ibrar-
ian; H. F. Chichester, leader; Har-
~ Hayden, assistant leader; Ashby
O'Mesra. sergea7t-at-arms. A banquet
was served. and S. E. Wade presided as
u astmaster. A gold charm in the form
Of Il Tyre was presented to President
Mansfield.
The first poultry show of the Agri-
C'ltUral. Poultry and Live Stock Asso-
clifton OF Northern Virginia. will open
Wednesday morning at 426 King street
The Rev. John L. Allison, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church,
-5reacked at the union evangelical serv-
ices on Monday night. at the Methodist
Protestant Church. Tonight's services
WIFI be held in Christ Episcopal Church.
The Rev. J. ". DUffey. pastor Of the
washington Street Methodist Church
SoUth. will preach.
Mrs. Thomas c. Darst, wife of the
Rev. Thomas G. Darst, oS NeWDort
News. and daughter Of George Wise,
Of this city. died at her home in New
port News on Monday. The interment
will be here tomorrow.
The alumni of St. Mars Academy
viii meet tonight at 40 o'clock.
Funeral services of Frank E Wells
were held this afternoon. Thev were
conducted by the Rev. G. A. LuttrelL
Members of the glass blowers union,
to which he belonged, attended the
funeral.
Mrs. Mary V. Cornell Was buried this
afternoon from the residence Of her
nephew, Ernest L. Cornell, 2224 Duke
street Services were conducted by the
Rev. G. A. Guttren.
The state corporation commission
Wednesday afternoon granted an
amendment TO the charter Of the Alex
andria Hospital, providing that the
hospital shall be governed by Il board
Of forty trustees. and that each white
religious congregation ir Alexandria
shall be represented on the beard by
two trustees.
James O'Connell. third vice presI,
dent Of the American Federation of
Labor, addressed the meeting Of the
Alexandria Trades Council On Monday
night.