Evening star., 1914-11-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Hoboes, in Big Numbers. Pass
Through Town.
MONTAGUE TO SPEAK UP
Former Governor to Address Travel
ers+Treasurer's Office to Keep
Late Hours for Taxpayers.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, November Is
This city is the stopping-off place for
hoboes now migrating in large num-
bers to more salubrious cline In the
sunny south" Hundreds of this army
OF unemployed have already passed
through here for warmer southern
points. Each night shows an increase
Many weary Willies" who camp on
| the outskirts of the city during the
day get nights lodging at police
| headquarters. after which they again
hit the trail'' on their journey to the
! southland. The coming month, ii is ex-
pected. Will witness the passage of =
large number of tramps through Alex
andria.
Ex-Gov. Montague to Speak.
| Among the speakers who Will re-
| spond to toasts at the banquet, De
cember 8, at the Westminster building.
| to be given by Post F., Travellers Pro
tectfve Association, are Representative
| c. {. Carlin. this city. and Representa-
| tive A. J. Montague. former Governor
| Of Virginia, and Representative car
| ter Glass.
! An assessor for Alexandria county
will be appointed by Judge } IL. 1.
! Thornton in the circuit court for that
county, December 10. Frank Lyon
has been indorsed for the position BY
| the county board of supervisors The
assessment will be made next spring
and will stand for a period or hVe
years.
Following a preliminary hearing TO-
! day before United States Commission
er X. F. w. Garnett, Jack k.nper anu
| Martha Bailey. both colored, OF Alex
andria county. we're held Tor the az
| ton of the grand jury on charge o.
l oil ion license.
1 Members of Seminole Tribe, No. 81.
| Improved Order of Red Men. Will at
| tend special services tomorrow night
| at the Methodist Protestant Church.
! Rev c. r. Strausburs. pastor. Will
preach a sermon. The committee o.
| members of the lodge that arranged Tor
| the services Is composed OF \. J. W III
| hanson, Clarence Purcell and Z. {,
Brawner.
| For the accommodation of taxpayers.
| City Treasurer Thomas W. Robinson
| has arranged to keep his office in the
| city hall open from to j" O'Clock
Monday night to receive taxes After
| December a penalty will be added for
delinquentS.
"Joshua's Apostrophe to the sun will
be discussed Sunday evening by Rev.
DR.. J. W. Duffey. pastor. at the NJ. K.
Church South. in his series of talks on
| Science and the Bible.
Funeral of E. B. Key.
| The funeral of Edgar b. Key,
former resident, who died at the Sib-
ley Hospital. Washington. yesterday.
will take place at $3.50 O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon from Wheatley's un-
| dertaking chapel and will be attended
| by members of Alexandria Lodge OF
| Elks. The Elks tonight held a lodge
| of sorrow for the decr>ed
| Mrs. Mary F. Mills. s. seven years
old, died this afternoon at her home.
32l North Columbus street. Her death
| followed a stroke Of paralysis. Be
sides her husband several children sur
vive The body will be shipped to
Vienna. Va. for burial.
| 4 comedy in three acts. entitled Miss
Fearless and Company" will be pre-
ster building. by Del Ray talent. Pro
ceeds will be for the benefit of the
Alexandra Hospital building fund.
The athletic board of the Boys Ath-
letic Association of the AleEnnhri&
High School has elected Herbert Byrns
manager of basket ball and Jack Rear
don manager of base ball.
| Members of Friendship { sd'cil.
Daughters of Liberty. will attend sps-
cial Thanksgiving services tomorrow
nigpt at the Second Baptist Church.
Rev. O. W. Triplett. pastor. will preach.
| School Trustees Qualify.
In the corporation court this afternoon
L. H. Thompson and Samuel L. Monroe
qualified as school trustees from the first
and second wards, respectively. They
| were recently elected hy the city council
| Through Graham ~ Ogden. real estate
dealers, J. Johnston Green has sold TO
| Clyde Lamont a lot of groun On the
south side of Madison street herween
Washington and Columbus streets.
| Miss Mary Custis Lee has sold to F.
| p. Gilline ham 500 acres Cf land near Ac-
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