The Washington times., 1914-12-17
ALEXANDRIA SENDS
RELIEF TO BELGIUM
Shipment of Merchandise and
Food Supplies TO Leave by
Boat Tonight.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. De-. I.-BGSN
sreues we're presented at the headquar-
tiers Of the Belgian relief fund today
where the final shipments of merchant
disc and food supplies that leave to-
NIGHT on the Norfolk boat were being
boxed and labeled for their trip across
the ocean on the ship bearing NIr-
ginia's flag that viii sail from Norfolk
On Monday At the last moment there
were : large number of donations oil
bags Of flour, canned goods and Nor
chandise Of various kinds which hsd TO
.. prepared for shipment
The cash funds raised by The local
committee were used for the purchase
Of beans. flour. and canned goods.
These were obtained from merchants
mere who sold the goods at cost.
Included in the shipment viii Ge
number of boxes especially prepared ioT
children and women. The contents OK
these boxes, which were prepared &C
copdinc TO a schedule submitted by Ut.
Wiley, were purchased with funds
raised by a the dansant given by a mum,
Der Of young ladies on IhahhsslViIis
eve The proceeds were SlVo5o-
The annual election of officers OF An
drew Jackson Lodge, No. l2o, A r ana
\ NJ, will take place tonignt IN lheH
to0Et EOOih Al N1oSSAA'S
4 number of the members of Oid Do
minion Commandery, No. II, hnlsnIs
Tenplar. will leave tomorrow AFTERNOON
FOR The Plains, Fauquler county, " " t,,a
they will exemplify the degrees OF IN"
order on a class of the recently organ
ized Piedmont Commandery.
The Alexandria police force was DE-
dared to be in fine working conollon
nv chief Of Police Goods who appeared
before the board of police commissioners
~ their monthly meeting last nlghl. All
'actional differences have been Nipeo OUT
the men are working in perfect harmony
and many of them are staying on DUTY
e rter hours in order TO preserve oIusI
said the chief. Mayor Fisher pTes.ueo
II the meeting and Commissioners
Shinn, Acton and SchwaTzInahh we
present COMMISSIONS SchWar zIlalIll
made some INQUIRIES regarding the re-
emf robberies which have taken place
and the chief answered that there was
some petty thieving going on oJl ina
ut, robberies of consequence had oC-
Cured. Commissioner Schwarznlanii
asked the mayor and chief II they
thought the efficiency of the force Woulu
be Increased if the number OF men were
reduced and the salaries OF those re
naming increased, and the reply OF ootu
officials was in the negative: Inc
hoa I'd psssed a rule requiring policemen
~ dI;tv near fire engine houses to re-
spcrd to alarms, close and lock the en-
kine houses after the departure OF the
APPARATUS and then report on the IRE
ground to the chief of the IRE depart |
ment for such duty as ne Hns9t $3.50
item A II solution w passed permit
tir- the policemen the privilege or |
smoking on duty Christmas Day.
In police court today Aubrey KEYS
vas sentenced to Jail for thirty GAYS
Tor stealing g set OF harness belongings
n w NJ. Priest The harness was sold |
q ". W. Simpson for 81 KEYS said
that ne was drunk when he took inc !
harness.
FUNERAL services for W. /. Clark VINO
died Tuesday night. VIII be held from
his home. III Franklin street, tomorrow
afternoon at > o'clock.
W. Y. Smith has been elected a Oh
rector OF the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation to MI a vacancy.
The BODY OF Mrs. Bessie Reed. who
cieo in Washington yesterday. was
srouhzt TO Alexandria today, and the
funeral will take place tolnorTo" At il
o clock from 515 Duke street. Services
viii be conducted by the Rev. j. ?.
Philips, rector of ST. Pauls Church.
Tho grand jury OF corporation court
which has been investigating a number
OF matters in connection with tax re |
turns, VIII meet tomorrow morning Al
10 o'clock 4 number OF merchants
have been summoned to appear.
Mayor Fisher has issued his usual
ode. 10 the police, instructing them 70
prevent the sale OF fireworks and toy
.. =tols during the Christmas holidays
Lieut. Charles .. Barrett. {. :. N. G..
8~rt TO-DAY for Norfolk. where he has
been ordered 10 tho officers school tor
instruction OF ths Marine Corps.