Evening star., 1914-04-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFA AIRS
Property of Emerson Engine
Company Brings $3.50.
PIONEER MILL WITHDRAWN
New Church for Mount Ida-Cam-
paign for New Hospital Be-
gins Tomorrow.
PIONEER MILL WITHDRAWN
specIaI Correspondence Of rhe stsr.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 1S 1914
The property of the Emerson Engine
Company, Incorporated. was sold. at noon
today by S. II. Lunt. auctioneer. The
bidding was not spirited All property
of the concern. with the exception of the
old Pioneer mill property on the river
front. was disposed of. The highest bid
received for the mill property was S3.1oo,
after which the property was withdrawn.
Other property sold and prices follow;
Brick building near Pioneer mills for
merly machine shops. to William Baader
for $3.50. and also a lot on the north side
of Duke street near Union street for $40;
blacksmith shop at the northwest corner
of Duke and Union streets, to Aitcheson
Brothers, for 1915; machinery in building
at southeast corner of Prince and Fair
fax streets. to Gelb and Company, incor-
porated for 81 500; engines and parts of
engines in this building to Stephen Davis
for 50, 100.
This sale will now have to be confirmed
by the court
| The sale was by virtue of authority
/ vested in special commissioners OF SAFE
by a decree entered March in the chan
cery cause of Central Metal and Supply
Company against Emerson Engine Com
pany, incorporated, and others, ana H. II.
| Weaver and r. II. Goldsborough against
Victor Lee Emerson and others, conson-
dated. pending in the circuit court OF this
city.
commissioners of sale were Gardner L.
Boothe. Howard W. Smith. c. E. Nicol,
Samuel G. Brent r. D. Brumback, q.
| Washington Lewis and John ). Barbour
The total value brought by the property
sold was $3.50. Leo P. Harlow and Car
roll Pierce. receivers. will distribute the
funds from the sale.
New Church at Mount Ida.
The corner stone of the new Catholic
Church at Mount Ida. Alexandria county,
on the washington-Virginia railway, will
be laid Sunday, May H. The ceremonies
will be under the auspices of Alexandria
Division No. 1, Ancient Order of I1iber-
mans.
National President Regan and Mrs:
Jolly, national president of the Ladies
ceremonies. They will be in Washington
to attend the unveiling of the Barry
monument the day before.
The building committee In charge, of
which p. ]. Conlon is chairman, IS
actively arranging plans for the cere-
rnony 1t is expected that many from
this city as well as Washington, will at
tend.
The church will be ready for oecu-
pancy about the middle of July. The
editice when completed will cost $4,000.
large clock will be placed on the
walls of the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce in connection with the cam
paign which will open tomorrow to ralse
funds for the new Alexandria Hospital
It will show from day to day the amount
collected by the committee in charge
The committee will formally iauncn the
campaign tomorrow in the churches ana
Sunday schools.
committee composed of James W.
Roberts. Robert L. Payne and c. S. Taylor
Burke went to Oakton. Fairfax county,
today. and explained the needs OF ne, new
Subscription blanks were olstrlou.esu. ~
Literature will be sent to all teachers IN
the county. 1t is generally believed tnat
the school children will assist maeeriahs
| in collecting funds for the WORK
Sunday School officers.
The Sunday school of the NJ. E Church
South has elected these officers: Frank
Myers. superintendent; N. S. Greenaway,
assistant Superintendent; H. H. Newton,
| secretary: E E Davis, Barbour Beach
| and Elmer Smith, assistant secretaries;
w. C. Baggett, treasurer; r ). foiiaro'
| librarian; James G. Graham ana j.
Adrian Tomlin, assistant librarians; F. L.
| pitt cornetist: Robert Gulland and FL
mer Davis. violinists: Miss Ruth Ger
lacher and Miss Nellie Pierpont pian-
ISIS. Miss Harriet Pollard and Miss Jen-
ME Richards, organists, T. j. Davis
chorister.
Superintendents elected are: Alvin
Powell. supplies Mrs. w. P. Taylor. Mrs
H. e Alexander. primary; Miss Minnie
Petit. junior; Miss Ruth Spinks, inter
mediate: Mrs C. +. Dare, senior. j. X
Cation. adult: Mrs Alvin Powell, home;
Miss Emily May, cradle roll; Mrs George
E. warfield. home missionary; Mrs Anna
Rogers teachers training class; Henry
X. Field teacher mems Bible class
School enrolment in 3s1 and 81 ,Oo9.51 was
collected during the year.
Howard w Smith has purchased from
Erastus B. Freeland house and lot al
the southwest corner or washington anu
Madison streets
James A. Hulfsh and others, trustees
of the Second Baptist Church, have sold
to J. D. Knight two lots on the east side
of Columbus street between Oronoco ana
Pendleton streets.
The committee appointed some time
ago by Mayor Fisher to arrange for the
entertainment of the delegates TO the
. Virginia Press Association Will meet at
3 o'clock Monday night i'll the rooms OF
the chamber of commerce.
Bayliss-Sweeden Nuptials.
Miss Daisy Sweden of this city and
John e Bayliss of Lincolnia, Fairfax
county, Va, were married today at the
parsonage of Grace Episcopal Chnrch
by Rev Edgar Carpenter. rector
By a score of to Z, the Cardinal Ath-
letic Club this afternoon defeated the
Columbia Athletic Club
Deeds of conveyance for the l,'S5s acres
of land near Occoquan, Va, recently con-
demned by the government as a site 1or
the District reformary, are now peins
prepared by Special Commissioner John
M. Johnson The price paid for the prop
erty is 500 2o3.9O.
| Announcement is made that the PresnS-
terv of the Potomac will meet in the Sec
ond PRESBYTERIAN Church, Tuesday. Rev
John p Henderson of Rockville. Md,
| will preach the opening sermon.
! G. J. Payne of Washington Will deliver
an address at the Second Presbyterian
church at $50 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon, taking for his subject THE Power
of the Press
The Retail Merchants Association will
hold its annual meeting Tuesday night
at the Office of the secretary, Harrie
White. r,
viii hold practice game at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
s. Doniphan reports to the police
that a chewing-gum machine was stolen
| racentIv from in front of his place of
business. King and Columbus streets.
FRENCH MARKET" OPEN.