The Washington herald., 1915-08-11
CITY COUNCIL
DEF|ES HEAT
Alexandra Fathers Will Stay
IN Session While
There's Work.
MARSHALL IS EULOCIZED
Potomac Baptist Association Begins
Annual Meeting at Del Ray =
This Morning.
MARSHALL IS EULOGIZED

/ tneTe II business ahead Alexandr1a S CITY
council will swelter rather than adjourn.
II did so tonight when the common coun-
ell. which II the lower branch. noncon-
CURED In action of aldermen In adopting
. resolution to adjourn until October.
Now the business of the city will go
merrily along regardless OF weather con-
ditions.
| A petition OF s. L. Monroe and s. Fl.
Lunt, assessors. asking for $50 to be ex-
pended in obtaining information to en-
able them to assess lots In George
Washington Park was adopted.
The late Councilman Charles b. Marsh
all was eulogized by Councilman Bend
helm. who declared the deceased was
one Of the most useful members of coun-
ell. A committee composed of Council
man Bryan. Bendheim and Lawler. from
the Fourth ward. were appointed to draft
| resolutions In memory Of the deceased.
Ordinances to establish curb grades on
| Duke street from the bridge over the
tracks of the Washington-Southern Rail-
way to the corporation line and fixing
| curb and crown grades on Patrick
street south of Franklin street on Hunt
ing Creek road were adopted.
Alderman Summers introduced a res
| luton that the Observation-Disclosures
| Railway Company be requested to
| erect a waiting room and ticket office
| at the Sprink Park station, upper
end Of King street. and 1t was adopted.
A resolution by Alderman wilkins
| umbus street, between Cameron ana
Queen streets was referred to the
committee on streets and finance.
A resolution OF Alderman wilkins
appropriating SIS for lime to disinfect
| alleys and streets under supervision
| Of the city health officer or his depu-
ty was passed. Harry Rose was
granted permission to erect a garage
in Fleischmann's alley. The request
Of Miss Ryan to reshingle the house
at 1920 Duke street was referred to
the street committee.
. A large number of delegates who
will attend the annual meeting of
Potomac Baptist Association, which
will convene at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning in the Del Ray Baptist
Church and end its sessions shortly
| after the noon hour on Friday. ar
rived here tonight.
Business at the morning session will
| include enrolment and election. recog-
milton of new pastors and addresses
Rev. w. s. Thomas. moderator. of
Falls Church. will preside at the
This association was organized in
1855 and has held annual meetings
except in the years 1s62-1S64. 1t en-
braces this city and the counties OF
Loudoun, Fairfax. Alexandria, Prince
William. Fauquier and Stafford
Present officers of the association
are: Rev. W. g. o. Thomas, modera-
tor. Falls Church: James r. Mans
field. clerk. alexandria,: w. P. Ker-
rick, assistant clerk. Alexandria,: @.
Harris Field, treasurer, The Plans:
Rev DR.. E. B. Jackson. historian.
Warrenton.
The funeral Of Mrs. Martha Jefferson
Burke, great-granddaughter of Thomas
Jefferson. took place at o'clock this aft
ernoon from Christ p. f. Church. Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. W. ]. Nor
ton. rector. and Rev. DR.. 8. A. Wallis, of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary.
Burial was in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
The following were paIlbearers: c. S.
Taylor Burke, DR.. John w. Burke. Julian
T. Burke. jr., and Nicholas B. Burke.
grandsons of the deceased. and DIR. Louis
8. Greene and Arthur Herbert. jr.
The funeral Of Mrs. Grace Padgett. 36
years old. wife Of Aubrey Padgett. who
died at Colonial Beach, Va. will take
place at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from wheatley's undertaking chapel.
Services will be conducted by Rev. DIR.
8. A. Wallis. and burial will be made in
Bethel Cemetery.
When the Offices OF Collector of Taxes
p. F. German closed today there were
few property owners who had not paid
city taxes. This was the last day for
payment in order to save per cent dis
count.
The annual excursion of Emmanuel
Lutheran Sunday School. which was to
have been held tomorrow to Marshall
Hall has been postponed until August 10.
c. W. Luhor. grand patriarch Of vir-
ginia, last night paid a visit to Marley
Encampment No. 6, Odd Fellows.