The Washington herald., 1915-09-05
TRADES COUNCIL
Will CELEBRATE
Alexandra Organization to
Hold Labor Day Picnic
at the Dyke.
crnnHc NIAcE AT MON
STORES CLOSE AT NOON
Many Residents Leave for Country
and Seaside Resorts
Americans to Meet Soon.

Alexandria Va, Sept. labor Day
will be observed here by a general sus-
pension of business. Banks, city ano
government Offices will be closed all day
Nearly all of the stores will close al
noon Hundreds of AleXandrians already
have left the city for the various countr!
and seaside resorts. Most of those who
have gone will not return until MondaS
night or Tuesday.
The only celebration in this vicinity
will be that to 5e given at the Dyke, two
miles below Alexandria. on the Washing
ton-Vireinia Railway, under auspices oil
the Alexandria trades council This will
take the form of an all-day picnic. There
will be baseball, athletic events and
music Indications are that 1t will be
largely patronized, the committee on ar
rangements having prepared an attract
i've program.
with a ball game between the Machinists
and Glassblowers, and at o'clock in the
afternoon there will be another game be-
tween the Cardinals, of this city. and the
Holy Trinity team, Of Washington.
The committee in charge OF the trades
councils celebration is composed OF ~.
I.arkin, chairman: J. X. Sparrow, T. Mel
son. J. Leroy hewitt. w. s. Risdon. Carl
Rothmund, W. r. Hamilton. F. Bier,
Theodore Mueller and F. Ccckrell.
In observance of its twenty ffth ami
yersary, Alexandria Council. No. .. Order
Of Fraternal Americans. will hold Dig
celebration Thursday night. September
l6, at Odd Fellows Hall. This council
was organized September II. 1880. 1t has
been decided. however. to hold the cele-
bration on the 18th The affair will take
the form of a musical and literary enter
tainment. and there will also be ad-
dresses by a number of prominent MEN,
beers Of the order.
Among those expected to speak are Z.
q Webb national councillor. Statesville,
n. c.: A. ". Skunk. past councillor.
Washington. ID. C. and John H. Trimyer.
State treasurer, this city.
The George Washington Monument As
ISOLATION has sold to Irving c. Shore. of
Petersburg, a lot in George Washington
Park.
samuel Harrington has sold to H. I.
Harlow a thrce-story brick dwelling
house on the west side of Payne street.
between Prince and Duke streets.
Mrs. Frances Clapdore, 20 years old.
widow Of Henry Clapdore, died this
morning at the Alexandria Hospital. Her
funeral will take place at o'clock Sun
day afternoon from Wheatley's under
taking chapel.
Mrs. Mary f. Sorrell died last night at
Alexandria Hospital Her funeral will
take place at o clock Monday afternoon
from her late home in North Fairfax
street Services will be conducted by
Rev. w. J. Morton. rector of Christ P.
f. ghurch.
In the Corporation Court a final de-
cree for divorce has been granted in
the case of Florence Viola Reichard
against Edgar William Reichard on the
ground Of dcsertion. The plaintiff is
awarded custody of an infant child. Ma
riop Eugenia Reichard. Plaintiff was
represented by Attorney Frederick 2.
Russell.
Rev. George Eakins. who for the past
two years has been pastor of the Free
Methodist Church, will preach his fare
we'll sermon pastor of that church to-
morrow night Rev. Mr.. Eakins has
been transferred to another charge.