Evening star., 1915-12-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
William Knowles Cooper, YIN.
CA. Secretary, Makes Speech.
ALSO is JUDGE OF DEBATE
Southern Railway Company Investi-
eating Train Collision-Red Men
Planning Christmas Treat.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence or The star.
! ALEXANDRIA. Va. December IL
William Knowles Cooper, general sec
| retary of the Y. NJ. c. A., last night de-
| livered an address at the Westminster
building following a debate by MEM
| bers of the Westminster Club. A ban
| quot followed, which was served by the
| women of the church and young wom-
| en- of the Sunday school.
| preparedness and Our National De-
| fense" was the subject debated. The
| affirmative side was given the deci-
| sion. Those on that side were John Z.
Scott and F. l.. Slaymaker. and the
negative side was taken by Edward
| Gibbs and Kenneth n. Mount. The
| judges were William Knowles Cooper.
| Hugh A. Thrift and w. H. Melchior.
Inquiry Regarding Train Crash.
| An investigation is being made to-
|! day by local officials of the Southern
Railway Company of a crash between
| local passenger train No. 16. operating
between Charlottesville and Washing
ton, and train No. Il, local freight,
which occurred yesterday morning at
$50 o'clock between Orange and Char
ilottesville, near mile post los.
Engineer r. w. Goldsworthy and
Fireman G. W. Scott, both of this
city. were slightly injured by jumping
| from the freight train. Several of the
freight cars were derailed, but the
passenger train was uninJured.
Christmas Treat for Children.
| Ceminale Tribe, No. 35, Imbraved Or
| der of Red Men, has prepared a big
| Christmas treat for the children at the
| Young Peoples building at 1880 o'clock
| the evening of December 30. Two hun
dred and fifty invitations have been is
| sued A musical and literary pro-
| gram will be given. Each child Will be
given candy, nuts, toys, clothing and a
| horn.
The committee of arrangements is
| composed of Walter S. Nickiin, chair
| man; Worth Stanton. Harry H Newton,
| Conway C. Brawner, Roger c. Sullivan
and Arthur j. Butcher.
Plans for Improving Roadway.
The Alexandria Automobile Club took
steps last night toward having the bad
stretch of roadway in Prince William
| county forming a part of the Rich
mond- W ashington highway improved
by appointing a committee to coop
crate with the Washington committee
with this object in view. President W.
H. f1ellmutn. VINO pTeSlueu, Hdieu the
following: Clyde c. Lamond, Harry d.
Kirk, A. D. Brockett, George Washing
ton Lewis and J. Russell Bolton.
The club decided to give a banquet
Wednesday evening, January &c, to
which a number of prominent speakers
will be invited. Dues were raised to IS
a year, and it was also decided to offer
the services of the club to the board
of police commissioners in framing new
traffic regulations in connection with
the proposed revision of the bylaws
governing the workings of the force.
Brief Mention.
| The sum of $4,000 has been contrib
uted by the Grand Lodge of Masons of
South Carolina toward the George
Washington national Masonic memorial
| temple.
William p. Woolls, jr., this city, was
among the twenty-eight successful ap-
plicants Before the state bar examina-
tion for license to practice law in the
state.
Mrs. c. Keith Carlin and little son are
visiting Mrs Carlin's sister, Mrs. James
joined by her husband during the
Christmas holidays. Mrs. Carlin also
will attend 1.-The wedding of her sister.
Miss Virginia Potts, December 20, at
Ashland
The funeral of William T. Estes took
place at :; o'clock this afternoon from
Wheatley's undertaking chapel. and
burial was made in Bethel cemetery.