The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-18
LECTURE ON CIVIC
IMPROVEMENT GIVEN
Chester A. Cwinn Addresses Mass
Meeting in Young Peoples
Building.

Alexandria. Va. May Leicester A
Gwinn delivered an address on civic i'm
provements at a mass meeting tonight
in the Young Peoples Building. unde,
| the auspices Of the Civic improvement,
League Of the Chamber OF Commerce
The meeting was presided over by A
D. Brockett, member OF the Common
Council from the Third ward. Slide.
were shown of places in and around the
city before and after improvements
A committee of ten from each Of the
four wards together with an equal mum.
Der from the recently annexed territory
was announced by ]. NJ. Trimyer, chair.
man, for the purpose OF arranging for a
general cleanup day. This committee
will hold meeting Wednesday night in
the rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce
and decide on a day to be known as
cleanup day The committee named
follows:
First ward-Miss Lucy Graves. Mrs. William
Campbell. Miss Mary Carlin. Mrs John NJ John
son. Mrs. Z. W. Wsttles. C. 5. T. Burke L. 8
Ieadbester. Wallace Fawcett. E. C. Dunn. and
J. T. Preston.
Second ward-Mis Hekn y. Cummings. Mn
George D. Hopkins. Ms. Robert +. Downham
Miss Rose NJ. Macdonald. Miss Constance Bou.h
r. S. Jones, r. L. Knight. 5. L. Lindsey. DR.
LleweIlyn Powell and Worth Hulash.
Third Ward-Mrs. F. J. PaH Mrs. j. W Bale.
Miss Mittie Herbert. Mrs. NJ W. OBrien Mn,
.. R. stansbury. Arthur Herbert. r.. H. B. Cation
r. H. Cox. N. 8. Greensway. and A. d. Brocke,,
Fourth Ward-Mrs. Albert Bryan. Mrs. Edgal
Carpenter. Mrs. +. T. King. Mr.. George r. Hill
Airs. Herndon. John W. HerndOn T. c. Howard
James Duncan. Thomas Carter, and Thoma,
Chauncey.
Annexed territory-E. H. Kempcr. c. A. Gvfnn
]. II. Trmyer Clinton BsIIenger r. l.. Payne
Mrs. T.. H. Kemper. Mrs. Thomas Hulash Mrs
Charles Z. Dare. Mrs F. l.. Slsymsker, and Mrs
Richard 4. Acton.
Rev. L. NJ. Ferguson. recently appoint
ed pastor Of Trinity NJ. E. Church. and
Mrs. Ferguson were tonight rendered a
reception by the congregation of that
church in the church parlors must
cal and literary program was given, af-
ter which refreshments were served.
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson made a short ad.
dress.
Mrs Isabella Hall, Il years old, widow
of William r. Hall. Gied shortly after
10 o'clock this morning at her home,
1S14 King street. She had been i'll about
ten days. Mrs. Hall is survived by four
sons and four daughters. The funeral
arrangements have not yet been made.
Burial will be made in Washington.
The body of Mrs. Fanny E. Hall. wife
OF George W. Hall. who died yesterday
at her home. 619 Eighth street south
west. Washington. will be brought mere
Wednesday afternoon and buried Fu-
neral services will be held at her late
home in Washington at O'Clock.
Miss Helen n. Cummings has been
elected president of the Virginia Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs. and Mrs.
John Leadbeater, also of this city. has
been elected corresponding secretary.
Miss Cummings is president of the Cam
eron Club.
Owing to the absence of material wit
nesses. the case of Earl Porter. colored
charged with running down Earl Cronin.
years old. son of Dennis Cronin. Of
1lOo King street. was in the Police Court
today continued until tomorrow morning
The Children Of Mary, OF st. Mary's
Catholic Church. has elected the fol-
lowing officers to serve for the ensuing
year: Miss Ella Hill. president; Miss
Mary Quinn. vice president; Miss Vir>
ginia Downey. treasurer: Miss Lena
Moore. secretary: Misses A. Cook. of
Washington; l.. Robinson. of Philadel-
phia, and p Harrington, this city. were
chosen consultors. Arrangements were
made for a procession May So when
forty new members will be received into
the sodalty
The three Alexandria fire companies
will receive total of about $40 as
their share of the proceeds OF the carni-
val held here last week under their
auspices. This will mean $40 for each
company. 1t is expected that the pro-
ceeds will be used by the firemen to help
defray their expenses to the State fire.
mems convention. which will be held in
CovingtOn. Va, beginning August %.
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