Evening star., 1915-11-14
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Police Begin Crusade to Break
Up Traffic Violations.
WILL REMODEL PARSONAGE.
st. Marys Catholic Church Lets
Contract for Extensive Improve !
ments to Its Property.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 13.-
Persistent violations of the trafic laws
in this city have caused the police to
| redouble their efforts in apprehendtng
Offenders. Today officers were on the
alert and it is expected that several
VIII be cited to appear in court Nom
day. Attention has also been directed
to the excessive speed on the part of
motorists in the city limits The speed
limit here is twelve miles an hour
Samuel ID. De Vaughan has been
awarded the contract to remodel ST.
Marys Catholic parsonage. Work will
be started Monday. He has been
awarded, also. the contract for i'm
provements to St Mary's Rarochial
School and at the Anne Lee Memorial
Home for the Aged.
Mr.. De Vaughan has been awarded
contract to build two two-story
brick dwellings to be located on Fav.
cite street between Princess and Orc.
noco street for Hugo Herfurth. jr.
Will Talk on Sunday Schools.
DR.. S. L. Mitman. South Bethlehem,
Pa. field secretary of the board of re-
ligious education. will address the
Sunday School Association of this city
at 7;45 o'clock Monday night in the
parish hall of Christ Protestant Epis-
copal Church. His subject will be,
Home and Sunday SchooI-How They
May Help Each Other" Parents and
teachers in the various Sunday schools
in Alexandria are invited to attend.
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the Crandall Lock
Company. incorporated, this city. with
a maximum capital stock of S25,000 and
a minimum of $4,000. the par value of
which is 500 share. Objects are
manufacturing and dealing in locks.
etc. officers are Emery P Crandall.
president. Washington: George E
Ayton. secretary, Washington.
Matters of importance will be UP at
the monthly meeting of the board Of
police. commissioners, which will be
held Wednesday night ct police head
quarters The question of revising the
/ oy-laws governing the work of the
force will be among the items consid-
cred.
Frederick Grillbortzer, the five-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. David Grillbor-
| tier of S14 Franklin street. was knocked
down by an automobile on King street
between Fayette and Payne streets,
this evening. He was only slightly in
jured and was treated by DR.. NJ D. De-
laney.
State Tax Bills Are Ready.
T. W. Robinson. city treasurer. now
has the state tax bills in hand for COL
lection. Unless they are paid prior to
December l a penalty of per cent
will be added.
The bazaar given at Armory Hall for
the benefit of the Anne Lee Memorial
Home for the Aged closed tonight.
Work of resurfacing the square on
Columbus street between Princess and
Oronoco streets with bituminous mac
adam is being done by the city under
the direction of City Engineer E. C.
Dunn.
c. C. Leadbeater. trustee, has sold to
]. Ellis Norris two lots known as Nos.
Is and II. block No. 3. in George WASH
ington Park.
The union services which had been held
for the past month at the First Baptist
Church were concluded last night
Mrs. ]. Albert Henderson of Washing
ton is visiting her mother. Mrs. r. n.
Crook. 226 South Washington street.
Alva Aerie, No. s71. Fraternal Order
of Eagles, at a meeting held tonight. ar
| ranged to attend the funeral Of J. S.
Simmons. which will be held at o'clock
Sunday afternoon at sol Cameron street.