The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-03
HIGH SCHOOL Plans
APPROVED BY COUNCIL
Alexandra Will Have New Structure.
Peoples Line Steamer Will Stop
at Washington Wharf.

Alexandria, Va. April 1.-The lower
| branch Of the city council tonight
| adopted a resolution appropriating
$35, 900 to begin the work Of construct
ing a new high school building on the
lot north of Cameron and West streets.
The total cost of the building shall
not exceed $4,000 The resolution
already has been adopted by the board
of aldermen, and the work Of con-
| structing the building soon will be
| commenced under the supervision of
the committees on schools and public
property and the city engineer. This
committee Is authorized to do the
work by day labor and subcontracts.
Councilman Brumback offered q
| resolution that the city borrow an
amount not in excess Of $1,000 to pay
q part to Fairfax County for schools.
roads. etc, in connection with the an
nexation suit and also to be used in
the Improvement of that territory.
The terms of the resolution request
the finance committee to report on
the matter as soon as practicable of
the amount necessary to be borrowed
and the best terms on which it can
be gotten.
Mr.. Brumback said he hoped the
finance committee, to which it was
referred. would act on the matter as
0ApCultiOusly dS pOSSlDle, as tHlS mat
ter has to be attended to and Fairfax
County has already asked for its
money.
steamboat line to be known as
the Peoples Line. which will loperate
on the upper river route of the Po-
tomac, will be started April Is. The
steamer Angler has been purchased
from Samuel Bensinger. of Washing
ton. The route selected will be from
Washington to Mattawoman Creek
stops Will be made at Alexandria. Fort
Washington. Fort Hunt. Bryant's
Point. Marshall Hall. Glymont. Grin
der's and Winthrop.
Within the next few days q charter
will be applied for. The principal
ONCE will be in this city. In Wash
ington the terminus will be the wharf
at the foot OF N street southwest, south
Of the wharf used by the steamer ST.
Johns. and in Alexandria it will stop
at Roberts wharf. at the foot of King
street. Round trips will be made every
day in the week except Monday.
Capt. William L. Davis will be in
charge of the steamer. For the past
five years he has been connected with
the Chesapeake and Potomac Steam
boat Company. Capt. A. W. Kelly will
be chief mate. and c. ]. Tennesson will
be chief engineer.
Large congregations today attended the
Good Friday services in the Catholic,
Episcopalian. and Lutheran churches
Rev. l.. F. Kelly was the celebrant of the
mass at st. Mary's. which was followed
by the procession Of the Blessed Sacra-
ment.
Rev. W. j. Morton. rector of Christ P
+. Church, preached on THE Crucifixion I"
Services at st. Paul's were conducted by
Rev. p. p. Phillips. rector. and Rev. Ed
gar Carpenter. rector. conducted services
at Grace p. Z. Church. Rev. c. f.
Brandt. pastor. conducted services at the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
Plans have been completed for q concert
which will be given at o'clock Mon
day night In the Opera House under
the auspices Of Alva Aerie, No. 81, Fra
ternal Order of Eagles Twenty-Five
pieces Of the United States Marine Band,
under the direction Of Prof. Jacques L.
Vonpouche. will take part. Mrs. Will
lam T. Reed. contralto; Miss Kathryn
Brill. soprano; D. N. Kennedy, tenor
robusto. and Arthur Witcomb. cornetist,
will be on the program.
Following the concert there will be a
dance in the auditorium of the Elks'
Home. A feature will be the introduc-
ton Of the Snow dance"
The mansion at Mount Vernon Is be-
ing given a coat of white paint which
adds considerably to the appearance Of
the building.
Gov. Stuart has issued a proclamation
for the observance of road day in Vir-
ginia on May 6.