The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-30
.FIREMEN GOING
TO Convention
Members of Alexandra Com
panies to Attend Coving-
ton Meeting.
DRILLS WILL BE GIVEN
DRILLS WILL BE GIVEN
Two Bricklayers Working on New
High School Building Hurt When
Scafolding Collapses.

! Alexandria, Va, July 29.-Preparations
are being made by the members of the
! three fire engine companies to attend the
twenty-ninth annual convention of tie
! Virginia State Firemen's Association at
Covinstor. Va, August Is. 26 and %
| 1t is expected that seventy-five firemen
from this city will attend the convention.
i OF this number there will be about 30
! each from the Columbia and Reliance
and about fifteen from the Relief HOOK
! and Ladder Company.
The Covington tiremeu have prepared
| an elaborate program OF exercises for the
/ visitors. There Will be races, fire drills
and exhibitions of working of fire en-
| gines.
/ Charles Clarkson and James Wood.
I bricklayers, working Oh the new high
F.: school building. received slight cuts
| and bruises at o'clock this after
+; noon when the scaffolding on which
they were working collapsed, pre-
cipitating both to the ground. Clark
son was conveyed in an ambulance to
the Alexandria Hospital. where sew
eral stitches were taken in his ear
by DIR. S. B. Moore, and Wood went
to his home for treatment of bruises.
Announcement has just been made
of the marriage of Mrs. Gabrielle De
Lane, of Del Ray. Alexandria County
and l.. E. Tull. of Washington, which
took place July Is at ST. Rita's Cath
Ole Chapel. Nount Ida, Alexandria
County The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. L. r. Kelly, of st. Mary's
Church. this city. The bride was at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. Otis II. Hull
lings, this city, and a wedding march
was played by Miss Camille De Lane,
daughter of the bride This was the
first wedding to take place in the
chapel since its erection.
There will he a special meeting Of the
board of aldermen at noon Saturday for
the purpose of concurring in the action
of the common council in the passage Of
resolution appropriatinG 5000 for the
improvement of the roadway on Duke
street from the railroad bridge near Bal
lenger's store westward to the new cor
poration line at Roberts crossing.
A charter has been granted by the State
corporation commission to the Bolibian
Loan and Construction Company, this
city. with capital stock of s.. 100000 and
a minimum of $1,000 the par value of
which is 500 a share. The objects are
to conduct a building and loan associa-
ton. The officers are: Carlos r. Duque
president, and u. T. Green, secretary,
both of New York City.
A report has been made to the police
that a burglar last night entered the
residence of John Stonnell. lie South AL
fred street and stole SIPS from the pocket
of the trousers of Mr.. Stonnell. The
trousers We're lying on a chair in a
bedroom. Entrance was effected from
the rear of the house
The Potomac Baptist Association. COM
posed of members of the Baptist
churches of this city, Alexandria. Lou
doun, Fairfax and Prince William
Counties, will hold meetings in the Del
Ray Church. Alexandria County, Aug
ust II, u, and Is.
The eighth annual excursion of the
Alexandria police department will be
given tomorrow to Marshall Hall. The
steamer Charles Manchester will stop on
each trip at the Cameron street wharf
The first boat will leave at 1880 o'clock
f. F. Downham, imperial representa-
tive of Acca Temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. has returned from Seat
tie, Wash. where he attended the an
nual meeting of the imperial council.
E. B. Brown has purchased from Stella
A Hoblitzell four small two-story frame
dwelling houses in the square bounded
by Wolfe, Alfred, Wilkes and Patrick
streets.