The Washington times., 1916-04-11
'ALEXANDR|ANS WILL
. TAKE RIVER JOURNEY
Wholesale Men To Be Guests of
Steamboat Company on
Two-Day Excursion.

Andria wholesale merchants and manu-
facturers, who are members OF the
Chamber Of Commerce. will he the
guests Of the Potomac and Chesapeake
Steamboat Company on two-day ex-
eursion down the Potomac on the new
vessel Of the line. the Majestic, the END
of this wsek. The party will leave here
Saturday afternoon. and will return
Monday morning. going as far as Mo-
mini. About thirty merchants are ex-
pected to make the trip, and they Will
carry a quantity of advertising matter
which. will be distributed at the various
river landings.
The invitation was EXTENDED oy z. n;
manager Of the steamboat company, At
3 meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce
held last night.
andria wiz leave here on April 10. for
Richmond, where they will attend q
SneetinE April 20 in the auditorium of
the Chamber Of Commerce TO organize
Grants and manufacturers.
Tho Chamber last night indorsed the
Stevens bill, now pending In Congress-.
This bill regulates the price OF ad-
s,asrsS ssIslsea sy Sr's the Chamber r at several
previous meetings. Resolutions Of re-
Rret at the death OF Julian T. Burke
were passed.
The taking Of testimony in the hear
ing OF the Alexandria Water Company
now in progress before Examiner G. M.
Brouu, of Roanoke. representing the
brought TO a close today when Card
ner L. Boothe, attorney for the water
company. placed George Uhler. secre-
tary aAi treasurer, and David j.
Howell, hydraulic engineer Of the com
to conditions Of the water company's
finances and plant. Mr.. Broun made a
personal inspection OF the reservoir.
water shed. etc. this afternoon. Later
he viii return to hear the arguments OF
sumers and the water company.
The funeral Of H. Freedman Mans
field. whose death occurred yesterday.
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock from the First Baptist Church.
The Rev. DR.. e. b. jackson will con-
duct the services and members OF the
Odd Fellow organization OF which Mr..
Mansfield was a member, will attend.
The deceased was thirty-one years old
and a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James II.
Mansfield. He was associated with his
father IN the stove and tin business.
He is survived by his widow and two
children.
The following officers were installed
last night by Alexandria Lodge OF
Eiks: George w. Bontz, exalted ruler;
Ing knight: Erwin George schwarz-
mann. esteemed loyal knight: Maurice
r. Lowenback. esteemed lecturing
knight; Walter NJ. Donnelly. secretary;
Herman Friedlander. treasurer; Thomas
d. Dowpey. tiler. and Raymond Blu
rnenfield. trustee for three years. James
3. Martin. past exalted ruler. conduc-
ted the installation services.
A lodge. Of sorrow" was held 70 the
memory OF the late J. Marriott Hill. q
life member Of the organization. Eu-
logies 70 the deceased were delivered
by Jamer B: Martin: the Rev. Edgar
ert s. Barrett, and James w. Bales.
The lodge will attend Mr.. Hill's funeral
tomorrow morning in body.
70 w. r Ashby. Of Washington, the
three-story brick building on King
street. between st. Asaph and Wash
in1ton streets, known as Washington
Hall" The Rosemont Development
Company has sold to Alexander Suter
Inc. lot II. section I. block 3. of Rose
mont.
Tho Willard w. c. T. U. will hold q
meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock in Trinity M. e. Church.
ssmi-monthly meeting tonight. It II
expected that the board Of aldermen
viii adopt resolutions OF reepect to
the late j. NJ Hill, vice president OF
that organisation. and adjourn.
The Rev. Edward T. Kirkley. pas
tor of the Methodist Protestant
Church. has been ordained an elder oi
that church. The ordination took
place In Baltimore, Sunday.