The Washington herald., 1916-07-20
TRAFFIC cops
TO HAVE Shade
Umbrellas Will Protect Alex
andria Crossing Men from
Possibility of Sunstroke.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
R. z. knight a Son,
1853 King Street

61-s9 King Street
Alexandria, Va, July ls.-No more will
Alexandria's traffic cops" stand in
danger of sunstroke from the hot rays
Of the sun for they are to be furnished
with suitable umbrellas on stand TO
be placed in the center of King and
Washington and King and Alfred streets,
where such policemen have been as
signed.
This was decided upon by the board Of
police commissioners at its meeting to-
night and the two umbrellas will be or
dered at once.
Copies of new rules and regulations
governing the workings OF the force were
received and turned over to the chief
to be distributed to the men.
1t wac decided by the commissioners
to hold the annual inspection of the
police force Friday afternoon at 2:3e
o'clock, at police headquarters. On mo-
ton of Commissioner knight IL was de-
cided to order badges for the commits
sioners.
The meeting was presided over by Com
missioner George II. Schwarzmann. Others
present were Secretary J. Edward shinn
and r. E. knight.
A house-to-house canvass of every
home in the city occupied by white peo-
pie will be commenced Sunday, July 80,
by a committee appointed for the purpose
of arranging for the proposed evangelistic
services which will be held here begin
ming September 3, and which will be con-
Quoted by Gypsy Smith, jr.. evangelist,
of Haddon Heights, n. J.
The committee that will make the can
vass will hold a meeting at $50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist
Church. The committee on arrangements
for the affair has divided the city into
twenty-one districts which contains 212
blocks and 1888 families.
Those designated to make the canva IS
by districts in their respective order are
Frank Lucas, Elmer Lucas, w. s. Ris-
don, s. w. Pitts, ]. D. Brown, C. =.
Brawner, Frank Johnston. Lawrence
Fawcett A. NJ. Simpson, Robert H. Cox,
F. Ebhardt, F. W. Deeton, John w.
Herndon, James B. Williams, John H.
Trimyer. Frank c. Glasgow, Oscar B.
Pierpoint, Newell s. Greenaway, Arthur
Lloyd, George X Bender, G. W. Keys
and T. NJ. Erwin. The last named two
are for the district including Rosemont
and West End.
The evangelistic services will be held In
a big tent in the rear of the Second Bap-
tist Church, on upper King Street It is
proposed to have a choir of 800 trained
voices under the direction of George B.
Kennedy, choirmaster of the Second
Presbyterian Church. The hymnals that
will be used are those prepared by Her
man Rodeheaver, musical director of
Billy Sunday.
The will Of the late Lucy Daingerfield
Knox, dated September Is, 1914, was ad-
mitted to probate In the Circuit Court
today. Testatrix leaves her son, Robert
F. Knox. Jr., the sum of 1900 and di-
rects that the residue OF her estate be
divided equally among her three chill
dren as follows: Robert F. Knox, ir..
Harriet D. Reid and Philip NJ Knox.
She names her son Robert F. Knox, jr.,
as executor.
In the suit OF Antonia yucca against
the Pompeian Company Judge L. C. Bar
ley today appointed William B. Clagett
and G. Keith Cariin receivers for the
concern on an application filed on be-
half Of the plaintiff by Attorneys Charles
w. Clagett and ]. K. NJ. Morton.
The annual State examination for pub-
lie school teachers was begun this morn
ing at Lee School Building and Is being
conducted by Capt. W. H. Sweeney, su-
perintendent OF schools. There were six
applicants, two white and four colored.
Books for the first aid class of the
Alexandria Chapter of the American Red
Cross, have arrived and were turned
over to the members of the class today
at meeting of that organization held
in the rooms OF the Chamber of Com
merce. The class will hold its first meet
ing at 10 o'clock Monday at the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. E A.
German, city health officer, is Instructor.