Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17
Strict Enforcement of Sunday
Laws Announced by Police.
WILL BE NO EXEMPTIONS
All Violators to Be Arraigned in
Court-Exercises by High
School Students.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

court Monday morning by the police.
There are no exemptions, and the in
dications are there will be a busy day
In police court Monday.
The sale of all articles except upon
physicians prescriptions will be pro-
hibited. The delivery of ice cream
which is manufactured on some day
other than Sunday will. however, be
permitted. All who labor at any trade
or calling will be cited. This will in
clude railroad employees. telephone en-
ployes, telegraph employees. garage
owners. milkmen. news dealers and
soda water, soft drinks; also those who
operate shoe-shining parlors or any
other line of business. The florists also
are included.
Chief of Police Goods stated today
that he intends to have in court all
persons who may be regarded as guilty
Of violating the provisions of the law.
1t will then be UP to the court to con-
strue what are necessities"
Justice Thompson to Preside.
Justice Luther H. Thompson will pre-
side in court Monday. and it is ex-
pected that the cases will be decided
in a comparatively short time and
Alexandria will hereafter know Sunday
Just what to expect.
Many dealers who have heretofore
kept open on the Sabbath have deter
mined to close their places and con-
form with the law rather than run
the risk of being taken into court and
fined. The druggists have agreed to
keep open at certain hours to fill pre-
scriptions.
The police are anxious to have the
matter thoroughly thrashed out by the
court for future guidance.
The law under which alleged vio-
lators will be brought into court is
not a new one, but the old blue laws
which were amended by the state Leg
islature March 81. 1916. They are being
enforced in connection with the much
talked-of custer law. whereby officials
who fail to perform their duty in the
enforcement of the statutes may be
removed from Office.
The Sunday law in part reads as fol-
lows: IF person on the Sabbath day
be found laboring at any trade or call
ing or employ his apprentice or serv-
ants in labor or other business except
in household or other work of necessity
or charity, he shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than IS
for each offense. Every day any per-
ployed shall constitute a distinct Of
Tense, and the court in which, or the
justice by whom, any judgment or con-
viction is rendered may require of the
d
the penalty of $1,000, with or without
security, conditioned that such person
shall be of good behavior, and espe-
cially to refrain from a repetition of
such offense, and for a period not ex-
ceeding twelve months.
provided that for the purpose of this
act. the delivery on the Sabbath day of
ice cream manufactured OH some day
other than the Sabbath day shall be
construed as a work of necessity"
will he frSf in
years that these laws have been en-
forced.
Glass Plant Sold.
The Old Dominion Glass Company
has purchased the plant of the Alex
andria Glass Company from ]. H Trim
yer. This plant is located at Fayette
and LIST streets. 1t is expected that
it will be rebuilt and operated next fall
Beginning next Thursday the plant
of the Belle Pre- Glass Company, also
owned by the Old Dominion Company,
which has been closed for about a year,
will be reopened for business by the
Old Dominion plant and operated until
the end of July, which will mark the
annual closing down period of the glass
factories. 1t will be reopened in Sep
TENDER.
High School Exercises.
Glass night exercises were held last
night in the auditorium of the Alexan-
dria High School by the high school
pupils. A dance followed the exer-
cises.
Ashby Bladen, president of the 1916
class. presided. Albert Bryan. jr.. made
the charge to the third-year class, and
Erwin Brawner responded. The class
poem was read by Miss Mildred Gala
han, and Miss Dolly Callahan delivered
the class prophecy, and Miss Elizabeth
Hantzman read the class history.
Addresses were made by w. II. Swee-
ney. superintendent of schools; Conrad
Johnson, principal of the high school:
Stanley G. Blanton, Douglas Mclean
and Miss Kroes Ficklin. teachers in the
high school.
Rev l. NJ. Ferguson, pastor of Trinity
NJ E. Church. will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon to the members of the
class of the high school at
that church at o'clock tomorrow
night. Music will be furnished by the
gh school chorus.
Wedding of Washington Couple. &.
Miss Viola Leah Walker and Francis
Xavier Burda, both of Washington. were
married at o'clock this morning at St
Mary's Catholic Church with a nuptial
Rev. L. F. Kelly, assistant pastor.
The briJe was attended by Miss Vir-
ginia Burke and the bridegroom by
Michael T Dwyer. Following the cere-
mony the couple left for northern
bridal trip. Upon their return they will
reside at Brookland, D. c.. Mr.. Burba
being an instructor at the Catholic Uni
versity of America there.
Is Facing DISARMAMENT.
Unless the Alexandria Light Infantry
is recruited to its full military strength,
which would be ITO members. by Au-
gust 1. there is a probability of it's dis
bandment. il is announced. This would
mean a loss to the city of approximate
y $4,000 a year. beginning July IS,
when the militia bill passed by Con-
yress becomes effective.
With the object of recruiting the
company to it's full military strength a
committee of members of the chamber
If commerce will meet the officers of
The Light Infantry Tuesday night at
which time plans will be discussed
Men between the ages of eighteen and
.hirty-five years are eligible to Join the
company, and the officers have arranged
% be at Armory Hall Wednesday night
'or the purpose of receiving applica-
ions for membership.
These officers have been chosen by
Council. Order Fraternal
to serve for the ensuing
six months: James H. Mansfield pres-
dent; Robert T. Lucas. vice president:
L. D. Lyles, chaplain; H. E. Lyles mar
shall James L. Lloyd. warden; l. II.
De Vaughn. inside guard; ]. L. KIM