The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-20
ALEXANDRIA POLICE
ASK NEW SYSTEM
Special Meeting Is Called For
Next Tuesday TO Decide on
Code.

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 9O--An urgent
plea for police patrol. n police call
system, finger print Identification sys-
tenn and more money for the police Of
ncers VIII he mado by the board OF
police commissioners following the re-
ceipt last night OF the annual report Of
Chief Of Police Goods, In which he
urged that the board obtain from coun-
Gil an appropriation for these purpSses.
The board decided to hold special
meeting Tuesday night. at which time
the revision of the police code will to
taken up and by that time II Is OK
pected that they will have arranged a
joint meeting with the committees on
fire and police in order to present their
views to the members OF the two COM
mittees.
Members of tho board were indignant
last night when It was brought to their
attention that occurrences contrary TO
the proper conduct of the department
were not reported to the board. No
report had been made to them or an
episode in which Sergeant Scott and Of
ficer Talbot figured, although the chief
explained that the matter had been in
Nestigated by Mayor Fisher. An In
yebtigation followed and the two Of
hceTs were summoned before the bOAI d.
Policeman Talbot was suspended for
ten days for being intoxicated while ON
duty and Sergeant Scott was reprimand-
ed for failure to make n reIort IN writ
ing of the conuuct of the officer.
At the request of the Rosemont Citi-
zens' Association the police conferred
special police rowers upon E. c.
At last nights meeting Commissioner
Schwarzmann presided and there were
present Commissioners Knight. Shinn.
and Sweeney.
Presentation Of a gold Southern cross
OF honor. the gift of the Virginia divi-
sion of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. to Mrs. James e. Alexan-
der. for many years an indefatigable
worker in the Confederate societies Of
this city and State. was one of the
pleasant features OF the banquet OF r.
u. Lee Camp Of Confederate Veterans
held last night. John NJ. johnson made
the presentation speech. and Mrs. Alex
ander made an eloquent response. An
other interesting event was the pre-
sentntion to Miss Rebecca Moore of a
copv of Charles II. Callahan's book.
,'WashinEton. the Man and the Mason"
for having written the best essay on the
life of Robert Il. Lee. The presentation
speech was made by DR.. Jacuuelin A.
Marshall. Lieutenant Commander John
w. Hammond presided at last nights
banquet in the absence of Commander
William A. Smoot Congressman Clark OF
Florida, who was to have been one of
the speakers. was unable to be present
and Congressman Sears. of Florida, re-
sponded to the toast assigned Mr.. Clark.
" Robert Il. Lee" as well as to his own
Sons of the Confederate Veteran"
Other speakers were Col. James Morris
Morgan. Of Washington. who spoke on
The Confederate Navy" and Robert g.
Barrett. of Alexandria. whose subject
was THE Confederate Veteran"
Congressman Hood of South Carolina
and Judge Moves. OF Plaistow. N. H.
have accepted invitations to deliver ad-
dresses at the meeting of Alexandria
Council. No. 5. Order of Fraternal Amer
Jeans. tonight In Odd Fellows Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hilton Rucker,
OF Clarendon, have issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter,
Claude White, to William Morreli
Stone, February 5. at o'clock, in the
First Baptist Church. Clarendon.
In the corporation court today the
suit of AlYa Aerie. No. S71. Fraternal
Order OF Eagles, against Harry
Fleischmann was commenced. The
Gardner L. Booth. and the defendant
by Edward Burke and F. p. Russell
The Reliance Steam Fire Engine
Company has elected the following
officers: Executive officers, L. z.
Uhler. president; J. Sid Douglas, first
vice president; William p. Taylor,
second vice president; NJ. +. Padgett,
jr., secretary; Frank Chilcott, assist
ant secretary; A. II. Fair, treasurer;
II. f. Schwab. recorder; w. II. Bontz,
A. d. Grimes. and p. r. Groman, jr.,
executive committee. Active officers,
Kenneth w. ogden. captain; w. NJ
Glasgow, first lieutenant; Conrad
Schwab, second lieutenant, and Harry
Padgett. commander OF hose.
Miss Elsie Hill delivered an address
on suffrage from the curbstone on
King street, near Columbus street,
last night.
William p. Woolls was admitted to
practice in the corporation court yes
terday by Judge L. c. Barley.