The Washington herald., 1916-06-25
INFANTRY
LEAVES TUESDAY
Militiamen Will
Proceed to Mobilization
Camp-Fete Planned.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
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US3 King Street.
Alexandria, Va, June A-Members of
the Alexandria Light Infantry will leave
mere at s:47 o'clock Tuesday morning for
richmond, where they will be mobilized
with the remainder of me Virginia
militia. They will entrain at e:15 O'Clock
and leave Armory Hall promptly at $50
o'clock
Orders to proceed to Richmond on
Tuesday morning were received shortly
before o'clock this evening by Capt
Conrad Johnson from Col. w. J. Perry,
First Regiment Infantry OF Virginia.
News that the company WHY leave for
Richmond was received with general
qualification by the sixty-seven men now
constituting this company, all of whom
are anxious to be in camp.
Alexandria is going to give the soldier
boys big demonstration on their de-
parture. Final plans for the parade and
demonstration were completed this after
noon by representatives of the chamber
OF commerce and Retail Merchants AS
sociation.
All who will take part In the parade
Will assemble at o'clock Tuesday at the
corner Of King and Washington streets
and march from there to Armory Hall
The soldier boys then will Join the pro-
cession, which will move promptly at
$50 o'clock from the armory going up
King street to the Union Railway station
where the militiamen will board a special
car. At the station an address will be
delivered by Representative Charles C.
Carlin.
The formation of the parade will be as
follows: Platoon of police, Indian
Guard Band, Dr. W. NJ. Smith, marshal;
DR.. T. B. Cochran, chief of stan: Mayor
Thomas A. Fisher accompanied by Amos
Fisher, the mayors uncle, the only Alex
andrta survivor of the Mexican war OF
1916; Representative Charles c. Carlin,
Judge Louis C. Barley. of the Corpora
tion court: members of the board of al
dermen and common council, city offi-
cials, police commissioners. chief of the
fire department, Alexandria Light In
fantry, veterans of civil and Spanish
American wars, Boy Scouts. Holy Name
Band, members OF the Chamber of Com
merce, Retail Merchants Association,
and citizens generally.
Each member of the company before
leaving will be presented with a lunch
con prepared by the women of Martha
Washington Chapter. No. AZ, Order Of the
Eastern Star, and donated by the mer-
chants of the city.
Members of the Alexandria High School
cadets will assemble at 7:30 o'clock Tues
day morning at the high school. In uni
forms, and march to King and Wash
ington streets to join those who will take
part in the parade.
1t is planned to have the city hall bell
and fire engine bells rung during the
progress Of the parade.
A joint meeting of the committees ap-
pointed recently by the city council
Chamber of Commerce and Retail Mer-
chants Association to use their efforts
to have the government locate its pro-
posed armor plant here, Will be held at
o'clock Monday night in the rooms Of
the Chamber OF Commerce. Heading the
council committee Is Mayor T A. Fisher
Other members are Alderman H. N
Field, c. J. w. Summers and George H
Robinson. and Councilmen Howard w
Smith, n. J. Lawler, c. S. T. BUrke aid
~ J. Pohl.
From the Chamber of Commerce: Geo
D. Hopkins, w. A. Smoot, ir.. J. Louis
Loose, c. s. Taylor Burke, W. +. Bal
lenger, II. K Field and Robert l. Payne
From the Retail Merchants Associa-
tion: r. E. knight, Kenneth W. Ogden,
s. w. Pitts, Leopold Ruben. c. B. Swan
II. Noel Garner, Joseph B. Schwarzmann
St. Mary's Catholic ChuI ch is to have a
second assistant pastor. He is Rev
Michael Daily, formerly in charge of the
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Oak Ridge, Nelson County. Va. Rev.
Father DAILY arrived here this afternoon
and will celebrate his hrst mass at St
Mary's Church tomorrow morning. he
was recently ordained in Ireland.
Father DAILY was appointed to this
parish by Right Rev. D. J. OConnell,
bishop of the diocese of Richmond
The first assistant pastor of this church
is Rev. l. F. Kelly, and Rev. Louis Smet
is pastor.
The increased membership of the
church and the additional church located
at Mount Ida, Alexandria County, made
1t necessary to have a second assistant
pastor.
City taxpayers will not have to pay
their taxes July l, when they are due,
but this year will have from forty-five to
sixty days grace. This Is due to the
fact that Commissioner of Revenue c.
H. Callahan did not receive the State tax
interrogatories in time. They were three
or four months late.
AS result these sheets have not been
filed out, and the State tax books for the
coming years assessment, of course,
have not yet been completed.
For the benefit of those who have not
yet filed their reports with Commissioner
OF Revenue Callahan, the latter will keep
his office open at night in order that the
work may be expedited.
The Alexandria Chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross will meet at 10 o'clock
Monday morning in the rooms of the
Chamber Of Commerce to consider the
matter Of sending supplies to the troops
of the National Guard, of which the Vir-
ginia militia is a part.
A first aid class composed of members
OF both sexes will be organized and in
struction begun. Those desiring To Join
this class should send their names and
81 to the secretary. Mrs. H. E. Oliver,
81 South Washington street.
A Jury Of Alexandrians today sat On
the case of Hutchinson against the
board of supervisors Of Alexandra
County heard in the Circuit Court of
Alexandria County before judge 1. G.
Barley.
The jury was composed Of ]. H Fisher.
n. Friedlaner. A. g. Uhler. @ Bryan
Pitts, c. e. Jones. Robert W. Schneider,
John E. Merchant, o. H. Daniels, J. B.
Martin, ]. G. Cockey, and e. J. Fien,,n1