The Washington times., 1916-08-08
ALEXANDRIA BUSHES
WORKON HOSPITAL
Border Reports Praise EffIcI.
cheney Of Local Virginia
0uardsmen at Brownsville.

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. s-work Of sx-
cavatins for the foundation for the
walls Of the new Aiexandria Hospital
has been completed. and workmen are
busy at the intersection. Of Washington
and Duke streets. the site Of the new
hospital. in constructing the concrete
foundation. The work Of building the
hospital 10 taking on larger proportions
daily. and II will not be very many
months before the new structure u
complete In every detail.
The contracting arm. Richardson D
Burgess. Of Washington. expect TO have
the new up-to-date edince entirely
Toni sHl,n & tn. room. of tn. Chamber
Of Commerce the building committee Of
ne board OF trustees Will meet. Worth
will preside.
Reports from Brownsville. Tex.
whore the Alexandria Light Infantry.
officially DESIGNATED a. Company q.
First Regiment. Virginia Volunteers. -
stationed show that already the local
company = considered one OF the best
units In the national guard.
Letters received from the Alexandra
militfamen state that no member Of the
company has been seriously injured a.
yet. In fact. no member Of the Virginia
contingent OF tho national guard has
suffered severe injuries to date. No
serious case Of illness 10 reported among
the Alexandria soldiers.
At the present time the chief duties
ling the Texas end OF the International
bridge.
Daniel r. Stansbury. clerk Of COM
mon council. 10 now at work preparing
the city tax bills. tax books for the
four wards Having been completed. and
soon bills will be In the hands Of City
Tax Collector p. r. German. Two
months srace 10 given taxpaysrs Of
that there has been q delay Of about
six weeks by the State in preparing In
terroSatories, and the local municipal
assessment 10 based upon the State as
likely extend the period in which q
per cent discount 10 allowed for prompt
payment.
A Joint meeting Of the general COM
mittee and various subcommittee
which are preparing for Alexandria
| evangelistic campaign in this city the
nrst OF September. will be held tonight
Last night. at q meeting Of the nursery
committee. which will see that infants
Of mothers attending the revivals are
cared for. Mrs: Henry Msnkin ~waa
gov. secretary.
City Auditor E. F. Price is preparing
q list Of all persons who have and those
who have not taken out dog licenses
which will be furnished at an early
date to the police department. who will
begin crusade against unlicensed
CANNES. Those who have not obtained
tags for their dogs arc subject to fine
Funeral services for Earl c. Sims
| the twelve-year-old son OF Mr. and Mrs
Norman Sims. who died yesterday q,
the Alexandria Hospital. will be held
tomorrow from the nome of his parents
NJ. Nourse. who 10 conducting Dervices
during the month Of August ut the
second Presbyterian Church. will Of
ficiate.
Yesterday In the rooms of tho Cham
Der OF Commerce instruction was given
to the first aid class Of the local chap
ter of the Red Cross by DIR. Il. A. Cor
man. city health officer. The execu.
tive committee OF the local chapter
10 o'clock.
Because its annual excursion to Colon.
ial Beach recently was a big success
Alexandria Lodge of Elks Is planning
second outing to that resort for Au'
gust 81. Lone Star Camp, No. !. Amer
lean Indian Guards. will give theil
third annual excursion to Marshall Hal
August %.
Old Dominion Boat Club ladies' aux
Liary met last night to plan for the
| reception in connection with the regatts
next Saturday. 1t IL expected that the
officers and the regatta committee will
announce tho program for the river
events tomorrow.
! Repair completed recently to the ex'
/ terror Of st. Paul's p. z. Church IN.
cluds the fixing Of arc lights on pillar,
In front Of the church on South Pitt
street.