Evening star., 1916-12-10
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS
Mrs. Emma McKenney's Death |,
Occurs at Church Il
Service.
HEART TROUBLE ATTACK

Kenney. OF 407 South Fairfax street.
died suddenly at 7:l5 o'clock tonight
while in the north wing of St Mary's'
Catholic Church.
Mrs. McKenney had just entered the
church in company with her daughter,
Miss Edna, and was proceeding to q
pew when she suffered an attack Of
heart trouble. She finally reached
chair nearby and practically fell into
it, breathing her last few minutes
later.
DR.. E. A. German, who lives nearby.
was summoned. The BODY was taaea ken
into the parsonage of the church. ana
subsequently removed to her home.
Mrs McKenney for some time pass
had been a sufferer from heart trouoie:
although she appeared in her usuaL
health at the time Of starting for
church with her daughter. There were
comparatively few persons In tno
church when she died.
The DECEASED, in addition to her nus
band. is survived by four daughters'
Mrs Cora Chesser. this city; Mrs. FEN
ton Knight, Washington; Miss EDNA
McKenney and Miss c. Marie Mchen-
ney, and three sons. Messrs. John, LOO
and Harry, the last named OF texas:
The funeral arrangements have not yes
been made.
Sale bv Collector OF Id4eSe
All real estate in the city on whicn
taxes have not been paid up to juno
1. 1916, will be sold at public auction
beginning Monday, December IS. at 10
o'clock. in front of the city market
building by P. F. German. collector OF
taxes
There are sixty-six pieces Of prop.
al;
s2,275. -
The number of pieces of property and
the total amounts due in each OF the
four wards of the city are as foliows:
s556s6: third. seventeen. s4ss.o4;
fourth, twenty-three. $s70.91-
1t is expected that majority OF
the delinquents will arrange for q
settlement before the date set for the
sale There are less than five pieces
of property on which the amounts arc
in excess Of s100, and on each OF the
others the amount of taxes due Is
comparatively small, the general
average on all being $34.47
Many Grand Jury Witnesses. = !,
Many witnesses have been summoned
to appear before the grand jury In the
corporation court, Judge L. c. Barley
presiding. which will convene at IL
O'clock Monday morning.
Among the cases to be presented arc
those of eleven persons charged with
alleged infractions OF the new state
pohibition laws. This will be the first
grand jury to consider such cases since
Virginia entered the dry column. which
was on November l.
The jury is composed of the follow
bier. Gilbert ]. Cox. P. NJ. Bradshaw.
H. X. Field. w. Frazier Baldwin. F. n.
Kemper. W. A. Moore, John McCuen.
J. NJ. Duncan, D. G. Grillborzer and Az
bert Bryan.
Services at st. Mary's.
Rev Thomas l. Gasson. S. j. OF
Georgetown University. who has been
conducting three-day services at St.
Mary's Catholic Church, will end the
services with sermon and benediction
at o'clock tomorrow night.
At the o'clock mass tomorrow
morning members of the Holy Name
Society will attend holy communion in
a body and there will be exposition OF
the blessed sacrament all day. R
John d. Normoyle. real estate dealer,
has sold for Mrs. Helen NJ. r. Lane to
James F. Hammersley the two-story
frame dwelling house. 1920 Princa
street.
Clara A. Hullings of Washington. lots
II and rs in Del Ray, Alexandria coun-
ty, to Thomas r. Spicer. \
Clarence c. Shaw and others have
on the east side of Patrick street be-
tween Queen and Princess streets. \
To Hold Final Rehearsal. II
Announcement is made that those
who will sing at the services in connec-
tion with Alexandria's community tree
Christmas eve. will hold a final rehear3
sal Sunday night, December IL. at the
First Baptist Church. !.
George B. Kennedy is chairman of the
committee. Other members include J. T.
Preston, secretary; Sherman B. Fowler,
Samuel Luckett. Walter Pierpont, Wall
ter c. oster, Charles J. Deahl, MrI
Smith of the Methodist Protestant
Church and Mir. Henderson of the Secr
ond Baptist Church. +. T.
Mrs. Anna Kane, Adams, Mass, who
came here last Saturday to be with her
son., John Stephen Kane, the college
student who was shot December / by
Policeman kerns. returned to her homo
this afternoon. The condition of young
Kane is rapidly improving, according
TO reports from the Alexandria Hosr
pital. where he is a patient. tt
Boat Club Meeting. +.
The Old Dominion Boat Club at a
meeting held last night in the rooms.
of the Chamber of Commerce mapped
out plans for a minstrel performance,
which viii be given February l6 and
II. Committees were appointed and
other necessary arrangements made r.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Second Presbyterian Church has ar.
ranged for a get-together social which
will be held Tuesday night in the West.
minister building OF that church. Il,
Fitzgerald Council. No. SO knights,
of Columbus, has arranged for a dance,
which viii be given December &c, in the
of the Elks' Home Musio'
will be furnished by Walsh's Symphony
Orchestra of Washington.
The funeral of Helen Florine Raw
lings. seven years old, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse X Rawlings. who died
Yesterday NJ her parents home, 60T
Princess street took place this after
noon from her parents home and was
pastor of the First Baptist Church.
T. H Eddy and City Councilman
James ". Bales have returned from a
trip to Toledo. Ohio, and Detroit, Mich.
Several matters of Importance are
scheduled TO come before the city copn-
ell at its meeting Tuesday night. 9 =.
Local Norwegian Society Meets.
A resolution favoring the city of