Evening star., 1916-07-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Census of Church. Going Popu-
a Iation Nearly Completed.
PART OF REVIVAL WORK
Gypsy Smith Begins His Evangelistic
) Services Early in
~ September.


the past few days the 220 persons who
volunteere to take a census of Alexan-
dria's church-going population, to be
used in connection with the evangehstic
services which will be held here. be-
xinnins September 8, by Gypsy Smith.
jr., Of Haddon Heights, n. J.. have been
busy. Most of their work has been
completed and all expect to finish to-
morrow and submit their reports
These reports will be turned over to
]. R. Cation, who is chairman of the
committee in charge. and early next
week will be computed and the hgures
announced.
The enumerators in some instances
report that they found difficulty in
obtaining the information they were
after Most of the work, however,
was accomplished with comparative
ease
The city was divided off into twenty
one districts, with that number OF
superintendents or one for each dis
not yet completed the task and will
do so tomorrow.
The idea in making the census is to
obtain an accurate list of what de-
nomination all of the white residents
of the city are identified with. Those
vino are not identified with any par
ticular church, and who have
preference. will be requested to be-
come identified with the church dur
ing the progress of the evangelistlc
services.
The services are to be held in
! rent in the rear of the Second Baptist
Church, on Upper King street
Hurt When Caught in Shaft.
Harry Penn, about forty years old.
who lives at 514 North Patrick street.
employed at the plant of the Mutual
Ice Company. Washington pike, while
at work this morning was in some
manner caught in a shaft and his body
was badly crushed. His head also
was cut. Mr.. Penn was taken to the
Alexandria Hospital and treated by
DR.. S. B. Moore. At the hospital it
able.
Although Alexandrias compulsory
sewer tap law is supposed to become
operative after Tuesday, there are a
large number of persons who have not
yet taken out the required permits.
After Tuesday those who have failed
to secure the required permit for sewer
work will be subject to arrest and the
imposition of a fine.
- Under the provisions of the ordinance
adopted by city council for the enforce
nent of the sewer tap law failure to
procure a permit to tap sewers that
the imposition of a fine of SIS for each
days failure to do SO.
Parochia1 School Improved.
Extensive improvements are now be-
ing made to st. Mary's Catholic Paro-
chial School. The second floor. former
" used a meeting hall for various
church organizations. is being COM
pletely remodeled SO that it can be used
for classrooms for the school. 1t may
also be used as hall. The work will
be finished in time for the reopening OF
the school early in September.
Under the new rules and regulations
governing the workings Of the police
force the age limit has been increased
TO forty-fve years. Heretofore those
more than forty years of age were no.
eligible for membership on the force. Ths
new age limit is from twenty-one tc
forty-five years, the latter inclusive
No one is eligible who is less than fvs
feet eight or who weighs less than "A;
pounds.
Hospital Work Progresses.
The work of excavating for the founda-
tion of AIexandria's new hospital Duke
and Washington streets, has practically
been completed. and it is expected that
early next week the contractors will
start the work of laying the cement foun-
dation for the structure.
A slight fire at the Alexandria iron
works, Royal and Wilkes streets, brought
out the fire department shortly after 8
o'clock tonight The fire was, however
extinguished before the arrival Of the fire
department
Several pedestrians had narrow escapes
from being injured by automobiles that
followed the fire department en- route
to the fire.
Alexandria Lodge, No. 75s, Benevo-
lent Protective Order of Elks. will give
its annual excursion to Colonial Beach
next Thursday. A large number OF
tickets have been disposed of and il is
expected that the excursion will be
largely patronized.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy F. Garret
will take place at $3.50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon from her late residence, 222
Jefferson street Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. J. W. Duffer. pastor
OF the NJ. z. Church South.
The Cardinals will cross bats with the
Eagles team at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon on the grounds on upper
King street
Mrs James Bayne and children arc a,
Eectortown, Va. where they will spend
the summer.
Miss Sallie A Stuart, one of Alex.
andria's Oldest and best known residents
Is reported to be critically Ill at her home