The Washington herald., 1916-02-11
TO
AID WAR RELIEF
Branch Of Virginia Associa-
ton Organized to Help
European Sufferers.
FIREMEN TAKE TRIP
Apparatus at Annapolis Inspected.
Washington Masonic Memorial
Receives S. 900.
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Alexandria, Va, Feb. 10.-An Alexs ndria
branch of the war Relief Association of
Virginia was organized today at a meet
Ing OF about thirty women in the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce.
II was decided to send all donations
received to the Virginia association. Cash
and other donations were received this
morning. The members of the associa-
tion decided to hold meetings every We'd
nesday at 10 o'clock, In the rooms OF
the Chamber of Commerce.
The following officers were elected:
Miss Rose NJ Macdonald, honorary presI-
dent; Miss Esther Burke president; Mrs.
T. Marshall Jones, first vice president: !:
Mis- Fannie Herbert. second Vice presI-
dent: Mrs. Julian T. Burke, treasurer;
Miss Esther Burke, corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Esther Green, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. John II. Foster, chairman of
the committee on clothing; Mrs. Robert
Powell, chairman OF the collection of
clothing for children; Mrs. Ida A.
French. chairman OF committee on hos
pital supplies; and Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
rett. chairman of committee on tobacco
supplies.
A committee composed OF members of
the fire committee of the city council and
several volunteer firemen today went TO
Annapolis, Nd. and witnessed a test of
the new aerial truck purchased by that
! city. The test of the slxty-five foot truck
Is said to have been very satisfactory.
IN the party were Alderman c. ]. ".
Summers, chairman of the fire commit
tee Of city council. and Councilman Will
lam Desmond, member OF the fire COM
mittee; Capt. Kenneth w. Ogden, Of the
Reliance Fire Company: Edward C. wudt
and Richard Mumford, of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company.
The question of purchasing an aerial
truck to take the place of the present
hook and ladder is now in the hands of
committee of council
The Grand Lodge OF Masons Of Vir-
ginia. which concluded its sessions in
Richmond this afternoon, appropriated
the sum OF $1,000 towards the Masonic
Memorial to Washington, the first
master OF Alexandria Washington
! Lodge OF Masons, OF this city. It is
provided that the money be paid in
| five installments OF 81. 900 each year.
Rev. DR.. H. B. Lee, grand chaplain
| OF the State Lodge, spoke before the
association on behalf of the project.
Virginia is the eighth grand lodge to
| make donations to the proposed tenn
| pie.
The annual meeting Of the wash-
S-
sociation will be held here February
%. 1t is expected that more than
100000 will be reported on as DO
mated when this meeting assemblies
and that the association will also ratffy
| the site selected by the local commit
tee for the temple.
Conrad johnson, principa1 q, the
| Alexandria High School, has sent out
| circular letter to the parents of the
male pupils attending that school, ask
Ing them to meet him Tuesday night at
o'clock in the Westminster Building
OF the Second Presbyterian Church.
for the purpose of considering the
feasibility of organizing a military
company among the high school stu
dents. The stamp of approval for the
organization OF such a company was
given by the city school board at its
! meeting recently. Principal johnson
has secured the cooperation of Rep
| resentative Charles S. Carlin. Gen.
Nichols, OF the v NJ l., and others.
The War Department will furnish the
| equipment free of cost
Citizens OF the town OF Potomac en-
bracing Del RAY and st. Elmo, AIexan-
dria County. appeared today before a
committee Of the State legislature reIa-
tive to the proposed repeal of the charter
OF tn town of Potomac. Some favored its
repeal and others were against it. 1t is
expected that report on the measure
Will shortly be made by the committee.
A three-day retreat for the members of
the alumnae of St Mary's Academy and
the older pupils of that institution was
begun this morning at that institution
Services are being conducted by Rev, p.
| J. Callahan. OF the Catholic University
\ Of America
The joint committee on streets and
general laws of city council held a meet
ing tonight in the office of City Engi-
neer E. c. Dunn and considered the
question of reporting Tuesday night to
city council on the ordinance adopted
by the Norfolk city council providing
that necessary steps be taken by the leg
islature to remove the restrictions in the
constitution Of Virginia prohibiting cities
from making local assessments for
permanent public improvements.