The Washington herald., 1916-06-17
Phone RATE CUT
| FOR ALEXANDRIA
Five Cents for Five Minutes
Instead of Ten Cents for
Three Minutes.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
X. z. knight & Son,
CT T-623 King Street.

I-s23 King Street.
Alexandra. Va, June 1S-Twelve con-
tractors submitted bids to the building
committee of the Alexandra Hospital for
the proposed new hospital. The lowest
was by a Washington firm. and was
.e66. and the highest. ss1.1s77s
/ The architect for the proposed new hos
pital, which it was originally estimated
would cost $4,000 is waddy B. Wood, OF
Washington.
| A total of about S41. 900 already has been
pledged to the citizens fund for the hos
pital.
1t is proposed to erect the hospital at
Washington and Duke streets. Edward
L. Daingerfeld, president OF the Citizens
National Bank. several months ago do
mated the site for the hospital.
Through the efforts Of the Board of su-
pervisors of Alexandria County, modi-
| fcation of the toll charges for telephone
service for Alexandria County has been
secured.
Where the charge is now 10 cents for
! a three-minute talk. under the new rates
what is known as the two-number sys-
|
| that any one making a call to any point
in Alexandria County served by the
Rosslyn central office will pay cents II !
the number called answers. which will |
entitle the parties to a five-minute con-
| versation.
The officers of the Alexandria Light In |
| fantry, II is expected, will meet a COM
mittee from the Chamber of Commerce
fsh 1phe pla
! the Alexandria Light Infantry to its full |
military strength, 10 members, will be |
discussed
In the event the company has not the |
! required number by August ! 1t may he |
| disbanded, It is reported. Officers of the !
company. headed by Capt. Conrad John
son. will be at Armory- Hall next
/ Wednesday night for the purpose OF &C
| cepting recruits between the ages Of IS |
and IS years.
Mrs Virginia Chauncey died tonight at |
the home OF her son-In-law. former Mayor |
Frederick J. Pan. 10 North Columbus |
street. Mrs. Chauncey's death followed |
a long illness. The deceased was 50 years
old and the widow of William Chauncey
| Two daughters and two sons survive her |
The high southeasterly winds early this !
morning caused unusually high water in |
! the river. The water came beyond the
docks as far as Union street, a distance |
OF a square. The water was about eight
inches deep at some points The places
of number OF merchants on the river
front were inundated, although no serious
! damaSe resulted
| Joseph Clark. who recently entered |
plea of guilty to murder in the first de-
gree In connection with the shooting and
killing OF his wife, Mrs. Ella Clark, and
who was sentenced to serve a life term
/ in the Richmond penitentiary, was today
conveyed to that institution.
! o. c. Bredrup. IS years old. employed
as car repairer by the Southern Rail.
way Company, was struck by a switch
ing yard engine in the Southern Rail-
way Company's yards early this after
noon and had his right leg badly man
gled. 1t was necessary to amputate
. it six inches above the knee The
operation was performed at the Alex
andria Hospital by Drs. W. NJ Smith
and Walter A. warfeld. Bredrup's
condition is regarded as critical.
Alexandria Council. Fraternal Order
/ of Americans, has elected the follow
/ ing officers to serve for the ensuing six
months: James H. Mansfield, president;
Robert T. Lucas, vice president; L. d.
l1S res CId pam, IL LNleS, md1Snal.
James L. Lloyd, warden; L. H de
Vaughn, inner guard: ]. L. KimbaI,
outer guard; Frank c. Glasgow, de-
gree master.
! Members of the graduating class of
the Alexandria High School will at
tend services at Trinity NJ. E. Church
Sunday night at which time the bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduates
will be delivered by Rev L. NJ. Fer
guson, pastor of that church.
Piano pupils of Miss Bessie A. Marks
| gave their first annual recital last
night in the Young Peoples Building
Among those participating were Dom
aid Jameson and Miss Louise Finks
George White. Dorothy Hinton, Hell
en- Bladen, RoXie Brawner. Lillian Hall
Inez Moore, Dorothy Hayes. Jennie
Rosenberg, Alice Bladen. Elsie Her
furth, Marion Greenaway Lucy Rear
don. Ruth LIE Hew. Miss Nelson. Miss
Marks, Miss Margaret Germond. Miss
Flora Glasgow. Mrs. Jay Cassidy and
Miss Primm.
Rev. Eugene B. Jackson, D. D., pastor
of the First, Baptist Church. Sunday
will continue his series of sermons
on Jesus and His Friends"