Evening star., 1916-11-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Glass Plant to Reopen, Giving
Employment to 200.
WAITS FOR COAL SUPPLY

ALENANDfSlA, va, november ~
The Old Dominion Glass Company con-
templates reopening the plant of the
Alexandria Glass Company, 1st and
Henry and Fayette streets. within the
next fifteen days, giving employment
to 200 persons. A definite date for the
reopening will probably be announced
tomorrow. depending on just when a
sufficient supply of coal can be re-
ceived here.
This factory has been idle for the
past eighteen months. The Old Do
minion Glass Company will use the
plant for manufacturing drug and 9TH
er bottles. and in addition will also
continue the operation of its present
establishment at Fairfax and Mont
gomery streets. Among those who will
be employed are fifty glassblowers.
Road Open for Traffic.
Duke street road. from what is
known as Stone bridge to the overhead
railroad bridge, has just been com
pleted. and was opened for traffic to-
day. This road is nineteen feet wide
and is asphalt macadam on a concrete
base. 1t cost $500. The work was
done under the direction of City En-
gineer E. C. Dunn.
King street road. from the head of
King street to Janneys lane, a distance
of 1850 feet, built of the same material
and of the same width. which was COM
pleted the latter part of last month.
is now open for traffic. This road
cost s115oO
Both of these roads are in territory
that was recently annexed to the city
OF Alexandria.
That the members of the Alexandria
Light Infantry. numbering nearly
ninety, now encamped on the border at
Brownsville. Tex. may be home by
Christmas is the report in circulation
here. They may be returned to Alex
andria shortly after Thanksgiving.
This company left Alexandria for
Richmond June 81. and July entrain-
ed for Brownsville. Tex. from Rich
mond.
Lectures at Seminary.
Rev. DIR. Peter Ainslie. a prominent
clergyman of the Disciples of Christ.
Baltimore. next Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday will deliver the first
course of Reinicker lectures for the
season of 1916-1917 in the chapel of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary.
Rev. Dr. Ainslie is editor of the Chris.
tian Union Quarterly. His subject will
be Church Unity" The first lecture
will be Church Unity. Its Necessity:
the second, Church Unity, Its Growth
and the third, Church Unity, Its Out
look"
On Tuesday and Thursday his lee
lures will be delivered at O'Clock in
the afternoon and on Wednesday at
noon.
Capt. Herbert Young of the Salvation
Army and Miss Rose Macdonald have
been appointed probation officers for the
city by Judge Louis G. Barley of the
the powers and authority of a police Off
Ger or constable. although they serve
without pay except when travelling by
order of the court. The work will involve
investigation OF cases of delinquent chill
dren under eighteen years of age as the
court may direct and to represent such
children in court.
The appointments are made in accord
ance with the state law passed in 1914
Circuit Court to Convene.
The circuit court for Fairfax county.
Judge J. B. T. Thornton presiding. will
convene at 10 o'clock Monday morning
at the courthouse at Fairfax Many
cases on the docket are slated to be
considered at this term of court
Bills for state taxes are now being
prepared by city Treasurer Thomas W
Robinson. and ii is expected that they
will be ready for payment the latter
part of this month.
By a score of IL to the Alexandria
High School foot ball team this after
noon defeated the High School Alumni
team.
A meeting of the Laymen's League
will be held at 2:30 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon in the Westminster building
OF the Second Presbyterian Church.
The Alexandria Circle of Colonial
Danes has elected Mrs. w. j. Morton
chairman and Mrs. s A. Wallis secre-
tary.
Rev. DR.. J. r. Watts of Richmond will
preach at both services at the First
Baptist Church tomorrow