The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
ALEXANDRIA TO BUY
PROPERTY FOR School
Council Recommended to Acquire Co
lonial Estate "Colross."
THE HERALD BUREAU.
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Alexandra. Va, March z.-The pur-
chase OF "CoIross." the colonial home
of william A. Smoot. with a square OF
ground, bounded by Oronoco, Pendleton.
Henry and Fayette streets, for school
building for colored boys and girls n q
recommendation OF the Joint committee
on finance and schools, carrying with II
an appropriation of $1,000 presented at
meeting OF the council tonight
II Is the purpose Of the city to use
s.soo insurance collected from q FIRE at
Snowden School for Boys, and also sell
the lot Of that building and the building
known as Hallowell School on North
Alfred street. Councilman Bryan e1-
planned.
improvements to the drinking fountain
donated to the city by the Daughters or
the American Revolution.
The finance committee was authorized
to borrow $4,000 to tide the. city over for
the fiscal year ending in May. The pub
lie property committee was authorized
to proceed with the work OF placing a
new roof on Armory Hall
Councilman Desmond introduced an
ordnance to regulate the speed OF auto
mobiles and other vehicles at twelve
miles an hour. six miles at street cross
ings. and twenty-five miles for fire ap-
paratus.
The name OF Diagonal road was chang
ed to that OF Merchants street.
New quarters for the test department
OF the Southern Railway Company are
to be erected on the west side OF Henry
street. near Wolfe street. opposite its
present quarters. Ground will be broken
tomorrow morning. II is expected the
work will be completed about Septem-
Der !.
The Department OF Agriculture has So
cured quarters in the building formerly
occupied by the Robert Portner Brewing
Company as a bottling establishment. on
Washington street
The twentieth and twenty-hrst degrees
Of the order were conferred tonight in
the Masonic Temple on candidates OF
Lafayette Council. Knights Kadosh. No. ..
Announcement has just been made Of
the marriage Of Harry Fleichmann. form
erly proprietor OF the Hotel Fleichmann.
and Miss Helen Shorter. OF Washington.
which took place February I5 1915 in
Elkton. Mr.. F1eichmann is now con
nected with the Hotel Rsmmel They
VIII reside IN this city.
Mrs Virginia L Corbin. wife OF n n
Corbin. died today at her home. Hume
avenue. st Elmo, Alexandra County.
She was 50 years old. Her husband and
daughter are living. Funeral services
will be held at 2:3O o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon and the body will be shipped
Thursday to Culpeper.
Miss Hilda Dobson. 1s years old. died
today at the home OF her parents, near
Arlington. Alexandria County.
Mrs., Charles BendheIm wa. tonight
hostess at a silver tea at her home. 81
Prince street, for the benefit OF the free
night school.
Arrangements have been made for
business mems luncheon to be served Al
the Westminster Building Saturday from
ii 30 until 2 o'clock for the benefit OF the
free night school
The funeral OF Mrs. Annie Steele took
place this afternoon from Wheatley's
undertaking chapel. Rev. f. B. Jackson.
D. d. pastor OF the First Baptist Church.
oficiating.
Funeral services for John T. Jefries
will be held at O'Clock Thursday after
noon at his late home. 30 South Patrick
street Services will be conducted by
Rev Edgar Carpenter. rector OF Grace
P z. Church.