The Washington herald., 1917-06-17
l39 ALEXANDRIANS
Head WAR AID DRIVE
Representativ. Citizens Organize
Monday for Red Cros. Campaign.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
x. Z knight & Son,
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THE HEHALD BUREAU
T. Z knight 4 Son,
s1SD King Street.
Alexandria, Va, June. 1s.-ons hun
dred and thirty-nine citizens. men
kand women representing all lines OF
business, have been chosen TO look
after Alexandria's part In the slO0,-
10000 Red Cross fund which Will be
instituted Monday throughout the
country. Gardner L Boothe Is gen.
h Chairman Of the ladies' committee.
Included in the l5S named on the
Committee are 50 men and 50 women
Meeting will be held Monday night IN
the rooms of the chamber. Of COM
merce.
Fastening Monday the Young Mems
Soda n Lyceum Hall will be open
every evening from Z until 10 O'Clock
for soldiers in the camps IN and
around this city. and its reading and
smoking roomA. together with its pool
tables. will be at the disposal Of the
The han OF st. Rita's Catholic
Church, opposite the st. Asaph camp,
Mount Ida, Alexandria county, Is open
each evening from until II O'Clock
for the soldiers at that camp. Read
ing and writing material Is free:
The Westminster building Of the
Second Presbyterian Church, Prince
and 81. Asaph streets, is now open to
soldiers, and arrangements are being
made to shortly open its bowling al
leys to tbs soldiers.
The Rev. DR.. E. V. REGISTER, pastor
Of the NJ. E. Church South, at )
O'Clock tomorrow night, will preach
the annual class sermon to the gradu-
ates Of the Alexandria High School,
who will attend in a body.
Members Of Court, No. 81. Daugh--
Of the Alexandria Chapter OF the
American Red Cross with the election
of these officers: Mrs. NJ. r. O'Sul-
liyan. chairman: Mrs. R. l. Carne'
treasurer; Mrs. George Kimball, sec
retary. Meetings will be held each
Tuesday in the Murphy building, Duke
and Fairfax streets
Dorsey Z. Blair. 80 years old. died
last night at his home. 2l3 South Lee
street, after a long Illness. In ad-
dition to his widow he is survived oy
two children. His funeral will take
place at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
and will be conducted by Rev. DR..
E. B. jackson, pa stor OF the First
Baptist Church. Members Of Alex
andria Council. No. ;, Order Fraternal
Americans, VIII attend.
Mrs. Marion S. Davis, 50 years old,
died this morning at her home. 90
Cameron street. She was the widow
OF jackson Davis. Her funeral Will
take place at } o'clock tomorrow
AFTERNOON from her late home. Ser
vices will be conducted by Rev. DR..
P. P. Philips, rector Of ST. Paufs
P. Z Church.
Milton B. Stearns' funeral took place
this afternoon from his late home, lSl
South Fair. ak street. Services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. John Lee A.
lisol. pastor Of the Second Presoy-
terian Church. Members of Company
G, First Virginia Regiment, and the
Columbia Fire Engine Company. at
tended. The military fired a salute
at the grave after which taps wei =
sOUnd-d.
Mrs. LIBBY Kidwe,I and Emery ;.
BTawner were married Thursday at
the yarsonage OF the First Baptist
Church by Rev. DR.. (. B. Jackson,
p1sto..
Troop No. ., Boy Scouts. has been
organized with these Cffcers: George
A. Petit, assistant scOutmaSter; Tay-
- lor Rude, Jack Howard, Roger BTaw-
ncr, HOmSr Bowie, patrol leaders;
GrIy!On hin:OH, Henry Sherwood,
ThoTas Kelly. assistants; Thomas
Kelly. secretary; Grayson Hinton
treasurer
ChTdren's Day exercises will be held
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morning in
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South.