The Washington herald., 1917-07-19
AEROPLANE FACTORY
near ALEXANDRIA
Company just Chartered to Employ
Five Hundred Men.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. Z. knight q son,
6dS2 King Street.

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THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. Z. knight q son,
e1S2 King Street
Alexandra. Va, July 1s-An aero
plane manufacturing concern Is the
latest enterprise promised for this
city. The new concern Is to be
known as the General Aeronautic Cor
poration. Alexandria, with a capital
stock of 100000 and has Just been
chartered by the State Corporation
Commission.
The company will II Is stated give
employment to about 500 persons. The
officers named in the charter Just is
sued are: John @. Graham, president;
X. w. Ogden. treasurer. and H. z.
Greene. secretary. all Of this city.
The common council held a meeting
tonight with ten members present.
It adhered to its former action on the
speed and traffic ordinance and ap-
pointed a conference committee COM
posed Of Councilmen Bales and Bal
lenger. to confer with a committee
from the aldermen. On the recon-
mendation Of the finance committee
the salary of City Engineer E. c.
Dunn was raised to s2.1Oo a year.
A resolution allowing the finance
committee to fix upon a date for the
payment of the corporation taxes, was
adopted. The sum of $50 was appro-
rriated for the installation of wash
basin and toilet in the armory. Pc
tition for improvement of Oronoco
street between Washington and st.
Asaph streets, was referred to street
committee.
Petition OF a number of women for
800 toward expenses Of maintaining
the services of a school nurse for nine
months, was referred to the finance
committee.
Otto B. Hopkins has sold to Mrs.
Margaretta Nails the following pieces
of property: AZ and AZ 1-2 Queen
Street; 127 and l29 South Fairfax
Street and 216 Wolfe Street.
Tobias n. Stoutenburgh and others
have sold to Mrs. Katherine NJ. woolIs
their interest in a house and lot on
the north side of Prince Street be-
tween Fayette and Payne Streets.
John d, Normoyle. real estate
dealer, has sold to Mrs. Annie T.
Atwen two frame dwelling houses,
sl4 and 9le Princess Street
When Jerry Sims, colored. was ar
raigned in the Police Court today on
a charge OF disorderly conduct, he
told the court he purchased two
pints Of liquor from Joseph Bradley
at the latter's place on Royal Street
between Oronoco- and Pendleton
| Streets last night A warrant was
issued for Bradley and eighteen and
| one-half quarts of liquor were re-
covered at Bradley's place. Bradley
was held for the grand Jury on a
charge OF violating the prohibition
law. He denied selling Iiquorto Sims.
In the Corporation Court today in
the suit of Mrs. Hattie H. Gates
! against the estate Of Roberta Hin
and others a decree was entered ap-
pointing II. B. Cation and Robinson
Moncure commissioners TO sell the
| property
In the same court a final decree for
divorce on the ground of desertion
was given to Jane Van Horn O'Leary
| from Fred A. O'Leary.
The funeral of William P. Taylor
took place this afternoon from the
home of his sister. Mrs. ]. A. Dienelt.
Rosemont. Services were conducted by
Rev. E. V. REGISTER. d. D., pastor OF
the NJ E. Church. South. Members
of the Masons and Elks lodges at
tended. Pallbearers were James Pat
terson, Hunt Russell, X. W. Ogden.
Edgar Warfield, jr., Warren S. Grubbs
and Alfred c. Moss.
A charter has been granted by the
State Corporation Commission to the
Arlington Ice and Storage Company,
! Inc, Rosslyn, Alexandria County,
with a capital stock OF $1,000. Officers
are: William Mcguire, president; and
! Henry Wassung. secretary and treas
urer, both of Washington.
THE Man From Nowhere" a drama
| in four acts, will be presented Thurs
day night in the Young Mems So
dality Lyceum Hall. by a number OF
| soldiers stationed at Camp St. Asaph,
assisted by several young women OF
this city. Those in the cast will be
Misses Mary Quinn, Ruth Roland,
Helen Nugent. Lena Moore and
! Sergts. Nelson and Wills, Corpl. Blan-
chard, Chief Mechanic Van Dyke and
Herbert Lackey, of Camp st. Asaph.
George Willis of this city will assist
in teaching French to the soldiers.
| Lessons will be given at the Mount
/ Vernon avenue school house, Del
Ray, Alexandria County. The move
, ment was instituted by the Alexandra
Red Cross refreshment corps.
Owing to the absence OF a quorum
| there was no meeting OF the board
| of police commissioners tonight
Only two members. Messrs. Swee-
ney and Phillips appeared.