Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS

Special Correspondence OF The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. September IA
number of speakers last night delivered
addresses at meeting held in the
Young Peoples building, under the
auspices of the committee on the social
and moral welfare of soldiers camped
In this state. which committee was
| some time ago appointed by Gov.
Stuart. At the conclusion OF the meet
ing Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett Of this
city, a member of the state committee,
announced the appointment Of the local
committee to assist the state commit
tee in its work.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Barrett, who in short address,
| explained the aims and objects OF the
association. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Louis Smet. pastor Of St Mary's
Catholic Church.
The speakers included Rev. J. T.
Mastin. secretary of the state board OF
charities and corrections. whose home
is in Richmond. Maj. William F. Snow.
New York. executive secretary or the
National Hygiene Society. and Rev. q,
Floyd Rogers of Lynchburg. All or the
speakers dweH on the great Importance
of the work and asked for the cooper
alton of all citizens in the movement
The committee named to look after
the local end of the work consists or
Mayor It. A. Fisher, honorary chairman.
Judge Louis c. Barley, chairman; c. s.
Taylor Burke. treasurer; Paul Kester.
secretary, Julian y. Williams, John W.
Herndon Mrs. T. Clifton Howard, Miss
Helen N. Cummings, Mrs. T. Marshall
Jones, Miss Lucy NJ. Graves, Miss Rose
E. Macdonald. DR. George T. Klipstein,
Rev. Louis Smet and Capt. w. H.
Sweeney.
A committee of physicians and clergy
men who will assist the local commit
tee will be announced later
Unable to Attend Raising.
Gov Stuart will be unable to be here
Monday afternoon to speak at the flag
raising at the high school building
which will be held at 30 o'clock under
the auspices of Alexandria Council, No.
;. order of Fraternal Americans. He
sent a letter of regret today to James
r Mansfield. secretary of the local or
ganization. Representative Hal Flood
will take the place Of Gov. Stuart. The
other speaker will be Representative
J. Thomas Hefiin of Alabama.
Preceding the exercises there will be
a street parade. which will start
promptly at 3 o'clock from the corner
of King and Washington streets.
The different fire companies and
many of the fraternal organizations and
high school cadets of the city will take
part All who will participate are re-
quested to meet at King and Washing
ton streets at 2:3o O'Clock.
A number of changes have been made on
this division of the Southern railway. eff
fective today William T Wilkins. this
with headquarters at Strasburg, has been
transferred as trainmaster on the main
line. with headquarters in Charlottesville.
and G. H. lie Hew. trainmaster. with head
quarters here. will still remain as such.
Q. E Rohr, conductor, has been made
trainmas ter. with headquarters at Stras-
burg.
Lieut.. n. n. Poh1 Visits Parents.
Herman H Pohl. son of City Councilman
and Mrs. August ]. Pohl. Rosemont, who
graduated Thursday from the United
States Military Academy, West Point as
| two weeks as the guest of his parents. He
| has been commissioned as first lieutenant
In the Engineer Corps.
| During the past three years Lieut.. Pohi
has been a cadet at West Point. He began
his studies at ST Mary's parochial schools
and afterward entered the public schools,
graduating from the Alexandria High
School. after which he took course at
Lehigh College Lieut.. Pohl subsequently
| was appointed to West Point by Repre-
sentative c. C. Carlin.
Notes of Churches.
The scholars of the organized inter
mediate Sunday school class of Lincolnia
Methodist Episcopal Church South were
taken on an all day picnic Wednesday to
Glen Echo Park. The trip was made in
automobiles. and those in the party in
Guided Misses Elizabeth Horner, Verna
Var 4uIidi GU fleItH 1dEteE,
Willie Bayliss. Loretta Bradley and
Messrs. Roger Daniels. Arthur Daniels,
Nelson Foster. Garland Oliver. Nelson
Carter.
The party was chaperoned by Mrs. NJ.
Horner. j. D. Davis and Mrs. G. II. Dan
iels. the latter being teacher of the class.
st. Joseph's Catholic Church will hold
its second annual picnic at Riverside Va,
Monday. Music and refreshments have
been arranged for. Cars will leave Prince
and Royal streets every thirty minutes.
General Items.
James Alymer died suddenly from an
attack of heart trouble shortly before
9 o'clock this morning at his home, 32i
North st. Asaph street. He had recent
ly been a patient at the Alexandria
Hospital. His wife and six children
are living. The body was removed to
Demaine's undertaking chapel and pre-
pared for burial.
Newell S. Greenaway, clerk of the cor
poration court, during the month OF
August issued a total of eighty-two
| marriage licenses, of which number
seventy were to white and twelve To
colored couples. He also recorded q
| total of thirty-one deeds.
In the corporation court Jay a deed
was placed on record conveying from
| Tucker X. Sands and wife. trustees, "a
| the general shipbuilding company the
Deans at Montgomery and LIST streets
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