The Washington herald., 1917-01-01
ALEXANDRIA WELCOMES
new YEAR With NOISE.
Crowds Throng Streets as 1916 Comes
to Close.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
r. Z. knight 4 Son.

sne2, King Street.
Alexandra, Va, Dec. s1.-A noisy good
by was given the passing year by Alex
andria's younger population and q still
more noisy welcome was given the birth
of Miss 1917
gan the celebration with horns and bells
and there was an occasional discharge
of fireworks, ,
! A-few minutes before midnight the city
hall and fire engine bells began to toll
the death of the departing year. and
promptly on the stroke Of IL there was
a grand chorus of bells and whistles
locomotive and factory whistles in every
section Of the city Joining In the grand
chorus of rousing welcome to the birth
of the New Year
Hundreds of merrymakers were on the
streets and took part In the celebration,
using bells. horns, crickets and other
noiso-making devices. There was red fire
displayed by many OF those on the streets
| With all of the noise in progress there
were several hundred persons assembled
in the M. e. Church, South, where watch
night services were held and the New
Year welcomed with prayer services
| Congregations Of the Methodist Episco.
pal. South, Trinity M. E.. and the Meth
odist Protestant Churches took part In
these services
Many men watched the passing Of the
old year at various club rooms. Fol-
the drst time IN many years Alexandris
was compelled to witness a dry New
Years Day.
Many Alexandrians have made reserva.
tons at the different Washington hotel.
for the New Years celebration tomorrow
night.
James Martin, about 10 years old. lfv-
Ing just north of the city limits shot him
self shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon
while at his home, A .3s caliber bulle,
entered his chest Just above the heart
and came out over the shoulder Martin
was taken to the Alexandria Hospital
and treated by DR.. George T. Klipstein
His condition is regarded as very favor.
able and It Is thought he will recover.
The following grand jury has been sum-
moned for II o'clock Tuesday in the
United States Court for the Eastern dis.
trict Of Virginia. Judge Edmund Waddil
presiding: d. L Glascock. James Burton
Mason Raines, J. c. E. George, T. Hern-
don Brown, P. NJ Bradshaw Aaron Katz
John T. simpson, James Luckett, Mark
Norris, John B. Kimberley, A. H. Ag-
new, Joseph A. Ballard, Samuel Burke
Dallas Richardson, J. B. Grayson, Johr
II. Fisher. H. F. Crismond, Armstead
Lewis, Jerome Kaufman, w. F. Baggott
Frank s. Powell.
/ Those summoned on the petit jury
which will meet at noon Tuesday, follow
l.. l. Hefin. Joseph II. Drew, tr.. r B
Knight, T. r. Garrison, John T. Taylor
Lyon II. Dolan, Charles P. Epps. George
II. S. Robertson, Albert B. Alsop, Johr
4 r. Bailey, Charles Swain, W. T. Davis
u R.. q. Reynolds, William J. Smith, Clar
ence G. smithers. R. II. Motley. c. "
Burgess. A. J. Armstrong. c. B. Lath'
rop, William England, c. F. Hicks, Sam
uel Burgess. B. Upton. William F. Bryce
W. c. Rails. g. NJ. Lomax. A. R. Ros.
son. Thomas Hunter. e. l. stanard. Jo
seph S. Hall.
; Christmas music was repeated today
in a number of the churches and the
services at all were largely attended.
There was q service of song at 10
o'clock tonight in ST Psuls p. E. Church
lAHd q, larset cosspesa<ion-a attended:
The body of Mrs. Kate c. Erwin, VIII,
died Saturday evening at her home IL
Richmond. was brought here this after
noon and taken to the home of her son
T. Moxley Erwin, George Washington
Park, from whence the funeral will taxi
place at II O'Clock Tuesday morning
Services will he conducted by Rev. J. W
: Duffey D. D., pastor of the NJ. z. Churci
South.
Il Funeral services for Frank c. Kas
were held this afternoon at his late home
SO Oropoco street, and were conducts
by Rev. p. P. Phillips. d. D., rector o
st. Paurs P. E. Church. Members o
Osceola Tribe, No. l, Red Men, attended
The January term OF the Circuit Cour
for this city, Judge ]. B. T. Thornton
presiding, will convene at II o'clock Mon
day. The docket will be called and case
set for trial