Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-21
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Special Correspondence Of The Star

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| ALEXANDRIA Va, October %
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big banner bearing the foregoing slo-
gan was thrown to the breeze across King
street at the intersection of Washington
street this afternoon. Tonight searchlights
were played on the big banner from both
sides Of the street
Everything possible is being done by
the local committee of the liberty loan
campaign to promote the sale of bonds
and indications are that Alexandria will
supply Its quota, which is 100000. The
women who are engaged in the sale Of the
PONDS report having met with success to-
oay. Signs advertising the loan have been
placed on the several bank buildings
Indications point to a big parade for
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock in
observance OF Liberty Loan day In addi-
u LII 70 me various organizations that
VIII participate, it is announced that
| ABOUT 1000 men from the 18th Field
ATtillery, encamped at Camp St Asaph.
AieNandrla county, will participate, as
also VIII the band from that camp.
foiloW1ng the parade there will be a
mass meeting in the opera house. over
Whlch Representative Charles C. car
I'm VIII preside.
Civil Service Examinations.
The following examinations will be
held in this city during the month of
November under the direction OF the
local board of civil service examiners.
Military storekeeper. male; assistant
electrical engineer. qualified in munich
pal research, male: general mechanic.
male; aid, male: laboratory assistant.
maze; teacher, male and female; radio
Inspector. male; assistant curator.
male; linotype machinist. male: steel
plate transferrer. male: anesthetist,
male; assistant coal mining engineer,
male: clerk. chief clerk. male; special
agent in educational community organ
ization. male; statistician. male. i'm
migrant inspector. male; seed ware
houseman, grade ,. male; physical lab
oratory helper. male: accounting and
statistical clerk, male: topographic
craftsman. copyist topographic drafts
man, mining craftsman. male: special
field agent in entomology, male; ship
craftsman. male and female; skilled
female; inspector Of artillery ammu-
milton, male; inspector of small arms
ammunition, male; metal furniture
craftsman, male.
General Mention.
j. De VIII JODborn, director OF the
Drexel Biddle Bible classes. will speak
at IL O'Clock tomorrow morning at the
First Baptist Church. Rev. DR.. John
Lee Allison, pastor of the Second Pres
byterian Church, will address the SOL
diers at Relvoir at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
William H. Burgess. colored, convict
ed of attempted criminal assault on a
white woman in Fairfax county. and
sentenced to die in the electric chair.
will next Friday expiote his crime a
the Richmond penitentiary. Burgess
tried and sentenced in the circuit
court for Fairfax county September 10.
1t is expected that a third subma-
rine chaser will he launched Monday
a the plant of the General Shipbuild-
ing and Aerial Company. Inc, This
will be the third to be launched at
this plant, the first having taken place
September Is.
The Alexandria High School foot ball
team today defeated Charlotte Hall
team of Maryland on the grounds of
the latter by a score of 40 to o.
1t is expected that a large number of
members of Alexandria Lodge. No. 75S
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
will attend the Homecoming week"
celebration Monday night. which will be
followed by a social session.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mildred Tastridge
formerly of this city, who died in Balti-
more Wednesday, will take place at 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from Wheat
ley's lnortuary chapel Services will be
conducted by Rev. l.. F. Kelly of st.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Leo P. Harlow and Robert l.. Payne
tonight spoke at the moving picture es-
adjustments, this being the first public
speaking in these places in connection
with the second liberty loan. 1t is
planned to have speaking there each
night during the coming week, and
women have been invited to speak.