The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
TAYLOR MURPHY Wins
Defamation CONTEST
Alexandra High School Student De-
livers Ingersoll's Famous Address.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. y. knight a Son.
eu@ King Street.


ezi<1 King Street.
Alexandria, va, Feb. s.-rne annual
debating and declaiming contest of the
Alexandria High School Literary Society
was held tonight in Trinity NJ. z. Church
Taylor Murphy won the defamation
contest. His subject was Ingersoll's
Declaration of Independence" Mr..
Murphy will represent the Alexandria
High School at the interschoiassic contest
to be held In Richmond. Feb. %.
! Others who participated in the decIama-
ton contest were Willard Blewett, Wal
Ter Barrett and John Curtin
In the debating contest the negative
side. composed of Miss Gladys Rodgers
and William Morton. were declared the
winners. The affirmative side was COM
posed OF Elwin Brawner and Hugh Muir
ply.
| The subject was, Resolved, that the
Federal government should own and con-
troll telegraph and telephone lines of the
United States" Judges of the contest
were Frank c. Steward and Norman A.
Lufburro, OF Washington, and John M.
Johnson, this city.
The annual meeting of the Alexandria
Sunday School Association will be held
at 2:so o'clock the afternoon of February
q in Trinity M. E. Church. Charles q.
, Pierpoint. president, will preside. One
hundred delegates. representing the vari-
Gus Protestant Sunday schools in the
city, 1t Is expected, will attend. Leaders
OF the 1ve departments will make re-
ports, and election of officers will con-
clude the business session.
There will be a rally at o'clock at
night in Trinity Church. Rev. H. d.
Mitchell. pastor of Metropolitan NJ. z.
Church Washington, will deliver an ad-
dress on Sunday School Efficiency"
The annual Federal inspection of Com
pany @. First Virginia Regiment, known
as the Alexandria Light Infantry, of
which Capt Conrad johnson is IN charge,
will be made February 1s at o'clock at
night in Armory Hall.
That morning alto o'clock Maj C. w.
Wallace, c. A. c., of Fortress Monroe,
Va. who will make the inspection will
also inspect all books and papers of
the company.
At meeting of a number OF horse
men of Fairfax County held this after
noon in the Offices of George K Pickett,
plans were mapped out for participating
in the inaugural parade. A committee COM
posed of George K Pickett, James
Roberts, jr.. and Carroll Pierce was ap-
pointed to interview Chairman Harper.
VI SOIHInlllSt. anu
for a place in line for the Fairfax citizens
who will participate.
The cold snap Of last night and today
caused hundreds OF hydrants throughout
the city to freeze and many water pipes
bursted. As a result every plumber in the
city today was kept busy. In some in
stances houses were flooded by bursted
pipes.
John L. Schwsrzmann, superintendent
of the plant OF the Old Dominion Glass
Company. was rendered a banquet by
members OF Branch 6S, Green Glass Bot
tie Blowers Association. in Washington
tonight.
The funeral OF Robert T. Cook, jr.. will
take place at o'clock Sunday afternoon
from the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Theodore Cook. 3oS Queen street.
Services will be conducted by Rev. J. w.
DuTey. D. D.. Of the NJ. E. Church
South.
A slight fire occurred shortly before 1
o'clock this morning in the fruit store
conducted by James Constantinople. 80
King street. IAN overheated stove caused
the blaze.
Mrs. John N Culbertson. a returned
missionary from India, will address the
Epworth League OF the NJ. E. Church
South at O'Clock tomorrow evening