The Washington herald., 1917-11-06
TRADE RETURNS
TO ALEXANDRIA
! FROM DRY D. C.
Merchants Report Greatly
Increased Volume Of Bust
ness with Townsfolk.
THE HERALD Bureau,
Z. Z. Knight & Son,
81 -s23 King Street.

Alexandria. Va, Nov. 5.-Retail mer-
chants report a greater volume of
business Saturday night than any
previous Saturday night in the last
wear. They attribute it 20 the fact
that Washington became dry" No.
vember /.
After Alexandria went dry" a year
ago. thousands of dollars was di-
verted to Washington each Saturday.
when hundreds of persons went to
the Capital and in addition to get
ting a supply OF wet" goods also
purchased other commodities.
4. 1t is believed this business now
will be returned to Alexandria, judg-
ing from the increased volume on
Saturday
1t is also predicted that a portion
of the country trade which during
the last year had been diverted to
Washington again will come to Al
exandria.
Thee yas not a single arrest re-
corded on the police blotter for drunk
enness and indications point to a
considerable loss of revenue to the
cit~ from this source.
1t Is not believed that more than
200 votes will be polled here in the
election tomorrow. The polls will
open at 6:46 a. m. and close at 4:51
D. m. officials of the election will
be: First ward-Charles B. Walker,
David E. Robey. Frank Moore,
Charles Hall and Richard Roland;
Second ward-Fred Moss, Martin E.
Greene. Conrad Schwab, John Schu-
man, Fred Schneider; Third ward
w. F. Penn, Joseph Ewald, George
w. Bontz. ST John H. Fisher, James
b. Martin; Fourth ward-Claude NJ.
Lennon. Arthur Downey. Charles
Dovpey. Thomas Lee Fannon. Eu-
gene 1gOe.
Robert South Barrett. who has rep
resented the bureau of foreign and
Domestic commerce in South America
in a survey of markets for paper, pa
per products and printing supplies. ar
rived home tonight. Mr.. Barrett spent
the last year in South America, after
visiting the principal cities in this
country in connection with his work.
A roll of honor for men who have
enlisted in the United States service
was unveiled yesterday at the NJ. Z.
Church South. There are twentl-seven
names on the list. An address was
made by Harry B. Cation.
A committee to increase the men,
bership of Post F, Travellers Protec-
tive Association, includes Robert
Bass, national president, Nashville,
Tenn; Daniel W. Sale. former nation
al president. Lynchburg, Va: Z. NJ.
Stribling. State president, Norfolk,
Va; II. L. HARDWOOD. State secretary,
Richmond. and ]. William May. chair
man of the local membership COM
mittee.
Capt. George Young. who for the
last thirty-one years had conducted
a tobacco store at 4O' King street, has
retired from business and sold out to
II. A. Downham.
I, The funeral of louis f. Patterson
took place this morning from st.
'ary's Catholic Church. Services
! 'eTe conducted by Rev. Louis Smet,
aston, and burial was made in st.
4 .ary's Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. alice z. Davis
will take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from her late home, 1910
Duke street.
The November term of the Cir
cult Court for this city. Judge J. B.
T. Thornton presiding. convened to-
day. The docket was called and cases
set for trial.
Mrs. Town, of Washington. will to-
morrow evening at o'clock open a
course of lectures on parliamentary
law at st. Mary's Academy. Lectures
will be given every Tuesday evening
at the same hour. Members of the
high school and alumnae of that in
stitutiOn will attend. Former pupils
may enroll in this course.