The Washington herald., 1917-08-29
complete PLANS
FOR flag RAISING
Alexandra to Do Homage to u. S.
and Virginia Emblems.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
B. +. knight Son,


B. Z. knight q Son.
6A62 King Street.
Alexandra, Va. Aug. 8.-Plans for
the raising of a United States and a
Virginia State flag at $3.50 O'Clock Mon
day afternoon on two big fifty-foot
iron stats erected by the city In front
of the new high school building have
been completed. The affair will be
under the auspices of Alexandria
Council No. 5. Order of Fraternal
Americans.
Representative J. Thomas Hefiin, of
Alabama, will deliver the address
when the United States flag is hoisted.
and an invitation has been extended
to Gov. Stuart to deliver the address
when the State flag is raised. John
II. Trimyer; chairman of the general
committee OF arrangements, will pre-
side and introduce the speakers.
Preceding the flag raising. there will
be a parade which will start from
King and Washington streets prompt
ly at o'clock. Its formation will be
as follows: Indian Guard band. pla-
toon OF police. Boy Scouts, Company
| G, First Virginia regiment; Alexan-
dria High School Cadets. Alexandra
Canton, No. !. Odd Fellows; Alexan-
dria Council No. s, order of Fraternal
Americans; Belle Haven Council, No.
| 81, Junior Order of United American
( Mechanics; James w. Jackson Coun-
ell, No. IS, Junior Order of United
| American Mechanics; Osceola Tribe
No. /. Red Men: Seminole Tribe, No.
35. Red Men; Potomac and Sarepta
lodges of Odd Fellows; Oriental lodge,
Knights OF Pythias; members of the
fire companies, and three companies
OF Home Guard and Scottish Rite Ma
sons.
The route Of parade will be as fol-
lows: Form at King and Washing
ton, King TO Fairfax. Fairfax TO
Cameron, Cameron to Washington,
| Washington to King, King to West
and West to High School building at
Cameron and West streets.
Fred w. Eberhardt will be chief
marshal, Roger c. Sullivan. chairman
OF the parade committee, and James
r. Mansfield, secretary.
A Joint meeting of the city coun-
ell will be held tomorrow night for
the purpose of considering propo-
sition of the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Company relative to the es-
tablishment Of ferry to operate be-
tween that company's plant on the
Maryland side OF the river and this
city.
This company has planned to locate
at once % of its employees in this
city, and later on plans to have =
total of 500 of its men located here.
| The establishment of a ferry will, of
course, be absolutely essential for the
quick transportation of its employees
| to and from their place OF employ
ment.
Collector OF Taxes P. f. German is
now ready for the payment of school
taxes. The collector hopes that all
will pay before Monday.
Capt. John Beckham, "a years old,
died at midnight last night at his
home, 913 Prince street. The deceased
had been i'll for more than a month.
He was one of the oldest employees in
point of service on the Southern Rail-
way.
During the civil war he served In
! the Seventeeth Virginia Regiment with
the Warrenton Rifles except during
| the latter part of the war when he
acted as lieutenant in the Irish Bat
talon, which was the First Virginia
Battalion.
In addition TO his wife, Mrs. Emma
c. Beckham, he is survived by two
sons. John G. and Robert F. Beck
ham. this city, and a brother, James
F. Beckham. Richmond
His funeral will take place at (
o'clock Thursday afternoon from his
late home.
twenty-five pints of liquor. twelve
| of which were neatly packed in car
tons and six of which were In a spe-
cially made pocket of an overall jump
| er. were abandoned by three negroes
while on Mount Vernon avenue at $50
O'Clock when they saw Policeman
Thompson approaching. The officer
Communicated a passing automobile.
| The negroes took to a cornfield and es-
capped. The abandoned liquor, which
bottled in bond goods and was brought
| to police station.
Mrs. Susie Elizabeth Nichols,
wife Of Francis L. Nichols, died sud
| denly this afternoon at her home,
1900 Duke street. In addition to
her husband. she is survived by
several children. Mrs. Nicholas was
| daughter OF the late Abner and
Sarah c. Iden. The arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been
made.
The funeral of Miss Georgia
Arnold, daughter of the late John
| A. and Eliza Arnold, who died Mon
day. at Glyndon. Md. will take place
at o'clock. Wednesday afternoon.
from the residence of Mrs. E. Tay-
| lor Arnold, Ivy Hill Cemetery,
where the body will be laid to rest.
| Services will be conducted by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace P.
E. Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. ].
Frank Gaines were held this morn
| ing at st. Mary's Catholic Church.
| and conducted by Rev. Louis Smet.
pastor. Burial was made in Bethel
| Cemetery.
| Torrance MCGOWAN, who lives at
! 113 South Royal street, was pain
/ fully injured at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon, while decending his back
| stairs, when he tripped and fell to
| the bottom of the stairs. Mr.. Nc
| Gowan Sustained a fractured nose
and numerous bruises and contu-
| sions.
A number OF delinQuents who
| failed to show up for their physi-