The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
ALEXANDRIA SENDS
new DRAFT QUOTA
Second Increment of 81 Men En-
trains for Camp Lee.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
R. L. knight & Son.
G1-e23 King Street.

R. Z. knight 6 Son.
cl-s1 King Street.
Alexandria. Va, Sept. 19.-The sec
ond increment of drafted men, from
this city and Alexandria County,
numbering thirty-seven. left at s:F
O'Clock this morning for Camp Lee,
Petersburg. They were accompanied
to the railway station by the men,
bers OF the local draft board. Sew
eral men slated to go were excused
for several days for different reasons
while others on the list already have
Joined the colors.
Those In the party included the fol-
lowing: Linwood Kidwell, 926 Duke
street; Erwin E. Smith, Clarendon;
Melvin NJ. Fones, SIG South Henry
street; Walter L. Smith. 1909 King
street; Ernest Mccarthy. sos Franklin
street: Morris Levy. South Washing
ton, Va; Charles u. Smith, 4O6 North
Alfred street; Burrs N. Gibson, East
Falls Church; Benjamin F. Roberts,
Del Ray; Charles c. Phillips, ZIG
South Fairfax street; Hubert Ken
drick. Washington pike; Bernard .
Sweeney, 4OS Prince street; Thomas
Buckley. 420 North Pitt street; Ches-
ter b. Schuyler, Rosslyn; James w.
Dwyer Potomac: Benjamin F. Wal
ker. Ballston; Charles L. Wiseman.
Cherrydale; John c. Hamilton, sos
South Washington street; Robert o.
Baker, 613 Prince street; Michael NJ.
Reece. $50 North Columbus street;
Kemp r. Rush. 1912 Duke street; NJ.
w. Brodie. Potomac; Perry Marshall
johnson, Braddock; William F. Yoder,
Wernersville. Pa; Levi S. Allen, 40s
Prince street; Ernest N. Armentrout,
9l7 West Main street. Richmond, Va;
William p. Hopkins, Bancroft; Will
liam +. Hellmuth, 10s North Alfred
street; Charles A. Grimes. 3l9 North
Henry street; F. w. Zimmerman,
1912 Duke strleet; st. Clair d. Shell
ton, 1901 King street; Aaron B. Gar
rett, Potomac; Colder Welch, r. +.
D., No. 2. Alexandria; Clarence S.
Embrey, Clarendon: Edwin G. Ball
niger, Ballston: John II. Sullivan, 12O
North Royal street. Erwin F. Smith
was chosen leader and William F.
Hellmuth and Charles c. Phillips as
sistant leaders.
The local board also was given
credit for John William Greenan, !Hl
Prince street and Edwin V. Byrne.
2O9 Wilkes street, who have Joined
the army as field clerks
DIR. Thomas B. Cochran. captain OF
Company c. Home Guards, of this
city. is anxious to get rifles for his
company from the proper authori-
ties but has ascertained that such a
company will have to have g. men
between the ages of 81 and Is. and it is
necessary for them TO take the re-
quiTed oath. Representative Carlin,
according to a letter received by Capt
i II l.
Stern, State Inspector, has arranged
with the War Department to let Vir-
ginia have 80 rifles at once and is
also endcavoring to secure 700 rifles
to equip certain companies OF home
guards in Virginia who take the re-
quiged oath.
The board Of police commissioners
at its meeting tonight deferred elect
ing n policeman to fill the vacancy
carSed by the resignation of Raymond
w. Smith until next Monday night
owing to the absence OF Commissioner
Phillips. The reports . chief Goods
for July and August showed 1873 and
liz arrests. respectively. during these
muaths.
The honor Of being the first child
DOfn IN the new AleNa1uTla hOspltal
goes to n daughter of DR. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Cochran. born at that
| institution yesterday.
Newell s. Groenway has issued in
vitdtions TO the marriage of his
daughter. Miss Marion, TO Charles
Plunkett McNenna, which will take
place Wednesday morning, October
10. at 10 o'clock in the Washington
street Methodist Episcopal Church
South. -
The reception planned for Saturdev
night in the auditorium Of the High
school Building, to the new members
OF the faculty of the HiTh School
Will be given Friday evening instead.
Ine Alexandria High Schol alumni
association organized last night TO-,
the coming year with the election of
these Officers: Miss Cora Pullman.
president, class Is; EIwin Brawner
vice president, class OF IL; Miss
Louise Abbott. secretary, class Of II.