The Washington herald., 1917-11-22
ALEXANDRIA GETS
new DRAFT ORDERS
Exemption Board Prepares to Send
Out Questionnaires.
THE HERALD BUREAU:
r. Z. knight 4 Son,
GIG King Street.

oZ+oo hlng street.
Alexandria, Va, Nov. H.-Advance
copies OF the new questionnaires
were received today by the local ex-
emption board. A committee will be
announced later who will assist those
desiring help in filling out the ques-
tionnaires.
A total of 2,3S5 will be sent out II.
this city and Alexandria County by
the local exemption board, which Is
1853 less than the number Of persons
who registered in this city and
cunty. the 153 representing the mum
ber of persons now in camp sent out
by the local board. All other persons
whether or not they have been re-
jected for any reason whatsoever will
have one of these papers to fill out
the questionnaires. Work Of mailing
out copies will be started December
by the local board and the parties
to whom they are mailed will have
week in which to return to the board.
1t is expected that the board will re-
ceive its necessary quota OF the ques-
tionnaires within the next few days.
The board Of police commissioners
held a meeting tonight with Mayor
Fisher presiding. On application of
the Alexandria Fertilizer and Chem
ical Company William Travers. a spe-
cial policeman at that plant, was
given police powers. Commissioners
present were Messrs. Sweeney,
schwarzmann and Phillips.
Contributions totaling about 5000
have been received thus far by Judge
J. K. NJ. Norton, chairman Of the
local committee for the Y. NJ. c. A.
fund. Judge Norton expects that the
amount will be considerably increased
by additional contributions.
Mrs. Ella Williams, wife Of James
B. Williams, died this afternoon at
Providence Hospital, Washington.
Mrs. Williams recently went to the
hospital to undergo an operation. The
body was brought here and taken
to her late home and prepared for
burial.
The big autumn festival. which has
been in progress for the past nine
evenings at the Lyceum Hall, will
close tomorrow night, at which time
the music will be furnished by the
Twelfth Field Artillery Band from
Camp st. Asaph. under Prof. Mon
tin.
Mrs. Anna N. Rogers has sold to
Thomas Hayward Pettitt a house and
lot at the northeast corner of Prince
and Lee streets. A deed of transfer
was, recorded today.
Miss Emma v. Dodd, 81 years old,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Young Dodd, died this morning at the
home Of her parents, Clouds Mill,
FAIRFAX County, Va, several miles
south OF this city. The funeral will
take place Friday morning and the
BODY will be shipped to Middleburg,
Loudoun County, Va. for burial.
The funeral Of otelia r. F. Cline
will take place at 8 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon from her late residence, ia
South Royal street.
The funeral Of Timothy ]. Ryan
Will take place at $50 O'Clock tomor-
row morning from st. Mary's Catholic
Church.
An oyster supper will be given be-
ginning at o'clock tomorrow after
noon at Lee Camp Hall under the
auspices Of the ladies' connected with
Emmanuel p. q. Chapel, Braddock
Heights.
The local exemption board has re-
ceived instructions to- have Irwin A.
Tennyson report at Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va. Mr.. Tennyson re-
Gently Joined the University of Vir-
g1nia base hospital unit.