The Washington herald., 1917-08-09
ALEXANDRIANS take
ARMY EXAMINATION
Seventy-6ve Men Undergo Tests for
National Forces.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
Z. Z. knight & Son,
sn6s3 King strees.


Alexandria, Va, Aug. s.-Seventy
FIVE Of the men drafted today under
went the physical examination.
The medical examiners, Drs. E. A
| German, G. T. Klipstein and r. A
Quick, have summoned 102 men &c
appear before the board tomorrow
morning.
1t Is expected the local exemption
board, which is composed of George
II. Rucker. chairman; r. E. Sweeney
secretary, and DR.. K. A. German
will tomorrow begin the work Of con-
sidering thu exemptions filed.
Within a short time announcement
will be made of the result of the
physical examination OF the men who
have thus far appeared before the
, board.
A horse and carriage driven by
Miss Elsie Devers, in which also
were seated Misses Rettie and Willie
Butler, of Orange, Va, ran away
from North Washington street ex-
tended. at $50 o'clock this evening,
and, after going a distance of about
mile, was stopped at the corner
of Washington and Duke streets, by
William Credit, colored, after throw.
ing out the three occupants and
breaking the shaft OF the vehicle
and also one of its wheels.
All three Of the occupants were
considerably shaken up and Miss
Devers and Miss Willie Butler were
bruised and received contusions. al.
though no bones were broken. They
were taken into the residence of Mrs
M. A. Crook, 2o6 South wasbinpton
street, where they received medical
treatment from DR.. G. T, Klipstein.
after which they were taken TO Mis-,
Devers' home.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Harry Hammond an,
nounce the engagement of their daugb.
Ter, Miss Lydia Kirk Hammond. tc
nelson Taylor Snyder. jr., of West
virginia The wedding will take plact
September s. ''"N'
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w, Harris. NJ Pose.
mont. announce the engagement q,
their daughter, Miss Mary Francis N
campbell Wallace. of Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Annie Beatrice Curtiss, daugh.
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. d. w, curtiss
OF Del Ray. Alexandria County, and
Carl Ramstead, Of New York, were
married yesterday at the parsonage
or the M. e. Church South by Rev
e. V. REGISTER, pastor.
A meeting of all of the real estate
dealers in the city will be held al n
O'Clock tomorrow morning in ths
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
1t Is stated that the object is to ar.
range for renting most of the vacant
houses In the city to men and their
families expected to arrive here soon
where they will be employed.
About 1so men are now employed at
the plant of the General Shipbuilding
company, Inc, formerly Deans ship
YARD on the river front in the north
eastern section of the city Durine
the coming week 1eo more men are
expected here with their families. and
many have already arrived. The men
VIII be employed at the shipbuiIdlns
plant.
Members of Company G. First vir-
ginia Regiment. recently mustered
into Federal service, today received
six days pay from July 25 to July 81.
Each private was paid or by Cant.
Conrad Johnson and received IS each.
The funeral Of Arthur J. Dixon took
place this afternoon from wheatley's
mortuary chapel. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rec
tor Of Grace P. e. Church, and burial
was made in Union Cemetery. The
pallbearers were: T. W. Robinson,
= F. Marbury. A. f. Slaymaker, Capt.
George Young, r. s. Jones and A. d.
Brockett.
Newell 8. Greenaway. clerk of the
Corporation Court. left today for
Ocean Grove. N. j.. where he win
spend week.