The Washington herald., 1917-04-18
CIVIC bodies ORGANIZE
TOENCOURAGE GARDENS
Alexandrians Enthusiastic Over Plans
for Back Yard Farming.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
R y. knight & Son.
6N-6B King Street

Alexandria, Va, April 17.-Thirty per-
sons representing various organizations,
among whom were nine women, attended
meeting tonight In the rooms Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, to promote the
cultivation OF city lots and back yards
into vegetable gardens.
An organization was effected with the
election OF John w. May as chairman
and ]. T. Preston as secretary, the meet
ing being called to order by Edward H.
Kemper.
Representative of the Civic Improve
ment League, Parent-Teachers' Associa-
ton, Alexandria Automobile Club, Tray
eiers' Protective Association. Retail
Merchants Association and Chamber of
Commerce were present.
To promote city gardening the Cham
Der Of Commerce has offered prizes of
city.
Miss Marion Lindsey, daughter OF Mrs.
Noble Lindsey. and Rev. George C.
Shears, rector Of st. Johns P. E. Church.
Mclean, Alexandria County, Va, were
married at o'clock tonight at the home
OF the brides mother, Braddock Heights.
The brides attendants were two flower
girls, her niece. Miss Barbara Price, of
Rosemont, and Miss Elizabeth Nicholson,
of Braddock. The best man was Rev
Horace Stowell, Of Washington. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. p. p.
Phillips, D. D., rector of st. Paul's p. f.
Church, assisted by Rev. Samuel A. Wal
lis, D. D., OF the Episcopal Theological
Seminary.
True bills to seven indictments were re-
turned by a grand Jury in the Corpora
tion Court today, Judge l. c. Barley pre-
siding. All of the indictments were for
violations OF the State prohibition laws
Those indicted follow: Bash Williams
George w. Backley, Jerry Simms, Dor
sey Harrison, Roy johnson. Edward
Waters, and Alvin Harris. All Of those
indicted pleaded guilty and were fined
$50 each and sentenced to serve 30 days
in jail.
The jury was composed OF the follow
ing: w. A. Smoot, jr, foreman; II. NJ
Graham, A. L. Jameson, Charles King,
T. W. Robinson, and r. E. Knight.
The faculty Of st. Mary's Academy
will present Miss Julia A. Duncan in a
recital Friday evening at 1880 o'clock.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared in which the following will partici-
pate: w. Mason, Miss Duncan, Misses
winifred Bayne, r. Franey, ]. Ram
mage, NJ Lee. E. McClintock, L. Bend
helm Miss L. Robinson, e. Wright, E.
NJ. Gates, Miss e. Nugent, NJ. Craw-
ford. Miss E. Hubbard, Walton Wilson.
Miss G.. Gaines. Misses o. Robitalle. V.
Richardson, and there viii be remarks
by Rev. Edgar Carpenter
The newIy-elected Officers Of Kenehck
Council, No. 100. Catholic Benevolent
Legion, were installed last night at the
residence of Mrs. James Roche, 7O7 King
street. by Miss Helen Mccarthy, WASH
ington district deputy.
The officers are: Miss Helena z.
Greene, president; Mrs. Andrew Lucas
vice president; Mrs. James Roche,
chancellor; Mrs. Marie Fannon jackson,
secretary; Mrs. Thomas ]. Fannon.
treasurer: Miss Minnie Chalk. collector:
Mrs. Mary A. Breen, marshal; Mrs
Lottie Fannon, guard; Mrs Agnes Fam
non. Miss Mary Fannon and Mrs. George
Kimball. trustees.
Rev. John Lee Allison, d. D., pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church and
William c. Campbell, an elder in that
church, are attending the meetings of
the Potomac Presbytery in Washington.
Eugene B. Taylor will deliver an ad-
dress in the parish hall of st. Paul's p.
z. Church at O'Clock tomorrow night
on the Ten Commandments Which God
Gave Moses"
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Lucas
will take place at $50 o'clock Wednesday
morning from St. Mary's Catholic
Church. Services will be conducted by
Rev. Louis smet, pastor.
The election Of ayfirst lieutenant for
Company g. First Virginia Regiment,
win take place next Monday night.