The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-22
SfGIN SURVEY FOR
SHIP PLANT MONDAY
AIexsndris VIII Be Scene Of Amer
lean Cooperation Branch.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
x. +, knight q Son,
G-es3 King Street.

X +. knight & Son.
RlS9 King Street.
Alexandria. Va. Dec. IA force OF
engineers VIII start work Monday lay
ing OF The grounds for the new ship
building plant Of the American Ship
building Corporation. subsidiary Of
the United States Steamship Com
pany. which concern has contract
for the construction Of Il steel ships.
just as soon as the work 10 COM
pleted. which will be in few days,
. force OF mechanics will begin the
work Of constructing the buildings
for the yards.
In connection with the acquisition
Of land for this plant on the river
front lease for 1871 acres of re-
claimed land was recorded today from
Newton d. Baker. Secretary Of War,
to the Groton Iron Works. a corpora
tion chartered under the laws of
MAINE, which concern Is a subsidiary
~ the shipbuiding plant.
G'he lease is to run for a period OF
I'VE years at $500 a year subject to
the ultimate establishment of the title
TO this property In tho United States
In case the title to the land Is estab-
lished in the United States, q price Of
$4,000 is agreed upon at any time
during the tenancy.
The women connected with the re-
freshments corps Of the Red Cross
are going to bring cheer to the so
soldiers remaining at Camp st. Asaph-
They have planned a big tree for
Christmas night at the camp and the
tree will be appropriately decorated
and q choral program will be given
under the direction Of Miss Lucy
| Graves. Persons desiring TO donate
ornaments for the tree are requested
to send them at once TO - King
street
Andrew Jackson Lodge Of Masons,
No. 10. has elected these officers to
serve for the ensuing year: r. s.
Luckett. wonshipful master; II. B.
Richards, senior warden; Elliott +.
Hoffman. junior warden; William l..
Allen. treasurer; ]. Z. Alexander.
secretary: F. VI. Penn, senior dea-
con; c. c. Batcheller, Junior deason
George c. Cole and John l. Peed,
stewards; Rev. Edgar CarpenteI.
srplain; George w. Zachary. tiler.
These officers were installed by DR..
G. K, outcalt. past worshipful mas
ter.
Officers chosen by Alexandria Coun-
ell, No. ), Fraternal Oder of Ameri-
cans. are as follows Z. R. Clark.
president: Mitchell Watkins, vice
| president: ]. K. Mansfield, recording
secretary: F. 5 Lucas, assistant sec
retary:-F. W. Ebhardt. financial sec
rotary; George E. Petit, marshal;
George R. Smith, inner guaFu.
Thomas Simpson. outer guard; J. X.
Mansfield. chaplain; George W. Petit.
trustee for three years: ]. II. Mans
field, representative to Grand Council,
and George w. Petit. alternate; w.
These oficers will be installed jan
uary ;. by ]. H. Mansfield, deputy
State president.
The public and private schools
closed this afternoon for the Christ
mas holidays. Because OF the coal
shortage the public schools will not
reopen until Monday, January z. in
stead Of January =, as was originally
planned. The teachers in a number
Of the schools were the recipients OF
handsome presents 81. Mary's Acad-
frny will not reopen until Thursday,
January 5.
In the Police Court today collateral
in the sum of $50 was forfeited oy
seven white men, charged with I'M
lawful gambling, who were taken in
a raid made in a house on South
Payne street early this morning by
Chief Goods. Sergt. .yilkinson and
Policemen Campbell and Thompson.
The Alexandria Automobile Associa-
ton has succeeded in having 500
license tags for automobiles placed
for distribution at police headquar-
ters upon payment of the required
license tax.
Miss Mary E. williamson has been
appointed a notary public by Gov.
stuart