The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
SOLDIERS DISCOVER
THIEVES STOREHOUSE
Find 5000 Worth Of Loo, in an
: Abandoned Sewer.
TIE HERALD BUREAU.
n. u Knight q Son,
Wl9 King Street


TIE HERALD BUREAU.
r. r. Knight q eon.
snS9 King Street.
Alexandria, Va. June z-Merchan-
eiss valued at between $500 and and
from railroad ears at the Potomac
/ railroad yards, was unearthed by
soldiers in an abandoned sewer yes-
terday. at the old ST. Asaph race
track. where the troops are now en-
The Authorities Of Alexandria coun-
ty and railroad officials were notified.
The goods consisted Of everything
from pins TO silks and satinA shoee.
tobacco and cigarettes. Nest Of the
Eoods were in original pscssses;
risk removing the loot after the gov
ernment leased this property.
commonwealth's Attorney Frank
BAH was notified. and under his d.
reetion al the goods. hlling eight mo-
county courtSoas.. Il Is e1pectsd
that the railroad oficials win be able
to identify the stolen property.
Diplomas Of graduation were con-
ferred on atclass OF i've young women
graduate nurses Of the Alexandra
Hospital at exercises he'd tonight IN
audience attended. Or. w. NJ. Smith
presided. Invocation was pronounced
by Rev, Or. John Lee Allison. DR..
George T. Klipstein administered the
oath and DR.. N. d. Delaney confer
sented the pins. There was 4 piano
solo by Miss schneider and an ad-
dress by Rev, DR.. John Lee Allison.
! Those receiving Diplomas were Miss
Annie Carpenter, Charlotte, n. C.;
Ms: Ms: SSsn Msn,. siMssss M.ssSS WeISSS FSSs 1. S
| W. Va; Miss Leila Mays. Avon, Va,
and Miss Mary Lockhart Bancroft,
The faculty Of St, Msry's Academy
sonight presented In 4 vocal recital
Miss Ethel Lavina Nugent. accom-
nings. At the conclusion OF the pro-
gram there was an address by Rev.
Louis Smet. Other participants In
cluded Misses W. Bayne, j. Ramage,
NJ, Lee, F. Franey. J. Robaitille, =.
4 lMeClintock, z. Hubbard, A Donald
son, ]. Duncan and L. Robinson
4 large percentage Of AIexandris's
population today went 10 Washington
/ and saw the Confederate parade,
The schools had holiday and many
| stores closed.
Caleb Litton Richards. s6 years old
a retired locomotive engineer. died
| last night at the home of his sister
Mrs. A. II. Compton, near wellington
Prince William County. Va Besides
his wife, two daughters- a son, a step
daughter and three sisters survive
His sisters are Mrs. A. H Compton
Prince William; Mrs. w. II. DemsinS
and Mrs. James b. Wright. this city
| Tho bod, nil ~ h,-o,, sykf hara - IN ~
o'clock Saturday and the funeral will
take place from the union railway sta.
ton. Services will be conducted BY
Rev. E. V. REGISTER. pastor OF the n
f. Church South
W. Ross Southwark. grand master
OF Odd Fellows of Virginia, will pay
an official visit TO Potomac Lodge TO.
morrow night. The first degree viii
he conferred aEd officers will bs
elected for the ensuing six months
The time limit for candidates who
will run for city offices expired al
midnight. So far as known the
incumbents will he unoppoSed. The
primary will be held August I, al
which time candidates for governor
and other state officers will be nomi.
mated. II is expected that the city
Democratic committee will shortly
hold a meeting and declare the incum.
bents the party nominees.
DR.. Eewelyn Powell has been ap.
pointed to the medical section OF the
Officers Reserve Corps and has beer
assigned to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
where he will report June Is.
William NJ. Priest, living at 30I
North Patrick street. was thrown
from an automobile driven by Miss
Nary Hazarad when ~ mschint
skidded this afternoon. He received
slight injuries to his head.
Miss Myrtle Campbell and Kenneth
Dove. Of WeodlaWn, Fairfax County
were married yesterday by Rev. Dr.
John Lee Allison, pastor Of the Second
| Presbyterian Church.