Evening star., 1917-01-07
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|
Miss DeahI Sues Railway Com
papy for $4,000 Damages.
COUNCIL TO MEET TUESDAY
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. January s.
Through her attorney, Leo P. Harlow.
Miss Anna z. Deahl, this city, today en-
tered suit in the circuit court for Alex
andria county to recover damages IN
the sum of $4,000 from the Washing
ton-virsinia Railway Company and the
Washington Brick and Terra Gotta
Company.
Miss Deahl sues to recover the fore
going amount as the result or injuries
alleged to have been sustained whiie
a passenger on the electric train the
morning of August 10. when the train
colIided with a motor truck and trailer
alleged to belong to the brick company.
The accident happened just north of
Addison Heights. Alexandria county.
The train which struck the motor
truck was north bound, having IeIt
Alexandria that morning at I:oo
O'clock. and Miss Deahl was a pas
senger in the front or motor car.
Considerable business is slated TO
come before the city council at lts
meeting next Tuesday night. This Will
he the first meeting of the new year.
and since council adjourned for the
Christmas holidays, December IL last
considerable business has accumulated.
Already there are number or mat
ters of Importance pending before the
various committees of council and il
Is expected that these committees Will
get together by Tuesday night ana
make reports on such matters as tney
can.
one of the important matters now
pending is a report of the joint COM
mittee on fire, finance and general laws
relative to improved fire facilities for
this city.
Dft c. unit . q
recommended such and since then the
matter has been in the hands of the
foregoing committee.
Union to Continue Mission.
At meeting of the Disciples Union
at the H Street Christian Church.
Washington. held January 3. it was de-
cided to continue the mission in this
city, and itwasalso decided to have one
of the pastors from the various Chris
tian churches of Washington preach in
this city every Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
Among those who will come here to
preach are Revs. Earle Wilfley. George
A. Miller. Edward B. Bagby. w. +.
Smith. Leslie L. Bowers. A. E. Smith. W.
s. Harsell, III L. Ice, CARED Hayden,
J. Edgar Smith. Preston Cave and
Evangelist r. W. Stancill. Meetings
Rev. DR.. ]. w. Duffey. pastor of the
NJ. E. Church South. will take for his
subject at the services at 7:4S o'clock
Sunday. evening The Lure OF the
Dance"
At the Second Presbyterian Church.
Rev DIR. John Lee Allison. pastor. there
will be communion and reception OF
members at the IL o'clock services to-
morrow morning. and at the evening
services the pastor will take for his
subject a sermon appropriate to New
Year observance.
Additions to Reception Committee.
The following additional names have
been added to the reception committee
in charge of the arrangements for the
return of the members of the Alex
andria Light Infantry. who are ex-
pected home about the middle of the
month and who will arrive from
Brownsville. Tex. In Richmond tofnor-
row morning: ]. Fred Birrell. ]. W.
Hammond. Percy e. Cliff, 2: F. German,
c, T Heilmuth. W. A. Moore. S. H.
Lhnt. T. C. Perry. Dr. E. A German.
DR.. S. B. Moore. Ashby Reardon. b.
We'll. Louis Bendhein, John w. Ham
B. Aramson. C. d. Hubbard. c., c.
Brawner, r. L. Carne, A s. Doniphan,
William l. Rammei. George Young. r
a. Steele. A. H: Thomas. George X
Pickett, ID. w. Schof1eld. B. Wheatley.
John G. Graham and c. j.. Sobotka.s
Most Of the names of this committee
were published in The Star yesterday
afternoon. and the foregoing have been
added since that time.
In the circuit court for this city IN
the case of Cecilia Burke against r.
H. Cox. administrator of the estate of
Aisle Monday. William p. Woolls was
appointed special commissioner for re-
port
The quarterly term of the corporation
court Judge L. c. Barley presiding.
will convene at IL o'clock Monday
morning A large number of cases on
the docket are scheduled to come up
for consideration at this term.
+. T. Quinn. county president. will at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon install
the recently elected officers of Alex
andria Division. No. /. Ancient Order
of Hibernians. at ST. Mary's Hall.
The annual meeting of the Independ-
ent Mutual Fire Insurance Company OF
Fairfax County will be held at 10
o'clock Monday morning at the COM
pany's Offices in this city