The Washington herald., 1918-06-25
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria, Va, June sk-A total Of
forty-four men from this city and
Alexandria County. and one man IN
Quoted from another city. entrained
at 1:S o'clock this morning for Camp
Lee, Petersburg, Va. The men, all
Of whom were IN Class No. 1 were
accompanied TO the railway station
by, the members Of the local draft
board, who saw them on. A large
at the railway station TO say good
bye TO the men.
Those In the party included limo
Enoch II. Roland. s6 Duke street:
lumbus street; Fred Shoots, washing
ton, d. c.: Edgar w. Brown, claren-
don, Va: Milton R. Elliott, Rosslyn,
Va; Henry Mumford. 80 Queen
street: Joseph II. Mellon, zoe Cameron
street; Peter Hoy, 1904 Prince street;
Paul Schlichting. Ii South Fairfax
street; Joseph II. Gilroy, 1904 Duke
street; John L. Peed, Box &3 Alex
andria, Va; Edward L. Bouton.
Ballston. Va: Andrew 9. Hammers-
ley, ioos Pendleton street; Morris r.
Ladd, Cherrydale. Va; Stephen J.
Woolls, Iloe wilkes street; Alden W.
Chesser. SIS Sixteenth street north
west, Washington; Theophilus Sutton.
Ia North Royal street; Vernon
Shaver. 1ll2 Prince street; Norman Z.
German. Ballston. Va; william c.
Dowden, Rossyln, Va; Howard W.
Shaw, South Washington, Va; Robert
L Switzerland. I5H King street;
Henry r. Zones, SIG Cameron street;
Lewis c. Anderson, los North
Payne street; John +. Gensmer. 1is
South Union street; Walter II Skin
ner. 21s South Payne street: James
Todd. Cherrydale. Va; George +.
Monroe. 4l2 South Pitt street; John
r. Hughes. 221 Gibbon street; VIII
liam Kettner, Fort Myer Heights:
william 3. McKenney, 3o7 wilkes
street: Russell L Brown. Clarendon.
Va; Harry z. Fisher. 81 Commerce
street: William T. Carter, Aldie.
Va: Leo J. Meade. a14 South Pat
rick street; George o. Pallant. sos
South Alfred street; Elmer @. Vio-
lett, 1z1 Prince street; James A.
Lee. South Washington. Va; will
liam Dyer. Rosslyn. Va: Irving
Lindsey. 1908 Gibbon street; Archie
n. Nails. 7o1 South Lee street; John
J. Lynch. 1921 Princess street:
Charles B. Harrison. Glen Carlyn.
Va: Juan Sslsido. the last named
being inducted for the draft board
of Silver City. n. Mex.
Irving Lindsey, one OF the drafted
men. yesterday was presented with q
handsome gold watch and fountain
pen by the clerks in the record section
Of the military intelligence branch OF
the War Department and q suitable
testimonial signed by l7s clerks in the
department where he was employed
was also presented him
The Board Of Police Commissioners
at q special meeting held tonight
elected Douglass T. Lunsford a MEM
Der OF the police force to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF
Policeman Fred Kaus, Jr.
Jacob Brll. past exalted ruler OF
Alexandria Lodge. No. 75s. Benevolent
and Protective Order OF Elks. will rep
resent the local lodge at the national
convention OF E1ks, which will be held
at Atlantic City July TO IL A large
delegation Of members from this city
Is expected to attend the convention
Mayor Fisher has issued q procla-
nation calling upon all persons to de-
vote Friday afternoon after o'clock
to subscribing TO and promoting the
sale OF war savings stamps.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee for the sale Of these stamps win
be held tomorrow night in the rooms
OF the chamber OF commerce, when
plans will be mapped out for an In
tensiYe campaign for this work. A
number OF government Representatives
will be on hand and make addresses
During the Weekend spproxi-
nAtely 1900 soldiers enjoyed the
privileges OF the Soldiers Club in
the Elks' Home and yesterday morn
ing the canteen division Of the Red
Gross. under the direction OF Mis-,
Cora Cochran, served breakfast tc
large body OF soldiers.
The Angelus prayer, for a speedy
j victory and q permanent peace, was
offered at noon yesterday in the
Second Presbyterian Church. The
pastor, Rev. John Lee Allison. D
D.. led the congregation in the
prayer,
Announcement IL made that the
White workmen's Club will hold
meetings every Saturday night al
the Hotel Humphreys.
In the Corporation Court today
in the chancery suit of W. E. Glad
stone Peters against Ruth 7. Todd
and others, an order was entered
referring matter 10 r. B. washing
ton, special commissioner. for re-
port