The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
ALEXANDRIA
FIRM HOSTS
LIBERTY FLAG
Virginia Shipbuilding Cor
poration Starts Big Drive
with Elaborate Exercises.
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Alexandria, Va. April 6-Under the
auspices of the Virginia shipbuilding
Corporation and the local liberty loan
committee, there was q nag raising
at noon today at the plant Of the
Virginia shipbuilding Company on the
river front. Attending the exercises
were members Of the local liberty
loan committee, citizens Of Alexan-
dria and employees of the plant, to-
gether with officials of the Shipbuild-
ing Corporation. A parade preceded
the flag raising. The flag, which is
the emblem Of the United States
/ Shipping Board, was raised by Colin
II. Livingston, president of the Vir-
ginia Shipbuilding Corporation, and
patriotic airs were played by the
+ Washington bands when the flag was
raised.
r. B. Wallace. plant manager,
presided and patriotic speeches
were delivered in their respective
order by the following: Dr.
rector General John Barrett, Of the
Pan American Union; Colin H.
Livingston, president of the Virginia
Shipbuilding Corporation; Representa-
tive Stuart F. Reed, West Virginia; !;
Leo P. Harlow, chairman of the local
liberty loan committee; Senator Knute
Nelson, of Minnesota: Mayor T. A.
Fisher, Col. Richard Park, comman-
dant at Camp Humphrey. c. c.
Morse, read a message from Edward
NJ. Hurley, chairman of United
States Shipping Board, and a Mr..
Lantz read an address.
At the conclusion OF the exercises
all present gave the pledge to the
national flag.
E. W. Ball, treasurer Of Alexandria
County. has been elected county chair
man for the Liberty Loan committee.
and A. Hall has been chosen secretary.
Leo P. Harlow is chairman OF the gen.
eral committee.
Chairman Harlow announces that q
mass meeting will be held at O'Clock
next Friday in the opera house in the
interest of the Liberty Loan. An ad-
dress will be delivered by George E.
Pearson, who will be the principal
speaker. He is a survivor OF the IA
nous Princess Pat regiment and
author Of the Princess Pat" stories.
Frank Gennari. % years old. who was
employed as a brakeman at the Po-
tomac Railroad yards. was injured
while at work at the yards late last
night. He died at 2:3O o'clock this
morning at the Alexandra Hospital.
to which he was taken after the acci-
dent. The deceased lived at Del Ray.
Alexandria County. Besides his wife
he Is survived by one son. The body
was taken today to the home of his
mother in Washington.
Mrs. Medora Laws Bennett, wife of
Charles E. Bennett. died this morning
at her residence, 81 South St. Asaph
street. She is survived by her hus-
band and two children. Newman Ben
nett. Raleigh. N. c.. and Mrs. Robert
s. Turk. this city. Her funeral will
take place at O'Clock Monday after
noon from her late residence.
Rt Rev William CabelI Brown.
bishop coadjutor of Virginia, will
confirm class at II o'clock tomorrow
morning at St Paul's p. E. Church,
and at s O'Clock in the evening he will
confirm a class at Grace P. E.
Church.
Owing to the absence OF Rev. E. V.
REGISTER, D. D., pastor. there will
be no services tomorrow at the NJ. z.
Church South. Rev DR.. REGISTER is
attending the annual conference of
the church in Baltimore
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the sacred concert which
will be given at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon by the Paulist Choristers,
composed of 100 voices, most of whom
are boys. under the direction of Rev.
w. J. Finn. Proceeds will be for the
benefit Of stricken France. This choir
is touring the country.