The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
ALEXANDRIA HOMES
To use WATER GAS
Work of Installation of'New Plant
Will Be Finished This Month.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
r. =. Knight q Son.
62l6 63 King Street.

Alexandra. Va, May 1.-THE COM
having a water gas plant installed
method Of making gas. This plant
committee from the Rosslyn Gas
Company. It IL expected that the
work of installing the plant will be
completed within the next month.
For more than q year past there
has been general complaint among
gas consumers throughout the city of
the city and the committee on light
at last decided to try water gas. The
committee on light Is Of the opinion
that with the new method put into
operation the present difficulties will
be overcome.
A Red Cross rally was held this
afternoon in Liggett Hall at the
Episcopal High School. at which time
addresses were delivered by Andrew
Jackson Montague. former Governor
OF Virginia; Major Water Miller, of
the British Embassy and Vimy Ridge
fame. and r. Walton Moore. The
prime object of the meeting was to
arouse enthusiasm in the interest OF
the Red Cross drive in Fairfax
County as that county desires to
raise 1900. its quota of the fund.
Contractors are now engaged in cut
ting down Battery Rodgers with a
big steam shovel and it is expected
that this work will be completed the
latter part of this week. On the
site will be erected a big dormitory
for employees OF the Virginia Ship
building Corporation. South of the
proposed dormitory this concern now
has in course of construction a big
commissary department.
There Will be a community sing
tomorrow Monday night at 7:45
o'clock in the yard of Christ P. E.
Church under the leadership of
Gordon NJ. Reese, a Y. NJ. c. A.
worker from Camp Quantico and
the band from that camp will be
on hand. The songs that are to be
sung will be thrown on a screen.
1t Is expected that the affair will
be largely attended.
The regular semimonthIy meet
ing OF the city council will be held
Tuesday night at which time a
number of matters of Importance
will be up for consideration.
A. G. Uhler, this city, accompan-
led by Rev. L r. Harper. Herndon,
Va, will leave tomorrow for Du-
rant, Okla, representing the Po-
tomac Presbytery, to attend a ses-
sion of the Southern Presbyterian
Convention of the United States.
The funeral Of Sergeant Major John
NJ. Leadbeater, 56th Pioneer Infantry.
will take place at II o'clock Monday
morning from his late residence, 5O4
Prince street Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. W. ]. Morton, rector
Of Christ p E. Church, and the in
terment. which will be private. will
be made in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Members Of the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association now in annual
session at Mount Vernon today at
tended services at old Pohick Church
in accordance with an annual custom
Mrs. ]. G. Cockey, Mrs. C. e. Out
calf. Miss Irma Coleman, this city;
Mrs. r. ]. Yates, Del Ray. and Mrs.
Henry Knowles, Falls Church, have
gone to Harrisonburg. Va, as dele
gates to the annual meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society Of the
NJ. E. Church South.
Mothers Day was generally OBJ
served here. At many of the
churches sermons appropriate to the
observance OF the day were delivered
and the custom Of wearing carna-
tions was general