The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Deniphan.
n King Street.

A. s. Deniphan.
n King Street.
Alexandria. Va, Oct. Sowing to
the seriousness of the epidemic of
influenza here, parish halls of
churches are being converted into
temporary hospitals for patients
who are unable to obtain treatment
at their homes, and especially for
those who recently arrived here and
who simply have rooms at rooming
houses.
DR.. W. L. Wood. special State
health officer and also of the United
States Public Health Service, today
has Christ Episcopal Church parish
hall turned into a temporary hos
pita, and thirty cots have been in
stalled. A number OF patients were
taken to that place tonight. Other
church halls will later be used If
necessary, DR.. Wood explained. This
will be done to relieve the situa-
tion as the hospital is crowded. Red
Cross and other nurses Will look
after the patients taken to such
places. Nurses and physicians are
working overtime. DR.. Wood today
directed that the windows on all
cars of the Virginia
Railway Company be kept open and
the officials Of that road agreed to
the proposition. This is another
step taken to check the spread OF
the disease.
For the first time since the civil
war Alexandria tomorrow win have
a "churchless" Sunday. There will
he no public religious services in
any Of the churches OF the city ow-
ing to the epidemic. Churchgoers.
therefore, will have to content
themselves with reading their
Bibles and prayer books at their
own homes tomorrow. Sunday
school children likewise will stay
at home and read their Sunday
school lessons.
Alexandria also is without movies
these days and persons during the
past forty-eight hours have to
amuse themselves strolling on the
streets.
In treating the Spanish "ffu" whisky
is being used in some cases. Alexan-
dria is dry" and the question OF
how to obtain the whisky presented
big problem until it was recalled that
there were hundreds of gallons of
COIllS1dltu bObtltE-NAs . q = - ~
taken from violator5 Of the State pro-
hibition law stored in cell at police
headquarters.
The authorities soon got busy and
had some of the liquor released. II is
now being given out by licensed drug
gists; that is, those having a license
to sell liquor, on physicians prCsCrip-
tions only. Liquor in hot water is
being administered IN some Of the
cases OF this sickness.
In some manner the impression pre-
vailed that the confscated LIQUOR
could be obtained by persons suffer
ing from the FLU at police head
quarters. As a result. the police were
bCsieged with applicants. some COM
ing in person and others calling on
the phone to inquire about the matter.
They. however, were doomed to dis
appointment, rs the police told them
it could be obtained only on a ply
siCian's prescription at druggists hlv-
ing a license to sell whisky for that
purpose.
Liberty loan bonds amounting to
$4,000 were sold to employees of the
plant Of the Virginia Shipbuilding
Corporation following a mass meeting
at the yard yesterday afternoon pre-
sided over by ". L. Bowen, assistant
to the general manager of the COM
nany and chairman Of the sUbscrip-
ton committee. \. F. Seymour, from
the National Liberty Loan HeadQuar-
tcrs, Washington, delivered an ad-
dress.
: 1t is expected that before the cam
patEn closes a total of 500 in bonds
will be sold to employees of this plant.
Last rites for Ensign William l.
Phillips =. :. y. who died Wednes-
day at the League Island Navy Yard
Hospital. Philadelphia, were held this
lfternOOn at the residence of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar W. Phil
lips, 216 South Fairfax street. They
we're conducted by Rev. Edgar Car
penter. rector of Grace Episcopal
Church and burial was with military
hOnOrs. A number Of naval officers
and sailors came over on the yacht
Sylrh, and the body was borne to its
last resting place by eight sailors
At the grave a salute was fired and
taps sounded.
Mrs. Mamie f. BeaIes. n years.
md her two infant children died yes
.rrday at her residence, 123 North
Fayette street. Her death was due
to pneumonia. Her husband is liv-
ing. Her funeral will take place al
O'Clock Sunday afternoon from
Wheatley's mortuary chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary {
: Green will be held at 4 o'clock Mon
day afternoon at the residence of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas D
DOwney. SIS Franklin street. Serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. L F
Kelly, of St Mary's Catholic Church
Harrison z. Lyles died yesterday
afternoon at his residence. 124 North
Fayette street, Of pneumonia. The
. deceased was a son of the late L. D.