The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
ALEXANDRIA
The HERALD BUREAU,
A. S. Doniphan,
~ Eina gtreft

III hinG street
| Alexandria Va, Oct. IA totai
/ OF $4,000 of the Fourth Liberty
Loan Bonds were sold this after.
noon as a result of the house I,
house canvass made by $50 citi.
! zens.
This is considered a good showins
in view OF the fact that there 4,
an epidemic OF influenza prevailine
here. Few persons there were who
turned down" the canvassers and
majority of the bonds sold were
of the smaller denomination. being
principally of the $50 and sI0o va
| riety. Those who would have
bought bonds of higher denomina.
ton already had given their orders
and some gave second orders for
bonds to help the cause along.
Members Of the Committee in
( charge, Of which Robert S. Jones
was chairman. were well pleased
with the result of the afternoon
canvass.
The allotment for this city is
ss2l,3o0 and Alexandria hopes 10
go over the top" by saturday
which will mark the cIosr or the
campaign.
Genia de Agarioff, prominent grand
opera singer Of New York. about 20
years old. died today at Camp
Humphreys, Va, OF pneumonia which
followed an attack OF influenza. The
body was brought here this afternoon
and taken TO Demaine's mortusry
chapel and It Is expected that Il will
be shipped TO New York tomorrow.
The deceased enlisted several
months ago in the engineer corps
and had delighted thousands OF SOL
diers at concerts with his rich bari
tone voice and was well known
among music lovers in Alexand ria.
where he had sung at a number Of
benefits given for the soldiers in Diff
ferent halls in the city.
Since coming TO Camp Humphreys
he had sung at concerts in different
cities in the East The deceased was
a native [ Russia and at one time
was a Lieutenant in the Imperial
Guards, Petrograd.
Patrick Mcmahon. who was en-
ployed at the plant of the Virginia
Shipbuilding Corporation. died this
morning in the temporary hospital in
Christ Church parish hall Of pneu-
monis. The body was taken to De-
maine's chapel and will be shipped
TO his late home in Waterbury, Conn.
George D. Goodwin, IS. died today
at the hospital at Camp Humphreys
Va, where he was employed. The
body was taken to Demaines chapel
and will be shipped to his late home
in RiEge. n. u.
Robert W. Whitehead. IS. died to-
day at the hospital at Camp Hum
phreys. Va, where he was employed
The body will be shipped to Bing-
hamton. n. Y.
Clayton Harvey. years old. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs P. W. Harvey. dieI
last night at his parents residence.
IA Wythe street.
Funeral services for Karl Fuchs
will be held at o'clock Monday
afternoon from his late residence,
l+oO Prince street
The body Of Julius J. scovern will
sAla4'lFA -hOllAdN 10 new al n -
j.. by Undertaken WheatIey.
The Western Pyrites Corpora ton,
ROsslyn. Alexandra County, has been
chartered by the States Corporation
Commission. with capital stock OF
$1,000; objects are mining for py-
rites; officers are Mrs r. Curtis.
president: Frank ?. Foster. setre-
tary, both of Washington.
There were TO services IN any Of
the churches here today because ot
the epidemic OF influenza. The bells.
however. were rung at the Usual
hoJrs.
The opinion prevails here among
some of the physicians that the cpl
demic Of inlTCnza Is on tie wane.
The death rate during the pas; twen-
ty-four hours has greatly decreased.