The Washington herald., 1918-10-10
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A S. Doniphan.
n King street.

Alexandra, Va, Oct. 9.-Bills from
w. L. Wood, special State health
officer. from H. T. Beach and Brother
for 500 for scavenger work. and
from T. c. Hoy, for metal cans,
for s1,O4so. totalling s1,7e4.sO, were
an adjourned meeting tonight and
referred to the joint committee on
finance and health.
Communication from B. ". Morse,
vice president and general manager
of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpo-
ration asking that action be taken
toward building a sewer from the
south end of Royal street to Hunt
ing Creek was referred to committee
on finance and streets. Resolution
authorizing finance committee to
make a temporary loan OF $4,000
was adopted.
Ordinance to provide for erection
of poles. fixtures and to string ca
bles and wires. TO a company yet
to be designated, was referred to the
joint committee on finance and
streets
Bills for SAB from x. W. Ogden.
chief of fire department. for dam
age done to automobiles by fre ap-
paratus were referred to claims COM
mittee.
Resolution OF Councilman Kauf-
mann to pay so for three months
work on public closets was referred
to public property committee.
A house to house canvass for
boosting the sale of liberty bonds
will be made Sunday afternoon
from 1 until o'clock by a COM
mittee of 100 citizens. This was
determined upon today by the local
committee at meeting presided
over by Lee P. Harlow. chairman.
Robert S. Jones was named chair
man of the committee on the drive,
and he appointed the following ex-
ecutive committee: Carroll Pierce.
c. S. Taylor Burke. Gardner L.
| Boothe. George E. warfeld, H. r.
( Burke, Wallace Lindsey. o. H Kirk,
T. e. Dyson. L. P. Harlow, S. W.
Pitts, Rev. J. L Peterkin.
The Ministerial Association Of
the city has decided to have the
church bells rung on Sunday not
! withsta nding the fact that no serv-
ices are to be held until the Spanish
| flu epidemic subsidies. The minis
tiers also recommend that the peo-
| pie gather in their homes for wor-
ship on that day.
Mrs. Jennie T. Foster died this
afternoon at her residence in the
Carlyle apartment, after a short ILL
ness of pneumonia The body was
taken to wheatIey's chapel and pre-
pared for burial
Mrs. Lillian c. Robartes. wife Of
Lieut. Robartes. Camp Humphreys,
Va, died this afternoon at the Alex
andria Hospital of pneumonia. The
body will be shipped to Long Island,
New York. for burial
Mrs. Sadie Scott, wife Of Frank
Scott, died last night at her resi-
dence, 113 Prince street, of pneu-
monia- Her husband and four chill
dren are living. Her funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon at
5 o'clock.
Frank Messick, s.. unmarried. who
was employed at the plant OF the
Alexandria Aircraft Company. died
last night at l13 Prince street. His
body was shipped today to Midland,
Va, for burial.
Miss Beckie Houss. 50 years old,
died today at the temporary hos
pital in Christ Church Parish Hall
Of pneumonia. She lived at 2O4 North
Washington street The body was
taken to Wheatley's chapel and pre-
| pared for burial
The funeral of Mrs Carroll E.
Hantzmon will take place at o'clock
| tomorrow afternoon from the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Mary Robey, 313 South
| Patrick street.
Mrs. India A. Hudson. former res
| ident. died today in Peoria, Ill. Her
| husband and two daughters are liv-