The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. S. Doniphsn,
n King Street

tH hl7k street
Alexandria. Va, Oct. 26.-Repre-
cies who will the week of Novem-
ber II start collecting funds in the
big nationwide war drive to raise
$40, 5O0.O 900 met last night in the
Office of Judge J. n NJ. Norton and
organized with the election of
Robert S. Jones as campaign chair
man. NJ. J. Mcfarland was chosen
secretary and Leopold Ruben treas
urer.
Plans for an intensive campaign
were discussed, and the officers and
the following were appointed to
form a permanent organizations:
Robert L. Payne. Judge S. G. Brent,
Carroll Pierce, G. L. Boothe. c. S. T.
Burke, T. f. Dyson. o. II. Kirk, A.
d. BroCkett. Col. Julian Y. williams
The allotment in the big drive for
the city is $4,000. Agencies that
took part in the meeting last night
included Y. NJ. c. A. Y. w. c. A., Ma
tiOnal Catholic War Council, Jewish
Welfare Board. War Camp Com
munity Service and the Salvation
Army.
The allotment for the State Of
Virginia in this drive is $4,000. 600.
\ subscription from every man,
woman and child in the city will
place Alexandria in the honor class.
Robert l. Payne. president of the
Chamber of Commerce, will shortly
issue call for a meeting of 100
members of that organiza ton who
have achieved success in all of their
work and they will make a house
toulouse canvass.
S. H. Hunt. auctioneer, at noon To-
day sold at public auction five
pieces of property belonging to the
Peters estate, which brought
total<of $3.50. The property sold as
follows: House 6O4 Cameron street.
TO John D. Normoyle for Alfred
Peters and Mrs. Ruth Todd for "a
800; house 400 South Royal street to
John B. Barrett, for $500: house 4O1
South Royal street. to William Baa-
der, for $3.50; house 4O2 I-2 South
Royal street. to William Baader, for
S115; house 215 Wolfe street to
Capt. Charles H. McKenney. for
s1,515.
Miss Lucy NJ. Graves has sold to
Charles E. Henry a lot on the east
side of Fairfax street between
Franklin and Jefferson streets.
William Wolf has sold to NAL
colin Hufty. trustee for Mary B.
Wedderburn. six lots in section two
of George Washington Park.
Isaac W. Burrell. forty-two years
old. died at o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon at the Westminster HospitaI
or pneumonia. The deceased was
employed as a brakeman at the Po-
tomac yards. His wife and two
children are living. His funeral win
take place at 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon from his late residence in
Del Ray, Alexandria County.
There will be no services here IN
any of the churches tomorrow for the
fourth consecutive Sunday. The bells
of the different churches, however.
Will be rung at the usual hours. 1t
Is expected that the churches will be
reopened Sunday week. They were
closed because Of the epidemic of in
fluenza in this city.
Mrs. Lucy D. Summers, % years old.
wife of Henry D. Summers, a native
of Louisa county, Va, died last night
at the Westminster Hospital. She
lived at l Potomac street. Her hus-
band and several children are living.
George Lancaster. who was en-
ployed at the plant of the Virginia
Corporation, died last
night at the Westminster Hospital.
He is survived by his wife and one
child. He lived at 2z2 North Pitt |
street
The body of Mrs. Patrick F. Dow |
ney, former resident, who died in |
Washington Thursday. was brought |
here today and buried IN st. Mary's |
Cemetery. Her husband and FIVE !
children are living.