The Washington herald., 1918-10-04
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. :. DUniphHn,
n KinE street.

Alexandria. Va. Oct. 3.-As a pre-
cautionary measure against the fur
ther spread Of Spanish influenza, every
church, Sunday school, moving pic
ture house and pool room in the city
will be closed beginning tomorrow. ac-
cording TO an announcement madr Iatc
this afternoon by Dr. W. i. Wood. o.
the United States Public Health SerV-
ice. DR.. Wood also stated that
groups Of persons cOngTegatinE on the
streets will be dispersed. The enforce
mcnt of the closing of these places
will be continued until the epidemic
subsidies.
BY order Of Dr. EAward \. German.
city health officer. the public schools
today were closed. This action affc,>s
Z.%5l pupils. The schools will not re-
open until the epidemic is ended.
Capt. ". II. Sweeney. superintend-
ent OF schools said that just as soon
as the epidemic subsidies the schools
will reopen.
Health Officer German advises all
persons sufelHC flOm Spanish m
huenza to Sc ply sicIau al once.
Geolse Washington Lewis -
years old. collateral descendant
OF George Washington. and a we'll
known attorney. died AT s O'Clock
last night at hls residence. Brad
dock. H. death was due TO pnau-
mona. He had been Ill for two
weeks.
He is survived by his widow. who
was Miss Sylvia 2 Beck. whom he
married. December s. 1916. and A 10
mOnths'-old daughter. His mother.
Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis also resided
with him.
Mr. Lewis was a native OF Berry
Vile. Clarke County Va. and grad
uated in law at the University Of
Virginia. He located IN Alexandria
nine years ego. He was a vestry-
man in st. Paurs Episcopal Church.
Tho funeral will take place at II
o'clock tomorrow morning from the
residence and will be conducted by
Rev. 7. P. Phillips. n. D. rector Of
81. Paurs 2. Z. Church. The body
will he taken to BerryvilIe. Va for
burial.
\ meeting OF the har association
,r tho SIXtecuth Judicial circuit va
i'd IN the courtroom this after
loon TO take action on Nj Lewis
death John NJ. Johnson presided
and II. Noel Garner was secretary.
A committee composed OF Gardner
L. BOothe. James r Cation and
Richard B. Washington was appoint
ed to draft resolutions which will
be presented to the courts Of this
district Mr. Boothe was DESIGNATED
to accompany the body to Berry
vile.
Mrs Susanna SpittIe. 4S years old
wife OF Matthew Spite. died at I
o'clock this morning at her residence
st. Elmo. Alexandra County Her
death was due 10 typhoid pneumonia.
Th" funeral Will take place az q
o'clock Saturday afternoon from the
family home.
Frank B. Trmyer. q years old. son
of John II. Trimyer. died last night
At the residence of \. Q. Travis, Del
Ray. Alexandria County. His death
followed a long illness. The funeral
will take place al . o'clock FRIDAY
afternoon from Whcatley's mortuary
chapel.
William 4 Moucurc. Who Vas In
jurcd yesterday when aIightnE f.om
train in Fredericksburg. Va. died
early this morning. His skull was
fractured in two places. lie was 4S
years old and was a son nj the late
Thomas J. NOnCUrc. B",ideS his
Widow he leaves SIN ~ ldrer and
two brothers. r. 9 T.. No.CuTe and
Robinson Moncure. the l4.ler ot this
city.
Lee ? Harlow. chairman OF he
local liberty loan committee. to-
night addressed the Carpenters and
Joiners' Union, No. 16T.. at its hall
over the Alexandris National Bank
Building.
Honor rolls are row being given
firms whose employees subscribed M
per cent OF their allotment. Thes"
rolls cc0tain the names OF all en-
ployes WHO purchased bonds Houo'
pcnnlnts may be obtained nv Nor
chants from Q. H Kirk. "nsi..r:,n
OF the rlcdge card and honor rosl
committee.
Rev. W. II. x. Powell has been
appointed chairman OF the colorcJ
committee in the interest of the sale
Of bonds.
J. ". Horuer, Of Springfield. Va,
reports to the Iolice that Yesterday
afternoon while driving a team over
the road from Washington. when just
! north OF the -Four Mile Run power
house. he was held up at tho point
Of a pistol by negro highwaymRu
and robbed Of his gold watch surl
| chain. He reported the robbery 10
Sergt. Roberts.
A number OF organizations tat
planned dances and other sutoria II
ments have celle0 them of for ih@
period of the Spanish influenza cpl
demic-