The Washington herald., 1918-08-22
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphan,
III KinI Street.

Alexandria. Va, Aug. 21.-A hold-up
man at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
visited the grocery store conducted by
Varney Brothers, on the Alexandria
Washington turnpike. and finding only
14-year-old errand boy named Samp-
son in charge. pulled out a .3S caliber
pistol and commanded the lad to hold
up his hands. Sampson hardly real
lied the command until he found him
self gazing into the barrel Of the
weapon. Having Sampson covered.
the robber emptied the cash drawer,
containing $11, then decamped.
The clerk OF the store. who had
gone to dinner, returned a few min
utes afterward, and the lad reported
the robbery to him. Several persons
in an automobile started in pursuit of
the hold-up man. However, he soon
lost himself among the long strings
of freight cars, and It Is supposed
that he boarded an outgoing freight
in the Potomac yards.
The funeral of the Rev. DR.. w.
Strother Jones, formerly associate
rector of st. Thomas F. Z.
Church. New York City, took place
at o'clock this afternoon from
st. Paurs P. E. Church.
Services were conducted by the Rev.
Floyd L. Leach, d. D., acting rec
tor of St. Thomas Church. New
York City. assisted by the Rev.
Angus Crawford, D. D.. of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary;
the Rev. Wallace Rollins, of Grace
Church. Trenton, N. j.: and the
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of
Grace Church, this city.
Those serving as pall-bearers
were: Lewis Marshall Washing
ton; Francis NJ. Burch, Philadel-
phia; Mark l. Price. T. Calvert
Perry, Arthur Herbert, jr.. and r.
H. c. Beverley. Burial was in st.
PauTs cemetery.
Twenty firms in this city have
thus far received certificates from
the United States Public Health
Service granting them permission
to sell food and drink to the SOL
diers from Camp Humphreys. Va.
All who have received the certii-
Gates have complied with the
health regulations provided for
Miss Katheran Irene Krouse and
Arthur r. Power. both Of this city,
were married last night at the rec
tory Of Grace P. E. Church. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector Of that
church.
The DIR. W, L. Wood, in charge Of the
Red Cross sanitary unit here. has
gone to Philadelphia to purchase
supplies for the chemical laboratory
which will be established here
shortly. The laboratory will be in
stalled either in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce or at the
Alexandria Hospital.
Announcement Is made of the
marriage of Miss Myrtle NJ. Faux
ner, this city, and Corp. Thomas
OBrien, Philadelphia. which took
place in Rockville. Nd. Saturday.
Ernest NJ, Demaine, this city, has
been appointed first lieutenant in
the Engineers Corps and assigned
to duty at Camp Humphreys. Lieut.
Demaine formerly was chief engi-
neer of the Elkhorne Coal Com
pany, Pennington, Ky.
The funeral Of Mrs. frank White
head, who died in Washington, which
was to have been held this after
noon. will take place at 5 o'clock
Thursday afternoon from the resi-
dence OF her sister. Mrs. James J.
Garvey. 4o6 Prince street and will
be conducted by the Rev. Edgar
Carpenter, rector of Grace +. e
| Church.
All men who attain their majority
by August 81 are expected To register
with the local draft board next Sat
urday. This board Is located on the
second floor of the Postoface Build