The Washington herald., 1918-01-11
Begin BUILDING OF
ALEXANDRIA Yard
New Enterprise viii Construct Ship,
for Government.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. z. knight 4 Son.
81 IfQS Kina sfrsaf

R. T. knight 4 Son.
G1S1 King Street.
Alexandria, Va. Jan. 1o-The work
OF building the big shipbunding plant
for the American shipbuilding Com
pany, Inc, was begun today when a
big piledriver Of the Clarke-winston
Company, Inc. started work.
A large force of men Is now engaged
in this work, which will be pushed
rapidly to completion. Upon their
completion this concern will construct
twelve steel ships in this city for thu
government.
The new yards. together with the
required machinery, will cost. It Is
stated more than s2,Oo0,0oo and more
than 1000 men will be employed AZ
the yards.
In the interest of the sale OF war
savings stamps a speaking campaign
will be inaugurated here next week
and be continued every night at two
Of the moving picture theaters. The
speakers have been assigned as fol-
lows: Monday, Gardner L. Boothe, s.
W. Pitts; Tuesday, Carroll Pierce. n.
B. Cation; Wednesday, DR.. W. N.
Smith. NJ. L Dinwiddie; Thursday,
Robert L. Payne. Leo P. Harlow:
Friday, Julian Y. Williams, John II.
Trimyer. and Saturday. Gardner L.
Boothe and H. Noel Garner.
In the United States Court for the
Eastern district of Virginia, Judge
Edmund waddill presiding. In the
cases OF Raymond o. Schwarzbaugh
and Harland Palmer. indicted for
felonious assault on a guard at Oc-
coquan. Schwarzbaugh was acquitted
and Palmer was found guilty of as
sault and sentenced to serve three
months in jail and pay a fine Of 800.
The taking of testimony in the case
of william c. Dasheill. charged with
uttering q forged government check
was begun and will be resumed at
1870 o'clock tomorrow.
Condemnation proceedings to secure
site for the postofiice at Leesburg,
Va. were postponed until the next
term or court.
r. z. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, has decided to have a banquet
Saturday night, January 10. in OBJ
servance OF the 11lth anniversary Of
the birth of Gen. Robert e. Lee. A
number Of prominent speakers will
be present and make addresses. The
banquet will be served by the wom-
ans auxiliary and the Daughters Of
the Confederacy.
In the Corporation Court today
deeds for the Following pieces Of prop
erty were placed on record: From
Robinson Moncure. trustee in bank
ruptcy to c. 7. Nicholson, houses
ii1-4i3 Duke street; TO De Wilton
Aitcheson, houses 43o-f72 South Lee
street; TO Wallace Lindsey. five
pieces of property as follows: 200
Prince street, 3o1-2os-2o5-2N South Lee
street.
Frank g. Davidson has sold to Ed
win s. Goodloe lot g in block 2, Sec
ton ], Rosemont.7
Officers chosen by the First Baptist
Church to serve for the year are as
follows: N. p. Pitts, clerk; ]. M.
Cornell, keeper OF roll: S. w. Pitts,
treasurer, r. G. Saunders, financial
secretary; Ralph Remington. assistant
financial secretary; j. T. Preston,
CnOIAoNefB MISS LUNA DdEHellp OTSan-
list.
Offieers chosen by the Epworth
League Of the NJ. z. Church South are
as follows; Alvin Powell, president;
Willard Blewett, first vice president;
Miss Olive Davis. second vice presi-
dent; Mrs z. z. Carver. third vice
president: Miss Margaret Garmond,
fourth vice president; Arthur Dickert,
treasurer: Vernon Webster, secretary;
Miss Nellie Pierpoint. pianist; Miss
Rosa Lee Fuller, assistant pianist. 8
Because VI the embargo on an
thraeite coal, the supply Of fuel here
Is at present slimited. although sew
eral carload lots have been received
within the past few days. Dealers
have on hand good supply of BIZ
luminous coal
The funeral of Miss Mary E. Rod
gers will take place at $50 o'clock to-
morrow morning from ST. Mary's
Catholic Church. Burial win be made
In 81. Mary's Cemetery.
Robert ]. Poss. who is now station
ed at Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
Ala, is visiting relatives in this city.
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