The Washington herald., 1918-06-26
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
R Z. knight & Son,
81 "a King Street

6U-63 King Street
Alexandria, Va, Jure 25.-Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett, president OF the Flor
snee Crittenton Mission, appeared be-
fore Common Council tonight and
made an address in reference to the
proposed curfew law. Alexandria, she
thought. should standardize its laws
for the protection OF her youth and
she added that she represented thirty
five organizations Of Alexandra in
this work Her idea was to first warn
the child and see the child's parents
and then. II conditions did not i'm
prove. the police justice, she thought,
should hold a Juvenile court. Mrs.
Barrett said that there must be a
protective law. Councilman Burke
presented a new draft of the proposed
curfew law which among other things
provides that the parent, guardian or
other authorized person may have the
child on the streets after the curfew
is sounded. Councilman Master was
added to the committee on drafting
this law.
An increase Of SIS a month in the
| pay Of all paid employees OF the fire
department, effective June l, was
granted
Resolution appropriating $50 for
erecting a bandStand on Shooters Hill
was referred to finance committee.
City Treasurer Thomas W. Robins
son and City Auditor E. F. Price pre-
sented their annual reports, showing
that during the past year the receipts
were S249. .750.56, and the expenditures
were s245.27.29, leaving a balance on
hand OF S4.4s3.2.
Councilman Burke, OF the finance
committee, stated that the expendi-
lures of the city were steadily in
Creasing. Request OF Alexandria Hay
and Grain Company to install truck
scales near their property was re-
ferred to the street committee.
A big patriotic celebration will be
held the afternoon of July at George
Washington Park, under the auspices
OF the War Community Service. The
Chamber OF Commerce has appointed
a committee to cooperate with the
committee in charge and it IS COM
posed of the following: Capt. W. H.
sweeney, J. William May, Claude w
Fletcher, Vance Peele, Leo p. Harlow,
B. We'll. H. A. Stewart, Thomas L.
Carter. W. A. Moore, r.. F. Jack
son, N s. Greenaway, H. r. Thomas
and George Reynolds
The civic bureau Of the Chamber of
Commerce, at its meeting last night,
Robert s. Jones. presiding. endorsed
Rhe "Angelus," and appointed a spe-
ial committee to can upon the mayor
Ind REQUEST him TO have the hour of
noon indicated as tolling of bells or
&ome other manner. Committees re-
PORTED Improvements In the telephone
Service and also in the gas service.
A social session and smoker was
held last night by Alexandria Council,
No. 627, Royal Arcanum. in observ-
ance of its firty-first anniversary,
Oscar Pierpoint, regent, presided and
addresses were made by Supreme
Representative Kneiss, Of Washing
ton and Messrs. James z. Alexander.
James r Mansfield and James Bayne.
Mrs. Annie E. Leatherland. widow
of ]. W. Leatherland. died yesterday
afternoon at her residence, "a North
Columbus street Surviving her are
two sons. Walter and Lawrence
Leatherland. Her funeral viii take
place at o'clock Wednesday after
noon from her late residence ana
services VIII be conducted by Rsv
sshn Lee Allison, d. D., pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church.
The funeral OF Miss Mary Lord
Apdrews took place this morning
IN the residence of her aunt, AIiss.l
ey Minnigerode. Seminary Hill.
Yervices were conducted by Rev.