The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
ALEXANDRIA PLANS
CAMP FUND DRIVE
Week to Be Devoted to Raising
80 Money for Soldiers.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
q. Y. Knight & Son,
62l -e23 King Street.

Alexandra. Va, Jan. GA cam
paign will be launched here Monday.
continuing for one week, in the in
terest Of training camp activities
II Is hoped to raise 81, 900 for the pur-
pose of recreation and entertainment
for the soldiers camped near Alexan-
dria. Meeting will be held nightly
In the rooms Of the chamber of COM
merce to receive reports Of the col
Iections. lob o.. .
Pastors of the churches will tomoT-
row morning announce that the cam
paign is on and urge all members
to donate.
fit ur Armory Hall with shower baths
for the soldiers and also to have
cots there.
the ways and means committee on
camp activities and Judge L. c.
Barley ls general chairman. Ad-
dresses were made last night by DR..
Cyrus F. Stimson, district representa-
tive of the War Department;
Burdette Phillips, Washington, and
Judge L. C. Barley. this city.
While picking coal from beneath
Southern Railway freight car. on
wilkes street this afternoon, Clar-
ence Woolls. 10 years old, son Of
stephen Woods, 1l06 Wilkes street.
was badly injured when an engine
started to move the car. The lad
was rushed to the Alexandria Hos
pital and treated by DIR. NJ. d. De-
laney. One hand was crushed and
his leg lacerated. He suffered
severely from shock.
Announcement is made that the
Laymen's INSTRUMENTATION Lea
que has endorsed the action of Gov.
Stuart IN having the ark on the
river raided and also approves the
bill now before the legislature to
censor moving pictures. and the ac-
tion of Judge L. c. Barley in hav-
ing the Sunday closing law enfor-
ced. Officers chosen by this league
are: V. Ward Boswell, president;
Melvine p. Pitts. vice president;
William Campbell. secretary. and
Samuel w. Pitts. treasurer.
A character has been granted by
the State Corporation Commiss iou
W luc IONh NTGth lHt..
Alexandria, with a capital stock of
Sl5O,O00. Purposes are a theatrical
business. Officers are: II. Ralph
Burton. president; and william H..
Boyd. secretary and treasurer. both
Ipf Washington. -.-... 80. .-....,
r. q. Smith and wife have, sold
to James ODonnelI, OF Washington.
he GN1 Ans. A.,sN
the east side of st. A saph street,
between King and Cameron streets,
known as the MountTVernon stables.
1t is understood that the present
lessees will continue. to occupy the
premises as a garage.
Samuel Contee and Abe Banks.
negroes. were held for the grand pury
in Police Court today by Justice
Thompson. They were arrested at
ington street while driving to this
city from Washington ana IN q AlnaS
bout. They had a total of seven and
one-half gallons of liquor. The arrest
was made by Chief Goods, Sergt.
Scott and Policemen Kerns and Raw
lett.
John J. Fitzgerald, IS years old.
who lived on Windsor avenue. Def
Ray. died this morning in Alexandria
Hospital. His wife and three children
are living. They are Mrs. Horatio
Norton. Mrs. George Hammersely and
Francis Fitzgerald The body was
taken to the residence of Mrs. Ham
mersley. ia South Henry street. and
the funeral will take place at 9 O'Clock
Tuesday morning from st. Mary's
Catholic Church.
The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah Florence
Slaymaker will be held at 9:45 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, from the residence
of her niece Mrs. ]. w. Monroe. 5lS
Duke street, and will be conducted by
Rev. P. p. Phillips. d. D., rector Of
st. Paurs P. E. Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie A..
Harlow will be held at $50 O'Clock
Monday morning. at St Mary's Cath
olic Church. and will be conducted by
/ Rev. l.. F. Kelly. Burial will be in
st. Mary's Cemetery. The interment
will be private.
Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy
Hurst will be held at BIS O'Clock
| tomorrow afternoon at the Metho-
dist Protestant Church. Rev. Ray
mond w. White. pastor. officiating.
Mrs. Aruba Hanrahan's funeral
will take place at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon from the NJ. p.
| Church and will be conducted by
Rev. Raymond w. White. pastor.
The funeral of James r Smith,
jr., took place this morning from St
Mary's Catholic Church and was
conducted by Rev. L. F. Kelly. as
sistant pastor. Burial was made in
Bethel Cemetery.
The funeral of Richard A. Crane,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard S.
Crane will take place at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon from his parents
residence, Del Ray. Alexandria
County. and will be conducted by
Rev. DIR. f. V. Register and Rev.
Mr.. Fielding of the NJ. E. Church
South.