The Washington herald., 1918-10-31
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria. Va. Oct so.-A
branch of the United States Homes
Reputation Service has been or
sanised in this city with ofices in
the rooms Of the Chamber Of Com
merce.
Mr.. 81. John. of the Industrial
Housing and Transportation Depart
fnsnt, iAst month came here and
conferred with the board of diree-
tors OF the Chamber of Commerce,
and that organization pledged its
support In the movement 70 help OBJ
tain homes for war workers in this
city.
The following committee on hous-
ing has been named by the Chamber
OF Commerce: Gardner l. Boothe
chairman Judge y. @. Brent. Carroll
Pierce. II. r. Burke, r. /. Payne, J.
, Y Williams. John T. Harrison.
Frank X. Higgins. Robert S. Jones
John q. Graham. William II
Sweeney. T. u. Dyson. A. ID. Brock
EFT, Mrs. T. g. Howard. Miss Mary
Lindsey. Miss Emma NJ. Giles, Miss
Katherine Waller and Mrs. d. J.
Howell.
Two thousand mechanics and la
borers are expected here shortly
with the opening of the big torpedo
assembling plant Of the government.
Work of razing buildings for it's
construction is now in progress and
just as soon as this is completed the
work OF building the big plant will
be begun, and rooms are needed 70
house these people who will come
, here to work.
A big touring car belonging to
Leo McKenney while returning late
last night from Washington was
struck by car going north on
Johnson's Hill, Alexandra County,
and wrecked. Mr.. Mckinney was
cut about the head and face. He
was treated by DR.. +. A German.
/ The occupants OF the colliding car
are said to have been colored resi-
dents Of Washington. Other occu-
pants in Mr.. AcKenney's car es-
capped injury.
Mrs. Mary Baggett Iddings. >daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Mary Z. Baggett, Of Del
Ray. Alexandra County. died at
Oneonta- y. Y. Her husband and two
children are living, together with a
sister Mrs. William Morarty. OF Del
Ray.
Funeral services for Miss Jessica
| Callahan will be held at 3 o'clock
Thursday afternoon from the resi-
| dence OF her parents. 2l3 South Fair
fax street, and services will be con-
/ Quoted by Rev. John Lee Allison.
, d. D.. pastor Of the Second Presby-
! terlal Church, and Rev. + '. Reyes
ter. d. D.. pastor OF the NJ. Z. Church
South.
Rev L F. Kelly. Of St Mary's
Catholic Church. this afternoon on
! ciated at the funeral Of Martin W
! Williams, little son Of Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Williams. al the residence OF
the parents. 81 North Pitt street.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida B.
/ Kirk were held this afternoon at De-
maine's mortuary chapel. The de-
| ceased died at her home in AnaCostia
Id. G.
A final decree Of divorce on the
! grounds OF desertion was granted to-
! day in the Corporation Court in the
/ case OF Edna Irene Shook from
! Harry Howard Shook PLAINTIFF was
! given permission TO resume the use
! Of her maiden name. Edna Irene
! Boyer.
! The local board OF civil service eN-
aminers announce that an eXamina-
/ ton will be held December II for po-
J sition OF postmaster at Indian Head
! Nd, which pays a salary OF Sl.l0n a
I year.
| Not q single death has occurred in
/ this city during the last twenty four
| hours The epidemic Of influenza here
is rapidly decreasing