The Washington herald., 1918-01-20
ALEXANDRIA STORES
To CLOSE TOMORROW
Retail Merchants Associadoh Yates
Support to Fuel Edict.
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Alexandria, Va, Jan. is.-The Retail
Merchants Association Of this city
viii cooperate with the edict OF Fuel
Administrator Garfield by closing
their places of business Monday ex-
cept those exempted. This was de-
cided upon today by the members OF
the association at a meeting held in
! the once OF Richard B. Washington.
secretary, at which time a resolution
was UNANIMOUSLY adopted TO cooperate
with the orders issued. Practically
al viii close, except thoss vho sell
4 food products. and the latter VII re-
main open until noon.
Alexandria will practically sp<ak-
| ing be a ''closed" city after the noon
hour Monday and every Monday
/ thereafter until March 3. There are
3j4 retail establishments in the city.
George Z. warfeld. chairman OF
the local fuel administration board.
appeared before the retailers and an
severed many questions propounded
TO him by the retailers.
Word was received today by Mr..
warieid that the fertilizer factories
had been exempted and they resumed
| operations this morning at their acid
plants.
A telegram also was received by Mr..
Warfield from Fuel Administrator
/ Byrd relative 20 divertinE coal in car
] load lots as recommended by him to
every local fuel board throughout rhe
State.
The mandate for closing the fae-
tories is being strictly observed here
/ by the manufacturers and they viii
remain closed until Wednesday, in
compliance with the law.
R. Z. lee Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams, held its annual banquet tonight
in Lee Camp Hall in observance, OF
Gen. Lees birthday. Toasts were re-
Z sponded to by Senator Kenneth Nc
! Kellar, Tenn: Representative Chsrles
\ c. Carlin. this city. and Rev. Es v.
! REGISTER. ID. D., this city. John r..
Zimmerman. commander OF the Iecsl
camp. presided and about eighty per
sons attended. Invocation was pro
nounced by Rev J. w. Dufney, d. d.
chaplain OF the local camp and Gen.
] Lees farewell address was read by
Adjutsnt Edgar warheid. Piano sse-
lections were given by Miss Virgtnia
Downey. The banquet was servedibv
the women's Auxiliary and Unhed
Daughters OF the Confederacy.
Banks and city offices here were
closed In observance Of the day.
Mary Mcdonald, IL yearr IA.
daughter Of Joseph Mcdonald. OF New
| Alexandra, was struck by an autouo-
bile driven by Cameron Roberts while
on King street this afternoon and had
her leg broken and received brui-es
She was taken TO the Alexandria Hos
pital by Mr.. Roberts and treated ~
DIR. Edward A. German.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Morris. q v.kr.
old, died this afternoon at l.5O o'cI8rk
az the residence Of her sister. ~.
Harry Priest. l71g Duke street H.
deceased was the daughter q ~
Bessie kerrick. Surviving her - 49,
mother, three brothers and f~ar =
tiers. Her funeral VIII take - 80
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon frcnl -
late residence and services ~4H rbe
conducted by Rev. z y. Jackson. N.
d., pastor OF the First Baptist Church.
1t is announced that the unae1
States Shipbuilding Company. whose
subsidiary. the American shipburd-
ing Corporation, OF Virginia, has
changed its name 70 that Of the Viz
ginia Shipbuilding Corporation of vIr-
sinia- on account OF the confu-s5r
with other companies bearing sin a
names. This concern has the a.
tract for the construction OF tw1ra
steel ships and the preliminary v-ors
has already been begun and OF ss
opened here.
William II. Wheatley. "a year. old.
died shortly before noon today at his
residence, 81 South Lee street Tbe
deceased was a native OF St Marzr's
County. Nd, but had lived here most
OF his life. For many years he pas
one OF the officers Of the steamer John
Gibson, which piled between this citv
and New York. In addition 70 his
wife, he is survived by a son. Il.
Linden Wheatley.
The state Corporation Commission
mas Sranted charter 70 the HayfjeIf
farm Company, Inc, this city. with
maximum capital stock OF ylON spl
and a minimum OF $1,000. Objects
are a real estate business. ONisers
arc; James NJ. Duncan. president,
3 Kenneth W. ogden, vice presiderf
John G. Graham, secretary. These
) officers, with William p. wooIIs. con-
Sutute the board OF directors
! Jeff Lightfoot, colored, CHARGED
with violating the State prohibition
law. by carrying a hand satchcI
J containing three and one-half quarts
t OF liquor. was held for the action
= OF the grand jury in the Police
Court today. The case Of George
: Francis. colored. AZ whose home siv
pints was found. was continued until
Tuesday.
The rooms OF the Chamber %
, Commerce will be closed Monday
owing to the enforcement OF N.
= = fuel administration order ana bus
ness OF that organization will be
disposed OF by J. T. Preston, secrs-
4 tary. at his residence, 21S South
Royal street.
Elizabeth Evans. infant dsurhte-
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Guy B. Evans, died
today at her parents residence. Il.
South Washington street.
Kane Now Sergeant
New York. Jan. ls.-Kane. the Young
Yankee outfielder procured in the draft
from Providence. has notified the club
that he has been appointed a sergeant