The Washington herald., 1918-03-09
BOOST ALEXANDRIA,
Is Slogan There
Alexander the Great Had Nothing
on Greater Alexandra.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. Z. knight & Son.
NS3 King St1ees.


Alexandria, Va, March S-B. W.
Morse. vice president and general
manager Of the Virginia shipbuilding
Corporation. was this afternoon host
to a large gathering Of business MEN
at q luncheon served in the West
minister BIilding, the occasion being
to boost the movement Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce for q Greater AZ
exandria."
Mr.. Morse made an address In
which he stated that his company
had located in Alexandria when other
cities lad offered inducements. and
he Sdded that the Virginia Ship
hu-oirg Corporation expects to have
ten ships overheard by the end of
this year. This company, he said,
will give employment to $500 men,
which will mean that Alexandria will
have from 1900 to 1900 additional
population.
Suggestions were made by Mr..
Morse for the improvement of differ
ent public utilities. The public schools
he said are all right. but he added
arrangements will have to be made
to accommodate between 1900 and 5000
more pupils. The speaker praised the
new Alexandra Hospital, which he
said would need 80 beds instead Of
sixty available now He suggested
the need Of a ferry to operate be-
tween this city and the Maryland
. side Of the river.
Robert L. Payne. president Of the
! Chamber Of Commerce. presided after
Sr. Morse finished his address and
made a short address on the work
the Chamber OF Commerce expects to
dc. He said ]. I. Preston. secretary
Of the Chamber of Commerce, had
reported to him that from December
10 March 53,s2s persons had been To-
Gated here.
nl n Mcfarland, who Is in charge
, OF the work in connection with the
Greater Alexandria campaign, out
lined the bureau plan of the new
Chambe.. of Commerce. which he de-
'clared had operated successfully in
400 othe- cities.
Others VINO r.#6e add~ssAes were
Judge l. C. Barley. Gardner L.
Boothe. DR.. George T. KIipstein and
Carroll Pierce.
III dhdLi anu OEucNs real estate
dealers, have sold for r. E. Ac-
ton and others the three story
brick dwelling on the south side of
King street between Alfred and
Patrick streets. together with the
large lot adjoining same on the
west side, to DR.. Jesse Hayes.
A special grand jury has been
summoned to meet next Wednes-
day morning in the Corporation
Court, Judge L. c. Barley presiding,
at which time twelve cases for al
legged violations of the State pro-
hibition laws will be presented to
. the jury.
Miss Mildred Lee Studds and
Lieut.. Albert G. Clark. the latter of
Washington, were married in
christ P. E. Church yesterday after
= noon, by Rev. S. A. Wallis, D. D.,
Of the Episcopal Theological Semin-
ary. assisted by Rev. W. ]. Morton,
rector of Christi P. E. Church.
In the Corporation Court today
in the divorce suit of Lillian H.
Armstrong against James r. ARM
stEonE, the court awarded Mr.. Arm
StrOnE a divorce instead of the wife.
N1r. Armstrong having filed a cross
bTn. In the Circuit Court a final
decree for divorce was granted in
the case Of Irene Davis from Henry
E r. Davis.
'Sa huel F. RambO, 50 years old. died
yesterday at mis- residence. IA Prince
street He was a retired glassblowsr.
In addition to his wife, three sons and
Two daughters are Hving. His funeral
will take place at 2-3O o'clock Sunday
afternoon, from his late residence,
Rev. a. z. Speilman. pastor of Trim
uy VI. E. Church, officiating.
c. Taney Jackson. 81 years old. a
former resident Of this city, died yes
terday at Garfield Hospital, Washing
on He was unmarried. The body
was brought to Wheatley's mortuary
chaped and prepared foT burial.
Walker L. Gary. infant son of Will
am T. Gary. died last night and the
funeral took place this afternoon from
his fathers residence, Del Ray, Alex
Indria County.
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