The Washington herald., 1918-09-29
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphan,
II Kirz Street

Alexandria, Va. Sept. 2s-The lib
erty loan campaign was formally
launched in this city today when
Aviator w. L Bonney. general mana
| ger of the Alexandria Aircraft Cor
poration, made fight over the city
dropping literature. The fire engine
bells were rung and whistles blown.
Hundreds Of persons on the streets
caught the small leaflets. advertising
the loan, as they were dropped from
the big flying boat.
Bankers report that large number
! of the bonds were sold today. Alex
andria hopes to go over the top
long before the close of the campaign,
October 10.
A meeting Of all OF the committees
in charge of the loan is scheduled to
be held at o'clock Tuesday after
noon in the rooms Of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The executive committee OF the
fourth liberty loan follows: Leo p
Harlow. chairman; Carroll Pierce.
vice chairman; ]. T. Preston. secre-
tary; Edward z. Allen. W. c. Artz,
H. A. Bales, Judge L. c. Barley.
Gardner L. Boothe, n. l. Rowsen,
Z y uuSc D u. Ertnlb A -. brOCheII, d,
Harry Brown, c. S. T. Burke, II. r.
Burke, r. NJ. Colvin, P. E. Gift, T.
E. Dyson. T. A. Fisher, Harry Ham
mond. John T. Harrison, NJ. B. Har-
| low, George D. Hopkins, A. L. How
W. H. P. Kelly. Miss Mary Lindsey,
Wallace Lindsey, B. X. Little, F. F.
Marbury, r. NJ. Much. Judge c. z.
/ T
pold Ruben, H. w. Smith, T. E. Sc
brell. VIM. A. smoot jr. VIM. 3.
Smoot, W. H. Sweeney, J. II. Trim
yer, Geo. z. Warfeld. ]. Y. Williams
r. L. Payne. o. H. Kirk.
Other committees are: Steam rail-
way employes-H A. Bales, chair
man; G. r. Buddin, vice Chairman:
&c. r. Craddock. NJ. B. Apperson, p.
F. Wade, G. W. Thornhill. w. z.
Midkiff, Z. Fuller, II. B. Munday.
Fraternal-J. H. Trimyer, chair
man; G. w. Bontz, jr., w, c. Cum
ningham, J. 4. Luckett. r. c. sulIi-
van. H. Friedlander. W. L. Allen, ].
2. W. Timberman. ]. L. shinn, F. w
Latham, W. P. Woolls, George W.
Zachary. Joseph H. West.
| Publicity-S. w. Pitts. chairman
Paul B. Hulhsh. V. H. Peele, Joseph
II. Schwarzmann, James F. Peyton,
NJ. T. Dwyer.
Carpenters and Joiners-Edward H
Allen chairman; Robert Adams
Thos. Zones
Trades of City-John T. Harrison,
chairman,
Electric Railway Employes-P. E.
Clift chairnah.
| Maetipnc
Kirk. chairman.
Judge Edmund waddiU, OF the
United States Court for the Eastern
district Of Virginia, will hold at q
o'clock Monday morning special
session Of that court here for the
purpose Of hearing the condemnation
| suit of the United States against
John s. West. The suit involves a
tract consisting of 963.1 acres known
as the Belvoir tract, now the site OF
Camp Humphreys. Mr.. West is rep
resented by Attorney Gardner L.
Boothe, and the government by
United States District Attorney Rich
ard H. Mann.
| The funeral of Mrs. Emily Yer
sehuere, wife of Alphonse Verse
huere, who died at the Hotel
Humphreys, will take place Mon
Day morning, st. Mary's Catholic
Church. Services will be conduct
ed by Rev. Louis Smet, pastor, and
the body will be shipped to San
Antonio. Fla
War savings stamps sold IN the
! city thus far amount to sll3,00O.
/ The per capita sales are s62e.
John J. c. Luckett will leave to-
morrow night for Camp Joseph E.
| Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla, to en-
| ter the Officers Training School,
! Quartermas ster's Corps.