Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-02
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June with
more than 400 delegates in attend
ance. representing practically every
trade organization in Virginia. the
annual convention of the State FEEDER
alton of Labor was opened today in
the auditorium of the War Camp
Community Service. Among the dele
gates are several women. 1t is one of
the most largely attended conventions
ever held in the state.
The meeting was called to order by
]. W. Collins Of this city. president of
Machinists' Local No. $40 and chair
rangements. Welcoming addresses
were made by Mayor Thomas A. Fish
er, on behalf of the city, and Carroll
Pierce. president Of the chamber of
commerce. on behalf OF that organiza
ton. Invocation was by Rev. DR.. E.
". REGISTER. pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
Other speakers were W. F. Hanna,
International Association of Machnists;
James Hirschberg, commissioner of
labor of Virginia; E. E. Smith, assist
ant state superintendent Of schools, on
voca tional education; Raymond V. Long,
state supervisor of trades and indus
tries. Richmond: Miss Adele Clarke Of
the Equal Suffrage League, who made
a plea for suffrage and asked for reso-
buttons seeking the Virginia senator's
votes. and c. A. Woodman Of the De-
partment Of Labor, representing the
councillation branch.
The business session was called to
order by President G. L. Wilcox. Reparts
were received from the various coun-
ellis. The convention will end its delib-
erations Wednesday afternoon.
Owing to the illness of Attorney
Edmund Burke, the trial Of William
H. Oehlert, slated to begin today in
the corporation court, Judge ]. T.
Goolrick. Fredericksburg. Va. presid-
charged with shooting and killing
Linwood Kidwell November 10. 1918.
This will be the third trial of Oehlert.
Hugh Ashby Moss. forty years old.
died suddenly early Sunday morning
at the home of his mother. the Rose
mont apartment, 414 Duke street.
Acute indigestion. with which he was
stricken only short time previously.
was the cause of death. For many
years he was employed in the South
the time Of his death he held cleri-
cal position at the plant of the Viz
ginia Shipbuilding Corporation. He
was a son of Mrs. Margaret Moss and
the late Thomas Moss. He is sur
vived by a son and a daughter. The
tomorrow afternoon. at St Paurs P.
E. Church. Services will be conduct
ed by Rev. DR.. P. P. Phillips. rector.
The ladies' committee of the Saliva
ton Army home service fund will give
a dance tonight in the auditorium Of
| the War Camp Community Service
Club. 1t will be chaperoned by Mrs
Carroll Pierce, Mrs. D. ]. Howell. Mrs.
Pullman. Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. Spittle
Mrs. C. T. Nicholson and Miss Coch-
ran and Mrs. c. w. Wattles.
| During the month of May Police
Justice l.. H. Thompson collected fines
amounting to 1901 in the police court.
| Mrs Maggie l.. Marshall Eidsness
| has sold to William Bladder two
houses and lots at 1919 and 1921 Duke
street Misses Roberta and Sofronia
Matthews have sold to John Lomax a
house and lot on the north side Of
Queen between Henry and Fayette
| streets.
| William H Armstrong, colored, thir-
ty years old. employed as track
hand by the Washington-Souther
Railway Company. was struck and in
| stantly killed by a northbound pas
senRer train over that road Friday
afternoon at Franconia. The body
was brought here and taken to De-
maines mortuary chapel. The man
was a native of louisiana