The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphsn.
~ King Street.

IL King Street.
Alexandria, Va. Dec. "a com
4 munity Christmas tree will he pIaced
at washington and Queen streets
CHRISTMAS eve and consolidated
church choIrs will unite in Christmas
songs. The affair will be under the
auspices\ Of the Alexandria Comrnu-
nifty Service.
A ID. Crockett, chairman Of the
Community Service. has appoitned
the following committee: James
Bayne' chairman: Mrs. Robert +.
Downham. J. NJ Duncan, Cant.
George ". Evans. s. Is. Fowler. Mrs.
I. y. Howard. Mrs. ID. J. Howell, Mrs.
II. Marshall Jones, u. S. Lambert,
Miss Rose NJ. Macdonald, Frank S.
Marsh.
The tree will be illuminated every
night during Christmas week.
J. Frank Cook. S years old, died
inns morning at his residence. 10 1-2
North Patrick street, following two
J weeks illness He wills n retired
fish merchant. For about a half a
: century he had been engaged in the
iish business. and until recently was
associated with George l.. Price in
that business. conducting a stand in
the City Market.
1he following children survive:
John Thomas Cook. William VI. Cook.
Ernest Cook. Miss Annie Cook and
Mrs. r. l.. Nicholson. The funeral
will be held at o'clock Monday at
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Services will be conducted
by Rev. f. v. REGISTER, D. d.
| William NJ. Reardon's funeral was
held this afternoon at his residence.
S05 Prince street. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. f. V. Regestcr.
Burial was in the Presbyterian Gem
ctery. Pallbearers were C. F. How
dershell. w. r. Penn. 4. G. Rich
ards. Norman Roberts. NJ. L. Price
and A. G Clark. A delegation OF
Masons attended
! William II. Bontz. for the past
! thirty-one years engineer fo- the Re
lance Fire Engine company. has ten
dered his resignation to the city
council and will accept position
as Waterman at the Citizens Ma
tionai Bank. Raymond Cats will
MI tne vacancy.
! In the Corporation Court today
deeds of transfer for seven pieces
Of property were recorded: Mrs. :.
| Virginia Green. cxecutriN to
Thomas c. Hoy the three-story
brick dwelling house. 1l3 North
| Washington street: Mrs. Mary V.
Hunter to A. T. Courtney and wife.
|
Lee between Duke and Wolfe
] streets: Mrs. Lottie a. Connolly to
I Mrs. Helena G. Chauncey.. house and
lot on the west side of Fairfax be-
tween Queen and Princess streets;
Mrs. Ida V. Murray and husband to
Mrs. Oscie Struder. house 231 South
Pcyton. and to Marshall c. Pey Pat
tit. house 229 South Peyton and to
William T. Garrett, house 227 South
Pcyton and to Clarence Mcintosh.
house 225 South Peyton street
! Fitzgerald Council, knights of
/ Columbus. will have a Christmas
celebration at its meeting Monday
night in the Iyceum Hall. c. Ray
mond Hcllmuth is chairman of The
entertainment committee.
Alexandria Real Estate and Mort
! gage Corporation has elected w. \.
Smoot, president; r. S. Jones. vice
! president. and William r. Woolls,
| secretary. This corporation will pur-
chase ground on which it will erect
houses for the employees Of the Naval
| Torpedo Station in this city.
! A colored man seeking money yes
terday afternoon walked into the store
of Sweeney Brothers, Duke and Henry
streets. and purchased groceries
amounting to $50 and rendered
check for $50 purporting to be signed
| by an official of Alexandria County.
Before he got the change. however,
one OF the clerks went to the tele-
| phone. The colored man made
hasty exit leaving the check and
| groceries.
The marriage of Miss Marian Wen
| eel granddaughter OF Mrs. G. N.
Leef. this city. and Lynn A Beck.
Staunton. Va. took place This after
! noon at the parsonage of the Second
/ Baptist Church. the Rev. o. +. Lloyd
. officiating