The Washington times., 1919-12-30
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARBY COUNTY
Branch Of Virginia Association fol
the Common Good Is
Organized.
The Times Bureau.
7Q3 King street


ALEXANDRIA,. Va. Dec. 3o.-A
branch OF the Virginia Association
for the Common Good was organized
in this city yesterday afternoon at q
meeting held at the rooms of the Al
exandfia Chamber Of Commerce. NJ.
B. Harlow. temporary Chairman, pre-
sided at the meeting. and the follow
ing officers were elected: Julian Y
Williams. president; j. T. Preston,
secretary and treasurer. The follow
ing were appointed a committee to
draft bylaws for the association:
Claude w. Fletcher, NJ e. Harlow,
and A. d. Brockett
Canton Alexandria No. /, Patri-
archs Militant, 1. o. o. F., held a
meeting at Odd Fellows Hall last
evening and elected the following Of
icers: lieutenant colonel, w. l. Mar
tin; major, w. E. Latham, sr.: CAP
tain, E. Raymond Gaines; first leu
tenant. j. h Williams: inside, James
Il. Luckett; clerk, w. c. Cunningham;
treasurer, W. z. Webb. These off,
GERS VIII be installed January 2e.
The Bible class Of the First Rnp-
tist Church Sunday School last even
ing elected the following officers fo-
the ensuing year: R. H. Cox, presi-
dent; c. a. Cornell. secretary; ]. NJ
Saunders, treasurer; Judge c. y.
Nichol. teacher; w. d. Schofield. as
sistant teacher.
The following deeds have been re-
corded in the clerks office of the
Corporation Court: Patrick r. Dow
ney and wife to George W. RidReway.
a house and lot s21 Oronoco street:
Mrs. Bette c. Smoot and others 20 the
Alexandria Laundry. one quarter
square Of ground at the southwest
corner OF Queen and Fayette streets:
L. Morgan Johnston to Ernest w.
Wilson, house and lot in lot 80, sec
tion 8, Rosemont; w. w. Simpson to
William l. Norford. two houses and
lots 5O2 and 504 Cameron street.
The beginners and primary classes
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South Sunday School held their Christ.
mas entertainment this afternoon.
Judge l. c. Barley has appointed
Ashby f. Bladen, deputy clerk of the
corporation court for the city of Alex
andria- Mr.. Bladen entered upon his
y.
The State corporation commission,
has granted the following charters 10
Alexandria concerns: Lindsey-Kirk
Corporation, Alexandria, Va Officers,
Charles T. Nicholson, president. Brad
dock: Harry ID. Kirk secretary, Alex
andria: Orlando ". Kirk, Braddock,
and Wallace n. Lindsey. Alexandria.
The objects OF the corporation are 10
engage in the wholesale and retail
grocery business.
Amendment TO the charter of the
Washington Wholesale Drug Ex-
change of Alexandria: Paul Pearson.
president. and II. c. yesterday, secre-
tary, increasing capital stock from
$4,000 TO SI50,0Oo.
Waggaman & Brawner, Incorpora-
ted, Alexandria, Va: Capital stock
from $4,000 to s150.oO0. Officers.
Iohn W. Brawner, president; W. A.
Seabold, secretary; Floyd p. wagga-
man and Ennalla Waggaman all OF
Washington, ID. 9. Objects, TO engage
in q general real estate business
Walter Yancey. residing at 32I
North st. Asaph street, attempted sui
eide yesterday by hanging himself in
his cellar. He was found by his little
daughter. and ne1k khboTs cut him down
before he had accomplished hts OBJ
ject. Domestic troubles are san TO