Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
ALEXANDRIA

| MtAANUMA.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 1a-Alex-
andria's new industry. the big u. :
naval torpedo station on the river
front. now gives employment to 3oe
hands and within the next twelve
months will have on its pay roll 100
employees. most of whom will be
highly skilled mechanics. This plant
.. s. \. "
Practically the entire torpedo is
made here. The factory has a cap
acity OF rFo a day. Manufacturing is
now in progress.
| OF tae 800 now on the pay roll zoo
are machinists. fifty are unskilled
workers and thirty are clerical
lemployes.
| 1t is expected that a majority OF the
men sought as skilled mechanics will
| come from other cities with their
! families and make their homes in
| Alexandria.
f; PIans for the regatta of the South
ern Rowing Association, which will
be held in Alexandria July II. We're
| completed TO-DAY al meeting in this
CITY OF the repre- senta1ires of the
ASSOCIATION who inspected the course.
Inc members were the guests o. the
| local committee and had dinner at
| the Hotel Rammel, Afterw:rd they
! conferred with the board of gov
| ernors of the Old Dominion Boat club
OF TINS city at Il meeting in the rooms
OF the chamber OF commerce. Later
| the visitors attended 4 dance in the
| auditorium OF the EIks' HOME under
| lhe auspices of Alexandria Post, No.
"A. American Legion
+: James r. Mansfield, association or
| Sin!Zcr tor the Potomac Baptist ASso-
! cation. embracing this city and the
counties of Arlington. Fairfax. Prince
william. l'oudos:o. Fauauier and STAT
1ord. has TGpor; ed 20 IL. central com
| !nittee tina, :his association sub
Scribed sa... !.efa to the Baptist
seventy .''.-,sii!:pt- canpa ign.
n" E.rst iS;b:,sH t's.arch of this city
was apport:oneJ S3i Sn4 30 and the sub
script1ons an1t!n.fd 20 $39.e35. A. The
second BantiS't Cnu"c:i OF this city
scr ptionS ar:ountcd to 57,o.3.1U The
Ds' Ray Baptist Church. north of
Alexandra. WAS apport;oned $1,000
; ana SUBSCRIPTIONS amounted to 1881
me allotment foo the Potomac Asso-
cation was s2l3.3g15H
| me congregation of the NJ F.
Church South las night gave a re-
csptlon n honor Of Rev. DR.. L. V.
Reges'er. pastor of that church. and
Kew. DR.. H. p. Hami'l, presiding elder
OF Alexandria district. Wilert c.
BagSett welcomed them, and their
we "tit presented with mowers.
Vocal solos were given by Mrs James
A. Hhllish. Miss jamie Saunders, Will
l.ier !. waller and stephen II. Field.
Rec1tatioES were given by Mrs Har-
old Clark and Willard Bluett. Smiths
orchestra furnished the music
The Nornans Home Missionary So
ciety of Trinity NJ. r. Church has
elected these officers: Mrs J. r. Fitz-
j gerald. president Mrs Lleweily n
; Dyson. vice president; Mrs, Bishop
Arnold. recording secretary: Mrs.
George Hepburn. corresponding sec
rotary, and Mrs. Peter Hoy treas
urer.
! }. 5. Jonah. native of Lynn. Mass.
who was employed as i blacksmith h
at the plant of the Virginia Ship
building Corporation. died today at
the Alexandria Hospital. The body
and prepared for burial. Mr.. Jonah
was a member of Sarepta Lodge. No
46. Odd Fellows. and Virginia Lodge,
No. 1915. Local Order of Moose: Mar
+; ley Encampment of odd Fellows and
the Canton. Odd Fellows.
Arrangements have been compIet ed
! for sacred concert Sunday after
noon. May %. at 3 o'clock. in the Rich
mond Theater, by st. Mary's Indus
trial Boys School Band, under the
auspices of St Marys Holy Name
Society. A special program is being
I arid "A luHu Is SouSHt u TeDuiiO
the school. which was burned some
time ago. Solos are to be given by a
number of members of the band and
| also by number of observation-disclosures
, Representative ". w. Venable OF
Mississippi at o'clock Monday nigh,
will deliver an address before the
Mems Club of Christ Episcopal
| Church in the parish hall of that
/ church. A special musical program
! has been prepared.
! A tablet to the memory of Jeremiah
i Moore. pioneer Baptist minister, will
! be unveiled at 1:45 o'clock tomorrow
| night at the FIRST Baptist Church
| with appropriate exercises. The I'M
yelling will be done by Miss Florence
| s. Bergman. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Clifford X. Bergman of Wash
| ington. A special sermon will be
| preached by Rev. DIR. w. j. McGloth-
lin, president of Furnam University
Greenville, S. c.
| A minstrel show win be giver
| Tuesday and Wednesday nights in
| the opera house by the Seminole
| Players, under the auspices of Can
| ton. No l. l. Q. Q. F.
| The dance given in the auditorium
of the Elks' Home, under the auspices
| of Alexandria Post No. "a, American
Legion. was largely attended.
/ Thomas Chauncey has been appoint
| ed registrar for the fourth ward an6
| will be at his place of business, Soutf
/; Alfred street, for the purpose of reg.
| istering those who desire to be reg
istered in that ward next Tuesday.