Evening star., 1920-02-29
ALEXANDRA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 2S.-
Alexandria's city FIRE department Is
now completely motorized. The ar
rival of two modern fire hose wagons
| last night completed the motoriza-
tion OF the fire department They
were Immediately placed In service.
One of the vehicles has been placed
in the Reliance fire company's house,
on North Patrick street, and the other
in the house of the Columbia hre
company. on South st. Asaph street
Each wagon cost the city $4,000. and
forty-gallon chemical tank, two
small extinguishers ad other fire
fighting paraphernalia- Alexandra
now boasts Of a fire equipment which
compares favorably with any fire ap-
paratus in the state.
The body OF Archie Englerbert
who died at the base hospital at
Camp Humphreys, Va, this morning.
as result Of injuries sustained when
an automobile in which he was pas
senger overturned last night while
en- route to Camp Humphreys. will
be shipped to his former home at
Cumberland. Wis, for burial.
Merchants Of the city have arranged
for style show to be given March
Il, 1S and 10. Committees named fol-
low: Finance. c. NJ. Horgan. chair
man: B. Well A. Katz. w. H. Thomas
l.. Ruben and H. w. Widlt; press and
publicity, Charles r. Morrison. chair
man: r. F. Downham, E. r. Elliott,
NJ. T. Dwyer. Frank Michelbach, M
son and r. l.. Carne: parade and
music r. Rlumenfeld. chairman;
Claude W. Fletcher. Abe l.. Cohen,
c. p. Waller. jr.: H. Friedlander and
Julius Wolfe.
A two-week mission will be opened
AIorN
Church today and the sermons will be
preached by Rev. John Gripprich. s.
T.. and the Rev Patrick II. McHugh.
S. j., both Of South Norwalk, Conn.,.
mission house. The hour for the ser
vices will be announced at the open
preaching nightly at 7:45 o'clock.
Rev Louis Smet, pastor. extends an
invitation to all persons to attend.
Miss Eliza s. Chinn, twenty-four
years old, Of Rockville. Md. trained
nurse. died this afternoon at the Alex
andria Hospital after short illness Illness
to Rockville for burial. The deceased
was graduate nurse and had ire
quently been engaged in that work In
Alexandria.
Deeds Of conveyance for four pieces
of property have just been placed on
record in the Office Of the clerk Of the
COuIl as 1oLo~S. ~sAA ..
horn and husband to John r. Howard
house and lot on the east side OF
Patrick, between Cameron and Queen
streets; James w. McMenamin and
wife to Claude w. Fletcher, house ana
lot on the east side Of Payne, be-
tween Prince and Duke streets; Frede-
rick and William ]. Schuler to Mrs.
Effie T. Payne, house and lot 1904
King street and same parties to Rich
ard S. Sutherland. house and lot, 1906
King street.
Arrangements have been made by
James w. Jackson Council. No. 66.
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics. for the awarding Of the medals
received from the state council Of
Virginia to be presented to every
man of that organization who served
the colors during the world war. These
medals will be- presented at a meet
ing which will be held March g..
Howard W. Smith has been chosen
by the publicity and convention bu-
reau Of the chamber OF commerce. . d.
rector to the chamber of commerce
for q period OF two years. and q. H.
Kirk has been chosen director to
the chamber OF commerce for a period
Of two years by the traffic and trans
portation bureau Of that organization.
Prof. waiter E. Kennedy OF wash
inRton will address . mass. meettne
in the Richmond Theater at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon on the Plumb
plan for government ownership OF
railroads. The AFFAIR will be open to
tho public, e.