The Washington times., 1920-01-14
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
and NEARBY VIRGINIA
Work On Million Dollar Fertilizer
Plant Will Be Commenced
Soon.
The Times Bureau.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Jan. 14.--Alex-
andria will in short time nave
another 81 ,0OO, 900 plant erected here.
according to announcement made last
evening at the meeting of the city
council The statement was made,
during a discussion OF a petition from
the employees OF the Old Dominion
Glass Company for an improved street
leading to their plant on north Fair
fax street that the Virginia Carolina
and Chemical Company had purcbG5e
ground near the plant OF the gl1Es
company. and would soon start ths
erection OF large fertilizer plant.
This company already has a small
plant, on the river front south Of
King street II also developed dur
ing the discussion that $500 had
been Appropriated nearly two years
ago 70 pay for a new roadway TO the
glass company's plant The commit
tee or fire and finarcs reported fav-
orabiy on the recommendation TO IN
crease the pay of the firemen SIC
month and the report was adopted.
The following were elected aschool
trustees to fill vacancies: First
Ward, Charles u. Tennesson; Third
Ward. Charles L. Dare; Fourth ward,
Thomas L. Dyson,
The following deeds were recorded
in the Clerks office OF the Corpora
tion Court today: Frank l.. Ballen-
ger and others TO Stephen Taylor,
a house and lot on the southeast cor
ner of Queen and Pitt streets; Fran
ces J. Robinson to Edith l.. and VIII
liam p. Roney, a house and lot 514
north Washington street: Leroy S.
Beach to Roy S. Warning, house and
lot 1OS Prince street.
The dump on upper King street
caught fire shortly after 10 o'clock
last evening and an alarm was sent
to the Reliance Engine House. The
fire was e4tinguished with a plug
stream.
A meeting Of the board of directors
OF the Alexandria Chamber Of Com
merce will be held this afternoon.
This evening at s o'clock a meeting
OF the chamber ofTcommere will be
held in the rooms OF the chamber.
The three national banks OF the
city have elected directors as follows:
First National Bank-G. L. Boothe,
NJ. B. Harlow, B. Baer, jr., Harry
Hammond. w. A. Moore, jr., T. w.
Robinson, and George e. Warneld
Citizens National Bank-E. l.
Daingerfield, J. c. Smoot, Worth HUI
FISH, NJ. A. Ahern, J. NJ. johnson, Car
roll Pierce, and u. S. Lambert
Alexandria National Bank-Judge
c. r. Nicol, Judge s. G. Brent. J. d.
Normoyle, w. G. Harvey. jr- L. Fl.
Dudley, and w. P. Woolls. These d.
rectors later met and elected officers
as follows: Judge c. Z. Nicol, presi-
dent; Judge s. G.. Brent, vice presi-
dent: J. Laurence Perry, second vice
president; L. II. Dudley, cashier.
The District deputy grand master
last evening installed the officers Of
Liberty Rebekah Lodge, No. 16, I. o.
o. F., at a meeting in odd Fellows
Hall.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of CORTLAND II. Davis, of
this city, to Miss Mary Helen Fox,
daughter OF Richard c. Fox, Of Brook
land. d. 6. The ceremony will take
place at the Brookland Baptist church
on the 21st inst ,....
sarepta Lodge, I. o. o. r., will meet
al Odd Fellows Hall this evening.
The initatory degree will be con.
fcrred.
w. u. Burkett, superintendent of
the Life Insurance Company of Vir-
ginia, left Alexandria for Richmond
today TO attend q meeting OF the
agents of that company.