The Washington times., 1920-01-12
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
and NEARBY VIRGINIA
January Term of Corporation Court
Is Opened-William
Woods Buried
THE TIMES BUREAU.

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ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Jan. 1.-THE
January term OF the corporation
court, Judge Louis c. Barley presid-
ing, opened at the court house, on
! Cameron street, this morning. The
following grand jurors have been
summoned for this term: Thomas L.
Carter, Carroll II. May, Julian T..
Burke, Thomas E. Dyson, J. II. Pres
ton. d. N. Hulfish. Alexander S. Doni-
phan, ]. NJ. Reed, and w. L. Stone.
| The grand jury today had the fol-
lowing cases presented TO IL by Com
monwealth's Attorney Howard w.
| Smith: Sidney Harris, colored.
charged with shooting William An
derson, also coIored, on the evening
OF December 81 last; Walter Smith,
charged with violating the prohibi-
tion law; David Crockett charged
with violating the prohibition law.
| The funeral of the late William
| woolls was held from st. Mary's
Catholic Church this morning at $3.50
o'clock. The Rev. l.. F. Kelly, assist
ant pastor, sang a mass of requiem,
and the funeral was attended by many
friends of the deceased. The burial
was in st. Mary's Cemetery.
| At the, Methodist Church South yes
| terday services were conducted[ by
the Rev. III. NJ. Hamill, presiding
| elder, the pastor, the Rev. e. W. Reg
ester being i'll. Thirteen new MEM
bers were received into the church.
| The funeral of the late Mrs. Elsie
! Campbell was held from her home,
| TOT Pendleton street, this afternoon.
/ rr1A- ~ a1fn Nc a
! Second Baptist Church. conducted the
| funeral services.
Judge Samuel G. Brent, of the cir
cult court. is confined to his home by
| Illness
The Lyceum basketball team will
| play a game this evening with the
| team from Camp Humphries at Ar
mory Hall. on South Royal street.
Mt Vernon Council. Daughters of
America, at it's melting last Thursday,
| installed officers. The installation
was conducted by Deputy State Coun-
cilor Mrs. James II. Mansfield, and
the following officers were installed:
Councillor, Mrs. G. N. Cradlin: associ-
ate councillor. Mrs. Nettie Coffin; vice
councillor, Mrs w. A. Shinn; associate
vice councillor, Mrs. John Allen; war
den, Mrs. Annie Davis; conductor,
Mrs Loula Meckler; assistant record
ing secretary, Mrs John Clapdore; (;
inside sentinel, ]. II. Mansfield, trus-
tee, Mrs. Annie Dodd; representative
to State council, Mrs. Mary Beach;
| Junior past councillor, Mrs. Annie
Dodd; associate past councillor, Miss
Matter Turner.
The FIRE department was called out
last Saturday evening to eXtipyuish
| fire in the chimney of a house on
| North Columbus street, between Prin-
cess and Oronoco streets.
The Alexandria chamber of COM
| merce will meet at it's rooms, on
| Cameron street, this evening.
The city council will hold its first
| meeting since the Christmas holidays
at the city hall tomorrow evening.
Vacancies caused by the failure of
George Il. warfield. Harry Hammond,
and T. c. Howard to qualify, after
they had been elected to the school
board, will be filled.
| At st. Mary's Catholic Church yes
| terday morning the Rt. Rev. ID. j.
| O'ConnellS bishop OF Richmond, ao-
ministered the Sacrament of Confir-
nation on a class of fifty-three girls.
thirty-eight boys and a number of
adults. The confirmation took place
| after the o'clock mass. At IL
o'clock the bishop also delivered a
sermon taking for his subject the gos-
pei of the day.
| Alexandria Lodge II. T. o. Elks
will hold meeting at its hall on
| Prince street this evening.
AT the meeting of the Salvation
Army last evening addresses were do
livered by AdJutant and Mrs. Ross
| Boucher.
The Rev. Father Fitzgerald. of the
Dominican House of Studies, Brook
land. d. c., delivered a SERMON to the
members OF the Holy Name Society
at st. Mary's Church last evening.
This evening Father Fitzgerald will