The Washington herald., 1921-07-13
CITY MANAGER
LIST SOON READY
AT ALEXANDRIA
Petitions Nearly Full, Say
Directors of Commerce
Chamber.
THE HERALD BUREAU,

THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 8. Doniphsn
7y King Street.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IA
Within the next few days a petit
tion signed by more than the re-
quired number of qualified voters Of
the city will be filed requesting
Judge S. G, Brent of the Circuit
Court to call q special election
October 8 to give the freebolders
an opportunity to decide whether
or not they desire the city manager
form of government. The announce
ment was made yesterday afternoon
at a meeting of the board OF d.
-n"' - of the chamber of com
merce. Hf AMy
. eport was submitted that
progress was being made on the
proSosition to establish a ferry be-
tween this city and the Maryland
side Of the river.
The directors also discussed the
diverting of the Lee. highway from
the Little River turnpike and II
was explained that the order OF
improvements cannot be Changed
without a special act OF the legis-
lature. The directors unanimously
adopted a resolution opposing the
moving OF the University Of Vir-
gin!a medical school from the uni
versity to Richmond.
Adjournment was made to Sep
tember.
These oficers OF Oriental Lodge
No. 6. Knights of Pythias. have
been installed by ]. T. Luckett,
past chancellor. acting deputy
grand chancellor: c. II. Pendle-
ton, chancellor commander; Joseph
Reeves. vice chancellor; G. II. Nc
Indurf. prelate; w. d. Jannier,
master Of work; Elmer Norris. X.
OF r. and s.; Harry Arnold, mas
| ter at arms; George w. Bontz, sr-.
master OF exchequer: l.. ID. Sulli-
van. master Of finance; l. NJ. Davis.
sentative to grand lodge, and w.
D. tanner, alternate
Funeral services for Charles E.
Ward were held this afternoon at
| Trinity NJ. E. Church, the Rev. ID.
II. Martin. D. D.. pastor, officiating.
Burial was in the Presbyterian
Cemetery. Members of Sarepta
| Lodge Of Odd Fellows attended.
The funeral of Mrs. Matilda Page
Laird. who died Sunday in Whining
ton. Del. was held today at Ivy Hill
Cemetery. Services were conducted
by Rev. W. {. Bell, OF the Episcopal
Theological Seminary.
Deeds of conveyance for the fol-
lowing pieces of property have just
been placed on record in the ONCE
of the clerk of the court: B. Well
and wife to William l. Lyons and
Henry .. Lyons. buildings on the
east side of Pitt between King and
Cameron streets known as lis, III
and 123 north Pitt street; L. Nor
gan Johnston to Royal Rixey EN-
brey and wife. house and lot on
Harvard street; F. l. Hume and
wife TO Mrs. Maggie Cave. house
and lot. % Maple street, Rosemont
The following newly elected Of
ficers of Marley Encampment No. 6,
Odd Fellows. were Installed last
night: Harvey Wade. chief patriarch;
C. j. Minor, senior warden: w. NJ.
Topping. junior warden: G. w. Bontz,
ST., treasurer. The Installation cere-
mony was conducted by Edward H.
Rice. district deputy grand patriarch.
. The funeral Of Charles S. Swain.
took place this morning at the resi-
dence. 203 Wolfe street. Services
were conducted by the Rev. John Lee
Allison, d. D.. pastor of the Second
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Burial was in
the Presbyterian Cemetery. Pallbear-
ers were: william +. Webster, ].
Murphy, Charles Duffey. c. W.
O'Meara,' W. f. Latham, jr., and
Julian: c. Dowell, the last named OF
Washington.
Mayor S. NJ. Duncan, announced
today that bills for all merchants
license taxes not paid by Monday
next will be turned over to the po-
lice force for collection.
The body of Sergt. Cyril b. Mosh-
er, Battery D.. 18th Field Artillery.
who was killed overseas June H.
1918, has arrived in Hoboken, N. J..
and will be taken to Greenwich, r.
l., for burial The deceased was well
known here, for a long time being in
camp at st. Asaph.
The July meeting of the Business
and Professional Women's Club was
held tonight in the Chamber of Conn.,
merce rooms.