The Washington herald., 1921-05-24
SEEK PUPILS AID
In CLEANUP WEEK
AT ALEXANDRIA
Schools of City to Be Wis
tied by Committees
Today.
THE HERALD BUREAU.

a. y. Donlpnan.
III King Street
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 23.-In
the interest OF cleanup and paint
up week." subcommittees of the
conmittee on arrangements tomor-
row will visit public and private
schools of the city to stimulate in
terest among the pupils The cam
paign will open June and close
June IL.
Committees designated to visit
the schools are: Miss Mary Lind
sey and Mrs. d. J. Howell, Wash
ington public school for boys and
ST. Mary's parochial school,: Mrs.
N. L Horner and Miss Mary A.
Monroe, Parker-Gray school and st.
Joseph's School: Clinton Knight
and DR.. ]. ]. Garvey, high school
and west end; DR.. Louis Z. Foulks
and Miss Lucy Graves, Lee school;
Thomas E. Dyson and Capt. George
II. Evans. Xaverian Brothers school
and St Mary's academy.
Representative Riley ]. Wilson,
OF louisiana, will be the orator at
the annual Confederate memorial
DAY exercises at $50 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon at the Confederate
monument, Washington and Prince
streets Invocation will be given
by Rev. W. ]. Morton. rector of
Christ Episcopal church and bene-
dlction by Rev. S. A. Wallis, d D..
OF Braddock Episcopal chapel.
An entertainment was given last
night by Silver Moon council. No.
10, degree OF Pocahontas, in honor
or members of Idaho council. No
l. OF Washington. Mrs Mabel Room.
representative from the local coun-
ell to the Great council of Virginia
made report on the session held
IN fredericksburg recently.
With the entry Of Fred n. schnei-
DER into the field for the office of
cIerk or gas today, the fight be-
comes a triangular one the other
candidates being Fred w. Ebhardt
incumbent, and Carter II. Smith.
1t was stated today that the
crashing of glass in a jitney of the
yellow bus line while en- route to
Washington last night was caused
by the falling of an auto horn and
not by a pistol shot. as previously
reported.
Purcell Wallace, colored, was ac-
quilted of Intentionally shooting
his mother in the leg. in court to-
day. He testified he did not know
the gun was loaded.
Under the direction of X. f. Wal
lace. local secretary Of the Y. NJ. c.
A, troop No. 4. pioneers. was or
ganized at Trinity NJ. z. church
Sunday school yesterday with
charter membership of twelve. AL
bert Hurshman is leader.
The Salvation Army appeal for
$500 was begun here today by a
committee of about 40 men and
women. They report considerable
success for the first day.
slight fire occurred aoout noon
today at the packing plant of Sam
FaEelson, North Washington street
extended, reported caused by boys
building a fire adjoining the plant.
A fire at Aitcheson's wharf at s
o'clock this morning was found to
be a plank burning, probably
caused by a cigarette.
A dance and card party at the
Lyceum hall tonight brought to
close the festlVltleS incident 10 the
initiation Of a class of candidates
yesterday afternoon at the Elks'
hall by the Catholic Daughters of
America
Mrs. Alice c. Petit announces
the marriage of her daughter. Miss
Mary Ella Petit to r. German Fer
guson. on Saturday, at the parson-
age of the NJ. E. church south, Rev.
Z. V. REGISTER, D. D., pastor, Of
iciating.
st. George Tucker. candidate for
governor. will address a mass
meeting in the opera house tomor-
row night. Commonwealth Attor-
ney Howard W. Smith will call the
meeting to order, and Mayor ]. N.
Duncan will preside.
Artificial poppies will Be sold on
the streets here Saturday for the
benefit of disabled former service
men and their families.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.