The Washington herald., 1921-05-02
AEXAlDRIATRUCK
COMPANY HAS 36
CHARTER MEMBERS
Joseph De Silva Elected
President of New Or
ganization.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 9. Doniphan,
TT King Street,


ALEXANDRIA,. Va. May L.
with q charter membership Of
thirty-six the Relief Truck Com
pany today was formally organised
At q meeting. held at the company,s
house. to take the place of the vol.
unteers who resigned at midnight
last night
An Organization was effected
with the election OF these ofhcers:
Joseph De silva, PRESIDENT; G. M
Myers. vice president; A. c. HuH-
ings, second vice president; William
e. Ebarhardt. secretary; william Z
II, wildt. recorder; John ID. NOT
moyle, treasurer; J. Edward Howeli,
captain; Charles +. G. De MOL, nrst
lieutenant; Bedford +. Howell. sec
!ond lieutenant; Charles MARIN
commander of hose. Edgar War
Acid and Frank warfield were
elected honorary members of the
company.
The following paid employees
have been selected for this company
by the fre committee of the city
council: J. NJ. McCuen, chief en-
gineer; Ernest Rocker. assistant
driver.
1t is stated that the following
paid men have been selectd for duty
as the Reliance Fire Engine House,
No S: Thomas Cookrell, chief engI-
neer; wilmer Meade, assistant engi-
neer and Eugene Simpson. driver.
The Reliance Company will hold
a meeting at that company's house
tomorrow night at Z o'clock for the
purpose of organizing by electing
officers.
Justus. W. Schneider. captain OF
the Columbia Fire Company. No: T.
has been chosen deputy FIRE chief,
vice Norman Roberts, resigned. Mr..
Roberts will still remain president
of the Columbia Company. William
Desmond will continue to act as
chief until council elects his sue
cessor May 10. Chief Desmond. IL
is stated, Will act during the day
and the deputy chief will act from
10 p. m. till morning.
Following Is a list of the char
ter members of the Relief Company:
r. F. Dovnham. Harry W. Rudd'
Harry Smith, Raymond Rodgers
Bertine Entwistle. r. T. Lucas. T.
l. Merchant, Nicholas ]. Lawler
Herbert Johnson. E. +. Ticer, Will
lam Melchoir. Charles Clarkson
George II. Robinson, E. c. Wildt
John webster, Steuart Smith, Johr
Clapdore, Irwin Schwarzmann, Harry
Arnold Richard Mumford. George
W. Randy, A. T. Peake, ]. L
Thorne, E F. De Silva, Thomas
Hayes. william Baader.
A bazaar will be opened tomorrow
evening at st. Mary's Academy and
continue for three evenings. The
committee in charge has arranged
special attractions for each evening
A large congregation tonight at
tended the special song service al
st. PauPs Episcopal Church giver
by the choir under the direction oi
Sherman B. Fowler.
The royal purple degree will b,
conferred tomorrow night on clas:
of candidates by Marley Encamp'
I ment Of Odd Fellows. Arrangement.
will also be made to attend the
e grand encampment in Staunton
Va. May 3.
A large class tonight was con-
irmed at Grace Episcopal Church
by Rt. Rev. William cabell Brown
ID. D.. bishop of the Episcopal
Church in Virginia
The first issue Of a weekly Sun
day morning newspaper, edited by
T.,eodore Harris, made its appear
ance today. It is called the Alex
andria News.
Roth services today at the First
Baptist Church were conducted by
Rev. G. G. Pulliam, of Washington
Rev E. B. Jackson, d. D., pastor OF
that church, preached today at the
Second Baptist Church. Richmond
". T. MacManaway, Of New York
will be here Tuesday at the head
quarters of the Y. NJ. c. A, in the
Westminster Building, for the pur.
pose Of explaining about the 2OC
correspondence courses offered by
the Y. NJ. c. A.