The Washington herald., 1922-06-01
WORK ON TURNPIKE
FROM ALEXANDRIA
OPENS ON MONDAY
Fairfax Courthouse Road
Construction Requires
200 Laborers.
PLAN FOR TEMPLE
Samuel H. Beach, Veteran
Railroad Employe, Dies in
City Hospital.
PLAN FOR TEMPLE
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. g. Doninhan

1 T27 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May al
Contractors Lane Brothers. of Alta
VISTA Va, will begin work of con-
structing the turnpike road between
this city and Fairfax Courthouse, a
distance of eleven and one third
miles, next Monday. The contrac-
tors expect to have the work COM
pleted by Christmas. One force will
work from Fairfax Courthouse
toward Alexandria. and the second
force between Annandale and Fair
fax.
The necessary equipment will ar
rive here by Friday, and a camp
will be established at Annandale,
six miles south of Alexandria. The
contractors will bring here more
than 100 laborers. and equally as
many more will be employed as
soon as they begin work
The road will be sixteen feet
wide; of concrete, with stone base.
A sixty-foot steel bridge will be
erected ever Holmes Run, four miles
from here. The actual cost OF the
work will be s324.OOO.
The Crawford Paving Company, of
Washington. today started sound
ings at George Washington Park
preparatory to putting steam show
els in operation for excavating in
connection with the erection OF the
proposed s2,5oO,OOO temple of the
George Washington Masonic Ma
tional Memorial Association. The
officials of this accoslation hope to
lay the cornerstone of the struc-
ture late this year. The grounds
surrounding the temple are to be
greatly beautified by a landscape
architect upon the completion of
the temple.
Samuel H. Beach. A years old.
unmarried. died at 7.3O o'clock this
morning at the Alexandria Hospital
following a ten days illness due
to heart trouble. The deceased was
employed as paying teller in the
general offices of the Southern Rail-
| way Company in Richmond. Mr..
Beach was a native of Richmond,
Va, and is survived by his mother,
four sisters and a brother. For the
past thirty years he had been en-
ployed by the Southern Railway
offices. Mr.. Beach was a member
of Andrew Jackson Lodge of
Masons, Mount Vernon Chapter.
Royal Arch Masons, Old Dominion
Commandery. Knights Templar, and
| Acca Temple, Mystic Shrine. The
body was taken to the residence of
Frank warfieId. 220 South Fairfax
street, from whence the funeral will
| take place at 1880 o'clock Friday
morning. Services will be conducted
by Rev. E. V. REGISTER. d. D.. pastor
OF the NJ. E. Church South. The
body will be shipped to Richmond
for burial.
About the middle of June IL is
expected the work of building the
new bridge over the railroad tracks
on Duke street extended, will be
completed and traffic on this road
reopened. The bridge is being
erected for the r. F. and p. Rail-
road. The new bridge is eighteen
inches higher than the old bridge
Permission for this work was OBJ
tanned several months ago by the
railroad company. from the city
council.
The funeral Of Mary Virginia
| ross. daughter of Harry E. Poss.
took place this afternoon from the
residence of her father. 32s South
Washington street. Services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. John Lee
Allison. pastor Of the Secono
Presbyterian Church. and burial
was in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Arrangements have been made for
a garden party which will be given
Friday evening on the lawn of Lee
| Camp Hall in honor of the BIRTH
day of Jefferson Davis. An ad-
dress will be delivered by Repre-
| sentative w. D. Upshaw, of Geor-
gia. and music will be by the high
school orchestra.
The first annual excursion of the
Cardinal Athletic Club was given
tonight on the steamer st. Johns
down the Potomac River.
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