Evening star., 1922-10-07
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, OCTOBER l.
Final arrangements have been COM
pleted by the local branch of the Holy
Name Society for participating in
the big Holy Name demonstration
which will be held in Washington at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Sew
eral hundred members Of tho local
organization will take part.
The members of the local organiza-
tion will assemble at 1880 o'clock
at the Lyceum Hall and promptly at
noon they will parade up Duke street
to Washington street. out Washing
ton to Prince. up Prince to Alfred.
out Alfred to King street, up King
street to Payne street where cars
Will be waiting to convey them to
Washington.
Every man and boy in the parish is
invited to join the contingent
Hundreds Of persons last night
again visited the weeping poplar tree
in front Of AT South Washington
street. which during the past forty
eight hours has attracted thousands
OF persons from every section of the
city
Since it was formally announced
that sap in the shape of fine rain was
being sprayed by Mother Nature from
the branches of the half-decayed tree
hundreds of the non-believers who
had remarked it was a fake from the
beginning have simply said: Il told
you So"
1t Is now learned that a certain
number of trees in other sections Of
the city are coming In to share hon
ors with tree AT. and the end is not
yet in sight
However. it is pointed out that the
apparent rain from this particular
tree comes down in regular intervals
and Is more copious than that OF any
OF the other trees. whose owners seek
tion.
1t Is also pointed out that the old
we'll directly in front OF the tree.
covered and arched over six years
ago, may have something to do with
the rapid-flre moisture in the shape
Of sap coming from the particular
tree.
During the coming week the spe-
cial committee named by U. S. Lam
bert. president Of the Kiwanis Club,
at the suggestion of NJ. B. Harlow. to
make Alexandria the nations work
shop. will be called together by Mr..
Harlow and tentative program out
lined
Mr.. Harlow. recently addressing the
Kiwanis Club. urged that efforts to
make Alexandra the workshop Of the
National Capital be made. He also
officials Of the District Of Columbia
be secured.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Harlow
that Alexandria has all Of the natural
advantages. seven miles Of excellent
water front between here and Wash
ington, six trunk line railroads, and
other advantages.
The committee named is composed
Of NJ. B. Harlow. chairman: W. Albert
Smoot, Wilder NJ. Rich. Julian Y Will
liams. Robert S. Jones, George f.
Warfield. Carroll Pierce. E. A. Field
keller. Capt. George H. Evans and
Irwin Diener
Members Of the executive commit
tee Of the George Washington Ma
sonic National Memorial Association,
headed by Charles H. Callahan of this
city, today viewed the work being
done at George Washington Park in
connection with the construction OF
the Masonic Temple. A meeting Of
the committee will be held this after
noon at the Masonic Temple. at which
time it Is expected a contract for
certain granite work to extend q
height of fifteen feet will be awarded.
Two small fires within ten min
utes of each other brought out the
hre department this morning. The
hrst alarm, sounded at 9:15 o'clock,
was caused by a leaky fiue at the
residence Of Harry Smoot. 531 North
Alfred street.
While the fire department was at
tending this alarm the explosion Of
an oil stove at the residence Of
Violet Moore, colored. S11h Wolfe
street, caused an alarm. This blaze
was extinguished before the arrival
of the department..
The work of erecting the iron poles
on the north side Of King street for
i, Alexandria's white way was com
pleted today. On Monday the task
Of erecting the poles on the south
side of that thoroughfare between
Fairfax and Patrick street, a dis
tance Of seven squares, will be be-
gun.
Persons desiring to register or
those becoming of age between now
and election day. which is November
2. may register today. Many this
morning registered, among whom
| were a number who had transferred
from one ward to another since the
| last election.
,, The initiatory degree Of the order
| was conferred on q class OF candi-
dates last night by Potomac Lodge. No.
3S, Independent Order Of Odd Fellows.