The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
sFHREE ALEXANDRIA
COMPANIES WILL GO
10 FIREMEN'S MEET
Rotor Company No. 4
Plans to Take Part in
Hampton Reel Races.
CITY AWAITS POLES
Work on King Street Delayed
- BY Strike Holding Up
Rail Shipment.
THE HERALD BUREAU.

127 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA,. Va. Aug. ID
The three nre companies of the
city have completed arrangements
,fs attending the annual meeting
rof the virginia State Firemen's
i Association, which opens wednes-
day in Hampton. Va Seventy-nine
r. men from this city are expected
to attend.
= Motor Company No. 4. with thir-
-ty nve- men. and Motor Company
No. 5, with twenty-five men. will
!. leave Monday night on the Norfolk
steamer. Company No-4 will take
part In the reel races held in con-
nectIon with the convention on FRI
day. Their old hand reel will be
decorated upon its arrival in Hamp-
ton BY Lucien Duffey. a Washing.
> ton scenic artist, who Is me mbeI
OF the company
Relief Motor Company No. ! ex-
. poets to carry twenty-five mem
!. They will be accompanied on the
: trip by the Citizens Band and will
: not leave until Tuesday night.
. The work on Alexandria's white
= way on King street between Fairfax
= and Patrick streets will begin as,
soon as forty-two iron poles arrive.
according to f. A. Feldkaller. SUI
perinte ndent of the Alexandria Heat
,-~snd Light Corporation These poles
are now en- route They are thirty
FIVE feet high and come In three Sec
10 al
the present wires on that thorough
fare will be placed in a cable. The
= delay in receiving the poles Is due
to the railroad strike.
The injunction granted some time
age by Judge Robinson Moncurs
in the Corporation Court in the suit
of Emmett A. Taylor. colored.
against Robert B. Robinson. colored.
restraining Robinson from interfer-
ing with Taylor's possession of
Shaw Memorial Chapel as pastor,
was continued today ana the NAV
TER referred to Frederick P. Russell,
M ster commissioner in chancery,
tor report Attornty Richard B.
Washington represented Taylor and
Robinson was represented by Attor-
ney Frank Stuart.
-. Miss Anne E. Lyles' funeral was
held this afternoon from the resi-
denee of her sister. Mrs. Rachel
Sullivan, 301 North Washington
street. Services were conducted
Ey Rev. Robert Browne. pastor of
the Methodist Protestant Church
and burial was in Union Cemetery.
PaIbearers were Lambert ID. Sulli-
van. Andrew T. Sullivan, John F.
De Vaughan, Samuel ID. De
Vaughan, Josiah F. Chichester and
Frederick W. Ebhardt.
Mrs. Margaret S. Barnett died at
o'clock this afternoon at her
residence. 213 South Columbus
street. at an advanced age. She
was the widow of William Barnett.
She is survived by one son, Rich
ard l.. Burnett, and a daughter.
Mrs. Irene Burnett. Her funeral
from ST. Mary's Catholic Church
and burial will be in the Methodist
Episcopal Cemetery.
In the Police Court today a con-
tinuance was granted in the case
OF Samuel johnson, colored.
charged with assault with an iron
far on William Washington. COL
ored. This was done to await the
outcome of Washington's injuries.
Washington is still in a serious
condition at the Alexandria Hospi-
tai.
Rev. Theron Hall Rice, ID. d.,
who died in Baltimore. Thursday,
and who was buried in Hollywood
Cemetery. Richmond. today was
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church of this city from 1892 to
1896.
On Tuesday night a supper and
entertainment will be given at st.
Anthony's Church. Ballys Cross
Roads. Fairfax County, for the
benefit of that church. Among the
attractions will be the Knights of
Columbus clown band of Washing
ton. Buses for the church will
leave the corner of King and
Washington streets at 5:45 D. M,
Sis p. m, and p. m. On the re-
turn trip they will leave Balleys
Cross Roads at $3.50 p. m. . p. m.