The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
ABSENT
NBACCETTCASE
AT ALEXANDRIA
Thomas ]. Wright Action
Is Continued, to
Monday.
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charged ny tFomas j. Wright, OF
Riverdalc. Nd. with making false
affidavits in connection with the
divorce suit of his wife, was con-
tinued today by Police Justice Du-
vail to Monday.
The continuance was granted be-
cause Wright, the complaining wit
ness, failed to appear.
The court overruled a motion of
Attorney Edmund Burke, repre-
senting Mrs. Baggett, to quash
the case. In granting the contin-
uance the court stated that the
case will be dismissed Monday un-
less Wright appears or gives
reasonable excuse for absence. At
torpey Frank Stuart appeared for
Wright and he asked for the post
ponement.
The warrant was declared to be
faulty by Attorney Burke, who
said 1t made no specific charge
against Mrs. Baggott.
Final action as far as Alexan-
dria is concerned for the building
Of the highway between this city
and Fairfax Court House was taken
today when Mayor J. NJ. Duncan
signed the ordinance adopted by
both branches of the city council
providing that the city shall pay
one half the interest charges of the
loan of $4,000 which will be made
by Fairfax in constructing the
highway.
The city council agreed to pay
$4,000 a year for a period not
to exceed five years.
The board OF supervisors of Fair
fax has asked the State highway
commission for permission to be-
gin work at once.
The Old Dominion Boat Club is
| rapidly arranging for the opening
o. the spring and summer season.
This club at its meeting last night
decided to send crews to the water
carnival at Richmond in May in
connection with the State historical
pa geant, and also to send crews to
that city in July to take part in
the Southern Rowing Association
regatta.
A crew will go TO Washington
tomorrow night to take part in the
relay race al Convention Hall. This
crew Is composed of L. F.. Beeton,
Thomas f. Kelly. r. Meade Jeffer-
son and II. w. Davis.
Alexandria Hospital oficials an
nounce that citizen has offered
$500 to endow a Marjorie Adamson
room in the Alexandria Hospital.
providing a similar amount can he
raised. Mrs. Adamson for many
years was superintendent OF the
hospital. when the institution was
located at the corner of Wolfe and
| Pitt streets. The amount now on
hand for this fund is $3.50. The total
amount needed is $1,000. New con-
tributions received for the fund fol-
low: Worth Hulfsh. $35; Mrs. J.
Clinton Smoot. SIS: Miss Constance
Boush, IS. Only s232 is. therefore,
to be raised to complete the fund.
Three meetings will be held to-
morrow afternoon in the rooms of
the chamber Of commerce as follows:
Manufacturers and jobbers' bureau
at 2 o'clock. publicity and conven-
tipn bureau at o'clock, and the
traffic and transportation bureau at
o'clock. Directors will be elected
| from the two last-named bureaus.
Officers wore chosen last night by
the Methodist Protestant Church as
follows: Stewards. F. w. Ebhardt.
Maury Gaines. r. w. Deeton. ]. w.
| Allen. James Miskell. r. ]. Ayers.
w. T. Penn. Norman Roberts, G.
Arthur. Thomas Simpson. Charles
Jett. Howard Arnold. Harry Fletch-
er. Grier Hood. NJ. E. Parker. Louis
De Moll. Milton Penn, Paul Lindsey,
H. B. Smith, Paul Weierback.
Board of trustees: Harry Ham
mond. w. T. Penn. F. w. Deeton.
Norman Roberts. Maury Gaines. NJ.
E. Parker and James Miskell
Delegate to conference. F. W. Eb-
hardt: F. W. Deeton. alternate. The
delegates were instructed to ask
for the return of the Rev. Robert
Browne TO the pastorate.
The special committee engaged in
probing the divorce evil here will
meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow in the
| Corporation Court room. when il is
expected Attorney Frank Stuart
will be examined by Attorney John
s. Barbour. of Fairfax. Mr.. Bar
bour represents Judge Robinson
Moncure. A number of other wit
nesses will be heard. The commit
tee expects to complete its investi-
cation Saturday and report its find
ings to the bar association.
4 banquet will be given next
| Thursday night by Columbia En-
gine and Motor Company. No. 4. at
the company house, in observance
of its fifty-first anniversary. A
number of out-of-town speakers
will make addresses.
Contributions received to date for
the Jewish Relief fund amount TO
$1,000. The quota for this city is
$4,000. There are only about seven
more days intervening before the
campaign will close, and L. Ruben.
chairman of the local committee.
requests that all who can do so
send in their contributions at once
either to himself or to J. T. Pres
ton. secretary-treasurer care of the
chamber of commerce.
Mrs. Sophronia Z. Ailstock, 80