The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-01

King street. and 10 was referee
TO the street Commits. Washing-
ton also petitioned that Howard
ID. Thomas be permitted to pur-
chase property at 12e North Fay
cite street. for which the city re-
ceives only IS year. This was
referred to the finance committee.
The paper sent to the State de-
,partment OF game recommending
appointment Of George w. Bontz.
sr. as game warder for the city.
was returned. and II was stated
that in order to CO afirm the ap-
pointment nine other names would
have to be placed In nomination.
the following were then. nominated: !.
w. H.. Martin. C. w. Cunningham,
II. z. Arnold, I. 8. Groves, ]. T.
Luckett. f. A. Sullivan. H. ".
Moore. w. d. Jannier, L. H.. PEN
dleton and George w. Bentz. ST.
The annual bill for imposing
and collecting taxes beginning
June 1. 1922. and ending May 81.
1898, and the annual license bill
were referred to finance committee.
The action sof the joint commit
tee on finance. and schools In award
ing the contract Tor erection of
a new seventeen-room pubiic-school
building was ratified: Bill for
S473.69 for light at<the armory was
ordered paid. Fire Chief McDer-
mott recommended the purchase OF
pneumatic tires FOR, No. 1 pumping
engine at, a cost of $3.50, Z. o. b.,
Detroit. and IL was referred to the
committee on fire and finance.
The Ministerial Association today
adopted the following resolution:
Whereas serious irregularities in
the administration OF the divorce
laws have been publicly reported.
be II therefore resolved that we.
the Ministerial Association of Alex
andria, call upon Judge Robinson
Moncure to request the governor of
Virginia to name Judge to call
a grand jury, whose duty II shall
be to make a thorough investiga-
ton Of the divorce situation in
Alexandria and to take such action
as the facts warrant"
The resolution Is signed by the
following minister's: Rev. DR.. E. v.
Register. Rev. Robert Browne, Rev.
Robert Hammill, Rev. E. B. Jack
son. Rev. o. p Lloyd. Rev. DIR. d.
II. Martin. Rev. DR.. w J. Morton,
Rev. DR.. s. A. Wallis, Rev. Percy
Foster Hall and Rev. Edgar Car
penter.
The Catholic. Episcopal and
Lutheran churches VIII hold
,Lenten services tomorrow. Ash
Wednesday. -. - d;
At st. Mary's Catholic Church.
Rev. Louis Smet, pastor, masses
will be celebrated at $50 and 1880
a. m Ashes will be blessed and
distributed at, the 1880 mass and
also at the 1880 evening service.
At Christ Episcopal Church, Rev.
w. ]. Morton, d. D., rector. serv-
ices will be held at IL a. m. At
st. Pauls Episcopal Church, Rev.
Percy Foster Hall, rector. services
will be at 1890 a. m. and p. m.
At Grace Episcopal Church. Rev.
Edgar Carpenter. rector, holy COM
munion will be at a. m, morn
ing prayer at 1880 a. m. and even
manuel Lutheran Church sSfvices
will be at s p. m. .. r
Following a preliminary inves-
tigation today in the Police Court
before Acting Justice Aylett B.
Nicol, Edward s. Morgan. whose
automobile on February 22 struck
and fatally injured Miss Elsie
Baggott, of Nokesville. Va, was
held for the grand jury. Morgan
renewed his bail bond, Of $4,000.
He was represented by Attorney
II. Noel Garner and Attorney Carl
Budwesky appeared for the heirs
of the deceased woman.
Funeral services for Miss Flor
ence Curtis, who died yesterday
at Alexandria Hospital, will be held
at IL o'clock tomorrow morning at
Wheatley's mortuary chapel, Rev.
E. v. REGISTER, d. D.. pastor of
the Ne E. Church South, officia ding