Evening star., 1922-04-02
ALEXANDRIA

prepared, including old English
hymns and old popular melodies. Thls
choir consists Of seventy male voices,
fifty boys and twenty men. The choir
save a concert here April I, 1918, be-
f"re a capacity audience.
Mrs. Cora Jones Davis and Mrs.
Maxine II. Meyers of this city were
the joint winners of a prize OF s5oo
offered by the Chicago Daily News
for a scenario. The drama is entitled
The Witch of Fauauier,' and deals
with present-day Virginia life, with
scenes laid around Fauquier. Mrs.
Davis is daughter of Or. and Mrs.
Y Marshall Jones.
Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison. county
chairman of the Near Last Relief.
announces that a mass meeting Will
be held in the l;ichmond Theater at
= o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Sena.
tor William II. King of Utah VIII
sneak. There will be a musical pro-
Srau. Admission will be free ana
There will be no collection. The pub
lie is invited
Charters granted by the state cor
poratiou commission follow Realty
Sales company. general real estate
business: maximum capital stock is
Si".ooU: minimum, $1,000. OilicerS:
Lewis T.. Hoffman, Alexandria. preSl-
dent: George NJ West, Richmond
secretary y-treaSurer: Raymond NJ
Hudson. Washington. u. C.. director
The Linoi Chemical Company, TINS
city: patent rights and trade mark of
Linol: maximum capital stock. S2,ooo; ';
minimum. Sl.u0o. Officers: Edward
e. Beverley, Broad Run. Va, presi-
dent; Nesta c. Beverley. Broad Run,
vice president. secretary and treas
urer: II. II. Van Kirk. Condit. Ohio.
and Herbert C. Neblett. Richmond
Va. directors.
Funeral services for Mrs ]. Frank
Dyson. who died Thursday morning
were held this afternoon at her late
residence 1904 Prince street, and
conducted by Rev. DR.. d. II. Martin.
pastor of Trinity NJ. +. Church. as
sisted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rec
for of Grace Episcopal Church.
Eurial was in Ivy Hill cemetery
rallbcarers were S. L. Fowler,
Charles Howell. Shirley Leachman.
Robert Leachman, Burchell Leach
man and Frank Dent.
The grand jury probing the divorce
situation here will meet again Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock in the cor
poratior court room. 1t will hear
tho testimony of several attcr-
ucys and rooming house keepers. The
Jury may complete its labors during
The coming week and submit its find
ings to Judge Robinson Moncure IN
Ihc corporation court.
The annual license bill of the city
will be presented to common council
at an adjourned mleting which will
he held at s O'Clock Monday night.
Arlington Lodge odd Fellows. of
Clarendon Monday night viii pay a
rraternal visit 70 Accotink Lodge.
Fairfax county, and the visiting lodge
viii confer the first degree of the Or
der on a class of candidates for Acco-
tiuk Lodge.
Two small frame dwellings on the
east side of Peyton between King
and Prince streets were destroyed
'ry fire ut $40 O'Clock this morning.
Nfter an hours work the flremen
.:,Iccs etird in subduinG the blaze. The
rulice are Investigating the fire and
have two culored men whom they de-
sire to question regarding the fire.
The will of Mrs. Ann T.. Knight.
dated March 80. 1910. today was ad-
mitted to probate in the circuit court
'ur this city. The testatriX leaves
a house at 200 Gibbon street to her
son Herbert c. knight, and directs
that $10U each he given to certain
grandchildren. She named her son
Robert T.. Knight as executor and
he qualified US such.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by
the Jewish Community Club for a
dane" 10 b. given Tuesday. April is, in
tn" auditorium Of the Elks.' Home,
Miss Ecssi" Stuart Campbell of
Washington viii give a recital and
lecture entitled The Story of the
Roses" at S:iJ o'clock Monday night
in the Young Peoples building.
The annual nl"ctinE Of the cham be r
of commerce was held last night in
the rooms. of that 'orCa nizatiolI, pre-
sided over hv-W. Albert SrnUot 1rr'cs;i-
dent. Reports We're submitted hy
President Smoot. Business Manager
George II. Evans and Secretary J. 7.
Preston Mr.. Preston. as treasurer,
also submitted an account of the
finances during the year. The cham ber
collected four directors to serve for
terms of two years each: Julian y.
Williams. \. u. Brockett. Carroll
Pierce and Charles W. King. 1t was
decided by the chamber to hold meet
ings every three months. in addition
to the regular meetings. The ques-
ton of obtaining a modern hotel for
Alexandria was discussed and was left
IN the hands of the directors to re-
port at a subsequent meeting. The
question of obtaining home of its
own for the chamber also was left in
the hands of committee.
James +. eaton announced that he
W vould present the chamber q survey.
-ogether with 4 bound volume of the
maps and records. in the case decided
:"veraI months ago by tho Unit ed
States supreme Court on the river
front property. This decision. he said.
s-cttIc$ tho question forever. and the
;ccordS arc Il complete history of this
property.
The state Teachers Association
which adjourned yesterday afternoon.
reelected Miss Lula Metz. Manassas,
president; Il. c. Hayden. Alexandria.
vice president. and Miss Willett Myers.
Manassas. secretary and treasurer.
Friday afternoon the teachers were
rhc guests OF DR.. Kate Waller Bar
rctt at tea served at Or. Rarretts
home. Many of the teachers during
the day made a pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon. Resolutions of thanks to
Niexardria and all who assisted in
The entertainment of the teachers
wore passed.
The police are Investigating fire
which partially destroyed two frame
dwelling houses on Peyton street be-
tween King and Prince street. at
$40 o'clock this morning. Three col
"red men are detained at headquar-
ytcrs pending an investigation.
IN the circuit court for this city,
he will Of Mrs. Anne e. Knight. dat
81 March 80. 1910, was admitted to
probate. Testatrix names her son.
Robert f. Knight. as executor, and he
Qualified as such. She leaves house
100 Gibbon street to her son. Herbert
c. Knight, and gives her grandchiI-
iren 500 each and directs that the
{ remainder of the estate be divided
equally among her children.
John IT. Thomas and others have
, sold to Max Sperling and wife houses
sa3, 6o5, 62I and 62S South Patrick
street.