The Washington herald., 1922-05-30
BUSINESS WILL
SUSPEND TODAY
AT ALEXANDRIA
Memorial Exercises in
Capital Attract Many
Residents.
THE HERALD BUREAU.

There will be a general suspension
of business here tomorrow in OBJ
servance OF Memorial Day. Banks
stores and government offices will
be closed all day. The public
schools will have half holi-
day and st. Mary's Academy will
be closed all day.
The postoffice will be closed all
day but mail will be collected at
o'clock. No mail will be de-
livered. The final out going mail
will be dispatched at $50 O'Clock.
Hundreds of persons have plan
ned picnics and outings by motor.
train and boat. Many Alexsndrians
will attend ball games here and in
Washington.
The exercises incident to dedica-
tion of the Lincoln Memorial and
at Arlington Cemetery will attract
many from this city.
A petition has been presented to
Gov. z. Lee Trinkle by Attorney
Frank Stuart. asking him to par
don A. J. Payne, Federal game war
den at Camp Humphreys. who on
March 20. at Fairfax Court House.
was convicted of shooting william
Simms and sentenced to twelve
months in jail. The petition is
signed by a number OF residents OF
Fairfax and Alexandria. Payne is
reported to be in poor health.
Pending an appeal to the State
Court Of Appeals. Payne obtained
stay of execution Of judgment
and furnished bond for his liberty.
The time of making the appeal ex-
pired today. Judge s. G. Brent. of
the Circuit Court, has informed Mr..
Stuart he would take the matter
under consideration and would an
nounce his decision Saturday.
Judge Brent In the meantime will
take the matter up with the gov
ernor
In the interest of securing re-
cruits for the Citizens Military
Training Camp OF the Third Corps
Area, to be conducted by the War
Department. July % to August c6.
a representative of the government
will be here Wednesday and address
the students Of the Alexandria High
School and explain the advantages
of joining.
Application blanks and informa-
tion may be obtained from Mayor
J. NJ. Duncan. Posters were dis
tributed here today by the mayor
describing the movement.
The steamship Munplace, of the
Munson Line, which discharged a
cargo of sulphur from Texas at the
plant of the Alexandria Fertilizer
and Chemical Company, left today
for New York.
The Old Dominion Boat Club won
two out of the four events in which
they participated in the aquatic
carnival in Richmond Saturday in
connection with the Virginia State
historical pageant. They were VIC
tors in the double shell and double
canoe. The winning crews were
Hoy, Beeton, Fannon and Howard.
They came out second in the eight
cared she'll races and the single
canoe races.
Arrangements have been made
for an all day outing by Silver Moon
Council, Degree Of Pocahontas. at
wellington villa, Fairfax County.
tomorrow. The members will as
semble at $50 a. m at Prince and
Royal streets to take the train.
Mary Virginia Poss. IL years olo.
daughter of Harry Poss, died this
afternoon at the home of her father.
32S South Washington street, of
typhoid fever. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
The Cardinal Athletic Club wili
give its first moonlight excursion
Wednesday. forty miles down the
Potomac The steamer st. Johns
will leave the wharf Of the Alex
andria sTorpedo Station at 1880
o'clock.
Miss 8. Estelle Wentw orth. So
prano, a former Alexandrian. as
sisted by Miss Mabel c.. Linton,
pianist. will give a recital at S:I5
o'clock Thursday evening In the
Young Peoples Building:
A dance will be given tomorrow
night at Tillinghast's Hail. Lorton.
Fairfax County.