The Washington herald., 1922-10-12
DISTRICT FIRM
BUYS new HOME
in ALEXANDRIA
Federal Battery Carries
Part of Business to
Virginia City.
CELEBRATION HELD
Admiral Benson Speaks at
Discovery Day Services
OF X. of c.
The Herald Bureau.
A. g. Doniphan,
721 King Sfreet.


Federal Battery Company. Inc, of
Warrington. has leased the frame
structure west Of the plant OF the
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation.
The lease has just been signed by
the concern with Joseph L. Crup-
per. receiver for the ship company.
II Is understood that the new
concern will come here soon and
begin operations, their present
quarters in Washington being in
adequate to meet the increased
business of the company.
Negotiations for the lease of
part of the ship plant from the
Trent Amalgam Company by the
Western Salvage Company are now
under way and it is expected that
they will be consummated within
the next few days.
Admiral w. S. Benson, Of the
United States Shipping Board. was
the principal speaker tonight at
the Discovery Day celebration by
Fitzgerald Council No. 459. knights
of Columbus. A short address was
made by Michael d. Schafer. past
OIL NhC OlNClb VI
ton. Grand Knight William De-
vaughan welcomed the visitors and.
NJ. J. Mcfarland presided. Par
ticipants in the musical program
were Mr.. White, Mr.. Kane. Master
Joachau. Eugene Stead, Mr.. DAILY.
Mr.. Swartz. Mr.. Gaharty, of Wash
ington. and Miss Quinn. of this
city.
Alexandria Washington Lodge of
Masons of this city will lay the
cornerstone of the Woodlawn Com
munity Center building at 8 o'clock
the afternoon of October 21. The
Masonic service will be in charge
of worshipful Master Percy f.
Gift and the officers of the lodge.
Speeches will be made by Brig.
Gen. \. A. Fries. chief of the
Chemical Warfare Service, U. S. ~:
Representative r. Walton Moore
and Charles II. Callahan, the last
named of this city. a special
program will be given and music
will be furnished by Camp Humph-
reys Band. The building is located
in front of the entrance gate to
Camp Humphreys and is forty by
ninety feet. 1t will be used eN-
cIusively for community purposes
and will be in chrge of the Kings
Daughters of Woodlawn.
In the Corporation Court today
deeds of conveyance for the fol-
lowing pieces of property were
placed on record: Thomas f. Do
Ian to Sibert A. Mellott. house and
lot. 315 North st. Asaph street:
Mrs. Annie Bruce to Carlton Y.
Apperson, house and lot, 912 Duke
street: Alexander Dodd and wife
to James F. Clark, house and lot.
621 South TAtrick street; A. ]. Nc
Carthy to Edgar +. Wolfford, house
and lot, 100 Queen street.
Arrangements are being made by
the Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club to entertain members OF
the Kiwanis Club at dinner which
will be given October so. The en-
tire club membership will meet
Miss Lucy Graves at 62S South Fair
fax street at o'clock Saturday
evening. October 2s. to perfect ar
rangements.
The rummage sale just closed at
the Anne Lee Memorial Home for
the Aged yielded $3.50. This was
the amount sought by the women
in charge. Funds will be used for
purchasing coal for the home.
Lewis II. Machen. former resi-
dent of this city. has been appoint
ed head of the educational depart
ment of the Department of Game
Mcdonald Lee. State commissioner
of game and inland fisheries.
Mrs. Margaret Gibbs. wife OF Nor
man Gibbs. died today at her home
near Mount Vernon. Fairfax Coun-
ty She is survived by her hus-
band. Her funeral will take place
at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon from
her late residence and services will
be conducted by the Rev. Dr. John
Lee Allison.
Funeral. services for Charles T.
Rlunt will be held at 3 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at his late res
idence. 109 South Fayette street.
and will be conducted by the Rev.
Edgar Carpenter. rector of Grace
Episcopal Church. and the Rev. E.
p. Jackson, pastor of the sFirst
Baptist Church. Members of the
Masons, Eagles. Junior Order Of
United American Mechanics. and
Carpenters and Joiners' Union will
attend.
Accordig to a report submitted
by DIR. L. E. Foulks. city health
officer, there were no cases of ty-
phoid fever reported here during
September. The health department
reports conditions as unusually