Evening star., 1923-04-19
ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA. Va, April 10 (spe-
| ciaN to the monthly re-
/ port of DR.. L. L. Foulks. city health
| officer. just submitted. there has been
| just one case of typhoid fever reported
and that was an outside infection. The
| ing water out of the river. Up to the
! present time for the past four and one
+, half months this is the only case Of
| typhoid reported in the city.
! There was one mild case OF scarlet
| fever. but no diphtheria, in the city
! during the past month. A few cases Of
| measles were reported and the health
/ officer adds this was to be expected. as
! there was an epidemic of this disease
| in Washington and also in the sur
rounding counties.
| The report sets forth there were
| fewer cases of communicable diseases
! during the month of March than during
the same month in either 1921 or 1922.
Regarding food and milk inspection.
the report sets forth that during
restaurants. meat and fish markets.
grocery stores. bakeries and soft
drink establishments was made. 4
total of $50 pounds Of tubercular
meat was condemned and destroyed.
There were forty three inspections of
dairies and forty-eight tests of milk
in the departments laboratory.
DR.. James J. Garvey. assistant
health officer. assisted the state In
making the tuberculin test of all
herds that furnish milk to residents
of this city.
Regarding the general sanitary In
spection, the report sets forth that
there were ninety inspections of bar
Der shops, moving picture houses,
public schools. public toilets, etc. A
total of 118 complaints was received,
investigated, and action taken as re-
uuired in each case.
Following orders from the depart
ment eleven sewer connections were
made and 1t is set forth that the
department was busy along such
lines during the month.
There were 3s3 tests made in the
laboratory. The city water supply.
the health officer says. continues to
run good. according to the twenty
three tests made during the month.
The department now averages near
average about 5000 tests year.
which It is stated would be remark
able for city twice the size OF
Alexandria. The health officer sets
forth that he is rather proud of
the up-to date laboratory and the
valuable work being accomplished.
The new traffic ordinance. prepared
by City Manager Wilder NJ. Rich, will
be presented to the city council at
its meeting at $3.50 O'Clock this after
noon for adoption. There are no radi-
cal changes in the ordinance. accord
ing to Mr.. Rich. although it Is pro-
vided that parking be allowed on
King street for one hour from 7 am.
until z p. m. and after that time
there will be no limit for parking on
that street.
The city manager will also recon-
mend that the city have a cleanup
and paint-up week ending May 5.
1t is expected that the resolution
authorizing the city to borrow S21.-
900 to continue the schools for the
present scholastic term will be
adopted.
A resolution directing the manager
to pay $2.400-an old bill-for fire
hose will be adopted at this meeting.
A communication from DIR. j. J. Car
vey on behalf of the local dairymen's
association and routine business will
be considered.
The State Council. Order Fraternal
Americans. yesterday afternoon elect
ed officers for the year and selected
Lynchburg as the city for the next
convention. Officers are: Elton r.
Holbrook, president; Robert L. Nc
Clannan. Norfolk, past state presi-
dent; Robert I. Jeffries. Shackleford,
vice president; James r. Mansfield
Alexandra, secretary; John H. Trim
yer. Alexhndria, treasurer: Paul B.
Warren. Norfolk. marshalt l. /.
Cnappei, INOTIOlh,. WdTQcus Il. II. AL
ger, Milwood. inner guard: c. J. La
ney, Norfolk, outer guard: D. ]. Kel-
ley. Richmond, chaplain; Fred W.
Ebhardt, Alexandria. and w. H. Muir
ply. Norfolk. national representa-
tives: Wythe White, Richmond; Fl.
H. Matthews. Portsmouth. and John
Kelbaugh, Norfolk, finance commit
tee.
A play entitled Fun in a Chinese
Laundry" will be presented May
in the Young Peoples building BY the
Order of Eastern Star players. under
the direction OF ]. Fred Birrell, for
the benefit of the Order of Eastern
Star Grand Chapter entertainment.
Frank w. Latham Is assistant direc-
tor and property man.
Those in the cast include the fol-
lowing: Frank w. Latham. Mrs. Mar
garet Clark, Miss Louise Schwarz-
mann, Mrs. Mary Thomas, Miss Helen
knight, Harold C. Clark, Charles T.
Goods. Mrs. Ethel D. Stone, Mrs. Cora
Shelton, Mrs. Rena Fletcher Miss
Audrey Schwarzmann. Mrs Lucille
Batcheller, Mrs. Elsie Mccormick,
Miss Louise Griffith, Mrs. Dasie Ris.
don. David Z. Robey, Mrs. Elsie Cole,
]. Fred Birrell.