Evening star., 1923-10-03
MOTOR CARAVAN
TO BOOST EXHIBIT
Alexandria Business Men Will
Make Trip Through
Nearby Places.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 3-A
caravan of about twenty automobiles,
carrying about 100 business men.
will leave from the corner of ST.
Asaph and Princess streets at 1880
o'clock tomorrow afternoon on a
booster trip down the Camp Hum
phreys road. The purpose Of the
trip is to promote the greater Alex
andria trade exhibit to be held at
the armory October 9, 10 and IL for
mercantile displays and the auto ex-
hibit at the armory October 16, II and
IS. They also will advertise the
Booster Club, composed OF merchant is
who on October 13 will give away an
automobile and 5000 in cash prizes.
The exact hour for the drawing for
the automobile and cash prizes will
be announced later.
To Distribute Literature.
On the booster trip tomorrow liter
ature will be distributed and also
cash prizes given away. The mer-
chants will stop at Fort Humphreys,
Accotink. Lorton and probably one
or two other places.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements is composed OF c. Page
Waller, jr.. chairman; Claude w
Fletcher and f. Clinton knight.
A. l. Reynolds. general manager
Company. will address the members
of the Kiwanis Club at the weekly
luncheon of that club tomorrow af-
ternoon in the Westminster building.
He will speak on traffic conditions.
The Kiwanis Kidder." the weekly
publication of the club, announces
that The Straphangers Association"
will attend in body.
Boosts will be distributed at this
meeting and the boosters will be X.
$. Jones. Elliott Hoffman, Capt.
George II. Evans. Charles w. King.
Everett Hellmuth, w. G. Illch and
David n. Hulfish.
Conditions for Prizes.
The following announcement re-
garding the awarding of the boosts
is made: Boosters will be awarded
for the following virtues and
vices: Kiwanian promptness. Kiwan-
ian cheerfulness. Kiwanian grouchi-
ness. Kiwanian tardiness; the tenth
man who before lunch shakes hands
with the man holding hat check No.
l; and the member who will suggest
song that will meet with no objec-
tion from any other member"
Patrick F. Downey. an native Of this
Georgetown University Hospital. fol-
| lowing an operation. The deceased
for several years past made his home
in Washington. He is survived by
his wife, who was a Mrs. Montier OF
this city, together with four children
Mr.. Downey for several years past
had been connected with the United
States Shipping Board.
He was regarded as one of the bes,
penmen in this section of the country
and for a number of years was Off
cial engrosser for the Department OF
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion and number of colleges and
schools in Washington. His engross-
ing received wide praise wherever II
was shown. Some of his work is &c
be found among the records OF lodges
and organizations of this city. The
body will be brought here for burial
Mr.. Downey lived at 354S 10th street
northwest, Washington. where the
body was taken for burial.
Creditors Meet.
Creditors of the Rosslyn Packing
Company. at a second meeting held
yesterday before Referee in Bank
fruptcy w. S. Snow. were unable to ge'
together on the selection of a trustee
a deadlock existing between Carol
| Pierce and Attorney Charles Henry
| Smith. Another meeting will be helc
October IL. at which time It is eX'
pected that Referee Snow will either
appoint a trustee or trustees. Ref
cree Snow announced the appoint
ment OF NJ. T. Dwyer, Julian D. knight
and Cecil Howdershell as appraiser.
for the company's plant, which is To-
Gated at Rosslyn, Arlington county
They will submit their report to the
referee.
City Sergeant r. II. Cox last nigh
posted notices for the election to b.
held November 6, at which time 4
will be decided whether or not tn,
state shall be bonded in the sum o.
| $50, 100000 for road improvements.
Albert G. Clark has sold to Nelson
T. Snyder lot IL, block 81, in Woolf',
| subdivision. A deed of conveyanc,
! has just been placed on record in tn,
office of the clerk of the court.