Evening star., 1923-11-03
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November .:
(SpeciaD,-City Manager Wilder M
Rich and those who assisted him in
the carrying out of plans for Thurs
day were praised in series of reso-
lutions offered by Mayor William AL
bert Smoot and adopted by the city
council yesterday afternoon.
Never before has the city seen such
crowd and never has 1t seen a
crowd handled with more ease, the
resolutions say. Everything was per-
fectly timed before the day came and
when it arrived the orders were put
into effect without a hitch.
City Manager Rich was especially
named because of the plans which in
sured traffic without interruption to
the parade and avoiding jams.
Ray S. Cleveland and c. E. Dunn
work they did in having the streets
cleaned. Every street in the city was
almost spotless after the sweeper
borrowed from Washington, had been
These men,. with the city manager,
spent the night in preparation. The
director of public safety also played
an important part in the traffic
scheme.
Metropolitan police of Washington
also were named. as was each one
who assisted with the perfectness
with which the day, the. greatest
known to Alexandria, passed.
Zoning Regulations Drafted
Zoning regulations similar to those
adopted by larger cities were drafted
and passed by the city council yesterday
afternoon. The object, it was explained,
is to keep shops and industries out of
the more choice residential sections.
Stringent provisions are made pre-
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the aspiring merchant who hopes to
invade those sections of town which
since colonial days have been entirely
taken up with homes. The ordinance
was introduced several weeks ago by
City Manager Rich, and was patterned
after an ordinance recently passed in
Richmond.
Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe has been ap-
pointed chairman of a committee which
is now raising funds for the Sulgraye
Manor endowment fund. The drive will
last until November 10. 1t is under the
auspices of the Colonial Danes of
America.
Sulgrave Manor is the ancestral home
OF George Washington. 1t is proposed
to guarantee that the place be kept In
perpetual care" To the donor of 81 the
society guarantees that the money shall
go to the fund and that the name Of
.he donor will be enrolled in a volume
which is to be preserved at the manor
"
mont Convocation will hold its annual
fall meeting at st. Paurs Church
next Wednesday. Miss Louise Davis
of Leesburg, president, will preside
at the sessions, which will continue
throughout the day.
EvangelLstfc Services.
The Rev. DR.. r. G. McLeary will
conduct evangelistic services at the
Second Presbyterian Church next
week. The services will begin Mon
day night.
The circuit court of Alexandria.
with Judge Samuel G. Brent presid-
ing, will convene here Monday at 10
o'clock. The smallest docket of many
terms is awaiting disposition.
A check for s1,079.50 was turned
over to the city treasurer yesterday
as the proceeds of the month at civil
and police court. The majority of the
fines, it was said, were collected for
drunkenness and traffic violations
Several gallons of milk were spilled
this morning when a truck belonging
to the Chestnut Farms Dairy collided
with big touring car at Cameron
and Pitt streets. Both drivers es-
capped serious injuries.