Evening star., 1923-09-17
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. September IL
(Speciai).--A drive to raise the sum
OF $4,000, running over period OF
three years. for the Chiidren's Home
Society OF Virginia will be launched
tomorrow and end Thursday. Final
arrangements for the drive will be
completed at meeting of those In
terested at z o'clock tonight in the
lecture room of the First Baptist
Church, at which time supper wan
be served. Pledge cards VIII be dis
tributed at this meeting to the twenty
eanyassers who will make the drive.
Fifteen men and five women VIII take
part ~ L. Williamson is chairman
OF the committee In charge.
The canvass will include both pusi-
ness houses and residences. Either
cash or pledges will be received by
the solicitors. The Children's Home
Society OF Virginia has its headquar-
ters in Richmond, Va. At the home
at the present time there are thirty. y
eight children from Alexandria and
two from Arlington county.
Ministers from the home were here
yesterday and spoke at the followlns
churches: st. Paups Episcopal. Grace
Episcopal, Trinity NJ E., First Baptist
and Del Ray Baptist.
aQueen Esthcrs' Pageant.
eants' ever put on In this city will
be Queen Esther" which. will be
presented tomorrow and Wednesday
on the grounds OF the Cardinal Atm
letie Park; The I'm ma, .onirSt dress RE RE
cast is excellent and the costumes to
be worn are valued at $4,000.
Nearly 100 pine trees have been
placed beside the big stage in the
open. presenting an excellent back
ground. Seats to accommodate sew
eral thousand have been erected.
The parking arrangements will be
in charge OF the police department
and provision has been made for the
ing the park.
The work on the sixteen-foot con-
crete road. known as the Little River
turnpike, extending from Cameron
crossing rapidly and is now as far
as Illda. Fairfax county, twelve miles
west OF here. Only two moro miles
ARE now to be completed and this, 1t
is expected, will be finished by the
middle of october.
When this road is completed Ii
will give a fine highway all the way
TO Fairfax Court House. q distance OF
fourteen miles. by way Of Duke
street.
The woodlawn Community Players
will repeat the play entitled "a Poor
Married Man" tonight in the COM
munity hall at Woodlawn.
Death To BE Investigated.
A coroner's jury. summoned by DR.
T. 81. Jones, will meet at 1880 o'clock
tigate the death of John L. Crawford
Friday at the Alexandria Hospital, fol-
lowing injuries received Thursday, when
an automobile OF which he was an oc-
cupant was struck by a Washington
and Old Dominion railway train.
and Constable r. J. Wease, the latter
of Fairfax county, are today suffering
from bruises and cuts as a result OF
the police motor cycle colliding with an
automobile driven by II. G. Alger of
Chicago. The accident occurred at noon
yesterday at the intersection of King
and Washington streets. Constable
Wease was thrown from the sidecar
and landed on his feet. The machine
Of Mr.. Alger was slightly damaged and
the front OF the motor cycle was some
what damaged.
Officer Magner at the time of the
accident was en- route to catch a
car carrying three colored men, said
TO have been coming this way which
it was said had struck a motor car
on tn Camp Humphreys road. At
" ashington and King streets while
getting out of the way Of an ap-
preaching car the police machine
struck that driven by Mr.. Alger.
Touring Car stolen.
A new touring car belonging
to r. B. Partlow. SIS Queen street,
was stolen Saturday night. Mr.. Part
low had the machine parked on
North Washington street extended,
and had locked II while he attended
an entertainment given on q lot near
by and when he returned the machine
Was gone.
A meeting OF the Greater Alexan-
dria trade eYhihtf e0f1N ratftoa pP
retail merchants bureau of the cham
Der of commerce will be held at 8
o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the
rooms of .the chamber of commerce
The mercantile exhibit will be held
at the armory October 8, 10 and IL.
and the automobile exhibit will be
held at the same place October 16
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