Evening star., 1924-06-08
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June (Spe-
ciaD Word has been received here
OF the death in Boston yesterday OF
Miss Elizabeth Montgomery Sharpe,
owner and restorer of the famous
Woodlawn mansion, the old Custis
homestead, near Mount Vernon. She
is also known as the restorer of Po-
hick Church, the home parish of
George Washington and his family.
Miss Sharpe was attacked with
pneumonia while visiting in Boston
prior to coming here to close the
er part of the winter she spent at
the old honest cad, which is consid-
cred one of the finest pieces OF post
revolutionary architecture in this
section.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow in the old burying ground at
Wilkes Barre, Pa, where her brother
lives. She is survived by three Sis
ters, Mrs. Tucker, wife of Representa-
tive Harry st. George Tucker of Fir-
ginia; Miss Mary Sharpe of Washing
ton and Miss Sally Sharpe OF New
York.
Active In Fairfax County.
Besides her active work with the
committee OF the Pohick Church en-
dowment fund. Miss Sharpe was a
member of the board of lady man
ayers of the Alexandria Hospital and
was intensely interested in the well
fare of Fairfax County, to which she
was a generous giver. During the
world war her mansion was open
many times for the officers and men
billeted in Camp Humphreys
a beautiful wreath, the gift Of the
yASfry nf pnhirE Church was this
morning sent to Wilkes-B Barre. De-
votional services will be held in Po-
hick Church tomorrow.
Kemp e. Rush has been installed
as commander of the Rockford
Haynes Chapter, Disabled Veterans of
the World War. Other officers in
stalled to serve for one year follow :
ing July l are: Charles Allen, senior
vice commander: H. h. Wicker
junior vice commander; N. NJ. Nor
gan. treasurer; Chrise Moore, ser
geant-at-arms: w. 3. Richards, chap
lain, and T. H. Ballenger. adjutant
Mr.. Rush was chosen also to rep
resent the chapter at the national
| convention in Salt Lake City June
$50.
Hotel Project stirx Interest.
Speed with which sentiment for the
new hotel is sweeping the city is
proving a source of qualification both
TO the Hockeubury System, which has
undertaken the gigantic task of rails
ing $500. 000 here, and to the execu-
tive committee. made up Of local busi-
ness men who are backing the project
announcement was made today
| that the entire force had been com
pleted and but little more tutoring
is needed before the extensive and
intensive weeks campaign Of the
city starts June %. Ease with which
Charlottesville, a smaller city than
this. pvt across a similar drive re-
Gently has swelled the ranks of the
optimistic
Richard Gibson haS sold to Samuel
Gerber the store building at Alfred
and King streets, one of the busiest
corners in the heart of the business
section Mr.. Gerber has been in this
location for many years and plans
many improvcm The cunsidera-
tor was not stated.
Grsnd Jury starts Tpnso-ro,v.
twenty-five cases will be present
| cd 10 the regular June grand jury
which conNcneS in corporation court
Monday. 4 smaller percentage ot
| the cases than usual, il is said are
bition law. The grand jurors are
Joseph ri. Armstrong, William
Baader. Robert s Jones, T. Clifton
Howard, J. W. May. Walter c. Rob
crtS. William c. I-eadbeater, John IL
Trimyer and Floyd G.. Saunders.
Spring housecleaning in city hal
is costing the city only the board OF
the laborera Five prisoners who
have been committed to the city jail
| recently are doing the work in order
10 shorten their sentences.
With twenty eight applications al
ready in for the citizens military
training camp to be held at Camp
Meade. Nd. during July, Alexandria a
and Arlington County are pressing
Frederick County hard for enrollmen n
honors OF the Sd Corps Army area
which is made up of Maryland Penn
sylvania, the District of Columb bia
and Virginia. Alexandria's percent
age, figured from the quota allotted
her, is $50. while Frederick county
boasts of 800 per cent.
Washington Shakespearean players
will present AS You Like It. al
Fauxcieuse, the home of Mrs Mime
gerode Andrews, near here, both mai :
| inee and evening, June 25. Proceeds
will go to the Alexandria Hospital.