Evening star., 1924-12-07
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

town of Potomac, has returned from
the Alexandria Hospital, where he
has been confined with fractured
leg sustained when he stepped into
an unguarded hole near the town
hall few weeks ago.
With 55 members the Alexandria
Booster Club has closed it's lists for
the next prize contest, the fifth in
succession, which is to close March
16. One hundred merchandise prizes,
totaling $1,000, will be given. F.
Clinton Knight is president of the
i, club.
A. G. Sclag has been elected con-
ductor of the Local Division, No. 134,
Benefit Association of Railway EN-
ployes. Other officers are l.. A.
Beckman, engineer; j. ]. Bibb, ma
chinist: w. l.. Lotion, secretary: J.
w Boltwood, treasurer: H. o. Cauble,
fireman; e. NJ. Furr, motorman: C.
+. Pugh, brakeman; G. w. Gardner,
fagman, and J. +. Hammersley, l..
NJ. Miligan and r. Z. Henderson,
trustees. +. G. Mawyer was elevated
to past conductor.
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
Southern Railway, has presented to
the Alexandria Library a copy of his
new book, Landmarks of Old Prince
William County" done into two vol
umes. The library also has an
nounced the arrival Of large ship
ment of new books.
The first meeting of the Civic
Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
will be held in the rooms of that
building Monday night. program of
work for the Winter will be mapped
out and further action will be taken
in the directions the body is already
working.
Mrs. William Lynch has been elect
ed grand regent of the local branch
of the Catholic Daughters of Amer
ica. Other officers chosen for the
term of one year are: Miss Malone
Grammar, vice regent; Miss Marian
Griffith, prophecies; Mrs. EDWARD
Haley. historian; Mrs. Mary Johnson
financial secretary; Miss Margaret
Armstrong, treasurer; Mrs. Clarence
Simpson, monitor; Miss Catherine
Dobson, sentinel; Miss Camille De
Lane, organist: Mrs. F. A. Sweeley.
assistant organist; Rev. Louis Smet,
chaplain, and Mrs. Richard w. Ro-
land and Mrs Frank Beall, trustees,
for three years.
Mrs. William NJ. Reardon. presi-
dent of the Anne Lee Memorial Home
for the Aged, has publicly thanked the
r1i1ZenS
the year have generously contributed
TO the needs of the home.
Assault Charges Dropped.
\ noIle-pros was entered in Cor
poration Court in the case of Michael
O'Nen, 73 years old, indicted in con-
nection with an alleged attempted
assault on a 1o-year-old girl. After
a preliminary investigation, Com
rncnweaith's Attorney William T.
Woous approved this procedure
j. r. Tomlin has been named presi-
dento f the Westminster Bible class
of the Second Presbyterian Church.
Other officers for the coming year
are: William Latham, vice president:
Henry Thomas, treasurer: Arthur X
Warfield, secretary: Wilmer Scott
assistant, secretary, and l. NJ. Nc
Whorter, teacher.
In the weekly news letter Of the
Chamber of Commerce, j. t. Preston
warns all merchants. during the
Christmas rush, of bogus checks.
The Witt-WiI Co. of Washington
has obtained a verdict for $l1I.49
in a suit brought in Corporation Court
against Hutchinson & Crockett, trad
ing as the Alexander r-Fort Humphreys
bus line.
Norman Roberts was electeL 2resi
dent OF Columbia Motor Company No
4. of the Alexandria fire department
for the sixth consecutive term. Other
officers of the company are: John T..
Edmonds. first vice president; w. B.
Arlington. second vice president;
Thomas McDermott. secretary: E. ;.
Leadbeater, treasurer for the SIX
teenth consecutive termD Leo Fl. Dee
ton. captain: Claude Haynes, first
lieutenant; Henry MetZger. second
lieutenant. and Carl Metzger, COM
mander of hose.
II. Worrell. Washington, driver of
Il milk truck, was fined $40 and costs
in Police Court. following an in
vestigatiou of collision in which
the automobile driven by Miss Ellen
Mcfarland. sol North Washington
street, was damaged.
Norval l.. Allen has sold to Nor
man L. Ryon, Washington, house and
lot Q. block "A, section 4, Rosemont
Routine business consumed the reg
ular meeting of the city school board
this week Many committees whose
duties had been 10 effect improve
meuts around the various school
buildings reported their work done
and were excused.
Arthur Cole. Colored. Washington,
indicted for bigamy, was sentenced
to serve three years in the State
penitentiary when he was tried in
the Corporation Court. Judge How
ard w. Smith suspended the sentence
during good behavior.
William Wonzon. colored. was sem
fenced TO three months in Jail and
was fined $500 and costs when he
was found guilty Of violating pro-
visions of the State prohibition law.
\ motion to set aside the verdict