Evening star., 1924-09-14
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, September 13
| (SpeciaD-Fifty-n cases OF alleged
| infractions of the State prohibition
law will be presented Monday to
| grand jury which will convene in
corporation court with Judge Howard
| w. Smith presiding. Eight cases are
for second offenses. Also there is one
case of manslaughter. one of grand
| larceny and one of malicious cutting. |
The entire Police Department has
| been summoned as witnesses. The |
manslaughter charge Is against AL
| fred F. Hall. Washington, hacker.
| who was driving an automobile in !
| which James L. Taylor met his death |
August IT, when the vehicle crashed |
into guard rail along the road
north Of the city, in Arlington !
| County.
! Mrs. Mary Mccuen. 210 Queen
street, was held for the action of
| the grand jury this morning when |
police alleged she placed package |
| containing corn liquor where T. j. |
| Murray found it, Murray picked it
| up and was arrested, but he had
| dropped it when he saw the police. |
was dismissed.
| L. NJ. Davis. Annandale, Fairfax
County, had a half pint of liquor in
| his pocket when he was arrested
| yesterday charged with being drunk.
He said he didn't know where he
got it. He was held for the action
| of the grand jury and gave bond
| In the sum of 500.
Isham Dudley. colored, wanted herej
| for alleged assault, has been arrested
| in Richmond, according to adyices
received here. Policeman Bell has
| gone to bring him back. he will
| be given hearing MondaN
Payments for the stock of the
North Virginia Hotel Corporation
will be due Monday. at the banks of
the city. The 900 purchasers of stock
of site at Washington and Prince
| streets. at cost of 377.5OO. 1t is
explained that. in the int terest of
economy, 1t will be necessary all
payments be made promptly. The
amount due Monday is approximate
~ $4,000, or 10 per cent OF the en-
tire amount subscribed. Work on
the George Mason Hotel will begin
Work of building a $2O,oeo club
house south of the city for the Belle
Haven Golf and Country Club will
| begin Monday. The contract: was let
! several weeks ago. Fairways and green's
l Oh tHC ne" SouFSc nave De6H 11eOed ana
| tennis courts have been built. 1t is
thought that the club will be ready
| to operate early next Spring.
Work this year on the George
Washington National Mas onic Me-
| mortal Temple, being erech,d here at
a cost which probably will approach
| $5,0o0,o0o. will continue until Janu-
airy l. it is believed. In the general
plan it had been provided that work
| should be stopped each Fall. and re-
sumed again in the Spring, but the
inability of the quarries in Vermont
to furnish stone early this Spring de-
layed operations and called for the
| extension. Huge pilasters and much
of the main wall will be put in place
before work is again suspended
James d. East, for the past -four
| months a member of the AiexaHdria
police force, has resigned and has ac-
cepted a position as special police
| man in Arlington County.
Miss Helena Green Mcdonald has
been appointed a notary public by
Gov. E. Lee Trinkle.
married to John G. Smith, jra. adver-
tising manager of the Alexandria
Gazette. Miss Irwin is the, daughter
of Lucian Irwin, 214 North Columbus
street. The ceremony was performedI 4
by Rev. p. L. Vernon, pastor of the
First Baptist Church. at the parson-
age. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Left for al
southern tour, after which they will
make their home here.
Rev. Father Ripple, o. p. national
spiritual director of the Holy Name
Society. will address the local So
ciety tomorrow night at a meeting to
be held In Lyceum Hall. p. j. Hal
tigan, archdiocean president. Wash
ington, will also speak Plans will
f~ ~ foiv
tion in the parade to be staged In
Washington September 21.
Mrs Mary E. Watkins, IS years
old, widow of James c. Watkins, died
this morning at her home, 1913 Duke
street. She is survived by one son,
William T.. Watkins, and by one Sis |
ter, Mrs. Margaret Phillips. Funeral
services will be held from the home
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Dean Bergman Green of the Vfr-
ginia Episcopal Theological Seminary |
will preach tomorrow at both iserv-
ices in Christ Church. in the absence |
of the rector, Rev. William jackson
Morton. At the evening service the !
childrer's choir will assist the regu- |
lar choir with the music.
Rev. P. l. Vernon tomorrow night I
will deliver a unique song-sermpn on |
"The Modern ProdigaP' at the First |
Baptist Church partial knowledge" !
will be the morning theme.
Prof w. Crosby Bell of the Virginia |
Episcopal Theological Seminary will
preach tomorrow morning at st. |
Paul's Episcopal Church.
A business meeting and election of |
officers of the N. 81 Greelaway Bible
Glass of the Methodist Episcopal |
Church South will be held in the |
Young Peoples Building Monday
night at o'clock. Tomorrow Rev.
DIR. William S. Hammond, pastor, will |
center both sermons around thoughts
raised by the opening OF schools Mon
day.
Rev. DR.. J. P. Hand, newly elected |
superintendent of the District Con- |
vention of the Methodist Church, to-
morrow will preach at Trinity
Church The quarterly conference l.
will be held in the church at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon
Orthodox Hebrew services in OBJ i
servance OF the new year will be |
held at the home Of Rabbi b. Gel i
fand. 401 Wilkes street, September
% and 80. The day Of atonement
will be observed October 1.
BY paying particular regard to the
Lit stoL