Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-08
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ton. A committee named to take
charge OF the local drive is composed
of F. Clinton knight, ]. Randall
Cation. John T. Worthington, James
NJ. Wright and W. Cameron Roberts.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
of the late DR.. Kate Waller Barrett
were adopted.
Relief Truck and Engine Co, No.
!. will give a dance for the benefit
of the company. Tuesday night in
odd Fellows Hall at $50 o'clock.
Police are searching here for Ruth
Larson, II years old of Norfolk, who
disappeared several days ago from
her home and who Is supposed to
be with friends here.
In order to expedite the vaccina-
ton of dogs against rabies as re-
quired by a recent city ordinance,
DR.. James J. Garvey has announced
that he will be prepared to work all
day Sunday at the city stables, ITO
North Lee street. Only about 800 Of
the 1900 dogs of the city have re-
ceived the treatment so far.
Lionel Levy, high school athletic
director, who has spent the greater
part of the Winter in Miami, Fla,
will return TO Alexandria Monday.
Miss Grace L. Holder, Australian
lecturer, will speak at the Young
L
night. Her lecture on her native
country will be illustrated with
colored pictures.
Charles II. Callahan, grand master
of Masons in Virginia. was presented
with a gold honorary membership
card in Washington Lodge, No. 81. OF
Masons, New York City. at the one
hundred and twenty-fifth ami
yersary celebration of the founding
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delegation from Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge of this city, who were
guests.
Hundreds of visitors have been
through Alexandria this week in
speeding historic scenes. Visitors
have been received from practically
every state in the Union. Many came
to Washington for the inauguration.
Maccabees Plan Drive.
Alexandria Maccabees are planning
an intensive campaign for new mem
bers. which will begin Immediately
and end July 20 with the Supreme Tent
review which is to be held In WASH
ington. Supervising Deputy j. L.
Turner has outlined plans. Head
quarters have been opened in the
Smith Building.
meeting of the associated chart
ties. formed last December, has been
called for Tuesday at o'clock in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
bv Mayor William Albert Smoot.
Formal organization plans Will then
be adopted. In the near future 1t
Is the hope of sponsors of the or
ganization to gather all of the
charitable institutions of the city
and proceed with the original pro-
gram of the body, which was to cut
in nGfn oh n ri ~
and to make the work more effective.
The following property transfers
have been recorded: Charles l.. Ewald
and wife to ]. r. King, house and lot
on Wythe street near Washingto on
Raymond Putnam and wife to Doc
Bates and wife, house and lot in Rose
mont; j. C. Vaughn and, wife to p. c.
Duborg and wife, nine lots in the
new subdivision, Northwest Alex
andria; James Travers and wife to
Wilson Teasley and wife, house and
lot on the west side of Washington
street near Franklin.
William E. OConner was elected
president and treasurer of the South
ern Automobile Supply Co., Inc. Other
officers chosen were John j. McInerey,
vice president and secretary, and
Harry A. Hegarty, q director. Leo F.
Harlow was appointed attorney.
A home-cooked chicken supper will
be served Thursday, March 26, in Lee
Camp Hall by a group of ladies of the
Mary Custis Lee 18th Virginia Regi-
ment Chapter, United Daughters of
the Confederacy. Mrs. j. Wilmer
McMinamin will be in charge.
Plans for the George Mason Hotel
have been received by H. A. Ham
mill, engineer in charge of operations
Work of demolishing the last house
left standing on the site of the pro-
posed 100000 hotel probably will be-
gin next week as Miss Julia McGraw
has signified her intention of moving
out this week following a settlement