Evening star., 1925-09-13
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, September IL.
Judge Howard w. Smith of the
Corporation Court will call the court
to order Monday in renovated court
rooms. The courtrooms are the only
part of the City Hall finished in the
work under progress. The new
health offices and tireproof record
room for the clerks office have been
stopped while the pipes for the CEN
tral heating plant are installed. The
work of putting in the pipes on the
south and east sides of the building
had been practically completed
Thomas r. Dyson, jr., and James
r. Duncan, who recently passed the
Virginia State bar examination, viii
be admitted to the bar at the ses-
sion of the Corporation Court Mon
day.
Elliott f. Hoffman. clerk of the
Corporation Court. has issued 140
hunting and fishing licenses this sea-
son. 1t is expected that II thousand
licenses will be issued before De-
Cember l, when the hunting season
closes.
Belle Haven Country Club is hold
ing "a preliminary tournament to Sc
lect the team to represent the club
in the meet TO be held October 3,
when the Tri State Golf League
tournament will be held here. A
full list of social functions Will be
given in addition to the golf match.
The lawn party given by the viii
layers of Annandale for the benefit
of the Alexandria Fire Department
Wednesday evening was we'll attend
ed. Fire Chief James NJ. Duncan, tr.,
and many of the local firemen at
tended the event. a nice sum was
realized, which will be divided among
the three company funds.
Girls Guard Organized.
Adjt. and Mrs. Duerr of the Sal
walton Army have formed a guard
for girls ranging in ages from -
to Is years old. Those wishing to
join are requested to report to 319
King street.
Rev. J. S. Sewers Of Annapolis. Md,
has accepted a call to the Del Ray
Baptist Church.
Playground authorities estimate
that II. 900 children attended the play
grounds during the Il weeks that
they were in operation. An effort to
raise money will be made during the
Winter so that next year the play
grounds may open earlier and close
later.
Robert A. Long, deputy motor We.
hicle commissioner, with headquarters
here, made 20 arrests for violations
of the State traffic code in Fairfax
County Monday. Speeding predomi-
mated In the charges. while there were
a few arrests for driving under the
influence of liquor.
The board of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church met Tuesday evening
No minister to succeed DR.. Dudley
has been chosen.
Commonwealth Attorney William P
Woolls has returned from his vaca
ton at Eagles Mere Lake. Pa. Dur,
ing his vacation Albert V. Bryan. spe.
cial counsel for the city, represented
the State in criminal cases.
Work done by the children of the
Alexandria Fairgrounds. which is on
exhibition in the window of the Alex
andria Light and Power Co, has at
tracted considerable attention. 1t con-
sists of basket work. bird houses and
other manual training material
Public Schools Reopen.
All the public schools of the city
reopened Thursday with the largest
attendance in history. The Catholic
schools, st. Mary's Academy, st.
Mary's Parochial School and the
Aaverian Brothers School, opened
Tuesday.
The Rev. ]. A. Dudley. pastor of
the Southern Methodist Church, will
begin his ministry in Eutaw Methodist
Church next Sunday.
Charles B. Tyler, 9-month.old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Tyler of Fair
fax County, died Tuesday at the Alex
andria Hospital. The funeral took
place Wednesday from Wheatleys
mortuary chapel. Services were CON
Quoted by Rev. Edward L. Stephens.
assistant pastor of st. Mary's Catho-
lie Church.
Miss Virginia r. Hudson, a former
resident of this city, died Wednesday
morning in Washington. Funeral serv-
ices were held at Wheatley's NOR
tuary chapel Thursday. Burial was
private, in Union Cemetery.
During the first eight months of
this year 1,075,47S cars were moved
through Potomac yards. This is an
increase of 67,42O over the same
period of 1924.
Boosters to Celebrate.
The Alexandria Booster Club will
celebrate Alexandria day next Wed
nesday at the Fairfax County Fair.
About 30 cars will form a caravan in
front Of the Chamber of Commerce
Building. The cars will be decorated.
and noise-maiing apparatus will be