The Washington times., 1925-05-26
ALEXANDRIA IS
|. SEEKING CITY
WHARF
Boats Buy Supplies Elsewhere
Because of Lack, Mer-
chants Say

lAOAS are JIlhL llllS CITY WALL SOOA
boast municipal wharf for the
small vessels that pass here daily
and which, the merchants here
complain, are In the habit of pur-
chasing all of their supplies in
Washington because Of the lack of
the proper docking facilities along
the waterfront of this city.
A committee, appointed by the
civic bureau of the. chamber Of
Commerce to investigate conditions
along the waterfront, and report
on the availability Of the present
wharves for such purpose, last
night presented a resolution to
that body, which was later passed,
recommending that the city coun-
Gil make arrangements with the
Mutual Ice Company, OF this city,
to secure portion Of their wharf,
at the foot of Cameron street, for
the purpose OF establishing q per-
manent municipal wharf here. The
committee was composed Of George
f.. Pownham, chairman;1 Mark L.
Price and j T. Preston.
Kenneth w. Ogden, president OF
the chamber Of commerce, made a
brief address in which he urged
all members of the bureau to attend
the general meeting OF the entire
organization, to be held Wednesday
night in the chamber rooms, for the
purpose of considering a number
OF matters related to the civic
and commercial welfare OF the city.
Antony Samartzopulos, a King
street merchant, isn't paying much
attention to business today, for he
Is happy in the possession of let
ter from Queen Sophia, of Greece,
thanking him for a booklet, descrfb-
ing the George Washington Ma
tional Masonic Memorial Temple,
under construction here on Shoot.
er's Hill.
Queen Sophia expressed her keen
interest in the memorial and stated
that she hoped some day to visit
Alexandria and view it for herself.
The 1O2nd, commencement exer-
cises of the Virginia Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary will be held June
3-5, inclusive. Sparrow Memorial
Hall will be dedicated at this
time with appropriate ceremonies.
"Jumbo"s Bryant, veteran dog
catcher OF this city, returned here
today after the conclusion of a suc-
cessful campaign in the town of
POTOMAC, near here Jumbo was
loaned to the Arlington county town
at the request of officials there,
and during his stay Of less than a
week succeeded in rounding up
forty two wayward CANNES.
Jumbo" is enthusiastic over the
expedition. He collected a dollar
for each canine victim.
Truck and Engine Company, No.
i, and the Alexandria Light and
Power Company will oppose each
other on the diamond tomorrow
afternoon at 5 o'clock, The battle
viii be staged on Baggett's field.
Approximately thirty State pris-
cners, confined in the city jail here,
will be used on the street force fol.
lowing the permit issued by Judge
Howard w. Smith of the corpora
ton court at the request Of acting
City Manager Paul Morton.
Members OF the United Daughters
of the Confederacy are maintaining
headquarters today at the office of
Graham and Ogden, $50 King street,
for the purpose or receiving con-
tTibutions to. the fund being col
lected throughout the State with
which 1t is planned to appropriately
mark the historic battlef!elds of
Virginia.
William Mather Lewis, president
Of George Washington University,
end Eli Swavely, principal of the
Swavely Preparatory school at Ma
Eassas will be the principal speak
crs tonight in the high school au-
G1torium at the meeting to arouse
interest In the movement for a
'greAter Virginia through educa.
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