Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, December. Fl
Especially The work of removing
part of the fill at the south end Of
the new concrete bridge being erected
over Hunting Creek is now in prog
ress in order to relieve the pressure,
this new earth having caused the
bridge to move inches out of
plumb Saturday. 1t is estimated by
City Manager Morton that approxi-
mately 400 cubic yards will be taken
out.
An engineer from the State High
way Commission will be here tomor-
row to look over the bridge. 1t is be-
lieved that the bridge will either go
back or else can be showed back to
its original position with the removal
of the earth, The bridge Is affected at
the south pier.
Thus far the police have been Hn-
able to find out where the man giving
the name Of William Casper Craig. So,
halls from. Craig Is being held in Jail.
Today he wrote letter to Capt. or
Police Campbell, saying he came from
Bayyiew Asylum, outside OF Balti-
more. The authorities have been
written to at that place. and they re-
port no such person missing.
A pair of leg irons, used by con-
victs, was found in a barrel with a
convict's suit yesterday by Henry
Ewell a city employee. The suit was
carried to the dump and burned and
the iron turned over to the police.
The police say their finding Is a
mystery.
For the thirty-seventh consecutive
term James X. Mansfield has been
elected recording secretary of Alex
andria Council, No. 5, Order sSa'
ternal Americans. He is the only
man in Alexandria who has served so
long as a recording secretary of a
fraternal organization. Other officers
chosen are p. II. Eberhardt, presi-
dent; w. Fl. Radcliffe. vice president;
w. n. Crump, assistant recording sec
rotary; Frederick w. Ebhardt, finan-
cial secretary, eighteenth term; Sam
uel T. Park, treasurer; James IL.
Mansfield, father Of the secretary,
chaplain; s. S. Williams. marshal:
Thomas Simpson, warden f. j. Penn.
inner guard II. E. Carson, outer
guard; e. F. Cornell, trustee for three
years; w. n. Crump and j. Davis,
delegate and alternate, respectively,
to the Grand Council for two years;
E. Langley. degree master. Deputy
State President A. b. Nicol Will install
the new officers January 4.
The public schools of the city will
close for the Christmas holidays
Thursday afternoon and will not re-
open until January next. AT all OF
the schools special Christmas pro-
grams will be given.
The Episcopal Theological Seminary
of Virginia and the Episcopal High
School, located west of this city. have
closed and will reopen for studies
January 3.
St. Mary's Academy. conducted by
the Sisters of the Holy Cross, will
close tomorrow afternoon and reopen
January 5.
The Xaverian Brothers School for
boys will close tomorrow and reopen
January g.
ST. Mary's Parochial School will
close tomorrow and reopens January
st. Agnes Episcopal School for girls
will close tomorrow afternoon and
reopen January 5.
An appeal for funds is made on
behalf of Ivakota farm, conducted
under the auspices of the National
Florence Crittenton Mission. This
place houses $50 girls. 1t Is an
nounced that contributions should be
sent to Robert s. Barrett, 408 Duke
street.
The funeral of Mrs. Anne J. War
ing. wife of Francis A. Warning, who
died Sunday, took place this after
noon from her late residence, 519
South Alfred street. Services were
conducted by Rev. DIR. w. S. Ham
mond, pastor of the M. e. Church
South, and interment was in the
Presbyterian Cemetery.
The sum of $500 was collected at
the First Baptist Church Sunday, and
also several baskets of groceries. They
will be distributed to the needy poor
of the city. x~