Evening star., 1926-06-13

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June IL (Spe.
ciaD.-Through the efflrts of Mayor
| William Albert Smoot The dump pile
on the Alexandria, Washington pike at
| the south end of the Highway Bridge
on the east side of the road has been
inclosed with a substantial wooden
| fence running q distance of approx
mately 1000 feet. The dump in ques-
ton has been an eyesore to motorists
and others. He wrote to Eppa Hun
| ton, jr.. president of the Richmond,
| Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
| and in this had the cooperation of
Gov. Harry Flood Byrd.
Mayor Smoot has just written c. E.
Dare, engineer, maintenance of way.
a letter expressing his appreciation.
and he adds that the railroad company
has rendered a distinct community
service. having greatly improved the
appearance OF the only designated
State highway out of Washington.
which thousands of Virginia and rep
resentative tourists travel each day"
Mayor Smoot also has taken up
with Mr.. Hunton the question of elm,
mating the dangerous turn at the
overhead bridge at the end of the
| highway and Washington avenue.
Mayor Smoot expressed hope that the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Pot
mae Railroad Co. and the State
Highway Commission will get together
and have the necessary abutment
made 10 widen this turn. At this
crossing many bad accidents have oc.
Cured in the last few years.
Forty-eight members of Post r,
American Legion, worked with vim
and vigor this afternoon cleaning the
old cemetery in the rear of the First
Presbyterian Church. BY the time
the heavy rainstorm broke at 4;30
O'clock they had practically completed
the task, having cut the weeds and re-
moved debris in general Several old
slabs, which had gone to the ground
with age, were Strengthened and reset
by the members and the opinion pre-
vailed that the cemetery is 100 per
cent improved as a result of the eff
forts of the Legion men. who were
headed by Comdr. r. Clinton Knight
During the progress of the work
women of the American Legion Aux
Hilary served punch.
Alexandria Post, No "a American
Legion, will hold parade at $50
O'Clock Monday afternoon. 1t will be
headed by the Citizens Band and Boy
Scouts. The parade will form at King
and Fayette streets and march east to
Fairfax and then counter march on
King TO Washington streer. The four
squares on King from King to Fair
fax to Washington streets will be
decorated by the Boy Scouts.
Closing exercises of St. Mary's
Parochial School and the Xaverian
Brothers School were he'd last night
at St. Mary's Church. The address
was delivered by the Rev. Louis Smet
who also made the awards. They
follow: Xaverian Brothers School.
prize for Christian doctrine. Thomas
McCourt. Edward Lannon. Paul Ben
net. William Burroughs. Morgan De-
laney. Mitchell Burroughs, William
Bond, prize for application. Robert
Nugent, Frederick Conlon. Lewis
Harvey. Beverly Craddock Robert
Davis. Leslie Williams. Felix Young.
St. Marys Parochial School, prize
for Christian doctrine, Caroline Ayers.
Ethel Bradley, Ruth Jones. Agnes
Hough. Frances Baggett, Louise Pull
man. Genevieve Wenski and Mary
Nails; prize for application. Margaret
Jones. Florence Bond Maxine Engel-
king, Agnes Hough, Marion Butler,
Rosetta Ayers, Robert kendrick.
Helen Graumann. The following
graduated from the parochial school:
Caroline Ayers, Gladys Beach, Pearl
Chichester. Frances Conlon. .Avice
Corbin, Phoebe Hesley, Margaret
Jones and Elsie Masters.
c. w. Culp of Richmond. who has
Just retired as superintendent of trans
portation with the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad Co.