Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
ALEXANDRIA.

ciaD.-Thirty-two men have enlisted
in the Alexandria Light Infantry, off,
cially known as Company |, 1880
Regiment, 5Sth Brigade, Virginia Ma
tional Guard The company still is in
process of organization. and a quota
of so members must be attained be-
fore it will be recognized as State
unit by Adj. Gen. Bales. The first
assembly will be held Monday night
at 1880 PM for discussion of organi-
zation plans. The company will be
drilled for the first time by Capt.
Cameron Roberts following the bust.
ness. Lieuts. w. NJ. Glasgow and
John Arnold are the only other Off
GERS named as yet. A recruiting sta
ton has been established in the 500
block, King street, and will be opened
each night between and o'clock
by Company members.
Work on the new outdoor swimming
pool of the Belle Haven Country Club
has been deferred by unfavorable
weather, and the pool will not be
ready for use until August /, instead
of July 1, as planned. Construction
work will be started this week, and
the building committee soon VIII
award the contract for concrete work.
The city water company is laying an
S.inch main to the pool.
West f0fmB GraauaIe.
Cadet Herbert Is. kirkpatrick, son
of Col. and Mrs. Thomas j. Kirk
patrick of this city, graduated from
the United States Military Academy
at the recent exercises held at West
Point, n. Y.
The trustees and directors of the
Alexandra Hospital viii meet in the
headquarters of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow at
10 am.
The Alexandria Hospital Alumnae
will meet tonight at O'Clock in the
home of its president. Miss Mae
Cayanaugh, Us South Patrick street.
Three women and two men were
taken into custody by Policemen
Julian Rawlett, Edgar Mayhugh,
Harry Eberhart and Hilton Lamphier
in O. raid on $50 South Patrick street
at 4:4O am. yesterday morning. Mrs.
Edna Fleet, IS years old, was SEN
fenced to serve six months in Jail
when arraigned before Judge w. 5.
Snow in Police Court on a charge of
conducting a disorderiy house. Mrs.
Virginia Anglin, Is years old; Mrs.
w. Fl. Bowen, is: Henry Perkins, 20,
of Washington, and nj. l.. Padgett, 70,
of 800 South Patrick street, were
fined SIS and So costs on charges of
dlSofderly conduct.
r. c. Rosgel of Potomac, Va, was
fined $50 and S20.5O costs in Police
Court on a charge of violating the
prohibition law.
Seminole Tribe, No. IS, Improved
Order of Red Men, viii elect officers
for the next six-month term at a
meeting in the Alexandria National
Bank Building tonight at o'clock.
Boys Guests of Masons.
Eighty-fve boy graduates of the JET
ferson Graded School were the guests
of the Scottish Rite Masons at din
ner in Odd Fellows Temple last night.
Elliott F. Hoffman. clerk of the Cor
poration Court, was the principal
speaker on the program, while Roger
e. Sullivan, venerable master of Wash
ington Memorial Lodge of Perfection,
was POSTMASTER r. G. Bowton. SUI
perintendent of public schools. and c.
II. Strader, principal of Jefferson
School, We're guests.
The Girls Glee Club of the Masonic
Home. Richmnod, was honoIed by the
Alexandria Kiwanis Club at lunch
eop in the George Mason Hotel today.
The glee club has been in this city
with a delegation of 1913 children from
the home since Tuesday morning. The
others who have been here left yes
ferday afternoon at O'Clock, ana the
Slee club is to return at that hour To-
day.
A special meeting Of Osceola Tribe,
No. /, the Oldest tribe in America, will
be held at the home of A. j. Butcher,
219 North Alfred street, Monday
night at 7:30 o'clock.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosie May
Irby Of Potomac, wife of Samuel J.
Irby, will be held at 2:30 pm, tomor-
row at the Cunningham, Kennedy
& Watkins funeral home, 500 Cameron
street The services will be conducted
by Rev. P. l.. Vernon, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, and burial will
he In the Bethel Cemetery. She died
1T Alexandria Hospital yesterday
morning.
Chris Gill, superintendent of the
Armory Hall and City Market. is
pointing and calcimining the walls Of
the City Market The work will be
finished this week.
Mrs. Florence l. Arlington died at
the home Of her son, Clayton AIRING
Ton, All North Patrick street, last
night Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.