Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July % (Spc-
ciaD.-City Manager Paul Morton yes
terday was authorized by the City
Council to contract with the Virginia
Public Service Corporation to supply
lights for the extension of the white
way system on King street from Pat
rick to Harvard streets for nine years
and for the installation of 36 lamps,
6 to each of the 6 squares of the
extension. The Alexandria Chamber
of Commerce, representing the prop
erty owners in paying their proportion
Of the cost, and the Virginia Public
Service Corporation will bear the
cost of the actual construction Of the
extension of the street lighting sys-
tenn. Work will be started as soon
as the material is received.
Acting on an agreement Of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Railroad Co, to pay its proportion of
the cost of paving three blocks of
Fayette street the City Council yester-
day passed an ordinance authorizing
removal of that company's rails on
Fayette street from the north side
of Cameron street to the south side
of Duke street.
Mrs. Bessie DeNIOII Dead.
Mrs. Bessie K. DeAfoll. % years old.
wife of Louis E. DeMoll Of COG Queen
street, died in the Alexandria Hos
pital Yesterday. The body Of the de-
ceased, who in addition to the hus-
band is survived by several children,
has been removed to DemaineS' NOR
tuary chapel.
An automobile belonging to James
A. Brown of 400 South Fairfax street
was stolen from Potomac Yards last
night.
Alexandria Post, No. "a. American
Legion, was host to 401 members of
the Citizens Military Training Camp
at Fort Washington, Md, on sight
seeing trip Of the city yesterday.
The Alexandria Kiwanis Club Will
hold a chicken dinner at Bayliss Cross
Roads this afternoon in place Of the
usual weekly luncheon. The members
of the local organization will meet at
the George Mason Hotel at 4:30 pm. to
make the trip. Tomorrow the club
will be the guests of the officers of
Fort Washington. Nd, and will leave
here at o'clock by boat, returning to
this city at s pm.
The two base ball clubs Of the st.
Mary's Athletic Club will give gar
den party at the home of Mrs. John
c. Eberhard, in Braddock Heights, to-
night.
The Old Dominion Boat Club will
give a dance in it's clubhouse tomor.
row night.
Supporters of Walter Tancill oliver
Of Fairfax, candidate for the State
Senate, subject to the Democratic pri.
mary, August 2, staged an automobile
parade in this city last night. Oliver
is opposed by the incumbent, Frank l..
Ball of Arlington County, and Charles
Henry Smith of this city. All three
candidates are attorneys.
Many Deeds Recorded.
Deeds of property transfers placed
on record in the Office Of Elliott F.
Hoffman, clerk of the Corporation
Court, yesterday are as follows: Mar
garet Downey Breen and husband,
Sylvester A. Breen, to o. H. Kirk and
II. D. Kirk, house and lot 112 South
West street: John r. Sheads and wife,
Cora v. Sheads, to Snyder-Kane-
Boothe Corporation, lots 80 and 40,
block 4, subdivision of ~Rosemont
Park; John r. Sheads and wife, Cora
". Sheads, to William G. Smith, trus-
tee. house and lot lit North Peyton
street; Snyder-Kane- Boothe Corpora
ton to John r. Sheads and wife, Cora
v. Sheads, house and lot lit North
Peyton street; Snyder-Kane-Boothe
Corporation to r. B. Washington,
trustee, house and lot 1913 North Pey.
ton street; Ada Goodwin to Snyder.
Kane-Boothe Corporation. house and
lot 1909 King street; Snyder-Kane-
Boothe Corporation to r. b. Washing
ton, trustee, house and lot 1875 North
Peyton street; Albert T. Young and
wife, Lillian HI. Young, to Lena
Kaminsky. house and lot 512 Prince
street; Lena Kaminsky to John A.
Lyles and wife, Mamie T. Lyles,
house and lot 512 Prince street; John.
A. Lyles and wife, Mamie T. Lyles,
to William c. Smith, trustee, house
and lot 512 Prince street; Enterprise
Land and Improvement Co. to c. Yer
non Hall, house and lot 62S South
Pitt street.