Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-07
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July I tSpeciab .
Alexandria Post, No. "a, American
Legion, last night elected w: Milton
Glasgow. finance officer OF the local
post for the past seven years, 10 tine
post of commander to succeed George
F. Downham Herbert Mills was elected
first vice commander, II. b. Lemon
second vice commander; James T. Pres
ton. ir adjutant; Jones Cox. finance
officer. Miss Willie Fairfax. historian;
Howard l.. Arnold, chaplain and Harry
Davis. sergeant at-arms.
Thurlow White, Capt. Charles >.
Deahl, Henry P. Thomas. Luther n.
Dudley. F. Clinton Knight, Howard l..
Arnold and Louis Hoy were elected 70
the executive committee to serve WITH
George F. Downham, past commander |;
Glasgow, Mills, Lemon Preston ana
Cox, newly elected officials. A member
of the outpost at Fort Humphreys VII!
also be elected to the executive ooaro
in the near future.
Mrs. Anna Meeks, Capt. George H.
Evans, H. H. Blunt, Capt. Charles D.
Deahl. r. A Baumgardner, Joseph
Fagelson. Mrs. Laura Anderson Inur-
low White. G. F. Birrell. George r.
Downham. Henry P. Thomas, MRS. r.
B. Lemon and Jones Cox were electeo
delegates to the State convention Oh
American Legion posts, which VIII oe
held at Farmville, Va, August Is, ~
and IS. Boy Scout troops. the Junior
base ball team Of the local post, ana
students of the public schools who won
the snecisl prizes offered by Alexandra
post the past term were guests at last
nights meeting in the George Mason
Hotel.
Prisoners Must Work.
Police Justice William S. Snow today
announced that all persons commltVeu
TO the city Jail for violation OF Alex,
andria ordinances must work their luii
time on the city chain gang. He stateo
that the sentences of prisoners COM
mitted TO Jail will not begin until tney
60 70 work on the gang. =,
Harry Sinims, So years old, was nneo
$50 so and sentenced 10 serve SIX months
in Jail when arraigned in Police Court
this morning on a charge o. MS sec
end violation of the prohibition law.
He was arrested on the street last nignt
by Police Capt w w. Campbell.
John r. Rafferty,, So years old, OF 205
Prince street died in the Providence
Hospital at Washington. His body has
been brought to Demaines' mortuary
chapel in this city. where 1t will rest
until funeral services. which will be
held at ST. Mary's Catholic Church.
Burial will be In st. Marys Cemetery.
The deceased. who was employed as
cabinet maker until he was taken i'll
recently, is survived by his widow,
Mary Rafferty,, and sister. Mrs F. T.
Quinn.
Judge william S. Snow of this city
has been reappointed to the State Game
and Fish Commission by Gov. Harry
Flood Byrd.
Price will Probated.
The will of the late E. Fleming Price
who served the city as auditor 40 years.
was admitted to probate yesterday in
the Circuit Court of this city. Miss
Laura j. Zimmerman. niece. and
Mark l.. Price. nephew. qualified as
administrators His estate was valued
at $2l 900 and with the exception of
81 200 in per cent bonds of 1908 issue
which he left to the Alexandria Hos
pital, goes to his niece and nephews
Miss Laura j. Zimmerman is left the
home at l18 North Alfred street. to-
gether with the furniture and effects
and also $4,000 in coupon bonds of the
City of Alexandria, OF 1908 issue and
20 shares of common stock of the
United States Steel Corporation. To
his nephew Mark l.. Price. he leaves
his gold watch and chain and the
sum Of $4,000 in coupon bonds of the
City of Alexandria, of the 1908 series
To Charles NJ, Price. a nephew. he
leaves the sum of $4,000 in 1908 coupon
bonds Of the City of Alexandria. The
remainder of the estate he directs to be
divided into Ave equal parts to Miss
Laura j. Zimmerman. John n. zim-
norman, Mark L. Price, Charles Marion
Price and Elizabeth L. Smythe, nieces
and raphpWe