Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January S (Spe-
ciaD City Manager Paul Morton said
today that city automobile tags will not
be placed on sale until February l, the
order for 5000 plates having just been
placed with the State Penitentiary at
! Richmond following the city councll's
decision Thursday to continue the auto
mobile tax. The rate will remain I'M
changed and is 20 cents per 100 POUNDS.
All cities of Virginia have adopted a
standard tag this year, conforming 10
the State plate in color and length puG
being only approximately two inches IN
height.
j Frank Carlin. local agent for State
automobile tags, announced this morn
ing that his office at 104-106 South
Washington street SO far this year has
sold only LIPS tags for passenger ma
chimes. 225 for trucks, 40 for convertlbles
and go chauffeurs' licenses. Fifty per
cent more licenses had been issued at
this time last year, he said. Inc dead
line for the use OF 1923 state tags Is
midnight January 15.
MED that the appointment of DR.. w.
Lewis Schafer to the position OF health
officer to succeed DR.. w. Clyde west,
resigned. is temporary. He said 1t Is
permanent one and was made by NM
self after comforting with members OF
the city council.
Storage Plant Work to Begin.
It is understood that work OF con-
structing the Underwater on sales 60.
1000 bulk storage plant IN the square
bounded by Madison, Wythe, PITT ana
ROYAL streets will begin at once.
mr.. Y1aontinU OF the VEST
minister Bible Glass of the Second
PRESBYTERIAN Church will take place
Monday at 1880 pm. In the WestniH-
lister Building. >.
Work of repairing No. Engine GO; S
hose wagon, which was wrecked recently
in a collision with the fire chle1 car
is being rushed by City Mechanic Henry
Diyon and it is thought that the wagon
will be back in service tomorrow.
A s. Doniphan, president OF the
Arm which owns the Fairfax Apart
ments, Quilted by fire wednesday, salo
| TODAY it has not been detlnltely de-
| terntned whether the apartment mouse
will be rebuilt. Fire insurance adJus-
tiers arrived here today and are ADJUST
ing the losses Of some OF the tenants
It was learned today that MISS Lyola
Mclaughlin, who lost several thousand
| dollars WOEbIl Vi VIVA
not protected by insurance.
A special meeting of the Piedmont
Convocation of the Episcopal Church
has been called for Thursday morning
in the st. Pauls Episcopal Church at
1870 o'clock. Rev. F. N. Hmckel OF
Markham will preside. The Rector's
Aid Society will serve luncheon at 1:3O
pm.
officers of Friendship Council No. %
Sons and Daughters of Liberty, were
installed last night by Miss Virgie
Ridgeway and her staff.
It was announced at the meeting
that an official visit will be paid Friend
ship Council January Is by George E
Jones of Richmond, the State councillor
A class initiation will be conducted.
Greenaway Bible Glass of the M. E
Church South will meet Monday al
8 pm. for its January session. Catholic
Daughters of America will meet in the
Lyceum Hall Monday at pm. ALI.
son WomanS Christian Temperance
Union will meet that night with Mrs
P. E. Cliff, pit North Columbus street
at the same hour.
Mrs. George ParSellS has been elected
president of the Womans Guild o.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Brad,
dock, with Mrs. c. A. S. Sinclair as vice
president, Mrs. William Duncan, secre.
tary; Mrs. o. H. Kirk, treasurer, ane
Mrs. j. w. Petry, chaplain.
Mrs. Nora Petit Dies.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora E
Petit, widow of ]. T. Petit, who diet
at o'clock this morning at the HON,
of her daughter, Mrs. E. L. Etchison
Washington, will be held here Monda,
at $50 am. at st. Mary's Catholic
Church. Burial will be in st. Mary
Cemetery.
Mary Gusts Lee-Seventeenth Vir.
ginia Regiment Chapter of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, has
adopted revised constitution. A dona
ton of IS has been made by the chapte
J to the Alexandria Day Nursery. Tn
tchapter will serve the annual banQue