Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-05
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January (Spe-
ciaD Letters expressing the city's
appreciation of the valiant work of the
firemen at the fire which Quilted the
Fairfax Apartment at Columbus and
King streets Wednesday afternoon were
mailed out yesterday by City Manager
Paul Morton to the Alexandria, Wash
ington, Fairfax, Clarendon, Cherrydale,
Arlington and BallSton departments,
Morton said In his letters that "the
action of the fire departments is espe-
cially worthy of commentator In view
of the terrible odds against which you
were situated, namely the high wind
and the low water pressure"
A letter also was mailed to Police
Capt. w. w. Campbell complimenting
the local police on 1.-The most efficient
and prompt manner in which they ham
died traffic and crowds at the fire." and
one to M. J. O'Connell, general manager
of the Virginia Public Service Co., ex-
pressing the citys appreciation for
services and cooperation rendered by
Marshal Shuman, superintendent OF the
electric company's personnel, and his
assistants. :,
The Alexandria Light Infantry will
resume its weekly drills Monday night
in the Armory Hail following a iay-oH
during the Christmas holidays.
The Royal Arch degree was conferred
upon a class of candidates last night
by the degree team of Mount Vernon
Chapter, No. IA, Royal Arch MaSons,
at a meeting in the Masonic Temple.
H. T. Porter, district deputy grand
high priest. made an official visit A
buffet luncheon was held at the George
Mason Hotel following the meeting.
Individual lockers have heen installed
for pupils at Alexandria High School,
insuring proper protection Of their
school books and other personal prop
erty. =.
Improved Order of Red Men, were in
stalled Thursday night by Arthur j.
Butcher of this city. district deputy
great sachem, and Harry Sager OF
Herndon.
Rites for ]. b. Gardner.
Funeral services for James B. Gard
ner. 70 years old, who died Thursday
night at his residence, 1911 Duke street,
viii be held tonight at his late home,
and the body will be taken to Front
Royal, Va, tomorrow for burial. MT.
Gardner was employed for many years
as a clerk by the Southern Railway Co.
He is survived by three sons and three
Final rites for Miss Mary j. shinn,
who died at her home Wednesday
afternoon. were held yesterday after
noon at Demanie's mortuary chapel.
The week of prayer services to be
held under auspices Of the Alexandra
Ministerial Association will open Mon
day night at the Methodist Protestant
Church with Rev. P. L. Vernon, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, delivering
the sermon.
A Secret Service operator yesterday
visited the four local banks and showed
bankers a fiv-dollar bill which had been
cleyerly raised to $40 and warned them
to be on the lookout for persons dis
tributing the currency.
Weekly meetings of Sarepta Lodge,
No. 46, Independent Order OF Odd Eel
lows, will be held Tuesdays in the fu-
ture, instead of Thursdays.
Deeds conveying a tract IN the square
bounded by Madison, Wythe, Pitt ana
Royal streets from Hugo Herfurth. 1r,
to the Tidewater OIL Sales Co. Tor $lO,-
600, and a second tract from D. E. Bay
liss to the same company for $5,OOO,
have been placed on record in the office
Of Elliott F. Hoffman. clerk of Corpora
tion Court. The City Council on Thurs
day granted the oil company permission
to construct a SIT 900 bulk storage sta
ton in that square.
Police Capt. w. w. Campbell Is con-
fined to his home with Ia grippe.
Past National President Mrs Emma
Buell. has installed officers for the Pa
triotic Order OF Americans, Camp NO. .,
of this city.
Relic Presented Church.
A brass aims basin, presented by Mr..
and Mrs. Harley p. Wilson of Holm
Hall. Fairfax County. Is now the prop
erty of Grace Episcopal Church. The
bowl is 100 years old and was purchased
in Edinburgh, Scotland, by Mrs. wilson
the past Summer. The basin bears
unique description in Scotch dialect.
e. r. Thomasson, district deputy
grand master of the Independent Or
der Of Odd Fellows, and his stan, COM
posed of F. L. Flynn, A. F. Fillmore, ).
A. Martin, James Haynes. A. -. waves
and Thomas S. O'Halloran, Will install
day night at Acootink, Va: new officers
of Sarepta Lodge, No. 46, here Tuesday
night; Falls Church Lodge. No. IL, at
Fails Church Thursday night, and Po-
tomac Lodge, No. 80, here Friday night
The annual banquet of Potomac Lodge
will be held in conjunction with the in
stallation Friday.
S. O. wall, Of the New York-Rich-
mond Jacksonville all-motor passenger
bus service to be conducted by the Grey
hound Line, announced here yesterday
that the line will begin operation within
the next few days.
Officers of the Alexandria kiWanE
Club have been installed. Elliott r
Hoffman is the new president, succeed
| ing Thomas Chauncey.
DR.. w. Clyde West, Alexandria healtf
officer for the past two and half years
and city bacteriologist for the three
years preceding his appointment al
health officer has resigned to devote
! his entire time to private practice
City Manager Paul Morton has named
DR.. w. Lewis Schafer. city bacteriolo'
gist and physician to the city poor
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