Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 81 (Spe-
ciaD The local committee named to
make arrangements for the accommoda-
ton of New York tenement children for
two weeks vacation in this vicinity.
under the auspices Of the New York
| Tribunes Fresh Air Fund, met last
elected Mrs. G. E. Cabell, chairman;
Mrs. M. r. O'Sullivan, vice chairman,
and Miss Marian S. Colvin, secretary.
The other members of the committee
are Mrs. C. r. Keith, Mrs. D. Mauchlin
Niven. Mrs. j. T. Ashton. James Reece
Duncan, Harry H. Hammond and the
Rev. Percy Foster FALL, rector Of st.
! Paul's Episcopal Church.
! Approximately 10000 children will
leave the New York tenements on July
and go TO private homes in various
| sections of the country for their va
cations. Thirty were accommodated
! here last year while places for 20 have
already been found for this Summer AS
| many more will be taken care of as
| possible.
Home Association night will be OBJ
served by Fitzgerald Council, Knights
of Columbus, tomorrow night at 8
o'clock in the knights of Columbus
Home, when z. E. Downham, secretary
of the Home Association, will make his
annual report to the local council
Frank T. Quinn, grand knight, will pre-
side, while George T. Kimball will take
the chair after the business session for
the lecturers work. Francis H. Fan
non, c. r. Hellmuth and C. r. Roth
mund are in charge of the program.
Steven j. Woolls of 526 South Henry
street sustained bad cut over his eye
yesterday when struck by an automobile
driven by William o. Merryman of TIC
King street in the 600 block Prince
street. He was treated at the Alexan-
dria Hospital and then taken to his
home.
An automobile owned by j. w. Jacobs
of Accotink, Va, was stolen yesterday
from the 100 block North Lee street.
The following deeds of property trans
ferS were placed on record today at
the Office of Elliott F. Hoffman, clerk
of Corporation Court: Julian D. Knight
and wife, Bertha n. Knight, to Emma
Knight, lot on the south side of Gibbon
street between Franklin and Lee streets;
Albert v. Bryan, special commissioner
of sale, to Milton E. Groom, lot on west
side of Royal street., north of Wythe
street: Bertha Hall TO Arthur H. Bry-
ant, house and lot, Ill King street;
Lafayette Park Development Co., Inc,
to Florence GoldStein and husband,
Barney Goldstein, two lots on the south
east corner of Church and Alfred
streets.
Lieut.. J. Greezner, United States
Navy, spoke today at the Naval day
observance of the Alexandria Rotary
Club held at that organizations weekly
luncheon meeting in the George Mason
Hotel. Lieut.. Greezner, who is in
charge of the Naval Torpedo Station
here, spoke on the scope of the torpedo
defense work being conducted by the
Government. Everett Swan was chair
man of the entertainment committee.
A chorus of jefferson Elementary
School pupils will sing tonight from
radio station WJSV, Mount Vernon
Hills, Va, between and $50 o'clock.
Miss, Christine Munoz will direct the
chorus, which has been trained by Miss
Elizabeth Crute and Miss Margaret
Abramson.
A musical program will be held at
Lee School tomorrow afternoon at 1870
O'Clock, at Washington School on Thurs
day. and at Maury School June 4.
The postponed climb of Harry Gar
, diner, human fly" which was to have
been held Saturday night, but was
called off because of Indictment weather,
will take place tonight at the George
Mason Hotel. Gardiner will climb the
front of the hotel building at 1880,
under the auspices of Alexandria Post,
No. "a, American Legion.
Summer school will open June II
and run for a period of 40 days. r.
c. Bowton, superintendent of public
schools, announced today.
Unregistered voters must register to-
day TO qualify for the impending DEM
ocratic primary and the general cleo
ton of State and local officers. Regis
trars are: First Ward Scott Grimm,
30 Duke street; second ward. w. F..
Creighton, King and Royal streets;
third ward. F.. r. Monroe, 429 North
Columbus street; fourth ward, George
II. Railing, 8l8 King street.
Valiant Knights Bible class of the
First Baptist Church met yesterday
and passed resolution expressing re-
greet that Rev. P. L. Vernon, pastor,
is to leave in June to become pastor
of the United Baptist Church at Lew
iston. Me.
The monthly chest clinic will be held
for white persons at the Alexandria
Health Department tomorrow afternoon
from 3 to S O'Clock and at the same
time Thursday for colored persons