Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-15
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March Is (Spe-
cial) Richard L. Ruffner, attorney,
has been elected member Of the board
Of directors Of the Citizens National
Bank to succeed Arthur H. Bryant. who
has resigned to devote his entire time
to his private affairs. This action was
taken Thursday, when the resignation
Of Bryant, sumbitted some time ago,
was accepted with regret.
James MacGrath has been selected as
manager of the Alexandria studios of
Radio Station WJSv, which is locating
on the top floor of the Doniphan Build
ing here. The lease for the rooms was
signed late Thursday by Col. Charles L.
Stengle and Charles D. Shackelford and
includes Offices and two studios besides
q reception room for artists and guests.
Station WJSV, which operates on q
wave length of 205 meters, or fire.
quency of 1850 kilocycles, is powered by
a 10-kilowatt transmitter located at
Mount Vernon Hills, Va.
Rev. William McDougall, D. D., Pres
byterian minister, will be the religious
director for the station. He will broad
cast two programs every Sunday and a
Sunday school lesson on Saturday after
moons. Rev. McDougall has made ar
rangements for the old Stein residence,
104 Washington avenue, Rosemont, and
will move there within few days. Col.
Stengle said yesterday: I'VE will do all
in our power to Cooperate with Alex
andria and our programs will be the
best ever under the auspices OF the
station"
Members of the War Mothers Club
were special guests at the monthly
meeting Of the auxiliary of the local
American Legion post, held at Gadsby's
Tavern Thursday night. Mrs. Richard
B. English. who presided, welcomed
them to the meeting.
Funeral services for George Washing
ton Farnurn, 80 years old, who died
Thursday morning at his home in Fair
fax County, near Pohick, will be held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home Of Miss Nellie B. hewitt In Fair
fax County. Interment in Pohick
Cemetery will follow. The deceased is
survived by his widow, Katherine
Farnum; one child, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Farnum; three brothers
and two sisters.
Funeral services for Nathan j. Troy,
SO years old, a former Federal soldier,
who died at the home of his son-in-
law, A. F. Douglas, 239 Bellefonte
avenue, will be held at 80 o'clock this
afternoon at the Cunningham Funeral
Home, Incorporated. Interment in
Bethel Cemetery will follow. Rev.
Harry L. Hout, pastor of the Del Ray
Methodist Church, will conduct the
services.
Miss Lutise Bolton, So, who died at
the home of her brother, j. H. Bolton,
COS North Columbus street, Thursday
night, will be buried Monday morning
at II O'Clock. Rev. D. L. Snyder.
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. will conduct the serv-
ices and interment in Bethel Cemetery
will follow The deceased is survived
by her brother and sister, Mrs. Alice
Burnhart.
The smoker to be staged by Potomac
Truck and Engine Company, No. 2, will
take place Monday evening, March 81,
according to arrangements now being
completed. The affair is being ar
ranged under the direction Of Capt. A.
v. Brown of the company, who is chair
man.
City Manager Wallace Lawrence, in
letter to the recently formed Alex
andria Citizens Association, accepted
the invitation of that body to be present
at the meeting to be held at the Com
munity Building in Potomac, March "a.
A membership drive is now under way
by committee appointed for that work,
and members of this and the executive
committee are making plans for well
attended meeting next Thursday.