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VOL. CXXXV?No. 133.
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1919
PRICE ONE CENT.
DECORATORS BUSY
fii' JUBILEE WEEK
Buildings Taking on Festive
? Garb For Welcome Home
to Soldiers
PROGRAM SOON READY
City Will bo Decorated From End
to End in Honor of Big Celebration
Which Starts Monday.
DocCratcrs are busy today decora
ting buildings on King street for
the Jubilc-e Week for the home com
ing soldiers to be held all of next
week beginning Monday undt-r the
auspices of the Welcome* Home Com
mittee of whl'Lch Robert S. Jones is
chairman. ;
The old*street has now taken on
holiday appearance. Festoojis of
flags, pennants and banners can" be
seen cn every side.
Citizens of Alexandria have plan
ned a joyous welcome for the re
turned soldiers and next week prom
ises to be banner one in honor of
the returned heroes.
iFestivities of all kinds have l>3en
planned which among other things
includes a big street carnival which
will be in operation throughout tihe
week.
The cross wires of the electric
poles from one end of King s'4:eet
to the other already are decorated
and many stores have displayed
flags.
When the decorators complete
their task the buildings on King
street will be in gala attire for the
festivite^ planned.
Everything points to a most suc
cessful week for the war heroes.
The various committees already
are; busy collecting funds. It is
hoped to raise $10,000. The grcnteft
part of this money is to ?'.> toward
the establishment of a permanent
memorial for the soldiers. This pro
posed memorial will consist cf a
permanent affair in the shape of a
hall for the soldiers to meet. Among
other things f raclubOh iGold od
ether things a club roem in cornec
ticn ia contemplated. All citizens
are urged to contribute as lihei ally
as possible in order that the plans
undertaken may be realized.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Ministerial Association Also Planes
Committee or Jubilee Week.
The Ministerial Association of the
city at its annual meeting held yes
terday in the Young People's build
ing elected these officers to servt; for
the ensuing year: Rev. Dr. E. B. .Tack
sort, president; Rev. Dr. E. V. Reges
ter, vice president: Rev a. E. Speil
man. secretary and treasurer.
The Ministers mapped out p'ans
for assisting ' the committee on the
welcome home plans fcr the soldiers
and will hold special services Sun:!ay.
A special committee was named to ar
range plans of which Rev. Dr. E. B.
Jackson is chairman.
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT FATAL
Virginia Farmer Dies of Injuries
After Two Weeks
Danville. Va., June 4.?W. L.
Haynes, a farmer living near here,
who died Monday from injuries sus
tained in a runaway accident, was
buried at Mount Olivet yesterday even
ing. Haynes. aged 59, was plowing
when tlhe mule shied at a tin bucket
and ran away. Haynes had the lint*
around his waist and being unable
to disengage himself was dragged 50
feet. He was picked up unconscious
by his sons, who brought him to the
local hospital. Examination reveal
ed severe injury to the spine. He
never fully regained consciousness,
but lingered two weeks.
The returning soldiers |
families will be known by
a white badge marked
"Welcome Home June,
1919." Everyone is re
quested to extend all cour
tesies to them.
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HONOR JEFF DAVIS
The lllih anniversary of the birth
of Jefferson Davis was celebrate?!
last night by the United Daughtars
of the Confederacy in Confederate
I Memorial Hall, Washington. Senator
Harrison of Mississippi paid tribute
to the memory of the president of the
Confederacy, both as a soldier and a
statesman.
"Greatness," said Senator Harrison
"is not always accompanied by suc
cess. Jefferson Davis failed; not
through any fault of his own."
Senator Harrison in closing his ad
dress advocated States' rights in the
question of woman suffrage.
The program was opened with an
invocation by the Rev. Andrew R.
Bird, and closed with benediction by
the Rev. John T. Huddle.
The Dumbarton Quartet, composed
of Mrs. Benjamin Soule Gantz, Mrs.
Bert rand Ewell Trenis, Dallas Tuck
er and William T. Glover cave vocal
selections. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Isaac Birch.
The committee on arrangement?,
included Mrs. Gibson Fahnestoek,
Mrs. Wlallace Streater, Mrs. Benjamin
Soule Gantz, Miss Anne Seldon an:!
Mrs. George S. Covington.
FOR STATE SENATE
C. J. Meetze Candidate for State
Senate
C. J. Meetze, of Manassas, Prince
William ccunty. today formally an
nounced his candidacy for the state
senate from the fourteenth senator
ial district in place of Stat? Senator
R. Ewell Thornton, who will not
again be a Candidate for the cffice.
The other candidate seeking sena
torial honors is Walter Tancill Oli
ver, of Faii-fax county.
Mr. Meetze has served two terms
in the state legislature from Prince
William c"unty. Mr. Meetze was a
visitor here today.
PRESENT FARCE COMEDY
"The Jonah" Will be Repeated at
Lyceum Hall Tonight
St. Mary'is Dramatic Club present
ed "The Jonah", a farce in three acts
in a most creditable performance in
the Lyceum Hall last nijrht.
Miss Margaret Whitestone. "Mrs.
Hildrc-th; Miss Dorothy Knight, Em
ily Kildreth, a peace maKer; Miss
Eleanor Nugent. Natalie Buskin; Mis3
Maty C'cnton, Arabella McSr.atch;
Miss Helen Nugent, Miranda Ann; W.
Linden Wheatley, The Jonah; Martin
Greene, John Hildredth;. Robert White
stone, John Hildredth, jr.; Ray Hell
:nuth, Augustus Buskin; William Dc
Vaughan, Henry' Jarinan, a lawyer;
1-vank Harrington, Hawsley a police
man; played their roles in a hig;h
c'asS manner.
The play will be repeated tonijrht.
The members of the club will give a
! one.fit performance on Wednesday
: venlng. June 18, for the Cardinal
Athletic Club baseball team for the
purpose of procurin.tr new uniforms
and. no doubt the friends cf the car
d.nais will come to their rescue and
pack the Lyceum Hall to its capacity.
BOY DROWNS IN JAMES
Steps Into Deep Hole and Dies While
Companions Thought he
Was Playing
Lynchburg, Va.. Juno 4.?Thomas
Edward Morris, fifteen years old.
son of T. J. Morris, was drowned in
tthe James River here late Sunday.
The lad went to tho river with r lot
cf Sunday School niat?s and wadett
out into the river. Stripping in a
hele over his head hi*. companions
thought he was playing nn:l discover
cd too late that he was drowning.
Half an hour dragging recovered the
body.
ELOPER BLAMES SISTER-IN-LAW
Baltimore, June 4.?Athishearing
yesterdav before Commissioner Sup
plee on the charge of taking his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Helen Markowski, to
Detroit, in violation of the white slave
i'aw, Benjamin Markowski put all the
blame on -the woman. He said his
sister-in-law persuaded him to elope
with her, and she had charge of all
their affairs while they were away,
::s she could sneak and write English
raid he could sneak only Polish. He
denied that he deserted her in Det
rvt and returned to Baltimore, but
sard she left him. He was held in ?200
l>a!1 for court. His sister-in-law:-has
returned to her husband and children.
The' commissioner told her that the
ev'derce showed that she was as
guOty as her brother-in-law.
ANNUAL REPORTS I
IDE BY OFFICERS
State Federation of Labor
Also Considers Reso
lutions
MAY NOT END TODAY
Fourth Days' Session Probable in Or
der to Finish up All Matters Pre"
sented to Association.
After making: a number of minor
changes the Virginia State Federa
tion of Labor at its third.days' ses
sion in the Opera House today rati
fied the! new constitution and by
laws better known as the* declaration
of principals of that organization.
Afterward came the report of
committees on office? which included
the president's report, report of sec
retary-treasurer, recording: secretary
and others.
This afternoon the resolution com
mittee is engaged in the task of mak
ing reports. (Between forty and
fifty resolutions offered since the
convention convened are to be acted
cn by the federation.
It is not beiieved that the conven
tion will end it's labors this after
noon as originally planned, ar.d a
fourth session of the association is
in sight according to President G. L.
Wilcox.
The clcsing hours of the cqr.ven
iton will devoted to the election and
installation of officer? and also the
selection of a city for the next con
vention.
Since the convention convened
Monday a large volume of business
has been disposed of and today's ses
sion wall result in probably more
business being transacted than the
two previous days.
WILLIAM A. CARR DIES
William A. Carr, thirty-six years
old, a Southern Railway freight con
ductor, who lived at 326 North Co
lumbus street', died this mornir.<r in
Roanoke, Va. after a long illness. The
deceased was unmarried.
Mr. Carr was a member of R. E.
Lee Lodge No. 418 Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen.
His funeral will take place nt '1
o'clock Friday afternoon from the
residence of Mrs. Emma Swann, 326
North Columbus street and burial
will be made at Vienna, Va.
TOO LATE TO GET MILLION.
Steal Safe 2-1 Hours After Mcmev is
Taken Out
Chllcago, Juno 4.?One mi-lion dol
lars in currency was missed by 24
hours when thieves lowered a 300
pond steel safe from the fifth floor
of Army Headquarters Building
down the fire cscape early Sunday
morning:, it became known yesterday.
Twelve watchman were on duty
in the building and in order to set
the safe to the fire escape it was nec
essary to remove the casings of the
door leading thereto. Valuable pa
pers were in the safe.. The1 $1,000,
$00 had been removed Friday night
and sent to Camp Grant for the use
of the Army.
ACCUSED BY HOUSEKEEPER
Rockville. Md., June 4.?On a
charge of assault, preferred by his
housekeeper, Mrs*. Myrtle Godville, of
Washington. William Clubb, of Wood
mont, this county, was required by
Judge W. Frank^Gaither in the police
court here to furnish ball in the
amount of $300 to await the action of
the November grand jury. Mrs. God
ville charges that he attacked her in
his home, handling her very roughlyi
MARRIED
JESSE GILMARTIN ?nd EDNA
LEE HOWENSTEIN. both of this
city, at Rcckville. Md., May 30., by
Rev. O. C. Barnes. 133-lp.
MASONIC NOTICE
? There will be a called communica
tion' of Alexandria Washington- Lodge
No'. 22,.A. F. and A.'-'M. held, in the
temple on- Wednesday, June 4th,- 1S19
at 7.30 P. M. forVork.1" ?
?i ' C. Page Waller, Jr.
13")-4c ? Secretary.
SPLINTER PROVES FATAL
Reuben Budd, Carpenter, Dies From
Bl'H>d Poisoning
Reuben Budd, forty-two years old,
who lived at Deltplane, Va., who
was employed as a carpenter at
Camp Humphreys, Va., several days
ago stuck a splinter in his hand
wh?e at work and died Tuesday. His
death was due to blood poisoning
whk-h developed soon afterward. The
body was shipped by DenVaine and
Son to Deleplane for burial.
PAGEANT CONTEST
Standing of candidate's for Queen
of pageant to June 3 follows;
Rose Blumenfeld , 24.')0; Carrol
Johnson, 2375; Rosa Murphy, 2217;
Maria Harman. 2099; Thelma Smith.
1183; Helen Myers, 594; Adena Ear
J nest, 433; Carolyn Peake, 278; Su
sie Simms, 206; Elizabeth Ertes,
202; Margaret Duncan, 14'J; Annie
Moore, 129; Florence Iitby, 129;
Louise Thomas, 114; Ida Goodloe,
108; Ellen Ticer, 91; Evelyn Pick
ett, 84; Marian Chilcott, 83; Louise
Dinwiddie, 70; Grace Ivicherer, 37;
Leon'a Padgett, 27; Mary Saunders,
22; Ethel Weiisner, 20; Anelaide
Williamson, 15; Laura Catts, 5;
Clara Golds>worihy, 5; Adelaide Ris
don, 1.
BANKER SENT TO PRISON j
William H. Schafer, Owner of Four- j
teen Minnesota Institutions,
Pleads Guilty of Larceny
Minneapolis, June 4.?Willaim H.
Schafer, c^ner of a string of four
teen State banks, which were closed
by the State superintendent of banks
shortly before Schafer's arrest on a
charge of grand larceny, to which '
he pleaded guilty, was sentenced I
from one to ten years in State prison
yesterday.
Schafer was also connected wit)}'
the Mortgage Security Company
through which he engineered th(
manipulations which resulted in th<
insolvency of the string of banks
WINIDSOR-COONEY nuptials
I
Miss Jessie V. Windsor, this city
and Lieut. John K. Coonc.y. U. S
N., of New York, were married yes
terday afternoon in New York
Ijicut. Cccney has just returned
from overseas.
Lieut. Cooney is employed by J
P. Morgan and Company, New York
The couple will reside in New York..
COALITION AGAINST
SUFFRAGE HINTED
Though they concede passive > ot
the woman suffrage resolution ? b'.
'.he Senate, anti-suffragisy, tida>
hinted that a coalition of Southcri
and New England states might pre
vent its ratification.
Tfae amendment, to be called up it
the Serrte today mustb? ratified l>:
thirty rx States before it is part o
the Constitution. Thirteen .St Ue
by rejecting the amendment, or b>
holding off from ratification, eoul<
indefinitely delay nation wide sufr
rage by Federal amendment ''antis'
declared.
Sentiment is so strong in moit o'
the Southern States against suffrag'
at least, by Federal enactment, tha'
it will be a long time before sorm
Southern Legislatures ratify the de
cision of Congress, Southern Sena
tors predict.
FLU KILLS 200,000
Paris Figures for Five Months Dis
cl?se Heavy Toll by Death
Paris, Pune. 4.?Nearly 200,000 per
| sons died in Paris from influenz:
within five months?from Octobei
1918, to the end of last February?
Dr. Duibeff disclosed in the Hygien
of the Seine.
The exact total of the victim* dur
ing that period was 105,500. Drring
November, when the epidemic was at
its height, no fafwer than 37,637 per
sons died
DIED
On Wednesday, June 4, 1919,- WIL
LIAM T. CARR, at Roanoke, Va.
Funeral Friday, June G, at 1 p. m
from 326 Notth Columhus street. Re
latives and friends invited to attend
Interment at Vienna, Va. 133-p
THE BELVOIR.J :
; i: t .
Management G. B. Aahby, -formerly
of Raleigh Hotel Washington, D: C.
: SUPPER D14WCES r> V, i
Every evening 9 to 12 p. m.,: tables
reserved. Phone 169.
MACABEES ELECT 5
OFFICE
State Association Selects
Lynchburg For Next
Convention
HOME TEAM WINNEf
Alexandria Secures Prize or $100
Over Norfolk For Degree Work
Given. '
The state convention of Macabees
of Virginia, which was held in this
city Monday and Tuesday with Tent
Nc. 2, Odd Fellows' Hall on Monday
and Tuesday of this week adjourned
yesterday evening after selecting
Lynchburg as the next convention
city.
The session Monday night consisted
of conferring the degrees of the or
der on a large class of candidates.
Afterward there was campetitiv
degree work between a team from
Rranibleton Tent of Norfolk and the
degree team from Alexandria. Alex
andria Tent team was declared the
winner of and awarded a prize?of $100
The business session of the conven
tion convened Tuesday morning at 10
eVcck. An redress of welcome fo
the delegates or behalf of the c'ty
was made by Mayor T. A. Fisher,
in?! Rev. Dr E. V. Regester, pastor
the M. E Church South, on behalf
>f Alexandria Tent
The session was called to order )?
Dr. R. Lee Wilkins, this city, state
commander.
Luncheon was served early in the
s-t'ternoon by the Lady Macabees. Th1
tables were pr'dily decorated wifh
.Vrns and cut flowers and there was
\ bountiful spre.'ui vf good things to
J3t.
The afternoon session reassembled
it 2.30 o'clock when the annual elec
tion of officers took place.
The result of the election follows:
Dr. R. Lee Wilkins, Alexandria, past
state commander; J. n. Williams.
Newport News, comimander; E. L.
Teesley; Nftrfolk, lieutenant com
mander; L. X. Roethng, Charlottes
yille, record keeper; Rev. R. H. Todd.
Sraithficld, chaplain; Dr. Howard
Uijbach, Richmond, state physician; T.
T..' Grinnwald, Norfolk, master of
arms; F. C. Heibig,". Lynchburg,vstatc
first master'of guards;'J. L. Edw-.
irds, of Zuni, state second master of
jjuard*; H Grafton,' Staunton, state
jjentiqe!;-'Raymond* Simms, -A'lexan?.
t'Ur.ia. ? spate picket; J. "W. ^lort, Bris-'
tolm state representative to the su
preme tent which ,will meet in Chi
cago'this year and J'E.'Turner, Nor
folk. was chosen alternate.
WEDDING AT CHRIST C HURCH.
?Mr. Charles Lehman, of Los An
geles, California, and Miss Clara
Mary Wegercr, of Wash'ngtjn, D.
C., were married at Christ Church
yesterday evening at four o'clock
The cero.mony was performed by the
Rev. Dr. S. A. Wallis, of the Episco
pal Theological Seminary, near this
city, avS the Rev. Rev. W. J Morton.
D D.. rector of the Church, was
obliged to be absent in attendance
upon a diocesan meeting in R.ch
mond yesterday. After a short, stay
In Washington, the bride and groom
will go to their home in Los Angeles.
DECLARED TRAITOR
Basle, June 4.?Chancellor Schci
demann, in response to Dr. Dorten's
telegram, asking permission to
elect an assembly for the new Rheir.
ish republic and send representatives
to the peace conference, began pro
ceedings against Dorten for high
treason, a Berlin dispatch reported
today. (Dorten is president of the
Rhenish republic.)
The German government also has
sent a formal pro-test in Paris
against the attitude, of the allied ar
ies of occupation toward the new re
public
NOTICE
The reguhr convocation of Mt.
Vernon R. A. Chapter No. 14 will be
held in the. Masonic Temple Friday,
June:/6th, 1^19, at 8 P. M. All mem
ber^! and visitors are' cordially in
vited to be present. Work R. A.
??> I F. W. LATHAM, Secretary.
l32-4c.
COURT OF APPEALS
.
Wytheville, Va., June 4?The
Supreme Court of Appeals opened its
summer term yesterday witih four
judges present. Judge Burks absent.
There are forty-eight cases on the
docket, a larger number than fori* sev
eral terms past.
The day's proceedings were: 31 ul
lins vs. Commonwealth, error confes
sed by the Attorney-General; Pinkard
vs. Commonwealth, argued by R. H.
Willis, for plaintiff, in error and At
torney-General and Judg W. R
Staples, for Commonwealth, and sub
mitted; Lufty vs. Commonwealth, sul
mitted on briefs; Martin and White
| vs. Commonwealth, argued, by S. II
Hoge, for plaintiff, in error and As
! sJistant Attorney-iGeneral for Com
m'onwealth, and submitted; Ball vs
Commonwealth, error confessed.
Karnes vs. Commonwealth, argued h;
S. II. Hoge for plaintiff in error and
continued until tomorrow morning.
Next cases to be called: McCoy vs
Commonwealth; Lloyd Corporation vs.
Commonwealth; Heth vs. Common
wealth.
SNOWFALL IN TEXAS
Dalhart Re|xrrts That Fcur Inche:
Fell, But .Molted Soon After
Beaching Ground
Amarillo, Texas, JLune 4.?Advice?
rcccivcd here yesterday reported r.
light snowfall Sunday at Dalhart,
ncrth of Amarillo iind from Hoo
ver, sixty miles east, to Canadian, in
the Texas Panhandle. Dalhart re
portal four inches of snow. It melt
id so?n after falling, and crops
were not believed damaged to any
extent.
MAY Bl'Y BRIDGES
Iiagerstovvn, Md., June 4.?.loin'
committees of the legislatures ;>f
Maryland and West Virginia met
here today to consider the pure-base
by the two states of the toll bri.'go?.
across the Potomac river at Murpen.
Ferry, Shepherdstown. WiIliam?;?ort
and Hancock to open up new lino J 0'
iravel over present and prospo.-tiv:
model State highways as approachs'
to 1 he bridges.
There is strong sentiment in bot'r
States, and especially in the t.rri
tory contiguous to the bridges, ii
f:;vor cf the bridges being !.ke"
over, and it is believed that th. i'?ir
committees will recommend sue'"' a<
tic 11 to their respective legislation
It is pointed out that the hcnif'0 t
be derived by both states by makitv
the ijndges free and also from t!-.
sn'i.'j'ticn cf model highway* .iron
t'ier" from north to. south woul '.-A.'
incalculable value. ^
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- MAY SELL 2.75 BEER " v"
New York, Jufie 4.?-That beer con
taming-2.75 per.cent, by weight cf al
cohul- will be sold untilMwxt^fall/a
ieast, now appears almost a certain
tl, Emory R. Buckner, of counsel fuJ
the brewers, said Monday.
In discussing the Government's ap
peal, led yesterday in the Federal Dis
trict Court, from the temporary in
junction gran-ted the Jacob Iloffi.-.an:
Brewing Company by Judge Maya* ;
week ago, Mr. Buckner said that '.vet
if the Circuit Court of Appeals sM",ul:
sustain the objections male by t.h
Government, the brewers prcl: ib 1 >
would carry the case to the Sup. :-m:
Court of the United States.
Meantime,, ,Mr. Buckner asserted
the brewers probably would be abl
to obtain a stay, restraining the Fed
oral officials from enforcing the War
time Prohibition law.
There is little possibility, Mr. Buck
ner said, that the Supreme Court caii
try the action before September. Un
der a stay the sale of the war beer
could go on.
TWENTY LASHES FOR NEGRO
"i
Montgomery County Man Convicted
Of Beating Wife
Rockville, Md., June 4.?Within a
few days, Sheriff WilliaYn L. Aud wi!i
perform the task of applying a cow
hide 20 timos to the back of George
Williams, a young negro resident of
Montrose, this county, who was con
victed in the police court here Mon
day afternoon of beating and pa:n
fully injuring his wife, Frances Wil
| Hams.
It was the first sentence of the kind
j imposed by the present ,Poiice Jus
! tice. W. Frank Gaither, and it will be
| the first sentence of the kind Sheriff
(Aud has been called ifpon to carry out
The whiping will take place in the
jail yard here.
HAPPENINGS ABOUM
CITY TM IN BRIEF i t i
The rummage sale to be held by the
ladies of the M. E. Church South has
been indefinitely postponed.
All soldiers, sailors and marines
are requested to register at once at
the War Camp Community Service
Club.
Mis. S. A. Wood, and daughter of
014 Noith Washington street, left
today to visit Mrs. Wood's sister, in
Culpeper.
Henry Darnell and wife have sold
to Margaret E. Evans a house and
lot on west side of West, street be
tween King and Prince streets.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mason, of 431
Nori'h Patrick street, have received
word that their son. Leslie P. Mason,
has irrived safely at Camp Dix.
iMrs. Annie Rateliffe has returned
to her home in Wilkes street, after
spending several weeks with rela
tives and friends in Winchester, Va.
Mrs. 0. A. Lynn. $02 King street,
has received word of the safe arrival
from overseas of her son, Edwai'd E.
Lynn, who is now at Newport News.
A rc'gular meeting of Alva Aerie
No. 871, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
will be held tonight at S o'clock at
Pvthian Hall, .319 Cameron street,
i
Tff regular monthly meeting of the
Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com
pany will be held tonight at 8 o'clock
all members are requested to be pre
sent.
First Lieut. George W. Brent, son
iff Judge Samuel G. Brent, who has
=ervcd overseas for the past since
last October, returned to Alexandria
last night.
The Dodge automobile on which
voices were taken at the carnival
held here last week was awarded
Julius Mechanic, of Philadlephia, who
held ticket N'?. 8720.
In the Circuit Court for this city
today Mrs. Cora J. Goldsworthy quali
fied as administratrix of the estate
of her husband, the late Ralph W.
Goldsworthy and also as guardian of
her three children.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Walker, of
1001 Gibbon street, have received
word of the safe arrival from over
seas cf their son, Lemuel Edward
Walker, who was attached to Com
pany E, .?.1S Infantry. He is now
.at Camp Letv.Va;. .....
The ladies of Grace Episcopal
Church, will hold a supper in Odd
Fellows' Hall tomorrow, (Thursday)
at <5:.'!0* p. m. A delicious supper
will be served and tickets will be on
sale at the door.
All members of the old Co., G.,
Alexandria Light Infantry, who
served overseas or in the States, are
requested to attend a meeting to be
held at 110 Duke street, Friday, at
7:.'!0 p. m., to make arrangements
for the ''Welcome H('me Week" for
the Alexandria boys.
The local b?ard of the United
Spates Civil Service Commission an
nounces that open competitive ex
aminations for stenographers and
tyjpists. for both men and women,
will be held every Tuesday in the
pi^'st effice building in this city. In
formation may be secured from N.
Li Williamson, at the city postoflke.
The State Corporation Commission
has granted a charter to th^ Pot'er
W'iiliams Garage and Sales Co..
Inc., Alexandria, Va. Officers?Chr.s.
H. Potter, president, Washington, D.
C.; E. C. Glascock, secretary, East
Falls Church; E. D. Williams, East
Falls Church; W. B. Crow, Washing
ton. D. C.?Object?automobile busi
ness.
The colored citizens of Alexandria
are asked to contribute t^ a fund be
ing raised to exteM a hearty wel
come to all Alexandria boys who
took part in the great war. This
fund will ho v~s:d to extend a wel
come to both white and colored sold
iefs and it is heped that all will do
their part in making Jubilee Week a
real welcome.