Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-20
Officers Elected.

Inc CouhCli VI Tue alucTICdu Legion OF
Honor has elected the following officers: Grand
commander, John H. Mills; vice grand COM
mander, Watson J.NewtOn; grand orator, Julius
Baumgarten; grand secretary, E. F. O'Brien
(4th re-eiection); grand treasurer, VIM. Fl. KILL
mon I'D reelection); grand guide, ]. Brock ire
elected); grand chaplain, C. E. Roberts ire
electedl; grand warden, E. j. somers; grand
sentry, VIM. Thomas.
Redemption Tent. No. LA, 1. o. R., has
elected the following officers: Shepherd, Julian
Charles Eier; Treas, VIM E Howard: Levite lite,
samuel THOMAS; Q. e., Henry High; delegate to
VIM. r.. Howard.
Eagle Tent Uunior), i. o. R, has elected and
installed the following officers: Coun., j. j.
Murray; Treas, J. F. Hardester; shep., o. A.
Emmons; P. Z. R., Chas. EmmOns; C. r., H. T.
Proctor; ID. r., john Prospect; Levite, Clarence
Murray; Fin. Sec, Herman Denham; Rec Sec,
Thee. Sword; delegate to the High Tent, o. A.
Emmons alternate, Miles Downing.
Meade Post No. 3, u. A. R., has Installed the
following officers: +. j. Russell, commander;
4. ). Fletcher, senior vice commander; c. ii.
Allen, junior vice commander Arthur Schatz
quartermaster; Rev. Peter II. Burghardt chap.
lain; w. b. Pomeroy, surgeon; Samuel Baxter
officer of the day; George OBurke, officer of the
guard.
Washington Lodge United Order OF Honor
has elected the following officers: Past presi-
dent, W. L.. Seward; president, q. w. Lee; vice
president, j. w. Carter; recording secretary J.
II. keefer; financial secretary, D. q. Eicheiber.
ger; treasurer, j. +. Hammersley; chaplain
Mrs. Eva V; Keller; conductor L. X: Trembly;
guardians, s. p. Keller and II. NJ. McElfresh;
medical director, II. NJ. Bennett.
CoNTEsTING THE WILL OF TIMOTHY SANDS
The will OF Timothy Sands, who died here last
fall, leaves requests of 5000 each to his grand
son, John AlOnZO Sands and daughter Mary
Elizabeth Davis; certain real estate to his
daug hters, Mrs. Croissant and Mrs. Davis, and
his son. AIonZo Sands, and the children of his
deceased daughter, Mrs. Morley, between whom
ne directs the balance OF his estate to DE equally
divided, and names his son AlOnZo and j. ID
Croissant his executors. The will was filed in
November last and is contested, caveats thereto
having been filed by the son AIonZO and grand.
son John Alonzo, through Messrs. Hazzleton
and Page. The civeat sets out that the paper
propounded is not the last will of decedent;
that he was not at the time it is dated October
last OF sound and dispOsing mind; that 1t was
made under undue influence; under compul-
prived of his liberty, and that its execution was
procured by fraud and Misrepresentation.
To CLOSE AT SIX OCLoCK.-Edmonston & Co.
Windsor * Co., Dalton d Strickland, and Mrs
W. II. Rich, boot and shoe dealers announce
that in order to assist in the early closing move
ment, and also TO shorten the hours OF labor for
their employees they TO close their places Of
business on and after March LIST at g o'clock D.
IN. Saturdays excepted) and all day ON legal
holidays.
DEMOLITION OF GEN. SCcrT's OLD HEAD
oUARrERs.-The building on the south side of
Streets which in the early part of the civil war
was occupied by Gen. Winfield Scott as the
headquarters OF the u. 5. army, and more re-
Gently known as the Hotel Dubois, is being de-
moiisned. Mr.. Joseph Gawler has bought the
property, and is having the buildings torn out,
ana Will erect on the site o residence which
Will cost about $4,000.
ANNUAL SwEpENBoRGIAN MEETINGs.-The
annual meeting OF the Maryland Association
OF the New Church (SwedenbOrgian) will be
held in this city, at the temple of the Washing
ton society, on North Capitol street, between B
anG streets, next Monday. commencing at 10
"a. IN. and continuing through the day. Sum
day evening the Maryland New Church asso-
cation will hold its annual session at the same
place. The meeting will be presided over by
Judge Stone, of the Maryland court Of appeals,
Edward Otis Hinkley, OF Baltimore, the Rev.
Mr.. Parmaiee, of Wilmington. Del, and Others.
The Rev. Chauncey Giles, OF Philadelphia, the
president OF the general convention OF the New
Church of the United States, will attend the
meetings.