Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-21
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
KNIGHTS OF PyTHIAs.-The Grand Lodge of
the Knights of Pythias for the state of Virginia.
now meeting here. will close its third annual
session to-day. About forty past chancellors
have received their rank during this session of
the grand lodge. The reports of the officers
show that the order is fiourishing in the Old
Dominion. The entire membership of the or
der in the state is over three thousand about
one hundred and fifty having been added dur
ing the year. Since the last session of the
grand lodge, lodges have been established at
Clifton Forge, Charlotte c. H., Dunsville. Es-
sex county; Lexington, Lpudon Bridge, Prin-
cess Anne county, and at South Boston. There
are in this city one hundred and thirty-one
Knights Of Pythias. of which eighty-five are
members Of Mechanics lodge, and forty-six of
Oriental lodge. The grand lodge last evening
elected the following officers: III. L. Chase. q.
G.; A. ]. Cox, V. g. c.; W. g. Points. NJ A:
w. i. Lithgow, q. p; L. L. Courtney, G. VI. of
E.; J. &. Telle, q. X. of r.: S. l. Diggs. /. G.. !;
j. H. Alexander. s. R. The new vice chief is
the popular Alexandrian, Mr.. 4. j. Cox, now
one of the collectors of taxes.
BOARD OF TRADE.-The completed organiza-
ton Of the board of trade has already been
mentioned in The STAR. The work of Coop
Grafton with Washington organizations in mat
tiers relating to the navigation of the Potomac
will now begin. The committee on commerce
and coastwise observation-disclosures. Vim. A.
Smoot. c. W. Ridley, J. }. Jameson. p u.
Hooe and Herbert Bryant-and the committee
on Potomac river-Messrs. Noble Lindsay.
Charles King. ]. q. Beckham. E. s. Leadbeater
and J. II. Zimmerman-will have charge OF this
branch of the boards work. An effort will be
made to secure a perfect system of lights on
the river, the deepening of the Kettle bottom
shadows, &c.
COUNTY RoADs.-The Alexandria county inn
provement company. which was organized q
few evenings ago, will devote its energies spe-
ciaily to the work of promoting the improve
ment OF the county roads. Fifteen leading
citizens of the county representing all sections.
are now arranging its plan of action. and will
in few days report the names of gentlemen to
compose the board of directors. The outlook
for county improvement is now very bright
NoTEs.-Large numbers of the members of
the Pythian grand lodge here visit Washington
each day, and ii is said that one of the reasons
always given in state assemblies, conventions
&C., here is that Washington is so near-The
funeral of the late John Tucker took place yes-
terday. Mr.. Tucker had been in the brick bus
mess here for nearly half a century. and few
men were better known on the southern edge
of the city.-Rev. Il. F. Bishop. of Trinity
having been reappointed to the Alexandria sta
tion by Bishop Newman at the Roanoke VI. E.
conference.-the. Lee Hill, the son of Mr.
John T. Hill, tax collector, whose last illness
has been mentioned in THE STAR, died yester-
day at the home of his father, on South Lee
street. His funeral will take place tomorrow.
A large congregation gathered at the Bap-
fist church last night to hear the lecture of Mr..
T.. h. Cree, in aid of the proposed Christian
association building. Among the pictures
shown were large number of the fine build
ings recently erected in the various cities Of
the United Statess for the purposes of the
Christian association