The Washington herald., 1907-12-31
INDOOR CARNIVAL PLANNED
Alexandra Elks Make Arrange
ments for Festival.
Stockholders of Alexandria Home
Fire InsUrenc Company Con-
slider DisbandInE Concern.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.


BEL Telephone 6
50 King Street.
Alexandria, Va. Dec. S0.-At a meeting
OF Alexandria Lodge. No, 75S. Benevolent
and Protective Order OF 'EIks. held This
evening, it was decided 70 give an in
door carnival at ArmOry Han beginning
February II and concluding February u
The proceeds viii be used toward clearing
the existing Indebtedness nj its home
The following executive committee was
appointed at to-nighfs meeting: c. 3.
/ Marshall chairman. J. B. Fitzgerald. J.
". Bales. A. H. Oehlert. G. D. Hopkins.
J. Edward Shinn. and T. A Fisher.
A subcommittee, composed Of the fol-
lowings was also appointed: F. c. spinks.
George Schwarzman. J. n Hill. {. o.
/ Pullman. ]. A. Marshall. ". NJ DonneIly.
( II. Friedlander. G. T Caton. F. NJ. HiR
! Fora HiH. T. W. Boiling, c. o. Cariin. Il.
/ B. Quinn, c. Hufty, and John EwaId.
The stockholders Of the Alexandra
Home Fire Insurance Company held
meeting tonight at the rooms Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. when. il was
stated. the question Of disbanding the
company came up for consideration. The
meeting was. however. adjourned over
until Friday night A prominent stock
holder in the company stated this even
ing that il is more tlan probable that
the company viii wind Up its affairs at
next Fridays meeting. He also added
that in the event this is done the policy
I holders will be protected, il being ex-
planned that they VII be placed in some
other company, OF. II such was not done.
the policyholders viii be reimbursed on
the amount outstanding on their policy.
Richard Rogers. colored. four years Of
age. died at the Alexandra Hospital. To-
night. from injuries he sustained by fall
/ ing from train
Company G. Seventeen Regiment. Alex
andria Light Infantry, will receive the
sum Of s17l. or $50 per man. there being
three officers and thirty-five privates in
I that company. as its share Of the dis
I bursement 10 the various commands Of
the State from the State military fund.
The above amount represents compensa-
/ ton for the number Of men at the annual
\ inspection. The amount has Just been
made public in statement issued by
Adjt- Gen. Anderson.
/ Funeral services over the remains of
Paul r. Evans. whose death occurred
Saturday night last took place at 3
o'clock this afternoon from his residence
520 South Henry street Rev. " "
{ Van Arsdale. pastor Of Trinity Methodist
I Episcopal Church, Officiated and the
burial was iE 81. PauTs Cemetery.
The pallbearers were J. F. Watkins. I.
NJ Watkins. J. d. Brown. H. s Brown,
/ Charles Nankin. and Irving Bruce.
nephews Of the deceased.
Not an Alexandria Woman.
Two women were arrested in a Wash
ington store Christmas Eve for sbop-
lifting. and in the published account of
the affair the misstatement was made
that both were Alexandrians. Speculation
has since been rife in Alexandria as 10
the one whose identity was not disclosed.
and the names Of wholly innocent women
have been CIuelly connected with the
affair. Inquiry at police headquarters has
developed the fact that the other woman.
an unmarried Washingtonian. never AZ
any time lived in Alexandria
Friends of Mr. R. II. Hancock OF this
city, are urging his appointment as our
inspector, 10 al the vacancy caused by
the death OF Flour Inspector Thomas
Perry. Mr.. Hancock has served as
deputy -four inspector for a number Of
years. II is said that a petition urging
his appointment has been forwarded TO
Gov. Swanson.
The meeting Of representatives of the
chamber Of commerce and city council
which was TO have been held this even
ing TO urge the passage of the Caton
rolling-stock bin, which will be presented
at the next session Of the State legisia-
ture, was postponed until some future
date.
The Christmas celebration given this
evening by Bethany Methodist Protestant
Sunday School was largely attended and
proved quite an enjoyable affair During
the evening an interesting literary and
musical programme was rendered At the
conclusion of the exercises candy and
nuts were distributed 10 the children
4 skating and dancing carnival will he
given at Armory Hall tomorrow night
and those attending VIII either skate or
dance the old year out and the new year
in Music will be furnished by a. orches-
ira from the Mayfiower band.