The Washington herald., 1907-12-13
Local Street Railway Seeks
to Increase Fare.
BENEFIT PLAY FOR ORPHANS
EIks Raise Money for Children OF
Policeman LyIes, Who Was Buried
To-day-ROyaI A-canum and Hi
bernjans Elect Ohicers--TestIInOny
Complete In Railway Suit.
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Alexandra. Va. Dec. l9.-InteIIigence
was received in this city from Richmond.
Va. this afternoon to the effect that the
Washington. Arlington and Falls Church
Railroad Company to-day applied 20 the
State corporation commission for per-
mission to make a slight increase in it's
present fares. Under existing conditions.
which We're recently regulated by the
commission. the road is divided into what
is known as four zones. and in each Of
these zones the fare is cents, or six
tickets are sold for % cents.
The company. it is stated. wants its
road divided into five zones and to charge
the same fare on each zone or fraction
thereof 1t is said that the road is not
now making operating expenses. Arrange
ments have been made BY the commission
70 grant the railroad company a hearing
January Z
When the curtain rose at the Opera
House tonight for the presentation OF
The Merry CObbler.' by the Elks' Dra-
matte Club. for the benefit of the chill
dren Of the late Policeman William Z.
Lyles, who was buried this morning. an
audience that occupied every available
space greeted the players.
Among the participants were Harry
FIeischmann. E. ]. Fleming. David F.
Robey, J. Fred Birrell. Frank W. Smith.
Thomas Chauncey. Miss Ida Breen. Mrs.
A. d. Montier, Miss Catherine Birren.
Miss Marie Fannon. Miss Alvin Fried
lander, Miss Caroline West, Miss Amelia
Schlichtng. Miss Elizabeth McArtor, and
Miss Helen Morris.
The play was directed by A. D. Montler.
and was under the auspices OF the fol-
lowing committee: Mayor F. ]. Pan. T.
A. Fisher. c. 3. Marshall, Zorro HU. A.
r. Oehlert, F. c. Spnks. Albert Bryan.
Harry Fleischmann. a. d. Montier. and
F. NJ. Hill. the last named being secre-
tary and treasurer
Rev. Richard Orem Finn. an evangelist.
Of Atlanta. Ca, who has been conducting
revival services at the Second Presby-
teriau Church for the past ten days. to-
night preached his farewell sermon in this
city before an unusually large congrega-
ton.
In the Circuit Court for this city this
afternoon Judge Thomas w. Harrison. Of
Winchester, Va. presiding, the hearing
of testimony in the damage suit for $4,000
OF J. Louis Loose against the Southern
Railway Company was completed. To-
morrow morning the case viii be argued
and then given TO the jury.
Six stalwart policemen carried the re-
mains Of Policeman William Z. Lyies
this morning TO their last resting place
in the Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
and the funeral cortege was followed by
every member of the police force attired
in their regulation uniforms and wearing
badges of mourning over their badges.
The funeral services We're held at St
Mary's Catholic Church, where a mass Of
requiem was sung by Rev. H. J. Cutler.
pastor. Those serving as pallbearers
were: W. a. Ferguson Herbert Knight
Andrew J. Nicholson. G. w. Bell. John
Henderson, and J. Christopher GIL.
The annual meeting of Alexandra Dlvi-
sion. No l. Ancient Order OF Hibernians.
was held tonight at St Marys Hall. at
which time the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year.
J. J. Hanratty. president; NJ a. Creegan.
vice president; +. T. Quinn, financial sec
retary; l. II. Dolan. recording secretary;
William Creegan. ergeant-at-arms; Z.
MCGOWAN, chairman Of standing commit
Iltee; John McKenna. sentry: Rev. II. J.
Cutler, chaplain.
The marriage of Miss Viola Mason.
daughter of Mrs. Josie Walker, and Mr..
George Hepburn. jr.. both Of this city.
took place at o'clock last night at the
home Of the brides mother 2ll Gibbon
street. Rev. W. ". Van Arsdale. pastor
of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
performed the ceremony. Following the
ceremony a reception was held.
George Mason Council Royal Arcanum,
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Representative 70 the Grand
Council. T. H. Fegan; alternate, W. F.
Baker; regent. W. F. Baker; vice regent.
J. F. Pettey; orator, G. II. Schwab: sec
retary, NJ. ]. Mcfarland; collector. F.
warfield; treasurer. Frank Creighton
chaplain, Percy Gift; guide. c. NJ.
SchWab; warden, Charles h. Tennyson;
sentry. Henry Astryke; trustees. c. J. w.
Summers. William Wilkerson, and Charles
II. Callahan.