Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-05
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
ANNUAL MEMORIAL OF THE B..
P. o. E. TOMORROW NIGHT.
Clue to Robbery in Shoe-opinion
Expected Soon in Contest Over
Armory-Notes.
Special Correspondence Of Tho Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, December = 1908
Arrangements have been completed for
the annual memorial services of Alex
andria Lodge No 1873 3. P. O. f.. at the
opera house tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
The stage will be decorated with palms
and ferns and members of the order will
occupy seats on the stage. An orchestra
under the direction of Prof Chris Arth
of Washington. with Mrs. Elizabeth Bar
ker as accompanist. will furnish music.
The program will be as follows: Over
ture, Dramatic Kela-Bela: funeral
march, Chopin. orchestra; opening cere-
monies, J.. c. Barley. exalted ruler, and
officers; quartet. Vacant Chair" Root;
Our Eleven O'Clock Sentiment" Jacob
Brill; opening ode: invocation. Rev G.
d. Bulla; cornet solo, Our Order Rob-
ert S. Barrett: solo, Our Absent Broth
ers." f. Forrest Birrell: selection,
STANDARD Opera Melodies" orchestra;
solo, selected. George II. Evans: address,
Rock of Ages: trombone solo. The
Palms, Faure: orchestra; solo, selected.
Kenneth Odgen: song. Paroles
d Amour" Tobani orchestra; closing
Nearer. My God. to Thee with audi
ence standing; benediction, Rev. Edgar
Carpenter
During the past year death has claimed
three members Of the lodoge. Since the
existence of the lodge fourteen members
have died.
The following comprise the memorial
committee: j. w. Bales. chairman; J. F.
Peyton, c. B. Marshall. Harry Fleisch-
mann and A. D. Monitor.
The officers of the lodge arc: l.. c.
Barley, exalted ruler: D. f. Robey, es-
teemed leading knight; II. W. Smith. es-
teemed loyal knight; H. B. Quinn, es-
teemed lecturing knight: 7. a. Fisher
treasurer: w. NJ. Donnelly, secretary; T.
d. Downey. tiler; G. T. Cation, esquire;
r. $. Barrett, chaplain; James A. Stouten-
burg, inner guard; P. F. Downey, organ
list; Charles B. Marshall, J. B. Fitzgerald
and l.. r. Shuman, trustees. E. ]. Quinn,
Jacob Brill, w. H. P. Kelly, George F.
Bradley, G. c. Carlin, Louis Shuman and
Harry Fleischmann, past exalted rulers
The quartet will be composed of the fol-
lowing: Mrs. NJ. w. OBrien. George H.
Evans. Mrs. Robert F. Downham and
Kenneth Ogden.
Runaway's Experience With Circus.
The trying experiences of a pony boy
with big circus were related by Walter
Taylor. eighteen years old, at police head
quarters this morning. Taylor was taken
In custody early this morning by the no.
lice at the request of his father 1t is
understood that his father will take
charge of him this afternoon. Taylor
SAYS he became tired of working on a
dairy farm and the excitement incident
TO circus life appealed to his fancy. He.
therefore, left this city August 10 last
with the John Robinson circus and short
~ thereafter became full-fiedged pony
boy. Since that time he has travelled
through all the southern states and ONLY
quit when the circus disbanded for the
season, November 10 last He accompa-
MED the show to Cincinnati and then
made his way to Alexandria, The lad as
serts that it is very hard life and he
VIII not again follow that vocation. He
was apparently more than pleased to re-
turn here.
a clue to the robbery of the store Of
II. Schneider, POS King street, which oc
CURED Wednesday morning last was
round this morning. when Lucy Mitchell
colored. found one shoe which was stoIan
from the window in Shoots lumber ward
on the river front. Chief Goods is in
vestigating the case. The shoe was s,,h.
sequently identified by Schneider as one
or three pairs stolen from his window
1t is believed by the police that the
thieves were river men. and evidently In
their fright dropped one shoe where ~
was found
Contest Over Armory.
1t Is expected that Judge L. c. Barley
VIII give his opinion this afternoon in
the case Of the Alexandria Light Infan-
try against Company G, LIST Virginia Reg
lment. for the possession of Armory Hail
Injunction proceedings in the case we're
heard by Judge Barley October : last
Following the organization of Comnanv
U, temporary injunction was granted
oE the court restraining the old company
from using the hall for ninety DAYS. TIE
decision Is awaited with considera h1e in
tereSt by both sides
bethany M. p. Church has ORGANIZED ,
sextet choir, with the following: n. S.
M MIss away. director Mrs. II. B. Cation.
Hayes. Mrs. Pearl MCGEE. Mrs. Charles
HantZlnon. organist The Bible class Of
that church. conducted by Miss Mary
Penn. Will organize a chorus choir, with
Raymond Powell AS organist
Arrangements are being made nv rho
ladies of the church for social which
viii be held Thursday night next at Lee
camp Hall. The Christmas entertainment
OF the Sunday school will be held In that
church December % next An interesting
program is being prepared
ne divorce suit Of Nails against Nall.
Is being heard today in the corporation
court. The case Of Boyer against the
Adams Express Company to recover 81 a)o
damages for a bust damaged In transit
has been postponed until January H.
Arguments on demurrer to the evil
dence in the case of the Belle Pre- BOTTLE
Company against the Southern Railway
Company is being heard TODAY I'm the cir
cult court, judge J. b. T. Thornton pre-
siding.
The divorce suit Of H. NJ Fnnerso,
against Daisy Epperson was TO-DAY dis
missed, owing to the death of the defend
ant.
Brief Mention.
mass meeting will be held a: 3.sO
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Young
Peoples building of the NJ F. Church
South. when address will be delivered
by Rev. Walt Holcomb on whats Your
PurpOse? solo entitled MY Mothers
Prayer" will be given by Emmett Round
tree. who is accompanying Rev. Mr. Hol-
comb
The theft of number of la probes from
Harringtons livery stables is being in
vestigated by the police. bicycle was
stolen yesterday afternoon from the bows
public school building. 1t was the prop
erty OF son Of Dr. J. Fl. Bitter
The Girls Friendly Society of Christ F.
E.. Church yesterday held a fair at the
Parish Hall An interesting musical pro-
gram was given. The proceeds will be
used for the benefit of the SUNDAY school
The funeral of the young daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy took place
at o'clock this afternoon from her IA
rents home. S0s' South Washington street.
Rev. Father Kelly conducted the serv
ices.
The ST. Andrews week services were
closed last night with services at st.
Paurs P. f. Church
Cash donations amounting to $423.17
were received at the Alexandria Hospital
THANKSGIVING day.