The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
NEWSOF
Four Hundred MaSOnS and
Their Guests at Banquet.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN Is KILLED
Stranger Hit by Southern Train Near
Addison, Alexandria County-FiFe
Destroys Gowns In Mrs, Nails
Dressmaking EstabIishment-R. E.
Lee Camp Elects Officers.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
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/ 50 King Street.
Alexandria, Va, april 7.--About four
hundred members OF Mount Vernon Chap
ter No. Il. Royal Arch Masons, and their
friends, tonight sat down TO a big ban
quet served by the chapter in Armory
Hall The affair was a brilliant one. The
tables were arranged in gridlron shape
and the banquet was served b. a num-
Der of ladies connected with the Second
Presbyterian Church. During the evening
many witty speeches were made.
The banquet was opened with invocation
by the Rev. E. V. REGISTER, presiding
elder of the Washington district of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, and
/ J. E. W. TimbeFman. high priest Of the
local chapter, acted as toastmaster.
The following responded to toasts: Rep
resentative James L. Lloyd of Missouri:
Representative John L. Burnett, OF Ala
bama, and Rev f. Y. REGISTER, the lat
ter responding TO the toast THE Ladies,
An unidentified man. apparently about
thirty-fve years of age. supposed TO be
an Italian, was instantly killed this af-
ternOon by a west bound train over the
Buemont division OF the Southern Rail-
way. The accident occurred near Addi-
son. Alexandria County about five miles
north of this city. The stranger was, II
is believed. walking beside the tracks
when he was struck.
The man had black beard and
mustache. He was attired In the garb Of
a working man, although ne was not en-
ployed by the railroad company The re-
mains were tonight removed 20 the un-
dertaking establishment of b. Wheatley,
on King street.
A fire at o'clock tonight burned the
second floor of the residence of Edward
Nails. Gibbon and Fairfax streets. After
half an hours work the blaze was gotten
under control. The FIRE started in a sew
ing room used by Mrs. Nails as a dress
making establishment. and many valuable
dresses were burned
The origin Of the fire Is a mystery, All
Of the furniture in the room was praC-
tically destroyed The house is owned
by Miss Lucy Graves.
The electrical signal erected at the cor
ner of King and st. Asaph streets, for the
paratus. street cars and other vehicles,
worked admirably tonight when the
alarm was turned in.
r. z. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
has elected the following officers TO serve
for the ensuing year: w. A Smoot, COM
mander; James W. Hammond. first lieut..
Commander; John Hoof, second lieut.
commander; Capt. r. F. Knox, third lieut..
commander; Charles S. Taylor, adjutant.
Alexander Lyles, quartermaster: k Kem-
per, chaplain. Charles S Taylor financial
secretary and treasurer: Jesse Murray.
officer of the day; Edgar Warheld. f. J.
Davidson. and G. William Ramsay ex-
ecutive committee. Commander Smoot
was appointed TO secure orators for the OBJ
servance Of memorial day, May "A. and
Charles S. Taylor was designated 10 look
after the choir.
Mrs. Virginia r. Simpson has sold her
handsome residence, Columbus and Cam
erCn streets, to George Y. Peyton. super
intendent Of the Washington Division of
the Southern Railway. Mr.. Peyton will
shortly occupy the same. Through John
.. Normoyle, real estate broker, Mrs
Simpson has sold to Jonathan Matthews
one-half square of ground bounded by
Payne, Princess, West, and OronOcO |
streets.
Bernard J. Lennon and Daniel w
O'Donoghue. administrators of Thomas |
F. Conroy, of Washington, have sold 10
Francis c. Spinks three houses situated |
on the north side Of Commerce street, be /
tween Payne and West streets. and also /
four lots on Prince street. between Pey- !
ton and West streets. The above were |
made through John d. Normoyle.
John Morris and George Shaw. colored, |
Of robbing the general mer-
store conducted by Hynson &
Company. Manassas Va. Sunday last, |
who were arrested last night In Washing |
ton, were brought here to-day by Po- /
liceman Knight. and this afternoon they
were conveyed 10 Manassas, Va, for a /
hearing.
A lecture accompanied by stereopticonl
views was given tonight at the First /
Baptist Church by Rev Frank Rawlin- /
son. of Shanghai. The lecture was under |
the auspices of the Womans Mission So
ciety.
Members Of the city schocs board deny
the report in circulation TO the effect that
they have about completed negotiations
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