Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Preparations Being Made for
the Masonic Bazaar.
PLANS FOR LINCOLN DAY
Richmond Howitzers Will Present a
Loving Cup.
SEVERAL FUNERALS OCCUR
PLANS FOR LINCOLN DAY
'ERAL FUNERALS OCCUR
The Washington Monument Asso-
cation of Washington Park.
special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. January -. 1.Ga
Armory Hall was this morning turned
over TO a force of carpenters. who began
putting 1t in readiness for the Masonic
bazaa.' which will be held February LIZ.
The latter part OF this week they will
complete their labors. after which the
hall will be given over 70 the ladies who
will place in position the various dona-
tions received The hall will be elaborate
ly decorated, and the plans include many
new things for such an enterprise.
Those planning the bazaar have ar
ranged for the publication of daily four
page paper to be known as the Masonic
Herald. which will be In charge OF Mr..
M. l.. Dinwiddie. 1t will contain news
of the bazaar. and published every
afternoon in order that it can be dis
tributed at the bazaar every evening.
The motor boat for the bazaar arrived
this morning from Detroit and was con-
veyed to the temporary quarters at the
Elks' Hall. The boat is valued at 81 ,0OD.
Many other valuable donations have al
ready been received.
Lincoln Day Observance.
Preparations have been made to hold
appropriate exercises on Lincoln day at
the William Mckinley Industrial School.
The occasion is the Tooth anniversary OF
the emancipation and the exercises will he
held under the auspices of the Lincoln
Emancipation and Memorial Association,
Samuel r. Bell, chairman. Prof w. c.
Payne has accepted the invitation to de-
liver the GRAFTON of the evening. and has
chosen for his subject THE Emancipator
and the Emancipated.
A committee numbering fifteen of the
Richmond Howitzers will tonight present
to r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
the Ladies' Auxiliary ard the Sons OF
Veterans a handsome silver loving cup
as a token Of appreciation of the MEM
beers of that command of the treatment
accorded them during their visit here last
summer. in their march through the val
ley. 1t is expected that responses in be-
half of the camp will be made by Com
mander w. A. Smoot and others.
Announcement is made that a COM
mittee from the George Washington
Monument Association will tomorrow
afternoon hold conference with a num-
Der of members -of the chamber Of COM
merce relative to the dedication of the
George Washington Park April 30 next.
At this meeting plans for the affair will
be discussed and other arrangements
will be made
Some Funerals Today.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles r. Monroe.
WHO ulcu Iludt UlEill DIT TIE Ia
Hospital, took place at $50 o'clock this
morning from st. Mary's Catholic Church.
Rev. Father l.. F. Kelly, assistant pastor.
conducted the services. The pallbearers
we're John McKenna, Joseph W. Gates.
William Desmond. w o. Tomiin, Harvey
Summers and Edwin T. Steele, jr.
Thomas Terrett's funeral took place at
80 o'clock yesterday afternoon from st.
Paul's p. K. Chapel, Bailey Cross Roads.
Fairfax county. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev DR.. s. A. Wallis of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary. The pail
bearers were Messrs. Hummer, Powell,
Hunter Head, Hale and Aud.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Ross. who died in
Washington yesterday, will be held at 20
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from Wheat
ley's undertaking establishment
Mary E. Corbin. infant daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Corbin, died yester-
day morning at her parents nome. ia
North Columbus street Her funeral will
take place at 3 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon.
Lamp Starts a Fire.
The .overturning of a kerosene lamp
at the apartment of Mrs. Lydia L. Spot
ford. at the home of Prof. John S. Black
burn. IL North Washington street
caused Slight fire at $50 O'Clock last
night. While endeavoring to extingush
the fire Mrs. Spofford had her hand slight
ly burned. Several articles of clothing
which caught fire were thrown from the
room. The blaze was eXtinguished with
a chemical eXtingusher.
The case of Capt. r. l.. Slaymaker,
Company G.. 1st Virginia Regiment.
against the officers of the old Alexandria
Light Infantry. for the possession of Ger
tain articles i'm Armory Hall, will be heard
in the corporation court tomorrow before
Judge l.. G. Barley.
An important business meeting of Alex
andra Lodge of Elks will be held tonight