Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Elks to Give Benefit Performance.
Prisoners Taken to State Pen.
Anti-Saloon League.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January .. 1909.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Fire En-
gine Company has elected Tie following
officers: J, II. Trimyer, president; j. +.
Griffin, first vice president; I. {. Spinks,
second vice president: ]. Y. Hoy. secre-
tary; w C. Cleveland, assistant secre-
tary, T. Stuart Smith. treasurer, r. NJ.
Latham, captain. j. ID. Webster, first
lieutenant: A. l.. Hullings, second lieu
tenant: j. b. Griffin, +. C. Spinks, ].
Riley, r. NJ. Latham and j. ID. Webster,
property committee: c. Q. Ward, r. ID.
Webster, w. Cleveland, Charles Clark
son and J. V Hoy, membership commit
tee.
The ElkS Dramatic Club will Thursday
night next present at the opera house
farce drama in three acts entitled what
Became of Parker" The affair viii.
be under the auspices OF a committee OF
ladies. The receipts of the entertain
ment will be used for the purpose of lay
ing a sidewalk and improving the lawn
in front of the new school building being
erected for girls.
Arrested for Theft.
Arthur c. Thomas was arrested this aft
ernoon by Chief Goods and Policeman
Young on a charge of the theft of
Smith Premier typewriter belonging to
Miss Ella Stribling, which was stolen
Tuesday night last from the Washington
and Ohio freight office of the Southern
Railway Company. Princess and Fairfax
streets The machine was also recovered.
When arrester Thomas had the machine
under his arm and was going in through
the rear entrance of the old Braddock
house. The machine is Valued at $50.
Thomas will be given Il preliminary hear
ing Monday.
Harvey Johnson. colored sentenced to
serve three years in the state penitentiary
on a charge of participating in d shooting
ARRAY and Henry Wooden. colored, sen.
fenced to serve one year on charge OF
housebrealiing, were this afternoon con-
veyed to the state pcnitentiary, Rich
mond, by Guard r. w. Payne Both prls-
oners are from Alexandria county.
10 U. A. to Give Banquet.
Arrangements have been made by Alex
andria Council, No. 80, Junior Order of
United Americans, for banquet which
will be given Thursday night next. An
interesting musical and literary program
has been planned, and u number of
prominent speakers will be in attendance:
The anti-saloon league will hold field
day services here tomorrow. Rev. Il. j.
Richardson, field secretary. will preach
at Trinity NJ. +. Church at IL O'Clock and
at the M. z. Church at 7:3O o'clock in the
evening. Rev. J. D. McAlister will preach
at the NJ. E. Church South at IL O'Clock
and at the First Baptist Church at l:3o
O'Clock in the evening.
Mrs. Hagemann, state councillor OF the
Daughters of America of Washington,
last night installed the following recently
elected officers of Mount Vernon Coun-
Gil, No. l. Daughters of America Mrs.
w. a. Shinn, councillor: Mrs May ii.
-y-,,, NJ
riman, associate councillor; Mrs. Susie
Spittle, associate vice councillor; Mrs.
TIGER, warden. Miss Rena Spite, con-
ductor; Mrs Sarah Mandiey. inside SEN
sentinel; Mrs. Mary Goodrich, trustee for
Eighteen months. Mrs. Mlstead of WASH
ington assisted in the work of Installing
the officers.
Brief Mention.
Arrangements have been made for a
teachers meeting of those connected with
the Second Presbyterian Church which
will be held at the manse Tuesday night
next.
Active plans are being made by those
who will have charge of the Masonic
bazaar to be held February next. Ar
rangements have been made for a meet
ing of the ladies interested and the booth
holders Tuesday night next at the Ma
sonic Temple.
City Treasurer Thomas W. Robinson
has appointed Roger c. Sullivan as his
deputy to succeed Windsor Snowden, re-
signed, to accept position with the
Riggs Bank, Washington.
Meetings of the Loyal Temperance
Union will be held every Monday after
noon at $40 o'clock in the Young Peo-
pies building of the NJ f. Church South.
All children are invited to attend.
The annual election of officers of NJ. ~.
Corse Camp, Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams, will take place Monday night at
Z 80 o'clock at Lee Town Hall.