Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT
MASONS LAST NIGHT.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA,. Va. February q. 1910.
At the Masonic banquet held here last
night addresses were made by Secretary
| of War Dickinson, Representative Champ
Clark, Missouri: Representative Sisson.
Mississippi; Iscar LAWYER grand master.
California; j. II. Cowles. grand master
Kentucky; j. d. Richardson, Tennessee
All of the speakers lauded the movement
inaugurated yesterday for the erection or
a temple 10 washington the Mason"
The banquet was presided over by Charles
III. Callahan, master of the local lodge.
The hall was prettily decorated and an
elaborate menu was provided by Frank
Z. Spinks. During the evening music WAS
furnished by Washington orchestra.
Nearly $50 guests. including many prom
inent Masonic dignitaries attended The
invited guests went back to Washington
on the palace car Mount Vernon.
Gov. Mann Unable to Respond.
Gov. Mann, who was slated to respond
to a toast. was called TO Richmond on
business and was, therefore. unable I'D
make an address. Owing 10 an impor-
tant business engagement Senator Owens
of Oklahoma was also unable to be pres
ent. The majority of the visiting grand
masters who came on here to attend the
organization of the memorial association
departed for their homes this morning.
Members of the local lodge of MaSons
are highly gratified over the prospects of
the erection of the temple.
Banquets were held last night by the
Columbia steam fire engine company III
observance of its thirty-ninth anniversary.
The Ramblers' Club also held a banquet
last night. At both banquets speeches
were made by number of guests.
Police Court Cases.
Tn tba pol;ca court tb;S ,,,arp;n~ Tobn
Rubino. who stated that his home is in
Washington, was arraigned on charge
of acting suspiciously. 1t was testified
that early last evening he called at sew
eral houses in the first ward and ap-
peared to be getting numbers of houses.
He was later arrested by Policeman
Knight who said his actions had attract
ed attention. The court fined him 3d.
Other cases disposed of We're Leroy
Davis colored. assaulting and beating
Emma Glasgow colored, fined 50. Emma
Glasgow. colored drunken and disorderlv
conduct, fined So: William Mcclure, dis
orderly conduct and lighting, fined So
William Fowler and Oscar Potter, va
grancy. fined 50 each.
Death of William 81. Bomb
William II. Bomb. forty-seven years
old. died at $50 o'clock this morning at
his home. 9o3 Duke street His wife and
four children survive him. Mr.. Bomb
was an engineer by occupation and was
native of ST. Mary county, Md. His
funeral will take place at 3 o'clock Fri
day afternoon from his late home. The
nterment will be in Bsthel cemetery.
General and Personal.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
basket ball team will tonight at Armory
Hall play a game with a team repre-
senting the Catholic University. During
the halves the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum reserves will play a game with
the ST Dominics Athletic Association or
Washington.
Tuesday night next the Grand Lodge
of knights of Pythias of the District or
Columbia is expected to pay Oriental
Lodge, No. s, of this city a fraternal
visit The visitors will be accompanied
by Dr. Charles F. Russell of Herndon.
Va. grand commander of the District
of Columbia.
Miss l.. NJ. Eagan of St Louis is the
guest of Mrs. T. r. Ellis at Mount YER
non, Va.
Mrs Thomas d. Downey. who was
severely burned several days ago. 10
rapidly recovering.