Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-15
ALEXANDRIA AIRS
EIks' Home to Be Opened With
Good Tine October 3.
PLANNING FOR BIG AFFAIR
Suit of Sullivan VS.. Lansburgh Dis.
missed Because of Death of De.
fendant in Case.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. September 10, 1910.
| Plans, for the dedication. on october =
Of the new home for Alexandria Lodge of
| Elks viii! be completed at meeting OF
| the general committee at 4 O'Clock this
| afternoon. at the new home.
| The plans as thus far formulated will
| include a reception in the afternoon to be
| followed by the formal opening of the
| hall at 40 o'clock that evening. \
grand ball will be held that night in the
| ballroom Of the home The lodge room
| will be opened to members and visitors
| at 7:3O o'clock that evening.
! The general committee of arrangements
| is composed of j. w. Bales, chairman
| Howard W. Smith and Robert 8. Barrett.
The new home is located on the south side
| OF Prince street between Royal and Fair
fax streets. The cost of the building, eX-
elusive of its furnishings. was $4,000
The work is now practically completed.
| 1t Is three stories high, built of brick and
Indiana limestone.
| On the second floor is a large audito-
| RUM. A rathskeller is located i'll the
basement. The lodgeroom is on the third
floor.
The building is modern in all its ap-
pointments and is furnished handsomely.
4 distinguishing feature on the exterior
is life-sized bronze elk which adorns
niche over the main portal.
Death Ends Laws Delay.
In the corporation court this morning.
| final decree was entered dismissing the
suit Of Sullivan against Lansburgh.
This suit has been pending in the courts
for several years past, and was a dispute
oyer the ownership Of 1900 acres of land
at Quantico 1t was closed by the death
of the defendant. Max Lansburgh.
In the circuit court, in the suit Of La
mar Monroe" against the Rosemont De-
amending the declaration and giving the
complainant permission to change the
name to "Munroe' The case was con-
tinued until November 10.
His suit Is for 5000 damage for inju-
ries alleged to have been received when
Munroes horse ran away frightened by
the blowing of a whistle on a steam roller
alleged to have been operated by the de-
The suit of John T. Rafferty, against the
Equitable Life Assurance Company was
dismissed.
In the corporation court Emma NJ Nor
| rison was given a final decree for divorce
from Harry II. Morrison OH the ground
Of desertion. The complainant was also
awarded the custody of her infant child,
Lester II. Morrison.
A decree for a limited divorce on the
ground OF desertion was given in the cir
cult court today in the case Of ]. Linden
Mitchell against Marea D. Mitchell
A postal card. signed "B A. Cavendish,"
mailed from Washington. was received by
Chief Goods this morning concerning the
case OF Ethel May Pierce, the girl who
committed suicide Tuesday, and William
Firth. jr., OF Chester, Pa, with whom
she eloped.
The writer says on the card that he had
heard there was talk Of lynching Firth in
Alexandria. He suggested that it would
be well for the chief to find people not SO
bad as Firth to do such work.