Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Mas0ns Place Wreaths on the
Tomb of Washington.
FRATERNAL ORDERS ELECT
Officers for Next Year Chosen bv
Several Societies-Pleads Guilty
= to Larceny.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

| special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va. December H. 1911.
| TWO handsome memorial wreaths, both
or them suitably inscribed were this
AFTERNOON placed on the tomb of Wash
| inston by the Masonic fraternity in COM
| memorat1on of the 112th anniversary of
Washington's death. The wreaths were
sent, as told in The Star yesterday by
dria-Washington Lodge of this city
| and Fredericksburg Lodge. No 1, Fred
ericksburg. Va.
The committee conveying the wreath
on the part Of the local lodge was COM
posed Of the following: c. H. Callahan.
worshipful master; L. H. Kemper senior
| warden; S. w. Pitts, junior warden. and
j. Shriver Woods. worshipful master of
Fredericksburg Lodge
The local delegation was accompanied
by several others and left here with Mr..
Woods at 1:25 o'clock. There were no
ceremonies in connection with the plac-
ing of the wreaths on the tomb.
K. of c. Elect Officers.
Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, knights of
Columbus at its annual meeting last
night, held at st. Mary's Hail. elected the
following officers: T. E. Dyson, grand
knight: C.. E. Corgan, deputy grand
knight; NJ. J. Mcfarland, chancellor; X.
e. Power, recorder: James Callan. finan-
clal secretary; S. A Breen. treasurer;
James Martin. advocate: A. A. Lucas.
warden; Alphonso Lucas, inside guard;
John L.. Harrington, outside guard; VIII
liam Desmond, trustee, and Rev. l.. f.
Kelly, chaplain.
T. f. Dyson and DR.. E. A. German
delegates to the state convention, with
James Callan and r. +. Power alternates.
The foregoing officers will be installed at
the first meeting in January
OsceOla Tribe, No. 1, Red Men. at it's
annual meeting last night elected these
officers to serve for the ensuing year:
Joseph B. Ewald. sachem; W. 7. Helms,
senior sycamore; II. Callan. Junior saga
more; Francis Downham, collector of
wampum; Fred Klaus, ST.. keeper of Wam-
pun; Charles Nagel, chief of records; A.
d. Deeton prophet; H. Callan, trustee; y.
d: Deeton, delegate to Great Council.
which meets here next July.
The foregoing officers will be installed
at the first business meeting which will
be held in January by Deputy Grand
Sachem A. ]. Butcher.
Alexandria Council, No. 627, Royal Ar
canum has officers follows: James G.
Graham. regent; r. NJ. Prettyman, vice
regent; James H. Mansfield. orator; Alvin
Powell, past regent; j. T.. Alexander, Sec
rotary; S. NJ. Pullman, collector; George
Uhler, treasurer; James Bayne, chaplain;
c. T. Hellmuth. guide; Archie Nails,
warden; NJ Jaffa, sentry; E. F.. Down.
ham, H. Block. D. H. Appich. trustees:
Alvin Powell, grand representatives: ]. T.
Watkins, alternate grand representative
Church Plans Building.
The board of deacons of the Second
Presbyterian Church will hold meeting
tonight at which time the question Of
erecting modern Sunday school build
ing opposite the church will be up for
consideration. 1t is expected that some
definite action will be taken by the dea-
cons at this meeting.
John McCuen, who was Monday last in
dicted by a grand jury for larceny from
the person, today in the corporation court
entered a plea of guilty and was SEN
fenced to serve six months in jail.
The police have not yet apprehended
the three negro highwaymen who last
Tuesday night held up James J. Garvey.
a veterinarian, and got $11 from him, to-
gether with his watch and fob and some
checks. The robbery took place late Tues
day night while Mr.. Garvey was returning
from Fairfax county to this city.
The public schools of this city will close
December % next for the annual Christ
mas holidays and not reopen until Jan
uary .. Many of the private schools will
close the middle Of next week for the
holidays.