The Washington times., 1911-04-15
PLAN TO OBSERVE
THE ANNIVERSARY
Of ODD FELLOWS
Invitations Sent to Washing
ton Lodges of Order
Accepted.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, APRIL Is.

WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, APRIL Is.
The Odd Fellows Of District No. 40.
which comprises the three local lodges.
Marley Encampment No. 6, Potomac
Lodge, No. 3S. and Sarepta Lodge, No.
46. and the Falls Church Lodge, are
busily engaged in preparing for the
celebration of the ninety-second ami
Versary Of the existence Of the order,
which will be observed here Friday.
April S. The program for the occasion
has been assigned to a committee,
which, it is expected. will make a full
report Of its plans next week.
An invitation has been extended to
and accepted by the Washington lodges
Of the order. which comprise a distinct
Jurisdiction, to be on hand and par
ticipated in the work.
At a meeting of Potomac Lodge, No
Ss. held in Odd Fellows Hall last even
ing. the first degree of the order was
conferred upon one candidate, one Pc
ttion for membership was received. and
routine business transacted.
The late school census is becoming a
matter of great concern to both the
school board and the chamber Of COM
merce. showing as It did a decrease in
public school attendance of s25 pupils.
AS the receipts from the State for the
public school fund are based on this
count for the period of the five ensuing
years, this will cause a decrease of
about $4,000 from this source.
The authorities here are unable to ac-
count for the unusual falling off in these
figures, and are inclined to doubt their
correctness. They have made request
to State Superintendent Eggleston for
recount.
In yesterdays session Of the corpora
ton court. the case of Harvey Davis,
against whom the grand Jury lodged
three indictments for several offenses,
came up for consideration Owing to
the failing health of the prisoner, and
upon his assent to a plea of guilty, only
the charge Of breaking into the store of
Fairfax & Co., liquor dealers on King
street, was pressed. A sentence Of two
months was imposed, with the under
standing that at the completion of the
time he would agree to Immediately
leave the community. failing to do so,
the other charges are to be brought I'D
against him.
Other cases disposed Of were as fol-
lows: Jesse Lee, colored, breaking into
store. plea of guilty, sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary; Norman Willis,
colored. petit larceny. third offense, plea
of guilty sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary: Frank 8. Jeffries, burg
larry, plea of guilty to petit larceny ac-
cepted, and sentenced 70 four months
a fnf of
not guilty in the case of James Monroe,
colored. accused Of entering a store
house.
By deed recorded in the office of the
morning, John Pullman transferred the
house and lot on the east side of Wash
ington street, south Of Franklin street,
to George kircherer.
The Rev. George W. Luptrell. of West
Virginia, the new pastor Of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church, arrived in
this city yesterday afternoon, and i'm
mediately entered into his duties In the
new field.
Special Easter music has been ar
ranged for practically all the local
churches for tomorrow's services, both
Catholic Church the music will be given
by the ladies Of the parish, under the
direction of ]. NJ. Monroe, organist. Be
sides the morning and evening services
at Grace Episcopal Church, at which
the vested choir will be heard, a special
baptismal service will be held at D. M.
Owing to the inclement weather, the
opening Of the Cardinals new ball park.
which was scheduled for this afternoon
will be postponed until next week. The
plant is entirely completed, and is mod
ern in every particular. 1t is the first
1nclosed park ever erected in Alexan-
dria: In the fall It will be utilized for
football games.
Winifred, the tour-months-old daught-
er Of W. H. and Elizabeth Gaskill, died
at the family residence, All North West
street, last evening. Funeral will be
held from the home tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock
The funeral of George J. Foltz, an old
and well-known printer. who formerly
worked on Washington newspapers, and
who died at Staunton, Va, Thursday,
will be held from his residence, 1H South
Royal street, tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. He was a member of Columbia
Typographical Union, No. 1o1, of Wash
tngton. Pallbearers selected are as fol-