Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12
ARMY CAREER ENDS ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Councilman BirreII Wants AC-
ton on Resolution.
GASOLINE TANK EXPLOSION
Roy Beach Painfully Injured While
at Work on q Motor Boat-Lay.
mems Missionary Movement.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February IL, 1911.
1t is expected that when city council
meets Tuesday night Councilman Birrell
will ask for action on a resolution offered
by him four years ago in that body hav-
ing for its object the recodification of the
city laws. Since the resolution was in
troduced 1t has been sleeping in the
hands of the committee to which it was
referred, although time and again the
matter has been brought on the floor OF
council without any action on it. Should
no promise of speedy report be made 1t
Is said that Mr.. Birrell may have the
resolution withdrawn
1t is pointed out by the author of the
resolution that the laws CT the city have
not been recodified since 1873, and that
at the present time there is a multiplicity
OF laws, many bearing on the same SUBJ
ject, and many of which conflict with
one another, all of which. it is claimed,
would be obviated by recodifying them.
considerable business of a routine ma
ture Is also slated to come up for consid-
eratlon at this meeting
President Taft, Representative Carlin
ana senator Robert l.. Owen Of Okla
homa are among those who have been
invited to speak at the annual banquet
at Armory Hall by Alexandria-Wash
ton Lodge Of Masons. Many other promi-
nent members OF the craft, representing
the. grand masters of states from which
1ney nan, will also be in attendance.
among them Senator Borah of Idaho
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon and Rep
resentative Ellis of Oregon. The three first
mentioned are, however, all that have
been invited to speak. Others may be
called on at the banquet to respond to
|. informal ,toastS ..-.. .-.
While engaged in soldering the gasoline
tank OF a motor boat yesterday Roy
Beach was painfully. injured when the
lamp he was using ignited gasoline which
leaked from the tank. causing terrific
explosion. The tank shot upward strik-
ing the ceiling, and brought down a
large quantity of the -plastering, and
Beach was badly cut on the head and
face.
Laymen's Missionary Movement.
All arrangements have been perfected
for the laymen's missionary ovement
which will be launched here February
1919. The evening Of February Is a
supper will be given in the Young Peo-
pies building OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. and the. following day,
Sunday, announcement Of series of
services will be made in the various pull
pits by the ministers identified with the
movement
The fourth degree of the Order of the
Knights of Columbus which it was ex-
pected would be given here or in Mar
been postponed until next May 1t is
understood that at that time a large
number of candidates, including many
from out OF the city, will take the de-
gree.
Theodore Diedrich. who was arrested
last evening by Policeman Beach at the
instance of the Washington authorities,
charged with withholding $40 belonging
to Charles, Hunter. was rearrested this
morning on United States warrant
issued at the instance of Detective
Pratt Of Washington, and this afternoon
he. was arraigned before United States
Commissioner r. P. w. Garnett. and re-
leased on 5000 bond for his appearance
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Died
rich is represented by Attorney Robin
son. Moncure.
Field day exercises Will De held here
tomorrow at many Of the churches. I'M
der the. auspices of the State Anti |
Saloon League of Virginia Represent
atives of the league will occupy the
Methodist Episcopal and Methodist
Episcopal South and the Methodist
Protestant churches.
Rally day services will be held to-
testant Church Rev. W.. NJ. Poisal,
pastor. will take for his subject at the
morning services 1.-The Campaign Work
Of the Church. The pulpi. 8 the even
ing services will be occupied BY Rev.
Dr. F. IL. Kirby, pastor Of the Pres
byterian Church at Ballston. Va
a delegation of AIexahdrians will at
tend the annual meeting of the state
Grand Lodge of Masons, which convenes
in Richmond Tuesday next. to witness
the exemplification of the work. Among
them will be DR.. c. +. Outcalt: +. W.
Latham, Thomas a. Fisher, {. II. Ca Ia
han, f. IL. kemper and S. w. Pitts. Th
first two named left this afternoon ana
the others will leave Monday and Tues
day.
The funeral of Park c. Timberman will
take place at 3 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon from his home. POO South Fairfax
street. Services will be conducted ny
Rev. II. NJ. Canter. pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Those who viii
serve as pallbearers will be II. K. Field
j. G. Graham. Daniel r. Stansbury, w. E.
Latham, P. f. Cliff and William L. Allen.
3. Fl. Lunt. auctioneer. at noon today
sold at public auction for Carroll PIERCE