Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Death of Marion. B. Miller,
Theatrical Manager.
w. C.. C.. COLEMAN ACCUSED
Alva Aerie Election-Police Justice
Cation Candidate for
Reappointment.
W. C. C. COLEMAN ACCUSED
Special Correspondence Of The Star

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December Z, 1911.
Marion B. Miller. veteran actor and
for twelve years a theatrical manager,
died last night at the Alexandria Hos
pital, aged siXty-eight years. At the
time of his death he was manager of the
Clara Turner Stock Company, which was
playing here. A complication of diseases,
including heart trouble and bronchitis,
was the cause of death. He leaves two
daughters.
The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning from Wheatleys I'M
dertaking chapel. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, and
burial will be In Bethel cemetery.
Alva Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
last night appointed a committee con-
sisting of Jacob Brill, DR.. E. A. German
and John H. Rice to attend the funeral.
Mr.. Miller had for the past thirty years
been engaged in the theatrical business
and was known to his stage friends as
Pop" Miller. He began his career with
Ringing Brothers, and was for several
years associated with Charles Forbes and
various stock companies.
w. c. c. Coleman Arraigned.
William c. C. Coleman, colored, propri
etor of an employment agency, was in
the police court today to answer charge
of the larceny of an organ.
Coleman bought an organ for $500. All
was paid on the instrument but $3.50.
Judgment for this amount was obtained
and the costs made it run up to 50.
levy was served, but in the meantime
Coleman removed the musical instrument
out of tho state, hence his arrest
Coleman protested against the prosecu-
ton, but was told by the court that he
would have to get the organ back to this
jurisdiction by next Monday.
Coleman declared that he would not
bring it back; that he had paid for the
organ, and had right to do as he pleas
ed with 1t.
Alva Aerie Election.
Alva Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
last night elected the following officers:
A. A. Paul, past president; o. H. Daniels,
president; ]. B. Lucas, vice president; j.
r. Travers, chaplain; ]. H. West. secre-
tary; B. B. Cline, jr.. treasurer; T. D.
Downey. outside guard; Fred Klaus. jr
inside guard; J. Il. Luckett H. Friedland-
er and Leo McKenney, trustees; DR.. S. b.
Moore, physician.
The officers will be installed the first
Wednesday in January.
Fifty members of Potomac Lodge Of
Odd Fellows will go this afternoon to
MANASSAS " institute d iouSe VI ouu
Fellows.
Miss Agnes Dwyer. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Dwyer was married
to Richard B. Garvey yesterday after
noon, at st. Mary's Catholic Church, by
Rev. L. F. Kelly.
An oyster supper will be given tonight
by the Womans Auxiliary of r. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, at Lee
Camp Hall.
Candidate for disappointment.
Police Justice Harry B. Cation will be
candidate for reappointment Justice
Cation is serving his second term.
Officers elected by r. f.. Lee Lodge, No
41S, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
at its annual meeting follow: Ii. A. Crit
fifth, president; r. c. Carter, vice presi-
dent; II. A Lipscombe, secretary; NJ. f.
Kerrick, treasurer; G. T.. Simpson, col
lector; Harry kidwell, agent; K. fl.
Roach, chairman of grievance committee;
K. P. Cooksey, vice chairman of grew
ance committee; DR.. e. a. German, med
ical examiner.
the suit of John 2. Mahoney against the
Southern Railway Company to recover
$4,000 damages the plaintiff demurred
10 the special plea. Following arguments
on the demurrer plaintiffs writ was
quashed and suit dismissed at cost of
plaintiff.
The Young Peoples building has been
decorated for the banquet to Alexandria
Washington Lodge Of Masons tonight
given by the members of Andrew Jack
son Lodge.
A final decree entered in the cor
poration court today in the case of l..
Strouse against T. Downey and others.