The Washington herald., 1911-10-13
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
DR.. Currier Speaks in Honor
of Columbus Day.

Alexandria, Va. Oct. 12.-Before an
audience which filled the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum Hall to its capacity
tonight, Rev. Charles Warren Currier
D. D., of the Catholic Indian Bureau.
Washington. delivered an eloquent ad-
dress on the life of Columbus. He de-
picted Columbus pleading for funds in
vain, and finally getting the support of
Queen Isabella. through a Franciscan
monk. in his undertaking. He then re-
lated the story of the discovery OF this
country, and concluded with the return
of Columbus to Spain and his burial.
The AFFAIR was in observance of the
four hundred and nineteenth anniversary
of the discovery of this country, and
was under the auspices of Fitzgerald
Council, Knights of Columbus. NJ. J.
Mcfarland, of the local council, intro
duced the speaker.
A musical programme was given by
Washington talent, with Armand Gum
precht as accompanist. The sOloists
we're Mrs. Anne Grant Fugitt, soprano;
Miss Anna C. Rogers. alto; Melville D.
Hensey, tenor, and Thomas A. Murray,
bass. The programme follows:
Qua1et "SeItet from Lucia" .Donizett
Alto solo. The Slumber Boat ........J. L. Gaynor
Tenor solo, May Morning" ................L. Denza
Duet. Barcarnlie ......................J Onenhach
Soprano solo The Mountain Lovers Squire
Bass solo, ''Vulcan's Song ...............C GOunOd
Quartet, Goodnight, Beloved" "..........C. Pinsuu
bungalow. belonging to the Ram
blers' Club. social organization. located
at Dyke, about two miles below this
city. on the electric railway, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning, together
with its contents. consisting of guns,
fishing nets. clothing, &C. The fire was
caused when William Roberts, member
of the club. upset pot of boiling tar,
which he was preparing for use on
seine.
1t is expected that Mayor Paff will de-
liver an address OF welcome to the dele
gates who will attend the twenty-seventh
annual session of the State Council Of
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics. of Virginia, which will con-
vene here Wednesday and Thursday
next. A welcoming address on behalf
of the chamber of commerce will be
delivered by A. D. Brockett, president of
that organization. Representative c. Z.
Carlin is also expected to deliver an
address. There will be responses by the
following: DR. William Evans, State
councillor Norfolk; DR.. w. A. Gordon.
State vice councillor. Elkton, Md, and
burg, Va. w. X. Griffith will be master
of ceremonies.
Two hundred delegates are expected to
attend, and they will begin to arrive
Monday On that night the degree work
will be exemplified by the two local
councils. Belle Haven and James w
Jackson The convention will begin
Wednesday morning in McBurneys Hall
Thursday afternoon the delegates Will
go to Mount Vernon by steamer
Representatives to the State council
from this city are r. F. Padgett and
Elmer Mudd, of Belle Haven Council
and Frank Travers and Thomas h
Dawson, of James w. Jackson Council.
William B. Dobie's funeral took place
at 10 o'clock this morning from his home,
SIS South Fairfax street. Services were
conducted by Rev. p. P. Phillips, rector
of st. PauTs Episcopal Church. and Rev.
]. L. Allison, d. D., pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. The burial
was in the Methodist Protestant Gene
terry. The pallbearers were Hubert
Snowden. L. H Thompson. p. F. Cor
man, oscar w. Phillips, George A. New
land. and Charles W. Dearborn.
Business disposed Of to-day in the Cor
poration Court follows: Griffin Furniture
Company against Clarence V. Ale. petit