Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-30
Special Grand Jury to Be
Called for Monday.
LONG LIST OF CASES UP
Acca Temple Potentate to Initiate
Large Class Of Candi-
dates April IL.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, March s0.-A
special grand jury will be summoned
tomorrow for Monday next in the cor
poration court, when nine cases, sew
eral Of which have been pending for
some time past, will be presented to
1T for consideration.
list Of the cases follows: Common
wealth against Jesse Lee, colored.
breaking and entering the store OF r.
j. Pollard in the night. January 70 last,
with intent to commit larceny; COM
monwealth against Norman Willis, COL
ored, petit larceny. third offense; COM
monwealth against John Wilson, col
ored. petit larceny. third offense: COM
monwealth against Harvey Davis,
breaking and entering the storehouse
of Fairfax & Co.; commonwealth
against Frank Jehries. entering
residence Of ePter Francis and
committing larceny therein: common
wealth against Theodore Jones, colored.
alias Bumbby. breaking and entering
store of W. p. Graves: commonwealth
against James Monroe, colored
breaking and entering store of W. T.
Graves and committing larceny therein
Steward. breaking and entering dwell
ing house Of William Mayhem in day
time and committing larceny therein
Funeral Of W. NJ. Reardon.
The funeral of William NJ Reardon,
who died yesterday morning, will be held
at clock tomorrow afternoon from his
home, go Prince street. The services will
be conducted by Rev. W. j. Morton, rec
tor Of Christ p. E. Church. and inter-
ment will be made in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
The following will be the pailbearers:
Harry Hammond. w. T. Penn. Mark L.
Price, II. X. Field. W. \. Moore. jr.. and
G.. III. Hunt. Six colored employees OF the
Mutual Ice Company will be the body
bearers.
old and his death followed a brief illness
of pneumonia. Mr.. Reardon is survived
by his wife, who was Miss Lula Cox of
Richmond, and a little daughter. Mr..
Reardon was secretary of the Mutual Ice
Company.
One of the largest colored funerals seen
here recently was that Of John Magruder,
for the past quarter Of a century hearsc
driver for Undertaken b. Wheatley. which
took place this afternoon from Roberts
chapel. Uncle john" as he was ia
miiiarly known. was we'll liked. many
white people attending. Those who served
Colbert. z. Tate, Orlando Burton. Will
liam Washington, Joseph Whiting and
Russell Cole.
DR.. George F. Bagby, potentate Of Acca
Temple, Mystic Shrine, will come to this
city tomorrow from Richmond for the
purpose Of completing arrangements for
the initiation of large class of candi-
dates into the Shrine April II next The
candidates Will be from this city and sur
rounding country. The ceremonies will
take place at the Elks' Home
Robert s. Barrett will this evening de-
liver lecture on the Mexican revolution
at the Young Peoples building of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. The
lecture Will be illustrated.
Final Divorce Decree.
In the corporation court this morning
final decree for divorce was granted in
the case of Gilbert ". Cave against Lot
tie Cave on the ground of desertion.
A large number OF members of the Old
Dominion Boat Club last evening attend
ed the smoker given at the Elks' Home.
A meeting of the Sunday School Work
ers' Association of this city will be held
at O'Clock Sunday afternoon In the
Young Peoples building Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
Knight & Rodgers have been awarded a
contract for the erection Of an office
building for the Alexandra Water Com
pany, which will be erected on the east
side Of 81. Asaph street between King
and Cameron streets.
Ernest Herbert has purchased from NJ.
B. Harlow q house and lot on Washing
ton street between Franklin and Jeffer-
son streets.