The Washington times., 1911-04-22
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
AI.EXANDRIA VA APRIL %

| ALEXANDRIA, VA, APRIL e.
After an all-day business section, the
| annual State convention of the Knights
of the Maccabees was brought to a
close with a banquet at the Young
Peoples Building last evening. Ad-
dresses were delivered by the Hon. C. c.
| Carlin, representative from this dis
trict; DR.. l.. E. Sisier, supreme record
keeper of the order; D. w. Call, deputy
supreme record keeper, and DR.. r. Lee
Wilkins of this city, who was also the
POSTMASTER. About seventy-five men,
bers of the order were present.
The business session was opened at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning. an address
of welcome being rendered to the dele
gates by Acting Mayor F. F. Marbury
and Dr. r. Lee wilkins, to which ap-
propriate responses were made by State
Commander p. B. Cross, of Newport
News. and DR.. L. E. Sister, of Detroit,
Mich. The convention, which was pre-
sided over by c. Ashly Bladen, of Alex
andria. then proceeded to the, election
of officers for the ensuing year, as fol-
lows: 2. B. Cross, past commander,
Newport News: l.. Roetting, State COM
mander, Charlottesville; E. w. Miner,
lieutenant commander, Richmond: c. w.
Morris, State record keeper. Richmond; ;
G. X. Bender chaplain, Alexandria: u.
l.. Damron, sergeant, Charlottesville; p;
w. II. Harris, master-of-arms, Newport
News; V. w. Coston, first master of
guards, Suffolk; w. p. Lineweaver, SEN
tinel, Harrisonburg: f. c. Helbig, Sec
ond master-of-arms. Lynchburg: L. J.
Crumpler, picket, Smithfield; c. w. Nor
ris. representative to the supreme tent.
Richmond, with c. Ashley Bladen. Of
Alexandra, an alternate. The supreme
tent will meet in Cleveland. Ohio, July II.
Roanoke was selected as the place for
next years convention.
During a visit of Capt. Herbert Bry-
| ant, chairman of the city school board,
to Lee school yesterday a fire alarm
was sounded and the building was va
Gated in the short space OF a minute and
a half. This was considered very graft
flying by Captain Bryant, demonstrating
as II did the thorough manner in which
the pupils have been drilled.
Henry Reian, aged sixty-fve years,
died at the infrmary yesterday. of
bronchitis, following a. short illness.
He was well-known poultry dealer
| and a veteran of the civil war, where he
| served on the Federal forces, coming
from his birthplace in Germany. He re-
| sided at Madison and Henry streets,
and Is survived by a wife. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been
made.
The game of baseball for this after
noon, which was to open the Cardinals
new park, has been postponed on ac-
count of wet grounds.
The quarterly meeting of the Free
Methodist Church will be held tonight.
Tomorrows services will consist of
Sunday school at 10 a. m. followed by
preaching and the Lords supper at IL
The regular love feast will be held at
80 and the evening services at 7:3o.
Rev w. J. Santmire and wife will be
in charge Of these services.
meeting of Branch of the Glass
Blowers and Bottlers' Association will
be held this evening. at which William
L-auner, national secretary, will make
an address. The affair will be followed
by banquet in honor of Mr.. Launer
at Hotel Rammel.
The Southern Bell Telephone Company
is today installing the new telephone in
police headquarters, which will be used
for the Transmission of fire alarms here
after. II will be put in operation Mon
day afternoon
Representatives of the Hill Directory