Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
President Taft Informally Pre-
sides Oyer Masonic Lodge.
PRESENT AS HONOR GUEST
Washington Memorial Association
Adopts Seal-Tag Day Sales.
Wagon Driver Injured.

Adopts Seal-Tag Day Sales.
Wagon Driver Injured.
Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February D. 1912.
The Masonic celebration of Washing
toms birthday anniversary came to a
close at II o'clock last night with BAN
auet at Armory Hall. which was at
tended by approximately 800 guests, in
Guiding most of the local members of the
craft.
T.. III. Kemper, worshipful master of
Observation-Disclosures Lodge, presided
and introduced the speakers Of the even
ing, who were w. l.. Andrews, grand
master of Virginia; Representative {. c.
Carlin, Senator Claude A Swanson, Rep
resentative James w. Collier of Missis-
sippi. Cornelius B. Parker. representing
the Grand Lodge of San Juan, Porto Rico,
and James E. Dillon, grand master.
Michigan. AL Of the speakers paid trib-
utes to the memory Of Washington.
President Taft. who was guest of
honor yesterday afternoon, expressed
himself as pleased with his visit to the
city. During the brief time he was In
formally presiding over the lodge the
President occupied the chair used by
Washin ton when he was worShipful
master of the AleXandria-Was hington
Lodge.
President Taft was introduced by
James NJ. Lamberton, senior grand
deacon of Pennsylvania and vice presl-
dent of the memorial association.
The Presidents address was respond
ed to by Grand Master Andrews. Sen.
ators Martin and swanson were next
introduced in turn.
The presidential party returned TO
Washington Immediately after the re-
turn from Mount Vernon.
Association Adopts Seal.
The Washington National Masonic Me-
mortal Association before adjourning yes
terday afternoon adopted as seal the
George Washington coat of arms, with
the words .in memeriam perpetuam" in
a circular line above the crest.
The resolution to incorporate the asso-
citation under the laws of the state OF
Virginia, laid over from the meeting
"Wednesday. was discussed at length, and
the prevailing opinion favored incorpora-
ton, provided the Virginia legislature
could be induced to exempt the property
owned by the association from taxation.
The matter was referred to a committee
of five to be named by the president Of
the memorial association. This commit
tee will prepare such papers and resolu-
lions DIS are. necessary u dCeoiiPiiSh tho
purpose.
Preliminary steps were taken for
collecting funds for the Masonic tenn
pie which it Is proposed to erect In
Alexandria and for which purpose the
organisation was formed. This was done
by appointing committee of five MEM
bers from the Masonic fraternity in this
county, to- be called the ways and means
committee, which will act in conjunction
with a local committee and with the ex-
ecutive committee of the association. The
committee Is empowered to appoint such
lecturers or use such agencies as 1t
for the project. Work will, it Is an
nounced. be begun by the committee at
once. and able assistants will be en-
-ployed.g
Individual members yesterday after
noon subscribed the sum of $1.100 to
the proposed temple.
: Lodge Meeting Precedes Banquet.
There was a stated communication of
ndria-Washington Lodge Of Mssons
prior to the banquet, when Charles II.
Callahan, past master of the lodge, was
presented with a handsome past masters
Jewel. the gift of the members added to
the rolls during his gtenure Of Office.
The jewel was studded with diamonds.
Lawrence Washington, member Of the
local lodge. made the speech OF presenta-
Callahan.
School Children's Tag Day.
Several hundred dollars was realized as
q result of the tag day celebration by the
public school children yesterday. A large
part of the funds derived were from sales
by the general committee of store, resi-
dence and wagon tags.
The work Of settling the accounts will
be attended to this afternoon, and by
tomorrow the amount derived from the
sale of the tags will probably be known.
The funds will be applied to the play
grounds and athletic association Of the
public high school.
Police Court Cases.
Otis King. colored, entered a plea of
guilty in the police court this morning to
tile theft of six sacks of flour from a
freight car. He was sentenced to serve
three months in Jail. King was arrested
by Policeman Beach, after disposing of
some of the flour for 10 cents.
William Dogan, colored, was arraigned
TO answer a charge of assaulting Edward
Julius, colored, with brick. Dogan
looked as IL he had come out second best,
and Justice Cation continued the case and
directed the police to investigate fur
Their. The trouble took place following the
dance at Odd Fellows Hall, colored, on
South Columbus street. julius did not
know who had assaulted Dogan
Ribs and Collarbone Broken.
Peter o. Newman, about sixty years
old, driver, living at 511 North Patrick
street, was caught between a door Of the
stable and the cart he was driving at the
city almshouse yesterday afternoon and
badly injured. He had four ribs and his
collarbone broken. He was taken to the
Alexandria Hospital in an ambulance,
where he received medical attention. He
was attended by DIR. E. A. German.
Action Arouses Resentment.
Alexandria's board of police commits
sioners may resign il the resolution for
a change in the city charter, recommend
ed by the city council Tuesday night last.
passes the state Legislature. The COM
rnissioners are dissatisfied because the
council ignored their resolution for the
change and adopted substitute. The
change proposed by them was to make
the officers consist of chief and as
many sergeants as may be deemed neces-
sary and councils substitute places the
matter OF designating the titles of off,
GERS entirely In the hands of council.
Policeman Wilkerson left today for
Richmond in response to potice Of the
arrest of Samuel Allen, colored. by the
authorities of that city on SuSpiciOn OF