Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Speakers and Committees for
Masonic Banquet.
"TAG DAY" FOR SCHOOLS
Rixey to Be Brought From Staun.
ton Next Monday for
Recommitment.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 8, 1912.
A list of the speakers who will respond
to toasts at the annual banquet of Alex
andria-W Washington Lodge of Masons, as
announced by E. II. Kemper, worshipful
master, follows: A. j. Montague, former
Governor of Virginia: the most worship
full grand master Of Masons Of Virginia;
Representative Charles G. Carlin, this
city; Representative James W. Collier,
Mississippi; Senators Claude A. Swanson
and Thomas S. Martin, Virginia; Thomas
j. Shyrock. grand master Of Masons in
Maryland and president of the George
Washington Masonic National Memorial
Association. Gov. W. H. Mann is also
expected to be present.
The banquet will be held in Armory
Hall, and will be served by committee
of ladies under the direction of Mrs.
George B. Carlin. worthy matron Of
Martha Washington Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star. this city.
1t is announced by Mr.. Kemper, wor-
shipful master. that all members of both
lodges and all Masons residing in Alex
andria will be admitted to the banquet
without cards. and all others by cards.
Committees in Charge.
The committees in charge of the ban
quet follow: Receptions. w. Pitts,
chairman; C. w. Fletcher, H. c.. Ansley,
f. F. Parham, c. H. Callahan, e. E.
Downham, DR.. w. M. Smith. w. L. Al
len. T. A. Fisher. r. w. Fuller, H. K.
Field, P. E. Gift, A. G. Uhler. M. L.
tbsm J; G. Graham; F; w. La
man, Edward Warfield ST.. C. A. Simp-
son. j. A. Fisher. Dr. T. c. Lindsey, s.
F. Field. c. B. Marshall. ]. E. King. ].
]. Green, Rev. H. NJ. Canter, Rev Ed
gar Carpenter, Robert S. Barrett, Rev.
W. J. Morton, George E. Wardeld. DR..
T. B. Cochran, J. A. Eggborn. B.
Atcheson. S. P. Fisher. a. H. oehlert. ].
Fred Birrell, w. A. Moore. Jr., L. Ruben.
Hubert snowden. Worth Hulfish.
T. c. Smith. R. L. Field and A. A. Paul
Heating and decorating-W. C. Davis,
chairman; C. A. Gwynn. w. H. Bentz,
jr Louis Hardin, Arthur Warfield. Oscar
R Robbins Russell Is H. caslin, Robert A.
Robey. J. schwarzman. c. A. Campbell.
C. Duffey. E. F. TIGER. Louis N Duffey,
]. H. Burroughs. w. B. Archer. B.
Glover. e. U: Pitman. T. R. Spicer.
N oefee GarneS NJ KerreK Maeem
Mclean, w. B. Davis. Virgil c. Davis.
C. P. Heisley. P. T. Harrington, H. B.
Richards. w. X. Griffith, T. B. Pullman
and ]. L. Kelly.
man; S. E. Wade. X. w. Ogden. s. Frank
Field. F. L. Pitt and NJ. L. Dinwiddie.
Banquet committee-C. B. Swan. chair
man; D. L. Aitcheson. c. E. Tennesson.
c. p. Waller. w. H. Charles, DR.. c. F.
ton. J. Fred Birrell. George B. Carlin.
John G. Graham, william Jorg. J. Law
renee Perry. ]. NJ. Duncan, Raymond
Hulf1sh, D. G. Grillbortzer, +. c: Spinks,
Charles Deahl, E. Steuart Smith, l. F..
ers, Frank Bayliss. Arthur Herbert. jr.
H. OBJ. Cooper, w. ]. Boothe, Ernest l..
Allen, Walter C.. Foster. n. Block. B.
Well, T. NJ Dunbar, r. D. Brumback,
NJ; Jafra. p Mcdonald and c. T; Goods;
dria are going to have what will be
known as a Tag day. celebration Feb
ruary % next. Tags will be sold by all
of the children on that day. and tho pro-
ceeds will be applied to the proposed
Fairgrounds and athletic movement under
direction of Alexandria High School Ath-
letic Association.
Announcement is made that G.. Jones
Rixey. the indicted head OF the COLLAPSED
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration, who is in an asylum at Staun-
ton, Va, will be brought here Monday
next, when the corporation court will 81
sue an order directing that Rixey be sent
Marion, Va. AS soon as the order Is en-
tered Sergt. Cox will proceed with Rixey
toward that institution, and when he
reaches Richmond, it is understood, hab-
cas- corpus proceeding will be brought be-
fore the state court Of appeals to prevent
Rixey's transfer to Marion. Pending the
disposition of these proceedings. Rixey
probably will be sent back to Stanton
or detained in Richmond.
Mrs. May Falls Dead.
Mrs. Sarah Stark Benton May, widow
Of William H. May, dropped dead at 10
o'clock last night at the residence Of
Miss Caroline Cox, 01s King street. where
she resided. Heart trouble was ascribed
as the cause of death.
She was eighty-f1ve years old and a
native of Fauquier county, Va. She Is sur
vlved by two children, John w. May
and Mrs. Samuel c. Boush. Her funeral
will take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, and the services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. II. NJ. Canter, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Burial will be in Bethel cemetery.
At a meeting of the Old Dominion
Boat Club. held last night at the Hotel
Rammel, a committee was appointed to
consider the proposition to purchase
an eight-oar shell. Arrangements were
also made for minstrel performance
which will be given in the near future.