Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-31

plans for the banquet to he held Tuesday
evening next in tho auditorium of the
Elks' Home will be held tonight to make
hnal arrangements for the affair. The
committee has already Extended invita-
tons to number of prominent guests,
among them senators, representatives, the
Governor of Virginia and the District of
Columbia Commissioners. The list of
speakers has not been announced.
Recent Deaths.
Mrs. Georgianna l. Smith. widow OF
Samuel Smith. died last night at her
home, 2O5 South Lee street She was
sixty-six years old. Several children sur
vive her. The funeral will take place at
o'clock Friday afternoon.
William G.. Plasketts funeral took place
at $50 o'clock this afternoon from his
home, 10 North Payne street. Rev. II. NJ
Canter pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, officiating. Burial was
made i'm Bethel cemetery. Members OF
attended.
John Murphy died yesterday lat his
home, Franklin and Washington streets
His funeral will take place at . o'clock
tomorrow morning from st. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church. Services will be conducted
by Rev. L. r. Kelly and burial will be
made in st. Mary's cemetery.
The deceased was seventy years old
Two sons. Thomas and James Murphy,
survive him. He was a native Of County
Wexford, Ireland, and had lived here
since 1850. For thirty years he was en-
plOyed at the Smoot tannery.
Funeral services for Miss Sylvia Beav-
ers were held this afternoon at the
home of her parents near Fort Hunt
Va, Rev w. F. Watson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial
was in Bethel cemetery.
Boat Owners Organize.
Twenty-Five motor boat owners held
a meeting last night at the Hotel
Fleischmann. and organized by the
election of these officers: w. u. Var
ney, president: T. NJ. Erwin, vice
president; Harry Fleischmann, COM
modore; c. X. Sherman, vice commo-
vim. treasurer; James n. Carlin, F. Y
Dawson, ]. E. Shinn and b. S. Stewart
directors.
X. H. Willis purchased at auction
yesterday for $1,400 the branch bank OF
the defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation at Remington. Va
But one other piece of property Of the
concern named, located in Newport
News, Va, now remains to be sold
The building was sold by G. L. Boothe
and H. w. Smith. commissioners OF
sale.
Norman Williams. colored. thirty
years old. is being held at the police
station pending an examination into his
sanity. A commission will take UP the
case at o'clock this afternoon.
State Delegate Robinson Moncure has
introduced a bill in the house to re-
quire a license by non-residents~to fish
in the waters under the jurisdiction OF
Virginia. The measure was referred
to the committee on Chesapeake bay
and it's tributaries.
Brief Mention.
The Elks Dramatic Club will present
a play entitled Just Plain Folks at
the Del Ray schoolh0use February D for
the benefit of Immanuel Mission, Brad
dock Heights, Va.
Arrangements have been made for a
dance at the auditorium of the Elks
Home, February ~ next, by the members
of the Collinwood Club.
Thirteen members were initiated last
night at II meeting of Martha Washing
ton Chapter, Eastern Star. Among those
ington.
\ number of young men held a meet
ing last night and arranged to tender
the ladies of the Leap Year Social Club
a return dance in the auditorium of the
Elks' Homo. February IL next.
John T. Stephenson. colored died to-
day at his home. ITO Princess street, at
the age of fifty-eigf1t years.
James Soloman, colorcd. ffty-three
years old, died yesterday ut the city aims
house.
Carl Campbell is critically i'll at his
home on Cameron street.