The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Three Hundred Delegates to Attend
Annual Session of Red Mems
Grand Council.

SANN@e
Alexandria, Va, May, S-Three hun
dred delegates are expected In this
city to attend the sixty-sixth annual
meeting OF the Great Council Of 'Vir-
ginia, Improved Order OF Red Men. and
the second annual session Of the Great
Council OF Virginia. Degree OF POGO
hontas. which viii be held, May 16-is
next. in the Young Peoples Building OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Delegates to the convention VIII be-
gin 10 arrive May II. and that night
the delegates who have reached here
win be rendered an informal reception.
at O'Clock, in the Young Peoples
building. At $50 O'Clock. the delegates
WIN register, which win be followed by
the distribution Of badges and pro-
gramuneA
The opening session Of the council, at
s.15 O'Clock wednesday morning, May
l5, will be presided over by Walter s.
Nickiin, past great sechem- Invocation
VIII be pronounced by Rev. Edgar Car
penter. rector Of Grace Episcopal Church,
ana a member Of Seminole Tribe OF Red
Men.
an address OF welcome on behalf OF the
city. Judge C. z. Nicol will deliver
UeIcominR address on behalf Of the
Chamber OF Commerce
Miss Cora NJ. Petit will make an ad-
dress Of welcome on behalf OF silver
Moon Council No. 2s, Daughters OF POGO
hontas. this city.
Responses win be made by Frank J.
Korte, great sachen, Roanoke. Va, and
Mrs. J. Leyensohn, great Pocohontas,
Richmond. Va.
those present will then Join in singing
America" after which benediction VIII
be pronounced by Rev. H 81. Canter,
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. This will be an open ses-
sion.
Promptly At 1913 o'clock will begin the
regular sessions OF the Great Council,
when the regular order OF business VIII
be proceeded with. At o'clock that an
eroon the members Of the Great Coun-
ell OF Pocohontas will make visit TO
the points Of historical interest in the
city. In the event there is no session
Of the Red Men in progress they WIN
Join in this visitation.
At o'clock Wednesday night next the
comforting of degree by a select stan
from Richmond, Va. composed OF mem
bers of the Great Council. Degree Of Po-
cahontas, will take place in the hall Of
the Knights Of Pythias. North Pitt
Street.
There win be a joint session Of the
Great Council Of Red Men and the
Great Council, Degree Of Pocahontas. at
Sis o'clock that night. Addresses viii
be made by the great chiefs and men-
bers, and the affair VIII be interspersed
with music.
The programme mapped out for Thurs
day. May 16 provides for the regular
session Of the Great Council. beginning
at o'clock IN the morning. At o'clock
in the afternoon the delegates viii make
a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon.
The general committee Of arrange
ments as announced follows: Charles
Nagel, chairman; Walter s. Nicklin, sec
retary; z. Francis Downham. treasurer;
]. A. Ewald. A. ]. Butcher. c. NJ.
sehwab. Joseph B. Ewald, Henry Callan,
A. l. Jameson, L. P. woodward. Robert
S. Barrett, Carol II. May. r. c. Sulli-
van. E. L. Finks, Barbour Beach. c. c.
Brawner. and the Misses Cora l. Petit,
Ruth Proctor, and Mae Nichols
DR.. Dabney Herndon. eighty years
old. one Of the oldest and best known
physicians in the city, died shortly be-
fore 10 O'Clock this morning at his home,
80 Prince Street. Heart trouble was
the cause OF death Besides his wife
he Is survived by one son, John W.
Herndon. this city.
DR. Herndon was born in Culpeper.
Va, and spent, his early days In Fred
ericksbnrg, Va In 1S4s he went to CALI
fornia- returning he Joined the Confed-
crate army at the outbreak of the war,
and served as a surgeon during the con-
iict For the past twenty-four years
he was engaged In practictng medicine
in this city. his funeral will take
n,ace at 40 o'clock Friday afternoon.
from ST. Georges Episcopal Church.
Fredericksburg. Va, and the burial wi1l
be In the family cemetery At that place.
Members OF the Bar Association or
the sixteenth Judicial Circuit. many Of
them from this city, this afternoon en-
,oyed themselves at the quarterly meet /
ing Of the association held at the resi-
denoe Of r Walton Moore, Fairfax