The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-10-05
.BONzAAO TO LAY
WREATH ON TOMB
Papal Delegate to Help Observe
Discovery Day by Visit to
Mount Vernon.
NEWS NOTES OF ALEXANDRIA

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Alexandria, Va, Oct. lone of the
features Of the celebration Of Discov-
cry Day. Friday next. under the auspices
Of Fitzgerald Council. No. -, Knights Of
Columbus. will be the placing Of me-
mortal wreath on washington's tomb by
Mgr. Bonzano. papal delegate to this
country.
Mgr. Bonzano, together with many
DISTINGUISHED prelates Of the church. VIII
be present on this occasion TO take part
| In the programme of exercises which has
| been planned. Among these are Msr.
Bonzano and secretary. Ri. Rev. D. J.
O'Connell. Bishop of the Diocese OF Rich
mond; Father NJ. Noon. of the Domini-
can House of Studies. Brookland. ID. c.
and Mgrs. Russell and Macklin. Of Wash
ington, and Judge William II. De Lacy
| Of the Juvenile Court, Washington.
According to the programme planned
the papai delegate and other distinguish
ed visitors will leave Washington at z:o
o'clock that afternoon on the palace car
Mount Vernon with the memorial wreath
arriving here at 2:35 o'clock. from whence
they will go directly to Mount vernon
after a few others board the car.
A reception to the children OF 81.
Mary's Catholic Church will be rendered
by the papal delegate at $50 O'Clock. IN
the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hail
The visitors, accompanied by COM
| npjttee of members of the local council
will at $50 o'clock make sightseeing
| trip through the city In automooies, anu
at Z o'clock in the evening banquet VIII
be rendered the visitors at the ho'ei
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night at o'clock in the Young Mems
Sodalitv I,yceum Hall, at which time an
address will be made by Father Noon,
who will take for his subject, The Life
of CHRISTOPHER Columbus" and the papal
delegate and Bishop O'Connell, viii also
make addresses.
There will be an elaborate musical pro-
gramme given, which will be under the
direction Of Miss Glennon. of Washing
ton, assisted by a quartet from ST. Fat
rtck,s Catholic Church, Washington.
This celebration will be one Of the most
elaborate ever before attempted by The
local council. and 1t is expected that
will be participated in by practically
every member of the organization. to-
eether with many of their friends. TINS
will be the first time In recent years that
Alexandria has had such a distinguished
gathering of prelates OF the Catnohc
Church.
"0rTentOu wins
The town OF warrenton, Va, was not
responsible for the destruction OF the
home Of W. W. Page, at that place,
which was razed by being dynamited
about two years ago during the progress
of a destructive fire which ragged there
at the time. The foregoing is the sub
stance of an opinion just handed down
by Judge Edmund Waddill. of the
I Nha 4 81 "a
District of Virginia, in the suit Of Mr..
Paxe against the town to recover dam
ages in the sum of S, 900 for the destruc-
ton of his house. The court. in giving
this opinion, sustained the demurrer filed
to the declaration
The town of warrenton was represent
ed by Attorneys Samuel G. Brent and
John A. c. Keith. Judge ]. K M. Nor
ton. of this city. represented Mr.. Page
There are 113 more pupils attending the
public schools of this city at this scholss-
tic session. which opened last month.
| than in the corresponding month last
year. according to the monthly report
submitted to the city school board by
w. II. Sweeney. superintendent at
meeting last night.
David z. Robey has resigned the posi-
ton of Deputy United States Marshal
and William Schoeni has been appointed
in his place by Clarence G. Smithers.
United States Marshal of Virginia Mr..
Schoeni to-day appeared before United
States Commissioner r. P. w. Garrett
and was sworn in as such.
Funeral services for D. Willard Kite
were held at II o'clock this morning at
Christ Episcopal Church. They were
conducted by Rev. William ]. Morton,
sar L., tha prao INV
terian Cemetery. Those serving as pail
bearers were Z. S. Leadbeater. Harry
Kite Harry Gist, Edward Howell, Sam
ueI .Luckett, and Alfred Thomson.
The board of directors Of the Cham
Ter of Commerce, at a meeting held this
afternoon in, the rooms Of that organi-
zation, outlined plans for entertaining
the delegates who will attend the annual
meeting of the Association Of Virginia
Postmasters, which will convene in this
city Tuesday next and end Thursday. 1t
is expected that about 800 delegates from
every section Of the State will attend.
The registration books in the four diff
ferent wards of the city will be opened
Tomorrow for the purpose of amending
and correcting same. Any qualified voter
who has not previously registered and
Will reaCn MS lndJOTlty ucl"tcH HO"
November is entitled to register.
Miss Maggie McKenney, about seventy
years old. died this morning at the city
aims house. She had been an inmate
Of that institution for the past six
months Her funeral will take place at
8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
wheatley's undertaking chapel
sold for j. Johnston Green to Jacob
Harrison $500 square feet of ground on
Madison Street between Washington and
Columbus Streets.
NAH