Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS SEEK MENz|ES TITLE
Knights of Columbus to Oh
serve Founders Day.
LECTURE BY Mr.. WATROUS
Convention of the League of Vir-
ginia Municipalities Comes
to q Close.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, September 10. 1912
With speeches and musical and lit
erary program. Alexandria Council, No.
:. Fraternal Order of Americans, to-
night will celebrate the twenty-second
anniversary of its founding. Following
the program refreshments will be served.
Those who will make addresses are:
Rev. W. r. Watson. pastor of the First
Baptist Church. Rev G.. +. Luttrell. pas
tor of Trinity NJ. f. Church: Rev c. r.
Strasburg, pastor Of the Methodist Prot
estant Church: J. l.. Wilmeth, state
president. of Vienna: f. l.. S. Bouton.
past state president. Vienna Music will
be furnished by the Alexandria Band.
Founders day will be celebrated Octo-
her 4 next by Fitzgerald Council. knights
OF Columbus. with a musical and literary
program at the Young Mems Sodality Ly-
Ceum Hall. \ feature will be the pres
ence of the apostolic delegate. He will
he rendered a reception by the members
of the order This will be his first visit
To Virginia since his arrival in America
Rev. DIR. Melody of the Catholic Uni
NerSity of America will deliver an ad-
dress on that occasion.
as October L. which is founders day
falls on Saturday. 1t was decided to hold
the celebration October IL.
Lecture on New City,"
An illustrated lecture entitled New
City was delivered last night by Richard
b. Natrous of Washington, ID. c. at the
Young Peoples building of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, under the
auspices of the seventh annual meeting
of the League of Virginia Municipalities.
Alexandria. Mr. Watrous said, must be
credited with a meeting which is going to
do Virginia vast amount OF good. He
referred TO the fact that 4. ID. Brockett,
president of the league, had displayed
considerable zeal in the work, as would
be testified to by the delegates attending
the meeting.
Mr.. Watrous said there Is going to be a
new city Fences are becoming a thing
OF the past and hedges and other forms
OF shrubbery are taking their place.
Many slides, depicting the wonderful
transformations made especially in yards
and along water fronts, were shown.
The. convention of the League of Vir-
glnia municipalities was brought to a
close yesterday afternoon with the Sc
lection of Roanoke as the city for the
next annual convention and the election
OF the following officers: Mayor John
W. Woods. president. Roanoke: l.. G..
Brinson, secretary and treasurer. Ports
mouth: Col. w. III. Sergeant, first vice
president, Norfolk; /. g. Burbage, second
vice president Cape Charles CITY: F. w
Ehart, third vice president, Blacksburg
Most of the delegates left yesterday
afternoon for their homes. after return
ing from trolley trip to Mount Vernon.
Lightning Strikes Barn.
A large barn belonging to Samuel Col
lard was struck by lightning during the
storm yesterday morning. The barn. to-
gether with its contents was destroyed,
and a horse. in the barn at the time. was
burned to death. The barn was located
on Mr.. Collards farm, two and one half
miles south of this city.
The annual inspection of the Alexandria
Light Infantry will take place at 8
o'clock tonight at Armory Hall. 1t will
he made by Col. 10 Lane Stern assistant
inspector general of the state militia. 1t
is expected that most of the members
Of the command will be present.
Henry b. Glover. sixty-five years old
who was stricken yesterday with vertigo
while al King and Columbus streets,
died at O'Clock last night at his home
80 North Royal street. He was I'M
married.
MI Glover was for many years en-
poyed as passenger conductor on the
Biuemont branch of the Southern rail-
road At the time of his death he held
a clerical position at the freight Office
of the Washington-Southern Railway
Company this city.
Three brothers and one sister survive.
They are Charles E., Joseph and Albert
l.. and Mrs. Missouri r. Goodhand. The
funeral arrangements have not yet been
completed.
The BODY of Mrs. Hesseiius Smith, a
former resident of this city. who died
yesterday at the home of her sister in
minnesota. will be brought here. and the
iGueral will take place at = O'CLOCK to-
morrow afternoon from Christ +. K.
CHURCH Services will be conducted by
Rev. W. j. Morton.
Mrs Smith had been living with her
>.ster for some time. Death was due
10 the infrmites of old age
y business meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Association will be held tonight
~ the rooms of the chamber OF COM
iaerce. when several matters Of impor-
lance will come up