Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
ALEXANDRIA AIRS
Convention of Daughters of
Liberty Opens Tuesday.
BANQUET IN THE EVENING
Lee Camp Holds Memorial Exercises.
Jacob A. Studs Dies While
Cutting Grass.
BANQUET IN THE EVENING
Special Correspondence Of The star.

Sp6Cldl correspondence VI Tue
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May %, 1912
The fifteenth annual convention of the
State Council. Daughters of Liberty. will
begin Tuesday morning next at o'clock
at Odd Fellows Hall. North Columbus
street, with a large number of delegates
| from different parts of the state in at
tendance. The affair will end at night
with a banquet, when a number Of the
members OF the order will respond to
| toasts.
The program Of exercises for Tues
prayer. Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of
Grace F. E. Church; address Of welcome,
Mayor F. J. Paff: response Thomas B.
Ivey, past national councillor; address OF
welcome on behalf of Friendship Council,
No. - this city. Charles r. Herbert; re-
Spouse, W. II. Wilcox, state councillor.
Those present will then sing God Be
| With You Till We Meet Again. after
which Rev. G.. A.. Luttrell. pastor of
benediction. This will bring the public
ceremonies to Z close. The Tenainder Of
the day will be devoted to an executive
session, when reports will be read by
state officers
At the banquet in the evening Charles
r Herbert will act as POSTMASTER. The
| following will respond to toast3: Our
order, Its Aims and Principles" Thomas
State s. se Council" W. Il. Wiiicoa: our
sisters. Their Love and Devotion to Our
Order" Miss Emma T. Chiles. state vice
councillor: Our Brothers. Their Willing
ness to Help Our Cause Along" A. l.
the Land Of the Free and the Home OF
the Brave" r. L. Carlton. state treas
urer; THE Gospel Of Christ. It's Mes.
sage Of Peace on Earth and Good VIII
to All" Rev. George A. Luttrell. With
-i~ ~ .Hnrne Sweet Home -
and benediction by Rev. Edgar Carpen-
tier. rector OF Grace p. e. Church, the
dinner will be brought to close.
Honor Confederate Dead.
Twenty-Five members Of r. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans. yesterday
afternoon marched in solemn procession
to the strains Of music and paid fitting
tribute to their dead. the occasion being
the annual memorial exercises of the
local camp.
Lewis H. Machen delivered the Grafton
| At the monument at Washington and
prince streets. Invocation was pro-
| nounced by Rev. H. NJ Canter pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Commander w. A. Smoot presided.
| 4 choir under the direction OF Miss
! Risnche Rotchford, gave a number OF
| selections at the monument. and the vet
| Grams. accompanied by the members of
fhe Alexandria Light Infantry, then
| n,a rched to Christ Church cemetery.
/ where three volleys were fired. which.
| with the sounding Of taps, brought the
] ceremonies to close.
/ a number of citizens Of the town of
/ Potomac. Alexandra county held meet
| ing at Carpenter's Han. Del Hay. last
| night and discussed the ACCESSIBILITY OF
nurchas ng q fire engine for the town. II
was decided to submit the matter to the
| town council OF Potomac, which will meet
/ Monday night.
| meeting held last night. conferred the
| third degree on . class Of two candidates
and received two applications for men,
i berahip. Alexandra Canton, No. I. will
hold = meeting thursday night next,