The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Reception to Be Given for Miss
Mary Johnston by Equal
Suffrage Association.

Alexandria, Va March L-Plans were
completed to-day for a public reception.
which will be rendered Miss Mary
Johnston at o'clock Friday night next.
I'm the auditorium Of the Elks' Home
Miss Johnston will make an address on
euual suffrage. An address will also be
made by Mrs Lila NJ. Valentine. Of
Richmond. Va, president of the virginia
EQUAL Suffrage Association
The plans for the reception OF Miss
Johnston Include a reception for her that
afternoon from TO O'Clock at the
residence of Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett.
whose guest she will he during her stay
IN this city. This reception viii be at
tended by n large gathering OF ladies'
Dinner Will be rendered her at O'Clock
by Mrs. Barrett, which will be attended
by a gathering or representative men
Of the city.
The meeting for her reception held to-
day at Mrs Barrett's residence provides
for the appointment or three men ana
three women from each organization IN
the city to act as Il reception commit
tee TO greet Miss Johnston II has not
yet been decided who Will Introduce MISS
Johnston.
In the Circuit Court for this city to-
day, Judge ]. B. T. Thornton presiding.
the rule issued against the Belle Pre-
Bottle Company, to show cause why
receiver should not be appointed for that
concern was continued until tomorrow.
Hearing on the exceptions TO the re-
mort OF IL Noel Garner, special CON-
missioner OF the collapsed Mercantile
| Railway Building and Loan Association
was continued until March y
Most of the session Of court was taken
I'D in hearing the case Of II. F. Seller
against Mrs. Mamie +. Tackett, which
| will be resumed tomorrow. The Object
| OF the suit IS to recover <54S.A alleged to
bc due on the heating plant Installed
| for the defendant
| other business disposed of follows:
Arthur J. smith against Victor l. Emer-
son, assumpsit. continued until second
day of May term: Wheeler Scheoler
against Emerson Engine Company as
! sumpsit, continued until second day OF
| MAY term: ]. Leonard Mitchell against
Marion ID. Mitchell, chancery, decree Tor
DEGREES in vacation: Charles E Evans
and others, trustees of Osceola Tribe, In
| dependent Order Of Red Men, against
Alexandria Perpetual Building Fund As
sociatIon and German Cooperative Build
ing Association, dismissed at cost OF
plaintiffs: Susie v. Payne against VIM
\ ston ID. Payne, chancery. decree referring
| cause to R. ID. Brumbach, commissioner,
| to take depositions: NJ. NJ. SmelseT
| against Leslie A Smelser, final decree
| for divorce IN ground OF desertion: Ella
Lee Broadus against Mary r. Elliott. de-
| cree placing IN stet docket. and Ella Lee
1 Rroadus against Lillian c. Carlin. decree
placing same on stet docket Guy n
johnson and Ralph p. Barnard, of the
Washington bar, were admitted to prac'
tee.
Final arrangements have been com
! pIeted bv' the Men and Religion Forward
Movement for a mass meeting. which
will be held at $50 o'clock SUNDAY after
noon. at the Surprise Theater. on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, from $50
until o'clock, there will be meetings
in the Young Peoples Building. when tht
FIVE different lines of work covered by tht
institutions will be discussed.
The subjects and those who will dis
cuss them follow: Boys work. Albert
NJ. Chesley, boys work director Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
Washington; Bible study, Rev. Herman
s. Pinkham. pastor OF Emmanuel Baptist
/ Church. Washington: evangelism, Rev
John W. r. Sumwalt. superintendent o.
the washington district: missions. +. j
Nichols. executive, secretary OF the move
ron ]. Jones, educational director OF ths
Young Mems Christian Association, Wash
ington.
Harry F. Wheat. forty-dve years old
died shortly after 3 O'Clock this mornint
at his home. H4 Duke street. after lonl
Illness. The deceased was real estat'
dealer. He was a son OF the late Benoi
Wheat. and is survived by daughter
Miss Virginia F. Wheat, and one sister
Mrs. Harold f. West. OF Baltimore. HF
funeral will take place from his nome a
1850 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Rev;
L. Allison, pastor Of the Second Presoy
terian Church, officiating.
The funeral of the late Capt. Henry A
Bales, who died yesterday. will be he'll
at 3 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon fror
the chapel at Oak Hill Cemetery, wash
ington. Services will be conducted b
Rev. George w Atkinson. and burial vi
be In Oak Hill Cemetery. Washington
, Stephen Franklin Field widel
known citizen, died shortly after
o'clock this morning at his home at tn
Fairfax apartments, after short III
ness. Mr. Fields death was due 10 hear
trouble. The deceased was forty-eigh
wears old. and a son OF the late S.
. and Isabella Field. Mr.. Field was un
married He Is survived by two nro,n
: ers and a sister-H. K. Field and Mis-
Mary Field. this city, and william !
lEield, Of Washington. M fleio "