Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Travellers Protective Post to
Receive Head of Order.
BAZAAR NETS NEAT SUM
Total of $2,637.55 Raised for New
Hospital Building-Visit
From Masons.
BAZAAR NETS NEAT SUM
ecisI corrssnonaence ~ The S,sr

Special Correspondence OF The star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, November :. 1913.
Post +. Travellers Protective Associa-
ton. at meeting last night at the rooms
of the chamber OF commerce completed
plans for a reception which will be given
George III. Armstrong, national president
OF the 4. p. A., of Merchantville, y. j..
who will pay an official visit to the local
post November Il next The object of his
visit will be to arouse enthusiasm in the
order with a view of increasing its MEM
bership. A number of prominent state
officers will be invited to the reception.
feature Of the reception will be
luncheon which will be served the visit
night at the cafe of T. +. Ellis. at Mount
Vernon. The visitors will make the trip
on special train, and during the even
ing number of addresses Will be made.
Among the state officers who will be
invited are: Clarence d. Coleman. state
director. Richmond; Ii. L. HARDWOOD. state
secretary. Richmond: Robert Davis.
state chairman of membership commit
tee: William II. Jones. state president.
Danville. From the chamber of COM
merce of this city: Carroll Pierce, presi-
dent, and j. I. Preston, secretary and
treasurer.
A committee consisting of ]. William
May. Alfred Thomson, Walter q. Rogers.
T. f. Ellis and Hunt Russell was APP
pointed by the LEGAL post to complete the
plans for the reception.
$2,637.55 Cleared at Bazaar.
A total Of sa,637.55 was realized from
the bazaar recently at Armory Hall for
the purpose of raising funds for the cree
Of ha ria
Hospital. At this bazaar many of the
churches in the city had booths and the
amounts turned in by the various booths
were regarded as very satisfactory. The
churches in their respective order of
amounts collected are as follows: Meth
odist Episcopal South, $342.09; King
Daughters and Emmanuel Lutheran
Church. S2S2.43; st. PauTs Episcopal,
$245.O9; Second Presbyterian. 500: Grace
Episcopal, $1O6.63; Trinity NJ. Z. Church,
-$1O4.25; First Baptist, $1O01S: Jewish
Synagogue. $93. 10; Methodist Protestant
Church, $71.15: Christ Episcopal Church.
$53 IS.
Revenue from other sources follows:
Booth for hospital ward, $306.54; Alex
andria Hospital booth. $166.61; supper
table. $16s,5O; door receipts. $127.S6;
badges. $114.46; art gallery, $43.50; soda
fountain. s25; refreshment table for
childrens ward, $87.
Dr. George T. Klipstein was voted the
most popular physician and Miss Lillian
woman. A suit case was worn by
George E. Warfield.
Masons to Visit Alexandria.
|, A delegation of members of Harmony
Lodge of Masons of Washington. ac-
companied by about sixteen members of
the Masonic fraternity from the lodge
at Lancaster, Pa. will visit Alexandria
Tuesday next on their return trip from
Mount Vernon. The visitors during
their stay here, which Will be about
two hours, will be entertained by MEM
bers of Alexandria Washington Lodge of
Masons. They will visit Christ Church
and the Masonic Temple. and will have
dinner at the Hotel Rammel at 1870
o'clock. The party will consist of about
thirty. They will be met upon their
return from Mount Vernon by com
mittee from the local lodge, headed by
s. w. Pitts. worshipful master of Alex
andria Washington Lodge.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows. at its
meeting last night, appointed a commit
tee to arrange for a reception which will
state, Covington, Va, who will pay an
official visit to Potomac, Sarepta and
Falls Church lodges Thursday night. This
committee will act in conjunction with a
similar committee from Sarepta and Falls
Church lodges.
I'm the Way of Gods Commandments
will be the subject of the sermon which
will be delivered by Rev. Dr. John Lee
Allison, pastor of the Second Presby-
terrain Church. at the IL O'Clock services
tomorrow morning. The evening sery-
ices will be evangelistic.
All the First Baptist Church Rev. Ben
jamin D. Cav of Washington. who is
conducting evangelistic services there,
will preach at 10 o'clock before members
of the Sunday school and at III am. and
7:45 pm. before the congregation of that
church. A number Of conversions are re-
ported since the opening of the services
Monday last
Policemen Act as Pallbearers.
Six members of the police force served
as pallbearers this afternoon at the fun
eral of Charles W. Rowland, a former
member of the force, who ended his life
Thursday by shooting himself. Services
were held at his late home, ABB South
Fairfax street They were conducted by
Rev. G. A. Luttrell. pastor of Trinity NJ.
E. Church, and burial was made In Bethel
cemetery Among the floral offerings was
one sent by the Alexandria police de-
partment. The pallbearers We're: Sergts.
Belts and Wilkinson and Privates Bell,
Roland, Talbot and Campbell.
A large delegation of members of F'itZ-
gerald Council. No. 459. knights of CO.
lumbus, last night attended the recep-
ton given Rt. Rev. Abbot Dom Gasquet
by the Knights of Columbus of Washing
ton at the X. c. Hall.
The November term of the corporation
court. Judge l.. c. Barley presiding. will
convene Monday next. At this term
number of chancery cases will come imp
for consideration. Docket will be called
and cases set for trial.
a meeting of the members of the Re
bekah Assembly will be held at 30
o o'clock tonight at the residence of Mrs.
j. H. Mansfield. oil King street. when
arrangements will be completed for re-
ception which will be given State Presi-
dent Mrs. Cora Z. Benedict, Tuesday
night next.
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