Evening star., 1913-01-18
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS'
R. E. Lee Camp. Arranges for
Banquet Monday Night.
ADDRESSES TO BE MADE
Representatives He1lin of Alabama
and Roddenbery of Georgia Will
Be Among the Speakers.
e Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January Is. 1913.
In observance of the anniversary of the
birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee, r. E. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans will hold
its annual banquet at Lee Camp Hall
Monday night. The banquet will be at
tended by large gathering of veterans.
sons of veterans and others not identified
with the camp
During the evening a number of prom
inent speakers will make addresses on
the life of Gen. Lee. Members of the
Woman's Auxiliary of r. f. Lee Camp
will serve the banquet. The dinner will
be presided over by William A. Smoot,
commander of the camp, who will intro
duce the speakers.
Those scheduled to respond to toasts
include Representatives Thomas Hefiin
of Alabama and s. A. Roddenbery of
Georgia
Others expected to attend include Sem
ator John Sharp Williams, Mississippi.
Representative Oscar w. Underwood.
Alabama, and Representative Claude
kitchin, North Carolina. They have
promised to be here in the event other
engagements do not prevent. Should they
come, it is highly probable that they
will make addresses.
There was large gathering of men,
bers of the various labor organizations of
the city last night at a meeting of the
Alexandria Trades Council held at it's
hall over the Alexandria National Bank
building. During the evening several
speeches were made, and a buffet lunch
con was served There was also a
smoker. Music was furnished by Prof.
Padgett's orchestra.
J. w. Collins. president of the local
trades council. presided and addresses
were made by the following: p. j. Conlon.
vice president of the international AS
sociation of Machinists; Lewis H. Ma
chen. tfAs city; Howard T. Colvin. secre-
tary Of the Virginia Federation of Labor,
this city. There was also an address by
Mr.. Collins. Others who were expected to
be preesnt and make addresses were un-
able to attend.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments was: c. A. Howard, chairman:
Frank Deeton, Frank Deeton. jr., AL
phonso Lucas James Hall, John Stone
and Jacob Rott.
To Confer Degree Work.
For the first time since 1894, Potomac
Lodge of Odd Fellows will confer the de-
gree work of the order before the Grand
Lodge of the state, which will assem-
BILE in Roanoke. Va. the second week in
May. This was decided on last night at
meeting Of the local lodge.
In 1894 the degree team of Potomac
Lodge, this ecity, conferred all three de-
grees of the order before the Grand
Lodge of the state.
Members of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers last night were ten
dered complimentary supper at the
Young Peoples building by the ladies
auxiliary of that organization. During
Wills of Washington, who paid trib-
ute to the character of the men COM
prising the organization and related the
work accomplished by it.
The general merchandise store of Mr..
Pearson. at Accotink. Fairfax county,
was entered last night by thieves, who
stole a large number of overalls. togeth-
er with sugar and other articles. Four
colored men, who were lurking in the
vicinity of the place just before the store
closed, are suspected of having commit
ted the robbery.
B. G. Foster of the Washington school
board last night gave an illustrated lee
ture at the Mount Vernon Avenue school
house. Del Ray. Alexandria county. un-
der the auspices of the Jefferson District
Citizens Association. There was also a
musical and literary program. R. ].
Yates Is president Of the association and
}. H. Rollins secretary.
Rev. DIR. John Lee Allison pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, will have
as his theme at the morning services to-
morrow. THE Call for leadership" His
SupJeCt at iHe evening services Will be
evangelistic. Special music will be given
by the choir.
The funeral of Mrs. Louise NJ. Keene,
who died Thursday morning. took place
at 2:3O O'Clock this afternoon from her
home 21O Washington street Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. P. p P.-.l-
lips. rector of ST Paul's P. E. Church.
and burial was made in the Methodist
Protestant cemetery.
The guild of the Good Shepherd Mission
has arranged for a concert to be given
in Norton Memorial Hall the evening of
January 2S Mrs. James Cox of Wash
ington will give several selections.