The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
CONCERT TO BE GIVEN
BY THE CAMERON Club
Proceeds to Pay Expenses Of Placing
Assistant Medical Inspector in
Alexandra Schools.
POLICE WAR ON vAGRANTs

'AleXandr1as va, Dec. 16.
A concert will be given at the opera
house Thursday night under the aus
pices of the Cameron Club. Proceeds win
be used to pay the expenses of placing
an assistant medical inspector in the
public schools.
The program to be given follows:
Overture" Lone Star Camp, No. l." Amer
lean Indian Guard Band, under the d.
rection of W. S. Nicklin and Prof. F. L.
Pitt; chorus, God Rest Ye Merry
Gentlemen" old English Christmas carol,
fifty girls under direction of Miss Blanche
Rotchford and Mrs. Frank T. King; man.
dolin quartette, NJ. X. Hammill, Leonard
Chesser,- Harry Padgett. and Herman
Chesser; vocal solo, Miss Margaret
Finks; quartette, THE Maid of the
Fleur-de-Lis," Mrs. r. F. Downham,
Mrs. NJ. w. O'Brien. Kenneth W. Ogden,
and George H. Evans; chorus, 'Tenting
Tonight" Boy Scouts, under direction
of S. B. Fowler and Harry Rudd, the lat
ter scout master of Troop No. /:
vocal duet, Excelsior" Miss NJ
Blanche Rotchford and Randolph
Solomon; quartette "RigoIetto," Mrs. r.
Kenneth w. Ogden and George H.
Evans; chorus, old Christmas carols,
fifty school girls, under direction of Miss
Blanche Rotchford and Mrs. Frank 7.
King; descriptive motion song, Good
Night, Santa Claus" Master Bernard
Yates; accompanies, Mrs. c. c. Lennon,
Mrs. Frank T. King, Miss Edith Rotch-
ford, and Sherman B. Fowler; vioIinist,
Miss Caroline Kast; cornetist, Miss Dora
Varney.
The Cameron Club recently obtained
an assistant medical inspector in the
public schools. Miss Elton v. Bowling
has been chosen for the position.
DR.. Llewellyn Powell has given his
services gratuitously as medical inspec-
tor.
The question of holding a parade here
February % in observance of Washing
tons birthday will be determined tOmor-
row night by the George Washington
Birthday Association, 1T a meeting to be
held at the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce. A call for the meeting was
issued several days ago by L. f. Down.
ham, president of the association. Ar
rangements also will be made by the
association for the placing of \ wreath
on Washington's tomb February 3, |
Washingtons birthday this coming year
falls on Sunday.
In view of the fact that next year It |
is proposed to hold a celebration here |
in observance of the anniversary of the |
signing of the Treaty of Ghent, it is
hardly thought that decision in favor |
of a parade in February will be |
reached.
A war has been inaugurated by the |
police department against vagrancy, with |
the result that three colored men |
answering to the names of Avery Sulli- |
van, Lawrence Baker, and Frank Jack |
al in ha
today charged with yagrancy. Sullivan |
was sentenced to six months on the |
State road force and the others were !
acquitted. The men were arrested by |
Policemen Bell and Talbot.
Oriental Court, No. 10, has elected the
following officers: c. o. Emerson, grand
orient; c. Ayres, vice orient: Thomas
Simpson. grand herald; Frank Glasgow. !
recording secretary; Nelson Cradlin, |
financial secretary; J. r. Mansfield. |
treasurer; c. n. Rauch, captain of team; |
Fred Ebhardt, delegate funeral benefit
association.
Samuel H Lunt auctioneer today sold
at public auction, in front of the Royal
street entrance to the city market house
112 South Henry street to the Real Estate
and Investment Corporation for sl,TOG |
William E. Hamersley for $500.
Following an annual custom, Alexan-l
dria Lodge of Elks on Christmas Eve
will distribute a large number of baskets,
filed with groceries and provisions. to the
worthy poor of the city. The committee
in charge is composed of James B. Fitz-
gerald, chairman; n. J. Lawler, James
Martin, and Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
Work of collecting funds for the pro-
posed new building for the Alexandria
Hospital will be begun January 10 next
by a committee appointed for that pur-
pose. The new structure will cost So, 600
Mrs. Annie CARL. seventy-seven years
old, died last night at her home, 62s South
Fairfax street She was a native Of Ger
many.
Canton No. 1, Patriarchs Militant, Order
Of Odd Fellows Thursday night will hold
It's annual meeting at Odd Fellows Hall.
when officers will be elected.
The Alexandria isrman Club will give
is annual Christmas dance Friday even
ng in the auditorium of the Elks' Home Il
James h. Cation and Samuel p Fisher, |
II this city, are members of the special |
committee appointed some time ago byI |
he Virginia League of Municipalities, III
which will meet in Richmond tomorrow
o outline legislation to be presented at
h coming session of the State legisla-