The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
TWENTY-FIVE TO make
TRIP ACROSS SANDS
Members of Acca Temple to Pitch
Tents on Desert Of Alexandra
Evening Of October Z.
FEW DOG LICENSES ARE ISSUED

Alexandria, Va, Sept 13-Tents Of the
members of Acca Temple, Knights Of the
Mystic Shrine Of Richmond. will be
pitched on the desert OF Alexandria the
evening OF October l. There will be a
grand ceremonial session, when twenty
five neOphytes will cross the sands of
the burning desert on their journey TO
Mecca
Upon reaching Mecca a grand banquet
will be served. with cameIs milk in
abundance The twenty-five neophytes
who will take this journey include a
number from Alexandria, together with
several from Northern Virginia. The
Richmond knights will journey TO Alex
andria on a special train and will carry
with them a baggage car. containing
all OF the necessary paraphernalia,
Z. E. Downham. representative of Acca
Temple at the Imperial Council, Is In
charge OF the ceremonies. and he is
busily engaged in the work Of competing
the details. IL is expected that the cere-
monies will take place at the Elks'
Home.
With only $40 dog licenses issued up to
date. against 80 last year. Mayor Fisher.
In a letter to Chief Goods, expresses the
opinion that II is evident that many dog
owners in the city are evading the pay
directs the chief TO have the members
OF the police department look up the de-
lInquents and have them taken to court.
as the law directs. The license tax for
dogs in the city is $50 a year. The police
have also been furnished with a book
containing the names OF all who have
paid the required tax.
That sanitary conditions have improved
rIaRag fhrnurhnrrf tho State
that the effect is apparent. was the
statement made by DR.. Roy X. Elan
nigan. OF the Virginia Board of Health,
who was a visitor in this city today.
According to DR.. Flanagan, there are
a few sporadic cases of typhoid fever at
certain places, but nothing approaching
an epidemic is reported in any locality.
George F. Smith. a former resident Of
this city. employed as a passenger con-
ductor on the Southern Railway, was in
stantly killed this morning at Amherst.
Va, while stepping from the passenger
car of which he was the conductor. Be
sides his wife several children survive.
Mr.. Smith was forty years old, and well
known here The body was sent TO Wash
ington.
When a soldier answering to the name
Of John Dillon was arraigned in the Po-
lice Court this morning to answer a
charge Of attacking Lillian Brown, a res
ident of the northeastern section of the
city. he entered a plea Of guilty and
Justice Thompson imposed a fine Of s..
The left side Of the woman's face was
badly bruised. She asserted the attack
was unwarranted.
prohibition" was the subject of an
address delivered by the Rev. J. T Logan
tonight at the Free Methodist Church
The Rev. Mr.. Logan is editor of the Free
Methodist. He will preach at both serv-
ices at the church Tomorrow.
Funeral services for Bernard T. Pur-
cell, who died yesterday afternoon. VIII
be held at IL o'clock Monday morning
from ST. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial
will be in st. Mary's Cemetery. o.
Mrs. Mary E. Lyles funeral win be held
at $50 o'clock Tuesday morning from St
Mary's Catholic Church. and burial will
be in st. Mary's Cemetery.
Chief Justice Harry B. Cation, who has