The Washington herald., 1914-05-30
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ON
PARADE in ALEXANDRIA
Old Dominion Commandey. No. II.
Has Its Annual Inspection
Ceremonies.
TWO HUNDRED AT BANQUET

Alexandria. Va, May 2s-The annual
inspection Of Old Dominion Commandery,
| No. II. Knights Templar. took place to-
night In Armory Hall The inspection
| was made by John d. osiesby. grand
commander of Lynchburg. Va. Ameri-
can Indian Guard Band escorted the
members to the armory and also acted
as escort TO them to the Young Peoples
Building where the annual banquet was
held.
The banquet was attended by 80
knights and their friends. Invocation was
pronounced by Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
Chester A. Gwinn. eminent commander,
was POSTMASTER. Toasts were responded
to by ]. d. Oglesby. DIR. Charles T.
Lindsey. grand commander. District Of
Columbia, and w. ]. Phillips, eminent
commander.
The banquet was served by the women
Of Martha Washington Chapter. No. a,
Order of Eastern Star.
The legal tangIe following the appoint
ment of two separate sets OF receivers,
comprising four individuals, for the
Emerson Steam Pump Company, was I'M
raveled today when an agreement was
reached whereby Harry B. Cation and
Howard W. Smith were named receivers.
Inc principal memorial exercises mere
will be held at 4 o'clock AZ the National
Cemetery. The graves Of the Union
soldiers buried in this cemetery will be
decorated earlier in the day. Addresses
will be made by Capt. Thomas III. Nc
Kee and Rev. ]. w. Duffey, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Music will be furnished by a choir un-
der the direction of Miss NJ. Blanche
Rotchford.
Most CT the business houses in the city
will not close until noon. Banks. city
and government offices will be closed all
day.
A total of ss3.11Lss has been raised for
the Alexandria Hospital building funo.
The sum of s7s9.91 was added to the list
today. The campaign is slated to close
tomorrow night.
Among the contributions and pledges
received today was one for Sils. IS which
came through efforts on the part of the
board of lady managers. OF this amount
1916 was cash and SOS pledges. Other
are: H. R. Norton. WASH
ington, 500: Alexandria Glass Works.
500; Edmund Burke. Boston, $50; H. w.
Wildt & Son. $50; Coiored Odd Fellows
of the city. s40.5S; Aitcheson Bros. SO;
c. T. Nicholson, so. and Nathaniel H.
Berman, so. r.
Announcement is made that the three
fire companies will soon launch move
ment having for its object the removal
to this city of a monument in Ivy Hill
Cemetery, erected to the memory Of a.
number OF firemen who lost their lives In
a fire at Smiths china store. November
II, 1856.
A number of members of the bar asso |
citation of the sixteenth judicial circuit
of the State today attended the spring |
at the Alexandria County
Suit to recover $3.50, alleged back
salary due him as pastor Of the Third |
Baptist Church. colored, has been in
city by Rev. d. G. Henderson, pastor.
Jacob Jones, a colored street preach
er, in the Police Court today declared
he was simply playing" when he
pummeled another colored man over
the back with his walking stick. He
was fined IS. and Lewis Nickens, COLI
pred. also charged with the same Of
Tense. was acqsitted.
A number of bankers of this city will /
tomorrow attend a meeting Of group No.
!, Of the Virginia bankers. which viii be /
held In Manassas
Members Of the city council and other
ofncials OF the city. together with rep
of the press, will inspect the
new dam. now being constructed by the I
Alexandria Water Company at Bancroft,
Monday afternoon.
The funeral of william Randolph
3pittle. who diei last night at the
nome Of his son, Elmer L. Spittle, $50
south Pitt street, wi1l-take place at
,'clock Sunday afternoon. Services
will be conducted by Rev. DR.. w. +.
Watson. PASTOR Of the First BAPTIST
cnpreh, and Rev. DR.. John Lee Altsons