Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Banquet Tonight Marks Open
ing of New Engine House.
PLAN A TRIP TO RICHMOND
Masons Will Attend Grand Chapter
Meeting Tuesday-Mrs. Eliza
beth Watkins Dead.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 22.-One
hundred and twenty guests, including
the mayor, members of the city council
other city officials and officers of the
various fire engine companies, will at
tend the banquet which will be given
at s o'clock tonight by the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company in honor of the
formal opening of it's new engine
house.
John H. Trimyer. president of the
company. will act as POSTMASTER. Dur
ing the evening informal talks will be
made by the mayor and city officials
together with a number of representa-
tives of the different fire companies,
including Chief Gronau of the fire de-
partment.
The banquet will be served in the
company's house and will also be at
tended by all of the members of the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company. An
orchestra will furnish music.
The house is modern in every partic
ular and is regarded one of the
finest truck houses in this section. 1t
was erected at a cost of $4,000, under
the direction of City Engineer E. G..
Dunn. while the work was supervised
The committee in charge of the ban
quet is composed of W. c. H. Wildt,
chairman. Richard Munford, Henry
Beach. Joseph De Silva, j. f. Howell,
J. d. Normoyle. f. c. Wildt. J. d: Web
ster. Z. E. Padgett and Charles Woom-
ert.
officers of the company are: J. H.
Trimyer, president; Joseph Silva,
first vice president. G. NJ. Myers, sec
ond vice president; ]. f. Howell, secre-
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Wiidt, recorder; L. S. Wildt, captain;
]. d. Webster, first lieutenant; Rich
ard Mumford, second lieutenant; r. NJ.
Latham, honorary captain.
Masons to Go to Richmond.
A large number of members of the
Masonic craft from Alexandria have
arranged to attend the annual meeting
of the Grand Chapter of the state,
which will convene Tuesday night in
Richmond, and also to attend the an
nual meeting of the Grand Comman-
derry of the state, which will convene at
10 O'Clock Thursday morning in Rich
mond
James E. Alexander. past grand high
priest and past grand commander, will
attend
Those from Mount Vernon Chapter
who will attend are: c. Page Waller,
jr., high priest: r. A. Zachary, king;
V. c. Davis, scribe, and J. E. W. Tim
herman, as principal sojourner of the
Grand Chapter.
Old Dominion Commandery, No. IL.
Knights Templar, will send W. b.
Davis. eminent commander: C. w.
Fletcher, generalissimo: w. H. Charles,
captain general: j. Johnston Green.
grand senior warden of the state: E. +.
Downham, past grand eminent COM
mander. and others.
The real estate firm of Morgan
Brothers. Inc. of Rosslyn. Alexandria
county. with maximum capital stock
of $4,000 and minimum of $1,000, has
been granted charter by the state
corporation commission. The officers
are, T. ]. Morgan, president, and
Marie F. Brennan, secretary, both OF
Washington.
The commission has granted an
amendment to the charter of the Po-
tomac and Chesapeake Steamboat Com
pany changing the principal office from
Alexandria to Colonial Beach, and in
creasing its capital stock from $1S5,000
to $4,000.
- Examinations are to be held by the
local board of civil service examiners
in this city November 10-1S for the fol-
lowing positions: Assistant in CO.
operative grain elevator accounting,
male; marketing specialist. dairy prod
ucts. male; agriculturist for reclama-
ton projects, male; oil and gas inspec-
tor. well records. male; oil and gas
inspector, mapping wells, dSSlSIdnC III
school and home gardening, female;
junior explosives engineer. male; stem
ographer and typewriter. field service.
Policemen when off active duty will not
be allowed, to do special duty at saloons
This was decided by the board of police
commissioners at it's meeting last
night. Commissioner Knight brought
the matter to the attention of the
board. He said he had been informed
that at times policemen do special duty
at a saloon in the northeastern section
of the city. Chief Goods was instruct
ed to see that any officers doing such
duty discontinue it.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins Dead.
Mrs Elizabeth c. Watkins, widow Of
]. H. Watkins. died this morning at
her home, 1O11 King street, after a
short illness. She leaves two daughters
and two sons. Mrs Elizabeth w. Ros-