Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Delegates to D. A. r. Conven-
ton Arrive in City.
FIRST SESSION TOMORROW
Poultry Association Will Meet This
Week to Arrange for Show
Early This Winter.

Special Correspondence Of The star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 26.-Many
NJ the delegates who will attend the
eighteenth annual conference OF the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of the state of Virginia. which will con-
xene at II o'clock tomorrow morning In
the auditorium of the Wagar apartments
have arrived in this city. and all Is IN
readiness for the opening OF the conVen-
ton.
The delegates will be rendered recep-
ton tonight in Lee Camp Hall, where
Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis Will act as hos'ese
for Mrs. Marshall Macdonald The re-
ception was to have been given at MIS-.
MacDonalds home, but was transferred
10 Lee Camp Hall, owing to the deatn OF
Mai. Angus Macdonald at Charles Town.
W. Va.
State officers who will attend the con-
ference as are follows: Mrs. James
Maupin. state regent: Mrs Wllllam "A.
Smoot state vice regent, Mrs ROPER,
Gray, secretary; Mrs. George 5 SNACK
eIford. treasurer. Mrs. John h. Davis
historian. eve
Mount Vernon Chapter. this city. will
he represented by the following dele
gates: Mrs. William J. Morgan. regent;
Mrs Thomas W. Robinson. Mrs Flea
nor S. Washington Howard and MISS
Margaret McGregor AShby. Luneneon
will be served tomorrow afternoon in
the Westminster building at 1 O'Clock,
and from S until 10 o'clock tomorrow
night Mrs William b. Smoot will ten
der the delegates a reception at her
home. so4 Prince street. Mrs; william
a. Smoot will tender the delegates a
luncheon at Mount Vernon at 1 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon.
Evangelistic Services End.
Evangelist Lee Starke Of New York.
who for the past three weeks has been
conducting revival services in the three
Methodist churches in this city. COM
pleted his labors last night. preaching
before large congregation in the NJ.
Z. Church South. Many conversions
are reported.
The Alexandria Poultry Association
will hold a meeting this week and ar
range for poultry show, to be held
early this winter. This association held
it's first show here last winter.
Thieves Saturday night entered the
city market and broke into the fish
stand of George f. Price & Co., and
stole twelve punches of trout and also
stole half a barrel of oysters from
joins that of Price & Co.
Cornelius Griffin, for nearly a quarter
of century a janitor of Washington
Public School for Boys. died this morn
ing at his home. 119 Wolfe street, after
a comparatively short illness. Besides
his wife several children survive.
Miss Margaret Hanratty died at $50
o'clock this morning at her home, 1909
Cameron street. Her death followed a
short illness. Miss Hanratty was a
daughter of the late Peter Hanratty
and is survived by two sisters and two
brothers. Her funeral will take place
at $50 o'clock Wednesday morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church.
The funeral of Peter ]. Pullman, who
died Saturday night, will take place
at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
his late home. 1913 King street. Serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. Edgar
Carpenter. rector of Grace P. E. Church.
Burial will be made In Bethel cemetery.