The Washington herald., 1914-04-03


three came to Alexandria about IL o clock
this morning from Washington.
Many clubwomen from different parts
of the State today attended a meeting of
| clubwomen under the auspices OF the
Cameron Club in the Westminster Build
ing of the Second Presbyterian Church
given in honor OF Mrs. NJ. NJ. Caldwell,
J OF Roanoke, Va, president OF the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs of Virginia.
( Mrs. Caldwell. who presided, made the
/ opening address. Others who spoke were
| Mrs. W. E. Andrews, member OF the
National Federation OF Women's Clubs
Mrs. Ellis Logan. president OF the Dis
! trict clubs: Mrs. J. ". Townsend. presi-
dent Of the Montgomery County md
Club: Mrs. Frank Israel president of
the Fairfax County Club; Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett, president of the National
Council of Women.
There were round-table talks at the
afternoon session at which time ad-
dresses were made by the presidents OF
the Fairfax County and Montgomery
County clubs.
Randolph Chapter. Rose Croix. Scot
tish Rite Masons, will observe Maundy
Thursday with a banquet which will be
served in the Young Peoples Building.
| Members and their wives will attend.
There will be a musical program and
speeChmaking.
Following the banquet the symbolic
lights will be extinguished with impress
sive ceremonies. They will he relight-
! ed Easter Sunday afternoon at the Ma
sonic Temple
The Scottish Rite degrees from the
| fourth to the fourteenth will he confer
red the night of April 10 on a large class
by the officers of the Washington Me
mortal Lodge of Perfection. No. IA.
The body of Police Commissioner Au-
gust II. OehIert was laid at rest this
afternoon in Bethel Cemetery. Funeral
services were held at the residence. 1913
King street, and were conducted by Rev.
| DR.. J. w. Duffey. pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. assisted
by Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector of
Grace Episcopal Church.
The obsequies were attended by large
gatherings Of Elks. MasOns. and also
representatives of the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company and Royal Arcanum.
Both tho Masons and Elks held serv-
ices AT the grave. and for the Elks
Robert WenZeI sang Some Day Wen
I'ndersta nd
Members Of the Police Department,
acted as an escort.
The floral offerings were numerous,
among them being wreath from Con-
stitutiOnal Lodge of MasOns. Beverly.
England. of which Mr.. Oehlert was an
honorary member.
The honorary pallbearers were DR. T.
NJ. Jones. DR.. Arthur Snowden, Richard
Gibson. J. p. Steiner. Robert II. Cox,
and Mayor T. A. Fisher.
Tho
Birrell, Thomas B. Cochran, J. Edward
Shinn. Charles II. Callahan. and Benja-
min Aitcheson. all past masters Of Alex
Rndria Washington Lodge of MasOns
and Frank NJ. Hamilton.
Preliminary plans for the annual met
ing of the Virginia Press Association,
which will be held here the latter part of
June. were mapped today by Charles
B. Cooke. president of the Virginia Press
Association. Of Richmond.
Mr.. Cooke has called meeting Of the
executive committee of the association
for April Is at Richmond, when a date
for the meeting will be decided upon
and other necessary arrangements made
Local members Of the association have
requested Mayor Fisher to name a COM
mittee of newspaper men and representa-
tive citizens 10 look after the entertain
ment of the visitors during their So
jOurn in this city.
Judge Edmund waddilI. of the United
States Court for the Eastern district of
Virginia. will be in Alexandria at noon
tomorrow to approve the distribution of
funds to the creditors of the b. F.
Board Motor Truck Company, in bank
ruptcy.
Mrs. Harriet Penn. sixty-nine years
old, died at o'clock this morning at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. o. b. Hop
kins. 614 North Washington street. She
is survived by her husband. B. F Penn
and three daughters, Mrs. o. B. Hop
kins. Mrs. J. E. Glasgow. and Mrs Mary
A. McLaughtOn. Her funeral will take
place from her late home at o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
Last rites for Adam Martin were held
at 1890 o'clock this morning at the
First Baptist Church, Rev. DR.. w. r.
Watson. pastor. officiating. Active pail
bearers were: ]. T. Shaw, d. A. Rich
mond, Robert Birkmire. A. n. Carter,
c. L. Simms. and c. p. Helms.
Dcacons Of the First Baptist Church.
of which Mr. Martin was senior deacon.
were honorary pallbearars. They were
Lewis Nails. d. W. Schofield. j. NJ
Saunders, William Jorg. Norman L. Will
hanson, Samuel W. Pitts James B. Will
Jams, c. f. Yeager. Frederick Cornell,
and Joseph Cornell.
An entertainment will be given at 8
clock tomorrow afternoon by the pupils
Of Mount Vernon School. at the school
house. Del Ray, Alexandria County
Charles Littlejohn. coIored. had his
skull fractured last night by a brick
alleged to have been thrown by Charles
SorreIl white, while in the northeastern
part of the city. Sorrell was arrested.
o. c. Butler. a brakeman at the Po-
tomac Railway yards. was badly bruised
up while at work today by being struck
by car. He was treated by Dr. NJ. d.
Delaney.
Capt Arthur Shipp. L. s. A. tonight
made the annual government inspection
OF the Alexandria Light Infantry at
Armory Hall The company was in
command OF Capt F. l. Slaymaker.
The following property has been trans
ferred by Frank c. Spinks to Charles
b. Marshall: Houses and lots lOl5-fn7