Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-10
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Capt. R. M. Latham, Fireman
Forty-Fiye Years, Retired.
IS GIVEN HONORARY OFFICE
Protestant Churches Conclude First
Week Of Evangeistic Services.
Company Incorporated.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 10, 1914.
After forty-fve years Of active service
as member Of the Relief hook and lad
der company, Capt. r. NJ. Latham, up to
a short time ago one of the most active
volunteer firemen and oldest in point of
service in the city, was last night retired
and made honorary captain at the annual
| meeting of that company.
| Capt. Latham has served as captain
| for forty-five consecutive years, and dur
ing all of that time seldom missed re-
| spending to an alarm. He has, during
his career as an active fireman, seen
many big blazes in Alexandria. and tells
| many interesting "reminiscences of fires
| of long ago.
The company elected the following Of
flcers to serve for the ensuing year: J.
H. Trlmyer, president; Frank Spinks,
1lrst ice president: Joseph De Silva sec
ond vice president: Edward Howell, Sec
| rotary; William Wildt, recording secre-
tary: ]. D. Normoyle, treasurer: E. C..
Wildt. captain: ]. .. Webster, first lieu
tenant. and Richard L. Mumford, second
lieutenant
This company expects within a short
time to have erected modern engine
S
A bill carrying with it an appropriation
of $4,000 for the work, together with
an appropriation for the erection Of a
high school, is already before the city
council. having passed one branch of
that body.
Hold First Week of Services.
The first week of the evangelistic serv-
ices being held by a number of Profess
| foy NJ oh, sc xI,o ,,k-
close last night with services at the
First Baptist Church, when a sermon was
preached by Rev. D. H. Kern, D. D., pre-
siding elder Of the Alexandria district of
the NJ. E. Church South.
The second weeks services will be
opened tomorrow night, when Rev DR.
W. Watson. pastor of the First Baptist
Church, will preach at the NJ. E. Church
South, taking for his subject IAN Awful
Possibility
An overflow meeting will beheld at
street. at which Rev. c. r. Strausburg,
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church, will preach There will be no
services at night at the other churches
participating in the services.
Following a plea of guilty in the police
court today of the larceny of three blan-
kets and a clock from the launch of ].
Sidney Douglas, Melvin johnson, colcred,
arrested by Policeman Norris, was SEN
fenced to serve six months in Jail, subject
to the road force. and also fined $40. The
theft occurred several weeks ago. and the
blankets and clock were recovered from q
boat belonging to Johnson
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Vanderworken
Supply Company, Incorporated, Alexan-
dria county. The maximum capital stock
is $4,000 and the minimum is $1,000. Of
H. Cooper, secretary, both of Washing
ton, d. c.
Building Company Names Officers.
At the annual meeting of the knights
Of Columbus Building Company, Incor-
porated. Of Washington. last night at the
office Of Attorney L. P. Harlow, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the year:
DR.. H. J. Crosson, president; DR.. W. E.
Pairo,. vice president; Patrick L. O'Brien,
secretary; William H. Emery. treasurer;
Thomas K. Gallaher. chairman Of the
house committee; c. W. Aug.nbaugh,
assistant chairman of house committee:
Thomas L. Costigan, ]. T. Murtaugh. A.
E. Mccarthy. D. ]. Crowell, together with
all of the foregoing officers, directors.
Virginia Lodge. Loyal Order of Moose,
last night presented DR.. E. A. German
with handsome past dictators' Jewel.
A1teTWard there was a. banquet at the
Hotel Rammel. During the evening
speeches were made.
a luncheon is being held this after
noon at the Hotel Ramme1 by the
chamber of commerce, which is being
attended by number of state sena-
tors and delegates in the legislature
and representatives Of business or
CARNATIONS from this city and Alex
andria, Fairfax, Prince William. Eau
quier and Loudoun counties The ques-
ton of the new plan of state assess
ment. as proposed by c. Lee Moore,
state auditor, is being discussed.
Arguments will be concluded this aft
ernoon before Judge Edmund Waddill in
the United States court for the eastern
district of Virginia, in the suit of Oliver
Durant against Culpeper county and the
state of Virginia, which he seeks to re-
strain from collecting thirteen years
back taxes, alleged to be due, amounting
to $751; 600
Miss Gertrude Rose keegan, a practic-
ing attorney Of Binghamton, \. Y, who
is the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth
Chavalley. South Patrick street, was yes
terday admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court. Miss
Keegan was introduced by Representa-
tive C. C. Carlin.
In the corporation court today a final
decree for divorce on the ground of
desertion was given in the case of Flor
ence T. Pettitt Hammill against Charles
Hammill.