Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-02
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CIubWomen Hold Meeting in
Mrs. CaIdWell's Honor.
SCOTTISH RITE BANQUET
Mandy Thursday to Be Observed.
Funeral of August H. 90
Oehlert.

Special Correspondence OF Inc Slai-
ALEXANDRIA, Va. April . 1914.
Forty clubwomen from every section
Of the state are today attending meet
ing under the auspices of the Cameron
Club, in the Westminster building, IN
honor of Mrs. NJ. NJ Caldwell. president
OF the Federation of Womans Clubs OF
Virginia, Roanoke, Va.
The meeting is being presided over by
Mrs Caldwell who made the opening ad-
dress All of the speeches at the morn
ing session pertained to the work OF the
various clubs with which the women are
identified.
Others who spoke at the morning ses Z.
sion follow: Mrs. W. f. Andrews, MEM
Der of the National Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs: Mrs. Ellis Logan. president
of the District of Columbia clubs; Mrs
J. W. Townsend. president of the Mont
gomery County. Maryland. Club: Mrs
Frank Israel. president of the FAIRFAX
County Club: Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett:
president of the National Council of
Women.
Club Presidents Speak.
( The afternoon session was begun at 2
o'clock, when round-table talks We're de-
lvered by the presidents of the Fairfax
County and Montgomery County clubs.
The Cameron Club last night held
meeting at the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce, which was largely attended
Miss Helen n Cummings. this city, pre-
sided During the evening an ADDRESS
on the work being accomplished by ciuo-
women throughout the state was ueli'-
cred by Mrs. Caldwell.
Dr. Llewellyn Powell told of the work
of the medical inspection of pupils IN
the pu Bile schools of this city.
Others who made addresses were Con-
rad Johnson, principal of the Alexandra
High School, and NJ. n. Fisher, also
teacher in the public schools.
Masons to Hold Banquet
Randolph Chapter, Rose CroiN, Scot
fish Rite Masons. will hold its annual
banquet IN observance of Maundy
Thursday. April 9, at the Young Peo-
ples' building At this banquet the SYM
bolic lights will be extinguished, in &C
cordance with an annual custom, and
will be relighted Easter Sunday after
noon at o'clock at the Masonic rem
ple ApriI 10 all of the Scottish Kite
bodies will confer the degrees from the
fourth to fourteenth. The work Will pc
done by the degree team of the WASH
ington Memorial Lodge OF Perfection,
No. !.
Judge Edmund Waddill of the United
States court for the eastern district Of
Virginia will come to Alexandria to-
morrow to take UP the question OF the
distribution of the assets of the b f.
Board Motor Truck Company and set
tie number of matters in dispute in
connection with the winding up Of the
affairs of this concern.
c. B. Cooke, president of the Virginia
Press Association. was in this city yes
terday arranging for the annual meet
ing of that association. which will be held
here this summer. The executive COM
nittee will meet in Richmond April Is
to fix date for the meeting.
Mayor Fisher will be requested by
the local members of the association
to appoint a committee of newspaper
men and representative citizens to ar
range for the entertainment of the
visitors while here.
Mrs. Penn Succumbs.
Mrs. Harriet R. Penn. wife of Frank
Penn. died at o'clock this morning at
her home. GA North Washington
street. She is survived by her husband
and several children Her funeral will
take place at o'clock Saturday after
noon from the home
Ernest S. Davis, twenty three years
old. died at 1870 o'clock yesterday
afternoon al his home. 118 South Fair
fax street. The deceased was a son Of
James f Davis and unmarried. He
d
ern Railway Company here.
The funeral of Police Commissioner
August H. Oehlert took place at 8
o'clock this afternoon from his late
home. 1903 King street. and was at
tended by large gathering of rela-
tives ana friends.
Members of Alexandria Washington
Lodge of Masons and Alexandria Lodge
of Elks attended in a body. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Dr.
]. W. Duffey. pastor of the NJ. E. Church
South, assisted by Rev. Edgar Carpen-
ter. rector of Grace Episcopal Church
Practically all of the members Of
the police force attended and marched
TO the cemetery as an escort.
Honorary pallbearers were DR.. T. NJ
Jones. DIR. Arthur Snowden. Richard
Gibson. J. S. P. Steiner, r. H. Cox and
T. A. Fisher.
Active bearers were J. Fred Birrell
DR.. T. .. Cochran, J. Edward Shinn,
Charles II. Callahan. Benjamin Aitche-
son and Frank NJ. Hamilton.
Adam Martin Is Buried.
The funeral of Adam Martin took place
At 1870 o'clock this morning from the