Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Red Men Planning Joint Class
Initiation October 8.
TWO MORE FEVER CASES
Impure Water Held Partly to Blame
for Typhoid Epidemic by DR..
J. A. Waddell.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August Is
Osceola Tribe. No. l., and Seminoie
Tribe, No. IS. Improved Order Of Red
Men, are preparing for a big joint class
initiation. to take place October y.
total of $50 candidates will be initiated.
At I o'clock that evening there will be
parade. in which the membership OF
the two tribes of Red Men will par
ticipate, together with the candidates.
The parade will be headed by tho
! American Indian Guard Band. which or
ganization is a juvenile branch Of the
order.
| 1t is planned to hold the initiation cere-
, monial at Odd Fellows' Hall. 1mmedi-
ately following the ceremonies q banquet
will be held.
]. Ben Moore. great sachem OF the
Great Council Of Virginia, has accepted
an invitation to attend.
| The local committee Of arrangements
| is composed Of the following: q. L.
Finks,. r. c. Sullivan and w. 8. Nick
lin of Seminole Tribe. and A. J. Butcher.
C. NJ Schwab and E. c. Bisson Of
Osceola Tribe.
Osceola Tribes men. who will con-
Charles Nagel. Harvey Ticer. E. g. Bis
son, L. w. Smoot, J. W. Carrot, A. d.
Deeton, c. M. Schwab. Conway Schwab
and Robert Bender; those from Seminole
Tribe being r. c. Sullivan, H. H. New
ton, E. L. Finks. F. c. Glasgow. ". g.
Nicklin. Bedford Glascock. E. r. Clark.
| c. c. Brawner, H. p. Brawner, w. r.
Tatspaugh and N. L. Williamson.
Water Blamed for Typhoid.
DR.. J. A waddell of the state board
of health, Richmond. who has been in
this city for some time past investigat
ing the typhoid epidemic here, COM
pleted his work this afternoon and left
for Richmond. DR.. Waddel said he
would not complete his report until he
reaches Richmond.
DR.. Waddell yesterday went over the
watershed of the supply being fur
nished to the city. He said today he
was of the opinion that some of the
cases of typhoid are due to impure
water
DR.. E. A. German, city health officer.
today said two additional cases Of ty-,
phoid had been reported to his Office
mems convention in Portsmouth, Va.
there was a called meeting of the Column
bia Fire Company last night at which
time a new membership committee OF
five was appointed. This committee, 1t
is stated. will have power to revise the
present roster of membership.
In the absence of the president John
Leadbeater, first vice president. presided,
Miss Stella Erie Truslow, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick M. Truslow.
Savannah. Ca, and Henry Watts Lips
Of Lewisburg, w. Va. were quietly mar.
RED wednesday at the parsonage z,,e Q.
performed by Rev. G. A. Luttrell. pastor.
The couple, after spending some time in
Washington. will reside in Lewisburg, w.
Va. the home Of the bridegroom: g
bridegroom is brother Of Messrs. w. L.
and r. L. Lipps of this city.
An address in the interest of state
wide prohibition was delivered by Rev.
Purley A. Baker, DID,. national super
W 1erai Ohio. at the opera house
duced BY Rev. D. II. Kern. DID,, pre-
siding elder Of the Washington district
Of the M. E: Church. who presided.
Prayer was offered by Rev. g. A Lut-
trell. Other ministers on the stage
were Rev. C. r. Strausburg and Rev.
o. w. Triplett
Rites for Mrs. Mary E. Dodson.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary e. Dodson
took place this afternoon from the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. William
Rogers, 532 South Patrick street.
Services were conducted by Rev. o. w.
Triplett. pastor of the Second Baptist
Church.
Miss Hilda stephenson's funeral will
take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from her late home. 22A
South Lee street. Services will be
conducted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter,
rector of Grace P. e. Church.
The overturning Of a kerosene lamp at
the home Of Willard Padgett. S15 Oro-
noco street, brought out the fire depart
ment at o'clock last night. The flames
were extinguished with chemical ex-
tinguisher before much damage had been
done.
The ladies' committee in charge Of the
bazaar to be held in October under the
auspices Of the Loyal Order of Moose
will hold a meeting at 7:30 o'clock to-
night at the rooms OF the chamber Of
commerce an dprepare for the affair.
Members Of the fire department who
are in Portsmouth, Va, attending the
state fremen's convention will return
home tomorrow morning.
At the request Of number Of citizens
who desire to go to Atlantic City SUM-
day, p. e. Cliff, superintendent Of the
Neutrality-suspicious. railway. will have
a special electric train leave this city at
5:45 o'clock Sunday morning. Tho first
regular train Sunday is Z o'clock.
In the police court today George Car
ter. colored. charged with assaulting
James Douglass. colored, eight years
old, was fined IS.