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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
PASSOVER FEAST NEAR new J0NADAB COUNCIL
Members of Order in Washington
Will Install Council in
:.iE Alexandra

Grand Visitor and Lecturer Sam
ne Nedrey and committee from
tse. various councils Of Washington,
viii visit Alexandria at an early
date to institute a council Of ~ the
o5rrganization.: y - III ~
tsoli,incil of tbs Sons Of Jonadad was
i;rrs,atuted in Alexandria, and 1t
flourishcd for time. Later, now v
ever. interest in the organization
tagged. ard it eventually became a
thing of the past. About that time
there was a lodge of Good Templars
IA temperance organization) in THIS
citv but it passed out Of existence
in few years.
Shortly after the civil war there
we're thre total abstinence organiza-
tions in AIexandria-Mount Vernon
Division and Harmony Division, Sons
Of Temperance, and a tent OF Keen
| +
. bi4as These orders held weekly
meetings in Phoenix Hall, northwest
corner Of King and Royal streets
sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows Us
ccola Tribe of Red Men, Mount Yer
non Division, Brotherhood OF the
Union, and Mechanics Lodge
Knights of Pythias, also met there
All these organizations were wig
crous, out sarepta Lodge and U.s.
ccola Tribe seems to have only sur
yived the tooth of time.
The scrs of Temperance was al
ante bellum Alexandria institution
and at the close Of hostilitles IN
creased interest was manifest in tht
order, A few years ago the Recha'
bites were organized, but the advent
Of others together with the trades
unions threw the older institutions
into an eclipse.
The Scns Of Jcnandab are tllV'
ing bodies in other cities, and the re-
organization of the order in Alex
.rndria may proWa more successful!
now than in former years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
r. L. Lee Camp Elect Officers at
Meeting Last Night.

The annual meeting of Il. l.. Lee
Camp OF Confederate Veterans was
held last night at the home CT the
organization OF Prince street. The
following officers were elected:
W A. Snloot, commander.
J. ". Hammond, first lieutenant
commander
Jesse Murray. second lieutenant
commander.
Booker c. Hall, third lieutenant
commander.
Edgar Warfeld, adjutant.
R. NJ. Latham, quartermaster.
f. C. Graham, treasurer.
G. VIM. Ramsay, officer Of the
ia.
The Rev. J. W. Dufey, chaplain.
J. 3. Spicer, viGette.
Edgar Warfe,j, G. William Ram
saw ard f. j. Davidson, executive
committee.
Arrangements we're discussed for
the observance of Confederate Me
mortal Day which will be Observer
this year on May 25th, ard G. WI
liam Ramsay and Edgar "ar1eio'
were named as a committee 10 nave
charge of the celebration.
The report Of Commander oh'2''
for the mast year showed that the
affairs of the camp were in flour
ishsng condition. Three members
died during the year and three new
members were admitted. The aPph-
cation ia comrade for admission 10
the Soldiers Home in Richmond WAS
approved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
Season of Rejoicing for Jews Will
Begin Next Friday
Evening

Pesach, or the Feast of Passover,
the most joyous festival in the He +
brew calendar, begins next Friday e ey,
ening The holiday is observed for
seven days by the reformed Hebrews,
while the orthodox keep eight. The OBJ
5servance of the feast is e marked ny
specisl prayer in the. synagogue. ne
chief observance, however, is IN the
home.
In most of the homes ordinary Drea-
is not eaten during the festival, In
steai, sMatzoth," or unleavened oreaa'
in which no yeast has been used IN
its preparation, is consumed. In Vhe
orthodox homes on the first two even
ings a special service knows as the
"Seder," is conducted by the head OF
the family, previous to the evening
meal The "Seder" IS always given L
Hebrew.
Passover is the oldest feast OF the
Hebrew calendar. 1t commemorate:
the emancipation of Israel from
Egyptian bonr:age about $500 year
ago, and the peoples entrance int
the dignity and destiny of natlona
life. 1t thus marks the birth Of He
brew people.
Services appropriate to the occa
sion viii be he'll in the synagogue Il
!, N WiSh;Ip.on street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
POLICE COURT.
(Justice H. B. Cation, Presidlng.)

Percy Kenah charged with as,
saultinr Doherty Sergeant, forfeited
his collateral by faGilng to appear.
William Yeatman, charged with
CARRYING concealed weapons, was
fined $50.
Sinclair Sutton, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was dismissed.
William Finkb;nder. charged with
a similar offcnsc, forfeited his col
lateral by failing to appear.
lizzie Jackson, cclored, charged
with assauJting Annie Crouch, white
was fined s.. bcl
2 Charles sorre!!, white, chargec
With assaulttng Charles Lftttejohh'
colored, was hello for the action OF
the grand jury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
3Nl!&j III & GRAND JURY.
iAar.es ;scgfsH assaults Charles Lit
tlajaf,n 18th a Brick.

Charlie Sor, a young white man.
was before the Police Court this
morning to answer the charge of as
saulting Charles Littlejohn, colore't
The trouble originated in q saloon III
the northeastern section OF the city
and from the evidence it seems to
have started over a game of carus
in which Sorreil AM several negroes
were engaged. Upon leaving the Sd
loon LitleJohn encounter SorreiI'
who was armed with two bricks, one
of which he hurled at the object of his
wrath. The missile struck the ne
gro on the right side Of the face and
seriously injured him.
sorrell alleged that he acted in SELF
defense, am. that Littlejohn was about
to use knife upon hint
Justice Cation held Sorrell for tie
action of the grand jury.
Another case in which brick tigur-
ed was brought before the court
Annie Crouch, white, charged Lizzie
Jackson, colored, with striking her
with a brick near the OIL canal basin.
The trouble originated over children.
The white woman alleged that the
children of the colored woman threw
thones into her yard. The victim Of
the assault did not seem to be much
hurt. the Jackson woman WIS fined
$500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
BRED FOR WINTER EGG PRO
.7 DUCTION.

200 Pure Bred 2 year old Single
Comb White Leghorn Breeders, mat
ed to fire unrelated Cockerels, recent
~ purchased Eggs for Matching, Sl.Oo
per Is, $500 per 100 Address B. Cir
ling, Five Oaks HENRY, Route ,, Vi
emma. Va. At Five Oaks Station. Fair
fax car line. OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

FOR SALE-Near Snowden Station
en- the Mount Vernon Electric r.
Ry., 5 miles below Alexandria
10 acres of land, s. acres cleared,
balance timber. Fer particulars
and terms address Mrs. Sarah H
Snowden, R. F. D. No. /, Alexan-
dria, Va. 7-6t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

AGENTS WANTED-Dustlcss Dust
T ers,once used always used.Will rot
injure the finest surfaces Price 27c
= by mail Agents Wanted Eaton Mfg.
Co 3OO1 IL E. Marshall st. Rich
mond, Va. % ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

WANTED-Furni5hed nio<ern house
or five or six rooms in good locality.
No children: possession about MAY
Address 6. J. T. Gazette : t-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

Miss Mary Windsor Snowden has
returned TO her home in King street,
after a visit with Miss Laura Jones,
in Rfhmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
FELL FROM BICYCLE.
Young Man Has Fit While Riding on
Prince Street This Morning.

Shortly after nine O'Clock this
morning, Walter Douglass, a young
man, residing on south Fairfax
street, narrowly escaped serious in
jury while riding bicycle on Prince
street, between Fairfax and Royal.
While opposite the Relief truck
house Ire fell in a fit from the BIZ
cycle the wheel falling upon top OF
him.
a number of people were on the
square at the time, nearly all Of
whom ran to the relief of the young
man, and he was picked up and was
later resuscitated.
He escaped serious injury. The ac
cident occurred at a place where
electric trains and automobiles are
passing at short intervals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

). The Alexandria German Club will
give lis Easter dane, Friday, Apr
18th, at the Eiks' Auditorium.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

Miss Jellis Scott has returned to
her home in Richmond after visiting
Mrs. Thomas w. Robinson, at her
bone in north Washington street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
Cooling 90 Wash Stops THAT Itch

9es-no5 In HaifsaaE noyrT7netl IN
fon ninutes--but n. seconds.
Just few drops OF that mild, sooth-
sng, cooling wash, the D. D. D. Pre-
ccription, the famous cure for Eczema,
5erdIthe ;tch fssgels4 e o;1r, burning Skin
is Instantly relieved and you have ao-
soIute pratsction- fIoTn all summer Skin
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

A very dehgnt1ui niuSicdi "a'
given Saturday afternoon by Mrs.
Oscar T. Carter, at her home near
the University, Charlottesville, to
her music pupils.
The program was faultEessly rem
dered and each young lady showed
remarkable talent ard progress.
Miss Elizabeth Lindsay, charm
ingly rendered the "Scarf Dance"
f5y Changinade and Rustic Dance"
by William Mason. Miss Isabel Coch-
ran showed unusual skill in the
rendering CT "Slumber Song" by
Hillar, ard a Duet from Rlgo!etyto
and "Berceuse" from Jocelyn by
Goddard and concert Collonade by
EngIeman, played by Miss Mary
Stuart Gooch was greatly enjoyed.
After the musical delicious refresh
ments were served.
Among those present were: Mrs.
Henry NJ. Lewis, Mrs. r. L. Rodes,
Miss Rodes, Miss Bruffey, Miss
gruffey, Miss Wright, Mrs. H. T.
Nelson, Misses Fan and Sue Har-
mon, Mrs. Joel NJ. Cochran, Mrs.
Gooch, Mrs. Lindsay and Miss Goss.
Mrs. Carter is we'll known here,
where she resided before moving to
Charlottesville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

Ify0u want a McDougall Cabinet
it is easy to buy on the Cooperative
Plan. Ask NJ. Ruben & Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07
SOCIAL and PERSONAL
Interesting News Notes About People
ofAlexandria--. Happenings
IN Society.

Miss Anna Portner, whose mar
rage to Representative Henry D.
Flood, of Virginia, wiA take place
April 49, will have a large and IN
terestiiag bridal part. Her elder SIS
ten, Mrs. Loqimer Graham, viii be
matron of honor, and her younger
sister, Miss Hildegarde Portner,
will be maid Of honor
| Her bridesmaids are to be Miss
Genevieve Clark, daughter of the
|; Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives; Baroness Marie Bumgarten,
daughter of Baron Bumgarten, for
| merlv attached to the Austro-Hun-
garian embassy in Washington. Miss
Hanna Taylor, daughter of Mr.. Han
mis- Taylor; Miss Cornelia Clagett,
| Miss Douglas Fuller, of Winchester
Va, and Miss Lucy Martin, the
! school girl daughter of Senator
Martin, of Virginia.
Representative Flood will have liS
nephew, Henry Flood Byrd of Vlr'
! ginia, for his best man, and eight
4 prominent Westinghouse will ac
| as his ushers.
! The ceremony will he performed
4 in ALI Souls Church at 5 O'Clock IL
the afternoon. A reception at th'
brides apartment, at the Highlands
I will follow the ch1uch ceremony.
4 Miss Portner is the daughter o
| the late Robert Portner and Mrs
I Portner, of Manassas, Va, where sil
| has a beautiful country home. Sh
tmade her debut in Washington
number of years ago, but for tn
Hast two seasons has been i'm mourn
ing, and has taken no part In so
ciety. Miss Portner makes her win
Liter home with her brother-in-laV
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Payne Meredith.
| Representative Flood is Chairman
of the Foreign Affairs Committee o
1.-the House of Representatives, ant
is well known in society"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-07

t.ouh;esa Wc casSgive you z; good sIzs
trial bottle of loio genuine D. D. D,
Prescription foGtaonly Is cents. Q
Don't fail 10 - this famous remedy
for any kind OF! GUNNER skin trouble
vs. know D. d i: gill g5ye you tnstsn..
r@iie!.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21
ELCIN ROAD RACE
Twenty-Three Drivers. Stars of
the Motor Racing World.
National Course Is in Best
Shape in Years.

Elgin. H.. Aug. H.-Twenty-three
drivers, stars of the automobile ra~'-lg
world. with their machines In perfect
mechanical trim. were ready to be sent
away today in the 305 mile grind of the
fifth Elgfn National road races.
The eight and a quarter mile oiled
course, hardened by heavy rain, was
like concrete and record breaking
contest was expected. Critics asserted
the probable average time for the race
would be between u. and IS liles an
hour. Seventy-one and five-tenths
miles an hour is the prese- mark for
the course.
Bob Burman was forced to withdraw
his entry owing to an accident in prac-
tice yesterday. He broke cylinder and
was unable to make repairs in time to
start. Ralph De Palma. a former win
ner Of the event, driving a foreign car
fresh from its record breaking con-
quest In the Grand Prix at Lyons,
France, and Spencer Wishart. were the
favorites.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21

sian seaport by the German fleet:
1T was on a Sunday evening that
the rain Of fire began to fall on the
city. The townspeople were thrown
into panic. They ran into the streets
and any place because their. houses
were falling and burning
Fifteen women who were seated on
a pile Of lumber were all killed by the
explosion Of a single shell. The bonn
bardment continued for two hours
Many buildings and bridges We're de-
stroyed.'
Advices' from st. Petersburg indicate
that life in the Russian capital runs
on in the ordinary way. The streets.
cafes and amusement places are as
crowded as ever
The food supply is described as plen-
tiful
The destruction Of the harbor works
at Hango, Finland, by German war
ships is reported by the master of the
Swedish steamer Bifrost, which has ar
rived from Hango.
I'VE received orders from the port
authorities at Tango on August 2 tc
moor with the Dutch coal steamer Al
cor across the entrance to the harbor
where our ship was ito be dynamited ir
order to close the channel" he said
Later the autho rites permitted us
to anchor outside in security but the
Alcor was blown up according to the
program together with three valuable
cranes
Grand Duke Michael. the younger
brother of the Russian emperor, has
left for st. Petersburg. Steamship
freight traffic between Finland and
Sweden has been resumed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21

man troops were due to appear be-
fore the walls of Paris.
According to French official advices
II was the Germans intention to pasa
their main army into France by the
brussels rOaC. The Germans them
selves are naturally silent but there
is no reason 20 doubt they are quite
as we'll aware of the difficulty of this
route as their opponents
The Namur forts have not yet been
attacked or rather had not been at the
time of the latest advices
On the German left where three
Austrian army corps are said to have
reinforced, the battle is said to be
developing a front of nearly forty
miles and according to French state
ments nothing is heard from the Ger
man side.
An tmpenetrable curtain has heen
drawn over the operations in the cen
ter of the battle line where the main
French army is Cooperating in the
fighting.
The Russian advance in East Prussia
apparently stretches over a front of GO
miles between Stalluponen and Lyck.
but the Russian invaders have not vet
gained much German ground. Little is
heard of the Austrian operations at
present. but it is known that Austrian n
contlngents are moving along the
Rhine to meet the French advance in
AlSace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21
FALLS 1000 feet
Aviator Has q Miraculous Es.
cape From Death.
Is Found Conscious and with.
out q Bone Broken.

Minneola, N Y, Aug. 21.-Albert
Fileux Of New York city. an aviator.
fell 1000 feet in his monoplane to the
Hampstead aviation field today and es-
capped with his life. He was badly
bruised and lacerated. but surgeons at
the Nassau. hospital said that he was
suffering chiefly from shock and that
they thought he would live
F'ileux fell while looping the loop. His
engine went dead The machine fell.
Onlookers saw him. swing himself into
the cockpit Of the machine SO that he
would not be caught beneath the heavy
engine. As he climbed back his weight
so disturbed the balance Of the mono
plane that instead og falling nose down
It turned when hundred feet from
the earth and hit the ground on the
front wheels. The. hangar attendants
found him conscious and without brok-
en- bones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21
FOR ALL EUROPE
Swiss Offer to Make Country
One Big Hospital.
And Care for Wounded of the
Warning Nations.

New York, Aug Elf the Ameri-
can wheat bought by Switzerland
reaches its destination safely the Swiss
government probably will purchase all
it's coal and other supplies in the Unit
ed States during the hostilities in
Europe. DR.. Ritter, the Swiss minis
ter who came to New York from
Washington at the outbreak of the
war announced that meeting will be
held in the Swiss home here today to
arrange an appeal to Swiss-born resi-
dents of the United States, numbering
about 10000 to contribute to the
general Red Cross fund of Switzer-
land.
The Swiss government practically
mas offered to turn the country into
one great hospital to care for the
wounded of Europe regardless of their
nationality. AS yet no notice of the
attitude of the European government
towards the proposal has been re-
celved here. In case the warning ma
tlons refuse to take advantage of
Sw1tzerland's offer which is doubtful,
DR. Ritter said the money raised would
be used to purchase food in this coun-
try for shipment to Europe where it
will be distributed in Switzerland and
among the destitute women and chill
dren of the adjoining countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21
TO FIGHT FOR FRANCE
Foreikners to Number OF 1S,COO Vol
unteer in Paris.

Paris. Aug. 21--The great square
fronting the Invalides. in Paris, pre-
sented q striking spectacle today
when Is, 900 foreign volunteers assem-
bled in orderly formation under the
flags Of their various nations, to be
mustered in. There were $500 Jews
from all countries. who desired to
serve as e separate command; there
were also 5000 Belgians. 1890 Rus
slams. $500 Italians, 1000 Swiss. 1000
Spaniards, 500 Roumanians, as Lux
emburgians and 125 Americans.
All these volunteers were Obliged
to wait until the completion OF the
mobilization the French regular
forces, whic1 was accomplished yes
terday. In the meantime, 81, 900 for
efgner1, resident in France. had in
scribed their names. professionally, on
the rolls Of = committee calling itself
-'The Friends of France" Only those
volunteers resident In Paris presented
themselves to-ay.
It viii take several days to comply
with all the formalities and examfna-
ti0ns and make the men into any
thing Mko - organized body oG troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21
A SHOWER AT LAST.
Less Than a Quarter of an Inch ii
Topeka.

Rain was ge--eral in Karsas Thurs
day night and early this morning with
the exception Of the extreme west and
east portions. The precipitation was
heav: = in the north central 'on.
The rainfall at Topeka was Is of an
inch. The weather is comparatively
what warm,
Rain is reported from government
stations in the following amounts: Con-
cordia, 20; Dresden. "A; Emporia. 40;
Fort SEQ 4; Goodland, trace; Han
over, 1.10; Hays City. ga; Horton. OF:
lola, trace; Macksville. .48; Mcpherson.
50; Manhattan. .S2; Ness City. .04: Phil
lipsburg. 60: Kansas City, trace.
The Santa Fe reports showers in
Larned in Pawnee county and El1in-
wood ia Barton county; one-half to one
inch between Braddock in Harvey coun-
ty and Emporia; light rain between
Florence and Mcpherson, and between
one and four inches between McPher-
son and Eli wood.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
weather tonight and Saturday with a
slight drop in temperature in the east
ern portion of the state.
The temperature today averaged
NAL minimum temperature is now SIS
and the maximum S5 degrees. At
O'Clock the wind was eight miles an
hour from the southeast. sunny
Flora, the local weather man looks for
few showers in Kansas tonight
The highest temperature on this
date in the 2s years that the local rec
the lowest was Sc in 1898.
The hourly readingS:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21

As Result Of the Investigation Of Fued
Prices.

Washington. Aug. 21.-Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds expects several indict-
ments to be returned within the next
few das as the result of the fnvestien-
ton ordered by President Wilson OF fNa
increase In food prices since the put
break OF the war in Europe.
Government officials would not .ay
today in what cities the indictments
would be sought but It was declared NO
effort would be made to locali1e the
prosecution in any particular part Of
the country. &s -
Mr.. McReynolds has been in frequent
communication with the White House
since the invasion was started and
expects to make his formal report soou.
The president has directed that pfooe-
cution be pressed vigorously
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21
German Southern Army of In.
vasfOn Pushing Forward.
Advance Carried on With
ThOrOughness and Decision.
MANY TOWNS ARE CAPTURED
KaiSer's Army Is Only 25 Miles
From Lidau.
Another Great Battle ut Water
loo Is Imminent.

L ndon, Aug. 21.-Official dispatches
from the French war department con-
cede that tn German forces in great
strength have crossed the River Dyle on
which LOuvafn stands on the north, and
reached Neufchateau, % miles east
south.
The fiFrting was very acti- @ay
Thursday along this entire battle line
winch is Is miles in length. LOuvain Is
only IA miles east by north of Brussels.
The Belgian army aban, ned Louvain
to the Germans after making a terrific
resistance. The Belgians were en-
trenched there and inflicted incalculable
loss on the German troops advancing
across the open country
But the Germans have now taken
D1est. Tirelmont. Jodoigne, Families,
Eghezee. Gembloux, Wavre-and finally
Louvain. the nearest town on the road
to Brussels.
In short, the missiveness and swift
ness OF the first great German advance
once started, was all that could be ex-
pected from the German army
Ihis Is the big thing at last as
everyone must recognize. All that has
yet happened in the war is child's play
IN compa1.-on with the colossal shock
that Is now impending in northern Bel
gium. and along the Meuse river.
Sneer hammer and anvil fighting must
settle it now.
Germans Changed Plans,
The Germans for the last ten days
nave been feigning relative passiveness
as rar as the bulk Of their fighting
strength along the Meuse was con-
cerned. Meanwhile they were evidently
changing their plans and the DISPOSITION
OF their troops SO that the general ad-
vance might be made with suddenness
ana sureness and with their utmost
lConfinuolI a., I1o1.-- o