The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01
PLANS FOR BANQUET
OF TRAVELLING MEN
Post F, of Alexandria, Completes
Arrangements for Event to
Be Held Next tuesday.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Dec. 1.-Two
hundred members OF Post +. Travellers
Protective Association, OF this city, and
their guests Will be present at the ban
quet TO be given at the Westminster
Building next Tuesday night. Arrange
ments for the affair were completed at
a meeting OF the banquet committee
hello last night.
The speakers will be Andrew Jack
son Montague. former governor OF Nir-
ginia and now Representative from
the Third Congressional district: Carter
Glass, chairman OF the Committee on
Currency and Banking Of the Horse OF
Representatives; Charles q. Carlin,
q member of Post r; Robert ID. Davis,
OF Norfolk, State president: H. l.. Har-
wood, OF Richmond. State secretary;
and D. w. Sales. OF Lynchourg, nation
al vice president Julian Y. Williams,
President of Post +, Will preside. The
banquet Will be served by the ladies' OF
the Second Presbyterian Church. The
committee consists of ]. William May,
chairman; Robert L. Payne, o. H. Kirk,
II. l.. Reed, and s. W Pitts.
The Rev. J. Henuing helms, rector
Of the Church OF the Ascension, WASH
inEton, will be the speaker at the meet
ing 10 be held tonight at o'clock in
the First Baptist Church under The
auspices OF the SUNDAY School Associa-
ton of Alexandria He will be intro
ducec by the Rev. William ]. Morton.
rector Of Christ Episcopal Church. The
Rcv. w. F. Watson, pastor Of the First
baptist Church. Will preside. A choir
Snder The direction of !. T. Preston,
win furnish a special program.
Thomas w. Robinson, city ,.-.. Lrer.
has. been kept busy during the last few
days receiving the State taxes which
are due today. After this date PEN
atty of per cent is added. Up to this
morning 81 persons had paid their capi-
tation taxes emitting them to vote. The
next election will be held on June 9,
and poll taxes must be paid prior to
next Monday in order to vote in that
election.
Funeral services for Melvin z.
HUMPHREYS. the eight-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John HUMPHREYS. who
was killed by shock from live
wire, will be held tomorrow afternoon
parents, 100e Queen street.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Ell
lott, wife of James F. Elliott. were
held this afternoon from her resi-
dence in West End. and were con.
Quoted by the Rev s A Wallis, OF
the Theological Seminary.
Capt. ]. D. Fauntelroy, Z. s. A, will
deliver an address on Monday night
before the members, of r. E. Lee
Camp of Confederate Veterans on
Life in the Philippines" The public
IS invited to be present
During November Newell S. Green
away, clerk of courts, issued fifty
three marriage licenses. He also re-
corded forty-four deeds.
The Rev. William H R Powell, pas
tor OF the Alfred Street Baptist Church,
has been granted the right to marry
persons in the State of Virginia by
Judge L. c. Barley, Of Corporation
court.
Carroll Pierce. recently reelected
member OF the city school board, quail
fed yesterday before Clerk Greenaway,
of the corporation court
On the motion made by the heirs of
the Marshall estate to have the assess
ment corrected heard in the corpora
ton court yesterday, Judge Barley en-
tered an order directing that s.. 500 back
taxes be paid by the estate. The mo-
ton to correct the assessment against
the estate of the late Fora Hill win
come before the corporation court to-
morrow