The Washington herald., 1914-11-19
MANY PEOPLE WITNESS
ALEXANDRIA WEDDING
Miss Anderton Weds ]. 7. Burke, Jr.
Former Gov. Montague Will Ad-
dress Travellers Association.

Alexandria, Va, Nov R.-Miss Alice
Adelaide Anderton. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Prick Anderton. OF Braddock
Heights, Alexandria County, and Julian
Thompson Burke, jr., OF this city: were
married at o'clock tonight in Christ P.
E. Church. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. William ]. Morton, rector, and
was witnessed by large gathering.
Il The bride was accompanied to the cham
eel by her father, by whom she was given
In marriage. The church was decorated
with palms and white chrysanthemums
| Miss Marguerite Elkins. of East Orange,
n. J., was maid of honor, and c. S. Taylor
Burke, brother of the bridegroom, was the
best man. Little Miss Anne Carter
Greene, niece of the groom, was the flower
girl. The bridesmaids were Miss Esther
Burke, sister of the groom: Miss Leona
Dickson. of New Orleans, La. and Miss
, winifred Thomson, of Toronto, Canada.
| Those serving as ushers were George
NJ. Andertcn, brother OF the bride; DR..
John W. Burke, OF Washington: Hamil-
| ton Claiborne. of Washington; Arthur
| Herbert jr., Beauderic Howell and Con-
rad Johnson, of this city.
The bride was becomingly gowned in
creation OF white China crepe with
embroidered chiffon tunic and court
train and tulle veil. Her flowers were
A reception was held after the cere-
mony at the residence of the BRIDES
parents at Braddock Heights.
Among the out-of-town guests were
the Misses Maude and Margaret Ander-
ton. Of New York; John Mitchell, Bed
ford City, Va: Chief Justice and Mrs
z. K. Campbell and Miss Jean Camp
bell, OF Washington; e. H Robnett. OF
Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. !. X. Champ
ion, Havana, Cuba: Miss Chloe T.
Cooke. Miss Julia Thompson, Winches-
ter, Va; Miss Anna Thompson, Wash
ington.
In honor of a number of the State OFF,
GERS. the Retail Merchants Association
will mold a banquet November "a II will
be known as a get together meeting.
On November 2S the State officers. ac-
companied by a committee OF members
Of the local association. will visit the
members Of the association who are I'm
able TO attend the affair.
State officers expected here on that oc-
casion are Samuel Cohen, State president,
Richmond; NJ. NJ. Ramsay, State vice
president. Roanoke: D. B. Ryland State
director and president of the Lynchburg
Retail Merchants Association. Lynch
burg; W. A. Clarke. State secretary,
Richmond.
Andrew jackson Montague, former gov
ernor of Virginia. will be the principal
speaker at the get together banquet
Of Post F. Travellers Protective Associa-
ton. which will be held the night Of De-
cember in the Westminster building of
the Second Presbyterian Church. The
banquet will be served by the women or
the church.
In the Police Court today Dewey Welch.
seventeen years old. whom the police
claimed had recently acted in a suspicious
manner, was sentenced to the State re-
formatory, where he will be kept until he
reaches his majority.
The funeral of John W. Simpson will
take place at o'clock tomorrow after
noon from PA South Alfred street and
will be attended by the members of
Sarepta Lodge OF Odd Fellows.
Edward ]. Fleming was today appointed
a justice of the peace from the Third
ward.
The fourth fire OF an incendiary origin |
to occur in Alexandria, in the last few !
weeks, broke out in a stable owned by !
Augustus Bean, between Gibbon and |
Wilkes streets, shortly after II o'clock /,
tonight, burning two horses to death and |
destroying the structure, a wagon and |
harness The fires are believed to be !
the work of a firebug. The horses, !
valued at 500, the wagon and harness |
are the property OF William II. Helms. |
a grocer. This fire occurred within a
hundred yards Of a similar fire a few
nights ago.