Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-30
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS'
Decoration Day Exercises Held
at the National Cemetery.
HOSPITAL FUND, s3s, 431 !Oe
Campaign to Be Extended Into Next
Week, With $50, 900 as
Objective.

Special Correspondents Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 30-F1oral
offerings were today placed on the graves
of the soldier dead in this city. Prin-
cipal exercises in connection with the OBJ
servance of the day will be held at
O'Clock this afternoon at tho National
cemetery. west OF this city
Virtually all business was brought to
a close at the noon hour and the ma
tority of the people got out Of the city
for nearby resorts. Several games of
base ball early in the afternoon also at
tracted large crowds Many from here
attended the exercises at Arlington GEM
etery. The river was dotted with motor
boats and many parties embarked for
down-river trips. picnic at the Dyke
also attracted a large crowd. Automobile
parties in large numbers also left the
city during the day.
At the national cemetery exercises the
first number on the program will be
bugle call by Miss Dora varney. after
which Past Commander E. II. Holbrook
will call the assemblage to order. Music
will be furnished by a choir under the
direction of Miss NJ. Blanche Rockford
The remainder of the program follows:
Invocation, Rev. c. r. Strausburg pas
tor of the NJ. P. Church: reading Lin
coins Gettysburg address. Commander
Holbrook: duet. Miss Rotchford and Mr..
Solomon; address. Capt Thomas H. Nc
kee; address, Rev. Dr. J. w. Duffey.
pastor of the NJ E. Church South; taps,
Miss Dora Varney. and benediction. Rev.
DR.. John Lee Allison.
A O'Clock the members of the Alex
andria Light Infantry will fire salute.
Memorial wreaths Of Ivy. intertwined
with purple and white ribbon. were placed
cemeteries In the city today The COM
mittee in charge was composed Of James
B. Martin. Rev. Edgar Carpenter and
Herman Friedlander.
Hospital Campaign Continued.
Owing to the fact that the day is a
holiday. the campaign for collecting
funds for the Alexandria Hospital will
not end tonight. but will be continued
next week, probably the entire week. Up
to noon today the total contributions re-
ceived amounted to 500. 431Os. The city
has also donated 5000, which will bring
the total to $3S,431.0S.
Among the contributions received to-
day were the following: John n. Law
Ter. 500; H. R. Norton, Washington.
s1CO; Alexandria glass works. 500; H.
w. Wildt & Son. $50; ]. F. Muir, $50;
| contributor. SIS; Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
| Stuart. SIS; H. C. Ansley, s25; W. P.
Mcknight $50; colored Masons. through
Dr. Albert Johnson, SIS; Nathaniel H.
Berman, $40: C. T. Nicholson, SO: Mrs.
Eva G, Mushback. SO; Alexander Bowie.
SO Many smaller sums were also re-
ported.
The annual defamation contest Of the
Literary Society of the Alexandria High
School took place last night in the West
minister building and was won by Frank
Johnston, who was awarded a gold medal.
He acclaimed The Destiny of the Anglo
Saxon"
Other participants were Ashby Bladen.
Miss Flora Glasgow. Waller Barrett, Ell
win Brawner, Otto Sunderlin, Mabel
Henderson and Madeline Martin.
Judges Of contest were Rev. DR.. Bell OF
P. P. Phillips. rector of St Paurs Church,
and Police Justice H. B. Cation.
Two hundred attended the annual
banquet Of Old Dominion Commandery,
night in the Young Peoples building.
which included the members of the or
der and their wives and daughters.
Members Of Martha Washington Chap
ter, Order Of Eastern Star. served the
banquet.
Chester A. Gwinn, commander. pre-
sided and was POSTMASTER. Speakers
were J. D. Oglesby. grand commander 6.
Lynchburg; DR.. Charles " Lindsey.
grand commander. District Of Column
Old, w. IhlAllp5, COLLludAQcT, NJ.
"a. Virginia.
Boat Club Prizes Awarded.
A number of valuable prizes of the
Alexandra Motor Boat Club, on which
voices were taken at its recent bazaar,
were awarded this morning. They went
to the following: A. T. Peake, motor
boat, No. 1214; A. L. Jameson, canoe,
No. II: F. G. Saunders. Evenrude motor,
No. 90 Robert s. Barrett drew the num-
bers while the awards were made by a
committee of members Of the club. COM
posed Of Walter L. Varney, r. E.
knight. Harry F7eischmann and 7. M.
Erwin.
1t is announced that representatives of
the fire companies will shortly launch a
movement to have the monument in Ivy
Hill cemetery to the memory of firemen
who lost their lives in a fire here No
vember L. 1850. placed at some street
intersection in the city
Mrs. Katie Johnson's funeral took
place this afternoon from Sharon Chapel,
Fairfax county Services were conduct
ed by Rev Dr. S. A. Wallis of the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary. Burial was
In the cemetery at that place.