Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Council Acts Upon Death of
Frank c. Spinks.
ALL WILL ATTEND FUNERAL
Elks Hold Lodge Of Sorrow for Late
Member and Eulogies
Are Delivered.
ALL WILL ATTEND FUNERAL

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August 1.-The
lower branch of the city council held a
meeting tonight to take action on the
| death Of City Councilman Frank c.
Spinks. A committee consisting of
Councilmen Williams. Smith and Lam
bert was named by Vice President
Chauncey to draft suitable resolutions.
1t also was decided to attend in a body
and to send a floral emblem
The funeral Of Mr.. spinks will be held
at o'clock Monday afternoon from his
late home. Services will be conducted
by Rev. DR.. ]. w. Duffey. pastor of the
NJ. E. Church South. Services at the grave
will be conducted by the Masons and
Elks.
Action on the death of Mr.. Spinks also
| was taken tonight by the Elks and the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company. The
Elks held a lodge Of sorrow and eulo-
ges were delivered by several men,
bers.
The pallbearers at the funeral will be
as follows: F.. F. Marbury, George H.
Robinson. George e. Butler. ]. Edward
Club Holds Regatta.
A club regatta was held this afternoon
were four events. which were closely con-
tested. as follows:
Double canoe. quarter mile-Reardon
and Callahan. first; King and Miller. sec
ond; Wingate and Spofford. third.
Single gig. half mile-Douglas. first:
| Spofford. second: Fawcett third.
| Double gig. half mile-King and Davis,
| first; Moss and Wingate. second.
| The fourth event was centpede against
| four-oared shell. for three-quarters of
! mile. and was won by centipede with
B. Pitts. stroke: Callahan, King and
Wingate: four-oared shell. Douglas,
| Off1cials OF the contest were: Hunt Rus
sell. starter: ]. Sid Douglas. Judge, and
Victor Emerson. Jr.. clerk of course.
| Want New Motor Truck.
| Efforts will be made by the fire COM
mittee of city council to have the incom-
| ing council purchase a motor truck for
the Relief Hook and Ladder Company.
This company early in the fall will 60
into it's new house. now in course Of con-
struction.
The present apparatus 1t is claimed, is
rapidly becoming inadequate, and 1t will
be only a question Of short time before
it win have to be replaced by new one.
/ Mrs Mary Harris Armor Of Georgia
VIII speak at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in
the NJ. f. Church South in the interest
Of temperance. I.
Several lawyers of this city will leave
Monday for Hot Springs. Va. to attend
| the annual meeting of tho State Bar As
| ISOLATION, which will convene Tuesday
| and end Thursday.
Return From West.
T. F. Ellis returned today from a six
| he III
| ed Yellowstone Park and in Denver he
attended the Elks' convention.
Mrs. T. F. Ellis will leave next week
| for Peakes Island, Portland Harbor Me.
John Morton, Walter Wallace and Ar
thur NJ. Gray left today for Rochester.
| n. Y, to attend the sessions OF the Glass
Bottle Blowers Association.
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
| wear old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Monkey Erwin, who died Friday night,
| will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing from the residence Of Henry w.
\ Wtldt George Washington Park.
r. f. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
will hold it's regular monthly meeting to-
morrow night in Lee Camp Hall
James Patterson, jr.. and Horace Wolf
Il City.
Mrs Robert P. Whitestone and fam
i lily have gone to Culpeper. Va, where
j they will spend the summer.
! John w. Monroe has been appointed a
1 notary public by Gov. Stuart.
Marley Encampment of Odd Fellows
/ will hold a meeting Monday night at Odd
4 Fellows Hall.
/ Rev Dr. John Lee Addison. pastor OF
Il the Second Presbyterian Church. will
leave tomorrow for Wytheville, Va.
where he will spend his vacation.
Following orders from the Treasury
Department, the position held by William
I A. Carter. colored. at the custom house
in this city for the past seventeen years
has been abolished and his services dis
pensed with.
Australians still lead the world as
tea drinkers Is hounds being each