Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Grand Jury Starts Investiga-
ton in Regard to Gambling.
LODGES ELECT OFFICERS
Both Masons and Red Men Select
Heads-Lewis Gillingham
Dead.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 1S.-A
probe In order to ascertain If there are
any infractions of the law regarding
gambling in this city was begun at 2
in the corporation court. Judge L. C..
Barley presiding.
The jury convened at 10 o'clock this
morning and continued its probe into
tax returns made, eight merchants be-
ing summoner before the jury. Mer-
chants pay certain amount of taxes
on the amount of goods purchased dur
ing the year.
The jury is composed Of the follow
ing: George D. Hopkins, foreman; ].
T. Preston. Laurence Stabler. r. Lee
Field. p. NJ. Bradshaw. NJ. L. Price jr.;
John McCuen, j. T. Harrison, c. S.
Taylor Burke and Thomas E. Dyson.
Masons Elect Officers.
Andrew Jackson Lodge Of Masons at
its annual meeting. held last night,
elected the following officers to serve
for the year: Chester A. Gwinn, wor-
shipful master: c. E. Dare. senior
warden. w S. Nicklin, Junior warden;
Alexander. secretary: r. S. Luckett.
senior deacon, ii. L Richards, junior
deacon; E. j.. Hoffman, f NJ. Penn,
stewards, Revs. {. strausbure. Ed
chaplains; George " Zachary, tiler.
The officers We're installed by ). john
ston Green and Frank W. Latham, past
ma SterS.
der of Red Men. last nigh. elested the
following officers to serve for the en-
suing six months: Charles r. Simpson,
sachem; Norman l.. Williamson, senior
sycamore; Bedford CHS sscock, junior
sycamore: H. H. Newton. prophet; l.. D
Sullivan, chief of records; K. Sulli-
van. collector of wamprm; Emmett l.
Finks, keeper OF wamr,lm; H. Page
Brawner, keeper of wigwit.: n. l.. Will
Hanson. trustee. II. II. Newton was
Council. which will meci in Bristol,
Va, May 1, 1915.
The officers will be installed January
IA by District Deputy Great Sac EN-
c. NJ. Schwab.
Lewis Gillingham Dead.
Lewis Gillingham, seven.y-two years
old, well known resident of Fairfax
county, died yesterday afternoon at
his home at Vernondale. Mr. Gilling-
ham was a native of New Jersey, and
bingham. a minister of the Society Of
Friends. He is survived by four chill
dren. Scott, George c. and Miss Abbie
A. Gillingham of Fairfax county and
Mrs. Levi Sherman of Ohio.
Mr.. Gillingham during the civil war
organized the Woodlawn Home Guards.
being an active member of that organi-
zation. His funeral will take place at
o'clock Sunday afternoon from the
Friends meeting house at Woodlawn.
Gordon D. Thomas, sixty-one years
old. died last night at his home, 213
South Patrick street. He was a native
of Fauquier county, Va. Besides his
Wife several children survive. His
funeral will take place at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from the home.
William l.. Clarks funeral TOOK place
this afternoon from his late home, Ill
Franklin street. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church. Burial was made in the M.
p cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Reed
were held today at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Rose jackson, 5O2 Duke
street, and were conducted by Rev,
p. P. Phillips. rector of st. PauFs P. E.
Church.
Gov Stuart has appointed P. J. Con-
lon and Howard T. Colvin delegates to
the National Conference of the unem-
ployed. which will be held in Philadel-
phia December 1929.