Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Program for Entertaining Vir-
qinia Press Association.
CONVENTION JUNE 1926
Children Are Given Trip to Marshall
/ Hall by Washington Lodge
:. of Elks.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

:
Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, va, June 17.-P1ans
for an elaborate entertainment for the
delegates who will attend the twenty
sixth annual convention of the Virginia
Press Association, which will be held here
June 1875 were practically completed
last night by the local committee Of ar
rangements at meeting in the office Of
Mayor Fisher, which was presided over
by the mayor. NJ. T. Dwyer acted as
secretary.
: The visiting scribes will be kept on
the go from the time of their arrival in
Alexandria until their departure More
than 100 delegates have signifed their
Intention of attending.
The convention will be called to order
at 1870 o'clock Tuesday morning in the
auditorium of the Elks' Home. when well
coming addresses will be made by Mayor
Fisher and Representative c. C. Carlin.
At Ills o'clock in the afternoon the
visitors will be entertained at the
plant of the Robert Portner Brewing
Company.
Excursion to Indian Head.
Following luncheon the visitors
will proceed on an automobile trip to
Great Falls. guests of the auto
mobile owners of the city. That night
at $50 o'clock they will be guests OF
the Potomac and Chesapeake Steam
boat Company on a complimentary
moonlight excursion to Indian Head.
The convention will assemble at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning and at
1880 o'clock the delegates will be
guests of the Westinghouse Virginia
Railway Company on trip to Mount
Vernon. Arriving at that place, they
will be given a luncheon at the cafe
of T. F. Ellis, and then will enter the
grounds at Mount Vernon as guests
of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associa-
ton. That night a banquet will be
served in the auditorium of the Elks'
Home.
Thursday the visitors will be guests
of the Washington Chamber of Com
merce and Washington Board of Trade
all day in Washington.
A committee consisting of R. S. Bar
rett Will F. Carne, James F. Peyton and
Harrie White was named to meet the
delegates upon their arrival In. Alex
andria.
Another meeting of the local commit
tee will be held Friday night in the Of
fee of Mayor Fisher.
Hospital Fund Exceeds So, 200.
THE executive committee of the Alex
endria Hospital building fund last night
uldAc us TcpOTt 10 tEe pOdTu u lFuSlccS
of that institution, showing that the
sum of $50, 76s- IA has been subscribed to
the fund. The committee was continued
to close up outside business and arrange
10 have the pledges put in proper shape,
so that they could be used in the pur-
chase Of land and erection of the hos
pital
Worth Hulfsh. chairman of the board
of trustees, was authorized to appoint
committee on site and one on plans. He
will announce these committees later.
:. Contributions handed in today amounted
TO 5000 They follow: St. Rita's Catho-
bic Church. Mount Ida, Alexandria coun
ty through Mrs. John McGahey. $50;
Ladies Guild. Emmanuel P E. Chapel.
Braddock Heights, s12.55: c. Cox, $40;
4eachmann & saum. $40; W. E. La
than. 50; friend, 81; through Mrs. J.
r. Cation. 80 cents.
: Fifty children from this city today went
to Marshall Hall on the excursion given
the orphans by Washington Lodge of
Elks. Among those attending were a
number of the children from the Chill
Grens Home.
The local committee in charge Is COM
posed of James B. Martin. Herman Fried
lander and Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
: Funeral of Maj. King.
(. The funeral of Maj James E. King,
who died yesterday. will take place at
S o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
Grace Episcopal Church. Services will
be conducted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter,
rector.
Members of the various lodges of
s2iasons will attend. as will also Alex
andria Lodge of Elks. Members of Old
dominion Commandery, No. IL, knights
.Templar, will act as escort to the body
and burial will be with Masonic hon
ors.
4. Alexandria Trades Council has elect
ed these officers to serve for the year
w r. Hamilton. president: W. NJ
Mueller. vice president; NJ. w. Padgett,
corresponding secretary; ]. X. Sparrow,
financial secretary; Frank Deeton, jr.,
coAductor; w. r. Studs. warden; q. Nj.
Cragg, 7. r. Zones, j. a. Sprouse,
trustees.
Willard p. Burgess. convicted in Fair
fax county in November, 1912, of horse
stealing and sent 10 the penitentiary
for term of three years. has been
granted a pardon by Gov. Stuart on the
recommendation of Judge Thornton.
: The trial of A. NJ. Gunnen, charged
with assault on Jeremiah H Crilly,
wholesale grocer. is III progress to-
day before a jury in the corporation
court, Judge l.. c. Barley, presiding
The assault is alleged to have occurred
April = last
A smoker will be given tonight by
the Old Dominion Boat Club at its
clubhouse.
Z There will be meeting of the board
of police commissioners at o'clock to-
night at the office of Mayor Fisher
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrie White have re-
turned from an extended bridal trip in
the south. and are residing for the