The Washington herald., 1915-09-02
LOCAL ELkS To
help ENTERTAIN
Virginia State Lodge viii
Convene at Alexandra
on October 6.
PRIESTS FUNERAL TODAY
Resolutions of Respect to Memory Of
Father Cutler Passed by Various
Catholic Bodies.
PRIESTS FUNERAL TODAY

the executive cOmmittee IN cnarse OF the
arrangements for the annual meeting of
the State Lodge of Elks. which will be
held here October g. Z. and s. among
them Robert s. Barrett. past deputy
exalted ruler. and James W. Baker. past
| exalted ruler, went to Washington to-
night and invited the members Of WASH
/ ington Lodge of Elks to come to Alex
andria on that occasion and participate
! in the festivities.
! The local committee OF arrangements
is making active plans for the enter
tainment Of the visiting Elks. 1t Is
expected that more than 100 delegates will
attend the convention. and in addition
many friends Of the members of the
order.
| Automobile trips, a visit to Mount ver-
non, and entertainment at the Elks'
| home are among the features Of the en-
tertainment planned.
Resolutions Of respect to the memory
OF the late Rev. Henry ]. Cutler. for
| twenty-five years pastor of st. Mary's
Catholic Church. were adopted tonight by
the congregation of that church at a
| meeting held in the Young Mems Sodality
| Lyceum Hall. Similar action was taken
| by the various organizations identified
with the church. and arrangements made
to attend the funeral in a body at 10
| CLOCK lhurSQay morning.
The members of the Sodality Of the
Children of Mary. together with the SUM-
day school scholars, will assemble at st.
| Mary's Hall at O'Clock and march to.
| the church in a body.
The active pallbearers will be John
| Ewald and Thomas E. Dyson. Holy Name
Society; Thomas c. Hoy and Claude NJ
! Lennon, Knights Of Columbus; Capt
William II. Sweeney and James Callan.
| l. c. n
Quinn and NJ. ]. Mcfarland. Catholic
Benevolent Legion; W. H. p. Kelley and
Willism Desmond. Ancient Order Of
| Hibernians: John ID. Normoyle and
Thomas J. Mcfarland, Young Mems So
dality Lyceum.
Hundreds Of people Of all denomina-
| tions today and tonight visited st. Mary's
Church and viewed the body as 1t lay in
state. Members of the fourth degree.
Knights of Columbus. are acting as a
guard of honor.
Mount Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons. will hold its annual meeting
Friday night, when officers will be elect
ed for the year. William Lewis Allen.
district deputy grand high priest. will
pay a visit to the napier. and arrange
ments will be made to attend a meeting
of the Grand Chapter, whose sessions
will open in Richmond, October 3.
Samaritan Rebekas Lodge of Odd Fell
lows will hold meeting at 2:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon in Odd Fellows
for an official visit by Mrs. Lora Cole
man. State president Of Lynchburg. on
September IL
Today marked the opening Of the bird
season in Virginia. and many gunners
from this city invaded the nearby
marshes, killing large numbers of reed.
sora, and blackbirds, which are plenti-
full
Closing exercises for the Fairgrounds
were held this afternoon on the grounds
adjoining the Washington Public School
Building and an interesting program was
given by the children.
In Police Court today. F. L. Elmore,
driver OF an automobile delivery
Wagon, was acquitted of running down
William Turner, colored, nine years
old. who was struck while near Union
Station yesterday afternoon and in.
jured about the eye and head.
Marshall Stout. living at 1914 Queen
street. reports that his son. Randolph
Stout. IS, has been missing from home
since Monday. The boy weighs about
ninety pounds and is four feet high
and wears brown knee pants, light
shirtwaist with black stipes and blue
cap.
Mrs. Jennie c. Smoot's funeral took
place this afternoon from her late
home. 519 Mort: Alfred street. Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Edgar
Carpenter. rector OF Grace p. z.
Church.
In the Circuit Court for this city, in
vacation today. Mrs. Mary Creegan
qualified as Administrative Of the es-
tate of her husband, the late Michael
Creegan.
Rev. DR.. w. F. Watson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church. and wife, who
have been spending their vacation at
Elkton, Va, have returned. as has also
their daughter. Miss Kathleen Watson,
who has been attending the State Normal
School at Harrisonburg, Va.
The Allison w. C. T. u. will hold
meeting at 7:30 o'clock Thursday night
at the Children's Home. when plans for
its fall and winter work will be mapped
out.
N. S. Greenaway. clerk of the Cor.
pora tion Court, during the month of Au-
gust issued seventy-one marriage H.
censes, Of which number fifty-eight were
to white and thirteen to colored couples.
He also recorded fifty-fye deeds.