Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-02
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
All in Readiness for the State
Convention of EIkS.
ASKED TO DECORATE CITY
Business Sessions to Begin Tuesday
Morning and Continue Through
Thursday.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. October An
Is in readiness for the entertainment
OF the delegates who will attend the
annual state convention of the Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks.
which will be held here Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday. The local COM
mittee has been busy completing the
details James W. Bales. chairman of
the general committee of arrange
ments. has requested citizens to deco
rate their homes and places of business
for the affair
The opening session OF the conven-
ton will be held in the Elks' audi
forum At 1880 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. Mayor T. A. Fisher will deliver
an address OF welcome on behalf Of
the city. and Representative c. G.
Carlin on behalf of the Elks.
Features Of the Program.
The business session Will begin
promptly at II o'clock. Other features
OF the program will be as follows:
1 pm. special cars Cor Mount Vernon:
80 pm. luncheon at Mount Vernon:
2:3O pm. visit to Mount Vernon man
sion and grounds: 4:3O pm. return
from Mount Vernon In special cars; 8
pm. social session In Elks' auditorium:
~ Pm, toast; II 80 pm. athletic car
nival. for Elks only.
Wednesday-10:3 am, business SEES
Sion OF the association: l Pm. lunch
con in Elks' rathskeller; 2 pm. auto
mobile trip to Washington and SUBJ
urbs; $50 Pm, attend game between
Washington and Philadelphia: . pm,
visit to Washington Lodge, No. Is; Q
pm. oyster roast. rendered by WASH
ington Lodge. No. Is.
Thursday-10:3O am. business ses-
sion of the association; IL am, con-
test Of lodges for state trophy for the
best degree team: l PM. luncheon.
Elks' rathskeller: 3 pm. automobile
trips and boat trips to points nearby
large delegation of members of
come to Alexandria Monday night and
participate in the social session.
Tax Review Board to Meet.
The local board of tax review will
meet with w. N. Lipscomb. examiner
of records for the sixteenth judicial
circuit. at 10 o'clock Friday morning
in the corporation court room. at which
time the board will take up contested
tax cases Just how many cases will
be presented to the board is not known
This will be the first public meeting
of the board since 1t was appointed
by Judge Barley of the corporation
court.
The funeral of John B. Padgett will
take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning from his late home, PA North
Alfred street. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. J. w. Duffey. pas
South. Burial will be with Masonic
honors, and the various bodies with
which he was identified will attend in
a body.
Pallbearers will be as follows: Capt.
William Luckett, Washington: Fred
erick J. Pan. E. E. Downham. Henry
K Field. Thomas w. Robinson and
Percy E. Cliff.
of aldermen held last night II con-
CURED in the action of common council
in all Of the matters which were pre-
scented to that body at its meeting
Tuesday night. There was no new busi-
ness introduced. Six out of the eight
tended.
Final Decree of Divorce.
In the corporation court today a final
decree for divorce on the ground Of
down in the suit of Sadie Anna Pear
son against Robert Lee Pearson. and
plaintiff was granted permission to re-
sumo the use of her maiden name,
Sadie Anna Lewis. She was represent
ed by Attorney Frederick p Russell.
Chicken thieves last night invaded
the hennery of T. Monkey Erwin George
Washington Park. and stole fourteen
chickens. A report of the theft was
made to the police today
In the police court today Jennie
PAYNE, colored. charged with stealing
$11 from Frank Trayman, colored, was
sentenced to serve ninety days in the
workhouse. The woman denied the
theft.