The Washington herald., 1915-10-03
'ELkS TO ENTERTAIN
FOR STATE DELEGATES
Virginia Convention Will Meet in
Alexandra Next Tuesday-Mayor
Fisher to Welcome Visitors.

vention Of the Elks. which will be
held here Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, was begun this afternoon.
Several buildings. including the Elks'
Home and Alexandria Gazette office,
are already decorated. The cross
wires on King street will be decorated
with pennants and banners. Citizens
have been requested by J. w. Bales.
chairman Of the committee of ar
and places of business. Many Of the
Elks are expected to arrive Monday
night, About 100 will attend.
A big feature of the affair will be
a social session Monday night in the
auditorium Of the Elks' Home, which
will be attended by members Of the
Washington lodge.
Mayor T. A. Fisher will deliver an
address of welcome at the opening
session of the convention at 1880
o'clock on Tuesday on behalf Of the
city. and Representative c. c. Carlin
will make an address on behalf Of
Alexandria Lodge Of Elks.
The business session will be called
to order at IL o'clock. The remainder
of the program follows: l p. m. spe-
cial cars for Mount Vernon: 1880 p.
M, luncheon at Mount Vernon; 2:3o
p. m, visit to Mount Vernon mansion
and grounds: 4:3o p. m. return from
Mount Vernon in special cars; 9 p. m.
Elks' Home; IL p. M. Elks' toast;
1880 p. m, athletic carnival, for Elks
only.
wednesday-10:30 a. m, business
session of the association in Elks
lodge room; l p. m. luncheon. Elks
rathskeller; 2 p. m. automobile trip to
Washington and suburbs: $3.50 p. m. at
tend American League baseball game
in Washington between Washington
and Philadelphia: 8 p. m: visit to
Washington Lodge. No. IS. B. p. o. E.:
9 p. M. oyster roast rendered by WASH
ington Lodge. No. Is.
Thursday-10:30 a. m. business ses-
sion OF the association; II a. M, con-
test OF lodges for State trophy for the
best degree team: l p. m. luncheon.
Elks' rathskeller; 8 p. M. automobile
trips and boat trips to points nearby.
The local board of review of State
tax assessments will meet at l o'clock
Friday morning in the Corporation
Court room with w. N. Lipscomb. ex-
aminer of records for the Sixteenth
judicial circuit. Contested tax cases
will be taken UP by the board. This
will be the first public meeting of the
board since 1t was appointed.
The first fall issue of the Maroon and
White. published by the students OF the
Alexandria High School. will make its
appearance October 20. Those who will
edit the magazine have been selected
by a committee of teachers of the
school composed of Conard Johnson.
principal: S. G. Blanton. and Miss
Krose Ficklin, and they are as fol-
lows: Miss Dolly NJ. Callahan. editor
d. ,L,,
Bladen. associate editors; Lawrence G.
Fawcett. business manager; Miss Lou
ise Abbott advertising manager: Miss
Lorine Risheill. assistant advertising
manager: Albert V. Bryan and Thomas
L. Wattles. assistant editors.
The following have ben selected to con-
tribute notes from the different school
rooms: Miss Mildred Callahan, Thomas
l.. Wattles, Miss Sarah Cox, Miss Lillian
Barrett. Miss Marian Blunt. Edward
Oliver, William Blake.
The Holy Name Society of St Mary's
Catholic Church will hold meeting Sun
day at the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
Hall for the purpose of completing plans
for taking part in the parade to be held
by that organization in Washington.
Ihe tn1rd game Tor the championship
of the city will be played at 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon on the King street
grounds between the Cardinals and
Eagles. Two games have been captured
thus far by the Cardinals.
Jennie Payne, colored. charged with the
of s11 from Frank Trayman, col
ored, today was sentenced to serve ninety
days in the workhouse.
A final decree for divorce on the ground
Of desertion and abandonment was given
today in the Corporation Court in the
case of Sadie Anna Pearson against Rob
ert Lee Pearson. Plaintiff was granted
permission to resume use of her maiden
name. Sadie Anna Lewis She was rep
resented by Attorney Frederick P. Rus
sell.
r. L. Lee Camp Conferedatc Veterans,
1t its meeting to be held at Lee Camp
Hall on Monday night. will arrange to at
Tend the annual State encampment in
Fredericksburg this month.
Attorney Amos c. Crounse. Of Alcxan- !
iria County. was among the attorneys
who represented Frank W. Huddleston In /
lis contest in the Circuit Court of Fair !
AK for the position OF treasurer. and |
which resulted in a victory for Mr.. Hud- |
ileston over Claude E. Wiley. 1t was in |
ldvertently stated that Mr.. Crounse ap-
,eared for Claude f. Wiley. Mr.. Crounse |
vas closely identified with Mr.. Huddle-
ton In his campaign for the nominat ton |