The Washington times., 1916-01-27
ALEXANDRIA RAISES
S1,1OO FOR HEBREWS
Enthusiastic Meeting Held At
EIkS' Auditorium in Behalf Of
War Sufferers.

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. H.-0More than
81. 100 was raised for the relief OF the
Jewish war sufferers at the meeting
held in the Elks Auditorium last wight,
and several hundred dollars additional
is expected to be realized from the tag
day which Is being held today. Last
nights meeting was one OF the most
enthusiastic that has been held IN
Alexandria In many years and WINS at
tended by hundreds of citizens OF oil
denominations. on the platform were
representatives OF the various churches
of Alexandria,
Charles Bendheim. former assistant
United States district attorney for the
District of Columbia. presided and in
troduced the speakers, who were Con-
gresham Charles c. Carlln, Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett, Miss Mabel BoardnIan,
the Rev e. V. Register, the Rev. Louis
Smet, and the Rev. DR.. Abram Simon.
DR.. Simon said that II was a rare pic
ture to see Protestant, a Catholic,
and a Hebrew clergyman sitting on the
same platform and looking into each
others eyes without emnity,, and each
there to raise his voice in O common
cause.
Congressman Carlin declared that the
Hebrew residents OF Alexandria were
| among its best citizens and that their
appeal for the : 60, 40 women and chill
dren who have been made destitute by
the war should be answered by n lib
eral contribution from their fellows
citizens in Alexandria. He said that
there We're 600,O0j hebrews in the
| trenches of Europe fighting under tho
hags of the various nations at war.
Iaa \ aI.-N
this was the first time. so far rs she
could remember. that the Hebrews OF
Alexandria had ever appealed for ns-
| siStance and that 1t was only right that
operation. She said that during her
/ visit to Russia two years aro she corn
menced to realize What tho Hebrews
were called Upon TO undergo and that
she made up her mind at that time to
do what she could to sec that they
were given justice. Miss Boardman
| told of the work that the Red Cross So
ciety Is doing and described the suffer-
ing OF the noncomhatants. The Revs
| +. Y. Register and Louis Smet both
made pleas for liberal contributions. DIR,
! Simon declared that in thiTty-fiv4 CEN
! turtles the Hebrews had not asked for
material aid out Of their own faith,
| but tina. the present situation was too
| colossal for them 10 handle without ap-
| peallng a. the rest of the world. lie
| pictured some or the horrors tho He
I breWS arc GuHcr1nC ana Sat0 tnat there
! were more than 3.Oo00OO hnmeless lie
hrews huddled on the steppes of Russia
The knights and ladies OF the Mac
cabees. members of Tent No. 3 and
| Hive No. ?. will give their annual ban.
quet tonight in the Westminster Build.
ing. There will be a number OF invited
guests and splendid musical program
has been arranged. The Rev. z. "
Register. former presiding elder OF the
} GhinRtnn dfQtFiOf
South. will he POSTMASTER. The follow
ing Is the program: Invocation. the
Rev. o. w Triplett. pastor OF the sec,
toast, "our Order" John J. Dozier
solo. Miss Anna Vierkorn. accompanied
by Mrs. George Warfeld toast, Co
operation of Women" Mrs. Mabel La
toast, Fraternity" D. Howard Clarke
solo. IT Love the Whole u. S. A." z
Albert Lang; toast, Solidarity Of
Womanhood," Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
Our Guests. the Ladies" w. N. New
bold: selection. Maccabee orchestra
The committee In charge Of the banque
is composed of w. Irving Brawner
John w Cunningham. George X Ben
der. Ernest L. Cornell c. Ashby Blader
and Mesdames Irving Brawner. John w
Cunningham, Emma McCuen, Susie Cas-
sidy and Sadie ouigley
Mrs. Lycurgus F.. Uhler. first vice
president of the Anne Lee Memoria
| Home for the Aged, OF this city. will
speak tomorrow morning at the annua
meeting of the District chapters OF M
| United Daughters of the Confederacy
to be held at the Confederate Memoria
Home in Washington. on the Anne Let
home.
One hundred members OF the AleNan
dria Automobile Club and their guests
attended the first annual banquet of tina
organization, which was held last nigh
I'm the Westminster building. G. Wash
ington Lewis acted as POSTMASTER, anC
the speakers were: w. c. Adamson. o
Georgia, whose topic was the AdamsoI
executive committee OF the American
Automobile Association, who told of tn,
objects OF the organization; George r
Coleman. state highway commissions
of Virginia. who spoke on Road Leg
islation;" e. L. Ferguson. chief OF tn
touring bureau, A. A. A., whose subJec
was Roads as I Have Found Them.
and Congressman &. c. Carlin. who toll
OF the progress OF the Memorial Bridge
Two divorces were granted today 4
the corporation court by Judge L. {
Barley Sarah Estelle Shoemaker wa
J divorced from Theodore r. Shoemake
on the ground OF desertlon. She wa
represented by Attorney H. Noel Gar
ner. George c. Heon was divorced fror
ton. He was represented by Attorne
Samuel @. Brent
Thomas Zimmerman forty-ReVe