The Washington herald., 1916-02-08
BOYS MAY form
CADET COMPANY
Alexandria School Board Fa-
vors Organization of Mill
tary Body There.
ELKS PLAN CELEBRATION
Prominent After-Dinner Speakers Will
Address Lodge at Its Fifteenth
Birthday Banquet.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
X. L. knight & Son,
Ga -623 King street.

saS9 King street
Alexandria. Va. Feb IA militar,
company may be organized among the
students of the Alexandria High School.
The city school board tonight authorized
the faculty of the school to take up the
question OF the organization OF such a
company with the pupils at once.
The boys would be compelled to pur-
chase uniforms. Guns and ammunition
could be furnished by the government.
The question of organizing such a
military company was discussed recently
at meeting in the Surprise Theater,
under the auspices Of the parent-teachers'
of the school, stated he would be only
too willing to. give his time and efforts
toward training the boys in the event
such company was organized.
The school board tonight decided to
give the pupils in the high school build
Ing only half an hour as a recess for
luncheon. This will mean that they witt
be dismissed al 2:3O o'clock every after
noon instead of 3:l5 o'clock
Students in this building, after Tues
day, will bring their luncheon to school.
Representatives from Washington, Bal
timore and Virginia lodges OF Elks will
attend the banquet to be given Wednes-
day night by Alexandria Lodge in the
auditorium OF its home in observance OF
It's fourteenth anniversary. II is expect
ed that l25 members Of the local lodge
will attend Robert S. Barrett, past ex-
allied ruler Of the lodge, will be toast
master
A list of the speakers and their toasts
follow: Representative Jacob E. Meeker,
Missouri, Our Fraternity" Representa-
tive Charles c. Carlin of Virginia. The
Trend of the Times" Representative
Samuel ]. Nichols, South Carolina, The
Grand Lodge" Joseph A. Burkhart, past
exalted ruler. Washington Lodge. No l5.
'ReCOllections OF Fourteen Years Ago."
Alfred J. Carr. past exalted ruler, Baltt-
more Lodge, No. :. Baltimore Lodge No.
:. and Plans for the 1916 Reunion" James
l.. Ward. OF Washington. district deputy
grand exalted ruler, "Our Sister Lodge,
Washington. No. 49," James w. Bates,
Alexandria, president of the State asso-
citation of Elks OF Virginia, THE State
Association" Warren Wexford, Roanoke,
Va, district deputy exalted, Virginia
Elks:~ Fred Harper. Lynchburg. Va,
chairman of the national home commit
tee. The New National Home" Jacob
Brill, Alexandria. past exalted ruler, Alex
andria Lodge, Tho Ladies'"
A committee composed OF James L.
Ward. Joseph Burkhardt and August
Brill will represent Washington Lodge,
Jacob Mysr. exalted ruler of Baltimore
j.
represent him.
Owing to the absence OF quorum. the
annual meeting OF the trustees OF the
Alexandria Hospital, which was to have
been held tonight. was adjourned until
the first Monday in April.
As n result of being struck by an auto
mobile near Hume Crossing. Alexandria
County. last night. Helen Purdy. Q. is at
the Alexandria Hospital. suffering from
three fractured ribs. a scalp wound and
cut on the lip. The girl was treated by
DR.. r. J. Yates. She lives in Del Ray.
These officers have been elected by the
Washington division of Southern Railway
Agents. who met yesterday at Manassas:
Byrd Leavell, president. Culpeper; f. F.
TiCer, vice president. Alexandria; A H.
Hamaker. secretary. Harrisonburg
The funeral of Arthur L. Thompson. g.
who died at his home at Greensbarr
Farm. Landover, Md. will take place az
l. O'Clock Tuesday afternoon from Wheat
tlcy's undertaking chapel.
EdwoOd Davis. .. fractured his arm last
night as the result of a fall on the ice
near King and Royal streets He was
treated by DR.. Walter \. Warfield.
A petition will be presented to the city
council tomorrow night urging that body
to purchase new apparatus for the Re
lief Hook and Ladder Company.
One thousand feet of lumber, consist
ing of flooring. fencing and posts. was
stolen from Herfurth Brothers last night.
, The lumber was on a lot near St. Asaph
and Wythe streets
Melvin G. Bowie, :, died early this morn
! ing following a short illness, at the
home of his parents, COS Gibon street
An entertainment was given tonight
in the Young Peoples Building. under
the auspices of the Willard w. c. T. L.