The Washington herald., 1916-01-20
Hold BANQUET
INLEES HONOR
Confederate Veterans Cele-
brate Anniversary Of
Leaders Birthday.
WANTS APATROL WAGON
Chief of Police Goods Submits Annual
Report-Reliance Fire Engine
Company Elects Officers.

Alexandria, Va, Jan. ls.-R. E. Lee,
! Camp. Confederate Veterans, tonight Gel.
ebrated Gen. Lees Birthday with ban
! quet at Lee Camp Hall. In the absence
| Of Commander w. A. Smoot, ]. w. Ham
| mond presided, and toasts were responded
| to as follows: Gen. Robert E. Lee,
Representative Frank Clark, of Florida
Sons of Veterans" Representative w.
]. Sears, of Florida '"The Confederate
| Navy" Col John Morris Morgan, or
Washington; 1.-THE Confederate Veteran"
Robert S. Barrett this city. Invocation
was pronounced by Rev. W. j. Morton,
rector of Christ p. Il. Church. Gen.
Lees farewell address was read by Adjt.
Edgar Warfield. During the evening a
musical program was given.
Miss Rebecca Moore, a student in the
Alexandria High School, was presented
with a copy of Washington, the Man
and the Mason" by the camp for having
written the best essay on the life of
| Gen. Lee. The presentation was maos
by DIR. Jaequelin A. Marshall.
surprise was given Mrs. James e.
Alexander by the women of the various
Confederate organizations when she was
presented with a handsome gold cross
of honor. A speech of presentation was
made by John NJ. Johnson and Mrs.
Alexander responded. Mrs. Alexander
has held many offices in the various Con-
most active and enthusiastic workers in
that organization.
In his ninth annual report, submitted
to the board of police commissioners, s
T. Goods, chief%of police, recommended
to the board the installation of a patrol
wagon, police alarm system, a system
of finger printing and asked for the sal
aries of the men to be increased. On
motion of Commissioner knight, 1t was
decided to take up these matters with
| the joint committees on police and fl
| nance Of city council.
According to the report, 1,16 arrests
were made during the year, and there
were 1.9S5 dodgers.
Policeman Talbot was suspended by
the board for a period of ten days for
violating the rules
| Sergt. Scott was called before the
! board and asked to explain why he had
failed to make out written charges
against Policeman Talbot to the board,
hereafter such cases must be reported
in writing.
The board decided to meet at O'Clock
next Tuesday night for the work of re-
visng the bylaws.
| In the absence of Mayor Fisher, Com
missioner Schwarzmann presided. E. c.
Beahm. a private watchman at Rose
I
| Alexandria tonight was given its open
| air speech on woman suffrage, when Miss
| Elise Hill. daughter of Representative
| Ebenezer Hill. of Connecticut, who now
| lives In Washington. journeyed over here
| and spoke from the steps of a moving
picture place on King street, between
| Columbus and Alfred. Miss Hill was ac-
| companied by Miss Helen Jollie, of Eng
| land. now in Washington, and Mrs.
| Florence l. Blake, also of Washington.
A crowd of about $50 persons. mostly
men, heard Miss Hill talk for half an
| hour.
| The Reliance Fire Engine Company has
| elected the following officers to serve for
! the year: L. E. Uhler, president; ]. Sid
! ney Douglas, first vice president; William
| P. Taylor, second vice president; NJ. F.
Padgett. jr., secretary; Frank Chilcott,
| assistant secretary; Archie r. Fair
treasurer; H. E. Schwab. recorder; w.
| II. Bontz, A. D. Grimes and P. F. Cor.
man. jr., executive committee.
J Active officers are: Kenneth w. Ogden.
| captain; W. NJ. Glasgow, first lieutenant;
! Conrad Schwab. second lieutenant; Harry
| Padgett, commander of hose.
| In order to raise funds for the chill
dren's playground, souvenir cherries will
be sold by the children Of the city on
| Washington's Birthday. This was don't
| last February q, and considerable money
was raised for the Fairgrounds.
! The Alexandria Gun Club held a tour.
nament this afternoon and prizes in their
| respective order were won by the fol-
| lowing: c. D. Hubbard, T. A. Hulfish and
A. Harmon Roberts.
| A musical and literary program was
given last night by Oriental Lodge, No. 6,
knights of Pythias, in observance of its
| forty-seventh anniversary. Addresses
! were made by E. r. Boyer. grand outer
guard of the state lodge; Thomas Herbert,
Herman Friedlander and Robinson Mon
| cure.
| Plans are being made for special ex-
ercises in the public schools of this city
| January g. in observance of Good Roads
Day" A proclamation has been issued
by Gov. Stuart for its observance.
Eppa ?. Mcdonald. night train dis
patcher for the Washington-Virginia
Railway Company. died early this after
noon at the Sibley Hospital. Washing
| ton. The deceased was well-known in
| Alexandria. For the past seven years,
he had been at the company's Washing
| Twelfth street. Mr.. Mcdonald was a
native of Fsuquier County, Va, and un-
/ married.
| City Sergeant r. II. Cox this after
noon, posted lists of those who will be
able to vote in the primary next April, \
in the different voting places in the four
wards The lists contains more than
LOO names.
In the Corporation Court today William
| P woolls. jr was admitted to practice.
A delegation of members Of r. E. Lee
Camp Confederate Veterans. today at
| tended the funeral of Orlando F. Smith,
who died in Washington, and who was
buried in Arlington.