The Washington herald., 1916-01-28

'MACCABEES Hold
ANNUAL BANQUET
Alexandra Knights and La
dies Hear Addresses and
Musical Program.
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
Divorces Granted George c. Heon and
Sarah Estella Shoemaker.
Jewish Fund Grows.
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. Y. Knight & Son.
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The HERALD BUREAU,
r. z. knight & Son,
61-e23 King street
Alexandria, Va, Jan. 1.-THE annual
banquet of Alexandria Tent. No. ., and
Alexandria Hive. No. g. knights and
Ladies of the Maccabees was held to-
night in the Westminster Building.
Rev. e. v. REGISTER was toastma ster
and invocation was pronounced by Rev
o. W. Triplett, pastor of the Second Bap-
tist Church. Toasts were responded to
as follows: "our Order John J. Dozier,
Norfolk; Cooperation of Women" Mrs
Mabel La Rue. Washington; Fraternity
D. Edward Clarke; Solidarity of Won.
anhood," Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett; "Our
Guests. the Ladies'" w. N. NewboId.
The musical program given was as fol-
lows: Solo, f. Albert Lang, with Phil
c. Addison as sccomps mist; solo. Miss
Anna Vierkorn, with Mrs. George E. War
field as accompanist; solo, II Love the
Whole United States" z. Albert Lang,
Washington; solo, Miss Anna vierkorn
Music was furnished by the Maccabees'
orchestra.
The banquet committee was composed
OF w. Irving Brawner, John W. Cunning
ham, George K Bender, Ernest L. Cor
| nell. c. Ashby Bladen, and Mesdames
Irving Brawner. John w. Cunningham.
Emma McCuen, Susie Cassidy, and Sadie
Quigley.
At a meeting of the city Republican n
committee tonight at Hotel Rammel,
H. B. Quinn, city chairman, presiding. it
was decided to call a mass meeting of
Republicans February IL at 7:3O O'Clock
In the evening to elect delegates to the
district convention to be held here Feb
ruary -, and also to select delegates to
the State convention to be held in
Roanoke on March 2s
In the Corporation Court today a final
decree for divorce on the ground of de-
sertion was given in the case Of George
c. Heon against Mamie Heon. The
plaintiff was represented by Attorney s.
G. Brent.
A decree for divorce on the ground of
desertion was also given in the suit of
Sarah Shoemaker against Theodore p.
Shoemaker. Attorney H. Noel Garner
represented the plaintiff.
The contributions received for the re-
lief Of the Jewish war sufferers today
reached the sum of s1,1oo Several Alex
andrians have identified themselves with
| the Red Cross Association as a result of
the meeting last night. having sent in
| their subscriptions TO Leopold Ruben.
State Corporation Commission to the
Clifton Springs Manufacturing Company,
| Incorporated, this city, with a ma ximum
capital stock of 800, 600 and a minimum
! of $1,000. Purposes are to manufacture,
| bottle and sell mineral waters, etc Oni-
GERS are: G. Raymond RatcIire. secre-
| tary and treasurer; NJ. Lynch, vice presi-
dent. Manassas; J. owen Lynch, presi-
dent, Alexandria.
Mrs. Marie Woodward. widow Of Amos
Woodward. q, died early this afternoon
at her home, 31s South Lee street. Re
Gently Mrs. Woodward suffered a stroke
Of paralysis. She is survived by three
sons and a daughter: Harry C. Wood
ward. Gloversville. n. Y: Mrs. William
II. Melchoir, this city; Louis P Wood
ward. this city. and A. Gilbough Wood
ward. Philadelphia.
| The second degree OF the order will
be conferred tomorrow night on a class
OF candidates by Potomac Lodge of Odd
I Fellows
The funeral of Thomas J. Zimmerman
will take place at o'clock Friday aft.
ernoon from his late home 1912 Duke
street. Services will be conducted by
| Rev. o. w. Triplett, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church.
One of the most recent examples Of Ger
man thrift is the use of sunfower oil as
a substitute for olive extract many peo-
pie devoting large tracts Of land to the
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