The Washington times., 1916-02-24
ALEXANDRIA READY
. !. FOR SCOTTISH RITE
Preparations Completed For
Spring, Reunion and Reoep-
ton Of Class.

ALEXANDRIA. Feb. 2i--Preparations
for spring reunion OF the four scottish
rite Masonic bodies Of Alexandria. when
n large class will receive the degree
Of the order. have been COMPLETED and
the program has lust been Issued by
Frank w. Latham. thirty-second de-
gree. secretary of all the bodies.
For the first time In the history of
the Alsxandrla lodges. all OF the degrees
from the fourth to the thirty-second
will bo conferred.
The reunion will commence March 10,
when the fourth and NTH degrees will
be conferred. March 10 the sixth and
ninth are scheduled. March y will be
pleting the work OF the Lodge OF Per-
lection. March q the two degrees of
the CHARTER Of Rose Crotx. the fifteenth
Sm on mssos Is he Ss Sssees on the Of the
Council Of Knights Kadosh are sched-
uled TO commence. the degrees for this
date being the twentieth and twenty
FIRST.
On the following night the twenty
seventh and thirtleth will be conferred.
March 30 the thirty-irst degree is ON
the program. and on March 81 the last
and highest decree given In Alexandra.
the thirty-second. will be gwen.
II expected that large number OF
Scottish Rite Masons from Richmond.
Aalumore. and washington will attend.
The annual meeting Of the Batcheior
Club was held last night in the rooms
Of the club on King street. the annual
pcSRas 8 stSar S' Ta
lenger, vice president; Charles e. Ten
uesson, treasurer; Orlando II. Kirk, sec
retary; J. William May, librarian. These
members constitute the board OF COVER
ners.
"A charter was granted yesterday by
the State corporation commission to the
Mutual Automobile Supply Association,
Inc. Of Rosslyn. with q maximum capt.
tai Of $4,000 and a minimum OF $1,000
The officers are G. X. Pritchard, presi-
dent. Rosslyn, and II. WADE Petit, sec
retary. OF Washington.
An expert from Elmira, N. Y, arrived
here today to investigate the failure of
Alexandria's new $40 automobile fire
engine. which was disabled after an
hours service at the fire which destroy
ed the Roberts warehouse, on the river
front, Tuesday night.
t1re department officials were greatly
disappointed when the now apparatus, re-
garaed as the latest piece OF hre-tighting
machinery. failed to make a good show
ing on Its first important test.
Inc engine was placed on the south
side OF the Norfolk steamboat wharf
as soon as the scene OF the fire was
from the dock. When the engine was
stopped. 1t was found tnat the pumps
were full OF mud. which had been suck
ed up from the river bottom. River
men, men say that II the engine had been
they would have been able to have got
ten plenty OF water without encountsr-
ing the mud.
William II. Caton, seventy-nine wears
old. dropped deaf at Cameron and Al
fred streets last night while EN- route to
the homo OF hts daughter, Mrs. James
.SftLersSSn' .ibu,n S aolQ Cameron street. with
Apoplexy is supposed to have been the
r. He Y survived BY his two sons, George
I. Caton and ]. Reece Cation, and two
aaughters, Mrs. James Patterson and
Mrs. William T. Duncan. Mr.. Cation
was employed for many years as bridge
goSemnn goms tims on the ne new highway bridge
old age.
John 7. suthard, sixty-five years old.
~ Wilkes street. He Is survived by
these children Mrs. Thomas tTravers,
Miss Jessie NJ. Suthard. and Oscar John
T.. George D.. and Charles H. suthard.
cl Fraternal Americans and Oriental
Court. No. 10 His funeral will take
place Saturday at o'clock.
Funeral services for Miss Annie Il.
Mansfield were held this morning from
the home OF her nephew, Thomas r.
Jacobs. 800 South Lee street, and We're
ley. pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
The infant child Of Harvey and Flor
Pital last night: The infant child of
Horace and Kate Harlow died yestcr-
day. at the home OF the parents, 2ls
South Payne street.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah ster-
ling took place this afternoon from the
hGme HaIi OF Of her sn, daughter, NJ, Charles
were conducted by tho Rev l.. NJ Fer
gugson. pastor of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
In police court John Hoover. colored,
was sent to jail for ninety days BY Act
Ing Justice Thompson. for stealing
brass and iron from n building formerly
occupied by tho Board Motor Truck
Company, The mar mnde no defense
and said that he would appeal the case
TO the corporation court.
Miss Lillian T, Callahan has been ap-
pctnted notary public by Governor
6trart.
The meeting Of tho water consumers
Smith. 107 North Fairfax street. prom
iscs to be largely attended The meet
Ing will bo OF on to all water users.
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