The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-25
HIGH DEGREE GIVEN
At ALEXANDRIA
Conferred With Impresslveness
BY Officers Of Washington
Lodge of Perfection.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 21-The
browning degree of the Lodge of perfec-
ton of Scottish Rite Masonry, the four
teenth, or Perfect Flu, was conferred
with great impressiveness last nisnt by
the officers OF Washington memorial
Lodge of Perfection, No. IA, OF this city.
upon large class composln the
spring reunion class OF the four scot
tfsh Rite bodies in Alexandria.
There was present large number OF
members of the Rite. as well as visitors
from several Jurisdictions.
Those taking part In the degree work
were Arthur T.. Gift. venerable master;
William Lewis Allen. senior warden:
Percy Z. CHIT. Junior warden; Il. Noel
Garner. orator; Frank w. Latham,
master of ceremonies; Boyd j. Richards,
pert; IAewellyn r. Chauncey, captain OF
the host.
Every night next week will be gwen
up to the comforting OF the higher de-
grees by the Scottish Rite bodies ana
the work Is to be concluded with a ban
quet Friday night.
The following are the dates for the
various degrees: Monday night. 18th and
list degrees; Wednesday night. 9th ana
30th degrees; Thursday night, 3lst de-
gree; Friday night. sd degree.
The law Yesterday took charge OF the
affairs OF William J. Bruff. his wife,
Helen Bruff, and three small children,
Lillian. seven; william, four, and Mar
A week ago Brun was arrested.
charged with beating Lillian, and an m
vestigaticn by The police showed that
the three children were not properly
cared for BY their parents, botn or
whom are in poor health.
There are two other children In in
stitutlons in Washington.
A commission composed of Justice r.
B. Washington. and Drs. NJ. D. De-
NaIN Ill
which Police Justice Cation also con-
ferred, decided that the family should
be separated. The father was sent to
the Western Asylum for the Insane at
tuition near Lynchburg The children
will be turned over to the Childrens
Aid Society of Richmond.
Sister Mary Coronata, who was Miss
Helen Walker before becoming a mem
Der of the order OF Sisters OF the Holy
Cross, and for seventeen years a teach
er of the commercial department OF st.
tcrday at Mt. Carmel Hospital. Column
bus. Ohio. Sister Coronata was great
ly beloved by the pupils and alumni or
the academy.
Mrs. Sarah f. Langford was found
dead from heart failure. sitting In her
chair In her home In the Cameron
apartments. yesterday afternoon by her
daughter. Miss Fannie Langford.
Mrs. Langford was the widow OF
Warren Langford. and Is survived by
two daughters, Misses Fannie and lisa
hel Langford, with whom she lived,
and two sons, John and James Lang
ford.
Funeral services for Mrs. David N
Rust. ir., who died Thursday at her
home at Braddock Heights. were held
this afternoon from Christ Episcopal
nd aFNdt tad hxTf he TlaNy
William j. Morton. rector. Interment
was made in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Funeral services for Julian T. Burke.
senior partner OF the firm OF Burke and
Herbert, will be held tomorrow after
noon, at . o'clock from st. Peul's Epis-
copal Church.
Headed by the American Indiana
Guard Band in their scarlet uniforms
Prof. Julius Hamper, director, the mem
bsrs OF Kallipolis Grotto OF the Yelled
Prophets, of Washington, marched
through the streets of Alexandria last
night to Elks Home, where they took
part In musical carnival. under the
auspices of the Kallipolis Glee Club
The prophets were met on upper King
street by Mayor Thomas A. Fisher,
escorted by Chief of Police Goods
Major Raymond w, Pullman was pres
ent to see that the Washington Masons
kept good order and reached their
homes after the "jaunt de luxe of the
season" as the pilgrimage to Alexan-
dria had been billed.
The entertainment furnished by the
Glee Club was made w of vaudeville
acts. on the program were Prof Jacdue
Heidenheimer, pianist: Woerner and
Gross, "blackface princess" Charles A.
Stevens. "potentate of entertainers"
Krck c. Miller. 1.-The shake 'em I'm
drummer" Fred Kramer and his
"Schnitzelbank warblers;" c. H. Po-
pence, "saxiphone soioist:" Edward
Hutchinson, monarch of songland:''
Charles ID. Shackelford. Sultan of
, vaudeville" Dave Wolf. 1.-THE whistline
wonder" Wilbur Fookes. the great
female impersonato tor" and s. u. Shreve
in mandolin melange" There was
dancing n fter the entertainments