The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
PLAN WELCOME HOME
! FOR light INFANTRY
Returning Soldier Boys to Be Greeted
with Celebration.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. Z. knight q Son.
6a1 -623 King Street.


r. L. knight Son.
S3 King Street.
Alexandria. Va, Jan. n-Members OF
! Company @, First Virginia Regiment.
known as the Alexandria Light Infan-
try" who recently reached Richmond.
Va. from Brownsville. Tex, viii return
to Alexandria just as soon as they are
mustered out of service and It Is thought
that they may arrive home next Wednes-
day. Plans are now well under way for
an elaborate reception and entertain
ment to the returning soldier boys.
A banquet will take place at the
Armory Hall
The sum of s1s5.4o left over from the
funds for the parade held In Washing
ton in honor Of President Wilson will
be used In helping to defray the ex-
penses incident to the celebration.
Stockholders of the Alexandria Build
ing and Loan Association at their an
nual meeting last night elected these Of
ncers Robert s. Jones, president; NJ. l.
Dinwiddie. treasurer; c. Page Waller
tr., secretary; Carroll Pierce, Worth
Hulnsh. and c. 8. Taylor Burke, trus-
tees; @. Washington Lewis, attorney; II.
A. Stewart, Robert l.. Payne, James w.
noosrts, N william n Sweeney. Charles
Il. Swan, Robert f. Knight. c. ]. w,
Summers, o. II. Kirk, directors.
dividends were declared as follows:
S25o first series; 50 second series; 81. 80
third series; 81 fourth series; IS cents
fifth series.
Miss Matilda Benesch and Harry Click.
ooth OF baltimore, were married this aft
ernoon in the parlors of the Hotel Ram
mel by Rev. Louis Stern, D. D., of wash
ington.
A three-day retreat for men, under the
auspices OF the Holy Name Society. will
begin at o'clock tomorrow night at st,
Mary's Catholic Church and will be con-
quoted by Rev. S. T. McDermott, o. P,
of Brookland, d. c.
The congregation OF the First Baptist
Church has elected these officers to serve
for the year: M. p, Pitts. clerk; Joseph
NJ. Cornell. keeper Of roll; S. w Pitts.
secretary; F. G. Saunders, financial seq
retary; Ralph Remington, assistant fnan-
eial secretary; J. T. Preston, chorister;
MISS Edna Barnett. pianist. James l..
roster was elected a deacon Of the
church.
me hour for prayer meetings to be
held at homes of members OF he Metho-
dist Protestant Church in conne.tion with
the revival services at that church have
been changed from 10 a m until n m
and Friday will be as follows: Mrs,
Wolfe, 1lo1 Prince street, Mrs M. q,
Parker. leader; Mrs. Hail. 4Of South Lee
street, Mrs. F. w. Ebhardt, leader; Mrs,
Beach 26 North Fairfax street, Mrs. w.
5. Risdon, leader: Mrs. Nunnally, 200
South St Asaph street, Mrs. w, T. Penn.
leader; Mrs. Jennier, $40 South Henry
street, Mrs. Nunnally. leader, the last
named meeting to be held at o'clock in
stead of 2 o'clock.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Z. Crane
were held this afternoon at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. J. b. Duncan. Del
Ray, Alexandria County. and were con-
Quoted by Rev. L NJ Ferguson, pastor
or Trinity NJ E Church. assisted by
Rev. e. V. REGISTER, pastor Of the Del
Ray Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Plans for series of entertainments
which will be given during the winter
months were mapped out last night by
the entertainment committee of Fitz-
gerald Council, No. 459, Knights of Colurn-
bus, at a meeting OF that organization
held in st. Mary's Hall
The Alexandria National Bank today
elected these officers for the year: Judge
c. E. Nicol. president; w. B. Smoot, vice
president; J. Laurence Perry, cashier; r.
A. Lynn, assistant cashier
John Watkins, colored, arrested by
Sergt- Wilkinson and Policeman Snellings,
on charge of having robbed a camp
car at the Potomac Railroad yards of
a quantity of wearing apparel, was today
turned over to the authorities of Alexan-
dria County.