The Washington times., 1917-04-01
HAPPENINGS IN THE
CAPITALS SUBURBS
Former Members of Alexandria
Light Infantry May Organize
As, Home Guard"

ALEXANDRIA, April IA move
ment was inaugurated yesterday
afternoon to form an organization
among former members of the Alex
andria Light Infantry, and a meet
ing probably will be held in the
armory tomorrow evening for that
purpose. 1t is suggested that such a
body might become useful in acting
as a home guard" in case the regu-
lar Organization, which Is officially
known as Company G, First Regiment
OF Virginia, is called into active ser
vice, as is expected. There are said
to be several hundred men who Are
eligible to membership, having Been
connected with the company in years
past
Tomorrow will see this old city
canopied with the Stars and Stripes ~
honor of Flag Day" For several
days past the slogan heard on every
side has been, Hang out the fags,
and they have been coming out in
larger numbers in all sections of the
city Tourists visiting here yesterday
were heard to remark, wei, the
people of Alexandria are patriotic, all
right" as they saw flags to the right
OF them, flags to the left of them and
bOy sclllhe NAA
side. Nearly every automobile seen
ON the streets bears a flag.
The members of Post F.. Travellers
Protective Association, held their an
ntial meeting last night in the Cham
ber of Commerce rooms ]. Y. VIII
liams was chosen president; o. II.
Kirk, vice president; Hunt Russell,
secretary and treasurer, and ]. VIII
liam May c. c. Lamond, ]. H. Trimyer,
T. A Sommers, and v. w. Boswell, d.
rectors. Chairmen of Committees were
elected as follows: Railroad, A. d.
Brockett; Legislative, H. X. Field; no
tells, NJ. E. Greene; employment, W.
Pitts, and membership, ]. William
May. Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison was
made chaplain. Delegates to the State
conyeAtion, to be held in Petersburg,
Va, May and 3, are: NJ. L. Price, A.
d. Brockett, o. H. Kirke, w. W. Bal.
Ienger, c. c. Lamond. V. W. Boswell,
N. w. Lindsey, Richard Gibson, Har-
vey Henshaw, 7. A. Sommers. w. II
r. Brooke, and ]. William May. Al.
ternates are: H. n. Garner, ]. H. Trim
yer, H. d. Kirk, C. T. Nicholson, w.
@. Rogers, c. NJ. Lennon, D. G. Grill
bortzer, X. w. Ogden, r. E. knight,
s. w. Pitts. c. W. King and Alfred
Thompson. Meetings OF t the bes
hereafter will be held on the fourth
Saturday of each month.
The Right Rev. William Cabell
Brown, bishop coadjutor of Virginia,
delivered the sermon and administer
ed the rite OF confirmation at Christ
Church this morning, and spoke be-
fore the Bible class in the Sabbath
school He will officiate at Imman-
mel (Nhanal in Rrodd411r lat
evening"
William d. Ogden, aged ffty-eight,
died at the George Washington. Uni
versity Hospital, in Washington, yes
terday. He is survived by his wife
and son, Kenneth w. Ogden. of this
city. The funeral will be held in the
Fafrfax apartments here at 1890 to-
morrow morning.
The next annual meeting of the
Eighth Congressional District Teach
ers' Association will be held here
March 81 and %, 1918, an invitation
having been accepted at the session
held in Orange, Va, the past week.
The steamer Fenimore. which will
be used. on the new Washington-New
York line, recently organized by
Charles w. Morse. of New York city,
was brought to Alexandria yesterday
and will remain at the Cameron street
wharf until put into active service.
The thfftieth degree will be confer
red tomorrow night by Lafayette
Council. Knights of Kadosh, No. .
On Tuesday evening the thirty-first
VIII be conferred, and on Wednesday
evening the thirty-second. Thursday
night a banquet will be held.
Memorial day exercises to be OBJ
served by Robert z. Lee Camp. Con-
federate Veterans on May "a. will be
arranged at a meeting of the camp to-
morrow evening in Lee Camp hall.