The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
VETERANS Celebrate
gen. LEES BIRTHDAY
Schools and Banks Close in Honor of
South's Hero.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. E. knight & Son,
6gl-62 King Street.

Alexandria, Va, Jan. 1s.-In observance
of Gen. Lees birthday r. E. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, held its annual
banquet tonight in Lee Camp Hall
Commander William A. Smoot was
toastmaster. Senator C. ]. W. Beckham.
of Kentucky, responded to the toast
Virginia and Kentucky" and John M.
Johnson. of this city. to General Robert
z. Lee"
The invocation was pronounced by Rev.
W. ]. Morton, chaplain of NJ. d. Corse
Camp, Sons of Veterans, and Adjutant
Edgar Warfield read Gen. Lees farewell
address. The banquet was served by the
Woman's Auxiliary and United Daush-
ters of the Confederacy.
The schools and banks here were closed
today in observance of Lees birthday
and holiday hours prevailed at the city
postofice.
James William Hammond, 70 years old,
died at 2:55 o'clock this morning at his
home, 13 Cedar street. Rosemont, follow
ing an illness of a few days. He had
been a sufferer from heart trouble. Mr..
Hammond was one of Alexandrfa's best
known residents. He was a native of
piney Point. Md. and had lived in Alex
andria most of his life. Since 1880 he
had been engaged in the ice business
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Ice Company of which concern he was
superintendent at the time of his death.
During the civil war he served under
Capt. Mosby, being a member of what
was known as the Forty-third battalion.
Mr.. Hammond was lieutenant comman-
der Of r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, and one of its most active men,
bers.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Sarah Vir-
ginia Hammond he is survived by three
children, Mrs. Harry H. Newton, Edgar
II. Hammond and Harry Hammond. He
also leaves three sisters: Mrs Sidney B.
Powell Mrs. Layina Facer, of this city,
and Miss Mary Hammond. of Washing
ton. Funeral will be held at 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon from his late home.
Services will be conducted by Rev. E. T.
Kirkley. pastor of Methodist Protestant
Church. Members of R. E. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, will attend.
Charters have been granted by the
State corporation commission to the fol-
lowing Alexandria concerns: Kendrick
Aeroplane Company, Dunbar Floral
Company, and Oehmler Floral Company.
Funeral services for Millard r. Peyton
were held this afternoon at the home of
his son, Wilbur Peyton, 1873 Duke street,
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penter, rector of Grace p. z. Church.
Pallbearers were Charles Dufey, Sam
Iel Miller. W. H. Webb, James Holm
ger, William Vernstine and 8. H. New
ham, Of Columbia Lodge of Machinists,
Washington.
The funeral Of Mrs Mary Elizabeth
Cleveland, 50 years old, who died yester-
day afternoon at the home of her son,
Luther Cleveland, Baileys Cross Roads,
Fairfax County. will be held at o'clock
Saturday afternoon and will be conduct
ed by Rev. g. A. Wallis, D. D., of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary. The
deceased was the widow of John H.
Cleveland and is survived by two sons,
Luther and Andrew Cleveland
Officers have been elected by the Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union, as follows:
NJ. P. Pitts, president; c. W. Fletcher,
vice president: Clarence Wells, secre-
tary; Miss Cora Kennedy, treasurer
Miss Vivian Burkett, pianist; W. r.
Graham, chorister.
DR.. F. W. Boatwright, president of
Richmond College, and DR.. r. d, Gar
land, superintendent of the Baptist State
Mission, were in conference yesterday
in the First Baptist Church with the
acting board Of the Potomac Baptist As
sociation relative to work projected in
Northern Virginia Westwood Hutchin-
son, moderator, Manassas, Va, presided.
A dance was given tonight in the
auditorium OF the Alexandria High
School to raise funds for the free night
school.
Mrs. Susie z. Mahon, widow of Thomas
Mahon, died yesterday afternoon at the
Alexandria Hospital Funeral will take
place at o'clock Sunday afternoon from
Demaine's Undertaking Chapel
Teachers of the public schools will
give reception to Capt Conrad John
son at s O'Clock Saturday night in Lee
School Building.
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