Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS:
George Washington Masonic!
Memorial Association Plans
Convention.
DRAMA LEAGUE IN PLAYS
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star. )
ALEXANDRIA,. Va, February IL
The local committee of arrangements
for the fourth annual convention OF =
the George Washington Masonic Me /.
mortal Association at a meeting lssrs
night completed plans. The affair will :
be held in the Masonic Temple IN this :
city February 2l22.
The evening of February 20 there
will be an informal reception TO the
delegates who will attend.
At 2:3O o'clock the afternoon of Feb :
ruary % the delegates Will go 20 4.
Mount Vernon and place a wreath or
Washington's tomb. That night thea .
will attend the annual banquet Of :
Alexandria Washington Lodge of Ma /.
sons in Armory Hall
The speakers will be Henry Il Field. .
grand master of Masons of Virginia.
Representative Andrew !. Montague.
sentative Joseph G. Cannon and Rep
resentative J. q. Helm.
Drama League Players.
The Drama League Players of Wash
ington tonight made an initial appearance
before an Alexandria audience. The three
john and Suppressed Desires were
presented.
The players were given an ovation by
the representative audience which filled
the house. The affair was for the bene--
fit of the Alexandria. free kindergarten.
Among the participants were Miss
Edna Ellis. Finley S. Hayes. Lois Meek.
r. Mason Wilhelm. Frederick Bailey
TNath nv CQ1 Ia ath Tlrn in
@. A. Lyon, Arthur b. White, Joseph
Leahy, John b. futile, Miss Kathryn
Hitchcock and Miss Margaret Caldwell
Lancaster.
Alexandria Automobile Club for its Sec
ond annual dinner, which will be given
at o'clock Tuesday night in the West
minister building G. Washington Lewis.
secretary and treasurer. will act as
toastmaster. Covers will be laid for
fifty guests.
Among those expected to be present
and make addresses are Representative
C. c. Carlin, Assistant State Highway
Commissioner Scott of Richmond and
Mr.. Batcheller of the executive board
of the American Automobile Associa-
ton.
Election of Officers.
There will be an adjourned meeting
of the board of trustees of the Alex
andria Hospital at O'Clock Monday
night in the rooms of the chamber of
commerce. officers will be elected and
reports received from various committees.
These reports will be principally on
the work incident to the construction
Of the new hospital on the north side
of Duke street between Washington
and Columbus streets. This structure
is now under roof and work on the in
terror is rapidly being pushed to COM
pletion.
The Church Choral Society of this
city, composed of members from the
various church choirs of the city, has
arranged for its first service, for which
it has been pacticing for several weeks,
at s o'clock Monday evening in St.
Paurs p. E. Church.
The principal participants viii include
Mr.. Field. Miss Gronau, Mrs. White,
Mrs Downham, Miss Graves and Mrs.
Fowler.
The annual federal inspection of Com
pany G, 1st Virginia Regiment, better
known as the Alexandria Light Infantry.
is scheduled to take place Monday night
at Armory Hall. 1t will be made by
Maj. C. w. Wallace. U. S. A.
The book and papers of the company
will be inspected Monday morning by
Maj. Wallace. 1t IS expected that seven
ty men will be in line Monday night, in
command of Capt Conrad Johnson.
Novelty Dance.
Arrangements have been made for a
| novelty dance" to be given by the
'Virginians' Tuesday night in the au-
ditorium of the Elks' home
The funeral of Frederick G. Ayers will
take place at 8 80 o'clock Monday morn
ing from St Mary's Cotholic Church.
Services will be conducted by Rev. L. F.
Kelly. The deceased was a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles j. Ayers.