The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
PARTY OF employees
GUESTS AT DINNER
Alexandrians Receive New Resi-
dents with Good Wishes.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
II. Y. knight & Son.
G-eD King Street.

G-s1 King Street.
Alexandria. Va, Sept. 2s.-Sixty-hve
men from indianapolis. who will be
employed at the plant of the WASH
ing Steel and Ordnance Company. at
Giesboro Point, d. c., arrived here
this evening. Accompanying them
were six wives of men of the party.
The families OF others expect to ar
rive later.
The men were accompanied from
Indianapolis by f. A. Lycett, en-
ployment agent of the foregoing plant.
and E. NJ Kline, OF the Department
Of Labor. also journeyed to this city
with the men from Washington.
Upon arriving In this city the new
citizens and ladies were escorted TO
the Rathskeller of the Elks' Home
where a luncheon was served under
the auspices OF the Retail Merchants
Association. A number of members
OF the chamber of commerce and
other business men were In atten-
dance.
At the conclusion OF the luncheon
several short speeches were made
after which the new citizens were
escorted to various boarding houses
in the city which had already been
arranged for them under the direction
of J. 7. Preston. secretary OF the
chamber Of commerce.
An informal reception was this
afternoon given the delegates who
arrived to attend the convention of
the Virginia Chapter Of Interna-
tional Federation Of Catholic Alum
nae OF America. which organiza-
tion will hold its business session
at st. Mary's Academy at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. In honor of
the delegates a euchre party was
given tonight in the auditorium of
Elks Home, which was attended by
many members of the Alumnae of
St Mary's Academy and their
friends from this city. Washington
and elsewhere. Delegates will to-
morrow morning go on a sight
seeing trip.
J. e. w. Timberman. district
deputy grand master. with a party
of Masons from this city, last night
paid an official visit TO Occoquan
Lodge. At the conclusion OF the
meeting refreshments were served.
For a period of five minutes this
Afternoon from 3 until 3:05 o'clock
all trains and all work on the
Washington-Virgin Railway was
stopped in honor Of the memory of
F. H. Treat, later president OF that
road. whose funeral took place at ;
o'clock this afternoon at Wayne.
Pa.
Goldie X. Hefin. IS years old.
employed as a freight brakeman by
the Southern Railway Company
who lives at III North Payne
street. fell from a train at Manassas
sas. Va. yesterday and had his
right leg so badly mangled that it
was afterward amputated at the
alexandria Hospital by DIR. VI. d.
Delaney, above the knee. Mr.. Hef-
Inns condition. is regarded as very
favorable.
George Everett Toy. 1s years old.
died this morning at his home, S27
Wolfe street. from typhoid fever.
makers helper at the Southern
Railway shops here.
Mrs. Annie Virginia Maxfield. so
years old, wife of o. NJ. MaXfeld,
died last night at her home near
Arlington, Alexandria County. Her
husband and three children are liv-
ing.
| Rosa L. Morris, IL years old.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Nor
ris. died last night at the home of
her parents, near Roberts Crossing,
Fairfax County. from typhoid fever.
Her funeral will take place at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon.