The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-15
HAPPENINGS IN THE
CAPITALS SUBURBS
Red Cross Benefit at AIexan-
dria Thursday Evening.
MRS. BAKER ON PROGRAM
Letters From Prominent Men to Be
Sold for Cause.
IRIS. BAKER ON PROGRAM


ALEXANDRIA, May 15.-The Red
Cross benefit to be given in the, Rich
mond Theater Thursday evening
promises to be the most notable affair
of the kind ever held in the city.
Col. R. E. Lee will preside. Included
in the list of speakers are Eliot Wads-
worth, acting head OF the Red Cross;
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman, Of New
York, who will tell OF her special
work in connection with the Red
Cross; Lieutenant Bryant, OF the May
flower: Gardner L. Boothe, and R
Walton Moore. Letters will be read
from Colonel Roosevelt, William H.
Taft, Secretaries Baker, Lane, and
Daniels, Sir Ernest Shsckelton, Ad-
miral Peary, Sir Herbert Tree, Her
bert Hoover, and others. Mrs. New
ton D. Baker. wife OF the Secretary
OF War, will sing several solos. The
jackies from the Mayfower also will
contribute to the musical part of the
program, as will Kenneth w. Ogden,
OF this city. At the close of the exer-
cises the letters from the prominent
men named will be sold to the highest
bidder for the beneit of the Red
Cross cause.
The women of the children's. ward
committee OF the new hospital report
the sum OF S105.2O received from their
recent concert, which viii be used in
furnishing the ward.
ThA Laymen's Interdenominational
LeagAe last night decided to hold a
series Of Open-air meetings at Fort
Hill. on South Lee street Sunday aft
ernoons during the summer. A plat
form will be erected for the speakers,
and an effort will be made to enlist
the services OF all the church choirs
in the city to furnish the music. The
first service will be held on Sunday.
May %. The following committee was
named to take charge of the meet
ings: Alvin Powell, chairman; James
B. Williams. George K Bender,
Charles E. Pierpoint, Norman Roberts.
Malcolm Bremen, Louis c. Barley,
George 7. Rlipstein, and C. C. Braw-
ner.
Rodger c. Sullivan and Arthur J.
Butcher, William ]. Garrett, Bedford
Glascock, and Henry R Padgett left
for Danville, Va, today to attend the
annual meeting Of the great council |
Of Virginia Red Men. II is expected |
Mr.. Sullivan will be elected great |
sachem Of the State.
The Alexandria Chamber OF Com |
merce last night started a movement |
against loungers in certain parts Of
the city to accept employment offer
ed them or be prosecuted under the |
State laws as Migrants
4 nnfrr
the United States navy, Mrs. lie 1
Bourgeois and twin sons, Henry and>
John. OF Annapolis, Nd, have been
guests OF Mrs. William B. Danger
neld, on South st. Asaph street.
Mrs. A. ]. Ross, president OF the
Virginia and West Virginia States
Union, left today for Martinsburg, w.
Va, to preside at the quarterly meet
ing OF the union.
Assistant Paymaster David Twigg
Chalmers, OF the United States navy,
stationed at Norfolk. Is the guest OF
his sister, Mrs. William Bryant.
Three prizes were won by Frances
Lee Summers, of the Alexandria High
School. at the interscholastic track
and field meet held at the University
Of Virginia, Charlottesville, Saturday
afternoon.
Announcement Is made OF the mar
riage OF James II Beach, jr., son OF
Capt. J. II. Beach, OF this city. and
Miss Elsie F. Payne in Washington
on Saturday. They are to reside in
the Capital City.
Gen. f. W. Nichols, superintendent
of the Virginia Military Institute at
Va, and chairman OF the
Virginia Council OF Defense. will
speak ip the opera house here tomor-
row evening at o'clock. Congress- {
man Carlin and others also are ex-
pected to speak.