The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
ELKS MEMORIAL
IN ALEXANDRIA
Virginia Lodge Will Hold Services
for Departed Members.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
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Alexandria, Va, Dec. l-Alexandria
Lodge Of Elks, No. 75s, will hold its
annual memorial services at 8 o'clock
tomorrow night In the auditorium of
Its home. Edgar c. Snyder. former
president of the Gridiron Club, WASH
ington, will speak on Patriotism"
and Rev. Edgar Carpenter. chaplain
Of the local lodge, will speak on "Our
Order" Rev. Mr.. Carpenter will pro-
nounce benediction.
The musical program will be as fol-
ows: Orchestra, Miss Virginia Schwab
Frederick Schwab and Alvin Fried
lander; opening ceremonies, Erwin
George Schwarzman and officers; vio-
lin solo, Alvin Friedlander; recitation.
Miss Mary Lennon; vocal solo. Mrs.
H. Friedlander; quartet, Mrs. Harris
White. Mrs. Sherman B. Fowler,
Kenneth W. Ogden. Wilmer ]. Wall
ler: vocal solo, Wilmer J. Waller.
Admission to the exercises will be
by card only.
Alexandria Council. No. g. Order Of
Fraternal Americans, will hold
Thanksgiving services Of q patriotic
nature at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the Young Peoples building.
Representative C. c. Carlin will de-
liver an address. His subject will be
"Our Recent Problems"
! A quartet composed Of Mrs. 8. B..
Fowler, Mrs. Harrie White and
Messrs. Kenneth w. Ogden and Will
mer ]. Waller will with s. B. Fowler
as accompanist give selections. The
public Is invited.
Fire Chief Robert z. Gronau, for
the past seven years chief OF the
Alexandria fire department, has ten.
dered his resignation to Mayor
Fisher. The mayor has written him
q letter expressing regret at his
seVering his connection with the de-
partment and commencing him fol
his able services.
Friends of Kenneth ". Ogden. cap
tain of the Reliance Fire Engine
Company. are urging his appoint.
ment to the vacant position. 1t IL
expected that Mayor Fisher will
shortly fll the vacancy for the un.
expired term of Chief Gronau.
N. s. Greenaway, clerk Of the Cor.
poration Court, during the month o.
November issued a total Of los mar.
riage licenses, of which number z!
were to white couples and IS to col
ored couples. He also recorded 81
deeds.
Gardner L. Boothe and Carol
Pierce have been appointed by Di
rector T. B. McAdams, of Virginia
to be in charge OF the work for tht
city and Alexandria County for tn
sale of the war savings stamps ant
certificates which will open Monday
Rev. Thomas Semmes. formerly o
this city. but now of Richmond, Va
will open a preaching mission at 81
Pauis P. E. Church tomorrow night
which will be continued for abou
ten days He will take for his sub
ject "a Call to Prayer"
Miss Annette Jane Siler, Of Char
lottesville, Va, and Thomas L. Eg
gleston, tr., Of Granite, Okla, wer
married in Christ P. E. Church thi
, afternoon, Rev. w. ]. Morton, rector
officiating.
Miss Bessie Edmonds, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. George Edmonds, Of thi
city, and Walter r. Akers, of Manas
sas, Va. were married last night a
, the rectory of st. Mary's Catholi
Church, Rev. Louis Smet. pastor. Off
ciating.
Announcement Is made Of the mar
riage Of Mrs Bertha May Bell, daugh
> ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey. an
G. W. Welker, both of this city, whic
took place Thursday evening at tn
parsonage of the First Baptist Church
Rev. E. B. jackson, D. D., pastor
I officiating.
Carroll ]. Henderson, 50 years ole
OF Portsmouth, Va, who was EN-
!. ployed as a ship carpenter at tn
. plant of the General Shipbuildin
, Company. Inc, this city, died toda
at the Alexandria Hospital after
short illness. The body will b
shipped tomorrow to Portsmouth fo
burial
The funeral Of Mrs. Lucy d. Boye
, will take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from the residence Of he
daughter, Mrs. B. B. Brown, 100 Sout
Alfred street. Services will be cor
Quoted by Rev. e. v. REGISTER, D. D
, pastor of the NJ. e. Church South.
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