The Washington times., 1917-02-13


| like 100 members of Alexandria
Lodge of Elks. No. 75S, with their
guests, attended a banquet held last
night at the EIks Home in honor
of the fifteenth anniversary of the
organization of the lodge in this city.
Past Exalted Ruler Jacob Brill was
! toastmaster. Among the guests who
responded to toasts were District
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler George
Z. Walker, of Charlottesville; d. J.
kaufman, of Washington; Howard W.
Smith, past exalted ruler of the lodge;
also the Rev. John Lee Allison, the
Rev. p. P. Phillips. the Rev. Eugene
b. Jackson, the Rev. E. V. REGISTER,
the Rev. L. NJ Ferguson, and the Rev.
Z. T. Kirkley. all of this city. A
musical program was rendered. in
cluding vocal solos by Robert Wen
eel and violin solos by Alvin Fried
lander. A committee of women un-
der the direction OF Miss Cora Coch-
ran. served the banquet. The COM
mittee of arrangements was: DR..
Thomas B. Cochran. Erwin G. SchwarZ-
mann, and James B. Martin.
Mrs. Margaret Price, widow Of
Benjamin Price, died at the home of
her neice. Mrs. Sylvester A. Breen,
last night. She came to this country
during the civilswar with her three
sisters. locating in Philadelphia,
where she was married. Later she
came to this city with her husband,
where she had since resided.
Miss Helen Young. of Norfolk. is the
guest of Miss Nellie Uhler.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Seventeenth Virginia Regiment
Chapter, U. d. c., will be held tomor-
row afternoon at $3.50 at the residence
of the president, at 504 Duke street.
An audience which taxed the ca
pacity of the Young Peoples Build
ing attended the muscale given for
the benefit of the Children's Home
last night. Among those who took
part in the program were Forest
Cole and Miss Laura Hoagland. Mr..
Jett, of Washington, and Mrs Sher-
man B. Fowler, Miss Lucy NJ. Graves,
Miss Harriet Pollard, Miss Julia Dun
can. and Wilmer J. Waller. of Aleo-
andria. TIE accompanies were Sher-
man B. Fowler, Mrs. Talbot McCuen,
and ]. w. browns. A buffet supper
was served to those who took part in
the program.
Trail runs we're given the two
giant locomotives yesterday which
the Southern Railway Company re-
ceived from the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for use in their freight ser
vice. They will be placed on the run
between this city and Monroe The
engines have at least ~ per cent
more power than those now used by
the Southern. They are known as the
Sante Fe type Of locomotive
The Alexandria Bar Association
yesterday adopted resolutions of re-
spect to the memory of the late
Col. Francis Lee Smith, dean of the
local bar and one of the leading at
torneys of the State. Eulogies were
delivered by Judge J. NJ X. Norton,
Samuel G. Brent. Gardner L. Boothe,
James r. Cation. John NJ. Johnson,
Edmund Burke, and Eugene B. Tay-
lor.
Other resolutions upon the death
of Robley d. Brumback and Samuel
p. Fisher will be presented at a later
date.
The Rev. Lewis O'Hearn, C., s. p,
Of the Catholic University, will deliver
a lecture tomorrow evening at 1:30
in the assembly hall at st. Mary's
Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. r Linney Deal have
IL n L
Rowe, at his home in Fredericksburg.
The funeral OF Mrs. Summer Vivian
Kelley was held this afternoon at the
residence Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winter P. Crupper, 72O North Colum-
bus street The Rev. o. w. Triplett,
pastor Of the Second Baptist Church,
officiated.