The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-11
PUBLIC RECEPTION
FOR CAPTAIN POHL
Honor Recent Gradu-
ate of West Point.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
Il. +. Knight & Son.
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Alexandria. Va, Sept. 10.-In honor
of Capt Herman II. Pohl, son OF
City Councilman and Mrs. August Ii.
Pohl, of Rosemont, who recently
graduated from West Point as honor
man of his class, and who has been
commissioned captain in the Engineers
Corps, a public reception was rendered
him tonight in the Young Mems
Sodahty Lyceum Hall under the
auspices of the Holy Name Society.
which was attended by large throng
of his relatives and friends
The assemblage was called to order
by NJ. J. Mcfarland, president of the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum, and
Capt William II. Sweeney presided.
The principal address was made by
Representative c. C. Ccrlin. Others
who made addresses were Rev. Louis
Smet, pastor of st. Mary's Catholic
Church; Capt. Conrad johnson. of
Company G, First Virginia Regiment;
Rev. Father Henry Houlahan, chaplain
Twelfth Field Artillery, st. Asapn
Camp. TO which Capt. Pohl responded.
Solos were given as follows: Mrs.
George Il. Pickett, with Mrs. Fred
erick p. Russell as accompanist; Mira.
Robert f. Downham, with Miss Nellie
]. Pierpoint as accompanist. Selec-
lions were also given by an orchestra
composed of Miss Helen NJ. Corbett,
Carlton A. Padgett and r, Mont
gomery. The affair ended with the
singing of the Star Spangled Banner"
by the audience. The stage OF the
hall was decorated with the American
and Virginia flags.
Forty per cent of this city's quota
for the draft, which will be the sec
ond quota of men from this city, will
be sent to Camp Lee near Petersburg.
Va. September 10. This means that
sixty-two additional men from this city
will be 'sent to that cantonment Sep
TENDER 10. The local exemption board
tomorrow will send out notices to the
men in their respective order on the
draft list.
Gov. Stuart received call for the
second quota of men from Virginia
from the War Department and he at
once transmitted to the various ex-
emption boards word of the call. Col
ored men are not to be taken on this
draft. However, as soon as the camp
is prepared for the colored men they
will be sent.
At a special meeting OF Alexandria
Lodge Of Elks held tonight, George
w. BOntZ, jr., was elected secretary
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of James Callan, the latter
having recently left the city to accept
a position in New York.
The reading-room and the poolroom
OF the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
Hall, has recently undergone a won
derful transformation at the hands of
A. d. Monitor, assisted by ]. VI. Arm
strong, and tonight when that hall
was opened the artistic decorations on
its ceilings and walls were greatly
admired.
The poolroom ceiling is of empire de-
sign with hand-painted flowers and
attractive panels. The reading-room
is of renaissance design. with beau
tiful ceiling Of sky blue effect and tan
colored walls.
In the Corporation Court today
Judge Louis 4. Barley, presiding, a
special grand jury was ordered for 10
O'Clock next Thursday at which time
one case for murder and ten for al
legged violations Of the liquor laws are
slated TO be considered.
The case of murder is that OF Edward
Slaughter, cOlored, who shot and kill
ed EEell Watson, colored. The shoot
ing took place August 20 and Watson
died the next day.
The Circuit Court was In session with
Judge J. b. T. Thornton. presiding.
In the case OF the Characterization
Company, Inc. against the Alexandria
Boat Company. Inc, a decree was en-
tered for sale of property of boat COM
pany.