The Washington herald., 1917-01-05
ALEXANDRIA TO GREET
RETURNING GUARDSMEN
Mapping Out Plans for Reception to
Members of Company G.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. E. Knight & Son.
eH.62 King Street.

| Alexandria, Va, Jan. 4-within the
next few days final plans will be mapped
out for a reception to members Of Com
pany G, First Virginia Regiment, known
as the Alexandria Light Infantry, now
en- route from Brownsville, Tex, for
Richmond, Va, where they will be mus
tered out of service and return home.
A full list of the committees that will
be In charge of the arrangements will be
announced tomorrow.
At meeting of members of the Cham
ber Of Commerce and Retail Merchants
Association last night preliminary plans
were made.
| 1t is expected that the soldier boys
upon their return will be met at the rail-
way station by a delegation of citizens
and escorted to Armory Hall, where
luncheon will be served and there VIII
be speaking. In the event they return
at night the march from the union sta
tion to the armory will be Illuminated
with fireworks.
The First Regiment is expected to ar
rive in Richmond Sunday afternoon. In
the event It does, many parents, wives
and sweethearts of the members OF the
local company will be in Richmond to
greet them.
In the United States Court for the
Eastern district of Virginia today. Judge
Edmund waddill presiding a continuance
until February q was granted in the sule
| of H. B. Hutchinson against the New,
York and Pennsylvania Corporation. THIS
suit is for alleged damages on contract
! for $500 acres of timber land.
For the thirty-third consecutive year,
| william A. Smoot last night was re-
elected president of the Columbia Fire
| Company. Other officers chosen were:
John Leadbeater, first vice president; j.
Lucien Duffey, second vice president,
| Horace Swain, secretary; Andrew }.
Drew, assistant secretary; e. s. Lead
| beater. treasurer: E. s. Leadbeater,
George Uhler, and Robert Wheat, eSecu-
| tive committee.
Active officers are: Thomas s. Hunter,
captain: Justus Schneider. jr., first
lieutenant; Albert Kircherer, second
lieutenant; Milton B. stearns. comman-
der of hose; w. L. Craven, Everett
Rodgers. and William Wood, jr., property
| committee.
! William Craven, Ernest Craven, Wilt
lam Wood. jr.; w. L. Lyons, and Allen
| Cogan were appointed fremen of the
| engine by Engineer Pettey.
| The following recently-elected officers
OF Alexandria Tent, No. 2 Maccabees. were
installed last Monday night by George'k.
Bender. past commander: c. Ashby Blad-
| en-. past commander; Irwin Brawner
commander; Elwin Brawner. lieutenant
commander; NJ. A. Brenner. record keep
er; James Cunningham. chaplain; Milton
J. Cornell. sergeant; Ezekiel ]. Moore.
ma ster at arms; Calvin o. Simms and
Raymond Simms. first and second mas
ters of guards; Clinton E Sutherland.
sentinel; Robert B. Cruff, picket.
Following a hearing today before JUS
tice Cloth. of Alexandria County a white
man. giving the name of Lancaster.
charged with assaulting Conductor Frank
Beach on the $50 o'clock train out of
Washington yesterday afternoon. was
fined SIS and sentenced to serve thirty
days in jail in Alexa9dria County.
The woolworth Company, which con-
Germ recently leased the three-story brick
building, e0s-610 King street, from Max
| Rosenfefd for q period Of fifteen years
today began the work of razing that
structure and will erect on the site a
modern two-story store building, in which
II will conduct business.
| Representative Martin A. Morrison, of
Indiana. will deliver an address Monday
night at o'clock in the Westminster
Building, under auspices of the Laymen's
League to which all men are invited. The
annual election Of officers Of the league
will take place.
| The State board Of education at its
meeting in Richmond this month may
elect a superintendent of schools for
Alexandria County to fll the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Prof. w. T.
Hodges on October Is. Since Prof
Hodges resignation, George w. Zachary
has been acting superintendent Of the
schools.
The funeral of John n. Eaton VIII take
place at o'clock Saturday afternoon
from his home, 912 Duke street.
A delegation of Odd Fellows from this
city tonight went to Falls Church and
witnessed the installation of the recently
elected officers of Falls Church Lodge,
No II.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector Of Grace
! P. E. Church, tonight conducted the week
! of prayer services in Trinity NJ. E
| Church South. The services will end to-
morrow night at the Methodist Protestant
Church, and will be conducted by Rev.
z. B. Jackson. D. D., pastor of the First
Baptist Church.
James T. Luckett deputy great sachem,
last night installed the recently elected
officers of Osceola Tribe, No. ], IVnroved
Order of Red Men.
BIRTHS REPORTED.