The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
ALEXANDRIA ELKS
LEASE HOME FOR WAR
Soldiers and Sailors Will Benefit
BY Patriotic Action.
The HERALD BUREAU.
r. L. knight 4 Son.
M-e23 King Street


its handsome home on the south
side OF Prince street between Royal
and Fairfax streets. to the commits
sion on training camp activities of
the War Department and in the
future that home will be used eN-
clusively for the entertainment OF
the soldiers and sailors who may be
In this neighborhood.
The lease to the government Of
this building Is to extend for the
period of the war.
Attending the meeting OF the
fodge tonight were Joseph S. Keat-
ting. and T. s. Settle. representing
the commission on training camp
activities.
The rathskeller of the club will
be used by the soldiers and sailors
Tor club purposes. and the main
auditorium on the second floor will
he used for entertainments. and the
third floor for reading, writing and
rest rooms.
Alexandria Lodge of Elks will
vacate the present building at once
and move into the building adjoin-
ing, which IL formerly used as its
home. The upper floor Of the ad-
joining building already Is fitted up
for lodge room purposes.
The Elks' Home is regarded as
the best equipped building in the
city of Its character. and 1t prob
ably is better adapted for such
purposes than any other building
in the city. 1t is one Of the most
attractive lodge and club rooms
combined in this section.
Contractor C II. James Is engaged
i'm remodeling the old Hotel Ramef'
northwest corner of King and FayettC
streets, for Thomas J. Fannon. The
building will be converted into eight
apartments with a modern store build
ing on the ground floor.
The rear end Of the structure has
already been razed and a new addi-
tion having a depth Of ninety-nine feet
xEnl be erected. with a width Of TWEEN
"ty-two feet The store building will
he twenty-five by forty feet. and will
have entrances on both King and Fay
cite streets.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Aurelia
smith. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James HawIey Smith, formerly of this
city. now of woodley Park, Washing
ton. and Elmer Thompson. Ordnance
Corps. y. A. l.. S. A. son OF Mr.. and
l-uL H.
took place at s o'clock Saturday night
at the home OF the brides parents. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. John
Lee Allison. D. D., pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. this city.
The bride was attended by her sister,
Miss Ida NOrens Smith. and the
bridegroom had for his best man J.
HawIey Smith, jr.. brother OF the
bride. A reception followed the we'd
ding. after which the couple left for
New York. where they will spend
their honeymoon.
\ musical and IiteTatry entertain
ment was given tonight in the par
ish hall OF Christ P. E. Church.
under the auspices of the secondary
division OF the Alexandria Sunday
school Association. and a capacity
Audience attended A feature was
'the singing OF Il. NJ Reese, a Y. VI.
g. y worker. VINO is now stationed
At the camp at Quantico. Music
WIS furnished by the military band
from Quantico. Previous to the en-
tCrtainment the members of the band
were served supper in the parish
hall of that church.
Mrs. Edgar NJ. Wilson. 81 years
v
Ing = horse and wagon across Hunt
Ing Greek bridge this afternoon. was
thrown from the wagon when n big
motoF truck from Belvoir collided
with her wagon. Mrs. Wilson sus-
tuincd a laCeratcd scalp and also
injuries 10 her shoulder She was
taken to the Alexandria Hospital.
where her injuries were dressed by
DR.. NJ D. Delanev
The suit Of water consumers against
the Alexandria Water Company,
which has been pending for long
time before the State Corporation
Commission. will be heard at 1OI
o'clock. May ]. before a special ses-
sion OF the commission which will
he held in the Corporation Court
room here. The consumers will be
represented by Conmonwealth's At
toTney S. G. Brent, and the Water
Company by Attorney Gardner L.
Boothe. The commission several
weeks ago decided to hold the hear
fg in Richmond, and now have trans
ferred it to this city
Liberty bond sales in this city thus
far are approximately SI75 900 and the
city's quota is SIS, 800. Plans for hav-
ing a celebration next Friday are be-
ing mapped out ty the local commit
tee in charge of pushing the sale OF
the bonds.
The funeral OF James MulhoIland
will take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from his late residence, ~
South Fairfax street. and services will
be conducted by Rev. William H. Van
Ness. pastor OF the Free Methodist
Church.
Perry Marshall johnson. of Brad
dock Heights, and Nelson T. Snyder,
this city. have returned home for ten
days from the officers training school,
Camp Lee. Petersburg. Va, and soon
will be commissioned second Heuten-
ants.
Miss Sarah NJ. Graham died this
morning at the Anne Lee Memorial
Home. Her funeral will take place at
5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from
Wheatley's mortuaTy chapel and serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. L. V.
REGISTER. d. D.. pastor Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South.
Mrs. W. B. Livezey Returns
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