The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
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Ae<andria, Va, April IA drive To-,
Tkse 1850 for Alexandria's part %
- knights Of Columbus war sssiyi-
- fund. which organization has be-
son a campaign to raise 100000, WIN
- formally launched at a big mass
meeting which will be held ct O'Clock
sunday afternoon in the Richmond
Theater, by Fitzgerald Council, No.
-. this city. At this meeting . num-
ssr Of prominent speakers win BE on
hand to make addresses.
The money collected for this fund
lto be used for the entertainment Of
- soldiers in camp hege and over
As. in conjunction with similar
.Nnrk being done by the Y. n. c. A.
The committee In charge Of the
plans for the drive expect to raise
more than the quota allotted TO TINS
efsy to rzise.
Rooms IA ths Hotsl Belvoir. formerly
. 1Otel Rammel, recently leased by
". H. whfttsker, were opened to-
Rsht for guests, and tne oid Tonttne
H5eG. Psehefslsnsd the Hotsl Hum
hrW, on CAmsson skssst, s&so lseseo
y ne same party, opsrseed undar me
hAms Of the ffexandris Hoeea Com
SAy, II ID expected VIII BE- ready tor
Occupancy next week. The work of
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named heste4ry vfil shorey se eon-
Noted.
A Grand Jury IN the Corporation
0eHrt, Judge L. c: BerfeS, pre-
sling. today returned true bills in
the cases Of twenty-five persons
charged with violations of the State
prohibition laws. twenty-five Of those
indicted afterward entered pleas OF
guilty and were fined so each and
sentenced to serve thirty days In
Jail each. The cases of three are to
be tried by jury.
No true bills were returned by the
jury in the cases OF George Devers
and Henry Albert, who were charged
Vtth an alleged violation Of the po-
hibition law.
With the arrangements now on foot
to boost the third Liberty Loan hopes
are expressed by the committee in
charge that this city and Alexandria
County will exceed the quota as
signed The campaign will be under
the direction Of Leo P. Harlow. local
chairman. E. W. Ball. treasurer Of
Alexandria County, will direct the
campaign in that county. Miss Mary
Lindsey is chairman OF the women's
committee and will direct the work
OF that committee. Julian Y. Will
hams. secretary OF the committee and
business manager OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. will direct a campaign of
fifty members OF that organization to
boost the sale. A meeting OF the
committee Is slated to be held at s
o oclock Tuesday night, in the rooms
OF the Chamber OF Commerce, when
plans will be mapped out.
Mrs. Clarence French. who was
chairman OF the committee Of ar
rangements for the Paulist Choir that
sang here yesterday. reports that the
sacred concert yielded about 500 and
thS expensese were less than SIS. Pro-
Ceeds will be for the stricken people
OF France.
Kenneth Clarke. musical director at
Camp Meade. will at 2:GO o'clock Sat
urday afternoon give a selection of
songs sung by the soldiers at Camp
Meade. The affair will be under the
auspices of the Cameron Club and
proceeds will be for the visiting nurse
Qnd- silver Offering will be taken
st the door.
Clyde Jennings. district deputy
grand exalted ruler. of Lynchburs,
Va. tonight installed the newly
elected officers of Alexandria Lodge.
No. 75s. Benevolent and Protective
Order OF Elks. Afterward a social
session was held. New officers are:
A. a. Paul. exalted ruler; Clarence F.
Johnson. esteemed leading knight;
R. r Green, esteemed loyal knight;
George Klaus, esteemed lecturing
knight; George W. BontZ, jr., secre-
tary; H. Friedlander. treasurer; T.
D. Downey. tiler; c. VI. Lennon.
ESQUIRE; Rev. Edgar Carpenter,
chaplain: Hubert Donnelly, inner
guard: Henry Wildt. NJ. W. Gaines
and Courtney Acton. trustees.
The funeral Of Miss Eliza Douglas
Greene took place this afternoon from
the residence of Mrs. Julian T. Burke,
Isr., and services were conducted by
IRey. W. ]. Morton, rector of Christ
r. Z. Church. and Rev. Randolph
McKim, D. D.. rector OF Epiphany
Church. Washington. Burial was
made in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Mrs Jura Desmond- e. vears old
lied last night at her residence in
Fairfax County, Va, about three miles
west OF here. Her funeral will take
place at $50 o'clock Wednesday morn
nE from ST. Mary's Catholic Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. James
Roche will be held at $50 o'clock
Tuesday morning at st. MsTy's Cath
sic Church and burial will be made
n 81. Mary's Cemetery.
Last rites for Mrs. Charles z. Ben
Iett were held this afternoon at her
late residence. a7 South Asaph
nreet and were conducted by Rev.
o. P. Lloyd, pastor Of the Second
Baptist Church, and Rev. John Lee
Allison, D. D.. pastor Of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Burial was
made in st. PauFs Cemetery.
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