The Washington herald., 1918-03-19
new ALEXANDRIA
C. OF c. MEETS SOON
Reorsanized Body to Frame By.
Laws Friday.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
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r. Z. Knight & son.
S1-so King Street
Alexandria. Va. March Ran
nouncement is made that the first an
nual meeting Of the reorganized
chamber Of commerce viii be held
Friday night when the new bylaws
will be reported, and other business
necessary to. reorganlzing will be
transacted.
Those who have taken plural mem-
berships and expect to place them in
the names Of individuals are request
ed by President Payne to send such
names to the chamber OF commerce
within the next few days. Bills for
dues for the new organization were
mailed tonight. All dues begin March
IS.
The committee in charge is arrang-
ing for a renewal of the membership
drive. The eighteen committees that
conducted the recent drive will meet
Friday morning in the rooms of the
chamber Of commerce and will make
their final reports that night. After
Friday the work will be handled by a
permanent committee.
teFs for the chamber of commerce is
so urgent, President Payne has in
structed the committee to get a list
Of all places regarded as available, so
that immediate action may be taken.
Many of the members are Of the epin-
ion that the new quarters should pro-
vide private ofices, reception and
reading room, committee rooms and
a arT1NfArfrrr,a 1anah1a nP faly fy.ar
OF $50 persons.
Owing to the continued illness of ].
T. Preston. secretary Of the chamber
has requested Julian Y. Williams to
act as secretary until Mr. Preston is
able to resume his duties?
Alexandria Council, No. 5. Order of
Fraternal Americans, at its meeting,
which will be held Thursday night in
Odd Fellows Hall. will have as its
guests delegations from fivs WASH
ington councils Of that organization,
together with a number of national
and State officers. Following the
meeting there will be a smoker and
addresses will be made by several OF
the visitors.
Those expected to be present and
make addresses are John H. Moves,
national councillor, Plaistow, N. H;
c. B. Webb, past national councillor,
Statesville, N. c.; W. H. Murphey,
State president, Norfolk, Va; James
L. Wilmeth, national representative,
Washington; Wythe White. chairman
of the State finance committee, Rich
mond. Va; c. NJ. Money, past state
president, Vienna. Va, together with
several local, national and State Of
hcers. 1t is expected that 80 from
Washington will attend.
In commemoration Of the feasts OF
ST. Patrick and St Paul a special
program of exercises was given to-
day at st. Mary's Academy by the
pupils OF that institution. Participants
included Misses Dorothy Knight
Katherine Murphy. Kitty CrilIy,
Emma Hubbard. Agnes Franey, Ma
rion Griffith, Rosella Burke. Eliza
beth Ramage. Josephine RobitaiIIe,
Frances Franey. Martha Lee. Gladys
Nichols and Josephine Ramage.
Potomac Lodge, No. 3s, Odd Fell
lows. will observe its seventy-ninth
anniversary tomorrow Tuesday,
night.
The members will assemble at
their hall. at o'clock, where they
will take automobiles and pay a
fraternal visit to Mount Pleasant
Lodge, No. %. Fourteenth and
Kenyon streets northwest, wash
ington. They will be accompanied
by W. Ross Southwark, grand mas
ter of Odd Fellows in Virginia.
from Richmond. The visitors will
be welcomed by William z. An
drews, past grand of the Mount
Pleasant Lodge. The principal ad-
dress will be delivered by John B.
Goodwin, secretary of Sovereign
Lodge. OF Baltimore.
member OF the national service
section OF the Shipping Board will
come to Alexandria at noon tomor-
row and deliver an address to the
employees of the Virginia Shipbuild-
ing Corporation at the company's
plant at Jones Point. The adress will
be of a patriotic nature.
The local committee that will
have charge of the sale for the next
issue Of liberty bonds will hold a
meeting at o'clock tomorrow
morning in the rooms Of the cham
Der of commerce for the purpose of
mapping out plans for the next
campaign. Leo P. Harlow is chair
man of this committee and Julian