Evening star., 1918-02-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS

ALEXANDRIA. Va. February 2.-The
eighth annual convention of the George
Washington Masonic National Memorial
Association will convene here February
Il. and be in session the following day.
The purpose of this association Is the
erection of a permanent temple here to
the memory of George Washington, the
Mason. Funds already have been con-
tributed by the grand lodges Of many
states throughout the country
The sessions will be presided over by
Gen. Thomas ]. Shryock OF Baltimore.
president. The night Of February %
many delegates will attend big BAN
ouet to be given by Alexandria-Wash-
ington Lodge of Masons, No. %, at
which one of the speakers VIII be
Charles A. Towne, former senator and
representative.
Within the next week the local COM
mittee of arrangements will complete
the program for the convention.
Automobile Liquor Carrier.
Thirty-three gallons of liquor. eleven
quarts of wine and twenty-four bot
| ties of beer were captured when an
automobile was taken in charge this
afternoon near Hunting creek bridge
| by w. e. Payne and F. A Keating Of
| the state prohibition department OF
Alexandria county. They also took
\ in custody man and woman. who.
the police say. gave the names Of F.
| W. Lemon and Mrs Lemon. Both
were later arraigned before Justice
Thompson and held for the grand jury
| on charge of violating the provisions
| of the state prohibition law.
| During the past thirty days Alexan-
| dria's population has greatly increased
! Indications are that it will be almost
doubled within the next sixty to ninety
days. This is due to new industries
coming here, including the big ship
building plant Of the Virginia Ship
building Company. The demand for
houses and for apartments has been
greater than the supply. Rooming and
boarding houses are in great demand.
| Mrs. Nancy E. Powell. wife Of Hugh
H. Powell. died this afternoon at her
home, Windsor avenue, Del Ray, Alex.
andria county. The funeral arrange.
ments have not yet been made.
| Hear Billy Sunday.
More than one hundred members Of
the Epworth League Of the Methodis
Episcopal Church South. tonight. went t.
train and attended the Billy Sunda,
| services.
Under the auspices of Fitzgerald
Council. No. 45s. Knights of Columbus
a dance will be given, Thursday night
in the auditorium of the Elks' Home
Hundreds of automobile trucks load
ed with lumber and other supplies fol
building the big oantonment at Bel
Alexandria daily. Many cars with sup
plies for the big cantonment are ais.
being unloaded here.
The physical examination of eixt,
| drafted men in class A will be beglr
| Monday. 1t is planned to examine al
equal number every day thereafte
until all in this class are examined
A first aid Red Cross class has eel
organized. with forty members, amonf
} the pupils of st. Mary's Academy In
structions are being given by DR.. e. A
German.
The local board Of civil service ex
aminers announced that examinatio,
will be held at the post offlce buildini
February 8 for position Of clerk Th
position pays a salary Of from 5000 {,
200 a year.
Herbert D. Young. jr., seven year
, old. son of Capt. and Mrs. Herbert e
Young, died today at the Alexandra
! Hospital The body was taken to De
: maine's mortuary chapel. The funera
will be held in Washington Monday, q
> the residence of Mrs. Young's mother
r Services will be conducted by Rev. Dl
E. ". REGISTER, pastor of the NJ. Z
, Church South, this city.
RI The Northern Union Christian En-
: deavor Union will hold meeting at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in tn
: Methodist -Protestant Church. TIL
{ | speaker WI be Carl Lehman, secretar,
sfe9 TIE so6 stataa EhxtstiaA n