The Washington herald., 1919-05-10
ALEXANDRIA
The Had Bureau.
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Alexandria. Va. May 19-The an
nual state convention of the Virginia
Travellers Protective Association.
with approximately 200 delegates in
attendance. convened here today in
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merCe, with II. l. Smith, of Rich
mond. representing Staunton Post, of
that organization. who is first vice
president. presiding President S. II.
EllersoI. Richmond, Va. was unable
to be present.
Carroll Pierce, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. made an ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce. and Col.
Julian Y Williams delivered a well
coming address on behalf of Post F.
this city. Invocation was pronounced
by Rev. John Lee Allison. ID. D..
chaplain of Post F. \ response to the
welcoming address was made by
Vice President Smith.
Afterward came the business ses-
sion and the appointment of commit
tees. In the afternoon the delegates
visited the plant of the Virginia Ship
Building Corporation. Mount Vernon
and Camp Humphreys.
The delegates tonight went to
keith'S TheateT. Washington.
The business session will reconvene
tomorrow morning and in the after
noon officers will be chosen. At .
O'Clock a luncheon will be served in
the Westminster Building
Most of todsy's session in the Cor
poratiOn Court, Judge r. II L. Chi
chester. Fredericksburg. Va. presid-
ing. was taken up in selecting a jury
In the case of William II. Oehlert,
charged with shooting and killing Lin
wood Kidwell. which occurred No
vember l., 1918.
The case went over until tomorrow
morning when the taking of testimony
will be resumed.
The jury selected is composed of Fl.
Barbour Beach. Charles f. Munday.
G. w. Valentine. Erwin c.. Schwarz-
mann. VILLAIN Z. Clark. jr.. Walter
Langley. William 5. Royster. William
G. Simpson. jr.. Arthur Fl. Petit.
Robert Lipp. W. Selden Washington.
Thomas \. Larkin.
The funeral of n. \ Windsor
Srowden was held this afternoon
at the residence of his parents. DR..
and Mrs. Arthur Snowden. 92O King
street. Services were conducted by
Rev. W. J. Morton. ID. D.. rector Of
Christ 2. F. Church. assisted by
Rev. s. 4. Wallis. ID. D., of the Epis-
cOpal Theological Seminary Burial
was made in Christ Church Gene
terry. The floral offerings were hand
some and numerous.
Pallbearers were r. NJ Chiches s.
ter. w. Bathurst Daingerfield, Lieut..
a. W. Armstrong. L. s. NJ. c.: Will
In II
and Robert Stead. the last named
two OF Washington.
The funeral of Bernard Mccain a
former resident. who died i'm Wash
inGtOn. took place yesterday morning
from St Mary's Catholic Church. Rev.
J.. +. Kelly. assistant pastor. officiat-
ing. Burial was in St Mary's Gene
terry.
TIE funeral of Mrs. Kate Prev will
be he'd at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon
st the residence of her daughter. Mrs
Philip Rush, zoos King street. Serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. + r..
Jackson. ID. D.. pastor Of the First
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Charles f. Wards funeral
took place this afternoon from Trim
ity VI. E. Church. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. A. f. SpeiIman, pas
tor of Trinity VI. f. Church, and
burial was in the Presbyterian
Cemetery.
The home service section of the
American Red Cross has moved from
Lee Camp Hall Building to the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
Funeral services for Franklin T.
Evans were held yesterday afternoon
at his late residence in Franklin
street extended. They were conducted
BY Rev. E. B. Jackson. d. D., pastor
Of the First Baptist Church. Buriat