The Washington herald., 1919-02-14
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. S. Doniphan.
TT King Street.

80 hlus oUeeS-
Alexandria, Va, Feb. 13-The Retail
Merchants Association of the city has
arranged to give its annual banquet
Wednesday evening. March ). On this
occasion it is expected that a number
of the State officers of the association
will attend.
The Retail Merchants Association,
Inc, of this city, has reelected these
officers to serve for the year: r. e.
Knight, president; C. B. Swan, vice
president; J. T. Preston, secretary and
treasurer.
r. L. Knight and Leopold Ruben
were elected directors to the Chamber
of Commerce.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the banquet is COM
posed of c. B. Swan. William F.
Smith, Henry w. Wildt and R. e.
knight.
The session Of the Corporation Court
today, Judge L. c. Barley, presiding,
was taken up in hearing the suit of
Joseph c. Gates against the Consoli-
dated Engineering Company The sum
of about $500 is involved. Plaintiff is
represented by Attorney John NJ.
johnson and the defendant company
by Attorney Leo P. Harlow. The
hearing of the case will be resumed at
lO:l5 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
John Allen Reeves, superintendent
OF the National Cemetery, this CITY.
for several years past. died this af-
ternoon at his home at that cemetery.
The deceased was a native of New
York and is survived by a daughter.
Mrs. l. Z. Young. this city, and sew
eral sons. He had been i'll for a long
time. The body will be shipped to-
morrow afternoon to New York for
burial.
Charles H. Callahan, of this CITY.
today was elected grand senior deacon
by the Grand Lodge of Masons in ses-
sion in Richmond. Col. Sol Cutchins
was chosen grand master.
Funeral reserves for Mrs. Julia
Downey were held at $50 O'Clock this
morning at St Mary's Catholic
Church, Rev. L. F. Kelly officiating.
Burial was in st. Mary's cemetery,
PaIlbearers were p. F. Downey, VIII
lam Desmond, F. A. Steele, T. ]. Nc
Farland. John Grehane, Philip E.
Boyd, George Kimball, T. McGowan.
Andrew A. Lucas.
Mrs. Mary E. Hunt and Edwin P.
Jenkins, of this city. were married
yesterday afternoon at the parsonage
OF the NJ. E. Church South. Rev. T.
V. REGISTER, D. D.. pastor, officiating.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Evans.
Corp. John H. Hamilton, of sos
South Washington street, this city,
has arrived from overseas and has
been sent to the hospital at Ellis
Island, N. Y, for treatment
Announcement is made by the local
board of civil service examiners that
an examination for the position of
postoffice March %. The entrance sal
airy is $1,000 a year. Substitutes re-
ceive 40 cents an hour.
Last rites for James NJ. Davis
were held this afternoon at his resi-
dence in Prince street. Services were
conducted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
rector OF Grace p. f. Church. Burial
was in st. Paul's Cemetery.
A dance will be given next Tues
day evening at the Fort Hunt Bar
racks by a number of women from
Herbert Springs. of which commit
tee Mrs. ]. P. Chadwick is chair
man
Albert A. Bondurant. 81 years old,
a former resident of Alexandria. died
Tuesday at Mount Williams, Fred
ericksburg, Va. His wife. formerly
Miss Sallie Frye. survives him.
Benjamin Franklin Hall. son of
George W. and Martha w. Hall.
died in Washington yesterday. His
funeral will take place at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon from Demaine's
nsortuary chapel.