The Washington herald., 1919-05-30
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU.
\. S. DoNIPHAN,
II King Street.

Alexandria. Va. May e9-F1fty
neophytes will tomorrow cross the
burning sands of the desert to Shrine
dom. The ceremonial session is to be
conducted by Acra Temple, Mystic
shrine. Richmond.
Members OF the degree team from
liichmond accompanied by the famous
Arab patrol and band will arrive IN
Alexandria at $50 o'clock in the after
noon. according to the schedule
planned.
At 4 o'clock there will be a drill by
the patrol on Washington street, just
north of King street
Following the drill the visitors will
be escorted to the Elks' Hall. now
the War Camp Community Service
Club. where the degree work will be
conducted.
1t is expected that more than $50
visiting Shriners will be here for
the occasion. At s o'clock the mem
bers will adjourn for supper which
will be served in the Westminster
Building and afterward the work
will be resumed. The local Shriners
have prepared an elaborate program
OF entertainment for the visitors
during their sojourn here. Com
mittee chairmen follow: f. E.
Downham. honorary chairman: F.
w. Latham. executive committee;
c. W. Fletcher. reception: George
81. Schwarzmann. reception; ]. N.
Duncan. entertainment: ". Noel Gar
ner. banquet: J. william May. mem
bership.
Memorial Day here will be marked
by a general suspension of business.
Banks. city and government Offices
will be closed all day: also the city
postoff1ce. Hundreds OF persons will
spend the day out of the city.
At O'Clock in the afternoon Me-
mortal Day exercises will be held
at the National Cemetery, this city.
Representative Everett Sanders, In
diana, will deliver the memorial ad-
dress and w. p. Graves will read
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. ]. CIin-
ton Hiatt. past commander William
b. Gushing Camp. No. ~. Sons of
Veterans. Washington. will preside.
Invocation and benediction will be
given by Rev. f. B. Jackson, DID.
Ralph W. Goldsworthy. a years old.
Southern Railway locomotive en-
gineer. died suddenly of acute indi-
gestion at 1:30 o'clock yesterday MORN
ing at his home, 15 Cedar street. Rose
mont. lie is survived by his wife and
three children. He was native of
Iowa and had made his home In Alex
sndrin about fifteen years. Mr.. Colds
worthy was a member OF Alexandria
Washington Lodge of Masons. Mount
Vernon Chapter. Royal Arch Masons.
the Eastern Star and the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers. The funeral
arrangements have not yet been COM
pleted.
Under the auspices of the citizens
committee mass meeting of voters OF
the Second ward will be held at $50
o'clock Friday night in the rooms of
the Chamber of Commerce when the
council-manaEer form Of government
will be discussed. Within a short
time the petitions calling for a special
election on the matter will be pre-
sented to Judge S. G. Brent in the
Circuit Court.
Ten members Of the old Alexandria
Light Infantry. who have served over
seas, arrived home last night The
arrival of the boys was unheralded.
although they were met as they de-
trained by many friends and relatives.
All are well.
This makes twenty-seven members
of this company that have arrived
home In the past twenty-four hours.
Others are expected each night this
week.