The Washington herald., 1919-05-08

address OF welcome and on behalf Of
Post +. this city. Col. Julian Y. Will
Jams will make q welcoming address.
s. II. Ellerson. state president. viii re-
spond.
Following the welcoming address,
es an organization will be perfected
and business begun.
In the afternoon the delegates
will take an automobile trip to the
plant of the Virginia Shipbuilding
Corporation. Camp Humphreys,
Mount Vernon This trip will be
they will entrain at 7:15 o'clock for
Washington where they will attend
Keith's- Theater.
The business session will be re-
sumed at 9 o'clock Saturday morn
ing and at . o'clock In the after
noon luncheon will be served in the
Westminster Building.
The committee OF arrangements fs
composed of the following: j. Will
lam May. chairman: Col. Julian Y.
Williams. reception; Kenneth W.
Ogden, entertainment: G. c. Lamond.
automobiles; S. w. Pitts. banquet:
]. II. Trimyer. finance; Alfred Thom-
son. hotels; c. T. Nicholson. pro-
gram; R l. Payne. glad hand: IL.
N. Garner. ladies.
The Salvation Army home service
fund committee has been organized
for the nationwide drive for funds
for that organization the week of May
! 1876.
The campaign will be formally
launched in Alexandria next Monday
night. when Col Peart. second in
~ hn will addrnG1
mass meeting In the opera house.
A hand of thirty-hve pieces will he
here from New York and furnish
music
The following committee has been
appointed to look after the local
drive: s. w. Pitts. Judge !. e. Bar
ley. T. NJ. Erwin. &. c. Lamond. Frank
T. King. T. f. Dyson. Gardner l..
Boothe. N. s. Greenaway. Judge ]. X
NJ. Morton. Urban s. Lambert, r T..
Knight. DIR. e. f. Outcalt. r. Stuart
Roger. j. T. Preston. Harry ID. Kirk.
w. A. Moore. jr.. l. Ruben. C. C.
Cariin and Carroll Pierce.
Subscriptions amounting to s75,-
900 were received tonight as n
Victory Loan mass meeting held In
fTont of the Young Peoples building.
This included $4,000 subscribed by
the Scottish Rite Masons.
An address was delivered by DIR.
l. NJ. Rowe. Assistant Secretary of
tile Treasury. and music was fur
rished by the Twenty-Third Infan-
try Band. Several thousand per-
sons attended the meeting. Robert
S. 10 mes. local chairman. presided.
s. Jones. local chairman. presided.
would go over the top by more than
Franklin T. Evans, a well known
resident OF the Fourth ward. died Mt
$50 o'clock last night at his home
on Franklin street extended. The de-
ceased. besides his wife and child. is
survived by n brother. Milton Evans
Mr.. Evans for many years was a
Southern Railway locomotive engi-
neer. For several terms he represent
ed the Fourth ward In the common
council and was an active Republican
in former years. at one time being a
candidate for Congress from this dis
trict. ~x,I
The deceased was n member of
Alexandria Washington Lodge of Ma
sons and also a member Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers. No.
3lT.
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles
F.. Ward, who died yesterday. will be
held at o'clock Friday afternoon at
Trinity NJ. E. Church and will be
conducted by Reverend A. E. Spiel
man. pastor.
W. T. Beans has sold to X. V.
Kelley the two-story brick dwelling
, house on the west side of Columbus
street between Queen and Princess
streets.
Charles Henry Smith, Of this city,
has been selected by r. Z. Lee Camp
Confederate Veterans. TO deliver the
oration at its annual memorial day
| exercises, which will be held May g.
! The National Biscuit CompSny
through its local agent. has purchas.
ed a $1,000 Victory Note. and Alva
Aerie. No. s1. FraternaI Order Of
Easles has purchased 500 Victor,
Under the auspices OF the Daugh.
ters of Isabella a euchre party and
entertainment will be given at SO
o'clock Friday night in the Lyceun
Hall.
A torch OF rcd nre for every bon,
buyer.