The Washington herald., 1919-05-07
ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria. Va, May 6.-R E. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. has COM
pIeted plans for its annual memorial
day exercises. which will be held Sat
urday. May a. at o'clock in the
evening. at the Confederate monu-
ment at Prince and Washington
streets.
The veterans on that day will deco
rate the graves of their deceased
comrades and in accordance with an
annual custom
C. William Ramsay. commander of
the camp. has been appointed a COM
mittee to secure an orator for the
occasion.
Other committees are as follows:
For decorating graves of cemeteries
around the city-John r. Zimmerman,
e. o. Sipple. John NJ. johnson, A. c.
Wycoff. James B. SpiceF. b. C. Hall.
81 ~hary's Cemetery-P. F. German
and Levy Hurdle
To assist ladies at monument-Ed-
gar Wariicld. Sr.. W. p. Mcknight
To assist ladies at monument-F. ].
Davidson
Following the exercises at the mon
um"Ht the asSenybIaee will move to
Christ Church Cemetery. where the
mound beneath which rest the re-
mains Of number of Confederate
dead are buried. will be decorated
with flowers
l. 7. Rome. Acting Secretary of the
Treasury. at o'clock tomorrow WED
nestlayb night will deliver an address
in front Of the Young Peoples Build
inG 1T a Victory Loan rally under the
auspices Of the local committee.
The Central Victory Loan Committee
has requested the local committee to
secure tn" names of all persons who
have refused to purchase Victory
Bonds and also the reason for their
refusal To do 50. This information is
now being compiled by the local COM
mirtrc-
AITs. Ruth Hancock has sold to Mrs.
Alary J. Ecrnhardt house and lot on
the cast side OF Columbus between
Princess aud OronOro streets William
+. Smith has sold to William H. Cook
a house and lot on tho west side of
Patrick between Queen and Princess
streets
The Woman'S Auxiliary Of the Pied
mont Convocafion will meet tomor-
row in Christ Church and hold an all
Hay session. u is expected that be-
tween siN.y and seventy delegates
from the city and the neiGhborinS
sounticS will attend. There will be Il
corporate communion at 10 o'clock.
Among the speakers will be Miss
salli" Drnanc. Richmond: Miss Eliz-
abeth Barber Anking. China: Mrs.
John Taylor. China.
Tmrty five Odd Fellows from Alex
Indria ~i'l attend tho annual session
u thc Patrisrchs Militant. which will
meet in Richmond next week begin
a'rl; Monday. The AIexandrians will
have Sunday. Final arrangements
will be completed Thursday night.
Three sons Of Nr. and Mrs. w l..
Martin. en9 EOrth Columbus street,
nave served overseas and seen serv-
ce' in France during the war. Two
iate just returned home. They are
SeTtrts. Harold Martin and Walter
Martin. and third son. Capt. w. L.
Martin. jr.. expects to sail for home
he first of June.
Addison d. Peyton. son OF Philip
oeytOn. BTaddOck Heights. has just
etcTncd after fourteen months serv-
&c overseas with the University of
Virginia Base Hospital Unit. which
init was equipped by the benevolent
md Protective Order OF Elks. This
init handled more than 200 cases of
younded soldiers and lost only 60.
Mrs Ward. wife Of Charles Z. Ward.
lied this afternoon at her residence
81 North Columbus street at an ad-
Tanced age.
The deceased. besides her husband,
8 survived by two children. a son and
: daughter.
Funeral serices for Mrs. Mary d.
Hunt were held this afternoon at the
esidence of Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
SernA 905 Pendleton street, and con-
tucted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rec
or OF Grace r. f. Church. Burial
Fas in Cnon Cemetery.
Sam Bendheim. former resident of
alexandria. died last night at his resi-