Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-11
VIRGINIA NEWS
Two branches of Virginia Odd

fellCWShlp met yesterday III 1!'i@H-
4 burg. the Patriarch Militant and the e
Gram: Encampment. Today the
Grand Lodge and State Assembly OF
Rebekahs convened The. eight hun
cred delegates were present. The
Grand Encampment elected the fol
flowing. officers: Grand patriarch,
James P..sGeodlch, H opewell; grand
senior warden Leslie II H. S: Drew
Richmond; grand junior ! warden,
Fred H. Cole, Petersburg; grand
scribe E. NJ. Bunch, Lynchburg;
grand treasurer, G. w. Hill, Nor
folk; grand representative, H. Z.
McCory, Norfolk.
A coroner;s jury has. given a. YER
tict of suicidal intent in the death OF.
Mrs. Dora Lee Strcuse, q years old.
who was foun!, shot through the
breast late Wednesday night in her
home in Norfolk and died in hes
cital. Albert Leo White, the IT.
year old youth who was with Mrs
strcuse at the time she was killed,
and who was arrested charged with
the wcman's murder, was released
on $4,000 bail. White testified that
h had met Mrs. Strouse at nearby
drugstore and walked home with her.
He said after icing in the house
about twenty minutes, he started to
leave, telling Mrs. Strouse he was
not coming to see her again. He said
Mrs. Strouse to keep him from
leaving, had locked the frort door.
As he was attempting to get out
CT the house he heard. a shot and
saw the woman fall.
Senator Garter Glass will vote
against the proposed soldier bonus
bin; two letters received in Danville
Yesterday stating his position clearly
on this subject. One CT his letters,
ti.at addressed to the Chamber of
Commerce, state. "Responding to
yours CT May 9Th. you may assure
TIE Chamber of Commerce thai |
have rot re slightest lea Of voting
! for = p"on SGD borss bill imrrsing
a further tremendous burden en- the
ktaxpayers CT. the United States. y
fsJoel f. DcGson 2S years old, was
lGlfcd$and six others injured Sunday
night when a Is touring car turned
tartle gnear Mstrtinsville. Dcdscn's
$nc.k was. broken, His brother, H2r-
man suffers, broken leg, Dclrh
E3sley ard his two young daughters
were cut and bruised jake Beard
driver of the car, is internally in
iu"cd j. A Pee also was hurt.
The car was running too fast to
make 4 sharp turn in the road and
ran over an cmhankment A warrant,
charging manslaughter, has been is
sue against Beard Il was alleged
he. MS drinking. q small quantity of
spirits being found in the car.
representative Patrick H Drewry
new member frcm the Fourth Viz
"iria district to succee., the late w
A. Watson, took his cath in the
House yesterday. Mr.. Drewry was
elected to the SCAT without opposi-
ten. His home is in Petersburg,
which he represented in the last SEES
SIGN of TIL" Virginia State Senate.
He has Lcen proposed for the long
term after the present short term
expires.
j. B. Mosby and Company, one of
Richmond's largest and NEST exclu-
sive dry gooGs establishments, yes
teriIay announced 20 per cent re-
suction throughout the store. fol-
lowing the example of the Wanna
maker store in Ncw York, large
portion CT the Wanamaker advertis-
;.fg being included in the announce
mcnt.
Thomas Collawn, so years old,
merchant CT Caroline county, who
was found dead in his room yester-
da", was believed to have committed
suiciGe. His threat had been slashad
with knife No motive for suicide
was known by his friends,
Capt. Elmer Watson, of Chnco-
league. caught two caviar surgeons
in his deep sea nets the same day,
tire receipts therefrom being S711.50.
The roe weighed 175 pounds and