The Washington herald., 1920-01-20
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 8. Doniphan.
~ King Street

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Alexandria. Va, Jan. 19-The 18th
anniversary OF the birth of Gen. Rob-
ert f. Lee was observed tonight with
a banquet in Lee Camp Hall rendered
the veterans of r. f. Lee Camp by
Edgar sWarfield, ST., adjutant Of that
camp.
In addition to the veterans there
were a few other guests present, about
forty all told.
The banquet was presided over by
Adjutant Warfield, who acted as
toastmaster. Lees farewell address
was read by z. C. Graham, ana in
vocation was pronounced by the Rev.
E. v. REGISTER. ID. D.. pastor Oh the
MI Z. Church South.
Among those who made speeches
were the Rev. DR.. REGISTER, who paid
glowing tribute to the untarnished
record of Gen. Robert E. Lee, who, he
said, is honored not onlyfor his mill
tary achievement. bur for his purity
OF character. The speaker declared
that the cause of the Confederacy is
referred to as the Lost Cause" This,
he declared. is not so. as it was for
the glory of humanity.
Others who spoke were the Rev.
DR.. w. ]. Morton. rector of Christ
Episcopal Church: Capt. Fountain
Beattie. who served in Gen. Mos
by's command: Julian Y. williams,
and John II. Trimyer.
The banquet was served by the
Women of the Confederacy and was
greatly enjoyed. The tables were
prettily decorated with the flag of
the Confederacy. ferns and cut flow
ers.
Adjutant Warfield read letters of
regret from Representative r. Wal
ton Moore, former Representative C.
c. Carlin. Mayor Thomas A. Fisher,
Joshua Thomas and the Rev. DR.. j.
w. Duffey. and z. H. O'Brien.
The banks, schools and city offices
here were closed today in tribute to
Lee.
Under the auspices of the Daughters
of the Confederacy AN Evening
With the Confederacy" will be given
tomorrow night. at o'clock, in Lee
Camp Hall.
Old Southern songs and Confederate
stories will be told. Personal expert
ences in the army will be related by
P. F. German. ST.. Edgar Warfeld,
ST.. and the Rev. DR.. J. W. Duffey.
Readings are to be given by Mrs
William J. Morton and Miss Evelyn
Howard. followed by a musical pro-
gram.
Among those who will take part
are Miss Hilda Schneider, Mrs. George
E. Warfeld. Miss Gerlacher. Miss
Ethel Fants. Vocalists will include
Miss Moore. Miss Janet Gronau. Miss
Evelyn Howard, Miss Collins Jones.
Stephen Field and others. A silver
offering will be taken. The public Is
invited.
Another fare boost today was put
into operation en- the Washington
Virginia Railway when those persons
who had failed to purchase tickets for
Communication to Washington were
compelled to pay five cents addi-
tional for being so thoughtless. The
fare one way, therefore. cost those
persons who did not procure tickets
twenty-four cents. or at the rate of
forty-eight cents a round trip, The
company recently had it's single fare
boosted from fifteen to nineteen cents
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. 1t is announced by the COM
pany that persons who fail to DUR
chase tickets on fare under thirty
cents will have to pay five cents ad-
ditional and ten cents additional on
fare over thirty cents.
c. +. Aldrich, about so years old,
employed as a boiler at the plant
of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpo-
ration, and who resided at Cam
bridge Park, Washington, d. c..
dropped dead at the company's
plant shortly after o'clock this
morning. Apoplexy is though to
have been the cause of his death.
The body was removed to De-
maiue's mortuary chapel and Cor
oner T. NJ. Jones summoned a jur.y
which met this afternoon and after
examining a number >of witnesses
gave verdict that death was due
to natural causes.
The jury was composed Of Thomas
Chauncey. foreman; Llewellyn Dy-
son. r. Theodore Cook, S. Devers,
Charles Wingate Summers and A. D.
Deeton.
At meeting OF the stockholders
of the James w. Jackson Holding