The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
BAKER SPEAKS
AT MEMORIAL
Tablet Unveiled to Memory
Of Episcopal Students
Dead In War.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. \. Doniphan.
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~ King street.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. g.
Forces which move the affairs Of
men are too vast to be affected by
the individual, said Secretary of War
Newton d. Baker this afternoon In
Liggett Hall of the Episcopal High
School at the dedication Of a mural
tablet to the memory of twenty-five
former students who died in the
world war.
Continuing, he said: We can't
have it both ways In this world. We
can have an armed camp or an in
ternational federation of states. 1t
Is the business of craftsmanship to
organize some league which will
draw to it the support of the people
everywhere"
Representative r. Walton Moore
made a short address. A poem writ
ten by Henry c. Rely, of Richmond,
Va, a former student, was read by
him following a short address.
The tablet was unveiled by Sec
retary Baker. 1t is located on the
east wall of the chapel. Above 1t
WAS d VI ICu AOSCS- DAANSS@y
beneath was a handsome memorial
wreath.
The exercises in Liggett Hall were
opened with prayer by the Rev. Err
nest NJ. Stires, rector Of st. Thomas
Church, New York City.
The stage was decorated with
palms and potted plants. The back
ground was covered with a service
flag containing about 500 stars rep
resenting that number of former
students who participated in the
world war Beside these were
twenty-five gold stars.
Names of those on the tablet fol-
low: Edward Porter Alexander,
Minnesota: George Moncrief Ander-
ton, Alexandria,: Andrew .Berne
Blair. jr., Richmond; Cuthbert Cor
bett Buckle, Tennessee: Daniel Nc
Laughlin Crawford. South Carolina;
Richard Hartshorne Fawcett, Alex
andria; Alfred Glascock. Washing
ton; Kensey Johns Hammond, jr.,
CuIpeper: Richardson Miles Hanckel
South Carolina: Lawrence Archibald
Hay. Wyoming; Samuel Hildreth
Hubbard, jr., Williamsburg: Boiling
Walker Haxall, jr- Middleburgi
John Morrill, Leadbeater, Alexan-
dria; Charles Armand Minton. New
York: Edward Lester Nails. Lees
burg; James JeI1is Page, Japan
| Quentin Roosevelt, New York; Alex
ander Reaves Seamon. Texas; Henry
| LeNoble Stevens, South Carolina
William Joseph Henry Waters. jr-
Maryland: Alexander Watson Will
Jams, Washington.
Negro's Trial Scheduled.
The case of Preston Nash, colored
charged with setting fire to the stock
room OF the plant OF the Old Domin,
ion Glass Company last Wednesday
night, will be presented to a grand
jury at 10 o'clock Friday morning
In the Corporation Court.
Fireman's Funeral Held.
The funeral of Clarence W. Ale
killed Thursday morning while fight.
/ ing a fire at the plant of the Old
Dominion Glass Company, took place
this afternoon from the Second Pres
byterian Church and was largely at
tended. Services were conducted by
the Rev. John Lee Allison. Burial
was in Bethel Cemetery.
Banks Close Thursday.
The banks of this city will be
closed all day next Thursday in oh.
servance of Armistice Day and In
accordance with a proclamation is
] sued by Gov. Westmoreland Dayi,
declaring the day legal holiday.
Judge to speak.
Judge william F. Norris, of tn
! Department of Justice, will address
mems mass meeting at o'cIocI
tomorrow afternoon in the Rich
mond Theater under the auspices o
the NJ. c. A. There will be a ban,
| concert.
| Drive n Success.
| The recent Red Cross drive hel,
in this city yielded a total of 1,30
members. Funds will be used to OBJ
tain services of a Red Cross nurse
Head OF Order Visits school.
Among the visitors at the Xavier
Ian Brothers School here yesterda,
was Rev. Father Bernard superio
general of the xavierian. Brothers
st. Francis Xavier College, Bruges
Belgium. He was accompanied b,
Brother Isidore. provincial of the or
der in America The visitors will
Rev. Louis Smet, pastor of 81
Mary's Church, were rendered
luncheon. The students were givei
holiday.
Team Joins League.
ball League has Joined the k. of c
Basketball League of Washington
which is composed of teams from
five councils in that city. The locaI
team is under the leadership of M
]. Frasca. A special meeting of the
members will be held tomorrow in
Lyceum hall. following the las
mass at st. Mary's Church.
Federal Union Organised.
Local branch No. 212, Federal EN-
ployes' Union today was formed Al
a meeting of the employees Of the
Alexandria Naval Torpedo Station.
These officers were elected: w. X.
Griffith, president; Miss K. e. Nc
Carthy, vice-president; WI. Gree
nan, secretary and treasurer.