The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-10
ALEXANDRIA FIRE
VETERANS HOLD
REUNION BANQUET
80 Members of Original
Relief Company No. 1
Get Together.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphan,
727 King Street.

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727 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 9.-About
eighty members of the original Re-
lief Truck and Engine Company, No.
l all former firemen, tonight at
tended an enthusiastic meeting of
that company. held in the old
Friendship Fire Veterans Associa-
ton house on South Alfred street,
followed by a banquet at the Ho-
tel Monticello. Besides the men,
bers there were a number of guests,
including three members of city
council.
]. Edward Shinn. president OF the
company. presided. and speeches
were made by Corporation Attor-
ney II. Noel Garner. NJ. L. Norris,
president of the Friendship Veter-
ans Fire Association: Councilman
Leopold Ruben, ]. Sid Douglas.
president of the original Reliance
Fire Company. No. 5; Capt. George
II. Evans, business manager of the
Chamber of Commerce; John II.
Trimyer. Rev. DIR. Allison. Council
men John NJ. Reed and Claude W.
Fletcher. and Kenneth w. Ogden.
former chief of the fire department.
Mr.. Ogden was presented with a
box of cigars. ]. Edward Shinn with
a smoking set and a present was
also given Frank c. Glasgow. A
number of vocal selections enliv-
ened the evening.
Work of resurfacing the Lees
burg turnpike from Alexandria to
Donaldson's store. a distance of one
and eight-tenths miles has been
started. The work is expected to be
completed early in the spring. 1t
will cost $4,000 and is being done
jointly by Arlington and Fairfax
counties. $4,000 being contributed
by Arlington and $4,000 by Fairfax
County. Part of the work will be
done by convict labor.
The meeting of the executive COM
mlttee OF the Virginia American Le-
gion Auxiliary. scheduled to be held
here Thursday and Friday, has been
postponed to Friday and Saturday
A business session will be held at
o'clock Friday. following a lunch
con at the residence of DR.. Kate
Waller Barrett. State president, who
will hold a reception for the dele
gates at 4 o'clock at her residence,
40S Duke street. Mrs. Davis. wife
OF Gov. westmoreland Davis, will
be the guest of honor.
Officers OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution and Colonial
Danes. Daughters of the Confed-
eracy and other patriotic organiza-
tions are invited. A public meet
ing will be held Friday night in
the rooms of the chamber of COM
merce.
In the United States Court for
the Eastern district Of Virginia to-
day. Judge D. Lawrence Groner
presiding. in the suit of William b.
Reeves against the Richmond. Fred
ericksburS and Potomac Railroad
Company. the Judge ordered the
jury to bring In a verdict for the
defendant company. Reeves. through
his attorney, noted an appeal to
the United States Court of Appeals.
The appeal was instituted to recover
damages of $4,000 for injuries al
legged to have been sustained by the
plaintiff while working at the Po-
tomac railroad yards.
The Kiwanis Club tomorrow night
will present an entertainment, en-
titled AN Evening in Dixie" in the
auditorium of the Elks' Home. II
will be attended by the members
and their wives and friends Miss
Alice Louis Williams. of Georgia,
raconteur, and Miss Sanford McDee
Mason Norris, Baltimore, will give
Il number of selections. Old-time
Southern rnalndiaa will r.
Mrs. w. L. Martin. sr., district
deputy president. will install the
newly elected officers Of Liberty
Rebekah Lodge No. I6. Odd Fellows.
at Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow
night. Among the visitors who will
attend are Mrs. A. Palmer, Rich
mond, State president. and Mrs. D.
l.. Bunch, Lynchburg, grand sec
rotary.
F. F. Marbury, president Of the
board of aldermen. is now acting
mayor of the city. Mayor Duncan
having left today for a visit to the
automobile show in New York.
The January meeting of the Bust
ness and Professional women's club
will be held at 7 o'clock tomorrow
evening in the rooms of the cham
Der of comerce and following the
supper the members will attend the
meeting of the League of Women
Voters. which will be addressed by
Mrs. Cunningham. executive secre-
tary of the National League of
Women Voters. and Miss Elizabet
Pidgeon. of the University of Vir-
ginia.