The Washington herald., 1922-05-25
DIXIE VETERANS
OF ALEXANDRIA
HOLD SERVICES
Memorial Rites Are Held
At Confederate
Monument.
REV. HALL SPEAKS
Pleads for Enforcement of
REV. HALL SPEAKS
Pleads for Enforcement Of
Law and Asks Virginians
To Stand by Statutes. j
THE HERALD BUREAU.

A. y. DOn1pn4n,
721 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 24.-Ad-
dressing the Confederate veterans
at their annual memorial services
at o'clock this evening at the
Confederate monument at Washing.
ton and Prince streets. Rev. DR..
Percy Foster Hall, rector Of st.
Paurs Episcopai Church, advocated
better law enforcement. He re-
sented propaganda in the press and
in the movies sneering at enforce
ment Of the laws, especially the
Eighteenth amendment and the Vol
stead act. He appealed to his
audience as Virginians to stand by
the laws of the State and the
United States.
The exercises were presided over
by John M. johnson. a member Of
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
erans. who made a short address
and introduced DR.. Hall. Selec-
tions were given by a quartet COM
posed of Arthur H. Bryant, DR.. C.
f. Oucalt, M. p. Pitts and DR.. w.
p. Cation. James c. Stockton. or
ganist of Christ Episcopal Church,
was director OF the quartet.
The veterans, nine in numebr.
marched from Lee Camp Hall,
headed by the Citizens Band.
troop of Boy Scouts and two
troops of Girl Scouts and the
United Daughters OF the Con.
federacy.
After the exercises at the monu-
ment the assemblage moved to
Christ Church yard, where a volley
was fired by the Alexandria Light
Infantry. Taps brought the exer-
cises to a close.
Earlier in the day the graves of
Confederate soldiers were deco
rated. as was also the monument
at Washington and Prince streets
and the mound in Christ Church
yard where are buried a number
of Confederate soldiers.
Invocation was given by Rev. DR..
J. w. Duffey. Rockville. Md. chap
lain of the local camp, and bene,lic-
ton was given by Rev. DR.. e ".
REGISTER, pastor of the M. L. Church
South.
The corner stone of Jefferson
Public school, being erected on the
lot of the Alexandria High School,
will be laid at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon by Andrew Jackson Lodge
of Masons No. 120. An address wifi
be delivered by Rev. E. v. REGISTER.
pastor of the NJ. F.. Church South
The Masons and school children will
assemble at the Masonic Temple a,
o'clock and march up King street
to West and thence To the schoo.
grounds There will be a musical
program Coleman o. Batcheller.
worshipful master OF the local
lodge. will conduct the ceremonies.
A. J. Kidwell. district deputy
grand master of District No. I, will
pay an official visit to Alexandria
Washington Lodge of MasonS at 8
o'clock tomorrow night.
Reports received here today from
Washington are to the effect tina,
F. Clinton Knight, of this city, may
be postmaster of this city. The
two other leading candidates are
]. Armistead Eggborn and Thomas
H. Bayne.
The funeral Of Miss Lottie Moyep
took place this morning at occo-
guam. Va. Services were conducted
by Rev. E. w. Mellichampe. rector
of Pohick Church. and burial was
In Glenwood Cemetery. Washington
Miss Meyer was the daughter of W.
H. Meyer. of the District workhouse
The first and second degree of
the order will be conferred by
EifzCara1d Cnrnnn
of Columbus. at st. Mary's Hall to-
morrow night. NJ. ]. Mcfarland
and NJ. E. Greene. of the local
ing the annual State convention of
that organization.
The teachers training class of
the NJ. E. Church South has elected
teacher: Miss Helen Mcdonald.
president: Miss Alice Bladen, vice
PRESIDENT. Miss Laura Peverill,
secretary: Mrs. Ora Dickert Brawr,
treasurer.
The fund Of $4,000 sought by the
three volunteer fire companies of
the city has reached s2,333.5o.
The Alexandra Ad Club has
elected these officers: Irwin Diener,
president; F. Clinton Knight. vice
president: Llewellyn Dyson. secre-
tary; ]. Kent White, treasurer.
Ascension Day. services will be
held tomorrow at the Episcopal
and Catholic churches. st. Mary's
Catholic will have masses at 6. 7
and g. o'clock: st. Paufs Episcopal,
1890 a. m. and p. M; Grace Epis-
copal at 1880 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and Christ Episcopal at
1880 a. m.