Evening star., 1923-09-13
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. October 13 (Spe-
iaD.-The greater Alexandria Trade
Exhibit of mercantile goods will be held
AT the armory, October 3, 10 and IL. un-
der the auspices of the retail merchants
bureau of the chamber of commerce and
under the auspices of the same bureau
the automobile exhibit will be held at
the armory. October 16, II and is.
This was decided upon last night at a
meeting of the retail merchants bureau
OF the chamber of commerce
II was announced that there will be
larger appropriation for music and
decorations this year than ever before,
and during the progress of the affair
there will be dancing every evening.
EIEs End Sessions To-day.
The state convention of Elks will
end its sessions today with the elee-
t1on of officers. The program last
night was an athletic entertainment
and smoker given in the auditorium
tended by the delegates and many
members of the local lodge, 4 fea-
ture OF the program was a four-round
boxing match between Young Corbin
ton. This contest was declared a
draw.
Other events on the program in
cluded a wrestling match between
Brooke Howard and Earl Cornell,
which was declared a draw
Another contest declared a draw
was a boxing match between Young
Sullivan and Eddie Richards. In the
boxing match between Young Mitchell
and Campbell which went three
rounds. Mitchell outboxed his oppo-
nent.
During the evening number of vo-
cal selections were given by Rosco
Nern and Talbot Haslett. Music was
furnished by the Elks' Band of Wash
ington and the Elks' Clown Band, also
of washington. J. Fred BirreIl was
master of ceremonies. Johnny BePgin
acted as referee of number of the
bouts and Jack Tullock and Marvin
Myers were seconds.
kfwanis Club Meeting.
Charles H. Callahan this afternoon
delivered an address before the MEM
bers of the Kiwanis Club on the his
tory and birth of the Constitution.
j. Randall Cation. president of the
club, presided, and congratulated the
KtwanianS on the excellent showing
they fnade@Tuesday in connection with
the drive for funds for the Japanese
sufferers.
A meeting of a committee of repre-
sentativeS of the various Protestant
churches of the city. together with
the ministers, will be held at 7 o'clock
tonight in the lecture room OF the
First Baptist Church to map out plans
for a campaign to raise S1,833.33 a
year from this city and Arlington
county for three consecutive years
for the ChildFen's Home Society of
Virginia. Norman l.. Williamson is
chairman of the committee in charge
of the arrangements. At present there
are thirty eight children from Alex
andria being taken care of in this
home and three from Arlington coun-
ty. Ministers from the home will oc-
cupy the pulpits In several of the
Protestant churches at the II o'clock
services Sunday in the interest of the
drive.
X. of C. Meeting.
One of the most largely attended
meetings of Fitzgerald Council, No.
45s. Knights of Columbus. in the his
tory of that organization, was held
last night at st. Mary's Hall. when
officers were elected for the year.
The officers chosen are as follows:
Charles T. Hellmuth grand knight;
David e. Jacobs, deputy grand knight;
George A. Manager. chancellor; Fran
els I. Quinn, recorder; Claude NJ. Len
non, financial secretary; Sylvester A.
Breen, treasurer; John Il. Brenner,
warden; Charles E. Corgan, advocate /;
Alphonso Lucas, inside guard; Dennis
NJ. Toomey, outside guard; Joseph NJ.
Armstrong and Edward G. Duncan,
trustees; Rev. Louis Smet, chapla In !:
@. Raymond Hellmuth, lecturer.
The newly elected officers wifi be
installed Qetober 10. The Installation
ceremonies will be conducted by w.
A. Devaughan, district deputy,
Miss Ellen Taylor OF 504 Prince
street yesterday found a. sum of
money on the streets. which she an
nounces she is holding for identifca-
tion by the owner. Thus far no claim
ant has appeared.
Osceoia. Tribe. Improved Order oil
Red Men, held an important business
meetiHg last night, after which they
enjoyed a social session at which re-
freshments were served.
The Red Cross drive in this city for
the Japanese sufferers now amounts
to the sum of $1,040.20. The city's
quota was $500. A check for the fore
going amount today was turned over
TO Miss Mary Lindsey, who carried 1t
TO the national Red Cross headquar-
ters in Washington.
EDUCATION MEETING CALLED.
THE 1924 meeting of the department