Evening star., 1923-05-09
ALEXANDRIA.

ciaD.-A provost guard to do police
and patrol duty in this city during the
Shrners' convention in Washington is
planned by the local Shriners and
Scottish Rite bodies OF this city, and
1t Is expected that definite plans of
organization will be mapped out at a
meeting Friday night at S o'clock in
the rooms Of the chamber OF COM
mtrce. The tentative plans provide
for civilians to aid the regular police
force and the extra policemen who
will he employed by City Manager
Rich and part OF the special detail
that will be designated by the South
eru Railway Company to look after
the Pullman city, which is to be 10
Gated directly south Of this city on
the tracks in the yards Of the South
ern Railway Company.
AT a meeting of the Scottish Rite
bodies last night in the Scottish Rite.
club, presided over by II. Noel Garner.
II. Sterling Kerr, secretary Of the Scot
tish Rite bodies of Washington, and
John Connolly. chief Of the special
agents of the Southern Railway Com
pany, with headquarters i'll Washing
ton, and t.. e. Rand, head of the local
special agents Of the southern Hallway
Company. outlined tentative plans for
the handling of the thousands Of visit
p
ali during In. prugrc"S of the big Shrine
convention. II is proposed TO have Il
detail of at least tifrH civilians. to in
cludc MasonS aud others. TO work in
relays of about four hours each FROM
8 am. till midnight, To look after the
welfare of the visitors. These civilians,
ii is stated. would l." clothed with
police powers.
Another matter hefor" the meet
ing Friday night will b. the thou
sands Of automobiiists from Wash
ington who will visit Mount Vernon
on Mount Vernon day, which viii be
held during Shrine week. Local
Shriners estimate that approximately
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon that
day and on the return trip many
will stop over in this city and visit
Alexandria Washington lodge room
and inspect the Washington relics in
that lodgeroom. Just how the visit
ing automobilists will bo handled
will be determined on later. it has
been suggested that oue-w4y traffic
be nut into operation on the day the
Sirlners make tho pilgrimage in
order 10 avoid confusion.
Postmaster +. Clinton Eni@'h. has
arranged with the postal author
tiles III Washington to ;rrang. for a
temporary post office III the wards ct
the Southern Railway COMPANY
where the Pullman city Will he
OF the visitors. and TWO mail clerks
Will be in charge of this Office
Announcement also is made that a
temporary hospital will be establish
will be in charge of DR.. s. b. Moore.
City Manager Rich is perfecting ar
rangements as rapidly as possible for
placing the extra policemen on duty
Hundreds of homes in this city also
Will house many Of the visiting
1at-Cy h@ rr-tlT ~
cure accommod tions in WASHINGTON.
The unexplained absence Of Mrs.
Berntce Welch RaWlett, twenty-nine
years old, employed as q printers as
sistant. from her home, 525 South Al
fred street. since the morning of Nav
,. has been reported to the police.
Mrs. Allfr:L Nullin. mother of the
missing woman. says her daughter
has tour children, all girls, the young
est being three years old. The won-
ans. husband is a fisherman
According to the mother. who re-
sides with the daughter and her hus-
land, Mrs. RaHlett left home the
morning of May and the mother
was under the impression that she
was going to her employment at the
Washington. However. when she
failed to return she did not think
that anything had happened. being
Of the opinion that she had gone to
visit relatives either in King George
or Caroline counties in Virginia, the
daughter having some time prior to
her departure told the mother she
contemplated a visit to her sisters,
in Caroline. and her brothers, in
King George. The mother since has
learned that her daughter did not
visit these places. Had her daughter
visited these places, Mrs. Mullin said,
II was her intention to remain away
Crly three or four days
TWO hundred delegates from Iir-
Sinia, Maryland and the District Of
tolunbi; today are attending the
tenth annual meeting of the Woman,
Missionary society Of the Nj. l..
thurchs South. which was formally.
opened last night. Mrs. T J. Cope
land. state president, is presiding.
Interesting reports of the wears
work were submitted at the morning
session.