Evening star., 1924-03-31

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 81
Especially - Preparations for the
spring reunion of the Scottish Rite
Masons, Valley of Alexandria, April
10 to May so. are under way. The
schedule follows: April II, organiza-
tion OF classes, regular meeting of
the Lodge of Perfection and fourth
and fifth degrees; April IL. sixth
seventh and eight degrees: April Il,
Maundy Thursday banquet in the
Young Peoples building; April 20,
relighting of the mystic lights at the
Masonic Temple; April %, ninth and
tenth degrees: April so, eleventh and
twelfth degrees: May 9. regular meet
ing of the Lodge of Perfection and
fourteenth degree: May II, Randolph
Chapter, Rose CrofX, fifteenth degree:
May IS, regular meeting of chapter
and council, eighteenth degree and
election of officers: May 26, twentieth
and twenty-hrst degrees; May -,
twenty-fourth degree; May IS, thir-
tieth degree; May 20, thirty-first de
gree: May 80, thirty second degree.
Definite action will be taken this
week in the movement TO organize
golf club in this city. which will, it is
said. purchase site in Fairfax coun-
ty just south of the city limits. on
which a nine-hole golf course will he
built. A committee of business men
is pushing the plan.
Miss A. Caroline Smoot Dies.
Miss a. Caroline Smoot, eighty
years old. sister Of the late James
Rector and Will&im A. Smoot and
aunt of Mayor W. Albert Smoot, died
yesterday afternoon at the home of
her only sister. Mrs. George Wise. in
Rosemont She had been visiting with
her sister when taken i'll only few
days ago. Funeral services viii be
held at her home. 1909 King street,
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Services will be conducted by the
Rev. DIR. William jackson Morton,
rector of Christ Church, of which Miss
Smoot was a lifelong member.
Reports reaching Alexandria this
morning said that Alexandria fisher
men preparing for operations near
Quantico are being held up on ac-
count of the high water, which makes
the work of setting nets difficult.
Some of the nets are said to have
been damaged by the rushing waters.
The Alexandria High School de-
batting team, composed of Miss Dixie
Cox, Miss Mary Ford and Milton
Grigg, Saturday night won from
right to represent this school district
in the state literary meet, which is
TO be held at the University Of Virginia
next May. Charles NJ. Shepperson, jr
defeated his opponent in the reading
contest.
John Stewart Bryan, owner and
publisher of the Richmond News
Leader, yesterday addressed the con-
gregation of Christ Church on the
needs of the modern church. Stress
was placed on the Importance OF sub
scribing the 100000 which is sought
by the seminary here. Mr.. Bryan has
been selected on several occasions as
lay deputy to the triennial conven-
tions Of the church.
The Rev Barnard Foster Hall Of
Mineral, Va, son of the Rev Percy
Foster Hall, rector of st. Paul's
Church, last night filled his fathers
pulpit. The Rev. w. ". Shearer,
rector of St. Columbus Church, Wash
ington. and "sky pilot of the wash
ington kiwanis Club, will preach at
the Lenten services Thursday eve
ming.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Rogers, who died Friday, are being
held this afternoon at Emmanuel
Lutheran Church. conducted by the
Rev. Carl J. Goette, pastor. Burial
will be in st. Paurs cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
Reedy, eighty years old, who died
Friday at her home, Cameron, Va.
were held this morning at St.
Mary's Catholic Church. Mrs. Reedv
was the widow OF James Reedy. She
-Michael j. Reedy and Mrs. Mary
Beach.
A minstrel club has been organized
oy employees of the Washington-Vir-
ginian Railway Company. Officers
elected are: ]. W. Mason, president;
George NJ, w: Jones, vice president;
j. Tucker and o. Gaskill, business
managers. The first show will ha
given April Is.