Evening star., 1924-10-16
ALEXANDRIA,.

ALEXANDRIA Va, October 10
(SpeciaD.-One hundred members of
the Ku Klux Klan last night staged
a. parade through King street, headed
by the Citizens Band. and later mat
uralized" seven "aliens" beneath the
light of a huge blazing cross on
Cardinal Park and in the presence of
more than 1000 citizens. Several
members of kamelia, womeE's auxil-
iary to the klan. participated. A
speaker who addressed the noisy
crowd discussed the work and pur-
poses of the organization. Seventy
five of the Klansmen were afoot in
the parade. while the remainder rode
in automobiles, many of which bore
District of Columbia license plates.
Women of the Ku Klux Klan made
their initial public appearance here
October II, when officers in full re-
gala were welcomed at the Alex
andria Mission House. The leader of
the mission and the large congrega-
ton gave warm welcome. The Khan
leader spoke and literature pertain
ing to the organization was cir
culated.
William c. II. Wildt was married
last night to Miss Lille NJ Williams
of Washington at the home of Henry
w. Wildt. the bride groom's father, in
George Washington Park, by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
Episcopal Church
Although it is not on the schedule
the fining in Police Court Tuesday of
Richard C. Hayden, principal of the
Alexandria High School, for slapping
the school board meeting tonight.
The boy is a son of Policeman Patrick
l.. Magner. 4 fine of So and costs was
imposed upon Mr. Haydon.
$4,000 Raised for school.
More than $4,000 has already been
subscribed toward the st. Agnes
School drive for $4,000. which opened
formally last night with banquet in
Grace Church Parish Hall. Teams of
the stock selling drive will meet daily
at luncheon in the hall. Two hundred
business men will canvass the city.
Andrew Jackson Lodge. No. 100,
Masona will dedicate George Mason
High School in Potomac Arlington
County. Saturday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, when they lay the corner
stone Of the new building. Charles H.
Callahan, grand master Of Masons in
Virginia, will make the principal ad-
dresa
Seminole Tribe, No. IS. Improved
Order of Red Men, tonight will cele-
brate the Goth anniversary of the
establishment of the lodge with a
banquet in the hall, King and Royal
streets.
Women Of Alexandria were urged to
get out and use the right Of suffrage,
for which they battled many years,
in addresses made before the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's Club
by Mrs. Anna Webster, national
committeewoman, and Mrs. Charles
NJ. Shepperson. The admonition, it
was said, was not merely for the
coming presidential election but for all
elections. Carroll Pierce appeared be-
fore the meeting enlisting aid for the
annual drive of the American Red
Cross. Four new members were
elected: Miss Rubye Reeves. Miss
Eleanor Melchoir, Miss Lynda Carver
and Miss Helen Knight.
Merle Towner of Baltimore, lieu
tenant governor of the Capital Dis
trict Kiwanis Clubs, addressed the
local club this afternoon. Plans were
completed for participation of the
local club In the initiation tomorrow
of a new club recently organized III
Manassas Members will leave here
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock and
will make the trip by motor.
Davis-Bryan Fund Sought.
A drive to raise $4,000 for the run
ming of Davis-Bryan Club in the city
has been started, Gardner L. Boothe
having been named chairman in charge
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon for Julian Ballenger, jr., who
died Tuesday in the Naval Hospital in
Washington. Services were held at
his parents home, the Wagar apart
ments, and were conducted by Rev.
DR.. f. v. REGISTER, presiding elder of
the Washington district, and Rev. Will
liam S. Hammond, pastor of the South
ern Methodist Church. Burial was in
Arlington National Cemetery, Ballen-
ger being an ex-Service man.
A coroner's jury yesterday afternoon
John Goings, co!ored, came to his death
as the result of wounds inflicted by a
gun in the hands of Samuel Keene,
colored. Keene is at liberty on $4,000
bond.
Judge Frederick G. Duvall has pur-
chased house and lot 100 South Royal
street from Mrs. jamie E. Trimyer and
her husband, John H. Trimyer.
Hugh Harris, plumber, three times
arrested for violation of the State pro-
hibition law, today waived a prelimin-
ary hearing in Police Court and was
held in $500 bond for action of the
grand jury. Harris was pardoned by
Gov. f. Lee Trinkle a short time ago,
after he had served three months of a
six-month term given him by q jury
in Corporation Court upon bis second
conviction.