Evening star., 1926-03-09

ALEXANDRIA,. Va, March 9 (Spe.
ciaD.--Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of
Grace Episcopal Church, was elected
exalted ruler of Alexandria Lodge of
Elks at the annual meeting held lasf
night.
Other new officers are: Frederick G.
Duval, esteemed leading knight;
Harry Hinken, esteemed loyal knight;
Elliott F. Hoffman, esteemed lecturing
knight; George II. Railing, secretary;
II. Friedlander, treasurer; Thomas
tee; ii. D. Carter and Harry +. Ken
nedy, delegate and alternate to the
national convention which will be
held in Chicago next July.
The new officers will be installed
April II. Following the election there
was social session. The program
was under the direction of Carl Roth.
mund. 1T was as follows: Piano solo,
MISS Margaret Shuman; vocal solo,
Mrs: Ruby Davis Haley. accom-
panied by Miss Margaret Armstrong:
recitation. Mrs. Margaret Griffith
oelpie; vocal solo, Lawrence Roland,
accompanied by Miss Margaret Shu-
man; selections by three of the Leo.
nada quartet, composed Of Lewis Mon.
roe. Archie Nails and Frank w.
Smith. A buffet luncheon followed
Three Cars Collide.
"A triangular collision. in which the
ponce patrol wagon got the worst of
IT, occurred at $50 O'Clock TODAY AZ
irlce and Fairfax streets. Other cars
IN the smash were driven by L. r
hai1ord, All South washington street
ana truck of the Alexandria Coffee
10, 1ro drlven by L. H. Cole, 522 South
r ralr1aX street. No one was injured.
oerst;. Sims was in charge Of the
with him. was
One hundred and ninety persons are
expected to attend the banouet ~
,oiumbla Engine and Motor Company.
40. - tonight in the George Mason
io'el. Norman Roberts. president Of
the company will preside. Repre
sentative X. Walton Moore will act as
,oastmaster. The affair is in observ.
ance of the fifty-fifth anniversary of
me organization of the companv
others to make addresses will be Rep.
resentatiVe Charles Eaton of New ,Jer-
sey, CITY Manager Paul Morton
ana FIRE Chief J. NJ. Duncan. jr.. Miss
EVelyn Howard will give vocal selec.
tions. and Padgetts Merrymakers will
furnish additional music.
The residence of Arthur l.. Rev
nolds, 420 North Washington street.
receiver for the Washington Virginia
railway Co., was entered by burglars
yesterday morning and ransacked. ac-
cordins to report made to the police.
Inc occupants are in Florida, where
they have been for the past two
months. Until their return it cannot
ne told whether or not anything was
taken. Entrance was made through a
side window.
Hotel Owner Dies.
The body of Rudolph Ramer. 70. re-
tired hotel proprietor, who died YES.
terday morning at his residence. 1916
KING street. will be shipped at s
o'clock tomorrow morning to Martins
burg. w. Va. for burial.
The deceased was a native of Mar
tinsburg. w. Va. and located in Alex.
andria 35 years ago. For 25 years he
was proprietor of the Hotel Ramer.
located at the northwest corner of
King and Fayette streets. for many
years the headquarters for railroad
men. In 1917 he retired. The de.
ceased is survived by three brothers
and two sisters. as follows: Peyton
Ramer. Martinsburg: Scott Ramer
Westminster, Md; John Ramer, Oak.
land. Calf: Mrs. William II. Flick
and MISS Kate Ramer, both of Mar
tinsburg.
Mrs. Tabitha Taylor. widow of John
w. Taylor and mother of Policeman
Henry Taylor of this city: died yester-
day. morning at her home at Colonial
Beach. She was 70 and is survived by
FIVE daughters and four sons.