Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-22
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, February %
Especially The Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge of Masons. No. p. will
celebrate George Washington's birth
day tonight with a banquet which
will be given in the Elks Home audi
torium. Arrangements have been
made for the accommodation of $50,
and many delegates attending the
George Washington Masonic Nations
al Memorial Association convention,
being held in this city, are expected
to attend.
DR.. J. r. Ashton, worshipful master
of the local lodge, will preside and
act as POSTMASTER and win call upon
many noted speakers. Among those
who will make addresses are Repre-
sentative Gordon Browning Of Ten
nessee; Rev. Homer j. Counsellor.
assistant pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church OF Washington; James r.
Bowman of Roanoke. Grand Master
OF Masons In Virginia, and III. o.
Chiids of the Liberty Lodge OF Bev-
erley, Mass.
Alexandria is today paying its re-
spects to the Father of his Country.
All municipal Offices as well as the
banks and Government offices viii be
ali day, although mail will be dis
patched until ESQ pm, and one col
lection will be made from the street
boxes at 0 pm.
More than hundred Boy Scouts
OF this city made the annual trip
to Mount Vernon today. joining sew
Sral thousand scouts from nearby
cities to visit the mansion and tomb
of washington. In the absence of
Henry p. Thomas, scout master. the
local delegation was in charge Of
Ernr ~ Trojan 1a6
Barbour Beach, sentenced to 80 days
in jail on a charge of drunkenness in
Police Court yesterday morning, is in
the Alexandria Hospital today, fol-
lowing an attempted suicide at SIS
last night. Beach cut his throat with
q part Of q broken bottle. Fellow
prisoners called the jailer and Beach
was rushed to the hospital.
[ Alexandria may be represented In
the Industrial exposition OF the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, 1t was
learned here, M. A. Leese, president
Of Washington Chamber Of Commerce
and chairman of the general arrange
ments committee, having extended the
city the invitation. Should plans go
through. they would call for the set
ting aside OF a section OF the exposi-
ton for display that would cover
Alexandria business in a thoroughly
tWRk 66cklAALkf0 HiduUET. "A meeting
has been called by Mr.. Leese for Fri
day at pm. to consider the arrange
ment OF several special features for
the exposition.
Robert South Barrett of this city
has been unanimously selected as
chairman or the executive committee
In charge Of the raising of the sum
OF 100000 by public subscription for
Sewanee. the University of the South,
a a.,
the drive will be located in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, and the campaign will
continue over period of Is months.
Daniel 8. Glover of this city has
been awarded 81 900 for personal in.
3uries received while working at the
Washington Navy Yard in 1918 In q
bin passed In both houses of Congress.
The bill was sponsored by Senator
Claude A. Swanson and Representa-.
tive n. Walton Moore.
Three robberies were reported to
the police here this morning, and local
authorities are of the belief that all
were committed by the same man.
D. d. Dewar, Sc East Walnut street.
reported that his wife awoke shortly
after O'Clock this morning and found
q man in her bedroom, but the man
ran out the back door before any
theft was committed.
8. Reynolds reported the loss of q
pair of trousers with $35 in money
and a gold Burlington 21-jewel watch
William III. Robinson. $40 North
Payne street, reported the entrance OF
a coiored man in his store and the
theft of ham, which was dropped
when Robinson and his son gave
chase.
Frank Robinson. colored, is being
held for investigation following his ar
rest near Henry and Wythe streets
following the robbery of Dewsr's
home. The prints of the rubber boots
he wore at the time are said to have
fitted with the tracks left in the snow
around the home of Dewar.