Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February Is
Especial, The Philathca Bible class
OF the First Baptist Church held its
eighth annual banquet in the George
Mason Hotel last night with approx
mately IS guests attending. Rev. +.
l.. Vernon. pastor OF the First Baptist
Church. Mrs. J. c. Gaines and Miss
Mary Williamson. class president and
teacher. respectively. delivered the prin-
cipal addresses. Mrs. Ruth Elgin. Miss
Lillian Amos. Mrs. William beavers.
Miss M. Downing and Mrs. Delaney
Hammond, past president OF the class.
also spoke.
A move to change the bylaws OF Po-
tomac Lodge. No. 80. Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows. regarding sick and
death benefits was defeated last night
at meeting held in the Odd Fellows
Temple. The sick benefits will remain
SO week the first week and 81 week
for the following 26 weeks. The death
benefit Is 5000
Alexandria Canton, No. /, Patriarchs
Militant l. 0. o. F., will visit Wash
ington Canton. No /. at its visitation
and banquet. The Canton Auxiliary
will accompany the Canton members.
Edward G.. Clair. "A years old, died
yesterday at his home on Potters Hill.
near Accotink, Va. Funeral services
will take place tomorrow at 230 at
the Accotink Baptist Church and burial
| will be in the AccOtink Cemetery.
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed
! two unoccupied houses owned by David
c. GrillbortZer. local and Washington
| florist. at the rear OF his residence at
8l5 South Patrick street. last night
The damage Is estimated at $4,000.
Prior to this fire an oil stove exploded
at the home of Lucy Lumpkin, colored,
| 6l5 South Columbus street. destroying
the stove and burning two mattresses.
| The George Washington National
| Masonic Memorial Association viii!
| launch drive In New York State next
week in hopes'o raising $500. 900 toward
| the cost of constructing the memorial
! temple at Shooters Hill. Similar drives
/ will be launched in other States short
! w. 1t has been announced that the
| association has Endorsed the proposed
| boulevard from Washington to Mount
| Vernon. and q copy of the resolution
| has been forwarded to Representative
/ Il. Walton Moore Of Virginia.
| City Manager Paul Morton will assign
one member of the Alexandria Police
| Department TO start drive Monday
| against business and professional men
| of this city who have not paid their
/ CITY licenses. a CdHIpdlSII Will Dc opriit0
against owners of automobiles who have
not purchased city tags.
Boy Scout Troop l26 Of the Second
Presbyterian Church yesterday placed a
| plate on a room in the Alexandria Hos
pital endowed by that body last year
| at a cost of $3.50. The inscription on
/ the plate reads: I'm honor OF Boy
| Scouts OF America. Troop l26. BE
| Prepared"
| The body OF Mrs. Annie Woilard Long
| 80 years old. of II Glendale avenue. was
/ shipped to Richmond. Va. yesterday
| for burial. She is survived By her hus-
| band. an infant daughter. her mother
| three sisters and eight brothers.
| The Playground Association Melted
| s164.25 from the sale OF cherries here
| Wednesday.
| The body Of Miss Elizabeth Kalal
/ Omaha trained nurse. vas sent 10 her
! former home, in Lynch. Nebr.. yester-
! day. Miss Kalal committed suicide in
/ the George Mason Hotel Wednesday.
f! Andrew Mellon and Elihu Root are
! smong recent contributors 10 the fund
| being used 10 restore the old Presbyte-
/ rian Meeting House
! The STAFF Band OF the Salvation Army
| headquarters at Washington. accompa-
MED by Envoy Gallo OF Atlanta. Ga
will aid the local post at a concert to-
night at the corner % King and Wash
| ington streets at T:l0 o'clock.