Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18

ALEXANDRIA. Va, March Is (Spe-
ciaD Miss Susie E. Fisher, IS, died
suddenly from a heart attack and in
firmities OF advanced age yesterday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs James n.
Duncan, GIG Prince street, where she
had resided for several years. Miss
Fisher was the daughter of the late
Robert and Martha Patterson Fisher
and formerly resided with her parents
on the Fisher farm in Prince Georges
County, Md. She was sister of the
late Andrew Fisher of this city. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow morn
ing at 1':30 o'clock at Demaine's
mortuary chapel and interment will be
in Broad Creek Church Cemetery. Md.
A st. Patrick's celebration will he
staged tonight at BIS in the Lyceum
Hall by the Catholic Daughters Of
America with the presentation of pro-
gram entitled Memories of Old Erin"
An address on Ireland will be delivered
by the Rev. Michael j. Cannon of ST.
Mary'S Church. Irish songs will be
sung by Miss Christine West, Mrs
Francis x. Nugent and Tablet Has
lett of this city and Mrs. Edward Haley
and Bernard It. Fitzgerald of WASH
, ington, all soloists. Leslie Ryder and
Frank Perry will render violin solos.
Miss Virginia Nugent, Miss Marjorie
Sinclair and John A. Lannon of the
Columbian Players will appear in one
act sketch. A reading, Dawn on the
Irish Coast" will be made by Miss
Katherine Power, with piano and violin
accompaniment. Irish dances will be
presented by Miss Helen Sweeley, &C
companied at the piano by her mother,
Mrs. E. A. Sweeley. The choir of st.
Mary's Church will sing Come Back 20
Erin" accompanied by Miss Ella Hill.
Harry Arnold and Ernest Hammill
| both 16, Of 1886 South Patrick street
have been placed on two years proba-
| ton by Police Justice William S. Snow
| following their conviction for the theft
| of approximately $50 pounds of lead
| from the Southern Railway Co.'S yards
| They were arrested by Police Sergt
| George Everly and Motor Cycle Police
man Wesley Shoots
| Funeral services for Edward Stanley
Smith, who died Saturday night at the
Alexandria Hospital, will be held tomor.
row afternoon at o'clock at Wheat
| ley's mortuary chapel and burial viii
be at Bethel Cemetery. He was thu
son of the late William A. and Martha
Anne Smith and is survived by thre,
sisters and five brothers, Mrs. William
| Bergman, Mrs. John G.. Henshaw, botf
of this city: Mrs. John Frank Of Ander.
son, S. c.; William A. Smith of Claren
don. John Leroy Smith of Spartanburg
S. c.; Robert Smith Of Washington ant
Frank and Harry Smith of this city
Pallbearers will be members of thu
Baraca Bible class of the First Baptis
Church.
Voting to elect II directors of TIL
Chamber of Commerce started at
O'Clock this morning and will continu
until the ballot box is closed Wednes
day afternoon at o'clock. The result
of the election will be announced Fri
day night at the annual meeting.
Rev. Lester H. Clee of Newark, N. j
will be the principal speaker tonight a
the annual dinner of the Westminste
Bible class of the Second Presbyterian
: Church, to be held in the Westminste
Building. John r. Thomas of Ruther
| ford, N. j., will lead in songs.
t Alexandria firemen were called upo
to extinguish a grass fire at Madiso
/. and West streets last night