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ALEXANDRIA WILL WAR ON HUCKSTERS Merchants Promise to Fight Invasion From the Capital, Claiming That Bad Food Is Sold-Committees Named for the Year. WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU, This necessitated the helding of session last night. ALEXANDRIA, va., OCT. 18. A resolution providing for a fund to The Retail Merchants' Association of be set aside for the benefit of the orthis city, at a meeting held last night, phans of departed members was adoptannounced plans for a vigorous war to ed, unanimously, as was a resolution addressed to the next State Legislature, be waked against Washington huckcalling for the placing of an American sters, who have been in the habit of flag on every school building in Virselling their produce from wagons in ginia. Reports of both the secretary and treasurer showed the affairs of the the streets of the city. It is contended organization to be in an excellent conthat in many instances the food exdition. posed for sale by them is such that it A trip to the tomb of Washington, at fails to measure up to the strict reMt. Vernon, by boat, has been arranged quirements laid down in the Capital. for 3 o'clock this afternoon. and that they, therefore, dispose of it Observing the ninth anniversary of in Alexandria, where the laws in that the organization of the local branch of relation are somewhat less stringent, the Order of Lady Maccabees, a banwhile it is really unfit to eat. A comquet was held in the young people's mittee has been appointed for the purbuilding of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, on Washington street, pose of thoroughly investigating this at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at matter. and if conditions are found to which were present several State offibe such as are supposed. to outline cers. Addresses were delivered by the proper action for the regulation of this following: Miss Etta M. England. of traffic. Norfolk, State commander; Miss Annie M. Connor, of Brambleton, deputy Committees for the ensuing year were State commander, and Miss Amy C. appointed. with the following officers: Weech, of Alexandria. Finance. Samuel Bendheim: arbitration. A class of ten candidates was later and grievance, W. P. Taylor: legislaInducted into the mysteries, of the order tion and insurance. W. U. Varney: adat an initiation, conducted by the members of the crack Norfolk degree team. vertising and printing. Harrie White: conventions and celebrations, C. B. Matters of importance are due to come Swan: reception and entertainment, up for consideration at the monthly Courtney Acton: postal. telephone, and meeting of the board of police commistelegraph. William Wools: business ensioners, to be held this evening. After hearing the arguments of the atterprise. John D. Normoyle: pure food, torneys for the receivers of the Virweights, and measures. W. H. Peck; ginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporacredit. collections, and discounts, Benetion and of the Second National Bank of dict Well: membership. W. C. H. Wildt: of Culpeper yesterday, excepting to transportation. S. H. Lynn: streets, the report made by John M. Johnson, raads. and parks. Julius Wolfe. special commissioner, Judge Louis C. At the next meeting impor tant changes Barley deferred decision, taking the in the by-laws of the organization will matter under advisement. be considered. Members. of the Old Dominion ComLouis Nelson Duffey, of Alexandria, mandery, Knights Templar, in full reand Miss Roberta Register were married galia, with members of Alexandriaat the home of the bride's parents, in Washington and Andrew Jackson lodges of Masons, left this morning for Baltimore, today, by Rev. E. V. RegisWashington, where they will particiter, presiding elder of the Baltimore pate in the laying of the cornerstone district of the Methodist Episcopal of the Scottish Rite temple. Church, who is the father of the bride. The young couple will return to this Burial services at the grave of the late city tomorrow, where they will make Matthew Robson, a former Alexandrian their home at 516 Duke street. Mr. who died in Washington, will be conDuffey is well known in this city, for ducted in Union Cemetery this afternoon the past several years having been depby Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons. of uty clerk of the Coporation Court. which the deceased had long been a member. Benjamin F. Young, for many years a produce dealer in the city market, died The Masonic Temple in this city was at his home, 308 Queen street, early this yesterday visited by many members morning. Mr. Young was seventy years from foreign jurisdictions, high in the of age and is survived by a wife. work of the order, who are in attendance at the Scottish Rite ceremonies in After electing officers for the ensuing Washington, among them the following: year the convention of the Virginia Charles A. Moore, thirty-third, Topeka, State Council, Junior Order of United Kan.; L. M. Pennell, thirty-second, ToAmerican Mechanics, in its twentypeka, Kan.: Charles B. Reed, thirtyseventh annual session, was brought to second, Topeka. Kans., and John B. a close this afternoon. The business of House, thirty-second, Wichita, Kan. yesterday's session was considerably The house and lot on the west side of delayed, owing to the late arrival of State Councilor Dr. William Evans, due Alfred street, between Princess and Oronoco streets, has been sold by J. M. to a. slight accident to the Norfolk Hill to Miss Ruth B. Smith. steamer on which he was a passenger.
