Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06
Alexanlrla Gazette,
TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE G. 1850
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES. June 6, 1882
For the Middle States fair weather westerly :,
.oUtrr!y winds. slight rise in tcnpcraturr
OPENING "f GRACE CHURCH FESTIVAL
The festival for the benefit of Grace Epis
copal Church was opened in Armory Hall
la~r night. and will be continued until We'd
nr.day night. The hall has been hand
-"m"Iy dcrr"lalcd with cvcrSrrrlS. nags
and beautiful bowers. On Gael! side of th
nA! are arranged wonderfully pretty ami
cory evergreen bowers. where the visitor Is
served by interesting and acromod,.iu.
Young ladies with anything called for in the
line OF refreshments III moderate figures. Tn"
centre OF the hall is adorned with Il floral
Hrhor, filled with choice flowers. ARRANGED
in Il manner that reflects credit UPON the
Judgment ana good taste OF the ladies in
charge. The stage has also been neatly and
ta>lctulS arranged for the musicians and
others who contribute to the pleasures Of the
evening. On entering the hall Il really
magnificent scene Is presented, and what is
better 10 one is disturbed in his contempIa-
ton OF the beautiful display by requests
for chances in this or lha, article. Nothing
hut what i, voluntarily ordered is furnished:
40 one is importlncd, or even requested to
make "A purchase The bowers. :rbor, ia
hIrs, &C., are presided over ii, follows:
Red Rose Bower Mis- India Henderson,
assisted by the Miss. Lacy ami .s;a!lir Wood,
ca and M;-s ida Moore.
h!i' i'",e bower ME-. u. .. Hurdle,
a19inte'i ny 'h' M'n''7 l.: ali" VI. c"!S;' Miss
-toIi' ''o''I""' t:rr 80 7'''Iir ana N
me 0i''''J> ''S' i'"' rr;','hSi MIS- Lille
N't,S H"'' -",', ''"', ,I 'D' ,t
r'1'i'''.' '1M'' ha'I',I hcfkiry'as
H'a''" y! III, -i'9at7 Nay .i' / iOfa dorsey,
rover OF k"Nr% Mss l.l!ir Phillips, as
Slatedhy Miss Annir . Neal. Miss Essic
Stolltcnhllrg ana Miss Lizzie Entwisle.
fi"r;ti h"Wrr-hr". WIN. ID. Wood. aSsis
Tea 10y Miss lii>ir Hudson and Miss Willie
lunman.
:, 'or'icr'Ion'F% lnhr-.lr5. Julian +.
no"hS, '>aiNi"h ~ Mrs. Dccton and Mrs.
hcEnOiu".
hchckah Well, from which is served
irc-co'd Icmuiiadr presided over by two
pretty misses in picturesque costumes
EVE kWiir ana frankie smith
VIZ. III rh'"'''c HAS charge 81 the soda
WAFER '"'''i!aii'.
~ i''"c CLOCK inc Alexandria Light III
"'"t'!, "'''I'r command OF capt. McBurney.
H'I'Nc'i an" were rr' clNed hy james, Doug
!A7' esd frt'''"rht al the Common Council,
!" Il Sn"rt Sl"''h 81 welcome, which was APP
Ir"lrE'lrIH responded toby Caps. McBurney
''m,,"3 ,nT evening some me vocal anu III
,Iu.''cnl''l music wa? rciiorrrh, among those
' Il; P,''t p'''I MISS runner, Miss iflld-
~ N''' '"'H'H' MISS SlOulchDurS,
'r'S'H i'r'lt7"h' 'Fo'. h'hF. OF Washing
i I'', ''I' :" n'1,i'"I Z" 'hc members OF the
i',on ,'I ,:u,i H", 'a ASSOCIATION. Al
.,,' im , ~ Wv. 'e2llNai closet Tor the
~ 1!n 10 n'Sh' mere VIII be- music by
NV "'"'''"' cH"'i" oi inc ciiE
Tur A,rv,ynrI, r,,., r,. \,
Bailey of The I:uit,I St,,n. J,,,.'",., w.
partmrui. called ON NI,ynr E..,.I,L''H, ~.
,uoruinu ana m,d. , r,r,r.L I,,,,,',I f w., ,I
-IrrruI,.r and JnI;r.r,, -, liz, Ill., ''' ,t'
oriyrd or.nt nftbn I,;;,I ., 90 'r' m'.t''-
.,nrl; mTrnj .,,1 LILY - ''' i ~ an .n'
N,x,ndri, I,mni, n,n,,,,', nv. Ht, ~ 'iv
,,-nnms,. f. 1h d,,n,nI .;,,cd ' NV, M III, ~
moi feel authorized ln take nnv stnm. IN thn
matter without advice and brr,rr r;vimo
answer he would c,I| - cour,.r,nr,. IN ,hn
subject. Al eleven o'rl,rt 4 Smon,
Isaac Eirhbrr". Henry Srru,ss md " W.
llcrb.rt ,r Ihr Finance. Cnu,r;,,on. L,
johnson. counsel for the CORPORATION in the
canal suit; i. L. Crockett, auditor; b.
Wheat president, and l.. T.. l'hlrr. clerk OF
'i'' iitH''ii'''ii 'aiitlt rliliflnN assembled nj
The Mayors Office, at the call of Manor
Erckham, who WAS also present for the
purpose of considering the demand OF the
hltcd states. made through Mr. Bailey
Mr. Bailey NrS allan in attend ,urn .n,l ,ro
.,r,oJ ,h,, I,I 81, ''' gnu l's
H,"'e" 'i'c utHlallu i"r the canal STOCK TO
the conference in writing After con-
,ultaIio,. th, MAYOR nnlit,lv irg,uj A.
- ;i - l'''.'s ,'''' 'it" MI
hli'cH lhai me cllN positively refused to
surrender the stock held hv il in the Canal
i'o,nron,. " ~
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II he ,lii ri Tho nit.1 -, ,., .,,,.,;,,.+ L.,
Alexandria Canal Company. the counsel for
the city. when the case WAS l,,t I'M hrfnrc
Judge Hughes. filed an answer to thc hi IF
COMPLAINT stating that the United States
had never made application for the slrrcn-
der of the canal stock held by the city. and
il Is thought the demand has been made TO
meet that objection. The United States
which already holds certificate of $3.50 600
of IEc .torl .ll.rn- that ~, o;,, :, IN l. ~