The Evening critic., 1882-09-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Temperance Meeting The Political
Field - The Alexandria Fircmen
and the OriOlc-PersOnal and Mis-

Tho Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of this city held an Interesting meeting In the
There was n good congregation In attendance.
Rev. DR.. Flippo, OF tho Baptist Church; Rov.
DR.. Poulson, Of the NJ. Z. Church; Mrs. DR..
Chaplin, OF South Carolina, and Mrs. Mcleod,
Of Baltimore. DR.. Fiippo presided, and after
short, interesting address introduced Mrs.
Chaplin. Mrs. Chaplin, who is a dlgnined-
looking lady, said she was genuine Southern
woman, and that the satchel shc brought with
her was not a carpet.bag. She then gave sim.
ply md eloquently the history of the temper
ance war in the South, and Its ''grand results"
Rev. DR.. Poulson followed Mrs. Chapin In
most pleasant speech, after which n collection
was taken up by four ladies. Two ladies then
canvassed the audience for members OF the
Union. The meeting closed at 10 o'clock with
the benedction by Rev. DR.. Poulson. Miss
Sarah Hayes presided at tho organ during the
evening. Tonight the Alexandria Reform
Club expect TO hold an interesting meeting.
While the temperance people arc at work
for the good OF their brothers and sisters, the
politicians are active for the good of their re-
spective parties. At meeting of the con-
servativo committee a few months ago, Mr..
VIM. II. Marbury was elected member for
the Second Ward, In place of Mr.. NJ. Slaugh-
ter, resigned. Another meeting of tho com
mittee Will be held Monday night for organ.
i2ation. Tonight q Straightout Republican
mass.meoting will be held In the interest of
Rev. John NJ. Dawson, the colorcd Republican
candidate for Congress, at which Dawson and
others Will deliver addresses. II is Just awful
funny to see how tho Democrats are hugging
smell at all bad, now. Tomorrow night
meeting will be held for the purpose OF or
ganiZiDg young mons Democratic club, and
all young men who shave tho welfare OF their
dear old State at heart" arc urged to be pres-
ent. Republicans, Straightouts, of course,
are now actually given the credit of loving
Virginia. 1t is wonderful to SEQ what change
has taken place in this city. Black spirits and
white spirits now mingle with unanimity
that is beautiful TO behold.
Tho Columbia Steam Fire Company met last
night and passed resolution of thanks 10 the
Baltimore Fire Department for kind treat
ment received at the Oriole. The members OF
this company shift their bad treatment from
the firemen of Baltimore TO the committee
having tho Oriolo In charge. Every Alexan-
drian who participated in the oriole parade
the first day admit that they were treated with
an Unprecedented shabbiness-not by tho hre-
men, but by the oriole committee, which In
vited them
Among the officers OF St. Johns Academy
Cadet Corps are a number OF Washingtonlans.
Herman Il. L. Heath and James Il. Smith are
lieutenants, besides many scrgeants and cor
porals.
william Baker. for disorderly conduct on the
streets; Charles Bailey, for numerically boat
ing Jarrel Lyles Hast night, and Mrs. Travers,
for refusing to remove a nuisance from her
premises, are locked up in tho station'house
this morning, awaiting trial.
Marriages, with the approach OF fall, are
quite frequent In the city. Besides the one
mentioned in THE CRITIC yesterday, two moro
occurred on Wednesday nIght-willlam Bris'
sey TO Miss Taylor and Arthur Nails to Miss
Ella Brown.
Tho improvements to tho Corporation Court
room have nearly been completed. The offices
of the Auditor and City Treasurer have been
handsomely improved.
Miss Helen Manly, an old and respectable
lady, died yesterday after long Illness.
The Union street improvements are rapidly
approaching completion.