Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-29
ALEXANDRIA.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
EMANCIPATION DAY.-The colored citizens of
Alexandria will celebrate the issuing of the
emancipation proclamation by a memorial
meeting next Tuesday night at the Third Bap-
fist church, Rev. w. F. Graham, pastor. The
meeting will be held under the auspices of the
Frederick Douglass club and library associa-
ton. Magnus L. Robinson. editor of the WASH
ington National Leader, will preside. with VIM.
A. Carter as secretary. A poem dedicated to
the occasion will be read by Prof. :. Il. Brown,
of the Smithsonian Institution. and an Grafton
viii be delivered by Mr.. l.. w. Pulies. of Kan
A letter will be read from President-elect
Harrison. A number of prominent persons
have been invited to seats upon the stage.
Among those expected to deliver addresses are
Hon. Fred. Douglass. Rev. Il. NJ. Robinson,
Editor Perry, of the Philadelphia Tribune; DIR.
Derrick, and Others.
Two NEW ENTERPRIsEs.-The new year en-
terprises likely to be at once carried out here
are the establishment of a savings bank and of
board of trade. The bank will, il is under
stood, be organized so as to receive deposits as
low as ten cents, and will be of value TO many
of small incomes who desire TO put some saw
ings at interest as well as to those who have
larger sums to place on deposit The board of
trade viii, it is thought, tend to unite the
business men of the city in common purposes
for the general advantage. 1t is likely that
both these establishments will 60 into opera
ton before the spring opens
board will be called upon at its next meeting
to elect two teachers to I'LL vacancies in the
Washington school for boys, and early in Janu-
airy next a new all-day school will be opened
in place of one of the halliday schools now
taught by Miss Annie Schofield; The celebra-
ton of the occupancy of the new Washington
school building will take place on January 2
when the school will reopen after the holidays
and on next Thursday night the board will
hold its regular meeting.
NOTES.-The Sunday school of the NJ T.
church south drew a full congregation on the
occasion of its Christmas celebration last night
The pastor. Rev. W. j. Young, and the superin-
tendent and teachers were busy in making the
evening a pleasant one for the pupils The
exercises filed two hours with genuine and
wholesome Christmas enjoyment.-A. T.
Britton, B. H. Warder, and G. E. Emmons
of Washington. have obtained a charter here
for the Atlantic building company. designed
to obtain a capital of 100000 and use it TO ac-
quire and improve real estate. The Office of
the company is to be located here.-Mr. RT.
Lucas has purchased from Gen. Denver, of
Philadelphia for 800, the fine Mcclure resi-
dence on North Royal street, near the Hydrau-
liam engine house.-A number of Christmas
gifts to poor children were distributed yester-
day by st. Paul's Guild.-The mayor has
fined Ed. Grayson 81 for assault upon Charles
Taylor.-The disappearance of chickens in
the northern section of the city at night is at
tributed by some to owls. One OF those birds
was recently caught there, but it is generally
believed that the owls that steal the chickens
have no feathers.