The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24
AlexANDRfA.
Entertainment by The Alexandria musieal
observation-disclosures


ALEXANDRIA. Va. November 23.-r>pt-
cial Cmre-pOndence. The Musical A,9'-
citation entertained IL friends last evening
ly a compliment ,ry rehearsal, and al
though il was the tir,t 0f the season with
several members lacking practice, am
-eyer Al more using new instruments. u va
ne of the best Of the eighteen. Although.
he night was Indictment. eacn OF the 10
hundred tickets was used.
The programme. made mp as II was OF
.Oinvthing familiar. WAS we'll rendered. IL
~ as follows:
!. " rch-"NAtlo1al Fcnc bles (Sclsal, b,
the Reed and Brass rtni.
,. Son--"tarly Caugnt' (Oeckerl, ny lh'
all Chorus
3. -el e. on-~il irov. tore" (veidD, 10y th'
/. >opr,n"soIo -, eh,red' (~atsonl. hs
Mis- Iia jageeu
). Pot on re- .Aiutnrei hy A rcri, COM
Drsing thc y pula melodir>: mil -
luc," "Ine Notices HAT ale France
lgOn the " ;" ''At ere III You t,ei
Tnal Hal ?" "Wr'vr rot bveu ihrr
BclOr. ,"''..ald nfthe Miil." and "il'zz.,
Iagzle." By hs Ns'a aud ir - Bii'.
@ olo Ior u honium with one est ac-
cumpanmeu "Cui Nnimam" lr -
siabal Mater ll.ossin ,, by Mr. IL.
Nails
:. soug "fo, The ipsr's son" (Heniail,
by III VI le' orus.
8. a. "a guesitc' tNnit = Low 81,
sweet .-,ns.' arranged 10y +. &. sch 81.
lhollo'). y Tire Rect ana m : ,i"i d.
O. oprt % ~Ol "iu, Aie~-sgc' tBluncL-
III y, by Mrs l,ln Bageett
TO- Spanisl Nais - ntlag,' CCrb hi
the eOrchestra.
The Alexandra Musical Association WI.
organized in lNl, by "a number Of yQurE
men. VINO. led by Professor " ill am Az.
# the Marine Band. rummaged the pawn
hops of Washington and purchase Il "a com
ilelnent of Instruments. nder lrulcsrul
Au they progressed wonderfully and o.
he winter were handsomely uniformed
md AleAundrla had 4 nr-t-olas- band ann
.eyeral others as we'll. These boys marched
Il the head of AleXindrlans wherever they
vent. fur The Light Infantry would not -
without them.
ln sever 4 wears there was lack Of IN
teresi on the part OF some. and the organi-
.atiOn went down. o b. raOrS IN. .zed ayaii
= social and mu-lral association, The.
o0k sascp,i liail. a,,iated aud n.ruInish,,
I. aud now il j., one OF The most successiu
rginizations in this section The 0iliel
r.. MIR - AVncw, President: Mr. j li
+. sweeney. vice president; ar. john
Johnson. secretary. ana Mr.. Walter X.
yhjftle-ey. ire lsur,.r. The "usical di.tt'
or il Mr. p. Mex. Baldwin. and 3lr. Frank
Fields leads the chorus. Nhlcn j. the iut
Anon Glee Club. The orch sira com r.>
wenty pieces. the brass aud reed eighteen
he chorus fifteen.
The membership j. l25-limiied. The or
,inlzatiOn is sell-suppOlt and the enter
inment- are merely given Tor bsnrii oi
he members. \ concert l. given durnl
he winter aud an eNcur-0I dU~gg tht
summer. These have given. besides pieI-
ure aifdir. suroiHs et several hundred
loIlar~ on each sci-on. The room. arecos'
md the hall "a nds0me. IL j. coH-id red
ne best institute Alexandra ever hid, ahu
hc citizen, are proud of a..
Mrs. John y. SmoOf died i'm Bllfimor,
1t nigbt. aged siNfy years. -he was ib,
widow of the late John Is. smOot, Mayor 81
heXaHdra.
Mrs. Richard Iiosd died suddenly n
Washington this morning. she nls fh
widow of Mr.. Richard LLOYD. Of flirfiN.
I'D moiher-in-law of Mr. Casslus !.
10. Jr.
Mr.. Julian Holt CONFERENCE.-The aiio'-
~, for thi, city. i. reported quite lll in 81.
iirv- county, " irllina. Wh re "c went
ew days ago on It canning eNledit on.
4 ueW council Gi the order of Ann F.can
Iechanics WIS formed b re- last night.
The Mount Vernon Avenue A-.oci alton
meets here on Tuesday next.
Mr. Arthur lambert ard bride. Of -.
.ouis. are Visiting mere parents htir.
Rev. Nr, :, Il. ttmnJn and Miss Char
1tte kemper. wh1 lhipr ln Brix as nii--
ionnries for ti' Presbtierian Church. ien
Irra TO-DAY for Newport News. from whence
.hey sall s0uthwdrd on Monday.