Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-07
ALEXANDRIA.
CONFEDERATE DECORATIONS.


Lee Camp Of Confederate Veterans of this
city has made arrangements for the decoration
Of the graves and monuments of their COM
rsdes in this neighborhood on the 25th instant.
| On the afternoon Of that day the camp will
| gather at its meeting room at o'clock and
| move to the confederate monument. where,
| after prayer by Chaplain Rev. George II. Nor
ton Of st. Paurs Church. Comrade K Kemper
will deliver the memorial address. Comrade
| q. William Ramsay is chairman Of the COM
| mittee Of arrangements. Comrades T. J.
Davidson and John j. Jameson will attend to
the decoration Of the graves at Ivy Hill. Com
! rades p. F. German and T. II. Ficklin to those
| at the Catholic cemetery and Comrades Banks
Duffey, Poss. Rudd, De Vaughn, Wood and
Bacon to the graves in the other cemeteries.
ooNE TO NoRyoLK.
| Alexandria Il now furnishing a Jury to try
the Cahcut case at Norfolk Messrs. C. J. Sum
mers, Chas. Yohe, F. Staunton, L. II. Adams,
Vim. Richards, 8. K. Field. J. A. Higgins, R. L.
| Adam, j. NJ. Bradshaw, Josiah Fisher, W. @.
Ferguson, T. F. Chase, Brooke Adam, c. W.
Howell, F. Grimes. J. p. Paff, Earnest Padgett
that city, where twelve of them will be selected
to serve on the jury. The jurors will be detained
some time.
The last complimentary rehearsal Of the
season will be given by the Alexandria Musical
Association at its rooms in Sarepta Hall tonor-
row night and fns program has been A.
ranged.
The services Of Ascension day took place in
| the Episcopal and Catholic churches here today
and were well attended.
The Second Presbyterian Church, one Of the
| most hourishing ecclesiastical bodies in the
city. had this week reception, with music,
flowers and display of nsedlework, &e., which
\ was an entire SUGGEST
| Motley Hill n rfver resort opnos;te th;s nlece
has already been opened. The Alexandria and
| Washington ferry boats will make trips there
when needed during the season.
John Hart, residing the Washington road
near this place, died last night.
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Army Orders.
| Col John ]. Coppinger, twenty-third in
fantry, having completed the duty assigned
him under the instructions communicated to
him In letter from war Office of October 23,
1880, viii proceed from this city to Governors
Island, New York harbor. and thence 10 Join
his regiment at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
| Leave of absence for twenty days il granted
First Lieutenant John ]. Brereton, twenty
fourth infantry.
| The following changes in the stations Of Off
| GERS of the medical department are ordered:
| Maj. Joseph b. Girard. surgeon, is relieved
from duty at Alcatraz Island, Cal, and will re-
| port in person TO the commanding officer
Benicia barracks, Cal, for duty a. post surgeon
at that post and attending surgeon at Benicia
arsenal. CAL, relieving Maj. John II. Janeway,
surgeon.
| Maj. Janeway. on being relieved By MAI.
Girard. will repair to Philadelphia. Pa and ~
| sumo the duties of attending surgeon and Of
| examiner OF recruits in that city, and, In addi-
the duties Of post surgeon at Frankford Arsenal,
i Pennsylvania
| Capt. Louis 4 La Gards. assistant surgeon.
is relieved from duty at Fort Assiniboine, Mont,
and will report in person to the commanding
post, relieving Maj Charles B. Byrne, surgeon.
Maj. Bsrne, on being relieved by Capt. La
Garde. viii report in person to the command
ing officer Fort Assiniboins, Mont, for duty q
that post.
lieved from duty at Fort Douglass, Utah terri.
tory, and will report in person to the command
ing officer Fort Niobrara, Neb., for duty at that
post. relieving Maj. Timothy E. Wilcox.
Maj Wilcox. on being relieved by Capt. Edie,
viii report In person 10 the commanding oaicel
that post
First Lieut.. Julian n. Cabell, assistant sur.
geon, is relieved from duty at Fort Niobrara,
Neb., and will report in person to the com.
that post relieving Maj. vsIssy Asxvasd,
| surgeon.
Maj. Harvard on being relieved BY Lieut..
Csbsil will report in person to the command
ing officer. Fort D. 4. Rnasll, Wye, for duty
at that post.
Capt. William P. Kendall, assistant surgeon
" relieved from duty ct Fort d. A. Russell
Wye, and will report m person to the com
handing officer, Fort Donglass, Utah Tss., tos
duty at that post.
Capt. Walter D. McCsw, ASSISTANT surgeon, i
| relieved from duty at Fort Mcpherson, Ca.
and VIII report IN person 70 the commanding
offieer, Camp Pilot. Butte, Wyo.. for dusy q
that station, relieving Capt. George E. Bush-
nell assistsnt surgeon. Capt. Bushnelf, on be-
ing relieved BY Capt McCaw, viii report n
person 10 the commanding ontcsr st Fort Nc
Kinney; wyo., for duty At that post First
Lieut. Joseph 7. Clarke, assistant surgeon, L
relieved from duty at Fort Riley, Kama, and
viii report in person to the commanding ofdcer
Camp Poplar River, Mont, for duty q thai
station, relieving First Lieut. Jefsryon y
Poindexter. assistant surgeon. Lieut.. Poindex
ter, on being relieved BY Lieut.. Clarke, Vim 10
port in person to the commanding o6icsr, For,
Niobrara, Neb., for duty ct that post
1 -
Rev. Thomas Stradley, the pioneer Of d,
Baptist church In western North Chfylins, die<
near Asheville, Sunday last, aged ninsty-thfs,
yeara He was Q native OF England.
The stores Of George Nicely, Cohen 1res,