Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-13

| this city vas The TAI Quet given By Ale1au
! Gre Council, Roysl Arcapum, at their bal
iest night. The bar q1et Was given Ia homo
, of the su o-eE1e RsgeEt OF the State. W. j
I-vine. of Pocancntss Council of Norfolk
wac las5 night made sn tficisl yleit to thi
council. Tee council assembled at TIE
appointed hour, and after an exemplifca
/ ton OF the work Of The order ard the IT,
stale.ica OF new!y.elected oEce,s the mem
bers end e number of invited guests al
burned to the tapqCe:ing hall on the lower
d or, where feaao had been epread by the
old rsliab!e Eeary BrsDge. NETT for the
god5. Turkey, ham, tongue, divers sa'ads
oysters raw and oysters flied, cakee from,
these OF the Dimensions Of ceet buttons tc
hrge lead pyramids, Ice cream, Scoofection
cry, nus, and the Thousand and one other
edibles which 90 10 make up colossal
sprend cut, were stacked up IN proiuslon.
B. ". Arnold, Regent Of Alexandra
Council, approached The head CT the table
ard raped tha assembly to order, when
Rev. Mr.. Saunders. who s now GlliDg tbs
pa pit OF the Stcond Presbyterian CSurcb
asked the usral blees!ug. The detachable
wanda wara then discussed With nii az
couIae followed course, and after about an
hour thus epeps cigars were lighted end
tha, 1,w ol soul, the sine qua non Of ell baa-
qlets, est 10.
TIE Sapreme Regent wes fret called on,
end his response was happy Effort. during
which hs alluded to the insgn f,ans origin
OF the order from nine memhars but whose
rumbs.a had baen aogmert d to 224 OK 0 10
in fourteen years. he slso spoke 10 detail
Of the utility Of tia Royal Arca1um In
which be presented facts aud figures which
none could gs!nssy nor resist. @. W. Mel.
lin, or tehslf CT A exandria Courcll, follow
ed Mr.. Irvine. and his epeech abounded 10
practical observations regarding tho bspe6
of the order il times when the widow aud
orphan are In the darkest valley OF earthly
sorrog.
Rev. Mr.. Saunders msde soma pertinent
remarks IS 20 the utility Of fraternity, spoke
In ccm mendsiiou Of orders having 10 view
the q ct get forth by tho Royal Arcanum
and specially alluded TO that grestest bro.
,hsrhood Of sill vince Regent dTelieth not
il teraplea made by hGa6 but at the right
bard Of the Msjs,iy On high.
z. w. Arnold supplemented the remarks
81 the speakers win shor! bu5 well-iined
speech.
ell ths speakers received rounds efa
p'auge.
Several eiiara were read by tie Eecreta.
re-, Mg. ]. i Alexander, ffon prominent
members CT tue o.dsr who ware uoai ID to be
psesant, ell o. whom expressed regrets ct
the fact that they were compelled to be ao-
seut, aud shortly before midnight tie ccm-
psny adjourned ali highly pleased at toe
happy and satisfactory manner IN which
everything bad passed.
Mr.. Il Rabel, chairman OF the GEE nit.
tee CD Entertainment, was natiilDg in bis
eff,rts 10 render the slfAiy :Tts 1t proved to
be) decided suoCass
The following ere tho rewlg elected cf1-
oe.a Of A's4andtia Coapoli: Regent, R w.
Arnold Vice Repent, @ 0. U1ler; 0 -ator,
Ffsnk Bsleraer Past Regent. Fl. K. Field;
Secretary ]. E. Alexander Collector, r Fl.
LILIES; Treasurer. Thos. Mcss; Guide, J K.
2. Ls-n; Warden, P. q. Sullivan Sentinel,
E n. Reid.
THE PHILLIPS CAsE.-Ths Corporation
Court room was crowded to suf;oa;i,n to-
dag by so essemblago coupoad CT all
c!assea and conditions anxious to witness
the t:a! o, JEFF Phillips. Indicted ior the
murder OF George 8. Smith, in Ja!y Last.
The pavement Ia front O, tho entrance TO
the cC1rt ROOM vas throngs d with sn eq1al.
" eager crowd desTous OF obteiting a
glimpse Of The prisoner as be passed into h 3
court room. CAPT oe Crossmap, said to be
On Indispensable witnesa 10 the case. had
seat Behind The stove snd seemed III a. ease
cs her eyss scanned the th,ong ard she re.
az d cha was the observed OF all observers
II han the clf OK in the Market Hou:e steep.e
peaIed CO: IL few detm mad dinner of 10 pre-
importance than the satisfying Ct their Gu i.
ositv, end t!p-tced ont, though the bu k Of
the audience remained. A6ou. haif past II
O'Clock the long NOR o:cnoUs interval which
had followed In Ea!.ipg for the grand i1ry
was broken by the arrival of Phillips. At
This j1nctuie reak5 Wers craned ard the
Z ciheuses In the crowd, having Q trees to
Climb, stood on TIE in futi d endeavors
10 zee the prisoner. who presented care
Tarn, natvous and h1rgard appearance.
The case haviog been called, Mr.. Bent,
for the defense, said te was ready to pro-
coed, apd .ked that the witnesses for the
defense be cal ed. But two-Capitola Cross
nan ard john Ste han-sopaartd at the
ks d ,sk, and scmeline Was consumed
10 oVe,hau log witnesses snmmors Final
ly Mr.. B.en. stated that several WITNESSES
10. the defe0se Eho had been daiy sum-
monej had fai Ell 10 appear. but noswi:h-
saGdisa his fact Ee bad no dasire to bring
sbo, I posipouement o; the CAGE. Maria
Henderson a1d L1geue Malon, however.
were d ened mate,ial Witnesses, and the
dsferss earnestly 6es!:ed The court to have
item produced. Il vas subs, quently de.
| teruined 10 f5 the case for trial tomorrow
mornirg at 10 o'clock OF which time the
witnesses were recognized FIR their appear.
a1ce.
ELECTION CT OFF CEas.-The Young
Mems S;dsllty L5ceum have elected h1cels
for the present year as follows: President,
jag. P @ linn lat Vice president. J. Il
Rice 2 vice president. Rudolph 81. Norr!-
rscordiog secretsry, T. F. Mccarthy cor
responding secretary, Water NJ. Donnelly
treasurer, ]. e Cal!au librarian, ] Da!a
osy eetgeant-a' .s,ms, YIN. Eov couo'
o!lmea, Lyons & Dolan, i lizard e Law!err
I,ge Lesh, Thomas Cation, Michael Dugen
aDG E Bsgsr.
At the scaca' meeting ci The shareho!d'
or, ~ tha G-ord-ethct,a RarneCis sd f)nmrGny