Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-01
ALEXANDRIA.

ODD FELLOWS ANNIVERSARY
The Alexandria Odd Fellows Of Potomac and
sarepta lodges moved through the streets last
night to Trinity NJ. E. Church in celebration OF
the seventy-fourth anniversary Of the order.
Rev. Dr. McAllister delivered a discourse ap-
propriate to the occasion in ex,soei-
ton of the doctrine Of Friendship,
Love and Truth. Odd Fellowship has been
long established in Alexandria Potomac Lodes
OF Odd Fellows came fifty-fve years after
Alexandria Washington Lodge r. and NJ was
organized here: but when it was chartered IN
March, 1889. il became immediately popular,
s sna as ,,s early as ls4i-s put up is
near Cameron street. There had been an
earlier effort to bring Odd Fellowship to Alex
andria. and in 1882, Pocahontas Lodge l. o.
o. r., bad been originated but was not sucoess-
full The Odd Fellows have always comprised
many Q: the most popular and useful citizens
of the town.
DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE.
The democratic city committee met Saturday
night at Chairman Baileys Office and collected
final assessments and made arrangements for
the primary election in each of the four vaFds
opening at sunrise and ending at sunset. Tho
additional candidates TO be placed on the ticket
are Levi j. Hurdle, for clerk of the MARKET;
JAS l.. Adams. lumber inspector; C. C. Carlin.
alderman third ward: II. +. Knox, alderman
fourth ward: Harry Wheat. councilman hrst
"ard; t. D. Taylor, councilman second ward.
THE ALEXANDRIA COURTS.
The county court, Judge Chichester. opesed
its MAY term this morning. The session has
beeh devoted mainly to the granting Of licenses.
The corporation court. Judge Norton, will open
next Monday with Fauquier jury 20 try JEFF
ferson Phillips for the murder of George s.
smith in July, 1891.
THE RENOVATION OF aIIrys
The care of alleys as a sanitary necessitg IN
now forcing itself upon the authorities here,
ana the committee streets will at once pro-
coed to grade, pave and curb three alleys. Que,
a very old one. running from near ChAthsms
stables on Pitt street 10 ST Asaph street; the
other AN alley of later date running from Henry
to Fayette street just north OF Prince street,
and the third an entirely new one on Nailor'e
Hill, running from Columbus to Alfred street
between Wilkes and Gibbons streets. The rule
as TO the paving of alleys settled in Alexsn-
dria nearly century ago by an order made in
February, 1877. as follows:
Ordered. that all public alleys which pass
from one street to another aud OF sufficient
width to admita wagon and team. and which bsve
been paved by the individuals holding prep-
erty thereon, be kept in repair by the comusis-
sioners and at the public expense.
NOTES.
Rev. DIR. Langford OF the mission service
preached at Christ Church yesterday. Rev. j.
II. Rowe of North Carolina conducted shs
Primitive Baptist services at their church On
Fairfax street near the electric railroad Office.
Rev: Mr.. Hines Of Richmond preached at she
Washington Street Baptist Church. Rev. c.
Morhant OF Washington preached at the Ger
man Lutheran Church.
The yestry Of Grace T. Z. Church Of this
city is considering the propriety of selling the
present church and building another in . new