The morning times., 1896-01-21
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

More members of the Business Mems
League gathered at its annual meeting last
night than have ever assent. before Inc
meeting was held in the new rooms Of the
league. NJ. Il. Harlow, Il. e. Dunn, henry
Strauss, A. ID. Brockett, Charles King, r. T.
Anderson and Park Agnew were appointed
a committee to confer with Superintendent
Barnard OF the Pennsylvania railroad next
Wednesday a the league rooms on the sub
ject OF erecting new railway station mere
Senator Mushbacl wrote. saying he would
notify the league when the bill To locate
the Blind Asylum would come up IN the
legislature so that committee could urge
its location in Alexandria Notice having
been given that the bill TO authorize a
vote in Alexandria county On the subject
OF the removal OF the courthouse would
come up tomorrow, IL was ordered That a
teIegram protesting against the bill DE sent
to the Alexandria delegates in Richmond
The AIexandril delegates in the legislature
were requested to oppose the bill extend-
ing the powers OF the Washington, airing
ton and Falls Church Railway Company, Il.
Kemper, Henry Baeder, W. II. Winston,
Douglas Stuart and Dr.rArtisur -Snowden
were added to the list of members The
eection OF officers was then proceeded with
and the present Officers, elected about
month ago, were unanimously reelected.
Messrs Park Agnew, Harry Wheat, j. C.
Smoot, Gardner L. Bouthe and ". F. Garne
were appointed committee to confer win
Representative Meredith and the virginia
delegation in Congress 10 secure the deepen
Kettle Bottoms, the dredging Of channel
between Alexandria and rthe Maryiand
shore and 10 oppose so much OF tue District
bond bill, now pending in Congress, as VIII
establish sewer system TO discharge the
waste OF Washington short distance above
the port of Alexandria- A large number OF
members paid up their Initiation fees and
dues and the league closed the largest and
most interesting meeting II has ever held.
That the Confederate veterans Of Alex
andria revere and love the memory OF Gen.
Robert f. Lee cannot be doubted by any
Que who attended the birthnight banquet
of K. E. Lee Camp in The Opera House
Cafe last night. The veterans and their
guests assembled in the meeting nom in
he hall or the Columbia engine house, and
after being inspected by Col. I. = MOT
ton, the State inspector-yeneral OF Confed-
crate camps, the line was formed. ana at
a few minutes before s O'Clock the line
of march was taken up to the banGuetIng
hall. About fifty persons We're present and
took their sea Is at the table. The room was
beautifully decorated with flowers. and
The old battle-scarred flag OF the Seven
teenth Virginia Infantry bccupled prom
inent place with the red, white and blue
of the Union. Commander William A.
Smoot raped the assembiage TO order after
all had found seats, and Capt X kemper,
The chaplain of Lee Camp, sked the bless
ing ON the feast. The menu was a most
elaborate one and contained all the deli
cacies of the season; and after plates had
been pushed hack and cigars lighted Col.
Smool introduced the speakers as follows
The day we celebrate" Dr. W. s. Chris
tian of Urbana, Middlesex- county; The
cavalry" Judge John Crit itcier OF Alex
andria; THE Infantry" Hon. Smith s.
Turner OF Front Royal, Va; The artil-
lery" Frank Hume of WashiDgton on. THE
Confederate soldier" Capt s. b. Davis OF
Alexandria. vC--.' .-...- .--
Adlutaut Edgar warfield then read Gen.
Lees farewell address, and after Col. Nor
ton and other guests present had responded
tu ca lis upOu them for speeches the ban
quet was brought to 4 close. II was one of
the most enjoyable banquets ever given
by the camp, and will long be remembered
by the old veterans.
UDited States Commissioner John s.
Fowler had before him yesterday evening
a colored woman named Emma W lliamS,
charged with the violation OF the United
States postal laws, in having, by means OF
a forged order, obtained from the post
office at AccotiDk, Fairfax county. Va, a
letter addressed to Julia Mander, also col
ored, and abstracting dollar therefrom.
The arrest was made by Deputy Marshal
Joseph Glover, at the instigation OF George
II. Troth, postmaster at Accotink. The
woman confessed to the commissioner hav-
ing written the forged order and abstract
ing the money. She was held In the sum
of 81 900 for her appearance at the July
term of the United States district court.
The brick work on the big power-house
of the Washing ton, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway. at Four Mile Run.
has been so nearly completed that eig hit OF
the br;cklayers who have been working
upon it have been discharged. The putting
in of the masonry beds for the massive
eng zine and dynamos is now being done and
will be completed in few days. The lay
ing of the second track, making double
track system, from Rosslyn to Waterloo. has
been begun and is being pushed rapidly.
The orders for the new cars have been
placed with the j. 6. Brill Company of