Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-25
AT FAIRS I'M ALEXANDRIA
Anniversary of the Departure of the Con-
federate Troops
Speeches and Music Today Local
Notes of Interest From Down
the River.

The anniversary of the departure of the
confederate troops from this city falling
this year on Sunday. the exercises attend
ing that day will be held today. This
morning committees from r. E. Lee Camp
and others visited the cemeteries and strew-
ed flowers over the graves of the confeder-
ate dead buried there. This afternoon at
O'Clock the exercises proper will be held.
Those participating in the parade will
form on Washington street, right resting
on Cameron, at O'Clock. The line of
march will be down Cameron to ROYAL.
down Royal to King, up King to Patrick.
down Patrick to Prince down Prince 10 the
monument, where the Memorial day exer-
cises Will be commenced to be concluded
at the Confederate monument in Christ
Church yard. corner of Washington and
Cameron streets
1he line will be composed of r. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans; Sons Of Con-
federate Veterans. Alexandria Light Infan-
try and the Columbia Steam Fire Enigma
Company. Col. w. A. Smoot, grand COM
mander of Virginia, will be chief marshal.
ana his aids are Maj. Robert Hunter and
Messrs. A c. Wyckoff, Lawrence NASH
lngton. George H. Robinson William, SIM
son, George Chler and George Petty Al
the monument the exercises will consist of
Singing by chorus composed of members
n; h. Fields, prayers, addresses, etc The
following is the official program: AT MON
ument, hymn, Rock of Ages" by choir.
prayer, Rev. bergman Green; hymn,
some Time Well Understand" by choir:
music by drum corps; Grafton, Rev J. r
Williams; hymn, Lead, Kindly Light" by
choir; music by drum corps while decor
ating. At mound-Hymn, abide With
Me, by a quartet composed of Messrs
Frank Field. II. X. Field, Horace Swartz
and j. Rodgers; music by drum CORPS
while decorating; taps.
Property Sales.
The following sales OF real estate were
recorded In the clerks office of the COR
poration court Saturday: T. NJ Embrey TO
Annie NJ Prescott, a house and lot on the
south side of Cameron street west of West
street; George +. Klipstein to T NJ. En-
brey, house and lot on the south side of
Cameron street west of West street; J. F.
Key has sold to ChriStiana kultz house
and lot on the west side of Patrick street
between Duke ard Wolfe; Eliza Pulliam
has sold to ]. f. Key a house and lot on
the west side of Patrick street between
Duke and Wolfe.
Ward Meetings Tonight.
Democratic waId meetings will be held
in this city tonight at the usual places for
the election Of delegates to tie state con-
vention, which meets at Stanton on July
4. But little interest is Icing taken In the
result, and 1t is believed that the meetings
will Ice but SHINY attended. The DEM
ocrauc primary to elect delegates to the
congr essional convention, which meets in
this city August u, will be held Monday,
June 1.
Charter Granted.
Judge ]. K. NJ. Norton of the corporation
court Sat- rday granted charter Of incor-
poration to the Columbia CollIery Com
pany, which proposes to develop mineral
lands in Venezuela and United States of
Colombia, South America. The capital
stock of the company is to be not less than
100000 nor more than 100000. divided
into shares of the par value of 500 each.
Mr.. J. II. Balston of Brooklyn, N. Y. is
president, and Mr.. E. g. Taylor is named
the local aGert.
Raid.
The Silver Leaf Social Club which is
composed of a number of young colored
men, was raided yesterday afternoon by
Lieut.. James Smith, assisted by Officers
Goods, Wilkerson, Lyles and Davis The
club is located at l19 South West street.
For some time past this club, which is
composed of the swell set" has been un-
der surveillance by the police When the
lieuter ant, with his squad of men, arrived
at the house he Immediately surrounded il,
and tie lieutenant gave three raps upon
the door. Immediately a head was seen
at the Second-story window and as
soon as the officers We're seen there was
great confusion inside. The lieutenant
then broke open the door and went I'm, and
upstairs he found gambling parGphernalia
and intoxicating liquor of all kinds. There
were seventeen young cClored men in the
house. A line was formed and they were
marched to the station no, Sc. Later an
express wagon was sent to the club house
and all the gambling parsphcrnalia
taken to the station. This morning Mayor
Thompson fined each of the prisoners.