Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-08
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Social Notes Of Interest to Many
People
Charters Granted and Police Cases
Before the Mayor-Other
Local Notes.

The Carnation Club, which is composed of
a number Of young ladies' gave a leap year
dance in McBurney's Hall last night. The
hall had been beautifully decorated for the
occasion with flags, ported plants and cut
flowers. Prof. Dunn furnished the music,
and the dancers were 10th to hear the
strains Of Home, Sweet Home" at the
hour of 2. The young ladies' never looked
more beautiful. The dance was strictly leap
year in all particulars. Among those pres
ent were Mesdames Harvey and Smith,
Frank McLearen, Thomas Pullman and
William Schwarzman, Misses Wildts, Annie
Knight, Geneva Steele, Mary Kelly, jamie
McCracken, May Evans, Effie Smith, An
ME Kramer, Lena Hepburn, Jennie Bur
roughs, Kate Brannon, Miss Webster. Miss
Shuman. and Messrs. Thomas Nugent,
Frank McLearen, Howard Petit, William
Moore Walter Ballinger, NJ. Irwin, Harry
Jet, Frank Smith, James Duton, Stuar,
Smith. John Hooff, John Nader and many
others.
Charter Granted.
Judge ]. K. NJ. Norton of the corporation
court yesterday granted a charter of inccr-
poration to the Columbia Colliery Com
pany. the objects Of which are to purchase
and sell real estate and personal property
in Colombia and other South American re-
puDllCS, lue w est 1sluid l6laUUS anu else
where, and to conduct mining operations
The capital stock of the company is to be
not less than 100000 nor more than 81, 00O,
OCD. The officers are: J. Harris Balston
York and Brooklyn, directors. Mr.. Eugene
B. Taylor is named as the local agent OF
the company.
Police Court.
The police on duty last night report the
niphf hain nd mill will
prisoner and seventeen dodgers at the sta
ton house. Mayor Thompson this morning
disposed of the following cases: Sandy Tol.
son, William Butler and John Stanton
charged with disorderly and fighting; dis
missed fer want of evidence. Morris Levin
proprietor of the Potomac Literary Asso-
Cation, was fined So for selling liquor on
Sunday.
Police Board.
A meeting of the board of police COM
missioners was to have been held at the
mayors Office last night for the purpose OF
filling the vacancy caused by the death OF
officer Jones, but Commissioner Tacketi
being in New York, the meeting was post.
poned until next Monday night. There are
a number of applicants for the vacant pc.
Sition.
Funeral of DIR. Trist.
The funeral of DR.. H. b. Trist, who died
in Washington Sunday. took place yester-
day afternoon from Christ Church. The
funeral services We're conducted by Rev
DIR. Bergman Green, and were attended
by a large number of the friends of the
deceased. The interment was in Ivy Hill
cemetery. The pallhearers We're Messrs j.
t. Burke, N. p. L. Burke, G. w. Burke
Herbert Bryant. X. kemper and DIR. ID. n
Rust.
Notes.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Hy.
draulion Fire Company was held last night
Only routine business was transacted
Mr.. Robert Portner of the Portner Brew.
ing Company left today for New York
whence he will sail for Hamburg for six
weeks trip abroad.
Mr.. George II. Carter, night foreman a,
the Southern railway round house in this
city, fell and injured the ligaments of one
of his ankles yesterday.
Mr.. George Hatley Norton, who has beer
enjoying an extensive trip through the
south, returned to his home in this city
last night.