Evening star., 1897-03-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS S
It is Now Captain Bryan Of the Light
Infantry.
Local Notes of General and Especial
Interest to All Con-
cerned.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 121 North Washington street,
Teleuhone l16.

Alexandria, Va, March 2, 1897.
| AS predicted exclusively in The Star Sec
ond Lieut.. Albert Bryan was last night
unanimously elected captain of the Alex
| andria Light Infantry, Company F. 3D.
Regiment Virginia Volunteers. and First
Sergt. Leonard MAI bury was elected first
| lieutenant by unanimous vote. The name
| of Lieut.. Bryan was the only one put in
nomination for the captaincy. Sergt. Mar
| bury, who made the nomination. referred
| to the fact that Lieut.. Bryan had enlisted
| In the company as private. July 30. 1878.
| and had risen through the various posi-
| tions to the Office of second lieutenant He
| referred to the lieutenant gentleman
| of the highest standing. soldier and thor
ough tactician. and an officer who has al
ways had the best interests of the COM
pany at heart. and" said Sergt Marbury,
| Il believe Lieut.. Bryan is the right man
| for the place. and the best interests of the
company will be furthered by his election -
A committee of three was appointed to
! walt on Lieut.. Bryan and notify him of his
election to the captaincy. Capt. Bryan
said: "Gentlemen, l know 1t is customary
for one elected 20 say 1t Is surprise, but
this would not be true in my case. for the
| action of the company has been intimated
| to me. l am not speaker, but l do want
| to say this much-l appreciate the high
| 1t the greatest honor to be elected captain
| of the Alexandria Light Infantry, and 1
| want to add that as captain of the COM
pany l expect to command it. When we
meet In the street We are equal In every
| respect, but when We enter the armory in
uniform 1t is different, and l shall expect
and demand to be treated your COM
| manding officer. 1t is the greatest compli-
ment OF my life to be elected captain of q
| company that Is excelled by none in the
| state and equaled by few-again, gentle
men, l thank you"
The election of Capt. Bryan gives general
| satisfaction. not alone to the members of
the company. but to the community at
large. who take great deal of interest ia
the organization. and it is believed that
| the company will shortly resume it's old
/ time position at the head of the state mi
| litia. The election of Sergt. Marbury to
| succeed First Lieut.. Monroe is a deserved
promotion, and Lieut. Marbury will be an
able assistant to Capt. Bryan.
Much to the surprise of all who had as
| sembled. no election Of second lieutenant
could be had. There was deadlock for
nineteen ballots. and an adjournment had
to be taken until next Monday night at 8
o'clock. There were four candidates in the
feld-Sergt Atkinson. Corp. J. J. Green
Corp Robinson and Private Ballenger
Sergt Atkinson was the choice of the ma
| jority present at the meeting but at no
time could either Of the candidates receive
the required number forty votes) to elect,
and they seesawed for nineteen ballots
r
| mined not to bulge an inch. and it could
be seen that there was no use in remaining
later. AS 1t was, an adjournment was not
secured until midnight. The friends of the
candidates will work hard this week to Sc
cure the necessary forty votes to elect
and the outcome Is looked for with inter-
est.
A Large Increase I'm Wcddfnrs I'm
February.
The clerk of the corporation court for
the month Of February recorded forty-two
deeds and issued seventy-two marriage
licenses-sixtcen to white and fifty-six to
colored persons. This Is the largest num-
Der Of marriage licenses ever granted in
this city during one month. This large in
rests recently made by the police of men
and women who were living unlawfuIly
and who were released with the promise
that they would get married.
Police Court.
The only case to be disposed Of at the DO
lice court this morning was that Of Isaac
Hackley and Tim Henderson the two
negro men arrested yesterday upon the
charge OF having assaulted and robbed Mr.
Auburn Price Saturday night. a full ac-s
count Of which appeared in yesterdays
Star Owing to the condition Of Mr.. Price
who still Hes in a critical state the men
were committed to jail for further exam
ination.
Corporation Court.
Ths following business was transacted In
the corporation court yesterday, Judge J.
K. NJ. Norton presiding:
A deed Of bargain and sale was admitted
to record from Mrs John T. Rafferty, to
Matilda ]. Rafferty,. conveying lot Of
ground and improvements thereon on the
Eorth side of King street between Washing
ton and Columbus streets. The considera-
tfon Is not named In the deed.
Phyllis 8. Williams qualified as guardian .