Evening star., 1897-05-18
AFFAIRS IN ALEXAN DRiA
Decoration Day Services Over the Blue and
the Gray.
Elaborate Program to BE Observed by
Confederate Veterans-Inhuman
Son Fined-Other News Items.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. go King street.
Ball Telenh0ne No 1(A

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 1S, 1897.
The decoration Of the graves Of confed-
crate and Union comrades in the cemeteries
in and around the city Is the subject this
year of elaborate preparations. The con-
federate dead will be remembered. and
appropriate services held the oath instant.
The committee having the matter in charge
has everything well in hand. The services
will be under the auspices of r. E. Lee
Camp Of Confederate Veterans, assisted
by its auxiliary organizations. In the after
noon there will be a street parade, in
which organizations will participate as fol-
lows: Lee Camp, M. D. Corse Camp, Sons
of Confederate Veterans, the Hydraulian
Steam Fire Engine Company. Columbia
Steam Fire Engine Company. Relief Hook
Fire Company, Alexandria Light Infantry.
Rathtone Company, Uniform Rank, Knights
of Pythias, and the Sd Virginia Regiment
Drum Corps. The organizationes will halt
at the monument at the corner Of Prince
and Washington streets, where appropri-
ate religious services will be held and an
address made by Rev. John McGill of Falls
Church. after which the procession will
take up the line of march to old Christ
Church, where the mound over the con-
federate dead will be strewn with flowers.
While the service at the graves Of the
Union soldiers who fell in the late unpleas-
antneSS Will not De on SuCn an elaDOrate
scale as that above outlined, 1t will be
none the less solemn and Impressive. The
exercises will be under the auspices of Da-
Wis Post, Grand Army of the Republic.
Nature and Capt. Davis, the superintendent
of the national cemetery near this city,
have given splendid foundation to work
on, for the grounds were never in better
condition or more beautiful than they are
this season.
Each grave will be decorated with pretty
flowers. and at the head of each will be
planted a tiny representative of "Old
Glory" Religious services will he held at
the cemetery and an Grafton will be de-
HH cred. Just before sLndown the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry will march to the GEM
etery and fire salute over the graves.
An Inhuman Son.
A white man named Frank RELY was
fir ed So this morning by Mayor Thompson
for assaultipg his aged mother last night.
Rely is e man about forty years of age.
He has been drinking very hard of late.
He went home yesterday evening drunk, as
usual, and when his mother chided him
about his habits he slapped her to the
floor. One of the younger children, wit
messing the affair, ran to police headquar-
tiers and secured a warrant for the arrest
OF the inhuman son. The case was called
this morning, but Mrs. RELY declined to
prosecute fer son. Notwithstanding this,
and upon the evidence of her other sons.
went to Jail, subject to service on the
chain gang for sixty days.
Death of Joseph Young.
Joseph Young. a well-known citizen, died
at his residence in this city yesterday. The
deceased had been in the oyster and fish
business for the past fifteen years. He
leaves wife and several children. His re-
mains will be taken to Philadelphia for in
terment. A called meeting of the Hydrau-
lion Fire Company, of which the deceased
was member, was held last night, at
which arrangements were made to attend
his funeral.
The Special Services.
The special revival services at the rail-
road reading rooms, which have been con
tinued for this week, have started out well.
Last night Rev. ]. Ernest Thacher, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church. preach
ca to a large congregation. This work is
said to be doing a great zeal of good among
the railroad men, for whose special benefit
II is being carried on.
Belle Haven Council Meets.
Last night in Junior Order United Amer
lean Mechanics Hall, on South Fairfax
street. Belle Haven Council held a regular
meeting. transacted routine business and
enjoyed pleasant evening.
In Honor of Guests.
0oiSS sara W bdiuSeTHtiu Will euI1rtdln
tcLight at Malvern" the handsome coun-
try home of Mr.. E. L. Daingerfieh, in
honor of her guests, Miss Boykin and Miss
Stokes of Baltimore. A number of Alexan-
dria young people will go out for the occa-
SIGN.
General and Personal Notes.
Fred. Schwabb and Charles Zimmerman
were granted retail liquor licenses by tie
corporation court yesterday.
Charles Kelly died yesterday afternoon
after short illness, at the residence Of his
parents on Queen street.
Mrs. Annie K. Henderson is quite sick at
the residence of her mother on West King
street.
Samuel Tenneson was fined s. in the DO
lice court this morning for habitual drunk
erI.ess, and In default of payment he
went to Jail for twenty days.
The Little STAR base ball team defeated
the Little buds yesterday afternoon by
a score of 10 to 8. The playing of Noble